Ellen Kay Hanshaw Weds Ronald Dean John in First Baptist Ceremony
Miss Ellen Kay Hanshaw and Ronald Dean John married Feb 22 in a 7:30 pm double ring service at First Baptist Church. About 100 guests attended as Betsy Thompson sang and Howard Clark played nuptials. The bride wore nylon lace gown with seed pearl tiara and carried white and red roses on a white Bible. The reception featured a red and white cake and rainbow of flowers. The couple plans June 2 wedding for Carolyn Pullen and Ted Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Kay Hanshaw
Hanshaw
Ronald Dean John
Troy John
Calvin Caughey
First Baptist Church
Howard Clark
Betsy Thompson
Bonnie John
Omaha
Jimmy Hanshaw
LeRoy Lynch
Ronald Spencer
Kenneth Oxley
David Stephens
Cathy Clark
Paul Hanshaw
Pat Clark
Brent Clark
Clifford Pullen
Lenox
Carolyn Lea
Ted Day
Donald Day
Enid Day
Kansas City
Miss Pullen
Lenox High School
P. M. Place
Bedford
Mr. Day
Don Glass
George Oxley
William Palmer
Council Bluffs
Forrest Hanshaw
Judy Hanshaw
Des Moines
Barbara Winslow
Pat Sharp
Gravity
Nancy Timberlake
Linda Taylor
B.P.W
M. Brooks Nash
Bedford Community High School
Drake University
Chevrolet
Maryville
Guttenburg
Carl C. Hanshaw
Edna Layton
Boone
Iowa
Jane Couch
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Larry Warner
William. Palmer
Dave Palmer
Carol
Harold
Larry A. Holland
Creston
Elvis Bix
Hopkins
Merle Engleka
John Douglas
Vic Posten
John Gibson
Community Club Meetings and Local Notices
Calendar items list Bedford BPW Heritage Lines CES and several hostess groups across March 11 to 14. Mentions Rainbow for Girls Masons Mizpah DOC Jolly Homemakers and The Town and Country Club events with details on speakers and hostesses. A Bedford Chapter OBS meeting and St Patrick observance are noted, plus a birthday dinner for Bob Hill and Triangle Club activities hosted by Bertha Wintermute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Bpw
Heritage Lines Group
CES
Kensington Group
East Mission Ladies
Triangle Club
Bertha Wintermute
Baptist Bpw
Christian Loyal
Della Moore
Rainbow
Masons
VVC Club
Mizpah D.O.C
Mazel Barnes
Verda Irwin
Methodist Circle Five
Elvin Beemer
Jolly Homemakers
Ralph Briggs
BHM Club Elects Officers At February Luncheon
The BHM Club met at 1:00 P M February 27 at Mattie Matheny home with 12 members present. Election of officers selected Eth El Dant as president and Ann Hamilton as vice president. Mattie Matheny became secretary treasurer and committees were named for calendar Oma Watts Ellen Matheny card Edna Seegar traveling fund Emma Downey Dorothy Newkirk and journalist Nina Mick. The next meeting is set for March 27 with Edna Seegar in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BHM
Mattie Matheny
Ethel Dant
Ann Hamilton
Jean Snyder
Oma Watts
Ellen Matheny
Edna Seegar
Emma Downey
Dorothy Newkirk
Nina Mick
Travel club elects officers and sets study topic for year
Mrs. George Brown hosts the Travel club with Edna Edmundson assisting. Officers chosen for the year are President Fannie Weller, Vice President Lucile Livingston, Secretary Gwen Jones, and Treasurer Wilma Melvin. National Parks to be studied next year. March meeting planned with Mrs. Elda Metzler and Mrs. Elza Fine. Mrs. Boyd Mellett and Mrs. Howard Meredith to host as Circle Five of WSCS meets March 14. Mrs. Elvin Beemer to give devotions and Mrs. Gene Norton to present program. Mrs. Turner honored at a birthday dinner hosted by the Turner home with Albert Turner, Gertie Abarr, and Mrs. Elsie Weston attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brown
Travel Club
Edna Edmundson
Fannie Weller
Lucile Livingston
Gwen Jones
Wilma Melvin
National Parks
Elda Metzler
Elza Fine
Boyd Mellett
Howard Meredith
Circle Five
Methodist
WSCS
Elvin Beemer
Gene Norton
Mizpah Chapter DOC Meeting Set For March Fourteenth
Mizpah Chapter DOC will meet March 14 with Ves ta Goudie. Roll call prompt is a line about trying a new food product. Leaders are Elva Akers and Mable Vawter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesta Goudie
Elva Akers
Mable Vawter
Kitchen shower honors Miss Marilyn Price
Mrs Herman O'Dell assisted by her sister Mrs Marie Larison hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Marilyn Price last Friday evening. Orchid and white colored decorations and refreshments were used. Guests enjoyed games and a mock wedding. Attendees included Mrs Emma Price Mrs Max Lucas Mrs Kenneth Lucas Mrs Ivan Lucas and daughters Mrs Vane Lucas and Patty Weir Mrs Ronald Lucas Mrs Neil Combs and Lorelei Mrs Ralph Price and Barbara Mrs Norman Akers and Mrs Keith O'Dell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman O'Dell
Marie Larison
Marilyn Price
Marilyn
Emma Price
Max Lucas
Kenneth Lucas
Ivan Lucas
Vane Lucas
Patty Weir
Ronald Lucas
Neil Combs
Lore
Wedding Anniversaries and Gatherings Highlight Local Families
Mr and Mrs Hawley Ma haffey celebrated their 55th anniversary with a February 25 party attended by Mr and Mrs Lewis Walker and others. Mr and Mrs Verne C Wetzel marked their 49th anniversary on March 3 at their son Cleo Wetzel’s home with relatives present. A surprise basket dinner honored relatives including the Fudges Drennen Carlsons Nevius McNutt Huntington and others. Mrs Cleo Wetzel baked a two tier heart shaped cake. The Jolly Homemakers plan a March 14 meeting with Mrs Ralph Briggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley Mahaffey
Lewis Walker
Chet Phelps
Bob Anderson
Grace Beckett
Verne C. Wetzel
Cleo H. Wetzel
Ronald
Robert
Dwight
Marcia
Arthur Fudge
Brooks
Claude Drennen
Nelle Nevius
New Market
Henry Carlson
Ginger
Mama
Verne McNutt
Omaha
Ralph Huntington
Reldon
Danny Huntington
Corning
3-V Club Plans Meeting Highlights
The 3 V Club meets March 14 with Verda Irwin for a lesson on flowers as roll call. The VVC Club gathers March 14 with Mary Ogle for a question based roll call and discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verda Irwin
Births Report From Ames Des Moines and Bartlesville
A daughter Julie Kay was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard E. Brown of Ames on February 28 with Cecil Reed and Marion Brown as grandparents and Estella Ker nen as great grandmother. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor of Bartlesville Oklahoma with Cecil Heninger and Iane Heninger listed as grandparents and great grandmother. A daughter Kathy Lor raine was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lame of Des Moines with Russell Collins and Nellie Collins named as grandparents and great grandmother. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morey of Des Moines on February 25 with Evelyn Morey as grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Kay
Bernard E. Brown
Ames
Cecil Reed
Bedford
Marion Brown
Corning
Estella Kernen
William Taylor
Bartlesville
Okla
Cecil Heninger
Iane Heninger
Gravity
Kathy Lorraine
Walter Lame
Des Moines
Russell Collins
Siam
Nellie Collins
New Market
Jim Morey
Evelyn Morey
Clearfield
Bedford residents receive new car licenses in late February to early March
February 27 licenses issued to Troy Wendell Davidson of Bedford for a Rambler. March 1 licenses issued to Hubert Henry of Bedford for an Oldsmobile and Delmar Fuller of Bedford for a Ford. March 4 licenses issued to John Curtis of Nodaway for a Chevrolet and Lowell Wilson of Lenox for a Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Wendell Davidson
Bedford
Rambler
Hubert Henry
Oldsmobile
Delmar Fuller
Ford
John Curtis
Nodaway
Chevrolet
Lowell Wilson
Lenox
OYF Class to Meet with Faye Orth
The OYF class will meet with Faye Orth on Wednesday March 13 at 2 00 p m Morna Duff will lead the lesson and Bertha Hamblin will give devotions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Orth
Morna Duff
Bertha Hamblin
Local Couples Spend Weekend Visiting in Nearby Cities
Local residents report weekend visits across states and towns. Emmeral Wheelen and Floyd Harsh hosted friends in Malay and Bedford. Topeka visitors Leroy Moffett and Lela Snyder shared time with family in Des Moines. Frank Nugent and son Jay traveled to Indianola and Des Moines. others hosted relatives from Nevada, Kansas, Missouri, and California in Des Moines, Bedford, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Moffett
Topeka, Kans
Lela Snyder
Frank Nugent
Jay
Indianola
Des Moines
Social visits mark weekend gatherings in Sharpsburg and area
A long list of dinner and afternoon guests attended weekend gatherings in Sharpsburg and nearby towns. Families visiting included the Kirbys and Browns in Sharpsburg, the McCune and Sanders households with ties to the Radio Engineering Institute in Omaha, and relatives from Denver, Rockford, and Cedar Rapids. The group celebrated Virgil and Ventus Kirby’s birthday and the 45th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Brown
Sharpsburg
Mrs
Lawrence Kirby
O. M. Brown
Kirby Home
Harold McCune
Lorace Sanders
Gertie Trumbo
Denver
Colo
Gladys Smith
Clarinda
Mexico
Frank Clark
Frank Sleep
Quinton Douthit
Doug
Boone
Helen Clark
Vernon Narber
Hopkins
Elza Fine
Bedford
Lucille Eighmy
Dick Eighmy
Rockford, Ill
Carroll Briggs
Cedar Rapids
Frank Mohler
Mohler
Clarinda Municipal Hospital
Don Corliss
Millard
Nebr
Walter Corliss
Don
O. D. Hawn
Lewis Cox
Rex Hawn
Merlyn Hawn
Dale Smith
Daryl Hawn
Offutt Afb
Omaha
Jim Wasson
Conway
Fannie B. Weller
California
Ida Preston
San Bernardino
Ethelinda Hadley
Los Angeles
Toby Trumbo
Bessie Greeley
Virgil E. Kirby
Cleota
Jolene
Frances
Leonard Sobotka
Connie
Karen
Duane
Ted Selders
Lenox
Virgil
Ventus
Complete Sewing Course in Blockton Brings Garment Showcase
A group of Blockton women completed an intermediate sewing course led by Beverly A. Smith county extension assistant. The class modeled their finished garments before friends including Mrs. Emma Clayton Mrs. Grace Bentley Mrs. Edith Campbell Mrs. Lyle Cavin and others during a community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blockton
Beverly A. Smith
Emma Clayton
Grace Bentley
Edith Campbell
Lyle Cavin
Irene Freeman
Ruby Goff
Alice Ridge
Joy Roberts
Helen Wall
Frances Hammers
Loretta Dillon
Karen Kemery
Peggy Loutzenhiser
Lavon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kay Hanshaw
Ronald John
Pullens
Rainbow Girls
The
Bedford Assembly of the Order of Rainbow
Celine An
Hottie Builders
Town and Country Club
Missouri Federated Women’s Clubs
Sheridan School
Grace Watson
HK Russell
George Washington
Pat Kelly
Albert King
Earl Scott
Art Scott
Wilford Lynch
Ed Hooker
Clifford Johnson
Ina Sue
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ellen Lemke
Orville Stephens
Kensington
Bob Hill
Gordon Hill
C. C. Hill
Mary Hill
Grace Clark
Cora Hughes
Phil Delles
Tues
Bertha Glass
Nettie Redenbaugh
Myrtle DeBord
Mary Jones
Rosa McNeese
Ella Fluke
Ratte Ally
Methodist Circle
BPW
Bedford Business and Professional Club
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Herman O'Dell
VVC
Mary Ogle
Emmeral Wheelen
Floyd Harsh
Carroll Baldwin
E. S. Parsons
Hiawatha
Kansas
Walter Lames
Mervin
Kathy
Gordon Powell
Terry
Dennis
Wes Ebert
Mary Jane
Billy Len
Nevada
L. A
Elmer Roberts
Basil Scotts
Taylor County Motor Company
S&h
Tutone
Studebaker
Falcon
Fond Galaxie
Plymouth
Custom
Lomy Ae
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