Flour shipments aid needy in community drive
The Red Cross, backed by the Farm Board, distributes seventy seven sacks of free flour in the community. Local Postmaster J M Garrett oversees distribution with about 15 000 pounds shipped in Appanoose county. Since seven months, four hundred sacks have reached recipients, aiding distress but attracting non needy requests. Authorities will tighten checks to ensure help reaches destitute families only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Red Cross
Farm Board Organization
Red Cross
The
Corp of Efficient
United States
J. M. Garrett
Moulton
Appanoose County
Contributions Must Be Brought In This Week
Local welfare fund requests continued donations this week as needs increase before winter. Cash gifts may be given to Lydia Blosser at the Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank, while food and clothing can be left at the Tribune office. L. E. Johnson chairs the Community Welfare Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Blosser
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank
Tribune
L. E. Johnson
Chm
Community Welfare Committee
Large Offering Of Hogs At Community Sale
The Moulton community sale drew a good crowd despite cold weather. Manager West reports the season’s largest hog offering, mainly heavier hogs, about eighty head weighing 125 to 160 pounds. Prices were satisfactory relative to central markets, and cattle sold in line with prior sales, with one truck load of mixed calves near 15 dollars per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
West
Walter Henss Promoted Within I S U to Newton District
Walter Henss, longtime local manager in Moulton for the I S U, has received another promotion. He will become manager of the Newton district, one of the largest I S U holdings, moving from the Moulton office to the Ayr division and is expected to assume duties at the start of January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Henss
Moulton
Henss
Newton
I. S. Us Holdings
Ayr
Moulton Friends
Local Happenings and Christmas Visits Across Communities
Kirksville resident Mrs. Claybrook visits niece Mrs. Ed Parks while Mrs. W F Stober kennels illness with flu. Families travel to Decatur Illinois and Rock Island Illinois for Christmas. Courses include cooperative luncheons and gift exchanges. Several teachers and students plan holidays with relatives in Atlantic Chariton Storm Lake and Cedar Rapids. Local clubs host dinners and exchanges. A W Logan pledged to Sigma Tau Gamma at Missouri State Teachers College. Christmas gatherings occur at Center School and multiple homes in Centerville Leon Bloomfield and Udell.
Fliis Files Petition For Vote Recount
Lloyd Ellis formerly of Moulton now Chariton has filed a petition in the house of representatives contesting Lloyd Thurston of Osceola. He alleges irregularities in four counties including Appanoose Ringgold Poweshiek and Clarke in the November 8 general election and seeks a vote recount amid charges of fraud. Thurston, a Republican, was declared re-elected in a close race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Ellis
Moulton
Chariton
House of Representatives
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Washington, D. C
Ellis
Washington
Appanoose
Ringgold
Poweshiek County
Clarke County
Thurston
Congress
Christmas Mail Foresees Below Average Volume
The local post office reports a dull Christmas season with fewer packages and greeting cards than usual. Shoppers cut back on holiday spending and many anticipate a lighter rush in the final days before Christmas, while Santa jokes about reduced reindeer and general slow demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Santa
Local families plan holiday travels and visits
Myr. and Mrs. C. B. Riede and son David will spend the holidays with relatives in Waterloo Iowa. Mrs. Will Swann was called to Kirksville Mo last Thursday by the illness of her daughter Virginia who was sick with the flu. Myr. and Mrs. Wendell Nichols expect to leave Friday evening for Ligonier Ind where they will spend the holidays at the parental O. C. Deardorff home. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Mace and Mrs. Alma Mace expect to leave Sunday morning to spend Christmas at the Keith Mace home in Mason City. They will return Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Val Minear and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wood drove to Huntsville Mo Tuesday where they will spend the holidays with the formers daughter Mrs Jas Clark. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Mackenzie will have as their guests Christmas Mr and Mrs Elmer Wood Maryetta and Dan Wood John Wood Mrs Olonzo Osborne and daughter Grace Mr and Mrs Will Osborne and son. Mrs Minnie Richardson and nephew Kenneth Richardson started for Harriabure Penn Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claybrook
Kirksville
Ed Parks
W. F. Stober
Wm. Heintze
Marie
Decatur
Ill
Ernest Heintze
Centerville
Lucille Culliver
Atlantic
Towa
Grace Clark
Cultus Club
Sam Cole
Floyd Horn
Rock Island
Lydias Cox
Susan Shook
West 2Nd St
Helen Singley
Storm Lake
Iowa
G. A. Singley
E. A. Schwendemann
Frank Hess
Coatsville
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Stuart Mace
L. E. Johnson
Ed Hammett
Bridge Club
Otis Edwards
George Carson
I. D. Shumate
E. R. Moen
Ward Johnston
Roy Beggs
Marguerite Berry
Kathleen Hill
Viola Gutmann
Helen Johnson
A. L. Bennett
M. F. Club
Will Blosser
A. W. Logan
Sigma Tau Gamma
State Teachers College
Logan
Missouri
Myr
C. B. Riede
David
Waterloo
Will Swann
Virginia
Wendell Nichols
Ligonier
Ind
O. C. Deardorff
Alma
Dan Wood
John Wood
Olonzo Osborne
Grace
S F Lowry Dies After Operation
Samuel F. Lowry of Drakesville died Friday night at St. Joseph hospital after a two week stay. Aged 71, he was born in Washington township and lived in Kansas before returning to Iowa in 1908 to work as a harness maker. Survived by three sisters and five brothers, funeral at Mt. Ararat church conducted by Rev. F A Wilder with burial nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F. Lowry
Drakesville
Jake Lowry
Moulton
St. Joseph Hospital
Mr. Lowry
Washington Township
Kansas
Iowa
H. P. Henderson
Webster, Kans
Elizabeth Henderson
Udell
Leonard Wall
Garwin
J. H
John
Marshalltown
James
Toledo
Towa
Will
Near Moulton
Alex
Webster
Kans
Mt. Ararat
F. A. Wilder
Methodist
Christmas Cantata At Local Christian Church
A 7 30 Sunday night cantata and playlet at the local Christian church. Cast includes Dusting Sam Grouch played by Keith Wilder and Jean by Harriet Johnson with JoAnn Betty Ballew. The program features The New Born King cantata, Glory to God in the Highest, Holy Night duet by Eloise Carlos and Doris Wright, Where Is He men’s chorus, They Found Him soprano solo Mrs V S Stagner, Bail to the Lord's Anointed, The Prince of Peace tenor solo and choir, Harvest Lord Jesus contralto solo Margaret Carter, Still Will He Come bass solo and quartet, Joe Shall Reign Forever choir. Director Paul McDanel. pianist Grace West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Playlet
Sam Grouch
Sam
Keith Wilder
Jean—Harriet Johnson
JoAnn
Betty Ballew
Hope
Betty Beggs
Billie
Robert Morrow
Bushy
Berdine Rogers
Chas. Francis Lane
God
Eloise Carlos
Doris Wright
Mrs. V
Stagner
Bail
the Lord‘s Anointed
Glen O. Davis
Haivest Lord
Jesus
Golo
Margaret Carter
V. S. Stagner
Chas. Stansberry
Ralph Mikels
Joe Shall Reign Forever
Paul McDanel
Grace West
Christmas plans noted for Missouri and Iowa families
Mrs. James West and daughter Mary will spend Christmas with Mr. West in Moberly Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cole and son Charles and Miss Marguerite Berry plan Christmas at the Dale Russell home in Keokuk. B A Kimmell, previously in Wabash hospital at Moberly, was brought home to Moulton. His condition is not improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James West
Mary
Mr. West
Moberly
Sam Cole
Charles
Marguerite Berry
Dale Russell
Keokuk
B. A. Kimmell
Wabash’ Hospital
Christmas Services At Methodist Church
At The Churches Methodist Church Church School 10 A M Worship 11 A M Epworth League 6 30 P M Evening Service 7 30 P M Mid week Wednesday 7 P M Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 8 P M Bible study Friday 2 30 P M The Christmas program will be given Saturday evening The pastor will bring sermons in keeping with Christmas day The Crucible campaign closed and committee wish to thank the families that responded The Pastor and family wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church Church School
Epworth League
Presbyterian Church Sunday School and Evening Services
The Presbyterian Church invites all to attend Sunday School at 10 00 a m with J R Barkley Sept and preaching services at 730 p m A cordial welcome and warm hospitality await attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Church notices include Sunday school and cottage prayer meeting
The Church of God will hold Sunday school at 10:00 A M and a cottage prayer meeting at Mrs Ed Parks home on Thursday at 7 30 PM There will be no preaching services until further notice as Rev Faye Powers has returned to her home in Steadman Missouri
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Ed Park
Faye Powers
Steadman
Christmas Worship Service At Christian Church
The Christian Church presents a special Christmas worship program starting at 10 A M with a sacred communion service and a Christmas sermon. Bible school lessons run 11 to 11 45, youth meeting at 6 30 P M, and the Christmas cantata The New Born King at 7 30 with a short children’s play. Choir rehearsals Thursday and Friday. Shut in members urged to place windows candles Thursday as glee clubs sing. Junior church carols Saturday at five. Recreation and library access at the church every Saturday night. Community welcome free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Y. S. Stagner
Assembly of God Services At City Hall This Weekend
Church services at City Hall Saturday and Sunday night will be led by Bro. Selix. The public is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God
Bro. Selix
Mrs John Kirkman Called By Death in Moulton
Mrs John Kirkman aged 50 died at her Moulton home Tuesday at 1 am after a year long illness from cancer and related diseases. Born Viola Large near Moravia Iowa on November 28 1882 she lived in the area nine years. She married Emery Hackathorn February 18 1902 producing two children Cecil lives in Moulton and one child died in infancy. Emery died May 17 1917. In July 1919 she married John Kirkman and had Luella and Rudolph. another son died in infancy. Surviving siblings include Charlie Large Centerville Clark Seymour Bob Ottumwa Tom Mason City and sisters Nora Rowan Numa Mrs Tom Moss Kansas City Mo and Maggie Drake Ottumwa. Funeral at the Methodist church yesterday afternoon conducted by Rev IF A Wilder. Burial in Salem cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kirkman
South Moulton
Viola Large
Moravia
Iowa
Moulton
Emery Hackathorn
Cecil
Luella
Rudolph
Charlie Large
Centerville
Clark
Seymour
Bob
Ottumwa
Tom
Mason City
Nora Rowan
Numa
Tom Moss
Kansas City
Maggie Drake
Methodist Church
IF. A. Wilder
Salem Cemetery
Milan Man Jailed Overnight After Drinking Spree
Milan resident Bill Preston, arrested on a Tuesday night after a drinking spree, spent the night in the city jail. Officer Swartz restrained him after he appeared quarrelsome, and Preston was released the next morning with a caution to calm down and move on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Bill Preston
Preston
Swartz
Sis
Kiddies to Hold Sway Here Saturday
The American Legion and Auxiliary invite children of Moulton to meet Santa Claus Saturday at 2 30 PM. A large candy barrel from Santa’s Greenland headquarters arrives for distribution, with plans to welcome all local kids and families at Main and Fourth streets near the big illuminated Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Santa Claus
American Legion
Santa
Greenland
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Brother
Fourth Streets
Christmas Program At Methodist Church
Members of the Methodist church school will present a program of readings and music Saturday night at 7 30 and Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock. Practice will be held at the church and children will be dismissed in time for the Christmas tree festivities on Main street. Program committee and class teachers urged to attend to assist with the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Main Street
Shale Spreading Expanded on Monterey Road
The county board extends the shaling project adding a 2.5 mile stretch from Moulton east to the Davis County line. The segment west of the cemetery is finished and the road may receive further surfacing if contributions are received to extend the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Moulton
Davis County
Window Shattered in Scuffling Match Saturday
A large plate glass window at Boots and Jerry restaurant was broken Saturday night during a scuffle. An argument escalated and one participant allegedly threw an opponent through the glass, costing about 40 dollars to replace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boots and Jerry
Former resident dies at Salem Oregon
Paul Martin Hand, formerly of the community for about seventeen years, died at a Salem hospital last week after a three day illness with pneumonia. He was a member of the Masons and the Odd Fellows and the American Legion. Funeral services were arranged with Harry Davis of Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Martin Hand
Sal Oregon
The
Masons
the Odd Fellows
Ame Legion
Harry Davis
Dean
Ed Hanson Wipes Out Evans Lead In Recount
Ambiguity in a fragmented recount report with references to Ed Hanson and Evans, mentions a recount board, Howard Evans, a clerk of the district, and an injured foot. The readable portions suggest Hanson overtook Evans in a partial recount across six precincts, with unclear implications for the district results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Evans
Edmun
Howard
Laon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tribune Management
Ibers
Istmas
iHotiot
Bethlehem
Church of Nativity
Fliis
S. F. Lowry
Frank A. Wilder
Monterey
Salem
Oregon
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