How Old the Moose
This brief celebrates the Moose as an enduring American institution predating many modern inventions and organizations including the automobile airplane X ray radio and television as well as groups like the Boy Scouts American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Rotary Kiwanis Lions and even several western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
States of the Union
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Alaska
Moose News Special Issue Thanks Advertisers
The Moose News expresses gratitude to advertisers friends of the Moose and all who helped make the special issue possible.
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The
Moose News
the Moose
Moose Slippers and Mooseheart Pride Across Alaska and Iowa
A lighthearted column blends Moose Lodge lore with notes on members and events. It mentions Alaska slippers from Indians, George Nagle’s Iowa GOP role, Greenwich Observatory reflection, Clarence Wilson joining the Johnson County Oilmen's Club, Mayor Bartle at Mooseheart, and Hiram Galloway Jr.’s 93rd birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich Observatory
John Sutherland Bonnell
Clarence Wilson
Iowa City Lodge
Johnson County Oilmen’s Club
Kansas City
Mooseheart
Aurora Chamber of Commerce
Bartle
Hiram Galloway Jr
Brother Galloway
Barbara
Hiram
Moose
Memorial Day grave care by Andy Kelly and volunteers
Andy Kelly and his volunteer group cleaned many graves and placed flags and markers for deceased Moose members. They tended graves across multiple Iowa City cemeteries including Parnell Chapel Hill Hills Riverside Swanks Church Lone Tree Nichols Brick Chapel West Branch Nolan Settlement Newport Jewish Coralville Oxford Tiffin St. Josephs and Oakland Cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Kelly
Parnell
Chapel Hill
Hills
Riverside
Swanks Church
Lone Tree
Nichols
Brick Chapel
West Branch
Nolan Settlement
Newport
Coralville
Oxford
Tiffin
St. Josephs
Oakland
Iowa City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jean's Floral Hobby Shop
S. Clinton St
Kirkwood Ave
Ottumwa
S. Gilbert
Loyal Order of the Moose
George Nagle
Iowa
Republican Party
Nagle
Miller’s
Conoco Service
Capitol and
Burlington
Oral Miller
Dial
Grocers
S. Dubuque
Sharon Or
Riverside Midway
Robert Wolf
Cement Contractor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!