Burglar Strikes F C Moore Store In Weekend Break In
Burglars entered the F C Moore store through a rear window likely a small or female intruder. Ladies apparel including shoes dresses sweaters and stockings were taken. a wedding ring found outside the window is a clue. Loss estimated at 100 with no insurance. Deputy sheriff from Centerville assisting. theory favors a man and woman with a female as the likely offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Moore
Centerville
Moore
Dynamometer Visit From Moberly To Hannibal
A dynamometer, used by the Wabash to measure engine pull and speed, arrived from Moberly and was shown by O. W. Carrick. The device left for Hannibal, Missouri, yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moberly
O. W. Carrick
Hannibal
Signed Letters Sought By Local Newspaper
The office requests contributors sign their articles as a condition for publication though the content may be printed unsigned upon request. Readers are urged to send their names with any submissions, especially letters about the road reading south, for next week's issue.
Feeding Alfalfa Hay Conducted By Harold Amos
Harold Amos, vocational agricultural instructor at Moulton High School, discusses alfalfa hay value, comparing it to corn. He notes higher protein, lime, iron and fat soluble vitamins, and stresses harvest timing and stand maintenance. He cites college experiments on feeding alfalfa to steers and references continued discussion on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Amos
Moulton High School
Agricultural College
Stolen Ford Found Returned to Ray Fox in Edina Mo
Ray Fox recovered his stolen Ford after months and had it traced to Edina Missouri. He now owns two cars and celebrates the return of the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fox
Edina
Ray
Barber shop partner buys remaining interest in O. K. shop
S. E. Tyrrell who has been a partner with Ray Ware in the O. K. Barber shop on North Main has purchased the remaining interest. Mr. Ware and wife and son Max are planning to spend the winter in Arizona and may eventually locate there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Tyrrell
Ray Ware
O. K
North Main
Mr. Ware
Max
Arizona
For Sale Six Leather Dining Chairs and Couch
Mrs. Ida Waters advertises six leather seated dining chairs and a couch for sale. Contact details not provided. Item appears in a small classified listing likely from a local newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Waters
Local notes from Centerville and nearby towns in Iowa
Long column of community news with visiting relatives from Monroe to Des Moines and Omaha, travels to Burlington Sac City and Centerville, and notes on state university summer sessions. Mentions people such as Mrs. Nighswonger, Mr. Printz, Miss Frankie Singley, Mrs. Bragdon, and many others, plus requests to visit the Jellimak Art Studio and local societies and picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Moore
Opal
Monroe
Iva Powell
Des Moines
Powell
Nighswonger
Harry Lance
Burlington
Wm. Guile
Elmer Long
Sac City
Dr. Printz
Wm. Powers
Bob Brinton
Humeston
Frankie Singley
Ella Kapp
Centerville
Matt McClellan
Boone
Ross Gregory
Sam Cole
George Bowie
Donald Fullerton
Eldon
Will Ballenger
Ft. Madison
Wm. Willett
J. W. Thompson
Chas. Elliott
Louisville
Edna
Genevieve Gregory
Leonard Ott
Profitstown
G. A. Singley
Clifford
Iowa City
Helen Singley
Iva Richardson
The
State University
Phoenix
Bragdon
Ruth Clark
Baraboo
Wis
Frank Bragdon
Kansas City
Grace Clark
Nell Darling
Omaha
Nebr
Hugh Blevins
Junior Figge
Helen
Paul Wertz
St. Louis
Geo. Ballew
Mason Clark
Toledo
Towa
Dave Brady
Pete DuPree
DuPrees
Moulton
Eva Clark
Marshalltown
Lou Warner
Bloomfield
Pulaski
Tom Wilson
Akron
Colo
Forest Davis
Mrs. Wilson
Davis
Queen Esther Society
Howard Ballew
Virginia Wotan
Muscatine
Geo. Gaines
Kans City
Rolla Morrow
Robert
Clarence Badger
Wm. Cowell
Farmington
Jellimak Art Studio
City Grocery
Bateman’s
Murde Ernest
Ruth Griffin
Washington, Kans
W. S. Beggs
Fayette
Chas. Beggs
Washington
Kans
Beggs
Elmer Kinnett and Family
Sarah Kinnett
Arthur Montgomery
Cary Beggs
Ray Ware
John R. Colliver
Craig Carson
Lancaster
Carson
Excelsior
Maggie
Sness County
Lancaster Excelsior
Wegas
James
Long
Chicker
City Golf Finals Narrowing in Championship Race
The City Golf Championship nears its end this week with finals set for Sunday. After qualifications on Sunday the field narrowed to four or five players. The event uses match play rather than low medal score and several presumed finalists have been eliminated. A large crowd is anticipated for the final matches.
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Wiill
Booze Sparks Trouble Near Mendota and Wells Township
Dave Autin of Mendota Fred Sumpter and wife of Cincinnati and Walter Johnson of Cene caused a ruckus Saturday north of town Constable McFall traced them to Jesse Adams home Wells township They stood before Squire Cole Auten and Sumpter paid 20.25 fine for drunken dis orderly Auten jailed in Centerville Johnson charged with driving while intoxicated and bound over to grand jury
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Dave Autin
Mendota
Fred Sumpter
Cincinnati
Walter Johnson
Cene
Sumpter
Austin McFall
Jesse Adams
Wells Township
Squire Cole
Auten
Centerville
Johnson
Moulton School District poised for record enrollment
The Moulton Board hires highly trained teachers, renovates desks, and anticipates a high school enrollment near 160 with plans for extra seating. Community boosters like E Wood Co advertise to over 1000 people, aiming to sustain strong school support before the new term.
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Moulton
E. Wood Co
Nutt Show at Bloomfield Hits The Stage Next Week
The Ed C. Nutt Comedy players perform in Bloomfield next week inviting old friends to visit them in an advertisement on the back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed C. Nutt
Bloomfield
Oats Crop Promises Plenty as Horn Reports Strong Yield
Andy Horn of north of Moulton threshed exceptionally fine oats this week. He cultivated seventeen acres, averaging sixty four bushels per acre for a total of 1088 bushels. This indicates no shortage of oats reaching Andy’s farm.
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Andy Horn
Moulton
J Doug Morgan Show Comes to Moulton Next Week
The J Doug Morgan show opens a week long engagement starting Monday August 8 in their big tent theater on South Main Street. Featured is Elizabeth Morrill with twenty five other artists plus five vaudeville acts and music by the Georgia Jazz Hounds. The new waterproof tent promises dry comfortable seating. a free lady admission Monday night with one paid 20 cent ticket.
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J. Doug Morgan
South Main Street
J. Doug Marvin
Elizabeth Morrill
Georgia Jazz Hounds
Obituary of Rebecca Cooksey Stansberry
Rebecca Cooksey Stansberry daughter of William and Helen born July 20 1838 in Louisville Kentucky moved to Springfield Illinois and then near Dean. She married Dr G S Stansberry August 12 1854 and had nine children eight living. She died January 26 1925 at 86 near Dean and was buried in Hilktown cemetery after funeral at Grace Moore's home conducted by Rolla Morrow.
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Rebecca Cooksey
William and
Helen Cooksey
Louisville
Kentucky
Springfield
Ill
Dean
G. S. Stansberry
D. C. Stansberry
Geneva
Neb
August McMahan
Exeter
Nebr
Ella Dayos Milan
C. W. Stansberry
Dade City
Fla
Stella Morrow
Lacede, Mo
J. W. Stansberry
C. E. Stansberry
Moulton
Grace Morrow
Xania Brough
Centerville
Wickliff
Grace
Jay
George Moore
Rolla Morrow
Hilktown
Livestock Shipping Car From Moulton Assn
The Moulton Livestock shipping association sent one car of hogs to St Louis this week. Shippers include J P and E R Stansberry with 49 head E C Davis 7 C W and L R Horn 5 S D Purdum 4 G E Marshall 2 T F Spurgeon 4 Howard and Lloyd Spurgeon 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Livestock Shipping Association
St. Louis
J. P
E. R. Stansberry
E. C. Davis
C. W
L. R Horn
S. D. Purdum
G. E. Marshall
T F. Spurgeon
Howard & Lloyd
Iowa Wesleyan Opens 83rd Year September 14
Iowa Wesleyan College at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, will begin its eighty third school year on September 14. Organized in 1842, it has run continuously and is ranked First Class by the North Central Association. Recent growth doubled enrollment, and demand for dormitory space exceeds last year, with many rooms already reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
North Central Association of Colleges
Pasture for About Ninety Acres and Big Barn
A fragment notes about a pasture area of around 90 acres with a large barn. Details are sparse but imply substantial land and outbuilding potential for farming or livestock use. The tone suggests a real estate listing or summary of rural property features.
Christian Church Bible School and Upcoming Visits
Bible school at 10:00 a.m. and church service at 11:00 a.m. Last Lord's Day featured a fine service. Virgil Thompson and Miss Gene head to Hillsboro Illinois for a week, with Mrs Thompson's mother Mrs Williams traveling along from Kirksville Missouri. Mrs Bird of Moberly and Miss O Connell of Washington visit the Spurgeon home. G T Carson and C O Floyd hosted a 7 o'clock dinner at their Chariton River bungalow Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Thompson
Hillsboro
Miss Gene
Dairy Cattle Sale At Oneal Feed Yard
Fifty head of TB tested cows and heifers offered at the Oneal Feed Yard sale on Wednesday August 5 at 1 p.m. The catalog notes "real milk cows in the bunch" among the lots.
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T. B
Oneal
Pickles for Bale Admits Odd Fragrance at Sale
Odd classified note advertises pickles for bale disposal with a puzzling line about red to your home for 91 20. The terse OCR fragment implies a local sale or barter item list, lacking clear dates or organizers.
Donates City Park To Moulton Iowa By Gift Of Mrs. Pulliam
A long time Moulton resident Mrs. Ollie M Pulliam donates three adjacent lots to the town for a public park named Pulliam Park. The deed requires the land remain a single park forever with maintenance by the town and prohibits sale. The gift honors her late husband George T Pulliam, a former local merchant, and marks a major civic milestone for Moulton Iowa.
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Ollie M. Pulliam
Pulliam
George T. Pulliam
Moulton
Iowa
D. B. Blosser
Lydia Blosser
J. M. Garrett
Pulliam Park
Tribune
Shakespeare
George Pulliam
Busness
Visitors and family greetings across Missouri
Mrs. Fred Wood of Columbia visits relatives in Moulton. Mrs. Jas. Clark of Huntsville spends the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Rhetta Hinsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wood
Columbia, Mo
Moulton
Jas. Clark
Huntsville, Mo
Rhetta Hinsey
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Rob Moore
BIG Tent Theatre
South Main ST
Georgia
Happe
Clark & Clark
Boy Scout Organization
Ollie Pulliam
Bankers Convention
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