Alumni Banquet Draws About 300 In Moulton
About 300 alumni and guests filled the Moulton school auditorium last Saturday for the annual alumni banquet. Curtis Henderson led the program with humor and remarks about former alumni. The event featured a cafeteria style ham loaf dinner and a lineup of speakers including Clarence Horn, Bess Newcomer, Eugene French, Barbara Moulton, and Cleo Catherall. Special recognition went to golden years honorees Felvn Tate and Katherine Bassett, with carnations presented. past local athletes Harry Wilson and Everett Wall were highlighted. Officers for 1962 were named as Equilla Daley president, Myrtle Singley vice president, Inez Rohl secretary, and Katherine Bassett treasurer. The crowd enjoyed dancing to Art Reisfsynder orchestra while younger attendees stayed in the gym and older folks visited upstairs. A partial out-of-town guest list was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Christian Church
Curtis Henderson
Ottumwa
Cleo Catherall
Felvn Tate
Katherine Bassett
John Garrett
Moulton
Harry Wilson
Everett Wall
Wilson
Supt
Kenneth Farthing
W. A. Wegener
Bloomfield
Catherall
Georgia McCullough
Equilla Daley
Myrtle Singley
Inez Rohl
Sec
Treas
Ira Fern Jay
Jay
Glen Jones
Sharon Moulton
Warren Moore
Art Reifsynder
Professor Fisherman Beats Bass On Quiet Evening
Anecdotal column recalls a professor, calm yet firm, fishing with Great Sabu. A 4 to 5 pound bass is caught, crowds react with cheers. Other notes mention local readers Roy and Walt Clark and a light poem about aging and getting up. The tone matches a small town paper’s casual social page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Clark
Clarks
Walt Salladay
Roy
Otto Minear
North Mo Men Installed As State Officers
Dr Milburn Sneed of Kansas City Mo reports attending Odd Fellow Grand Lodge in Hannibal Mo May 22 23 24 He notes Wm E Welch of Glenwood Mo was installed Grandmaster and Rev Ben Bradbury of Lancaster was installed as Grand Lodge Chaplain Bradbury is father of Mrs John Bradshaw of Moulton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn Sneed
Kansas City
Lloyd
Grand Lodge
Hannibal
Wm. E. Welch
Glenwood
Missouri
Ben Bradbury
Lancaster
Bradbury
John Bradshaw
Moulton
Telephone Lines Cut In Squabble Over Service
A feud over telephone service near Moulton has left lines cut and repairs frequent as residents split between Moulton and Bloomfield exchanges. About 30 subscribers from Monterey Mark areas initially joined M & M Telephone Co but tensions rose as lines were sabotaged and connections alternated between systems, with no violence reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Monterey-Mark
M & M Telephone Co
Monterey
Farmers Mutual Co-op Telephone Co
Bloomfield
Moulton Exchange
Udell Township Cancer Drive Raises $84
The Udell township cancer society drive raised a total of 84.36 dollars with Mrs. Frank Starcar as chairman and several helpers named for assisting in the project. Contributions will fund medical and nursing services and cancer research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Society
Udell
Frank Starcar
Mary Hopkins
Riggle
Carl Weber
Howard Burkland
John Burger
Glen Matthews
Shirley Morris
Lionel Spring
Cancer Drive
Moulton Udell School Board Drops One Teacher
The Moulton Udell Community School board met Monday night and interviewed applicants for open teaching positions but took no action. They released Gary Sallade from his contract. he is expected to join Moravia. Supt. Farthing announced cooks for both schools: Reta Harrington Creta Moore and Helen Dixon at Moulton. Thelma Hedgecock and Anna Marie Selix at Udell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Moulton-Udell
Gary Sallade
Memorial Day Service Honors Nation's War Dead
American Legion Post and Auxiliary held Memorial Day services at Oakland cemetery with County Attorney James Milani giving the address. Mayor Dean Daley welcomed, Rev Henry Herman Fritz offered invocations, and Commander Carlton Anderson led the program with wreaths, Taps by Dan Hargrave, and benediction by Rev Banks Doggett. Milani urged all citizens to respect departed veterans from seven wars as flowers adorned the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Oakland Cemetery
James Milani
Henry Herman Fritz
Dean Daley
Carlton Anderson
Gen. Logan
John Wright
Lincoln
L. R. Horn
Dan Hargrave
Banks Doggett
Milani
Local visitors and guests from Iowa towns
Leon Childs of Ottumwa spent the past week visiting in Moulton. Mrs. Ruth Meredith of Des Moines and Mrs. George Carson of Centerville joined Monday dinner at Mrs. Otis Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spurgeon and son Denny of Moline Illinois were Sunday and Monday guests at Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bogle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Childs
Ottumwa
Moulton
Ruth Meredith
Des Moines
George Carson
Centerville
Otis Edwards
Ralph Spurgeon
Denny
Moline
Dick Bogle
Small Child Swallows Nickel and Lodges It
Leann Lee 20 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Lee, swallowed a nickel near midnight. The coin lodged deeply in the throat and doctors used instruments to remove it at Ottumwa Hospital after first being taken to Centerville. She is apparently none the worse for the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leann Lee
Claude Lee
Ottumwa Hospital
Centerville
Ottumwa
Special Meeting In Coatsville Led By Ottumwa Leaders
Special meetings under Tom Kent and Tony Slutts of Ottumwa will be held at the Coatsville Baptist church from June 4 through June 18 with nightly services at 7 45 pm. The public is invited to attend any or all meetings. Rev and Mrs Richard Bentzinger and family of Altoona visited Otis Edwards home and Ted Edwards of Cedar Rapids joined the Edwards family. Flavius Verna and Virginia Southern of Des Moines spent Memorial Day holidays in Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kent
Tony Slutts
Ottumwa
Coatsville Baptist Church
Richard Bentzinger
Altoona
Otis Edwards
Ted Edwards
Cedar Rapids
Edwards
Flavius
Verna
Virginia Southern
Des Moines
Moulton
Old Fashioned Revival At Centerville High School
Dr. John R. Rice, famed evangelist and Sword of the Lord editor, will headline an old fashioned revival at Centerville High School auditorium from June 4 to June 18, 1961. He has led campaigns in Buffalo, Winston-Salem, Seattle, Dallas, Chicago and Cleveland and recently conducted meetings in Madras and Bombay, India. Sponsored by county wide Evangelical pastors and churches, committee chairman Rev. Carlos Demarest invites all to attend.
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John R. Rice
The
Sword of the Lord
America
Centerville
Rice
Buffalo
Winston-Salem
Seattle
Dallas
Chicago
Cleveland
Jesus Christ
India
Madras
Bombay
Carlos Demarest
Falls At Home Wrist Is Broken
Mrs Kate Reed fell at her home while moving from a walker to a chair causing a broken left wrist. She currently uses a walker to move about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Reed
Local Pastor To New Position On June 15th
Rev Banks Doggett Jr leaves South Iowa annual conference without appointment for the coming year to join Electrolux Corp as factory authorized representative. He and his wife and three children will move June 6 to 301 E Highland Ottumwa and manage service parts and sale of new cleaners and floor polishers. He is a High Point College and Wesleyan Seminary graduate, has served Moulton Unionville Exline pastorates seven years, and worked with Electrolux as a salesman for a year. The church bids farewell in bulletin, wishing blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks Doggett, Jr
South Iowa
Electrolux Corp
Doggett
E. Highland
Ottumwa
High Point College
High Point
N. C
Wesleyan Theological Seminary
Washington, D. C
Moulton, Unionville
Exline
Methodist
Appanoose County
Electrolux Company
Moulton-Unionville-Exline
Doggetts
Church
Huddleston Family Visit Noted in San Jose and Missouri
Mac Huddleston of San Jose California visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gale Huddleston. Mr and Mrs L C Gorman of Moberly Missouri visited his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Gorman last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Huddleston
San Jose
Calif
Gale Huddleston
L. C. Gorman
Moberly
Tom Gorman
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Monett
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You
Sabu
Yours Truly
Ken
Ben the Coy
Ole
Davis County
North Mo
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June Bride
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Kappas
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Dappy
Udell Two
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Ine Bassett
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Orval Hetzler
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