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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
5
Oil stations in Bedford report about 15 tons of scrap rubber collected this morning in a two week drive that ends next Tuesday. Stations nationwide pay one cent per pound to supply approved government agencies at $25 per ton. profits go to charities. Local efforts include Boy Scout canvassing and farmers urged to deliver scrap before the drive ends.
Perry Dunn reports his 386 Chevrolet stolen from in front of Wild Man Cottage Grocery late Wednesday night. The car was found the next day south of town minus two tires, the spare, and one front wheel. Ward Poore recognized the car east of the surfaced highway near Hazel Dell school.
Two wind storms struck Bedford and nearby Friday night causing crop and garden damage. The first hit around midnight with wind rain and lightning from the southwest followed by torrential rain around 3 am lasting about an hour. Electricity failed at the start of the second storm and returned Saturday morning.
Mrs. Ruth Putnam will succeed Miss Marion Paschal as Bedford librarian starting September. Paschal resigns to teach in Detroit. Putnam begins July 1 by assisting Paschal for six weeks. No summer library course is offered at the state university this summer.
Rex Freemyer of the Roy Lars son farm north of Sheridan Missouri will conduct a closing out sale on Tuesday July 7 as he prepares to join the armed forces. An advertisement will appear in the Times-Press next week.
Bedford area soldiers enlist and transfer nationwide. Marion Prather moves from Fort Riley to Camp Chaffee Arkansas as a corporal in a medical detachment. Captain L Guy Young works cryptographic security in Washington. Donald Stark joins Army Flying Cadets Reserves and trains at Peru Nebraska. Wilmer Allison earns Second Lieutenant after top class at Lowry Field Denver. Harold Miller returns to Fort Benning after promotion and parachute battalion service. Merton Mullen represents Navy at Los Angeles mass enlistment ceremony. Laurel Smalley sworn as Naval Reserve flying student in Kansas City. Two Bedford brothers serve on east and west coasts in Chemical Warfare Service and Medical Division. Elared Cummings returns from Camp Chaffee on furlough and resumes guard duty. Lloyd J Parsons enlisted as Naval Reserve flying student with preflight training ahead.
Albert Miller former resident southeast of Bedford was arrested on intoxication and pled guilty in mayor's court, fined 5 dollars plus costs. Ora Manley of Bedford, also jailed for intoxication, paid 6 dollars and costs. Ralph Cambers Hopkins faced disturbing the peace charges and paid 251 dollars in court costs. A. F. Fowler carnival gambler was arrested for operating a crap game with 14.15 dollars seized for the school fund, then fined 10 dollars and costs.
The nation’s fifth registration for men ages 18 and 19 will occur Tuesday, June 30, 1942. Registration points open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Guss, Grove No. 5, Stan Woodman Hall, and nine Taylor County towns. Men born 1922 or 1924 must report to their nearest point. About 300 Taylor County men expected to register.
Nearly 1,200 people registered at the J. Q. Tracy Jewelry Store opening while about 1,600 lined the street for the grand event. A drawing awarded ninety glass ware prizes and the final grand prize went to Mrs. Wayne Ellison of Bedford for a diamond ring.
Bedford Library Board sponsors two Summer Story Hours for city children to foster reading habits. Miss Mary Anne Blakemore and assistants lead groups ages 5 to 8 on Tuesdays and 8 to 12 on Thursdays at 3 30. This week features a puppet show inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk with Lavonne Hamilton assisting.
County Superintendent Anna Engle announces participation in a national program to collect usable worn clothing for children in need this fall. She urges residents to begin saving clothes now and promises further plan details before gathering and distribution begin. Joint installation of Bedford Rebekahs and Odd Fellows officers will occur at the IOOF hall Wednesday evening with Mrs. Houck and Glenn Irwin in charge.
The Times-Press publishes a long incomplete roster of Taylor County men serving in the United States armed forces. The list shows Army Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard and National Guard designations for each service and notes four names as deceased.
Bedford stores close Saturday July 4 while open Friday evening. The Times Press will publish one day early next week to reach readers for weekend trading. Advertisers and news items should submit promptly. county correspondents must have letters read by Monday.
The Taylor County Ration Office relocates to the second floor of the courthouse. Chief Clerk Don Trumbo and assistant Dorothy Beckett oversee sugar matters from the former county engineer space. Stamp No 5 runs June 28 to July 25 for 2 pounds, Stamp No 6 runs July 26 to August 22 for 2 pounds, doubling value and validity.
Aggregated roster of individuals named with branches and ranks including I army E army N.G. navy and other designations such as Ena Mar I ar. Many names listed with multiple initials and units, reflecting a compiled personnel directory from the armed forces. The page reads as an alphabetical style roll call.
Democrats and Republicans hold county conventions here Friday forenoon with party leaders and candidates shaping the fall race. Republicans meet at the courthouse to name a State Representative nominee. Democrats convene at the Legion hall to select county leaders and delegates for state events.
Field Harry Johnson of Bedford, manager of Dobbs Produce, purchased a Taylorcraft airplane and planned to fly it back from Waterloo with Roy Shank of Clarinda last Thursday. The aircraft will be kept at the Clarinda port while Johnson and others continue flying lessons locally.
Robert B. Adams, State Director of the Office of Price Administration, urges all retailers to file statements showing maximum prices for cost-of-living commodities by July 1. Local War Price and Rationing Boards receive Bulletin No 2 detailing required filings and penalties for noncompliance.
Legion posts urge national collection of old phonograph records for salvaged material. Records will be gathered by legionnaires then turned in. New records will be produced from the salvaged material for use in army camps at home and abroad for the U.S.A. troops.
The past week brought three and a half inches of rainfall with a third of an inch recorded in a period including Thursday and Sunday. Temperatures ranged from 39 to 84 degrees across the week with daily highs and lows noted for Wednesday through Tuesday.
The Times-Press announces a free Friday kid event with a full length feature Mr Bugs Goes To Town an Our Gang comedy and a cartoon. Free tickets available from merchants listed in this issue while adults shop. The paper will mail Wednesday evening next week instead of Thursday evening.
Local fair board members discuss delaying or canceling the 1942 Taylor county fair. Most enthusiasts favor cancellation as meetings continue and contracts might be rescinded amid potential midwest gasoline rationing.
Cards in Bedford shops announce closure on Saturday July 4 with a Friday evening open on July 3 and a Sunday style schedule next weekend. Businesses plan altered hours to grant clerks a holiday on July 4.
Mr and Mrs David B Van Camp of Bedford marked their Golden Wedding Anniversary at home south of town on June 30 They married in Rapid City South Dakota on June 30 1892 Their life together included six years in South Dakota two and a half in Alberta and the rest in Bedford They are parents of five children Elroy Van Camp Los Angeles Esther Mrs W K John Sharpsburg Verta Loucks Longmont Vera Mrs August Warnecke and Glenn Van Camp Bedford They have ten grandsons one granddaughter and one great granddaughter Mr Van Camp 72 and Mrs Van Camp ages not stated have siblings Mrs Laura Boyer Centerview Missouri and two Alberta brothers.
To Pearl Harbor Junior Wilson of Bedford is reported to have left Friday night en route to the west coast and on to Pearl Harbor where he will serve as a diesel truck operator.
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