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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
3
Clarinda anglers Claude Falk Eddie Carmichael and Vern Carmichael fared poorly in a blizzard while fishing at Spirit Lake last week. Unable to see shore they became disoriented but eventually spotted a buoy and headed toward safety.
Relatives in Hopkins and Hollister Idaho received word of the passing of Mrs Huston Swaim of Hollister Idaho on June 7 after a long illness. Hute was raised near Hopkins in Ross township Taylor County.
The Hopkins Community Club held its monthly dinner with members gathering to discuss upcoming events and activities for the community. Attendance and specifics of programs were outlined by the club's leadership.
Mrs Emma Ogden of What Cheer 90 searched for an uncle named Dan Young 103 of South Bend. A daughter’s letter confirmed the uncle is alive after 78 years apart. The case follows a long missed connection revealed by a radio program.
Harold Lamm walked under a downtown awning at Mt. Pleasant when a tar bucket spilled from a roof workers' area and landed on the awning above him, preventing injury. Knoxville Express.
Monday evening service at the Christian Church hosted by church ladies with guest speaker Ted Baldwin. June party by the Sunday School class, Guest Day on July 1 at Misses May and Katharine Browne's home. Afternoon Club hosted by Mrs Glen Waldruff with bridge. Visits from Chicago and Hopkins guests noted.
A compact reminiscence feature recalls small moments from past years, drawing on archival Times Press files. Vignettes touch on people, places, and events that shaped the community, preserving local memory with concise, period-tinged mood.
The rye crop is described as immense. Ten pounds of sugar cost two dollars in Bedford stores. Street work by Lucas and crew smooths Bedford streets. D E Clayton and family of Siam moved to Indiana due to parents’ ill health. School building progress noted. John Minor seeks a patent for a scouring device. School bonds issued at eight percent, dated June 1, $500 denominations, funds held by J P Flick. R G Berry, a local dentist, returns from Illinois with family. Thomas Cobb returns from California to Taylor.
Miss Elsie Burrell and Faye Van Winkle wed at the Burrell home on June 2. O'Dougherty Nye accepted for Navy while Beebe, underweight, was refused but will reapply as electrician. A W Hamblin, paper owner, reports Navy eligibility. Subscriptions to Liberty Loan Bonds reached 132 150 in Taylor County. Moore couple returned from Aspen where he taught.
A Children's Day program closed the Vacation Bible School at the Christian church after a Sunday night finale. Nearby, marriages were announced: Martien Chambers married Earl E Furth in Vancouver British Columbia on May 24 and Ruth Morehouse married Dwight Hopple in Troy Kansas on May 28.
Hopkins falls 3 to 6 at Conception Sunday as Tri Legion edges the locals. Pitcher Paul Fetty and catcher Pin Turner supported Hopkins in the season opener.
Mrs Jess Engle and Doug Moore of Fort Scott Ark visit their sister Mrs Harold Davis. Mr and Mrs Stanley Swanson and daughter Jean depart for a month in the west. Grandparents care for Duane Swanson at the Jeffries home in Bedford. Joe Stoves of Orange Calif visits brother in law Eber Collins. Chares Hanna family from Atchison stay with Mary Hanna. Will Boyd hosts a noon dinner for Hanna family with Mrs Mary Hanna and Miss Margaret Hanna. Mrs Walter Lane visits from Norborne for Ruth Marie Martins baby wait.
A merry comedy of errors plays at the Rialto Friday and Saturday June 27 and 28. The plot follows a timid adventurer who buys a bargain mine detector and pursues a secret dream of buried treasure.
Disney film Make Mine Music arrives at the Rialto for Friday and Saturday showings on June 27 and 28. Lichine Riabouchinska appear as living silhouettes in Two Silhouettes. Surreal vogue features After Youve Gone with Benny Goodman and his quartet. Also included is a satirical Afternoon with American Bobby-Sockers All the Cats Join In.
A new comedy romance set in Brooklyn features a shy ex G I who praises his borough to an Englishman Peter Lawford appears with Kathryn Grayson in a plot where a promised girl turns out to be his own. Sinatra stars as the Brooklyn booster.
Trail Street with Ran dolph Scott and Anne Jeffreys screens July 1 2 3 at Rialton. The story depicts cowmen stampeding beef to railroads destroying crops and raiding towns prompting Bat Masterson to restore order and spark a climactic battle shaping Kansas grain prospects.
Lane visited a sister at Nor Borne while her husband, an Aviation machinist first class, is at Nor folk. Mr and Mrs Ed Schooler stayed with daughter Mrs Vilas Jones at Sabetha Kansas. Mrs Lewis Jones arrived from Wilkes Barre to care for ill parents J A Akin. Elbert Akin joined the Akins Saturday. Outlook Committee Meeting on Rural Policy held at Red Oak June 4.
The writer recalls attending the Synod of Iowa in Ames with Rev. Gordon F. MacLean, touring Iowa State College and Memorial Union, and reconnecting with old friends. He notes Iowa’s pride in its institutions, weathered crops, and postwar concerns about preserving peace, urging Americans to meet upcoming challenges.
An old styled ad claims Teol fungicide with 90 percent alcohol kills foot germs quickly. It offers a 35 cent refund if not satisfied and notes availability at Potes, dated 23-41.
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