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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
5
Apply now for additional A gas ration books. Blank forms available at local oil stations. Mail completed forms to the Ration Board Bedford Iowa with back cover page from current A book and tire inspection record. New A books mailed to Lyon. present books expire May 21. Local offices listed by town with participating stations.
Mrs daape Hhonde died Tuesday June 15 after a lengthy invalid status and years of blindness. She is survived by five daughters and two sons. Burial was at St. Lois.
The State of Iowa announces new fishing laws received by County Recorder Mrs Wave Madden. Licenses buyers can obtain the laws from her courthouse office, with many requesting the updated statutes after they were received.
L A Logan, superintendent of Bedford schools, traveled to St Louis last week and accepted a summer position as a methods analyst in the production planning department at the St Louis Aircraft Corporation. Mrs Logan will stay at their Bedford home.
The Seventh Service Command requests all clubs and groups avoid listing members' military units or geographic locations. Only names and service designations may be published to protect classified information and personnel safety. Objectionable lists should be destroyed immediately.
Bonnie Hamilton and Mary Hamblin left Friday for Camp Hantesa near Boone Iowa for four weeks. Betty Joy and Patty Young left Sunday for the same camp planning two weeks there.
The sheriff’s office closes at 5 pm on Saturday July 3 for license renewals. Renewals cost 75 cents plus three years at 76 cents per three years, with no exam required. Expiring licenses must be renewed by July 4. send old card, payment, and receipt to the sheriff or apply via Miss Dunbar in Lenox or Bedford. about 2 500 renewals done so far with more to come.
Margaret May Putnam Suz anne Wetmore Lavenn ton and Mrs. Paul Miren attended the Rainbow meet in Des Moines Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Hamilton was Grand Chaplain of the organization. Miss Wetmore earned Grand Cross of Colors as part of a class of fifty six young ladies.
Orpha Payton 83 of Clarinda died Tuesday evening at Municipal Hospital after a broken hip. Funeral services and burial were in Clarinda. She was a Bedford dressmaker years ago and sister to the late John Payton and Melcher Payton of Bedford. Mrs Paul Hunter of Bedford is a niece.
All registrants deferred for occupational reasons such as farming must notify their localSelective Service board when changing occupation or employer. Employers must inform the local board when a deferred employee leaves. Status changes require registrant reporting only if a change is not reported.
A state meeting of county officers was held in Des Moines last week with Taylor county representatives including recorder Mrs Wave Madden Clerk of Supervisors C E Paul treasurer W H Paige auditor Robert Goforth and board members Ed Herriott W W Walker and Ora Cade.
Rev R C Yadon of Blockton will preach at the Unity Church of Christ five miles southwest of the Berea church on Sunday June 27. Services are planned for both morning and evening.
Kenneth W. Worth directed the Bedford school band in a sacred concert at the courthouse park Sunday afternoon. A fair attendance noted for a new venture. the next concert is planned for Friday evening June 25 at 8 o'clock, rain date next Sunday at 3. Weather and band members’ work schedules affect timing.
Mrs. Luella Meredith widow of Thomas A. Meredith died at her St. Joseph Missouri home on Friday afternoon June 18 at age 91. Funeral services were held in St. Joseph before burial in Bedford Fairview cemetery conducted by Rev Archie A. Ross. She leaves a daughter Hailie Riddle and four sons J E Meredith O M Meredith and I G Meredith. Relatives from out of town attended the Bedford burial.
A marriage license was issued Wednesday June 23 by Clerk C. E. Paul to Donald C. Thompson of Shenandoah and Evelyne Rogers of Farragut. Another license was issued in Maryville to Philip Brown of Coin and Marjorie Black of New Market.
Ralph Bush of the Taylor County Soil Conservation District urges clipping pasture weeds now to maximize grazing capacity. Early flowering and seeding weeds siphon moisture, compete with grasses, and Buck Brush should be moved in late June or early July for better control. Later maturities require a second cutting for effective weed suppression.
Local notices detail transfers and furloughs among service members stationed across Fort Francis E. Warren Fort Crook Camp Ord Camp Phillips and other posts. Readers learn of deployments transfers to California Texas Nebraska and Washington and multiple soldiers visiting home in Bedford Gravity New Market Hopkins and other nearby towns.
Robert Davie, county extension director, says seed shortages persist for legume and grass varieties. Triple A payments offer 3.50 per acre up to 15 acres for alfalfa red clover sweet clover alsike timothy and smooth brome grass amid factors including intertilled crops livestock pressure winter kill and war-related uses.
The Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Iowa purchased ten ambulances to present to the U S government. A ceremony at Charles City is scheduled for July 4 at 2 p m with state and military officers in attendance. The Bedford chapter aided the fundraising drive.
A Chevrolet truck driven by Raymond Lair of Rutledge Missouri struck a fence about five miles east of here early Wednesday morning, tearing down several guard rail posts. The empty truck, loaded with corn, was en route to Sidney when the accident occurred, sheriff Caskey reported.
Miss Alta Campbell, who recently went to Chicago, has joined the Northern Trust Company as part of the 1,000 employee workforce in that city.
Among draftees sent to Fort Crook Nebraska last Monday the army accepted Kenneth Brumfield Blockton Roy Maurice Fine Braddyville John A Balch Athelstan Richard E Gray Lenox Herman Charles Stapleton Lenox Charles D Johnston Blockton They will return for service July 5 Navy accepts Carl Kenneth Sparks Gravity Henry Clark Cochran Bedford Donald Lee Marshall Bedford Marines accepts Theodore R Selders Gravity
Taylor county farmers planted over 25 000 acres of corn on the contour this year, up from 9 120 acres last year and 2 200 acres in 194X. Experiments from Iowa State College show contouring can lift yields by more than 6 bushels per acre, with progressive growers adding about 150 000 bushels this season without extra land.
Earlier in spring, homemakers planned garden usage and tools. Miriam Williams, county home economist, stresses cooking preserves color flavor and nutrition. Use little water, keep texture close to fresh, and avoid overcooking to prevent loss of minerals and vitamins.
The Bedford county unit holds first lesson by Vera Johnson from Minneapolis on bed making and patient comfort. Schedule covers Sharpsburg Gravity Blockton Conway Bedford New Market and Clearfield with Miss Lucile Johnson staying June 30 to July 2. A meeting with county chairmen is set for July 1 in Bedford.
Alice Adele Parrish arrives at First WAAC Training Center Fort Des Moines where she receives promotion to Second Officer the WAAC equivalent of First Lieutenant. She joins from the 17th Officer Candidate Class and previously served as a policewoman with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington.
Mrs William Park and Mrs Irvin Wells active in Taylor county Women's Home Project will attend the third annual Farm Bureau Women's Camp in Des Moines June 27 28 and 29 at the Kirkwood Hotel.
Mrs. Wilma Valentine daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Robey of Bedford served on the ticket selling committee of the Fun Frolic given by the Varsity Villagers Friday evening at Maryville. The freshmen at Northwest Missouri Teachers College organize social programs through their officers.
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