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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1941

Page

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New Market Chooses Youth to Attend Conference

New Market churches pick youths to attend the Old er Boys and Girls Conference in Bedford on Thursday November 13. Christian church delegates include Lois Marie Maley Lola Anderson Irene Cameron and others accompanied by Mrs. Dale Jackson and Willard Burton. Methodist church participants list Billy Noble Jimmie Clark Chester Pratt and more with Miss Pauline Yates and Rev Walling. Baptist church attendees include Eldon Mankie Leo Srite Margaret Pullan and others with Dorothy Sparks Gladys Brooks and Rev Duncan.

New Market Bedford Christian Church Lois Marie Maley Lola Anderson Irene Cameron Sarah Dennis Doris Wallace Jane Aid Marvin Dennis Lewis Carmichael Frank Dougherty James Cameron Dale Jackson Willard Burton Methodist Church Billy Noble Jimmie Clark Chester Pratt Roberts Weris Freddy Noble Rosevelyn Brooks Lorraine Wells Dorleen Basher Pauline McAlp

Arthur Home Burns on Dr Clark Farm East of New Market

The Ira Arthur home on Dr. F H Clark Farm two miles east of New Market was destroyed by fire around 2:30 am Friday. The New Market fire company helped control the blaze and prevent damage to nearby buildings. Some downstairs furniture was saved but all upstairs contents burned. Origin of the fire unknown and some loss is insured.

Ira Arthur F. H. Clark New Market

Armistice Day Program At New Market High School

A patriotic program honoring Armistice Day was held in the New Market school auditorium under the American Legion post and the high school. The event featured music by the band, a flag pageant by eight pupils, readings by Frank Dougherty, an oration by Wilma Adams, and an address by Rev. A W Duncan.

American Legion Post New Market High School Frank Dougherty Wilma Adams A. W. Duncan

Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Prayer Meeting

The notice lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. A prayer meeting is set for Thursday evening at 7 30 at the home of Rev. and Mrs Duncan.

Baptist Church Duncan

Revival plans set for November services at local church

A church schedules a 9 45 a m preaching service and 10 45 a m Sunday school with a 6 30 p m young people's meeting and 7 30 p m first sermon. Revival services start Sunday November 16 and run for two weeks led by evangelist Miss H Nell Malen of Glidden Iowa assisted by Mrs R R Watson and Builders class meets Friday November 14 at Mrs Kenneth Hawkins home.

H. Nell Malen Glidden Iowa Builders Class Club Kenneth Hawkins R. R. Watson

Ladies Aid and church groups host meetings and socials

The Ladies Aid Society held an all day quilting with a covered dish lunch at Mrs. Dora Lindsay home seventeen attended one new member Mrs Fred Savage joined. The quilt went to Child Saving Institute of Omaha. Other clubs met with hostesses and guests sharing contests refreshments and social hours.

Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church Dora Lindsay Fred Savage Alice Cavender Child Saving Institute of Omaha Dale Jackson

New School MM Club Names Officers for School Year

Members of the New School MM Club have chosen officers for the upcoming school year. It continues the alumni tradition of naming the officers and those selected for leadership roles.

Miners Club Names Officers And Initiation Eligibles

President Duane Thomas and staff lead the Miners club with vice president Dale Teeters secretary E F Minor treasurer Orville Wood sergeant at arms Ivan Taylor chaplain Eldon Savage and adviser R R Watson. New members eligible for initiation in November include Bill Noble Fred Noble Edwin Briggs Kenneth Sparks Max Shields Bill McAlpin John Hips ley Bob Werts Donald Cobb. The club notes M award recipients Eli Minor Bill Noble Fred Noble Ivan Taylor Dale Teeters Duane Thomas Kenneth Sparks Max Shields Edwin Briggs and honors captain Ivan Taylor for the 1941 season in which the Minors went three and three.

Duane Thomas Dale Teeters E. F. Minor Orville Wood Ivan, Taylor Eldon Savage R. R. Watson Willard Burton Claude Niemier Harman Martin Bill Fred “Noble Edwin Briggs Footbball Kenneth Sparks Max Shields Bill McAlpin John Hipsley Bob Werts Donald Cobb Burton Eli F. Minor Bill and Fred Noble Ivan Taylor

Local Residents Share Weekend Visits Across Towns

Monrovia California guests Mr and Mrs Paul Baker stayed with Effie McAlpin then headed to Chillicothe Missouri. Bedford visitors Arlie Beal and daughters stayed with R B Kent. Families Watson Wells Penwell gathered near Villisca. Arthur Hamlett of Mount Sterling dined with A H Mehl. James Wilburn moves to Bedford for a new job. And more notes on visits to Bedford Villisca Carroll Ingram Shamrock Shambaugh and other local homes.

Paul Baker Monrovia Calif Effie McAlpin Chillicothe Arlie Beal Bedford R. B. Kent R. R. Watson Elvin Wells Will Penwell Villisca Arthur Hamlett Mount Sterling A. H. Mehl James Wilburn R. M. Parker C. J. Crosby Hollywood Roy Finley Stanley Lewis Patten Finley Donald Patten Camp Claiborne Edwin S. Bird Council Bluffs J. H Hipsley la Verne Fuller Essie Morris Alice McAnaney Tom Milbank Braddyville Ella Rector Shambaugh Darwin Shields Omaha Carroll Ingram Shields Joe Shields Siam Claude Cavender Ed Murren Francis Marshall Kenneth Abbott T. J. Overholt Donald Hoskins John Godfrey Ida Drennen Edith Green F. M. Brown Doyle Hicks May Jones Eva Sparks Ladoga Leta Mae Drennen NYA Charles Leopold

Weekend Guests and Local Visits in Clarinda Area

Des Moines guests stayed with Mrs. Rhoda Updike and Mrs. M. H. Pullan. Sunday dinners included Mr. and Mrs. James Pullan of Clarinda and Miss Margaret Pullan. Numerous relatives and servicemen visited area homes, with trips between Clarinda Creston Mount Ayr Guilford and Camp Claiborne.

Community Notes From Sharpsburg and Surrounding Towns

Social events fill the week with showers, dinners, and club meetings. Elizabeth Kaisand Rosalind Nelson Evel yn Ashby Cedar Rapids celebrate at a Saturday party while Presbyterian Ladies Aid plans a Thanksgiving supper. A barrel is sent to Council Bluffs Christian Home and L A L Book Club hosts at the Hamblin home. Guests include Mrs. Roy Hinton Bedford and a long list of Sharpsburg residents with gifts and refreshments noted.

Ralph Rutledge Elizabeth Kaisand Rosalind Nelson Evelyn Ashby Cedar Rapids George Rutledge Presbyterian Ladies Aid George Dennis Mary Underwood Clifford Underwood Cal Stoghill Gravity Council Bluffs Jeanette C. H. Young Thelma Matthews Eleanor Nelson Dorothea Richardson Roy Hinton Bedford A. Caven Ray Hinton Charlie Boydston Carrie Pinney Vern Smith Leta Clark Nellie Borden Fred Reorden Joe Cochran Doris Ranch Howard Eno

Schedule of games list for 1940s teams

Game schedule lists matches with Clearfield Gravity Blockton Prescott Conway Nodaway and dates from Nov to Feb plus locations here there and wre.

Clearfield Gravity Blockton Prescott Conway Nodaway

Sharpsburg Social Roundup of Weekend Visits

Creston resident Jimmy McCrea spent the weekend with his aunt Mrs Clifford Underwood. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines visitors joined local families for gatherings and a Times-Press cooking school in Bedford. Families hosted friends from Maryville Osceola and Lincoln while Rev Louis Meck returned home from Kansas.

Jimmy McCrea Creston Clifford Underwood Lola Wolf Maryville Elizabeth Kailand Rosalind Nelson Evelyn Ashby Cedar Rapids Jess Dresher Osceola Iowa Ira Pfander John Jitto Fred Borden Earl Farnham Ellen Knott Des Moines Charlie Knott Louis Meck Kansas W.C.T.U Spencer Peck Leona_ Blood Fred Blood Lois Gillette George Gillette Loran Pfander Cloyd Pfander Henry Edwards Hazel Lincoln Chas. Edwards Eddie Brown Lenox

Armistice Day Program At Lenox High School

Lenox high school held an Armistice Day program in the gym. The ceremony featured the marching band, flag raising, Boy Scouts, a roll of World War dead, a moment of silence, patriotic selections, an address by Rev. E F Hagee, and benediction by Rev. Moneymaker with Mrs W H Tyler leading the auxiliary.

W. H. Tyler F. J. Robins Frank Glines Betty Reynolds Betty Robins E. F. Hagee America Moneymaker

Priscilla Circle Meets at Church with 29 Members

The Priscilla Circle met Thursday at the church with twenty nine members responding to roll call. Mrs Chas Brokaw led devotions and Group two presented a short play It Pays to Advertise. Refreshments were served by the group.

Priscilla Circle Chas. Brokaw D. L. Carter M.F.C W. J. Kilby Panama Canal Chas. Leonard Time Magazine C. Basset Rook

M F A Club Meets at Boltinghouse Home

The M F A Club gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Floyd Boltinghouse’s home with guests Mrs. Dillion Holcomb and Mrs. Francis Falcey. Mrs. L N Walter read the article The Long Long Trail and the group played 42 during the social hour. Refreshments were served.

Effie McAlpin W. T.” Club May Broyles California Jessie Harris Jennie McAlpin M.F.A Floyd Boltinghouse Dillion Holcomb Francis Falcey L. N. Walter

Local residents and visitors listed in Lenox notices

Mrs. Elsie Bubb returned from Waynesville Missouri after a week with daughter and son in law Ed and ? McKinney. Ed McKinney and family and Earl Kabel family moved into a new home on East Temple. Mrs. F B Menoher visiting relatives in Corning. Wendell Nelson and family from Winterset visited Roy Nelson. Joy Arnold and O P Arnold hosted Corning visitors. Lowell Harding and family from Tabor visited Mary Scott. Pauline Hargin, Parsons College student, spent weekend in Lenox. Bertha Cless visiting Will Madden then went to Bedford to visit Paul Godfrey. Bill Reed Granville Bennet and Max Hocket traveled to Atkinson Nebraska on business. Nina Reynolds of Creston visited Claude and family. W S Hethcote and Burton Thompson deaths prompt Washington Iowa trip. Dick Gray left for camp.

Elsie Bubb Waynesville Ed McKinney Earl Kabel East Temple F. B. Menoher Corning Wendell Nelson Winterset Roy Nelson Joy Arnold O. P. Arnold Lowell Harding Tabor Mary Scott Pauline Hargin Parsons College Lenox Bertha Cless Will Madden Bedford Paul Godfrey Bill Reed Granville Bennet Max Hocket Atkinson Nebr Nina Reynolds Creston Claude Reynolds W. S. Hethcote Washington Iowa

Unique all male school at Knox township No 4 near Osceola

Osceola Sentinel reports Knox township No 4 school near Osceola with 13 students all boys and a man teacher guiding the classroom.

Knox Township Osceola Osceola Sentinel

Notice of Final Report in Taylor County Probate

In the District Court of Iowa Taylor County probate case No 5325 the executor of the estate of Fred Freuck Deceased files a final report and requests discharge. A hearing on the report and discharge is set for November 19 1941 at 10 a.m. in Bedford Iowa. Henry Freuck executor and James R. Locke attorney notify interested parties to appear and show cause.

District Court of Iowa Taylor County Fred Freuck Henry Freuck William Freuck Mary Bycroft Freda Fine Clara Burnett Fred French Bedford Town James R. Locke

Farmer Calls In Mallards as Hunters Lease Slough

A farmer near Algona raised 200 mallard ducks on his land and trained them to come when called. Hunters leased the water rights just before the season, paying him. The farmer called in the mallards, leaving only a few wild teal on the lake.

Algona Afton Star-Enterprise

Also Mentioned on This Page

Arthur Home Burns Dr. Clark American Legion Post and Auxiliary Boy Scouts The Jackson Clay McManee Connie Roy, Brown Arlene Kay Doris Brown Merriman Paul Golding A. C. *Bock Charles Bock Lloyd Bock Kansas City Kenneth Bock Atlantic A. C. Bock McManee Roy Brown Arlene and Kay Brown W. H. Bankston Ralph Pratt Mr. Bankston Bankston Pratt Edith Johnson Shenandoah Max Mowrey American Legion Auxiliary Laura Mankle Walter Noble B. S. Noble M. H. Stiverson Billy Freddy John David Women's Society of Christian Service Journey R. H. Pratt Walling Paul Clark Society Ralph Pendergraft Kennet, Hawkins Frank Savage R. M. Tuttle Clark J. H. Hipsley R. H Pratt Leona Werts Edna Broadstone George Bb Leafy Pace Marie Wilcox Alice McAnancy Eva Aid Rose Beutler Eva Journey Iowa Dairy Industry Commission Elmira Centerville Clarinda Pearson Floyd Roe Rhoda Updike M. H. Pullan James Pullan Margaret Pullan Bert Smith York Ralph Bayles Velta Taylor L. W. Pullan Corp George Jones Robert Coulter Doyle Kent Abe Herring Guilford B. L. Clark Joe Journey Mount Ayr Floyd Walker Moffat Field Earl Walker R. O. Hicks M. E. Pace Walter Blakeslee Alexandria T. S. Pace Henry Brown Sharpsburg L.A.L Book Club Mrs Chester Hamblin Frank Lewellen Lenox Locals Peewee RIAL Notee Thornton & Minor Clinic Thornton & Minor Pote Drug Company Mutual Finance CO Opitz Bldg Clarinda, In Hughes N. Main ST Shenandoah Iowa Opportunity Farms Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Carver Fort Dodge Walnut R. E. Jenkins Nebraska
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