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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
3
A Missouri truck northbound on Washington Street caused a wakeful 3 am scene in Clarinda as Max Gray, night police, chased the smoking load. He stopped the truck after crossing the river bridge, then returned it to the fire station to hose down the blaze.
Contracts totaling 428253 issued in Washington to John E. Ericson Co. of Chicago for a Knoxville Veterans Hospital project. A main H shaped continued treatment building 148 by 190 feet will house 160 beds, plus an 86 by 64 foot boiler house.
Local grower O G Lorimer has fifteen acres of cherry trees and reports a unusually large crop. By Monday he had picked and delivered over seven tons to the Otoe Fond Products cannery in Nebraska City with forty two pickers employed. he predicts the season total may top thirty three tons from the fifteen acres.
Fred Hill editor of the Hamburg Reporter received a special honor at the National Editorial Association meeting. He attended with Mrs. Hill and daughter Katherine at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia where a trophy was awarded to him.
A blaze at the Congregational church in Red Oak started shortly before midnight in a southwest classroom. Damage to the interior seats walls and contents was about 1000 with smoke and water affecting the rest of the building. Origin is undetermined with possible spontaneous combustion from cleaning materials. Insurance covers all damage.
Guthrie County road contractor Lewis Grundon reports a thief first stole a front wheel and tire from a Dodge truck then returned the next night to take the rear wheels and tires. Two of the tires were nearly new, increasing the loss and insult.
Phillip Clues of the W. W. Windle Motor Co says the wisest Red Oak blackbird is part of a yard flock. A toast slice left for birds was dunked in the bath by the bold bird while robins sparrows and wrens ate dry bread.
Austin Bebout of Percival will supervise the construction of a 26 by 26 foot two story Block House replica with a shake roof to mirror the 1846 garrison structure. Work starts June 27 and upon completion the building will serve as a local museum in Nebraska City, per the Sid ney Argus Herald.
The Rialto screens The Adventures of Tom Sawyer on Friday and Saturday July 1 and 2 in a Technicolor presentation. Tommy Kelly stars as Tom with May Robson Aunt Polly and Victor Jory as Injun Joe among a large cast including Jackie Moran Ann Gillis Walter Brennan Cora Sue Collins and David Holt.
Laurel and Hardy star in Swiss Miss a vibrant Alpine comedy with yodeling and cheese gimmicks shown Sunday to Tuesday July 3 4 5 at the Rialto Theatre. The Baroness and the Butler a Powell Annabella film follows Wednesday and Thursday July 6 7 with a witty clash of class and a strong supporting cast.
Sixty years ago our barber Theo Derrickson rejoices over the birth of a fine boy weighing eight pounds. A fishing party of multiple couples departed for Nodaway. Orton- Shade and May Golding weddings occurred June 27 in Taylor county with local clergy officiating.
Fifty years after their Indiana marriage Mr. and Mrs. Chas F Dresher were honored. Social events include Ruth Randolph visit from Chicago and gatherings hosted by Mrs Thompson, Mrs Dowlin, Mrs Reynolds, and Mrs Haddock with progessive whist and lunch. Marriage licenses issued to Snyder and Robinson and Wilson and Gibson. Ethel Webb and Rev John Barton wed at the bride’s home in June. Barton to pastor Colfax Baptist church. A Wolvert on family reunion was held in Polk township with eight children present.
Sixteen grandchildren gathered at the old home and surprised their mother with a gold watch. Dinner for thirty six followed at one o clock. Mrs Wolverton and her husband A J Wolverton who died ten years ago came from Brazil Indiana in 1874 and settled on the farm that remains her home.
Lute B. Taylor buys Frank Wright’s residence in the Paschal addition and plans to move once improvements are completed. Taylor County provides three physicians for the US Army Corps Dr D B Sollis Bedford Dr L T Reed Grav ity and Dr McCall Clearfield. Miss Ethel Parton weds John H O Dougherty in Fort Scott Arkansas. groom son of Mr and Mrs Peter O Dougherty Bedford. R V Lucas buys stake in Bedford Times Republican and takes active management from P S Junkin Creston. he formerly ran Bedford Free Press.
A decade past records show Dr and Mrs B H Jostes of Chicago welcomed a daughter born Tuesday June 26 with Mrs Jostes formerly Helen Thompson of Bedford. Beulah Rae and John Crow of Omaha wed at noon June 25 at the bridegroom’s parents in Bedford with Rev Clark M Crowell officiating. Mrs Grover Mohler hosted six couples for Daryl Crowell’s seventeenth birthday surprise. Mrs V O Vincent hosted friends for Helen Frances’ birthday with games and ice cream.
A long reader letter from Mrs. Manley Eike to her parents from Mosher South Dakota dated May 20 recalls near end of school in a wartime camp. She describes cooking plans for a feast, making ice cream, and local events like a May fete, a bus trip to a boarding school, and various farm activities with pigs cows turkeys and garden plants. She mentions neighbors friends and a Christmas-like ice box anecdote and notes on rain and community life.
Frank Priebe urges poultry raisers to use inexpensive range shelters to keep growing birds in clean ground, prevent crowding, and accelerate pallet and cockerel production for quicker market readiness and higher profits. He notes costs as low as fifteen to twenty dollars and praises movable wire floors for sanitation and weather protection.
Sunday and weekday visits fill the week as families from Bedford Clarinda and nearby towns gather for dinners calls and family time. Notable names include Longfellow O Doherty Beard Allison and Woodyard with events at churches homes and community meetings.
The writer reflects on putting down Billy the dog after 15 years of companionship, detailing the mercy argument and emotional role of sexton undertaker and mourners. A new dog, Schlick's sister from the Young litter, joins the household as they resume daily life. Canning season opens with peas and beans, with a quip about Southern Iowa canning customs.
4-H Club girls and leaders met at Mrs. Horton Hollands for bridge with twelve guests. Prizes went to Mrs. Guina Harlin for high score and guest prize, while Mrs. Clarke Evans took the consolation. Various families hosted church social, family dinners, and visits across Sheridan and nearby towns.
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