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', 'flhc firstcigar ladto^ -v- was where 'the* KXF building is now. I^wlais ope^'ted by Ralph----Who Was-Maypr of Moulton at • that time. Tlhas* was around 70 or 75 jterte ago. The next cigar fac-jtory Was iii the ‘Me building by[the laundromat and it was oper-; ated by Gus Shultz ’ Then he’ 'moved to where Hoy Maring’s Seed Store is now. The tobacco which was grown in Pennsylvania arid Florida was shipped iij. -When the ’tobacco is reatfy to use it -isstripped by toeing ■ the stem out of dite leaf; then it Was laid flat and rolled in Mis. Uater it wasput in cans' to keep moist untilready to m'ake cigars, i For making cigars they used three kinds of tobacco. The filler was broken up in the h)and and the binder was rolled around the filler. It was put in a press and left for a while and then it was taken out and a wrapper was cut from a better grade of tobacco which was wrapped around the cigar and the edges sealed down. Then it was put in a box thatwould hold 50.Then there was the Hand Made Cigar called the Panatetlja. lt was all made by hand. It was shaped by rolling in the hand. (Information Supplied by Mr. and-Mrs. Pearl Davis).Moulton Fair The Moulton Flair was held 85 to 100 yetors ago. It was* located in the northwest corner of Moul-on, Where the corn bins are and going halfway North tp the Que-dor Probasco flarm. The land was owned by the town. The fair lasted a week. Tents were put up for the CuHrtary and Stock exhibits. There were rides on Midway such-as the Merry-go-round, Ferns Wheel and every afternoon sulky races were held. (Information supplied by Rachel Gale).
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Moulton Weekly Tribune
Moulton, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 18, 1973
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