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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1958

Page

2

Young Danners Tie The Knot In Bedford

Susan Jean Young and Bob J. Danner wed in a double ring ceremony on Friday June 20 at 7 00 pm at the Maryville Methodist church parsonage. Family members attended and a reception followed at the bride’s Bedford home before the couple departed for Opa-Locka Florida where Danner works for AD H Construction.

Wilbur H. Young Bedford Susan Jean Bob J. Danner Robert E. Danner Maryville Rev. L. B. Day Methodist Church Robert &. Danner Janice Marilyn Louise Argo George Fannah Janet Herzberg Paul Harland Marion Young Nancy Clarinda Joyce Sherman Goldfield Town Ivan Terrell Creston William Young Charles Terrell Kendall Terrell Esleen Watts Robert Pritchard Wilbur Young Jim Danner Opa-Locka Florida AD & H Construction Company

Annette Castro and Jerry Townsend Wedded in Galt Church

Mrs. Alberta Castro announces the June 8 wedding of her daughter Annette Marie to Jerry Edward Townsend at the First Baptist Church in Galt. The bride wore pastel pink satin with lace overskirt and carried a white Bible with pink orchid. Rev. Cunningham conducted the double ring ceremony.

Alberta Castro Galt Calif Annette Marie Jerry Edward Townsend Orie Townsend Bedford First Baptist Church Mr. Cunningham Allison J. Castro Nadine Bagley Donald Baunback Annette

Groom Plans Home in Sacramento After Navy Service

Joyce Delk of Galt managed the guest book for the wedding. After a two week honeymoon the couple will reside in Sacramento. The groom Jerry recently completed Navy service including three years aboard the USS Shangri La and one year on shore duty at Monterey California. He was discharged June 19 and is pursuing criminology training for a new career.

Groom Joyce Delk Galt Sacramento Jerry Navy Shangri-La Monterey Calif

Circle chapter hosts Mrs Campbell and program reader

Mrs Albert Campbell will host the Circle chapter of the D O C on Wednesday afternoon July 2. Mrs Virgil Vincent will be the program reader presenting on The United Nations.

Albert Campbell Circle Virgil Vincent United Nations

Circle groups schedule July meetings

Circle One will not meet in July. Circle Two will meet July 1 with Miss Gladys Smith. Circle Three will meet July 2 with Mrs Roy Riley. Circle Four will meet July 1 with Mrs Ruth Dougherty. Circle Five will meet July 1 with Mrs Blythe Lucas.

Circle Two Gladys Smith Circle Three Roy Riley Circle Four Ruth Dougherty Circle Five Blythe Lucas

Ross Center Sunshine Club Meeting Planned at Mrs Strong's

The Ross Center Sunshine club will meet Thursday afternoon July 3 at the home of Mrs Earl Strong. Roll call will be answered with Little Problems. Mrs Gary Hawkee will be program leader.

Ross Center Sunshine Club Earl Strong Gary Hawkee

P. N. G. Club Meeting At I. O. O. F. Room

Mrs Bethel Nash hosts the Past Noble Grand club of the Rebekah lodge at the I O O F club room Friday night June 47. Roll call will be answered with Vacation Dreams. Entertaining aides include Mrs Mildred Kennedy Mrs Sue Houck Mrs Edith Wetmore and Mrs Fannie Irwin.

O.F Bethel Nash Noble Grand Club Rebekah Lodge Nash Mildred Kennedy Sue Houck Edith Wetmore Fannie Irwin

Busy Bee Club Hears Kitchen Mishaps Meeting

The Busy Bee club met in June with hostess Mrs. LeRoy Book. Twelve members answered roll call by sharing kitchen mishaps as they played games and enjoyed refreshments. The July gathering will be hosted by Mrs. Arthur Moore.

Mrs. LeRoy Book Busy Bee Club Arthur Moore

Wright Family Reunion Picnics at Vawter Home

Wright relatives gathered at Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Vawter residence for a Sunday reunion and picnic dinner. The outdoor gathering moved indoors due to poor weather conditions.

Wright M. K. Vawter Vawter

Wrights and relatives gather for family reunion in multiple towns

Attendees listed include Mr and Mrs Ice Wright with family from Dallas Oregon and Des Moines, Mr and Mrs Cecil Wright from Des Moines, Mr and Mrs Wayne Wright from Truro Iowa, Mr and Mrs Harley Bartles, Mr and Mrs Wesley Hart of Shenandoah, Mrs Eva Arnola from Coins, Mr and Mrs Ralph Murphy of Blanchard, Miss Waunda Wolf of Clearmont Missouri, Mr and Mrs Dean Nelson and family of Clearfield, and Mrs Kenneth Moore with Raymond of Bedford.

Ice Wright Dallas Oregon Cecil Wright Des Moines Wayne Wright Truro Iowa Harley Bartles Wesley Hart Shenandoah Eva Arnola Ralph Murphy Blanchard Waunda Wolf Clearmont Dean Nelson Clearfield Kenneth Moore Raymond Bedford

H. P. S. Club Meets With Mrs Earl Smith in May

The H. P. S. club met with Mrs Earl Smith on May 28. Four members attended and May baskets were exchanged and passed on to friends. The next meeting will be with Mrs Carroll Smith on June 26 with a toll call for recipes and product samples.

H. P. S. Club Earl Smith Carroll Smith

Mrs Willard Smith Rites To Be Friday

Mrs Willard Smith 72 died at home in Bedford after months long illness with Mayo Clinic care. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Bedford Methodist Church with Rev Anthony Blankers presiding. Burial in Hopkins cemetery. Survived by husband three sons and four daughters including Kirk Smith Auburn NY Carl A Smith Pocatello ID Galen Smith Montpelier ID Helen Spencer Iva Sanders Bedford Alice Tibbetts Pickering MO Don Wyckoff Des Moines.

Willard Smith Bedford Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota Bedford Methodist Church Anthony Blankers Hopkins Cemetery Idaho Galen Smith Montpelier Helen Spencer Dale [Iva] Sanders Alice Tibbetts Pickering Don Olive] Wyckoff Des Moines

Woverton Grandson Dies In Omaha

Ricky Leedean Young son of Mr and Mrs Jack Young of 5200 North 4th Street Omaha died June 19 in St Joseph hospital Omaha He was born July 4 1954 in the same hospital aged 3 years 11 months 15 days He leaves parents one brother Randy grandparents Byron Young Hopkins Rollie Wolverton Bedford several aunts uncles and cousins Funeral services were at Wetmore Funeral Home Bedford Saturday June 41 Rev Cecil Kramer Omaha officiating Burial Hopkins cemetery

Ricky Leedean Young Jack Young North 4& Street Omaha St. Joseph Hospital Randy Byron Young Hopkins Rollie Wolverton eBdford Sue Delaney Phoenix Arizona Sarah King Mary Alice Wolverton Ricky Twyla Lee Wolverton Wetmore Funeral Home Bedford Cecil Kramer Hopkins Cemetery

Jefferies Dies in Kansas City Bedf ord Man Passes in Nursing Home

Jim Jefferies of Bedford died at Walnut Nursing Home in Kansas City on Wednesday June 18 near his son Orville Jefferies family. Funeral services were held June 20 at Wetmore Funeral Home with Rev Anthony Blankers officiating. burial followed in Bedford cemetery. He was born January 6 1882 in Abingdon England and died at age 76 years five months 12 days after emigrating to the United States in 1889 and settling near Hopkins Missouri.

Jim Jefferies Bedford Kansas City Orville Jefferies Walnut Wetmore Anthony Blankers Bedford Methodist Church Bedford Cemetery James Robert Chatman Jefferies Rachille Ellen and Robert Ernest Jefferies

Taylor county 4-H girls campaign for state officer

Taylor county 4-H girls prescrib ed a special diet for 1700 attendees at the state 4-H Girls' Club Convention at Iowa State College Ares June 18 21. Kay Russell of Bedford a state 4-H officer candidate led a “Special K” campaign with boxes parading across the campus.

Taylor County Iowa State College Ares Taylor Kay Russell Bedford Kay Carol Ann Alexander Gravity Sandra Evans Sharpsburg Joyce Weir Nancy Carlson Villisca Enid Ste

Jefferies Rites Held For Bedford Resident

Effie Viola Larsson widow of the Bedford man and their son Orville Jefferies of Kansas City survive with three grandsons James Jerry and Jack all of Kansas City. A brother A Jefferies of Bedford and nieces Mrs Stanley Swanson and Mrs Paul Walrod also survive. The couple spent the last year and five months in a Kansas City nursing home.

Orville Kansas City James Jerry Jack Jefferies A Jefferies Bedford Stanley Swanson Hopkins Paul Walrod Des Moines

Loutzenhiser, 73, Dies in Omaha After Heart Attack

H O Loutzenhiser 73 retired land banker died at home in Omaha Monday June 23 after a heart attack. Funeral services were held in Omaha Wednesday and burial followed at Rose Hill cemetery Blockton Iowa. He was born March 30 1885 in Blockton and worked in banking in Blockton Des Moines Kirkman before joining the Federal Bank in Omaha in 1923 as land administrator prior to retirement. He is survived by his wife Ethyl Terri two sisters Minnie Loutzenhiser Roxie Conine and brother Robert Loutzenhiser.

H. O. Loutzenhiser Omaha Rose Hill Blockton Harry O. Loutzenhiser O. J. Loutzenhiser Iowa Maryville

Hayes Grandson Killed in Kansas Helicopter Crash

Chief Warrant Officer Argyle E. Hayes, 26, grandson of Bedford residents Mr. and Mrs. William Hayes, died when an army helicopter from Fort Fulley based at Marshall Field crashed near Manhattan Kansas during a routine training flight. He leaves a wife and two young sons in Junction City.

Army Manhattan Kansas William Hayes Bedford Argyle E. Hayes Argyle J. Hayes Afton Junction City Marshall Field Fort Fulley 81St Transportation Company

Rites Held For Mrs J B Hutchinson At New Market

Mrs J B Hutchinson a lifelong Taylor and Page counties resident died Wednesday afternoon June 18 at a niece’s home near Clarinda. The funeral was held at the Christian church in New Market with Rev Clarence M Potter officiating. Burial was in Fairview cemetery Bedford. The Rebekah lodge of New Market honored her with a service. She was 85 at death, born November 15 1872 in Page County Iowa. She married Isaac Brown Hutchinson December 22 1897 and had two daughters Cordie Ingram and Esta Wells. Survivors include her husband, two daughters and their spouses three grandchildren seven great grandchildren and two sisters in law. She and her husband celebrated 60 years of marriage December 22 1957. She belonged to the Church of Christ at Siam for 42 years.

J. B. Hutchinson Taylor and Page Counties Alice Miller Clarinda Christian Church New Market Clarence M. Potter Fairview Bedford Rebekah Lodge Hutchinson Ivan Wells Oren Ingram Nella Hood River Oregon Opal [Ingram] Oldham Cleon Kennewick Wash Jeanne [Wells] Park Robert Cleveland Ohio G. M. McFarland Lyons Kans J. W. McFarland Church of Christ At Siam

Former New Market Resident Dies

Mrs. Nora Davison 86, born in Taylor county and longtime New Market resident, died in Shenandoah Saturday. She lived in Clarinda after her husband Erastus died, then moved to Shenandoah five years ago. She belonged to the Clarinda First Christian church and is survived by two brothers M. E. and S. B. Hawkins of Shenandoah. Rev. Ralph Allen officiated at Walker Funeral Home. Burial was at Old Memory cemetery in New Market.

Clarinda Nora Davison New Market Shenandoah Davison Taylor County Erastus

Circle Two meeting of Bedford Methodist cancelled

The Wes Co S Circle Two of the Bedford Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service has cancelled its scheduled gathering.

The Anatomy of a Murder and the Yukon Adventure Tale

A vivid account links a daring female hitchhiker's Yukon journey with Traver's legal mystery The Anatomy of a Murder. The author, a former prosecutor and Michigan Supreme Court justice, crafts a case study of prosecution versus defense in a small town setting.

Robert Traver Upper Peninsula Michigan Marquette County Supreme Court of Michigan Upper Michigan

New Bedford Lions Club Names 100 Percent Attendance Pins

Bedford Lions Club announces eligible members for 100 percent attendance pins at a dinner meeting. Elvin Beemer retires as president and Bob Stacy is thanked as secretary. Next meeting set for July 28 with plans for a July 14 board session. The club funds bus fare for local kids swimming lessons and offers 30 in prize money for the 4th of July parade. Walter Thompson and Rev Albert Coe attended as guests.

Elvin Beemer Bob Bonar Ken Burright Wayne Caskey Les Galey Gordon Reynolds Don Glass L Harris Max Henryson Glenn Lovitt Claude Hooper Ernie Beck Bob Stacy Ken Terrell Charles Varley Bill Young Bedford Lions Club Bedford Cafe BJ Harris Flynn Peemer Horace Beemer Walter Thompson Albert Coe Mapleton Oregon Doc

Locals Mention Summer Visits From Oregon and Arizona

Mrs. Vera Paschal vacationing in Colorado. Lee Wright and family from Dallas Oregon visiting Bedford area relatives and left Monday for home. Boulder color residents John Farrington and children Nancy Steven Julie Cole returned home after three week visit. Mal Powers of Phoenix visiting Bedford friends with Mrs Fitch as host. Coe and Thompson cousins from Mapleton and Dysart areas join Lions International trip to Chicago opening July 8.

Lee Wright Sharon, Stewart and Rosalee Dallas Oregon Bedford Wright John Farrington Nancy Steven Julie Boulder Cole Falrie Powers Phoenix Arizona Community John Fitch Merle Allen Gravity Powers Fitch Corning Donald Wilmarth Albert Coe Mapleton Dysart Iowa Walter ‘Thompson Coe Anne Dereamer Thompson Chicago Lions International

Also Mentioned on This Page

Susan Jean Young Rob J. Danner Jerry Townsend West D.O.C Wenesday P.M Baptist Church Ross Center Club Ce la Hee Lee Hl.p.s Woverton IC. Jefferies Zellers Clothing Co Bud Wetmore Delmar Smith Frank W. Wetmore Phens Charlene Brown Conway Marcelene Loghry Rebecca ‘Timberlake Janet Junson Lois Davidson RA. CC Loutzenhiser Die Hayes Mrs. Ellen Beebe Alaska British Columbia Lorna Whishaw TransCanada Yukon Sgt Lions Mrs Vera Paschal Colorado Beaverdale Dairy Miller's Market Soflin Angel Food Longhorn Meme Food Store Catsup Eef
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