Death Claims Two Community Residents
James Pattee, taken to St. Joseph hospital in Centerville after an operation, died Tuesday night. He had lived in the community ten years, born 1873 in Atlantic Iowa, and is survived by his wife and a step-daughter. Funeral at the Christian church Thursday at 2 with burial in Oakland cemetery. Charles Gilbert Staton, 81, died last Friday at his home south of Filltown, Schuyler county Missouri, from cancerous troubles. Born in Peoria Illinois, he moved here 50 years ago. Survived by his wife, one son and two daughters. Funeral held Saturday at Hilltown church with burial nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pattee
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Charles Staton
Hilltown
St. Isepho Hospital
Mr. Pattee
Atlantic
Iowa
Moulton
Christian Church
L. A. Hudson
Oakland Cemetery
Charles Gilbert Staton
Filltown
Schuyler County
Mr. Staton
Peoria
Ill
Luther Childs
I. D. Shumate
Moberly
Will Swann
Janet
Des Moines
Mary Bowie
Cincinnati
Lucille Berry
A. L
F. Y. Pitts
E. E. Gilfilian
Pulaski
Russell Longe
Lois Edwards
Trenton Rucker
Perry Peek
Leo Mote
Hoyt Garrett
Ivan Markel
Elkhart
Ind
Harold Bandfield
Patty
Chas. Johnson
Spencer
Eddie Thompson
Davenport
My. Thompson
Knoxville Post
K. V. Mace
Julia
Mason City
Robert Mace
Ft. Dodge
Stuart Mace
Melbourn Sneeq
Donald Sneed
Kansas City
Sarah Sneed
Bridge Club
Otis Edwards
J. R. Barkley
Pittsburgh
Penn
Robert
Ohio
Kathleen
Billy Keith
Keith Martin
Des Moines General Hospital
A. C. Schulz
Greas
Rudolph Schulz
Lewis Kimball
Marshall Adams
Trenton Adams
Richard Lee
Chillicothe
Lou Leeps
Wallace Henderson
Harold Kimball
Emery Haver
Wilbur and
Willis
LaVerne McMains
Charles
Archie Kimball
Donald Kimball
Daugher
Betty
Richard
G. A. Singley
Kenneth Lewis
Oregon
Fairfield
Driver license applications due by July 4 in Iowa drive
Lew Wallace, head of Iowa Motor Vehicle Department, warns that anyone failing to file for a license before midnight July 4 will not be issued a license without examination. He says a statewide drive will follow July 5 to arrest unlicensed operators and prosecute all cases to the limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
Motor Vehicle Department of
Iowa
Wallace
Cincinnati Breaks Locals Winning Streak
The Cincinnati baseball club defeated Moulton 5 to 2 on the high school diamond, ending the Merchants streak. Cincinnati relied on a barrage of singles while Moulton pitcher Clarence Swann struggled and Sleeth was wild in relief. The Merchants head to Lancaster, Missouri, next to face that team, hoping to regain their winning rhythm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Moulton
Merchants
Clarence Swann
Sleeth
Lancaster
Local Social Notes Span Pomona to Ottumwa
Ronald Hughes of Pomona visits the Tommie Ransom home this week. Mr and Mrs Lewis Taylor visit Lowell Young home. Norma Jean Young visits. Earl Buchanan of Milwaukee weekend at Craig Daniels home. Lowell Young Merle Norton families visit St Joseph’s hospital as Harold Winans’ daughter improves. Mrs Wim Heintze and daughter Marie visit Ottumwa with Mrs Craig Carson. Dr Albert Moss family visiting Arthur Wood home and relatives. Women’s Home Missionary Society met with hosts Cole and Mrs. hostesses Mrs AD Riggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Ransom
Pomona
Calif
Tommie Ransom
Lewis Taylor
Lowell Young
Norma Jean Young
Earl Buchanan
Milwaukee
Wis
Craig Daniels
Merle Norton
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Harold Winans
Wim, Heintze
Marie
Craig Carson
Ottumwa
Albert Moss
Marian
Victor Moss
Kimball
Nebr
Arthur Wood
Cole
AD. Riggs
Local Happenings In Moulton Ml Des Moines trips and visits
A busy social page chronicles visits and trips around Moulton including Mrs I D Shumate visiting relatives in Moberly and Mrs Will Swann and daughter Janet in Des Moines. Several teachers and students return home for summer, and many families host bridge clubs picnics and dinners while residents travel to Davenport Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Oregon for events and guests.
Visitors Fill Decoration Day in Moulton Town
Dozens of visitors from Muscatine Colorado Springs Ottumwa Mexico Lenox Los Angeles and other places spent Decoration Day in Moulton. Local families hosted gatherings at multiple homes including the Jenkins Davi s Thompsons and Blosser families with extended relatives from Des Moines Davenport Udell and Centerville. An air mail letter from Mrs Paul Post of California was read and many attended meals and social hours culminating in a community family dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Wotan
Muscatine
Moulton
Wesley Jennings
Colorado Springs
Colo
James Bolton
Lancaster
Earl McCune
Ottumwa
Lyle Jenkins
L. A. Jenkins
Lou Sherman
Readlyn
Iowa
Fred Hartwick
Clyde Norton
Guy Hartwick
Moline
Charley Powers
Mexico
Powers
Ray Thompson
Sioux City
W. L. Thompson
Earl Buchanan
Milwaukee
Wis
Craig Daniels
Hugh Jamison
Mendopolis
Bob Jamison
Carl Mains
Des Moines
R. L. Runnels
Paul Moore
T. E. Moen
Rae Swenson
Inwood
Bert Moen
Bert Johnson
Davenport
Dick Johnson
Lenox
Victor Montgomery
Los Angeles
Calif
Presco Killion
Jess Crafts
Shirley Mae
Frank Petula
Eddie Thompson
J. S. Powell
Don
Omaha
Nebr
John Powell
Hattie Nightwonger
Mrs. Powell
Clarence Wood
Joe Henderson
Crown Point
Ind
Glen Yeager
Jim
Kansas City
Sarah Sneed
Blosser
Effie Jennings
Ralph Blosser
Richard
Arthur Conaway
Clearfield
B. B. Johnson
Lydia Blosser
Centerville
Frank Davis
Sarah Weber
Carl
Pleas Gray
Joe Gray
Marie Spurgeon
Udell
Jess Sparks
Pearl Davis
Earl Sellers
Jay Harrison
Freemont
Rogers
Moravia
Clarence Holman
Libertyville
Ill
John Holman
Jungle Princess Opens at Moulton Theatre This Friday
Dorothy Lamoure headlines Jungle Princess at Moulton Theatre opening Friday June 4 and playing through Sunday. She portrays a jungle princess whose only friend is a tiger amid a harsh jungle where strength rules. Also screens Little Red School House on June 8 and 9 with comedies at popular Iowa prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lamoure
Moulton Theatre
Dorothy
Little Red School House
Iowa
Women’s General Council Meeting Held with Hostesses
The Christian church Women’s General Council met on a Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Arch Kimball in attendance and assisting hostess Daisy Catherall. Mrs Duland Daniels served as leader for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s General Council of the
Christian Church
Arch Kimball
Daisy Catherall
Duland Daniels
Garrett Carter Nuptials Solemnized Last Friday
Miss Helen Garrett, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hoyt Garrett, wed John Milton Carter of Kansas City in a home ceremony May 28. Rev L A Hudson officiated with music by Mrs Markel and Mrs Carson. The couple, now residing in Kansas City, planned a June 8 home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Garrett
Hoyt Garrett
John Milton Carter
Kansas City
H. D. Carter
L. A. Hudson
Moulton Christian Church
Hutchinson
Kans
Ivan J. Markel
Elkhart
Ind
Mary Rosa
DeKoven
George Carson
Jennie M. Garrett
Margaret Carter
Jimmy Markel
Russell Harrell
Jefferson City
Garrett
June Daniels
Betty Pyle
Virginia Davis
Marjorie Mason
Carter
Moulton
Drake University School of Music and Fine Arts
Christian Church
Jonesburg
Kirksville
Deep Rock Oil Co
Missouri
Monterey Area Social Roundup Notes from Bloomfield and Nearby
Monterey vicinity residents James Graves and family joined by Bloomfield visitors as callers at multiple homes on Thursday and Friday. Weekend visits included Forest French and children from Peoria staying with Ambrose Horn, plus a Sunday gathering at the Spurgeon home in Centerville area. Wilda Graves leaves for Cedar Falls to attend college this summer. senior class from Monterey Sunday school held a weiner roast at State Park near Centerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graves
Wilda
J. D
Leo Fouts
Blake Calhoun
Bloomfield
Willard Kinsler
Shirley
Bert Horn
Bud Henson
Monterey
Lolita Starx
Oscar Stary
Elmer Snedigar
Demar
Raymond Spurgeon
State Park
Centerville
Presbyterian Church Sunday School and Services
At The Churches Presbyterian Church Sunday School 10 a m J R Barkley superintendent Miss Mary West junior superintendent Preaching services in the afternoon at 2 30 conducted by Mott R Sawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
J. R. Barkley
Mary West
Mott R. Sawyers
Religious services and events at Methodist and Christian churches
Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 in Methodist and Christian churches. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30. Epworth League events noted. Mt Pleasant hosts Young People's Institute next week with local participation. Evening sermon topic “The Bible Through the Ages.” Rev Harold Essert, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Christian Church
Christian Endeavor
L. A. Hudson
Epworth League
Young People’s Institute For
Southeastern Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Harold Essert
Heavy Rainfall Deluged Community Tuesday Night
An inch and three quarter inches of rain fell Tuesday night washing away soil in parts of the community. Some residents called it the hardest rainfall in several years.
Hilltown Sunday School attendance and community notes
Hilltown Sunday School attendance reached 61 with Children’s Day planned for Sunday evening June 18. Invitations extended to all. Local families near Moulton and Ottumwa share meals and visits at various homes including the Stites, Stevens, Kirby, Gorman, and West households. Birth announcements reach Ottumwa connections as families gather for weekend visits and summer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilltown
T. J. Gorman
Alberta Lynch
Moulton
Katie Toops
Violet Toops
Pearl Dennison
Ottumwa
C. H. Kirby
C. F. Stites
J. M. Stites
Merle West
G. B. Lindsey
Bobbie
Stites
Stevens
Wanda
R. L. Stevens
Roberta
Norine Stevens
M. G. Stevens
H. H. Stevens
A. L. Casady
Henry
Centerville
Earl Hoover
Hoovr
Naomi Horn
Elbert Morrow
Hoxie
Kansas
Memorial Day Tribute in Moulton Honors Departed Vets
Memorial Day services in Moulton 19387 featured morning worship at the Methodist church and an afternoon ceremony at Oakland cemetery organized by Burl McClure Post of the American Legion. Rev. L A Hudson urged peace and council over war, with singing and readings enhancing the program. The Oakland observance included the Legion firing squad, a roll call of departed soldiers, laying of bouquets, and taps, as Lisle Essert praised the veterans' deeds and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Burl McClure Post
American Legion
L. A. Hudson
America
Durand Daniels
Don Wright
Charles Stansberry
Ralph Mikels
George Carson
S. Harold Essert
Legion Post
Essert
Hudson
Worms Harming Elm Trees Prompt Control Plan
Residents seek methods to curb a defoliating worm blamed for elm and apple tree damage. Some suggest spraying with arsenate of lead, though authorities doubt the pests will kill the trees. Past infestations stripped leaves but foliage regrew within weeks.
Cot erie Elects Officers At Regular Meeting
At a cot erie regular meeting held Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Roy Beggs home officers were reelected for another year Mrs Jas West president Mrs Chas Floyd vice president Mrs Craig Carson secretary and Mrs Roy Beggs treasurer A social time followed with refreshments and out of town guest Mrs Ivan Markel of Elkhart Ind attended
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Beggs
Jas. West
Chas. Floyd
Craig Carson
Ivan Markel
Elkhart
Ind
Appointment fills Clarksville high school math vacancy
G Edwain Pdllock of Clarksville Ark has been elected to fill the remaining vacancy on the local high school teaching staff and will teach mathematics next year. The Anniversary Club met with Mr and Mrs A W Logan last Thursday for a seven o clock cooperative dinner followed by bridge with high honors to Mr and Mrs Paul McDanes and traveling honor to Frank Austin. Guest honors went to Mr and Mrs Dick Eby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Edwain Pdllock
Clarksville
Ark
A. W. Logan
Bridge
Paul. McDanes
Frank Austin
Dick Eby
For Sale Six Room Home With Heat and Lot Craig
A six room house with partial modernization features steam heat and a lot at Craig is offered for sale. The listing notes upgrades and prime location details for interested buyers seeking a practical family dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
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Hughes
Garrett-Carter
Logsdon and Son
Ada Oldham
Wood River, Ill
Lowell Oldham and Son
Susan Barwood
Lohrville
R. K. Oldham
Coterie
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