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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
1
W H Hansford pastor of the local church spoke at King City Sunday morning. The Webb family of St. Joseph and Gray family guests joined local visits, with several relatives staying for weekends. Other items mention visits from Chicago, St. Louis, Lawrence Kansas, and Omaha as residents hosted relatives and friends.
Joe Pool writes from Verdun redoubt about postwar rumors and a slow return to the United States. He recalls river crossing, a wounded comrade, brave medics, and longing for home and a Pacific assignment. He notes clubs, local social life, Italian lessons, and encounters with locals including Countess Caro lina Ciano.
Wayne Shum writes to his family from Gardoni on Lake Garda describing moving his workshop within a building in Verona and upgrading his living space with a rug General Clark once used. He notes Italy’s beautiful climate with cool evenings and snowy peaks, plus vivid blue lake water and a recent party for the opening of the Supply and Mater.
A Sunday June 10 service at Guss church added names to the service flag recognizing boys called to service in the past year. The program included music, readings by Lois Gray and Beverly Stamps, and names read by Mrs. Walter Maxwell. Married couple Lela Maxine Walters and Kendal Schrader wed June 11 at St. Joan Evangelical church Atlantic with Rev. Geo E. Fuchs presiding.
Social guests gathered for a dinner in Gravity honoring Mrs Viela Branan and Mrs Kronuese on their birthday anniversaries. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ora Koneecne Mrs Effie Koneene Miss Vesta Koneene of Corning and Mrs Dale Case of Omaha.
Phyllis Warner, formerly employed in Omaha, visits her parents Mr and Mrs Mark Warren before leaving this week for California to seek new employment. Mrs Dale Case of Omaha spends weekend with her mother Mrs Viola Branson. Margarene Spring attends family reunion in the Willie Naven home at Ineyville honoring son Dean home from overseas on furlough.
W. P. Pierson, 88, longtime Gravity resident, died at his home Sunday after a three week illness. He and his wife celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on Wednesday June 20. Survived by his wife and three daughters Mrs. Pearl Rice of Chicago Mrs. Arthur Swanson and Miss June Pierson of Gravity. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at his Gravity home.
The Christian Aid Society met June 21 with 29 in attendance. A program and refreshments followed lesson led by Mrs. Oliver Posten. Numerous local families and visitors from Benicia California, Omaha, Des Moines, Clarinda, Gravity, Lenox and Greenfield attended as guests or extended visits with Knoxvill(e) residents including Wendell Levitt and Sgt. Thomas Scott recently returned from overseas.
A city resident came Sunday to visit her ill daughter Jean Jones at the home of her grandparents, Mr and Mrs Floyd Fickess, as the family faced the child's illness.
Mrs. Ester Cordell died Thursday evening at Otis Cordell's home. A community meeting at the schoolhouse honored Pfc. Eugene Cavin Cpl. Guy Irvin and Wilbur Dean Burns who leaves for induction soon while Cpl. Jason Neumyer was recently discharged.
Sunday and Monday residents and relatives from Sheridan Blockton Bedford Clarinda Creston Ravenwood and Maryville gathered in and around town. Households hosted nieces nephews and siblings including the Lantz and Barber families while updates on health and service moves were shared.
Mr and Mrs Fred Olmsted observed their fifty first wedding anniversary with a quiet Sunday celebration. Their daughter Mrs Ora Friend and Mr Friend joined them for the day.
J. E. Freemyer died at his home after years of illness following a stroke. A community basket dinner and picnic will be held at the park in Athelstan on July Fourth, sponsored by the Holiness church with a guest speaker from out of town. all are invited.
The Cordell family of Athelstan and Blockton expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for acts of kindness and support during illness and after the death of their mother Mrs. Esther Cordell. They also thank for the floral offerings.
Don Carroll and family near Bedford spent Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Fred Bowes. Nora Barnes left for Cedar Rapids to visit her son Vane Barnes. Several residents traveled to Creston to see Mrs Alice Freemyer in hospital. Kay Jenkins visited relatives in Grant City. Jean McPherron of New York came to help care for Otis Cordell who is ill with tyboid fever. Willa Brumfield and Deloris Lynch are staying with Myron King. Jordan Sickels and family visited the King home. Claude Hanks and family from Blockton visited Mrs Hilda Rusco. Ralph Schuster of Maloy called. Leonard Rusco and children spent Thursday at Joe Rusco’s. The Jenkins and Burns trio visited Mrs Elizabeth Black and Ermil Black in Sheridan. Harl Morris of Torrington, Wyoming is visiting his brother Chas Morris. Janice Raper and her mother visited Mr and Mrs M F Older and Roy Raper. Case Schuster of Blockton visited George Bucher.
Mrs Anna Andrews entertained at dinner Sunday with Robert Andrews Ruth Lincoln of Missouri Valley Eldon Andrews Liberty family members Frank and Jimmy Andrews. W S C S women hosted at Methodist church with devotions by Mrs W H Hartsford and program led by Mrs Roy King. Cpl Duane Burch honored at Eshelman dinner at Harry King home in Maryville before returning to overseas service after a 30 day furlough. about twenty Hopkins relatives attended.
The Clerk of the District Court of Taylor County Iowa announces Lula E Lewis is appointed administratrix of the estate of Fred H Lewis deceased on June 25 1945. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court for allowance. Flick and Lucas attorneys.
An order to stop predatory trips to neighbor chicken roosts led to four half-grown red foxes being dug out and shot on the Qmer Day farm three miles west of Villisca. Waldo Penton and Lawrence Focht with Tom Focht and Stanley Dunn, aided by others, captured two raccoons in an empty residence on the L B Penton farm, one in the attic and one under a floor.
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