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However, this too, fell by the driver had to get a firm hold waysido about two years ago. on his horse, or he would find She was married to Abraham himself careening down the road Lincoln Gale on Aug. 25, 1893. behind a thoroughly frightened They were the parents of seven horse. She can remember the children, three of whom are assassination of three presidents: still living. They ore Oliver Garfield, McKinley or.d Ken-Gale of Centerville, Myrtle Sing- nedy. It is interesting to noto ley and Mildred Gale. that at the time the radio wasAs can be expected she has introduced her husband told many interesting memories of her that some day we will press bygone days. Of particuar in- a button and be able to see a terest to her was the making picture on the wall I And now, of soap. In those days she says today, nothing is more popular people did not have to worry in the American home than TV. about their clothes being white Mrs. Gale's years span the for they made their own soap era in time from the wagon out of lye from wood ashes trains to Apollo 14. She has seen and lard or meat cracklings. Al- the coming of all mechanized so they always boiled their aids to farmers and industry; clothes and they were always the coming of radio, television, snow white and germ free. the widespread use of elcctricty;She recalls many things that and the use of the train, car, havo changed in her lifetime, and airplane to replace her For instance, the coming of the favorites the horse. Wo wonder first automobile in Moulton what she and her favorite pony owned by Bill Willett. It was would think of the massive rock-hazardous for a horso and bug- ot now propelling three men to gy to meet Bill and his car. The a landing on the moon?A happy occasion was cele-- bratcd Friday. Jan. 29th at the Rachel Gale home on East 3rdI Street in Moulton. Mrs. Gale, i who makes her homo with her- daughters, Myrtle Singley and i Mildred Gale, observed her 95th i birthday at that time.Her daughters had arranged a- small party for her. In the above I, picture (helping Mrs. Gale y blow out the candles on hercake) can be seen (left to right) Fairy Wright, Margaret Cowell, Maude Mansfield, Mrs. Gale, . Ada Wright and Inez Davis, a Born Rachel Ellen Reed on Jan. 29, 1876,’she was raised on r. a farm west of Moulton on what I, is now known as the Glen Ja-a cobs farm. In her early years if she attended the Hughes schoolII and Ottcrbeln church. Her hob-i- by has always been horses. In is those days they hod to break :s the colts for riding and she was •s the one to tame them. In her i- later years, Mrs. Gale substituted tho art of quilting for horses.
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Moulton Weekly Tribune
Moulton, Iowa, US
Thu, Feb 04, 1971
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