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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
8
Local social rounds list supper guests from several towns including Parnell Omaha and Clarinda. Wedding announcements include Rose Marie Wilson and Donald Pfander with a June ceremony at Sharpsburg Presbyterian parsonage. Hal Lyons dies at 69 after a long service in the town drugstore. Numerous club meetings, visits, and family news fill the community page.
The Mra Frank Ambrose family from Scranton visits Sporadically as the Semper Fidels club met with Mrs. Carrie McColm. Rebekah lodge plans a July 24 meeting and District Deputy Mildred Kennedy will attend in Bedford. Gravity team plans to carry the traveling emblem to Lenox Friday evening. Obituary: Gertrude Leah Burge, 81, of Gering Nebr, died last Friday with services held Monday at Boley Dennis funeral home and burial at Gering West Lawn cemetery.
Mrs Frank Shields hosted eight members of the Just-A-Mere club at her home Thursday afternoon with Mrs George assisting in the social gathering.
Mrs Marion Jenkins reports a weekend visit from Athelstans Everett Henaley family to Raymond Austin in Redding. Ivan Cloud from Albuquerque and Eugene Cloud with family from Shawnee called on the Jenkins. Bedford guest Howard Straight visited Geo Reed and the Jenkins. W W Byrns and Marilyn hosted Wilbur Byrns of Grant City.
Mrs Leona Stephenson and relatives from Clarinda and Benicia join Mrs M F Older’s family for a Sunday visit. California guests Anna Rusco and Joe Rusco also share time with the Rusco and Booher families in Blockton and Clarinda. Further Sunday gatherings include Fred Bownes calling on Mrs Older, and Elmer Fluke party traveling to Palisade to attend Fred Severns funeral.
Mrs Dall Churchill reports two weddings in June: Roy Dale Constant of Sheridan and Vera Colene Groom of Bethany Missouri were married by Rev Clifton Ervin in Sheridan, and James P Ross of Grant City wed Louise Hawk of Sheridan at her parents home with Rev L B Day officiating. The Ross couple left for a honeymoon. Louise Hawk recently resigned as bookkeeper at Holland Service Station in Sheridan. Also noted are a W S C S meeting in the church basement and a Widows club gathering with a covered dish lunch and eight members present.
Mrs. Maggie Wake entertained nine Indy friends at her home. Mrs. John Murphy left for Boise Idaho after visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barks visited Mrs. Dall Churshill in Sheridan. Mrs. John Young left for Wisconsin to spend a week with a sister. Alfred Deardorff Carl Deardorff Mrs. Lillie Woods and sons and Pills Smith plus the Early family were guests at various gatherings. Raymond Nally and family spent a week with N R Aldrich's in Sheridan.
Thirteen Taylor county 4-H girls and three leaders attended the 25th annual girls 4-H convention at Town State College June 16 19. The group included Shirley Pra ther Barbara Reed Joyce Geer Connie Newbury and others plus leaders Mrs Frank Jones Mrs Burl Hutchinson and Mrs Donal Glass. They viewed a festival showing 25 years of 4-H club work in Iowa with narration song and pantomime.
Shirley Prather served as voting delegate for Taylor county girls and led a discussion group. Janice Bowman sang soprano in the state chorus and Joyce Geer acted as a convention usher during the event.
Miss Esther Whetstone, state girls 4-H club leader, will visit Taylor County on Thursday July 1 to train members in preparing and presenting 4-H Home Economics demonstrations. Girls leaders and demonstration team members should meet in the Taylor County courthouse courtroom from 10 am to 4 pm. Demonstration tents are urged to bring outlines if they have begun.
State of Iowa Taylor County notice states Olia Burright is appointed and qualified as administrator of Ralph Burright deceased. Creditors urged to pay debts and present claims for allowance to the administrator, with filings to the Clerk of the District Court. Attorney A Elton Jensen. Dated June 10 1954. Clerk Wilma Novinger. 24-3
Notice invites proposals for building a second story addition of about 32 by 54 by 17 feet above the 1962 addition at the New Market Independent School District. Bids must be filed with the Clerk by 2 pm Friday July 2, 1954. School Board may reject all bids.
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