Ten Free Items For County Fair Advance Ticket Sale
Taylor County Fair organizers plan an advance sale of tickets with ten free household appliances as gifts. Items include a refrigerator washing machine bottle gas stove kitchen sink unit radio toaster mixer iron and one more. Proceeds fund fair promotion with tickets sold in books of twenty at local dealers and Lions Club distribution events.
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Taylor ‘County
Fair Board
Bedford Lions Club
Times-Press Office
Y Teen Conference Opens at Grinnell College
Delegates from Iowa high schools gather at Cowles Hall Grinnell College for the Y Teen summer conference. Notable attendees include Helen Winters and Martha Beebe from Bedford. Emphases focus on taking one’s place in the world and understanding other faiths. Nationwide staff represents broad international understanding and dialogue.
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Balloors
Mount Ayr man Wayne Bedell injured in jeep crash
Wayne Bedell of Mount Ayr formerly of Bedford sustained a broken left arm a sprained back and numerous bruises from a Sunday evening jeep collision near the Don Scherich farm southeast of Bedford. He was en route to Bedford after delivering a combine to a customer when the accident occurred. He was taken to Municipal Hospital Clarinda with his wife Julia Spencer Bedell accompanying him. The couple’s children Karen and Larry were staying with relatives. High roadside sweet clover growth at the corner was blamed by reports.
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Wayne Bedell
Mount Ayr
Bedford
Don Scherich
Bedell
Clarinda
Julia Spencer
Karen
Larry
New Economist Named for Taylor County Home Service
Miss Esther Held of Hinton has been named Extension Home Economist for Taylor County. The appointment was announced by Taylor County Farm Bureau president Clark Stroburg. Held began June 16 on a temporary basis to September 3, filling a vacancy since Ruth John’s December resignation. She is Iowa State College trained in Home Economics and previously trained as an extension worker in Dallas County with seven years 4 H club experience and a county presidency.
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Esther Held
Hinton
Taylor County
Clark Stroburg
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Miss Held
Ruth John
Iowa State College
Dallas County
Lions Club Plans Omit Next Meeting
Twenty three members attended the Lions Club dinner at the Country Club. The club voted to omit the first meeting next month and schedule the next gathering for the third Monday in July. Miss Joyce Rimel left Wednesday for Washington DC to spend the summer.
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Lions Club
Dinmer
Joyce Rimel
Washington, D. C
Bedford Bruins Defeat Weddle Merchants 5 2 In Sunday Tilt
Bedford Bruins grab their second win of the week by beating the Weddle Merchants of St. Joseph Missouri 5 to 2. Jeter pitched a four hitter with ten strikeouts while Shupe and Nash split mound duties for St. Joseph. The Bruins next meet Tarkio Missouri at home Sunday at 2 30 PM.
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Bedford Bruins
Weddle Merchants
St. Joseph
Missouri
Shupe
Jeter
Red Nedrow
Sellars
Nash
Missourians
Bedford
Farragut
Iowa
Bruins
Tarkio
DM ST. Joseph Morrison
Holtscaw Lf
Wed@e cf
Burnhams
Swertser
Nedrow
Riordan
Ih ‘Diggs
Sollars
Nash P
E. Marshall
Jamison
Terrell
Sweinson
Morrison
RBI
Diggs
Powers
Mathew
St. ‘Joseph
Ars
Rae
L. C
Sid” Morris
Farmers National Farm Loan Association Declares 5 Percent Dividend
The Farmers National Farm Loan Association pays a five percent dividend to stockholders after receiving a corresponding dividend from the Federal Land Bank of Omaha. J D Loudon, secretary treasurer, says members gain ownership by purchasing capital stock when obtaining Federal Land Bank loans. Directors include Hugh Buchanan president Kent H Thornell vice president Geo Crawford Milo Hughes, all of Clarinda.
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Farmers National Farm Oan Association
J. D.loudon
Loudon
Federal Land Bank
Cooperative Association
Mem‘bers
Association
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
National ‘Farm Loam Associations
Clarinda
Hugh Buchanan
Herox
Kent H. Thornell
Geo, Crawford
Milo ‘Hughes
Pace and Gordon Families Welcome New Babies
A son named Richard Wayne was born to Mr and Mrs Don Pace of Bedford on Wednesday June 22. A daughter named Neila Sue was born to Mr and Mrs Neil Gordon of Blockton on Monday June 18. Both families announce the arrivals.
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Don Pace
Bedford
Wayne Miller
Bedford Morday
Richard Wayne
Neil Gordon
Blockton
Neila Sue
Lenox Saddle Club to Stage Annual Show in August
The Lenox Stock and Saddle Club will hold its annual show in Lenox on August 8 9 and 10 featuring exhibitors from the region and related events.
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Lenox Stock and Saddle Club
Lenox
Mrs. L. E. Baldwin Dies in Riverton at Age In Childhood
Mrs. L. E. Baldwin wife of Dr. Baldwin of Riverton Iowa died at Riverton Monday June 200e She was a cousin of C BE Scherich of Bedford and spent her childhood days in Bedford Local obituary notices indicate family ties to Bedford and Riverton with mention of her late husband.
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L. E. Baldwin
Baldwin
Riverton
Iowa
C. BE. Scherich
Bedford
No Peace for a School Building as Junior Band Arrives
An old school building laments summer disruption from Miss Blalock’s Junior Band with 23 students at dawn plus Beginners Band rehearsals and City Band practices. The narrator notes 54 private lessons weekly and bi weekly twirling sessions, threatening five weeks of noise before janitors hope for a quiet rebuild.
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Carton
Mary Ellen Blalock
City Band
City Bard
Kay ‘Lucas
Suzanne Wetmore
Charles ‘Perkins
Wardine Rimel
Warden Rimel
John Sawyer
Paul Wogan
Betty Atkins
Doyle Terry
Miss Blalock
Martha Stickelmann
Norma Alexander
Barbara Putnam
Frances Cross
Nadine Wallace
Corning
WCTU Holds June 15 Convention in Sharpsburg
Taylor County WCTU met at the Sharpsburg Presbyterian Church on June 15 with the theme Our Heritage. Miss Selah Trowbridge of Oskaloosa spoke and demonstrated flannel graph. officers elected include President Mrs. Chas Reed Lenox Vice President Mrs Bert Brown Clearfield Secretary Mrs Fred Blood Sharpsburg and Treasurer Mrs Ed Mankle New Market. Resolutions urged Local Option support and Christian citizenship and to avoid liquor ads in publications and radio.
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Taylor County
WCTU
Presbyterian
Sharpsburg
Selah Trowbridge
Oskaloosa
Chas. Reed
Lenox
Bert Brown
Clearfield
Fred Blood
Ed Mankle
New Market
Bedford Community Needs Recreation and Facilities
Letters from Bedford residents urge a focus on youth recreation and local facilities. Call for a community hall or skating rink, paid leadership for the Community Club or Lions Club, and better road and farm-area amenities. A resident touts a profitable skating rink plan from nearby Grant City as a model.
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Bedford
Ben Fuller
Paul Wogan
Bob Harbour
S. E. Thompson
Clarinda
Corning
Wyatt Blakemore
Grant City
Missouri
E. L Wilson
Taylor Goes Over Top In Bond Quota
C. H. Young of Bedford, chairman of U S Savings Bonds division for Taylor county, reports the county has reached 125.27 percent of its 211710 quota. Fourteen counties exceed quotas, with Sioux county regaining the lead from Story and Taylor. The chairman notes every dollar invested earns interest for future spending.
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Taylor
C. H. Young
Bedford
Taylor County
U. S. Savings Bounds Division
Sioux County
Story
Local Health Notes From Clearfield Area
Mrs Laura Kerr of Gravity is very ill with a heart ailment Exie Little of west Clearfield is quite ill at home W E Johns of Clearfield is slowly improving Bailey Railey of Clearfield has been treated in a Des Moines hospital
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Gravity
Laura Kerr
Clearfield
Exie Little
West Clearfield
W. E. Johns
Bailey
Des Moines
Railey Bailey
Boy Bitten on Face by Dog in Clearfield
Jerry Wood of Clearfield was bitten on the face by a dog while at play last Saturday. No serious injuries have developed.
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Jerry Wood
Clearfield
Tractor Accident Injures Sharpsburg Man
Melvin Gaule of Sharpsburg sustained painful injuries when a tractor rolled over him. Nwo bones were broken.
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Gaule
Melvin Gaule
Sharpsburg
Stewart Baby Taken To Municipal Hospital Clarinda
Mr and Mrs Drexel Stewart of Blackton took their baby to the Municipal Hospital in Clarinda for treatment.
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Drexel Stewart
Blackton
Clarinda
Noah Barks Is Bil
Noah Barks is a patient in the hospital where he underwent surgery on Saturday.
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Noah. Barks
Noah Barks
Clarinda
Caleb Jobe Returns Home from University Hospital Visit
Caleb Jobe of Siam returned home Tuesday from University Hospital Iowa City after a routine check up at the hospital local residents report he arrived by car and is resting at home with family in Siam.
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Caleb Jobe
Siam
University Hospital
Iowa City
Gravity Residents Undergo Tonsil Removals
Darrell Baker had his tonsils removed on Tuesday and Bonnie Humphrey had hers removed on Friday in Gravity.
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Darrell Baker
Bonnie Humphrey
Karolyn Gant Takes a Friday Hospital Checkup
Mr and Mrs Orval Gant of Siam took their daughter Karolyn to a hospital in St Joseph on Friday for a routine checkup.
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Karolyn Gant
Orval Gant
Siam
Karolyn
St. Joseph
Mrs Churchill Ill at Home in Sherman
Mrs Mary Churchill of Sherman has been very ill at her home. Her daughter Mrs Bill Gaddis of Bradyville has visited her part of the time.
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Churchill
Mary Churchill
Sheridan
Bill Gaddis
Bradyville
Hospital patients and improvements in regional notices
Mrs Clem Fine of Siam was taken to Municipal Hospital Clarinda for care. Mrs Muilenburg of Bedford is home from Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines and improving though bed confined. Scherich of Bedford was taken to Veterans Hospital Des Moines last week for medical care.
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Clem Fine
Siam
Clarinda
Muilenburg
Rena Muilenburg
Bedford
Jowas Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Scherich
Clyde
Veterans Hospital
Swaim Returns Home From City Hospital
Howard Swaim was brought home on Wednesday from Municipal Hospital in Clarinda where he had been convalescing after an operation three weeks prior.
Gold Is Better Jack Gold Heads to Des Moines Hospital
Jack Gold of Bedford, ill for weeks, was up town Tuesday and will go to the Veterans' Hospital in Des Moines Monday for tonsil removal.
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Gold
Jack Gold
Bedford
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Griffith Taken To Hospital For Treatment
Fern Griffith of northeast of Bedford was taken to Landfather Hospital at Maryville on Wednesday where he is receiving treatments.
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Griffith
Fern Griffith
Bedford
Landfather Hospital
Maryville
Former Osborn Resident Patient in Maryville Hospital
Former Osborn resident Sir Charles F McMahill is listed as a patient at Landfather Hospital in Maryville. The notice mentions his former residence but is incomplete about current details.
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Charles F. McMahill
Osborn, Mo
Landfather Hospital
Maryville
Mr. McMahill
Iowa Soil Conservation Week Emphasizes Land Use and Rotations
Taylor County farmers support soil conservation through contour farming terraces and crop rotations. Creston hosts the Work Group Office for Adams Taylor and Ringgold districts with plans prepared for 1 114 farms covering 203 797 acres. County commissioners, elected farmers, direct district activities under a USDA cooperative agreement.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Creston
Union
Adams, Taylor and Ringgold
Thh
Crestor
Taylor
Bedford Weather Report Details Weeklong Temperatures and Rain
The Bedford area reports warm days and cool nights with .35 inches of precipitation on Monday and a trace Saturday. A light shower occurred Wednesday night. Daily highs and lows ranged from 79-54 on Wednesday to 95-68 on Sunday, with readings continuing into Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Bedford
Bedford Father of Mrs Ralph Cox
Bedford man identified as the father of Mrs Ralph Cox of west of Bedford is noted in a local family obituary snippet. The brief item confirms kinship and residence context without additional biographical details.
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Bedford
Ralph Cox
West of Bedford
Clarinda man injured as power mower wheel locks
John Maxwell was hurt Monday when the mower he operated locked its wheels and threw him to the ground. He suffered a broken collar bone and other injuries and remained unconscious until Wednesday evening. He is Len Maxwell's brother of Bedford and formerly resided at an unspecified location.
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John Maxwell
Clarinda
Len Maxwell
Bedford
Dinwiddie Installed as Grand Officer in Des Moines
Martha Dinwiddie was installed as Grand Worthy Associate Advisor for the Iowa Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls in Des Moines. The June 19 to 22 event marked Rainbow in Iowa’s 25th anniversary with attendees from Bedford and others.
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Martha Dinwiddie
Iowa Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow
Des Moines
Rainbow
Iowa
Grand Assembly
Bedford
Kay Sawyer
Peggy Cross
Norma Alexander
Margaret Henderson
Jerry Trumbo
Margaret Maxwell
Dinwiddie
Miss Hansen
Bedford High School
Clark Spencer
Wardine Rimel
Mary Lou Putnam
Grand Cross
Rainbow Assembly
Grand Cross of Colors
Masons
CBS
Spencer
Wardine
Mary Lou
Suzanne ‘Wetmore
Assembly
Kathleen Lucas
Paul Morris
Mr Dwight Kidder Family Visiting California Relatives
Mr and Mrs Dwight Kidder and Marilyn of Chula Vista California are visiting three weeks with her mother Mrs C Dowlin and her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Paul Simpson during a family trip.
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Dwight Kidder
Marilyn
Chula, Vista, California
C.dowlin
Paul Simpson
Hunter Advises on Corn Borer Egg Counts and DDT Timing
John Hunter outlines a field method to count corn borer egg masses on 25 plants across 100, and explains when to spray DDT to maximize kill. He notes peak egg laying in Tay lor county and warns early hatching worms render spraying ineffective.
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Taylor County
John Hunter
Hunter
Hurter
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Poore
Stewart
BHS
Mary Hamblin
Harold
Sonny
Ross
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Nebraska
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Raymond Sneed
Sneed
Soil Conservation District
Taylor County Soil Conservation District
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