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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1960
Page
7
Long list of travelers and visitors return to Bedford and nearby towns. Families from Kansas City Sacramento Clarinda and Cedar Rapids join relatives in Bedford Gravity and Gravity communities, with weddings and travels to Des Moines Minneapolis and the west coast.
Mrs Marley’s parents are noted in Maryville as part of a local report. Mr Marley runs a wholesale costume jewelry business in Fort Lauderdale.
James Herbert Brumfield 76 died Saturday June 18 at Municipal hospital Clarinda. Survived by wife Florence daughters Mia Edna Cain Seattle Bernie Razor Des Moines Doris Stevenson Norwalk son Kenneth Brumfield Vern Brumfield five sisters and more. Services Sunday at Blockton Christian Church with Rev L B Day Maryville officiating. Burial in Rose Hill cemetery Blockton.
Lawrence Earl Vanier 69 Siam farmer died in his sleep early Saturday after a heart condition. Born Aug 3, 1890 in DuBois Nebraska he was survived by wife Marie Weler born 1913, son Harvey L. Vanier of Chicago and TJ, daughters Irene Nolan Kansas City Marjorie Friesen Hazel Wall Fresno, three grandchildren, his mother in Fairbury, Nebr., brothers Roy Des Moines Harry Ojol Calif John Hallam Nebr., sisters Ruth Welsel Dorothy Churnside Fairbury. Funeral services were held Monday and burial planned in Fairbury Nebraska.
Sacred Heart Church and Christian Church announce service times and upcoming elections and retreats. Presbyterian Church lists Divine worship at 9:30, Sunday school, Westminster Fellowship, choirs, and junior choir practices. First Baptist Church notes June 26 events: church school at 9:30 and worship at 10:30.
Twelve Taylor county 4-Hers returned home from the thirty-first annual State Girls 4-H Convention at Iowa State University June 7 to 10. About 1,700 delegates campaigned, voted, listened to talks, and joined discussion groups. Delegates included Wanda Cox Hedford Marilyn Burwell Gravity Joyce Ernest Conway Mary Sand Blockton with leaders Mrs. Tom Ferguson Clearfield and Mrs. Neil Rowe Bedford. New officers were Patricia Morrissey Boone county president Shirley Goins Ringgold county vice president Kathryn Frankenfield Floyd county secretary and Nancy Gate Dubuque county historian.
The schedule lists 2:00 p.m. Youth Visitation service to the County Home, 6:30 p.m. Junior High Youth Fellowship, 6:30 p.m. Senior High Youth Thursday, and 8:00 p.m. Mid-Year Church Business meeting. The pastor will be away this week directing Junior Camp at Viking Lake. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for condolences after Nettie Kelly's passing. Messages of thanks from Beth Lyon and Shannon Richey relatives note the loss and appreciation.
I express sincere thanks to friends in Taylor county and afar for remembering me during my hospital stay in Council Bluffs. Your messages and kindness meant a great deal to me and my family.
M/Sgt. Harry Leighton of Bedford previously stationed at Topeka Kansas will transfer to Zaragoza Spain about 200 miles north of Madrid for a three year tour. Mrs Leighton and two children Jack and Jean will accompany him. They depart June 28 from McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey with refueling in the Azores. The Leightons visited relatives last week in Taylor City Michigan and St Louis. He will complete 20 years in Air Force service in August 1960.
Mr and Mrs John Wendelin of Conway mark their fiftieth anniversary with an Open House at their Conway home from three to five in the afternoon on Sunday June 26 Relatives and friends are invited to attend hosted by their children
Rebecca Timberlake daughter of Mr and Mrs R D Timberlake of Bedford was appointed to the Immortality office at the State Rainbow for Girls assembly in Sioux City last week She is Worthy Advisor of the Bedford Assembly Installation of officers was held on Wednesday Grand treasurer comes from Clarinda and a Lenox girl is grand representative A school of instruction for new state officers will be in Des Moines August 26 Grand Assembly will be next year at Davenport Gard of Thanks expresses gratitude for acts of kindness care from Pauline Sparks and helpers and Dr Rimel for their efforts in easing sorrow from the family of Mrs Della Thompson.
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