Post office notice from Moulton Iowa 1884
Entry appears as a postal filing note stating second class matter designation at the Moulton Iowa post office in February 1884.
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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1925
Page
2
Entry appears as a postal filing note stating second class matter designation at the Moulton Iowa post office in February 1884.
Mrs Grace Eby visited at her daughter's home and returned home on Sunday. Mr and Miss G L Baverd hosted dinner Thursday night. Jenkins building rearrangement progressing with cash and carry grocery expected by February first. Bloomfield defeats Moulton 19 to 4 in basketball. Memorial book tribute to G G Harding discussed. Community notes on taxes, road improvements in Missouri and southern Iowa roads, and local social guests.
A 1926 letter from E L Stickney of Pomona California to the Ttribune editor discusses Pendleton related Pomona and Moulton happenings. It mentions visits by Dr and Mrs Sellers George Lane and wife, local social ties, and community figures like Will and Mrs Hays and Mrs Lee Brown. The author notes picking naval oranges, fruit delivery, and a risk of freezing ending soon with temperatures near 28 degrees. Mentions state checkers Kirby and others in Centerville and local finances unsettled.
In Bloomfield, Mrs. Chas Walk of S City found a curious egg while preparing breakfast. The egg appeared normal size on the outside but hatched into two smaller forms. inside lay a third egg or egglet. The finding is noted as the most lush example among unusual egg forms reported.
C F Edwards of Los Angeles writes from January 14 1926 sending a Tribune renewal check for a year. He recalls friends from Moulton Iowa mentions Earl Sellers George Lane and Robt Wilson praises visits and expresses nostalgia for childhood ties and sunny California life.
The Iowa State Teachers Association backs an educational program to have public school teachers create lessons on corn sugar and corn products to address a corn surplus. Secretary F Pye says teachers play a vital role alongside bankers and business leaders in interpreting Iowa life and farming conditions. An expert dietician will assist in preparing lessons highlighting corn product food values, to be broadcast statewide via Midland Schools.
Trustees of Washington Township Appanoose County invite bids for road superintendent for 1926 with right to reject any or all bids. Bids requested for man running grader price per hour, foreman running tractor price per hour, man and team price per hour, men price per hour, and personal service including conveyance price per hour. James, Clerk, Moulton Iowa.
Kentucky once produced half a million barrels of whisky annually and benefited workers and industry after the Volstead Act. Distilleries sold stocks, shifted to other manufacturing, and unemployment fell as labor found new roles. Prohibition supporters note reduced crime and jail terms as sentiment grew for enforcement. Other notes discuss Appanoose County road equipment costs and seed corn testing, while six years of prohibition are cited as enduring.
Reports from farmers and county agents across the state indicate seed corn supplies for 1926 are critically short. Crop reporters warn harvest planning will be affected and seed shortages may impact yields nationwide.
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