Executors named in Iowa estates and firm dissolution noted
Notices record the June 14 1948 appointment of Claude McCrea as executor of Amanda E Swearingen estate and Lass Grosvenor estate administrator Jas A Lucas representing Bes sie M Grosvenor with required claim filings. Also announces Locke Reading law firm dissolution and Luther M Reading retirement with James R Locke practicing in Bedford Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Taylor
Iowa
Amanda E. Swearingen
Claude McCrea
Ralph C. Jones
Girdeon P. Grosvenor
Taylor County
Bessie M. Grosvenor
Girdeon P. Grosvenor Jas A. Lucas
C. E. Paul
NOTCE
Locke
Bedford Iowa City Council Minutes June 8 1948
Regular meeting in Bedford Iowa with Mayor Les ter Round and councilmen Wm Bailie Ross Garnet Leland Duncan Ralph Jones present. Paul Bartlett absent. Minutes read and approved. Treasurer's report read and accepted. bills read including Walterek 248 hours mowing and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Norris
George Norris
Street
S.D.P. Oe
W. Pierce
Rex Garvin
S. DP
Robinson
Clark & A
Jawa Power & Sgt. Co
the Zone Company
Prugh’'s
Bedford Times-Press
Western Let. & Tel. Co
CAT
Matt Parrott & Sons
Bond Reg. Lvs. Co
Marion Dougherty
H. E. Nelson
Taylor Co
Ideal Lumber Co
AST Coset Dleset Ete
Brown & Snyder
Iron
Lab- Opel Carees Tecti Ener
Stuart Welding Co
Cance
Beemer & Bowen Oil Co
Phelps-Sinclair
Reynolds Body Sho
Weld
TTB
LEO
Bedford
Iowa
Lester Round
Wm. Bailie
Ross Garnet
Leland Duncan
Ralph Jones
Paul Bartlett
Walter Ek
Sheridan Couple Reflects on 50 Years of Marriage
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Wray was celebrated in Sheridan with a noon family dinner and afternoon open house. The couple, aged 81 and 73, shared stories with 76 guests, with five children and grandchildren noted among attendees and relatives from Los Angeles Wild er Huron Lake and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N Wray
Sheridan
Marie Wray Thompson
Los Angeles
Calif
Jeanette Wray Lemerick
Wilder
Idaho
Roland W. Wray
Huron Lake
Minn
Charles Dinwiddie Camped At Boone YMCA
Charles Dinwiddie spends June 14 to 21 at the YMCA camp north of Boone as guest of The Des Moines Register and Tribune. He earned the trip as the top carrier salesman for the six weeks ending May 17 by high scores for service and prompt collection. Renowned coaches will visit the camp to discuss sports with the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dinwiddie
Y.M.C.A
Boone
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Charles
Quotations on Help and Support from Plutarch to Shakespeare
A compact collection contrasts Plutarch and Shakespeare on helping others. It notes that true aid weighs beyond eloquent speech and must continue after initial effort, underscoring enduring support over mere words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plutarch
Brown Hog With 19 Toes Draws Curious Display
Glen Brown of Conway had a hog slaughtered this week and W. O. Patton displayed its two front feet at the Bedford Locker Plant. One front foot bore five toes and the other six while the hog’s two rear feet were normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Brown
Conway
W. O. Patton
Bedford
Johnston Family Spend Week Here
A family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Carter brought together Mrs. Carter’s children for the first time in years. Walter Johnston of Miami was absent. Others attending were Orville Johnston and wife from San Fernando California Addis Johnston and wife from Gary Indiana Mrs George Strait and husband from Valparaiso Indiana and B Shutts from Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Carter
B C Stearns Dies At Gravity
B C Stearns a Gravity resident died Monday at the home of Miss Mary Hill where he had been cared for. Funeral services were at the Christian church in Gravity led by Rev Gordon F Mac Lean. Burial followed in Gravity cemetery. He was born August 21 1853 in Bolen Vermont, aged 94 years 9 months and 24 days. He married Linda Million, then Mond Million after Linda’s death. Surviving are two nephews and three nieces and three step sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Stearns
Gravity
Mary Hill
Christian Church
Gordon F. MacLean
Bolen
Vermont
Linda Million
Mond Million
M.b.seabolt
Kansas City
Special Service At Presbyterian Church
Children’s Day was marked at the Presbyterian church on Sunday June 13 with a special service in morning worship. Two parents joined the church before their children’s baptism, Mrs. W. E. Campbell Jr. was received by transfer of letter and Troy John was received on confession of faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
W. E. Campbell, Jr
Troy John
Drug Store Case Noted In Local Brief
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a drug store with garbled text and numbers, yielding no clear details but indicating a brief local item or notice from the page segment.
Baptisms and Promotions at Local Church
Following a church reception the infant baptism was given to Susan Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Campbell Jr Jean Maurine daughter of Mr and Mrs James Pullan and Ronald Dean and Bonnie Mae children of Mr and Mrs Troy John Also seven primary department members David MacLean Jon Crum John Eddie Guenther Joyce Pullan Julia Wyckoff Jane Fellows and Judith Terrell were promoted to the juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Lee
W. E. Campbell Jr
Jean Maurine
James Pullan
Ronald Dean
Bonnie Mae
Troy John
David MacLean
Jon Crum
John Eddie Guenther
Joyce Pullan
Julia Wyckoff
Jane Fellows
Bedford Youth To Lake Okoboji Camp Foster Trip Set
Randall Bowen Robert Bowen and William Hensch of Bedford along with 120 southwest Iowa boys will attend YMCA Camp Foster at Lake Okoboji from June 13 to 26. Officials say SW Iowa girls’ period registrations July 11 to 24 are still open, with direct mail to Camp Foster Spirit Lake. John Bell leads all boys’ programs. Carolyn Anderson handles all girls’ programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Bowen
Robert Bowen
William Hensch
Bedford
SW Iowa
YMCA
Camp Foster
Lake Okoboji
Foster
Spirit Lake
John Bell
Carolyn Anderson
Mallard
Students Required to Hold Social Security Numbers
Leo W. Smith, manager of the Social Security field office in Des Moines, states that all students who will work during the summer vacation in jobs covered by the Social Security Act must have social security account numbers. This applies regardless of age or anticipated duration of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo W. Smith
Social Security
Des Moines
Social Security Cards for Students Heading to Work
Students need a social security account number regardless of firm size. Duplicate cards take about one week to issue after checking against original applications. Wages earned by students with SSNs are credited to their social security accounts and affect eligibility and benefits.
Dean Hensley Named Taylor County 4-H Camp Delegate
Dean Hensley of the Jackson 4-H club is Taylor County's delegate to the State Conservation Camp at Camp Matigwa near Ledges State Park Boone County. He was selected for his outstanding 4-H record after eight years in the program. Hensley has completed several baby beef projects and shows potential in a Shorthorn herd. He has also represented Taylor County on 4-H judging and demonstration teams with high placements. The camp gathers about 100 conservation minded Iowa 4-H youth to study natural resource conservation and its future importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Hensley
Jackson
Taylor County
Dean
Taylor Countity
Camp Matigwa
Ledges State Park
Boone County
Iowa
Badger Clark to Headline Camp Program in South Dakota
Naturalist Badger Clark of Custer South Dakota will be a featured personality at the camp. Sessions include bird and wildlife field trips geology of the area tree and native plant studies. College Extension specialists lead most sessions with music recreation sports and traditional ceremonies planned across the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger Clark
Custer
So. Dak
Mrs. Shay Graduates From Drake University
Mrs. William Shay earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Drake University Des Moines on May 30 and completed a fourth year of teaching at Park Avenue School Des Moines on June 7. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Reed of Blockton and visited the Reed home last weekend while en route from South Haven Kansas where they stayed with sister Mrs Oren K Clary and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shay
Drake University
Des Moines
Park Avenue School
Shay
George Reed
Blockton
Mrs. Shay
Reed
South Haven
Kansas
Oren K. Clary
Local speed boat racer Don Robinson wins second place at Grove race
Don Robinson, a motor boat enthusiast from Omaha, placed second in a Sunday race at Grove Oklahoma near the Grand River dam. He previously raced at the Inn Gregor Iowa and is entered for a forthcoming event in Austin Minnesota next Sunday. As a member of the Mid-West Pow Boat Association, he has piloted his own boats for four years under its auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Robinson
Grove Okla
Grand River Dam
Gregor
Iowa
Austin
Minn
Mid-West Pow Boat Association
Omaha
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W. N. Wray
Fannie Hoyt
Shenandoah
Jannie Wilson
George Mitchell
Wyoming
Albert Wilson
Roger McAlister
Billy
Anna Marie
June Hooper
Maitland
Alen Lamar
Howard Wolverton
Phyllis
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Waite
Russell Cowen
Doy Carr
South
Charlie Graham
Graham
Elvin Price
Alexis
D. S. Glass
Woodrow Anders
Waterloo
Bert Anders
Sadie Allen
Parnell
Eldon Allen
Russel Cowen
Coral Wolverton
Colo
Carl Young
Cowen
Guilford
Herbert Bond
Grant City
Carter
Terie
Vegela
Neh
Service For
Bedford, Iowa
The
Christian Church Aid Society
Lena Tate
Hubert Hawk
Celia Clary
Jessie Freemeyer
W.S.C.S
Chas. Dinwiddie
Johnston
Spencer Peck
Sharpsburg
General Electric
Eels
Maloy
Blair
Floyd van Reenen
Feed Store
Iowa-Missouri Granite Works
James Salter
Colonial
Ned
Terrell & Son
Davy Jones Locker
Giacone Brothers
California
Fred Waring
NBC
Louis Nordland
Mpitz
Clarinda
Missouri
Albert Shields
P. S
American Fat Salvage Committee, Fac
Ford
Dick, Tim and
Bill Johnston
Tales
Clearfield
Athelstan
Blockton Phone
NEW Market
Lenox Phone
SIAM
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