Poison bait aids grasshopper control in Taylor county
Taylor county farmers report heavy kills from federally supplied poison bait as 40 to 50 farmers visit the Bedford mixing station daily. County agent Robt M Davie notes continued full swing of the program, with 90 percent kills claimed by C E Hamilton of Bedford and similar results in Corning. Weather may boost effectiveness with fungal spread, and the campaign is described as Iowa’s worst threat to date.
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Bedford
Taylor County
Robt
M. Davie
C. E. Hamilton
James Hunter
Corning
Iowa
Work Over Army Coats Becomes Clothing For Needy
In Bedford the WPA sewing room operates 128 hours monthly under supervisor Nellie Moore from Lenox with five workers. They remodel 100 World War I era army coats into coats overalls and pants for Taylor county while leftover fabric becomes rug rags and rugs sent to Red Oak loom for distribution back to the county.
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Bedford
WPA
Nellie Moore
Lenox
Taylor County
Red Oak
Mrs. O. D. Laird Dies After Brief Illness in Bedford
Mrs. O. D. Laird a longtime Bedford resident died at her home Sunday June 20 after a short illness. Funeral services were held at Wetmore Funeral Home and burial was in Bedford cemetery. She was 75 years old born August 15 1861 at Ladoga Iowa married O. D. Laird in 188 and had six children three of whom died in infancy. Surviving are husband three daughters Bula M. Taylor Pearl B K. Laird and Helen L. Perkins, three brothers and two sisters besides six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was a Baptist and active in church groups and enjoyed flowers.
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O. D. Laird
Bedford
Wetmore Funeral Home
Robert Boshen
Bedford Cemetery
Elen Margaret Hicks
James and
Winifred Hicks
Ladoga
Iowa
Hawleyville
Bula M. Taylor
Pearl BK. Laird
Jacksonville
Florida
Helen L. Perkins
Seymour Hicks
Butler
Hicks
Bert Hicks
Gravity
Clara Hicks
D. E. McAlpin
Long Beach
Calif
Laird
The
Baptist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Union Country Club
Return From Haworth Leagues Institute Trip
Rev. W. F. Overhulser returned Saturday from Nolianola where he taught at the Haworth Leagues Institute held last week. Mary Ellen Little Naomi Little and Mary Jo Maxwell accompanied him and attended the institute.
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W. F. Overhulser
Nolianola
Haworth Leagues Institute
Mary Ellen Little
Naomi Little
Mary Jo Maxwell
Overhulser
Blue Grass Seed Harvest Sets Regional Record
Howard Wolverton and Russell Allen harvested 40 tons of blue grass seed from 240 acres in six days using four headers two horse pulled and two tractor pulled they delivered seed in their own trucks. This is the season's best report in the area.
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Howard Wolverton
Russell Allen
Girls Rally Day Planned by Taylor County 4-H Girls
Taylor County 4-H girls announce their annual rally next week at Bedford High School Auditorium from 10:00 to 4:00 with registration at 9:30. The program features group singing, special guests, a business meeting, officer elections, slides, and various performances by 4-H clubs and leaders. Nominees for county officers include Rhoda Baker, Mildred Baxter, Caryl Hensley, Zarah Jones, Rita Hatfield, and Helen Vincent. A separate item notes a birth in Los Angeles to Burton Edwards and his wife, former Hopkins residents.
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Taylor County
Emmett Osburn
Osburn
Bedford High School
Ashe
M. Davie
Mr. Thos
Scott
Ames
Song
Dorothy Lewis
Benton
Washington
Clayton
Platte
Captain Jinks
Rhoda Baker
Mildred Baxter
Caryl Hensley
Zarah Jones
Rita Hatfield
Helen Vincent
Vogt Buys 100 Million Pounds of Grass Seed
L R Vogt, a local buyer, began purchasing bluegrass seed a week ago Monday and has acquired well over one million pounds with more arriving. Seed is dried in two Wort yards and packed in 150 pound burlap bags before transport to Kansas City.
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L. R. Vogt
Kansas City
Wort
Infant Son Richard Alan Cummings Dies
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Carl Cummings dies at Missouri Methodist hospital in St Joseph at 730 PM Wednesday Funeral services held at Fairview cemetery at 4 PM conducted by Rev W F Overhulser Richard Alan born Sunday June 20 and was apparently fine until Wednesday afternoon when his condition worsened and he was taken to the hospital where he died before being placed in an incubator
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Richard Alan Cummings
Carl Cummings
Missouri Methodist Hospital
St. Joseph
Fairview Cemetery
W. F. Overhulser
Richard Alan
Prune Raspberry Bushes At 36 Inches
J C Schilletter of Iowa State College recommends pinching off the tips when black raspberries reach about 36 inches to force branching. Red raspberries should not be pinched to avoid weak growth. After harvest, remove canes that have already produced to conserve moisture and ease removal.
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J. C. Schilletter
Iowa State College
Park Survey Records Sunday Attendance at Lake of Three Fires
Attendance at the Lake of Three Fires park checked by the Interior Department and National Park Service shows 1541 visitors in a 12 hour Sunday period. Of them 216 picnicked and 180 swam while 349 were from Iowa and 39 from out of state. The area is about one third ready for public use and further improvements including water lines tables beach bath house shelter toilets are planned. Daily presence of people swimming picnicking and sightseeing noted.
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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Presbyterian Church To Celebrate 80th Anniversary
The Presbyterian church of Bedford marks its eightieth anniversary with services on Sunday July 27 during morning worship. The congregation began as The One Hundred and Two River Church at Kingston on June 27, 1857 with eleven members and one ruling elder before relocating to Bedford in 1859, becoming the First Presbyterian Church of Bedford.
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Presbyterian Church of Bedford
Kington
One Hundred and Two River Church
Bedford
First Presbyterian Church of
Bedford Municipal Band Program Highlights A Busy Concert
The Bedford Municipal Band presents a program featuring marches and selections including Black Jack Overture Crown Prince Fox Trot Cocoanut Dance Do A Good Tum Daily Mighty Like A Rose Serenade In The Night Arabian Nights His Honor The U S Field Artillery Intermezzo Arabian Nights and The National Anthem with conductors Huffer Barnard Heyman Lombard Loeb Morgan Nevin Bixio Ken Kennedy and King.
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Huffer
Barnard
Fox
King
Fillmore
Licenses Issued for Hunting and Fishing Reach High Totals
County Recorder Chloe Wisdom reports that since April 68 hunting and fishing licenses, 64 fishing licenses, and one hunting license have been issued. The combined hunting and fishing license costs $1.50 and runs through March 31. fishing or hunting licenses cost $1. Male residents over 16 must buy. women and children under 16 may hunt and fish without a license.
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Chloe Wisdom
State Fair Premium List Available Here
The Times-Press received an official copy of the Iowa State Fair premium list this week. Interested readers may view the 1937 fair offerings at the Times-Press office.
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Times-Press
Bedford Rest Room Reopens Under Matron Lulu Franklin
The Bedford court house rest room, established by the Civic League and the Taylor County Board, reopens under matron Lulu Franklin. New Lloyd Chromium furniture including a settee two chairs and a table is installed. smoking is banned. flowers decorate the room. 1093 callers in the first sixteen days of June with 840 from rural or out of town areas. Tuesday June 22 saw 24 visitors the lowest since the matron took charge. the rest room aims to add more furnishings over time.
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Bedford
Court House
Lulu Franklin
Civic League of
Taylor County Board of Supervisors
Lloyd Chromium
Civic League
Cover Spray Guidelines for Orchard Scab Control
Orchardists are urged to perform a third cover spray within 10 days after the second, with June 29 as a latest date in Taylor County. Codling moth emergence peaked June 10 in southern Iowa, so sprays should include lead arsenate. Recommended mix is 3 to 4 quarts liquid lime sulfur or 3-4 pounds dry lime sulfur plus 2 pounds hydrated lime plus 1½ pounds lead arsenate per 50 gallons water.
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S. W. Edgescombe
Taylor County
Davie
Iowa
Ralph Andrews Heads County Legion Group
Ralph Andrews of Guss was elected county Legion commander for the coming year at a county meeting held Tuesday evening at Blockton. Marriage licenses issued this past week include Ralph C. Scott and Vivian R. Lawson both of Glenwood and Red Oak, June ag. William Wendall Palmer and Susan A. Salter of Con way and Grav ity, June 19. Leland Pershin and Louise Blakslee of Gravity, June 23. Howard Dean Perdew and Lola Huss of Gravity, June 23.
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Ralph Andrews
Guss
Nostal New Market
Blockton
Frank Herriott
Ralph C. Scott
Glenwood
Vivian R. Lawson
Red Oak
William Wendall Palmer
Conway
Susan A. Salter
Gravity
Leland Pershin
Louise Blakslee
Bedford
Loward Dean Perdew
Lola Huss
Mrs Myra Lynch 96 Former Bedford Resident Dies
Mrs. Myra Lynch 96 a former Bedford resident died at the home of her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Lynch Milligan in San Francisco California on Tuesday June 8. Cremation planned with burial in Fairview cemetery beside her son Ed Lynch the first burial there. Survived by daughter and by son John Lynch both in San Francisco. Charter member of Bedford Thursday club. daughter longtime Bedford school teacher.
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Myra Lynch
Bedford
Elizabeth Lynch Milligan
San Francisco
Calif
Fairview Cemetery
Ed Lynch
Fairview
John Lynch
Local Lamb Market Day Delivers Strong Prices in Bedford
Bedford and Taylor County saw 298 lambs graded as 25 farmers consigned lambs to the sale. Rex Beresford of Ames oversaw grading while Dick Cook handled bids for the Producers in St. Joseph. Des Moines bids topped St. Joseph by about 50 cents per hundred and the lot went to Towns Packing Co. at Des Moines. Prices ranged from 12.75 for nine prime lambs to 7.25 for one wether lamb.
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Bedford
Taylor County
Rex Beresford
Ames
Dick Cook
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Towns’Packing Company
Philpott Sentenced for Coal Theft from School District
Ed Philpott of Grove Township was jailed in Fort Madison to begin a five year term for a larceny conviction from the Grove Township school district. Indicted in 1935 for taking coal for personal use from a school car lot, he was found guilty in December 1935 and exhausted appeals to higher courts.
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Ed Philpott
Grove Township
Sharpsburg
Fort Madison
T. V. Lacy
Taylor County
Philpott
Supreme Court
Johnston
Issues Calls For Poor Warrants In County
County Treasurer J R Henderson issued a call June 21 for Poor Warrant numbers 1 through 407 marked Not Paid for the Want of Funds. Interest on these warrants ceases after thirty days from the date of the call and they should be turned in at once for payment at the bank or treasurer’s office.
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J. R. Henderson
Deed Record Shows 40 Year Old Property Sale
A deed dated March 3, 1396 showing the sale of lots in Lenox was recorded for the first time in the County Recorder's office. Mr and Mrs A M Page previously sold to Fried Richard Meyer. the deed was recorded many years later amid Iowa homestead act irregularities under review.
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Lenox
Chloe Wisdom
A. M. Page
Fried Richard Meyer
Iowa
New Iowa Motor Vehicle Laws Take Effect July 4
The Iowa State Safety Council announces new motor vehicle code provisions effective July 4. Learner permits allow temporary instruction with a licensed escort. cities may test vehicles, set fees, and enforce testing. Uniform signals and accident reporting rules apply statewide. age for licenses rises to 16 with parent consent rules.
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Towa State Safety Council
Town State Safety Council
New Town
Feawns
State Highway Commission
American Association of State Highway Officials
Iowa State Safety Council
Bedford Scouts Hike Camp at Lake of Three Fires
Troop No. 136's overnight hike near Bedford ends with camping in the park. Nineteen boys led by Acting Scout Master M. R. Francis enjoy swimming, nature study and meals cooked over open fires. Plans include a Bedford meeting Monday for a fishing expedition and a June 30 morning class on signaling and crafts.
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Bedford
M. R. Francis
Robert Boshen
Clarinda
John Lewis
Quentin Wildman
Charles Cornell
Wendall Caskey
Bud Morris
Bill Tucker
James Rimes
Alvy Kennedy
Decker Hahn
Ben Morris
Jack Marley
Shirley Irwin
Harlan Almer
John O'Dougherty
William Wisdom
Robert Dobson
Wesley Page
Chip Blakemore
Henry Hamblin
Ulser
Eldon Poole
Dr. Francs
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Burton Edwards
Los Angeles
Hopkins
Vogt
Fishin
Bedford Municipal Band
W. Werth
County Legion Group
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