Winsler Buys Bloomfield Produce Business From Goode
Dewey Goode sells his Bloomfield produce business to the R. W. Winsler Corporation with headquarters at Moravia. The transfer occurs today. Winsler will continue operations here, leasing Goode buildings. H. E. Huffman becomes Bloomfield manager, joining a large regional network with offices in Moravia, Moulton, Seymour, Centerville, Albia, Ames and others. Goode plans new ventures likely in Bloomfield.
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Dewey Goode
R. W. Winsler Corporation
Seymour Man
Bloomfield
R. W. Winsler
Moravia
Moulton
Seymour
Centerville
Albia
Ames
Towa
Goode
L. E. Goode
Winslet Company
Bloomfield Republican
Tobin's Livery Driver Sets Ford Hauling Record
Lester E. Garmon, driver for Tobin's Livery, hauled 6840 pounds in one load from Centerville to Moulton using a Ford truck. The one ton capacity was greatly exceeded, as the driver tripled the truck's capacity with merchandise for local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester E. Garmon
Tobin
Lester
Centerville
Moulton
Ford
How Much For Roads
Federal highway guidance urges cost balanced road policy to pay for itself. No road investment should exceed a road’s earning capacity, with heavy traffic roads paved and light traffic surfaces kept cheap to minimize long term costs. State groups align with this principle for Iowa roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Bureau
Federal Department of Agriculture
Davis County Pullet Hatch Sets Davis County Rivalry
The Davis County Republican notes Oscar and Mrs Dieffenbach hatch over two thousand baby chicks with first hatch on February 11 and laying pullets beginning June 10. It contrasts Davis County with Appanoose and pokes fun at Karl for the heat melted roller crack as the Davis County Fair approaches.
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Moulton Tribune
Appanoose County
Old Davis
Oscar Dieffenbach
Davis County
Karl
Stock Pen Notes Sent To St Louis From Moulton Association
The Moulton Livestock Shipping Association sent one ear of stock to St Louis this week. Shippers include G C Wahl eight head E Davis seven W O Stevens seven C W L R Horn eighteen BU Fox eighteen C E Stansberry one D W Davis one R C Johnson two A L Louderback one F W Moore one J D Newland one J A Lawson four C F L Stansberry two W C Davis one Lewis Wallace one B S Jamison two Dewey Wallace three F L Fox one Perry Peek one J W McKinney two J D Howell one Alvah Davis three Harvey John one Lettie Daniels two E E Probasco one J F Spurgeon
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Moulton Livestock Shipping Association
St. Louis
G. C. Wahl
E. ©. Davis
W. O. Stevens
C. W
L. R. Horn
BU. Fox
C.E. Stansberry
D. W. Davis
R.C. Johnson
A. L Louderback
J. D Newland
J. A. Lawson
C. F. L. Stansberry
W. C. Davis
Lewis Wallace
B. S. Jamison
Dewey Wallace
F. L. Fox
Perry Peek
J W. McKinney
J. D. Howell
Alvah Davis
Harvey John
Lettie Daniels
E. E. Probasco
J. F. Spurgeon
Miss Orela Branstetter Returns From Vacation
Miss Orela Branstetter came home Saturday from Quincy Illinois for a two weeks vacation. She is attending Gem City Business College. Mrs Joe James and Mrs John Brock spent Tuesday in Centerville. The missionary of the 41 E church enjoyed a picnic Wednesday afternoon at the church. Mrs Withrow is visiting her Smith in Batavia Illinois. Harrison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orela Branstetter
Quincy
Ill
Gem City Business College
Joe James
John Brock
Centerville
Withrow
Smith
Batavia
Tih
Chicago
Tal ‘Harrleon
Medics Hold Picnic At Moulton
Appanoose County Medical Society met at Moulton golf grounds on Tuesday August 18 with a bountiful dinner and a varied program. Dr. W L Downing serves as president and Dr. E D Sellers as secretary. Speakers covered child education, infant care, malignant disease diagnosis, and a tribute to a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appanoose County Medical Society
Moulton
Moulton Golf Grounds
W. L. Downing
E. D. Sellers
Jerry Replogle
Udell
Donahue
Centerville
D. C. Brockman
Ottumwa
T. N. Jayne
Minneapolis
Short Change Artist Visits Lancaster
A man and two women in a big six auto with an Oklahoma plate visited Lancaster on Tuesday. They calmed a shop at Sizemore grocery where a woman bought soap for 10 cents and used a $20 bill. The clerk Gerald Garrett received a $10.90 change but the woman later asked for the $20 back and returned a dime. The trio fled before the error could be noticed. Pearl Stansberry of Moulton, injured in a Sunday auto crash, was treated at Protestant Hospital with a silver plate inserted for a broken femur near the hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Oklahoma
Christian Church
Sizemore Grocery
Gerald Garrett
Lancaster Excelsior
Pearl Stansberry
Moulton
Protestant Hospital
Centerville
Reed Attacks Charge Heacock in Centerville Court
Editor Glenn Reed of Hawk Eye X Ray filed criminal assault charges against Walter Heacock a cowboy. Heacock pled not guilty and the Justice Zimmer court in Centerville heard the case arising from a rodeo criticism leading to a brawl. The initial charge was dismissed on evidence, and a new simple assault charge was filed with a fine as possible punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Reed
Hawkeye X-Ray
Walter Heacock
Heacock
Justice Zimmer
Centerville
Reed
City Delivery Facts for Moulton October 1925 Plan
Public notice explains village mail service starting October 1 1925 in Moulton. Details cover sidewalk requirements for home delivery schedule, Sunday restrictions, mail receptacles, and carrier duties. Pearl Davis is named as regular carrier with John Bowie as morning auxiliary.
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Moulton
Post Office Service Department
Post Office Department
Pearl Davis
Washington
John Bowie
Main — Street
Hanging of William Hinkle recalled by W J Willett near Orleans
W J Willett recalls the 1858 hanging of William Hinkle for his wife's murder near Orleans. The case, tried in Appanoose County, ended in a first degree murder verdict with two trials and a public execution near Centerville. Ice water sold for five cents as ten thousand people gathered.
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Orleans
W. J. Willett
William Hinkle
Mr. Willett
Willett
Davis County
Hinkle
Centerville
Bloomfield
Appanoose County
Wells-Davis Couple Quietly Weds in Clarinda Iowa
Miss Nettie Wells wed Mr. Orin Davis on a Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock at the bride's parents home in Clarinda Iowa. The groom, son of D W Davis, will reside at Eliott Iowa where he serves as manager of the Green Bay Lumber Company.
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Nettie Wells
Orin Davis
Clarinda
Iowa
Mr. Davis
D. W. Davis
Eliott Iowa
Green Bay Lumber Company
Robbins Bros big 4 ring circus to visit Centerville
The Robbins Bros circus expands to twice its former size and brings a world class show to Centerville Iowa on Monday August 24 with two performances. The event features three elephant herds sea lions thirty steel cars mammoth pageants hundreds of performers and a grand street parade. It promises exotic acts from Davenport and Mastumato Japs with Arabian Cossacks and 40 clowns. The production is backed by the U S Circus property and led as a major attraction across many cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbins Bros
Centerville
Iowa
U. S. Circus Corporation
Ponca Bill
Lulu P. Parr
Collossal
Davenport
Local notices and visits from Moulton area residents
Mrs. Joel Starr and son Thomas visited Yorktown Iowa last week. Announced birth of a son for Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carvick Boones Iowa born August 8 1925 named James Robert. Miss Joretta Jordan travels to Kansas City to see Esco and Clifton. Bridge Club luncheon honors Mrs Ray Ware who leaves for Prescott Arizona for a year. high score won by Mrs M S Edwards. Various visits, reunions, and travel notes across Moulton Bloomfield Exline Centerville Des Moines and nearby towns. An eight pound baby boy born August 12 to Mr and Mrs Harold Dewell Oskaloosa.
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Joel Starr
Thomas
Yorktown
Iowa
Ray Carvick
Boones
James Robert
Joretta Jordan
Jane Rucker
Kansas City
Esco
Clifton
Juretta
Boston University
Bridge Club
Jas. West
Ray Ware
Prescott
Ariz
M.S. Edwards
Emma Sayers
Centerville
Orin Brown
H. I. Beggs
Cora Beggs
Ronald Bishop
Donald Fullerton
Cedar Rapids
J. Earl Anselme
Don Eby
Ruth Howard
Bloomfield
R. R. Eby
Charles Cole
C. P. Norton
Almeada Beard
Lem Ulrich
Udell
J. F. Stansberry
Moulton
Bernard Berry
Lillian Berry
EB. Underwood
Old Settlers
Unionville
Stuart Mace
Alma Mace
Peter Nelson
Mason City
K. V
Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic At The Cabin
The Presbyterian Sunday school plans a two to six picnic this afternoon at the Cabin with a rain plan for the church basement. Mrs G A Singley and children Clifford Helen Mary and Etta and Mrs Alice Wilson attended the Old Settlers Reunion at Unionville last Thursday, taking part in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Sunday School
G. A. Singley
Clifford
Helen
Mary
Etta
Alice “Wilson
Old Settlers
Unionville
School Notes Classifications Set for August 28 29
Friday and Saturday August 28 and 29 are classification days for all high school students with report times in the assembly room. Freshmen Friday 9 2 m Sophomores Friday 1 p m Juniors Saturday 9 a m Seniors Saturday 1 p m Textbooks may be bought next week or by Monday August 31. Books bought at school may not be refunded or credited. Free books may be provided on a board order if needed. Grade pupils enroll and are classified Monday August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Bowie
Fragmentary Quote Fragments Prompt Reflection
Partial quotation highlights uncertainty about a child's role. The readable segment suggests a focus on interpretation and context, urging caution in drawing conclusions from incomplete dialogue.
County W. C. T. U. Meeting at Moulton M. E. church
The annual county convention of the W. C. T. U. will be held at the M. E. church in Moulton on Monday August 31 starting at ten in the morning. A program of special interest includes devotions greetings and talks by local officials and speakers from Udell Exline and Missouri with sessions on Americanization child welfare and temperance.
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M. E
Moulton
J. A. Caswell
Ann Blosser
Josephine Liseter
Udell
D. C. Williams
Allerton
Hamilton Girls
Irelan
Missouri
Nellie Lane
Exline
Claudia Harbour
Martha Downing
Flower Mission
Rae McKinney
Mystic
Helen Bunker
Josephine Lisetor
Temperance and Missions
Mamie Bowen
Extine
W. A. Smith
Imayette
Ireland
Work on Moulton-Coatsville road begins at Jim Edwards corner
Work on the Moulton Coatsville road has started with a big grader and crew at the Jim Edwards corner. A wood road is now assured in the district as effort proceeds this Saturday.
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Moulton-Coatsville
Jim Edwards
In Memoriam Henry Rae Wright Dies at 38 in Creston
Henry Rae Wright born July 14 1887 in Clay County Nebraska died August 16 1925 at Creston Iowa aged 38. He married Alma Staley in August 1914 and is survived by his parents Albert and Mary Wright Moravia a sister Fern Hopkins Moravia three brothers Charles Centerville Roy Moulton Orin Oskaloosa and many Masons. Funeral services were held at Sharon Chapel Centerville with Rev J Roy Wright and a Masonic ceremony at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rae
Albert
Mary Wright
Clay County
Neb
Creston
Iowa
Alma Staley
Albert Wright
Moravia
Fern Hopkins
Charles
Centerville
Roy
Moulton
Orin
Oskaloosa
Henry
Sharon Chapel
J. Roy Wright
Masonic Order
Austin Stuckey
Lloyd Black
Wm. Bowie
G. L. Bovard
Bernard Berry
W. T. Daniels
Farewell Party for Miss Bowie in Bloomfield
A farewell party given Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Allan Bowie for Miss Bessie Bowie who departs for Bakersfield California after four years in the area. Guests enjoyed Scotch songs by Mr and Mrs John Bowie, dancing and refreshments of ice cream and cake. Numerous friends and relatives from Winston Bloomfield and Kansas City attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Bowie
Bessie Bowie
Bakersfield
Cali
John Bowie
Nettie
Erma Vogs
Lois and
Wilma Davis
Helen Gale
Helen Young
Floy Horn
Mary
Jennie Bowie
Janice Orcutt
Winston
Geneva
Maxine Norton
Bloomfield
Jerry Westbrook
Kansas City
Geo. Bowie
Allan Bowie, Jr
Robert Moore
Joseph Kinkade
Ormarid Stevenson
Clarence Horn
Charles Cole
Cole
Lowell Young
Harry Black
Don Wright
Merle Norton
Glen Grant
Winifred Norton
Fred Orcutt
Best in Corn Production Town Maintains Lead
Town continues prominent status in corn production as highlighted by the government crop report for August. Officials note strong yields and regional leadership with Doakels cited as a key contributor.
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Gov
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A. B. Chapin
Eley
Wells—Davis
Circus
L. E. Johnson
Rolla
Marie Fawcett
Iethel Hotte
Edith Clark
Alpha Society
Radium Society
Florence Miller
Harold Amos
W. C. T. U. Meeting
M. BE
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