Salvation effort clashes with stern law in youth murder case
In New York three Jamaica bootblacks aged 13 Frank Damato 13 Julius Damato and Lisbon Lawrence 13 are accused of killing William Nalsh during a holdup using a stolen police pistol. Appeals by Father Flanagan head of Boys Town and editors urge mercy and rehabilitation. The magistrate delays grand jury consideration two weeks as debate over punishment versus placement continues.
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Stern
New York
Frank Damato
Julius
Lisbon Lawrence
Jamaica
N. Y
William Nalsh
Grand Ury
Newark
E. J.anagan
Boys Town
Nebr
Omaha
Arthur Brisbane
Father Flanagan
Lehman
Grand Jury
Conway Beal funeral marks life of longtime resident
Funeral services for John Beal were held at the Methodist church in Conway with Rev. E. E. Barrett officiating. Burial followed in the local cemetery. Beal, born 1864 in Noblesville Indiana, lived most of his life in Conway except years in Montana. He married Emma J. Craft in 1887 and left six daughters, two brothers Wesley and Elmer Beal, twenty-one grandchildren and five great grandchildren. News items note Hazel Connor visiting, others visiting relatives, hospital return for diabetes patient Beryl Besco, and local business change as Frank Wright takes over the Conway drug store from Gladys Winner.
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John Beal
St. Francis Pla
Maryville
Wednes
Iihodist
Conway
E. Errett
Con
Hn Beal
Bethel J
Coline Essington Beal
Noblesville
Ind
Montana
Methodist Episcopal Church
Emma J. Craft
Theme
A Lainsberry
Lewiston
Pnt
Edna Lambley
Mway
Emma Dunbar
Chomish
Wash
Bellensberry
Somers, Monts
Carrie Taylor
Ont
Pauline Norton Conway
Wesley Beal
Iby, Kans
Elmer Beal
Dford
Conway Church Services and Activities
Pastor Rev E Garrett leads Conway church events with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 15. Epworth League meets at 7 30 p.m. Evening service at 8 15 p.m. features The Ministry of A merry Heart and The Highway In Spite. Choir practice at 8 30 p.m. Tuesday and orchestra Wednesday at Elton Bruner's. Missionary society postponed to Friday afternoon at Ray Lambley’s due to rain.
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E. &. Garrett
Ministry of
Aerry Heart
Epworth League
Epworth League Orvice
Elton Bruner
the Missionary Society
Ray Lambley
Bedford Schedule Fragment
Readable timetable fragment shows times 7:28 AM, 55 AM, 1:20 PM and 6:24 PM for Bedford. Contains inconsistent 55 AM entry. lacks context or events to confirm schedule details.
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Bedford
Conway Area Social Notes Travel and Visits
Monday morning reports say a local man in Iowa City is improving after an operation, with his wife by his side. The column lists numerous visits and callers across Conway and nearby towns including Bedford, Clearfield, Gravity, Hopkins, Sharpsburg, Villisca, New Market, Blockton, and Brownsville with remarks on family visits, dismissals, funerals, and a patient’s recovery.
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Iowa City
Fred Keith
Gravity
Verna Dorr
Harold
Hopkins
Clyde Harris
Jess Dresher
Sharpsburg
Conway
Gladys Smith
Villisca
A. A. McKay
Ethel Connor
New Market
C. A. Connor
Fulwider
Blockton
Earl Wintermute
J. C. Turner
Clearfield
E. E. Garrett
Mary Connor
Ada Wadleigh
Brownsville
Nebr
Alex Pitman
Ruth Nixon
Bert Powell
Ross Smith
Clarinda
Burrows
Guy Older
Kent
Iva Davidson
Edd Drumm
Thayer
John Hough
Winfield
Iowa
George Hough
Lela Lambley
Tecomah
John Beal
Charles Parsons
Sunday Socials in Conway Reported
Friends gathered in Conway Sunday afternoon for meals. Rev and Mrs E E Garrett were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Elton Bruner. Mrs Mattie Dugan and daughter Ruth of Clarinda joined Mr and Mrs P C Miller and Norma for dinner at G C Ginn's home.
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E. E. Garrett
Elton Bruner
Mattie Dugan
Ruth Dugan
Clarinda
P. C. Miller
Norma
G. Cc. Ginn
Maple Grove Club Meets in Social Gathering
The Maple Grove club met Wednesday afternoon June 19 with nine members and three visitors Mrs. Waldo Burns Miss Helen Snyder and Miss Elizabeth Lowery present. A long distance call from Mrs. Frank Gress Brookfield Mo formerly Pearl Churchill and longtime Maple Grove resident was featured and appreciated. The next meeting will be a community gathering at Maple Grove church on July 3.
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Maple Grove Club
Jim Jefferies
Waldo Burns
Helen Snyder
Elizabeth Lowery
George McMaster
Frank Gress
Brookfield
Pearl Churchill
Maple Grove
Maple Grove Church
Conway Society Hosts Pinochle Evening At Home
Mr and Mrs Glen Woods entertained guests at a Friday Pinochle evening. Mr and Mrs George Nixon and family of Lech visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Hunter on Sunday and called on relatives.
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Mrs
Glen Woods
George Nixon
Lech
Ralph Hunter
Local residents host visits across Hopkins and Bedford
Mrs Rosenthal and family from Hopkins join Claude Thompson’s home gathering with ice cream and cake. George Howard visits B. W. Smallwood’s in Hopkins. Thompson family dine with Paul Thompson’s kin near Hopkins. Dickie Snyder stays with grandmother Mrs Beard in Bedford. The Howards and Harveys visit in Hopkins. Alice Wells in poor health. O'Dougherty family spends Sunday with Henry O'Dougherty in Bedford. Gordon Beard visits his father Ed Beard. Gwenivere Beard visits last weekend. Harold Crane entertains Troy Crane’s parents at dinner. Olin Thummel visits Franix Thummel’s home. Garnet Laws of Colfax, Iowa visiting Ed Beard’s home.
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Ed Rosenthal
Hopkins
Elmer Thompson
Dogie
Aileen
Naomi
Wilma
Claude Thompson
George Howard
B. W. Smallwood
Richard
Robert
Paul Thompson
Dickie Snyder
Lawrence Beard
Bedford
Harvey Howard
Maxine
Pauline
Will Hook
Alice Wells
Alice
John O'Dougherty
Herschel
Hubert
Duane
Henry O’dougherty
Gordon Beard
Ed Beard
Gwenivere Beard
Harold Crane
Troy Crane
Olin Thummel
Franix Thummel
Garnet Laws
Colfax
Towa
Births Reported for Lenox and Clarinda Couples
Dr Gasson reports three births in June including an 8 pound girl at the Harp residence on June 19, an 8 pound girl at the Tomlinson home on June 21, and a 9 pound girl at the Glen Wyckoff home on June 25. All newborns and parents are reported to be doing well.
30 Years Ago This Week in Local News Highlights
Miss Nettie Webb bid friends goodbye to move to Oskaloosa and will not return. Mrs. William Kelly arrived with her husband after their wedding June 25 at Lenox. A ten day fishing trip at Bigelow ended for a party led by Uncle Billie Golding who observed his eighty eighth birthday and preached at Blockton. A marriage license issued to Sam T. Chilton and Henrietta Parkins of Clearfield. Gooseberries at Dye's grocery drew attention, with one berry over three inches in circumference. Local births reported including a baby girl for Dr. and Mrs. Louis of Bedford and daughters for several couples in Clearfield, Grove, Mason Township, New Market, and surrounding areas. William Steele sold a 160 acre farm south of town to Wes Gilleland for $32 per acre.
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Nettie Webb
Oskaloosa
Miss Webb
William Kelly
Charles Ethington
Lenox
Louis
Bedford
L. C. Gibbs
Clearfield
Bert Taylor
Grove Township
Charles Reed
Grove
Frank Thompson
Mason Township
Merrill Jewell
Guss
Clyde Edwards
New Market
Roy Burnside
William Steele
Wes Gilleland
Twenty Years Ago This Week Nine Births and Seven Suffragettes
A county page recalls a week 20 years ago highlighting nine births and seven suffragette-linked events, noting a surge in family entries and social reform activity alongside local milestones.
Wright and Hamilton Wed at Bedford Home
Miss Lucile Wright and Leo Hamilton were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright, in Bedford, on Thursday evening, June 24, with Rev. Joe W. Goodsell officiating.
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Lucile Wright
Leo Hamilton
Frank Wright
Bedford
Joe W. Goodsell
Deshler couple welcomes son and local wedding noted
Ten years ago this week a son named Howard Herman born to Dr and Mrs E A Sommers of Deshler Nebraska. Miss Margaret Ash of Bedford and L Guy Young of Indianola wed at the Ash home on June 24 read by Rev Lumbar of Minneapolis Kansas. Marriage licenses were issued.
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E. A. Sommers
Deshler, Nebr
Howard Herman
Conway
Margaret Ash
Bedford
L. Guy Young
Indianola
H. S. Ash
Mr. Lumbar
Minneapolis
Kans
Doings of Congress June 22 1935
The House pressed to send the Senate the President’s desired legislation. Amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act passed with limited opposition, while meat packers and some processors opposed the changes. Debate highlighted access to packers books and records by the Agriculture Department and ongoing investigations into food prices.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Congress weighs farm processing profits and consumer share
Hon Otha D Wearin explains why processing firms show high profits during downturns and why farmers get a shrinking share of the consumer dollar. He notes the Wagner Labor Disputes Bill moved through the House without a roll call and predicts adjournment talks as Washington endures summer heat with no session end before July.
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Middle-west
Washington
Keep Your Eggs Cool This Spring and Summer
This spring bears unusually heavy egg production, yet shoppers keep buying as weather boosts egg quality. The columnist argues for cooling eggs to preserve freshness and maintain demand, noting caves and cellars as ideal storage. A thermometer helps prevent incubation, with 68 degrees as the danger line.
Bedford Times-Press offers farm lease blanks No 53s
The Bedford Times-Press lists farm lease blanks No 53s widely used and for sale. Mail orders are filled and fourteen other legal blank forms are kept on hand at all times.
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Bedford Times-Press
Chores on the Farm Through Time and Trial
A boy recalls farm chores, morning and evening duties, milking cows, feeding livestock, and family memories from early years. The author notes the hard work, breakfast after fatigue, and humorous mishaps with calves, ducks, and a calf’s dependence on milk. Page 7 continues the tale.
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Harry Adams
Harry
Adams
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