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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
1
A long column recounts the 1940 Presbyterian assembly with debates over pacifism and preparedness, noting high budgets of churches, influence of war in Europe, and the election of Dr. Wilm L. Young as moderator. The piece also spotlights Decoration Day travel, a Kansas City college president, and memories of state fairs and public gathering.
At The Churches Presbyterian Church Centerville Iowa led by Rev John Long services include morning worship 830 am sermon Zealous Ignorance Sunday School 915 am supervised by J R Barkley Church of God hosts 10 am Sunday school with 11 60 am preaching and 730 pm evening service all meetings open to all attendees including welcoming message
Everett Stufflebeam is pastor. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 11:00 a.m. Young People's Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Evangelistic Message at 7:45 p.m. Services Tuesday nights at 7:45. Everyone welcome.
Church announces Sunday worship led by Pastor Lester Strubhar at 10:00 a m with the morning service at 11:00 a m. Song leader noted. event includes choir, offerings, and message.
Sunday program lists hymns scripture prayers and sermons followed by evening service at 8 p m Prelude hymns include Just When I Need Him Most and Jesus Savior Pilot Me Choir special More Love To Thee sermon What Price Will You Take For Your Soul and benediction Stamps Quartet performs Monday night with Christian Endeavor selling tickets before 8 pm at 40 percent of proceeds and 25 percent after 6 pm Buy tickets now.
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday worship with minister Edwin W. Frohardt and Hugh Wood as superintendent of Church School. Ellis Rail of Iowa Wesleyan College will speak Sunday night on Character and the Community. Epworth League units meet together with Arditn Anderson and Darlene Guinn leading sessions. A lawn party and carnival with ice cream and refreshments is planned for Saturday evening, June 15.
Pastor Floyd Dorros leads Coatsville Baptist Church with 10:00 a m Sunday School and 11:00 a m Worship. Evening service at 8:00 p m and Thursday prayer meeting. Plans for All Day meeting canceled due to readiness. plastering and lights underway. visitors welcome.
Laddie, a 4 year old 1950 pound draft stallion, registered with state certificate of soundness, will be kept at Hillsdale Stock Farm at 508 Northeast Seventh Street Moulton opposite the school house. Terms are 5 8 and 10 dollars. Come see this fine stallion and choose terms. Care taken but no responsibility should accidents occur. Fred Post, owner.
In February 1884 the county city and school newspaper was registered as second class matter at the Moulton Iowa post office. Publisher R R EBY signs the notice.
Hilltown residents Mr and Mrs H H Stevens along with children and relatives hosted Memorial Day meals at Ot tumya while Centerville guests Mr and Mrs Alfred Stites and Burl joined R L Stites family for the occasion. Several trips to Des Moines auto races and hospital and funeral attendance highlighted community ties across Moulton Centerville Exline and Greentop with numerous visits among Stites Gorman Stevens and nearby households.
Dale and Doyle Stevens visit their cousin Clarence Daniels at Dern UbIn week. Fred Stoker family and Zella Woods visited Henry Hudson home in Kirka ville Ma, Woods extended stay. Otis Stites of Centerville spent weekend at R L Stites home. Also visiting were Farnsworth Ottumwa, Howard Stites Centerville, Lavern Sebelt family. R B Stites family visited Mrs Stites sister near Moulton. Lavelle accompanied home. Howard Stites overnight guest of I J Gorman.
The town council of Moulton Iowa passes ordinance 91 banning parking or standing motor vehicles on town sidewalks and driving over sidewalks except at intersections. Violations are misdemeanors with penalties per law. The ordinance takes effect after publication in the Moulton Tribune dated June 8 1940.
An illustrated article discusses accidental ink blobs used to infer mental health states. It explains how unbalanced minds may be diagnosed and forecast recovery chances, based on recent experiments highlighted in The American Weekly.
Miss Vivian Sneed returns home from LeRoy Iowa to rest after school duties. Kellerton resident Mrs Sarah Allen visits Moulton friends. A group including C A DeCapito of Brookfield and Captain Dye of Torrance California visited Moulton for Decoration Day. Des Moines visitors Carl Mains and Bert Moore joined Mrs Paul Moore’s household last Thursday. L E Stockwell family move into Morrow property on West 5th Street. Stockwell is a Wabash road supervisor. Hodge Oneal is home from Centerville hospital resting on his farm near Moulton. daughter Mrs Clay Cushwa and son Phillip from Independence Kansas assist. Rolla Morrow and son with Mrs LaRue Davis travel to Marshalltown. Davis visits daughter Mrs Howard Cox. Morrow party returns after relatives visit. Decoration Day guests at Mrs Sneed’s include her two sons Dr Melbourne Sneed and two grandchildren, plus Donald Sneed of Kansas City and in-laws Mr and Mrs Joe Henderson and family of Crown Point Indiana, grandchildren Glenn Yeager and family of Kansas City, and Kenneth Botts family of Windsor Missouri. also Mr and Mrs John Ullrich and son, Mr and Mrs Pearl Brown of Ottumwa, and local families Henshaw and Udell residents.
Edwin Childs Eugene Horn James Horn Leon Horn and Orris Ump ferman of Moulton are among more than 4000 Iowa boys invited to attend the eleventh annual Des Moines Register and Tribune carrier salesman's convention and frolic in Des Moines on Monday June 10.
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