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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
3
The Exchanges note the end of Grand Army of the Republic encampments. In Iowa City on opening day only six Civil War veterans answered roll call. most are over 90. Marshalltown had 500 attend in 1937. few may attend next year.
Shenandoah Sentinel reports a sad incident at E. E. May’s game reserve where a deer birth failed and the buck, alarmed by attendants, leaped a high wire fence and broke its neck. The event marks a grim day for May’s deer family.
The Maryville Forum notes farmers who once complained about rain now hope for timely showers to allow a wheat cut between wet spells. The weather shift is seen as enabling field work after drought years.
Lt Ed Tindsll flew from Shreveport to Maryville for a visit but could not land in St Joseph because a new runway was under construction. He diverted to Leavenworth to land his plane after a spell of firing in Texas and to relax with local residents according to the Maryville Forum.
State Representative Herman Knudson told county boards and officers in Des Moines to disclose more information to local newspapers. He said newspapers welcome news and warned against keeping office workings secret, remarks reported by the Clarinda Herald Journal.
A young Frenchman and his mother traveling west stopped at Dan Crees' service station Friday. They rode a deluxe Matéan Ford with 60 horsepower, noted as Europe’s big car, while most European autos run 6 or 9 horsepower. The traveler mentioned fuel costs in France and a $300 tax on his car.
Nebraska City street department worker Marry Morgan narrowly escaped with life when a Missouri Pacific Marathon passenger train clipped the tractor he was driving at North Sixth Street. Morgan had just halted the tractor pulling a street grader to check a crossing when the car janitor attempted to pet a stray animal, and the train struck the vehicle.
The 33 year old hot water incubator used to save at least two Dionne quintuplets will be shown at Winterset hospital June 28 and 29. The device arrived in Callander after the births when electric power was unavailable. Hospital manager Mrs Ralph Giddings also plans a baby homecoming for all infants born at the facility.
The article extols a robust apple harvest and lists varied byproducts including apple flour paste flakes and new uses. It notes rising interest in apple juices and celebrates apples for nourishment and beauty from spring blossoms to autumn harvest.
Mrs. Vilas Glover belives the saying nothing is so bad it couldn't be worse after a fire on East Fifth street destroyed her home. Furniture was moved to the curb overnight and two diamond rings, left in a piece of furniture, were found undamaged in the morning.
The Clarinda Werald Journal notes a North Omaha bicycle club published ten safety commandments for riders. Key points urge single riding per bicycle unless built for two, stopping at stop signs, staying on the right, and using lights or reflectors at night. Riders should avoid hitching to vehicles, riding abreast, or entering from alleys without checking for traffic.
A new comedy team debuts at the Rialto Theatre on Sunday and Monday July 2 and 3 in Lucky Night. Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor star as Cora Jordan and Bill Overton in a tale of romance and misadventure as they chase fortune after a park bench meet cute.
The Jones family stars in Every bodies Baby at the Rialto Theatre on Tuesday July 4. Bonnie awaits a new Jones and the nurse in charge sparks chaos as the family misreads the baby situation. Granny devises a plan to resolve the lively nursery scene with plenty of Jones humor and chaos.
William Boyd returns as Hopalong Cassidy in Renegade Trail a Clarence E Mulford tale at the Rialto Theatre Tuesday July Attractive Charlotte Wynters plays the wife facing a blackmailing convict who seeks her ranch and hides her son's paternity The marshal George Hayes and Hopalong join to stop the outlaw plot with romance and danger unfolding through desert town intrigue
Sixty years ago notes from Bedford Iowa area recount Reuben Nelson of Great Bend Kansas visiting his brother Charley. A Jackson township picnic drew about three hundred people. Gilead church baptized six and welcomed eleven new members as two brothers plan a new church at Dunning school house. Gilead Sabbath school hosted a grave Sabbath picnic with J M Windsor address. Chas O Tracy received a ring from M W A drill team. Crissie Carfield wed Dell E Williams at Otis Colorado, the groom a former Bedford resident.
Miss Dorothy Wisdom returns from a year long world tour and rests at home in Blockton. The Webb grandparents boast over the guests arriving from Bowling Green. Marriage licenses issued: Maltby Benton Hodges Woodward McRae Evans Watson Minor Stimson Wilson Foster. A large fire in Clearfield destroys the post office Wells store and Farmer’s Telephone building. oil shed start and rapid spread. only insurance on the general store.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs J E Watkins east of Bedford last week and to Mr and Mrs Jesse Dougherty of Bedford on Sunday June 27 A son was born to Mr and Mrs T E Cobb of Bedford on Tuesday June 29 The only marriage license issued in the past week was Benjamin L Knodle and Vida G McColm
Ten years ago ten and Mrs. Sam Catuska of Bedford and other residents are listed with June dates. Doris W Tracy and Paul Wolverton wed at The Little Brown Church Nashua Town. Several other Bedford couples wed at churches in Iowa Des Moines Fairfield. Conway depot robbery reported with mail sacks later found two miles southeast.
In a plot to attack Miss Wynter's ranch Hoppy gathers support from Hayden and other ranchers for a force while Hayes provides authority in a final grand roundup of criminals. Filmed at Lone Pine California at the foot of Mt Whitney the picture features striking outdoor romance scenery.
The review highlights Wilford Lawson Marie Lohr Scott Sunderland and Jean Cadell as standout talents in a production where the human drama remains clear beneath cultural constraints. The supporting cast is praised for its richness and depth.
The Rialto presents Pygmalion on July 5 and 6 starring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in a sharp adaptation of Bernard Shaw. The film traces a phonetics professor who transforms a poor flower girl while discovering personal buffers and mutual dependency, praised for natural performances and sparkling wit.
W W Neel near Boliver Missouri shows how his poultry venture earned him about a thousand dollars more by February. He started with 4400 chicks in February, raised them for fifteen weeks, and sold them at an average weight of 3 1/2 pounds. He began chicks in batteries for ten days before moving them to combination broader and range houses along a limestone ridge.
The column extols hollyhocks along ditch banks for color and longer blooms and hints at a future hollyhock festival. Hank travels to Ames with county to visit Iowa State College, praising the university. Dodie teaches Lake of Three Fires swimming lessons to local kids for two bits, while a star calf named Star captivates the author. Weather and crops bloom as corn rises and cucumber trades occur amid lush gardens and well kept yards. Iowa is praised as the garden spot of the nation with visitors returning home impressed.
A farmer details a movable chicken house system costing $32 each, housing 200 birds with wire floors. He fed starter, then supplements, using 11 pounds of home grown grain per bird, and earned 6814 cents each after costs, about $960 profit on 4000 birds, with room to improve.
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