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Volume 81****CountyThursday, July 9, 1953****N umber 28WEATHER WAS PERFECT OPENING DAYS FOR OLD MOTHER BEDFORD’S PARTYMother (Bedford's place in the sun has (been 'bettered since last week end,’The olldi town threw a .party that was. a homey as she celebrated thar lOOlih (birthday anniversary, July 2, 3, 4, and her people are convinced that though slightly aged,, she still packs somewhat of a wallop when properly aroused and that it is likely she will continue sprightly for years to oome.With her cash registers muffled, she developed an a!'lt;rairalt;ble state of coordination as -she trained for her whing-ding and as she presented 111lt;3rent Crowds Came Starting her three-day party Thursday, July 2, with a basket /Inuer 1n the court yard park at moon, she opened iher guest book to .receive the names of her former .residents. By the end of the program Saturday night 500 guest ribbons (had been pinned. (Her children of bygone years Iback home once more, recorded ’their present addresses from coast to coast and from 'border to (border.Weather conditions were perfect on the opening day—clear and cool.Those present for the dinner were not crowded. Picnic tables and seats had been brought in from Btbblna Park by the city, other tables had been erected (by the committee, food was plentiful and visiting and greeting old friendsBedford's Barber Shop Quartette, ‘Ross Garnet, Ernest Reck, Jack Larsen ant!* Cliff Dougan, accompanied on the piano by MiasBeryl Rhoads, sang Sweet Adeline, and a couple of other old time tunes, and then it was time for the contests for the girls and Iboys.Harold Shepherd called the kii’a, 14 and under to rally for the contests and they went through the •list of foot racing, bicycle racing, sack racing and all the old time methoi.® used in the olden days to work off energy of the'youth.Dancing at NightCharles McNutt, local auctioneer, who Is so ably filling Uncle Jim Daugherty's places as caller at the square dances today, was motley of ceremonies Thursday anul Friday evenings.As many as 250 persons were having the time of thciir lives at one time as they square danced during the two evening programs, with McKee's Foot Warmers from BannarU1, Mo., furnishing the tempo and rMcNutt calling. Old and young, tihin ones, fat ones, tall ones, short ones, city slickers and rural exports romped to the intricate directions given by •Charley over the loud speaker. It ’is estimated that at least 2,000 persons watched from the sidelines the first night and double that number were hack the secondBEDFORD'S PARADE WAS TERRFIC;FINE HORSE SHOW IN AFTERNOONFRIDAY V » uggy days and the saddle so im-Friday's program for the Cen-.porfam to the pioneers.night.was enjoyed for a couple of hours.•■'This event was held on the hard,About 1500 people gathered in front of the speaker’s platform just east of the court house at 2 p.m. to greet Gov. William S. BeaiCaley as he was introduced by Ally. James A. Lucas,We people of the United States,Iowa, Taylor county and Bedford gained a great heritage through the efforts of our pioneering (forefathers. They came to this open prairie country a century ago, endured Hie hardships attendenl to its conquering and development,And passed/on to ua, «fcbeit* •successors, privileges, advantages, ana possibilities unsurpassed jly any other nation in the world, our state's governor declared.As our communities all overthe state celebrate their Centen-»nials as they are doing in this period) of our history, it us urgent that we hear in mind 'that the same basic principles that our forefathers followed are just os important today as they were in those beginning days of this community. Honesty, integrity, self discipline, a belief in a Supreme Dlety, the rights of the individual, and a will to work were 'the fundamental principles in which the pioneers Ibe-lieved.*'^^*~King and (fueenCandidates fpr King and Queen of tlhe Centennial came on the stage following the governor’s address and the niames of those selected-iia 110ljustunderrough bricks of the streetwest of the court yard, lights strung overhead.The Style ShowTruro, Iowa’s “Farm Bureau Women’s Kitchen Band openeM th .■ program at the street dance Friday evening, with their versions ol rhythm and harmony produced on items usually found In*a kitchen.Outstanding event at the Friday evening dance wa-s a style show showing Presses worn by mdilady in the decades of .tihe past centu ry. Th£« olovor, eafteAtaln- _ ing and often humorous program hiad been arranged under direction of a committee headed by Hannah Mohlor of this city. Forty-four women of this locality were tm/iels,BnL Zeller, local clothier, gave the script of the show over the PAsystem, the lines for which hadjderson, Wm, T. Meikle, Mrs. been written by his wife. One hardy, daring male slipped into the show, one Charles Cornell, who brought -up the rear as the last group walked the stage. ’He was wearing one of (those jhhthlng suits for men, the long, loose, little-revealing sort of the gay nineties.Julia Livingston helped Mrs.Zeller write script. King Wisdom of Des Moines, wearing his gambler’s suit, assisted .the ladles to the walkway. Lowell Oaskey helped them (down, and Mildred Stacy played background music on theDr. Bruce E. MahanThis community appreciates the fine cooperation received from one of its home town boys, Dr. Bruce E. Mahan of Iowa City, .far hi? v :k in wr! ard helping pro duce the Pageant presented Saturday night of the Centennial.19U5 B.H.S. ClassMeets For ReunionThe Bedford high school graduating class of 1915 met for a class reunion at Lake of Three Fires. Sunday, July 5.Teachers present were Dr. E. W. Goetsrh of Cedar Fails former superintendent of schools here from 1910 to 1915; Leonard L, Moore, a teacher in Bedford schools for several years. .Mrs. Moore and two daughters Mrs. Fiancds Far low and children of Kmmetsburg. Mrs. Maurice Hoot and children of Pensacola, Floril’a. ware ,vuests.Thirteen of the 28 :u?ir| ers of the class were present. They included Mrs. Hazel Ten am Taylor. Miss Helen Nelson, Des Moines; Mrs. Sarah Swdgard Jones, Ai-myra. Ark.; Mrs. Bessie Sweigard Underwood, iShanpsburg; Miss. Ed -na Levine, Colorado ;SpJ*1ngs, Colo.; Mrs. Ferae ‘Dali is on Streebin, Ottawa, Kans.; Mrs. Edna Rhoads Teeter, CcCn.r Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ixiy (formerly Miss Nora McEi'fish), Pittsburg, Kans.; Francis .Mohler, Mrs. Alta Canon An-GaltReece Keith of Bedford.All members of the class except one are still living. Dale Bradley was killed in World War I.temvtal will long be remembered ;y an estimated crowd of 1ft,000 people assembled from southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri,;,and other ipolnts In the U.S.A. an ’ Panama. )This was Parade Day a»cj Hfrso Show Day. Both event* were twt-standiug from the standpoint ofhigh class entertainment and fVoni the standpoint of attendance and approval.Pnmde Had EverythingMrs Bethel Nash an'1* -her cmn-r.Rtec deserve all the praise and credit tendered them for the* excellence, the diversity of entries and the execution of the greatest parade ever pu: rn in Bedford* ’More than 160 entries were'ap-o’auMod as they followed the* 20-Ylock long mu’e from* the assembling blocks of west Bedford over hA advertised iparade route In (dose formation. They .had to be close to be contained. They mov'd along at a lively place, wiith uni- med school bands from Cla-rln'a, Mount Ayr, Hopkins*. iNewMarket. Lenox an I 'Bedford, the oriental Shrine brand from Za-Gn-Zig Temple, Des ..Moines, setting the tempo.It. Jay Nash, (news commentator and announcer from KTOIA station. Des *Moines, began describing •he floats, the children, the bands, the groups and the scores of oth-Men anT, women and kids of saddle dubs from New lt;Market .Bedford, Lenox, Clearfield, Stanberry, Rave n wood. Pa rn ell, Ma r.yvj 1 lo.Burlington Junction, Grant City, Cres'on a lid the 'Shrine’s mounted patrol from northwest Missouri and a few mount® from the nearby farms were used in the parade, as well as teams; It is reported the? o were 126 horses under saddle plus2u teams drawing an assortment rfvehicles. including covered wag-s. surreys wlvli their fringes nntop. ni' her tired double sealers,an old Mine fire engine (from Chariton, Iowa), prairie schooners, chuck wagons, stages' coaches, etc. There were also pony teams and mule teams brought in from Missouri anli one yoke of oxen, brought in by Cudahy® of Bedford. One old desert rat, complete with a ipack of mining tools and a 4urro. strolled along the route. This was Pop Beemer with his bush of white whiskers. His props had been furnished by Wayne Pruitt,•Riding horses 1n the panaFc were Mr, and “Mrs, Bert Goff, Isadora, 79 and 78 years of age respectively. They typified the spirit of coupe rn. tfon extended Bedford In (putting on its Centennial days.H. S. Miller of Over the (toffee. Des Moines Register, lent us his tanMem bicycle for the parade, and Bill Mack of darinda was in itFtvelyn Hunter Leaves Taylor CountyEvelyn Hunter starto! her duties as County (Extension Home Economist in Page county, Monday, July 6.Evelyn leaves behind her nn out-PAGEANT SATURDAY NTTE DRAWS CROWD ESTIMATED AT 10,000; IT RAINEDClass Of 1917 Has Reunionwere announced: Richard Ridenour as King and .Marilyn Park as his Queen. Gov. Beardsfley crowned them, in a very fitting manner.Fall Afternoon ProgramPaul Bartlett, master of ceremonies over the PA system used at all the programs, thanked Gov. Beardsley for so ably launching our (town’s three-day celebration, extended a cordial welcome to all visiting sons and daughters and neighbors as he urged former residents to register at the {boothprovided on 'tihe grounds and then introduced Wayne Pruitt, head man in the goings on in the whisker department.Men and boys from aid walks of life were called to the {platform to display their wares in kinds, colors and styles of whiskers while a committee of local women pointed out individuals as recipients ofgaudy ribbon rosettes—“the winners in1 auoh classification® as **The Beat, the ugliest, /the red-idesf, the whitest, the longest and on down the line.Women too, had (their invitation, to come to the platform dressed in their Centennial -costumes, bringing /their children, If they were dressed In the anode* Many responded. One outstanding group was Mrs. 'Robert L. Irvin and her four daughters df east of Bedford, all dressed alike dn long dresses with many ruffles.Tap dancing by Jan Johnson, Julia Livingston, Ann Livingston, and several other pupiis of a local dancing -school gave several numbers.Women presenting the styles by periods were Daisy Schutir, Shirley Spicknall, Muriel Waterman and Deiorls Allen, for 1853-63.Donna Zeller, .Mrs, Bob Warneke, Lucile Wetmore and -Bunny Moeller., for. 63-73.Jane Fellows, Cora Beal, Mrs. H1K Russell, Beryl Rihoads, for 73-83.Evelyn Russell, Suzanne Larson, Virginia Crum, Leah Mariotti, for -83-93,Betty Salen, Georgia Miller, Virginia Caskey, Nora Morris, (Sylvia Thompson, -for 93-03.Kay RusseM, Audrey Cox, Lucile Trurabo, Norma Go'lld», Maxine Johnson, for 03-13,Pam Straight, (Shirley Bristow, Gail Paige, Shirley Johnson, fov 13-23.Lueiia Straight, Donna Buefjy, j Betty Juno Smith, Marga r e t Thompson, Connie Stewart, for 23-33.Louise Winterm-ute Dukes, Nora Morris, Ruth John, Shirley iSpick-nadi, for 33-43.iSylvia Thompson, Cora Beal, Marilyn Mathers, Agath/a Reed, for 43-63.An evening rain cooled the atr rbout supper time Friday.The class of '17 of Bedford high school had a reunion at Lake ofThree Fires -Sunday, July 5 with 16 members present.Letters were read from 'Jean Nelson Anderson of Glendale,Calif., Fae iBjradley Burtvlss, Min-12. Children 19 to 13;and neiglK.o., ing towns as they = paw{ the reviewing standon mid-Oourt street nt 10:20. Ii was an hour and fifteen minutes later as the last entry passed.The Tinies-Press regrets that it cannot run a picture of each entry. Some pictures taken during the parade, selected for the quality of the work of the photographer, do appear elsewhere in this issue. Thousands of Ceet of -colored and black.and white moyl taken b? the^ parade;'hots were made bv Individual Photographers. Manw of these will he available for projection and showing later.Place awards by divisions were made by three judges from Cla-viewing stand. The judges wore rlnda as the .parade passed the re-Mrs. J. B. Martin, /Bob Williams, and Dan Logan.First Over AH rib)'on was awarded an entry from Yorktown. en-f it led The Lutheran Hour. It had been an entry in Cla-rinda’s Centennial parade of a few weeks ago. 1. For children under 9, placements were given as follows:Hiqujricfil;, ityist itio Richard Cross, Bedford.Character real or legendary, (first to Jimmy Farrens, Clearfield.Old and New Coutmsts. CUst to Smalley girls, Gravity.er entries 'from this community-^nie high wheeler.This pair of old style self-propelled rigs cut many a thrilling dido along the parade route, with Boh Bowen and Agatha -Reed up on the Gouhie sea ter.Parade FeaturesDr. F. A. Hines. Crcsiton. riding .Royal St Patrick, great palomino show horse, itfnt for the occasion t’;-y Hanson Bon of Anita, thrilled the crowds of people as he turned into Court street near the moinu-ment carrv.,lt; the flag -held Ughutaff, -A^eolor guard ifrdm thelocal VFW. an old time *flfe and drum coups from Kanesvflle, (Mo foilowtH. The thousands of people gathered for the event, some of them here us early as 7:30 a.in were alerted by the martial music picked up by th ePA system as the parade commenced its hour and fifteen minutes of passing.Mayor Les Round and visiting mayors from eight of our neighboring towns came ed by the Iving and Centennial, Richari’Marilyn Park,Local kids, afoot and on bi-standing *record of achievement as Taylor -county Home Economist, She has served in that capacity since November 1949.The husband and wife team ot John and Evelyn Hunter developed an extension program in Taylor county which ranked with the best In the state. Page county will now have t|iis some tfbmhiiiation since John left Taylor for Page county June 1.Advancement in 4-II field is one of the Lest measures of Evelyn’sSATURDAYOn the final day of the three-day Centennial, U n^-ned In the forenoon, cleared nicely about noon so the afternoon program in the court ynif’• park, lasting from 2 p.m. until about 5:30, was presented as solieduicd with nn attendance estimated at 3,000 (persons. The fair pvmnwfcs dried in fine shape in the afternoon sun and it loakrp like n fine dear evening was assured for the grand finale of the tpugeant and fire works.At. 8:45 p.m., about 15 minutes after a crowd estimated at 8,000— may/e 10,000, bad witnessed the opening episode of the two hour long pageant, one of -those fnst-moving thuni’cir storm® fur which Iowa is noted, swooped over thd 80-acre area of which the fair grounds Is the •center, and dumped a deluge for 20 minutes.With memories of an unusual current season of wind, ball and rainfall to .frighten them, about 3,000 people scatckl and standing, took off for home as fast as they could get in their oars and get out .of the ground's.I What a pity!As it -cleared 20 iinltvutes later, hundreds pulleJ off their shoes and socks to wade back on the track an'I the 300 members of lt;the castcame back to their ponchos. Dr. Bruce Mahan and Elsie Don gnu. the readers, and Doc Lawson, playing Nobody Knows How Dry I Am, on his electric organ, resumed the presentation of the epl-success in Tavlor county. Many a(llus °r U,B h»me-jrn.lueO(l pits-cant. Through the Years.”next, follow Queen ofRu Ridenour am!state and national honors have been won by 1-H members and the all around {program has come to be recognizol as one * of the best in the state.Girts 4-H enrollment is at an all time high in the county with 235 girls enrolled in 4-H this year. These girls are organized in local clubs. Local -club, organization* have been strengthened and are carrying outstanding programs which emphasize the development of youth,Helen ’Wintermute Moon and Marilyn Park won trips to the National 4-H club congress in Chicago during the time Evelyn was in the county. The -county demonstration team won a blue ril;| on at ths state fair last yealt;r. The county also won the KS'Ijl record award plaque three straight years.A fine women’s extension program was also maintained during Evelyn's term In Taylor. One out-eyejes,‘Camp Fire girls. Boy Ssouts,l8tand^lg examl)le was the tailoringneapolis, Edna Cannon Sutherland, Colorado Springs, Achsah Hall Noonbuirg, Wilmington, Del., Gol-Gle McNees Weed, Ute, Iowa, Grace Steele McCoun, Marsha lit own, James Hoxworth, Eureka, Calif.Members of the class present were: Vernon Ashford, wife and three daughters, Des Moines; Treya Thomas Pett and husband, Des Moines; Roy Churchill anrl wife, Ottawa, Kans.; George Haller, Denver, Colo.; Gail Park Kopp, Conway; Carrie Nendick Lindsey, Amherst, Mass.; Pauline Walker Little, husband and two daughters, Chicago; Wilma Jones Russell, St. Louis; Garland MHler Tayior, San Francisco; Harry Bgye Thompson and wife, Chicago; Frank Mahan and wife, son and wife, ‘St. Joseph.Ethel Straight Bartlett, ’husband and ’son; Arthur Dinwiddle, wife and daughter; Charles Hale; Vera Johnson Paschal; Adah Allison Taylor, daughter and son; all of Bedford.Faculty members piresent were Dr. E. W. Goetscb, Cedar Falls; Alberta Fox de Boer, Denver, Colo.; Miss Alice Hale, Leonard L. Moore, wife and daughters, Bedford•iIIATS OFF TO HOOPERClaude Hooper, who ihandJled theparade routing, with the assistanceof a lot of committeome®) and women here Friday, had his hands full. It was a great parade.Historical, first, Billy Avey, Bedford.Character real or legendary, No. 9, decorated bicycle.Old and new contrast, firs!. Dick and Pat Longfellow, Clearfield.3. Children 14 to 18;Historical, first Robert Dawson, Bedfortli.Character, real or legendary, first, Ledgerwood, Bedford.4. Any group under 18: Floats. First, Clayton Herdsmen andClover leaf 4-H.Second, (B.Y..F,, Bedford.Third, Gay Guss Girls,Adult Division Floats.-Religious, ftnst, Lutheran Hour, Yorktown.Historical, first, American Legion, Bedford.Commercial, first, Thomps o n Mercantile, Bedford.Modani, first, Bedford Lions club Entry showing best contrast, old and new, first, Gay Maidens 4-H.Animal drawn vehicle, first, Mason Meadow Larks, 4-H.Judges of tihe parade entiles stated it was a very difficult event 'from, whiah to select place winners as It contained so many beautiful and outstanding floats anddiversified entries.Many Horses In PurndeAutos, trucks and tractors, well hidden in most instances, motivated units of the parade, but horses lent the Centennial touch that 'carried you back -to the horse andcub scouts, Farm Bureau officials, and 4-H boys and girls, Farm Bureau women, and float entries by many farm groups from alt points in the county {passed An review. Entries of many varieties came from runal schools of the county.Churches of Bedford had elabor-i ate floats, ®s well as anany float entries by local (business institutions, clubs, town and rural, had prepared float entries that were beaubflui and varied in theme and style.Navy recruiters from this district brought in an elaborate float from Omaha, showing a navy ‘plane.The local Masonic lodge and the Odd Fellows each ball a float in the parade. Wetimores and Shums, local funeral homes, each displayed three vehicles, old and 'modern. A miniature 'train, an engine and its stying of cars, use);] at Clarlnda earlier and to *be used in Red Oak later, was in the Bedford parade.Shriners from Dos Moines throught along their howitzer, a booming weapon thafc sprinkled the crowd along the route, with shelled corn.The -local Eastern Stars and the Rebekahs each halii an entry of afloat. ,Bob Zeller and his holder, Del-mar Smith, followed the homeswith a seooip shovel, a wheel barrow and an appropriate sign.Bedford Firemen, all wearing their red shirts, their jblue visorcd caps and 'blue trousers, brought up the rear, riding tlielr two fine mot’etn^ trucks, (one of them (the five-town’sihip-owned unit). (Next was the old horse-drawn steamer fire fighting unit brought here (Kriday, ContM. to Page f)schools and the style show which followed last year.Evelyn would, of course, give the ere1.!it -for the successful programs to the leaders and committee members in 4-H and to the township workers in the women’s program. They do deserve much credit but Evelyn’s able direction has really made the .program click.Evelyn has been very prominent in Bedford activities, .particularly in church and country club work.Her many friends really hate to see her leave the county but wish her and John the best of everything In Page county. —Farm BureauIt was a great day of entertain-nifcnt., a couple of twin squalls not-wtihstan.'Mng.liiekenlooper Spoke In AfternoonThirty-six members of Molla’a Shrine band of .St. Joseph, brought to his old borne town by 'Potentate Leith Hendrickson of Missouri, g$ye ^,'Uifh claps musical «pragrfnfrom -the stand in the court yard park from 2 to 3 p.m. marches, medleys, fine arrangements of old and new tunes, Interspersed with solo anil duet vocal .numbers, made a program of good music that was thoroughly enjoyed by a crowd of guests that filled the court yard.Senator Bourkw B. Hickenloop-er was able to be here for his scheduled a Idress at 3 p.im. by flying out to Iowa fromi Washington, D. C. Friday. He gave ail address at Gowry at 11 a.m. Saturday and (by flying to Cl a r in da to meet the 3 p.m. speaking date at Bedford. He returned to Des Moines Saturday evening by plane and back to Washington by air the Fay following,Introfhed by At.ty. James iA. Liieas, Sen. Hickenlooiper first thanked his listeners ifor the opportunity to participate in hispacked Into the grounds, all scats In the grandstan!'3 and their boxe# were packed iftril. the fence line afc the sides of the amphitheatres was filled with standing people and the race track was packed with people seated on the groundHun!’.reds of p.’np’i’ parked their ears up town to walk to the grounds and a line of ears headed toward the grounds extended backfrom the fair grounds emnuire to highway No. 2 several blocks north, as ij»r parker* staruG planning to stop all tin (Tic at the gate.'Pltr rain squa’i took care of that prc| lem.Fngcnnl Was Presented After an interruption caused by a situation beyond control of man. Hie pageant episode® depicting incidents in the history of Bedford, were presented. .Some parts iplan-neU to include use of the race track, had to be omitted.Doc Lawson’s electric organ lent realism and color suitable ‘for the moment as the various *scenes and moods were unfolded by groups dressed In the costumes of .the period. 'Some scenes were given only in ipantomlme as Dr. Mahan or Mrs. Dougan described the.m. Othersemployed wpoken parts by mentaking parts of characters presented and incidents shown.In six episodes with three lo five scenes each, highlights and incidents of Bei‘.ford’s history from the days of the Indians to the Bedford of today, were depicted.Stirring talks, as often given am! listened to with great Interest in the pioneer days, were made. Rev. Clement Loehr as J. II Turner at a local 4th of July ceUV ration, Wayne Harbour as a character reading the call to arms issued by President Lnicon at tbe beginning of Hie Civil War, and Carl Cummings, as William Jennings Bryan In his Cross of Gold oration, heard from the Bedford Chautauqua platform back in the beginning- : yfears of Uie 20th century, were worthy of in eat fort The opening scene, Indians eating their frugal meal of parched maize about the camp faiire, was artistically done—-before the rain.Tbe scenes showing the return of the soldiers to Bedford following the Civil war and the SpanLsh-Amerlcan war were effectively given. Pioneer games like Skip To MyLou, Whiteman’s singing schools, singing of early BeMford church choirs, the scene given by the Farm Bureau trained square dancers, the gay nineties, with their barber shop quartettes, the days rf the cake walk, music as presented by the Jubilee Singers of the deep south hack In ehautauqua days, and the closing number by the massed choir, '.let! by .Mrs. RichardThompson, were outstanding.Written Ky Dr. Bruce Mahan of(.«.«« county sea. town’s Centon.-ttle «tateUnive,'slty of Iowa, as 1H3contribution to his old home town.DAY CAMP FOR BOYS AND GIRLSTo Be On Tuesdays, July 14, 21, 28'Day Catnip. sponsnruU annually by the Y. M. C. A. will be held at Lake of Tit roe Fires on Tuesday, July 14, July 21 and July 28. The first two dates are for boys, ages 8 to 12. Girls of the same ages .will attend on the third date, July 28.The program will be carried out as nearly like a regular cam-p as possible. There will be craft-work, archery, games, story hour, swimming, etc. Everything is free for the children alien'dimg except they are asked to take their own lunch. Milk will be furnished by the Bedford Lions club.The children are asked to meet at the court house at 9 a^m., transportation to the lake to be furnished by the Bedford schools.nial, then kept their attention for about an hour as he discussed the maun* now before the Congress of the United States.He told them of his stands on the issues of the day, foreign anldi domestic, pointed out the {billions upon billions of dollars represented in our national indebtedness and committments and doclareid that right, or wrong be believes we must moot our national committments made as a nation in the past. However he Is opposed to further reckless and unnecessary spending our way to foreign and domestic security by the V**vrowing route.Following the ad'J.ress, more ribbon rosettes were pinned on be-whiskered competitors called up to the stand from the crowd, kids .were called to the street for their ’contests, and Doc Lawson with his electric organ entertaindl- for an hour in a request program of any tune asked,Tlie Full of the FngeanfRealizing the fair grounds would not hold the crowds anticipated for the Saturday evening program, people started gathering for an early choice of seats at 3:30 p.m., car parkers report. By 5 p.m. a double line of cars was parkeM from the grandstand east to the eighth of a mile post on the race track, and boxes wore about filled. By rain time at 8:45, oars to an estimated number of 1500 wereClass Of 1928Has AnniversaryBod ford High graduating olasa of 1928 held a reunion (Sunday» July 5, at Lake of Three Fires, the 26th amalvensary of the class (falling on Bedford's Centennial year. There ware 16 members 'present of the 45 in. the class. Also throe teachers.V. A. Helfenstein superintendent, Des Moines, R. W. McLain of Davenport, Mrs. Marjorie (Burks of Olardnda, Charles Greenlee of Fallow, were those coming the longest distance.Others present were Daniel Williams and Orville Jefferies o-f Kan-aas City, Mrs. Beulah Brand Houston of Hopkins, .Mrs. Zetla Cunningham iRidnour of Gravity; Mrs.H.elen Dorr Klopp of Coaming, Mrs.Lavelle Kuhn King of Block ton, Mr#, Gail Reynolds Beal of Raymond, Nebr,, Miss Mary 'Salter of Clarlnda, Mrs. (Ruiby Stoner Hues of Winfield, Iowa, and Mrs, Mora a Smalley Barnes of Shenanidoah, Mrs, Allen e Gil Jet to LongfeH°w» Mr, and Mrs, Claude Rankin, Mrs. Mabel Wright Vawter, all of Bedford.Another meeting is planned far 1958, Officers elected were: president, Mrs. Helen Dorr Klapp; vice president, Mrs. Mabel Wright Vaw-ter; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Marjorie Harriott (RankinKING AND QUEEN CANDIDATES OP CENTENNIALcast by a committee .headed by Mrs. Elsie Dougan, rehearsed and di-reoteU by James S. Taylor and Mrs. Dorothy Harbour, and presented by a cast of about 300 local town and country people, it was the most outstanding (production of home talent work ever attempted here. Bound volumes of Bedford's Centennial book and souvenir program were presented to Dr. Mahan and to tbe local library board.Souvenir programs of the pageant giving names of the cast, tolling about the achievements of its author, Ur. Mahan, (listing Bedford’s Centennial committees, and giving the title® and scenes in the episodes were sold at a dime each to members of the audience Saturday night. Programs for those wanting them are available at the Tim/Os-Press office now. Same price.“Rockets Red Glare . • *As Doc Lawson played tbe Star Spangled ’Banner on his electric organ, and the flag burned Into its red, white and blue colors, Ibombs and rockets lighted tbe sky iback of the stage. An hour’s showing of fireworks by the iBedforU firemen, concluded the night's iprogram-. Bedfords Centennial was over,. It was a howling success,It paid out.It payed off.Thirty.FORMER BEDFORD RESIDENTS WHO REGISTERED FOR CENTENNIAL*•Pictured above are the centennial king and queen candidates. They are left to right: Louise Novinger. Charles Hale, Marilyn Park, Bichard Ridenour Janet Mark y, Robert Bristow, Lois Marley, Gerald Cole, Ruby Stephens, Darrell Irwin, Shirley Bristow, Paul Bartlett, jr., Cora. Beal, Jorene McColm, Sanford Turner, Shirley Safley, Basil Lucas, Kay Sawyer, Joe Beard, Cattl Blake.Following is a partial list of former Bedforditcs, who registered '’uring Centennial Days. More names will bo printed in next week’s issue,And ley, Helen Combs, Seattle, Wash.AiHlTey, II. U., Soatllo, Wash.Ahruii, Colonel, St. JosephAndrews, Mr. and Mrs D. C., St. LouisAllen, /America Gaddis, Kansas Otty. Mo.A oh or, Mrs, Donald. Hopkins1Adams, Mr. and IMps. Clifton, Trenton, Mo.Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. David, Kansas City, Mo.Adams, Geraldine (Itoe). Mount AyrAffierson, Mr. and 'Mrs. Martin, Shannon CityArthur. Mr*. Mary iSmpth), Hopkins Allen, II Francis, Shenandoah Barker, Mrs. BilMo Ingram, St.Jo seph1401111101*, Mrs, Mattie, Olariuda(Residents Cont’d. to Fago 5)
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