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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1934
Page
3
Reporter notes Browning had Londos on the hip most of the match. Grantland Rice recalls a dramatic finale as Londos lifts Browning and drives his skull to the floor. Londos, the Greece wrestler and actor, is hailed as the king python of them all.
A reader highlights H I Phillips golf article in the June 23 Saturday Evening Post praising golf as a stubborn sport no other games can replace. The column weaves in local tidbits on a JC ball club, Europe trip plans by FOLDEROL, and chatter about chinch bugs among farmers, plus a suggestion to visit the country club for evening breeze and company.
A compact moral about not letting yesterday's mistakes blind present duties. It notes more aristocracy in the United States than Europe, yet calls it not legal here. It counsels self training to master multiple skills and broaden opportunities.
Eighteen Standard Bearers led by Mrs. Belle Anderson traveled to College Springs for a district SB convention. Miss Lois Swan was elected district president for the coming year and will preside at the Creston meeting next year. accompanying officers include Mary Swan Margaret Swan Sue Swan Cathwyin Cullings Alice Ann Gallaugher Mary Elizabeth Berg Max ine Vogel Helen Stingley Helen Bruner Hazel Herring Beverly Bailey Elaine Fawcett Helen Lyddon Leah Blanche Kay Effie Cowell.
Mrs. James Beatty died at her Clearfield home on Friday June 22 after months of illness. Funeral at Methodist church Sunday afternoon. Rev J C Turner officiated. Burial in Clearfield cemetery. Survived by husband three sons Earl Beatty Kent Clarence Beatty John Beatty two sisters Lydia Wilkinson Indianola Mary Everly Clearfield two brothers H R Wilkinson Will Wilkinson. Also notes marriages of Louise England and John Busby in Grant City Missouri June 14. They will live in Diagonal where Busby works at Pine ice cream factory.
Those traveling from afar to attend the funeral of Mrs. Beatty include Dr and Mrs Butcher and daughter Helen, Mr and Mrs Will Beatty and son Paul of Des Moines, Mr and Mrs Clyde Beatty of Murray, Mr and Mrs Will Woods, Mr and Mrs Floyd Woods and sons Lloyd and Earl, Mrs Jesse Overholser of Creston, Mr and Mrs C C Carlton of Bedford, Mr and Mrs Harold Wilt, Mr and Mrs Leonard Fogle, Mrs Arthur Woods, Adam Woods and son Gene of Diagonal.
Mrs L Mahoney hosted M L C afternoon June 19 with talks on short stories by Mrs J R Henderson and Mrs Frank Ewart. Ruth Bruner and Karl Sundell wed June 16 near Clearfield. they plan to farm west of town. Des Moines visits and internships noted for Grossman crew and interns. Fishing trip in Minnesota reported for Conaway family. Des Moines trips for Rood and Reed clan. Jessie Talley visited Clearfield. Stroud visiting Ed Chaney. Beatty family funeral in Marion. Grant City relatives seen. Vestal and Calkins weekend visit.
H. O. Calkin returns to Iowa City for summer school at Iowa State University. Rev. and Mrs. Nilsson of St. Joseph visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Wall. Mrs. Robert Berg travels to Keota for a visit with her daughter and son-in-law E. T. Mageek. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Reynolds and Corrine and Merrill visit Bedford Friday. Mrs. Franklin Anderson and Mary and Margaret Swan visit Lenox Friday afternoon.
Sheridan recorded 0.25 inches of rain Friday night and 0.25 inch Saturday night. Winds caused minor damage including a plate glass pane blowing from an upstairs Turner hardware building window.
Miss Opal Wilson of Sheridan and Irvin Sherman of Pickering were married Saturday June 16 at Savannah and will live on a farm near Pickering. The couple were joined by family and friends for the ceremony and plan a rural home ahead.
Clearfield suffered a night fire that destroyed Wells store the post office and mutual telephone office. The switchboard and much furniture were saved while most merchandise burned. Also reports of births and local civic notes follow. Pat.en shows. fire loss dominates.
The article describes how adian boys and United States youths imitate Sir Christopher Wren by building coaches. It highlights transportation stories in April, technical coach-building features, and Century of Progress visitors impressed by Guild boys' coach exhibits. Fred E. Strauss recounts Harold and Robert’s state wins, with May sharing invention stories. Fisher Body issues pamphlets of the transportation story to schools.
Miss Crissie Carfield and Dell E Williams wed at Otis Colorado on June 23. A Taylor County native moves to Colorado. Ralph Long, a butter maker in Conneaut Ohio, injures his right hand in a dairy machine. Mrs A J Sowers and daughter travel to McAlester Oklahoma to witness Donald J Sowers marry Marie Montgomery. Chas G Martin of Bedford National Bank greets a new baby boy. Scott Alcorn plans to move to Ponca City Oklahoma to write insurance. Bedford Bank secured for Osceola Firemen tournament July 2 and 3. Rev W M Dudley, Methodist pastor, ...
A note explains that due to incomplete files during 1924 the newspaper cannot print any news for the week dated ten years ago. No further details are provided.
The Fisher Body Division of General Motors gifts The Guildsman, official magazine of the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild. First issue in April explains the Guild’s aims to develop handiwork in North American boys, linking 750000 members across the United States with guidance for parents teachers scouts and instructors.
Fiorella La Guardia says federal aid saved states and governments. Hugh S. Johnson credits newspapers for NRA support. George Dern predicts swift battles ahead. Roosevelt cautions against hasty panaceas and quick fixes.
In Iowa and Nebraska snapshots, heat stirs popcorn fields near Grand Island. Linotype operator Wallace Leppo recalls a furnace misfire caused by heat, while Dr. Rexford Tugwell studies chinch bugs in a Des Moines Register photo. Secretaries discuss oat bin loans and a corn hog program. Taylor county contract signers celebrate no flat cut as state checks surge.
A quoted exchange defines a detour as the roughest distance between two points, illustrating a metaphor for a circuitous route or indirect path.
The 73rd Congress adjourned sine die near midnight after enacting progressive measures including housing, labor reforms, and RFC loan extensions. The session extended bank guarantees, PWA and CWA funding, and a new bankruptcy act for farmers while Congress cooperated with President Roosevelt to aid national recovery. The author thanks newspaper editors for cooperation in publishing weekly legislative reports.
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