Bedford man J W Nevius dies by suicide in garage
Jason W Nevius 72 a retired farmer and former Taylor county sheriff took his own life by hanging in his Bedford home garage Saturday morning. He had recent car accident mental distress and nervous health problems. Burial was in Gravity Cemetery. service by Rev Russell G Nye and Rev Gordon MacLean. He left wife two daughters a granddaughter Brown Nevius in Denver and a Missouri sister. He was a member of I O O F and Bedford Rebekah lodge.
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Jason W. Nevius
Bedford
Taylor County
Nevius
Shum Funeral Home
Russell G. Nye
Methodist Church
Gordon MacLean
Presbyterian Church
William and
Rosetta Searls Nevius
Labette County
Bedford Rebekah
Omaha Woman Visits Parents This Friday
Mias Loretta Baker of Omaha arrived Friday to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Baker.
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Mias Loretta Baker
Omaha
Mra
Glenn Bakar
Coal And The Future
The article argues coal and lignite supply 98.8 percent of national mineral fuel energy reserves and will remain central as new methods boost production. It notes refining coal to motor fuels is progressing near oil costs and powered transport via coal powder pipelines may emerge, highlighting coal as the cornerstone of American industry and power.
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U.S. Bureau of Mines
Town News Briefs From Across Iowa Towns
Around town items report Emma Ogden reconnecting with an uncle after 73 years following a radio tip. A Montezuma man dragged from a car after a horse spooked it. Paullina man slight injuries from a tractor mishap. Waukon workers suffer rain chaos as a cement job spans a box outside. Grundy Center brothers endure a gunpowder explosion chase and a car crash. Lightning kills Ray Kohlhoff near London. LaVernce Cleveland loses 9 cows to illness. A Lakeside tractor is stolen and used in Storm Lake Joy ride.
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Mra Emma Ogden
Dan Young
South Bend
Mra Ogden
Mr Young
Albert Rosburg
Montezuma
Red Oak Hosts Franklin Family Visitors From Omaha
Mr and Mrs J. S. Francis drove to Red Oak Sunday morning to spend the day at the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Franklin. They were joined by Mr and Mrs James Franklin and their baby from Omaha for a Sunday visit at the parental Red Oak home.
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J. S. Francis
Red Oak
Ralph Franklin
James Franklin
Baby
Omaha
Mrs Morris Taken To Missouri Hospital For Operation
Mrs Morris left Thursday for Ss Joseph Missouri where she entered Missouri Mathodiat hospital and underwent surgery Saturday morning. reports say she is getting along fine.
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Paul Morris
Ss. Joseph, Mo
Missouri Mathodiat Hospital
Abe
Mrs Art Barkley Visits Parents in Sian ton
Mrs Art Barkley and her son left Wednesday of last week for a short visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Ben Rush in Sian ton.
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Art Barkley and Son
Mra
Ben Rush
Sianton
Better Management Key to Poultry Profit
W R Whitfield of Iowa State College says management and breed switching boost profits. Demonstration flocks show hybrids average 240 eggs per hen with higher mortality, while Rhode Island Reds lay 168 and crossbreeds 184. Feed per dozen favors crossbreeds and hybrids despite higher egg output. Differences largely lie within breeds, not between them.
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W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College Poultry Specialies
Rhode Island
Whitfield Cayls
Gravity Beats Mount Ayr In Season Opener Baseball Win
Gravity defeated Mount Ayr 8 to 7 in a Sunday afternoon game. Gravity led 7 to 1 before relief pitching allowed six runs by Mount Ayr. Shafer pitched well in relief, Wayne Levitt led the offense on bases, and Gravity plans to play Lenox next Sunday.
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Mount Ayr
Gravity
Briggs
King
Weil
Innin
Greeley
Shafer
Wayne Levitt
Lenox
Holiness Meeting in Grav ity Iowa May 16
The Southwest Iowa Holiness Association will meet at the Presby terian church in Grav ity for an all day event on May 16. Rev J B Starkey of New Market will preach at 10 30 AM and Rev G F Tackett of Shenandoah at 2 30 PM. A basket lunch will be served at noon. All are invited.
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Southwest
Raymond Hunt Fractured Thumb Benchmarks Local Baseball Tryouts
Clarinda Merchants shortstop Raymond Hunt suffered a fractured thumb in Sunday practice requiring setting and a splint. He showed strong talent in the field and at bat and will be hard to replace on the squad.
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Raymond Hunt
Clarinda Merchants
Hunt
Use Young Asparagus For Canning And Freezing
Instructions emphasize using young asparagus stalks from the garden for canning or freezing. Process steps cover trimming, tying, boiling briefly, packing hot with liquid, and processing times for pint and quart jars at ten pounds pressure. Instructions also outline freezing prep, brining, and ensuring rapid transfer to storage.
Stempel Hosts Farewell Buffet for Irene Johnson
Mr and Mrs M B Stempel hosted a farewell buffet supper for Irene Johnson on Thursday May 8 at 7 pm at the New Era venue. Attendees included Dorothy Tackett Annabel Stephens Florine Dougherty Neva Goslin Edward Johnson Doyle Savage Denton Kidney Wendell Lovitt Gordon Hill and the guest of honor. Corsages were given to the ladies and the evening featured dancing.
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M. B. Stempel
Irene Johnson
Dorothy Tackett
Annabel Stephens
Florine Dougherty
Neva Goslin
Edward Johnson
Doyle Savage
Denton Kidney
Wendell Lovitt
Gordon Hill
Mra Cora White and Miss Zona Posten Visit Shenandoah
Mrs Cora White and Miss Zona Posten spent Monday in Shenandoah for social calls and local errands.
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Mra
Cora White
Zona Posten
Shenandoah
New Market Legion Post Reaches Membership Quota
New Market Post No. 300 of the American Legion met its 1947 membership quota by submitting 73 memberships to Iowa Legion headquarters in Des Moines, led by Commander Jesse W. Helden. The post, which had 52 members in 1946, continues a drive under Commander Kenneth Hawkins Adjutant Chas Wilson and committee chair M. Anderson to strengthen its 1917 program of community service and veteran activities.
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New Market
American Legion
Iowa Legion
Des Moines
Jesse W. Helden
Newton
Iowa
Kenneth Hawkins
Chas
D. Wilson
M. Anderson
Era
American Legion Auxiliary Initiation Night May 19
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Monday evening May 19 with Mr Mollie King. This will be initiation night and all members not yet initiated are asked to attend the meeting.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Mollie King
Fulton Visit Ties Two Generations in Missouri
Mir and Mra Wm Fulton spent Tuesday in St Joseph Missouri visiting his daughter Mrs Wilma Long and noon.
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Mir
Mra Wm. Fulton
St. Joseph
Mra
Wilma Long
Oon
School Activities May 1947 Highlights
May 15 Thursday brings commencement in the high school auditorium at 8 15 p m with Rev Gordon MacLean delivering the address. May 16 Friday features return of texts and lookups by pupils and issuance of report cards.
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H. S. Auditorium
Gordon MacLean
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J. W. Nevius
James Simm
Paullina
Sakis
Waukon
Grundy Center
Schiller
Herman Schiller
Elders
London
Ray Kohlhoff
Kohlhoff
LaVernce Cleveland
Ionia
Lakeside
Jake Figt
Storm Lake
Detroit
Cadillac Square
Congress
Ayr
Holiness
New Market Legion Post
Proctor & Gamble
Wonder
SAT
Ivory
Posten & Sen
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