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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1955
Page
3
UN IONVILLE couples and friends shared a midweek visit with Mrs Bowers. Olive Atkinson returned to San Diego after a month with Dell Wilson and family. Milton Harris of Des Moines and Verdeen Selix of Ottumwa joined Anna Walters and Phil Underwood for Sunday guest time. Mildred Elder shopped in Centerville Tuesday.
Sunday evenings featured scattered social calls at multiple homes. Dell Wilson and family visited Ross Starks. Clint Robb hosted Richard Marley Raymond Robb and Dwight Robb relatives from Des Moines. Eunice Knight, Earl Brooke, Verne Brooke, Bernard Pugh and Martha Miller hosted and visited with guests from Bloomfield Centerville Grinnell.
Hilltown reported twenty seven attendees at Sunday School on May 29. A regular church service is planned for Sunday evening June 5. Mrs Norma McCullough returned from Ottumwa after visiting relatives and was in Ames on Saturday. Duane Martin and sons Earl and Donnie of Sidney Nebraska visited Tom Gorman and Laverne Sebolt on Sunday morning. Mrs Grace West visited Glen Mc on Friday morning.
Freddie Sebolt traveled to Des Moines for a physical exam and will head to Camp Chaffee Ark to begin a three year Army enlistment. Sunday visits included the Watkins families from Quincy and Lancaster, with other relatives and friends at the Gorman and Sebolt homes. A cooperative dinner at Laverne Sebolt honored Mildred Myers and Ruth Exline with guests from Des Moines Agency Ottumwa and Cincinnati route, plus Missouri and Knoxville connections. The article wraps with church talk and a note that going to church does not MAKE a Christian, but a good Christian WANTS To GO to Church.
A list of Memorial vacation visitors to Coatsville includes Mr. and Mrs. Ross Forsythe of Des Moines and many others from Ottumwa Lancaster Keokuk Davenport Peoria Moberly Jefferson City St. Louis and more. The crowd stopped by the A J Kent and Bud Henson homes and extended visits with local families.
Miss Shirley Douglas and Mike Morlan united in marriage at the Methodist church in a 6:30 ceremony performed by Rev. Richard Bentzinger. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Wiley Hayes of Des Moines, sister of the bride. The couple will reside in Moulton. Morlan is a 1953 graduate employed at Thriftway Store in Centerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Judd of New Jersey and Mrs. Walter Judd of Alameda California, plus Uranus Judd of Bloomfield, Missouri, and Francis Littleton with sons of Mauldin Missouri, spent last week with their mother and grandmother Mrs. C. Judd. Frank McCullough of Boonville Iowa and Geo. Morefield with his son of Tama visited Lee Burgher’s home, while A. J. Kent hosted relatives and family Monday.
Monterey residents and guests share a week of visits and calls. Attendees include Bert Swisler family, Lillie May and Stevie Rush of Des Moines, Elizabeth Crom of Lancaster, Henry Crom and Tommie. Ross Henderson hosts sheep shearing by Ronald Lawson Dwight Law son and Laverne Horn. Several callers and dinners occur at Homer Starr, Albert Arnett, Ross Henderson, Marion Robinson, and Ralph Starr homes with extended rosters including Charles and Carolyn Robinson, Janice Grey, Rob Leyda, Duane Lawson, Evens, and others.
Mr and Mrs C I Winans hosted dinner with their son Harold Winans and family. Walter Selix visited their cousin Miss Zola Saum in Ottumwa area Sunday evening. Dean Fever and Marvin Yeager with families from El Paso Illinois were also noted among visitors.
Family and friends from Osceola Centerville Albia Oskaloosa Moulton Moravia Burlington Gary Ind and Mt Vernon spent weekends at parental and relative homes including the Edna Moore Minnie Replogle Pearl Davis and Mae Morlan households with several reunions and short visits across towns. Karen Moore took a trip home for a few weeks.
The O. H. M. Club met Thursday afternoon May 19 with Mrs. Opal Jones as hostess. Seven members answered roll call with Current Event. Gifts were given to Ruth and Beth for birthdays. Opal won the mystery box. other prizes went to Ruth Fern and Beth. New program books for the year were issued. Next meeting is with Bernice Harris on June 16. Members present included Lonie Horn Fern Stull Ruth Stevenson Marietta Newland Beth Fine Ona Bassett and Opal Jones.
The Cultus club met at Mrs. Clara Lerchie’s home last Thursday morning with Iona Huddleston and Vivian Wright assisting. All members attended except Retta Hinsey. Hawaiian motif decor and leis accompanied a breakfast of biscuits bacon eggs preserves coffee grapefruit juice mints and candy. A prayer by Mrs. B A Kimmell preceded gifts from secret pals and a brief business meeting. This closes the season. next starts in September with Maryetta Howell succeeding Faye Wright as president.
The Friendly Neighbor Club met with Wilda Mae Johnson on May 12. Thirteen members, eleven children and one guest, Mrs. Clara Douglas attended. Roll call yielded a good joke. Winners: Charlotte Foster, Reva Lawson, Alta Graves, Anna Lee Morrow. Mystery boxes won by Charlotte Foster and Alta Graves. Penny March priced at 50 cents. Next gathering with Anna Lu Morrow on June 9. Program committee: Reva Lawson, Verna Lawson, Anna Lu Morrow.
The New Hope 4-H Club holds a food sale at City Hall in Moulton on Saturday June 11 starting at 10 00 a.m. Pie and coffee will be served.
The Sharonettes 4 H club met May 6 1955 at Mrs Walter Daniels home. Five members answered roll call on What Flower I Will Plant And Why. The group donated 3 00 to the I T N E. Helen Cormeny was nominated for county office and Ed ith Daniels was chosen campaign speaker. Members Edith Ellen Helen Daniels Helen Cormeny and Danna McCoy attended.
The Burr Oak Methodist church in Winneshiek County marked its 100th anniversary, honoring a century of local worship and community service.
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