Night Softball Schedule Adopted for Moulton Games
Plans are nearly complete for the opening of the Moulton softball season on Monday night June 13. Opening games feature two intermediate and two older boys teams with managers asked to arrive at 6 45. Girls night Friday plans call for two girls teams East and West with Jim Kirkpatrick handling inquiries. Adult nights Tuesday and Friday will host double headers and all star games. Rules limit start times, field behavior, and arbitration by team managers.
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Moulton
Jimmie Kirkpatrick
Lions Club Meeting Plans Charter Night in Moulton
The Moulton Lions Club held its first regular meeting in the Christian church parlors Tuesday night with visiting Lions from Centerville. A dinner preceded the business session which discussed plans for the coming year and Charter Night scheduled for June 21 in Moulton.
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Moulton
Willing Workers Club Met at Norma McCullough Home
The Willing Workers Club met Wednesday June 1 at Norma McCullough’s home with many visitors including Maureen Watkins Wilma Watkins and Sandra Elaine Stevens and Jimmy Lee Eloise Johnson Nancy Maggie James Martha Stevens Jennie Lee Stites Betty Lou Followwill Mary Ellen Probasco Patricia Stites Mary Linda and Harley Spears Jo Earl Sebolt and Lonnie Shullow. Members present were Grace Spears Chloe Sebolt Della Kelley Ruth Stevens Flora Watkins Okel West Addie Lawson Dorothy Stites Gail Stites Laura Gorman Norma Followwill. The scripture was I Corinthians 13. The mystery box by Chloe Sebolt was won by Flora Watkins. Prizes went to Laura Gorman Gail Stites Elaine Stevens Dorothy Stites and Norma Followwill. A miscellaneous shower was given for Mrs Robert Watkins. Next meeting June 29 with Gertrude McCullough. roll call will name favorite songs.
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W. W. Club
Norma McCullough
Maureen Watkins
Wilma Watkins
Sandra
Elaine Stevens
Jimmy Lee
Eloise Johnson
Nancy
Maggie James
Martha Stevens
Jennie Lee Stites
Betty Lou Followwill
Mary Ellen Probasco
Patricia Stites
Mary
Linda
Harley Spears
Jo Earl Sebolt
Lonnie Shullow
Grace Spears
Chloe Sebolt
Della Kelley
Ruth Stevens
Flora Watkins
Okel West
Addie Lawson
Dorothy Stites
Gail Stites
Laura Gorman
Norma Followwill
I Cor
Flora Watkin
Robert Watkins
Gertrude McCullough
Tiptons Visit Friends in Moulton
Mr and Mrs Lute Tipton of Aurora Illinois are visiting friends and relatives in Moulton.
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Lute Tipton
Aurora, Ill
Moulton
Kensington Women Meet For 6:30 Supper At Wright Home
Kensington ladies convene this Thursday evening at Mrs. John Wright’s residence for a 6:30 covered dish supper with Mrs. R. L. Ballew and Mrs. Pearl Davis assisting. Election of officers is on the agenda. Also noted, Mrs. Myrtle Singley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Singley and Miss Mildred Gale attended Centerville commencement exercises last Wednesday. Maurice Singley graduated.
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Kensington
John Wright
R. L. Ballew
Pearl Davis
Myrtle Singley
Robert Singley
Mildred Gale
Centerville
Maurice Singley
Just Between You And Me Report From Moulton Area
A column recaps village anecdotes from Hellspoint school, local jokes, and farm notes. It recalls a miscalled operating scene during a school program, mentions cast members like Trenton Reed and Maurice Anderson, notes garden woes from DDT and pests, a crossword puzzle quip on a train, and updates on the Moulton Jamboree committee seeking a carnival company with letters from Blytheville and Phoenix residents.
Meet Frankenstein at the Mole and local visits
Miss Mary Etta Wood visits Calderwood home in Grundy Center Iowa. Mrs Iva Camden from near Glenwood Missouri visits her mother Mrs John Kearse on Monday afternoon. Raymond Swarts buys the Mrs Cecil Decker property on E Seventh Street and the family moves to their new home on Wednesday.
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Frankenstein
The
Mole
Mary Etta Wood
Calderwood
Grundy Center
Iowa
Iva Camden
Glenwood
John Kearse
Raymond Swarts
Cecil Decker
E. Seventh St
Watch the note on your Tribune today
A brief notice urges readers to check the Tribune for expired or expiring notes so they do not miss a copy today.
Coatsville Holiness Church Plans Bible Conference
Coatsville Holiness Church will begin a Bible conference on Wednesday night June 15 at 7 45 led by Miss Laura Perry of Greensboro North Carolina. The interdenominational meetings blend Bible study with revival and will include special music each night with cooperation from other area churches.
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Holiness Church
Coatsville
Mary Burgher
Laura Perry
Greensboro
N. C
Local Happenings Feature West Grove Visits and Travels
West Grove residents share visits as Maurice Singley tours near Washington Iowa and Lyndon area families welcome relatives from Jefferson City and Centerville. Several attend church camps in Overland Park Kansas while students reach honors at Bloomfield and Kirksville.
Layton Morrow Dies After Long Illness in Moulton Area
Layton Morrow aged 42, longtime Moulton resident, died at Sunny Slope Sanitarium near Ottumwa Tuesday afternoon after years of ill health. Survived by wife, three children, and mother Mrs. Pearl Clark. Body moved to Eagle Funeral Home. funeral arrangements pending.
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Layton Morrow
Moulton
Sunnyslope
Ottumwa
Morrow
Pearl Clark
Eagle Funeral Home
Found Old Friend By Reading The Tribune
A reader from Albuquerque writes from 316 S Richmond Ave praising The Tribune in a June 2 1949 letter. Lola B Giesler mentions past editors Killian Doc Ball and a family restaurant, recalling former local ties and high school memories.
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the Tribune
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Moulton Tribune
Rick
Killian
Doc Ball
Moulton
Claudia B
Coterie Elects Officers In Social Meeting
The Coterie met at Mrs Otis Edwards home Tuesday afternoon and elected officers: President Mrs Russell Barnett Vice President Mrs Hugh Wood Secretary Mrs Orris Harrington Treasurer Mrs Stuart Mace. The yearbook committee was named: Mrs George Carson Mrs Otis Edwards and Mrs C G Eby.
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Otis Edwards
Pres
Russell Barnett
Hugh Wood
Orris Harrington
Treas
Stuart Mace
George Carson
C. G. Eby
Soil Conservation Week planned in Appanoose County
Iowa Governor proclaims soil conservation week for June 19 to 25. USDA appointed committee members Bill Stahr S C Planner and Clifford Foster AAA chairman coordinate events. A field day at the county farm is set for Thursday June 23 with tours of waterways terraces structures weed spraying and insect controls planned. The program will include checks of corn borer egg masses and spraying for buck bugs grasshoppers weeds and brood. Further details will be announced in print and on radio.
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Iowa
Appanoose
Usda Council
Bill Stahr
S. C
Clifford Foster
AAA
Drakesville Defeats Locals In Ten Innings Sunday
The Moulton team fell 14 to 13 after ten innings as Drakesville edged them on the neighboring town’s diamond. Bob Moulton had three safeties including a home run, Claude Lee added four hits with a triple, and Charles Brinegar started for Moulton before E K Kerby took over. Drakesville visits Moulton Sunday at 2:00 PM at the school diamond seeking revenge for last week’s loss.
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Moulton Indees
Drakesville
Bob Moulton
Claude Lee
Charles Brinegar
Moulton
E. J. Kerby
Friendly Neighbors Club Meets at Cooksey Home
Mrs Anna Cooksey hosted an all day meeting of the Friendly Neighbors Club on May 26. Roll call featured a household hint. An all day event included a May birthday handkerchief shower for Helen Dixon and Marie Davison. Bingo produced traveling prize to Mrs Emma Forsythe. Twelve members attended a dinner. Next gathering set for June 9 with Helen Dixon.
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Anna Cooksey
Friendly Neighbors Club
Anna
Helen Dixon
Marie Davison
Emma Forsythe
Reverend Bentzinger Attends Des Moines Conference
Pastor Richard Bentzinger of Moulton Methodist Church travels to Muscatine this week for the Des Moines district annual conference and will resume regular Sunday services upon return. Local church members Vera Jordan Martha Brown Elsie Edwards Mabel Barnhart and Charlotte Johnson also attend.
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Richard Bentzinger
Moulton
Muscatine
Des Moines
Vera Jordan
Martha Brown
Elsie Edwards
Mabel Barnhart
Charlotte Johnson
Wiltse Family News Highlights Tampa Musicians in Education
A Tampa letter from Kathleen Barkley Wiltse notes Lyman Wiltse and daughters Jeanne and Joyce advancing in music. Lyman heads Tampa symphony efforts and organized a Sarasota orchestra. Jeanne excels on violin and is in Who's Who, Joyce leads in high school honors while Prof Wiltse receives the University of Tampa Achievement Medal. Kathleen plans Cincinnati Conservatory studies for a master's degree.
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Kathleen Barkley Wiltse
Tampa
Fla
Lyman Wiltse
Jeanne
Joyce
Wiltses
Moulton
Wiltse
University of Tampa
Lyman
Sarasota
H. S
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Morrow and McDaniel Families Attend Washington Wedding
Mystic residents Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Morrow and Mr. and Mrs. Paul McDaniel returned Monday from Washington DC where they attended the wedding of Miss Joan Beggs daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beggs former Moulton residents. The ceremony occurred on June 3.
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R. R. Morrow
Paul McDaniel
Mystic
Washington, D. C
Joan Beggs
Roy Beggs
Moulton
C B and Q seeks abandon track from Sedan to Bloomfield
Officials of the Burlington Northern railroad seek permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon 19 miles of track from Sedan to Moulton and to discontinue operating rights over the Wabash between Moulton and Bloomfield The move follows years of operating losses and echoes a 1942 petition that failed after local fundraising and a decisive commission vote The current campaign prompts fears of broader abandonments affecting towns from Moulton to Ft Madison and signals continued objections and fundraising needs for legal action
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Sedan
Bloomfield
J. R. Barkley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Moulton
Wabash
Burlington
Burlington R. A
Ft. Madison
Methodist Sunday School Closes Bible School Program
The Methodist Sunday School ended its two weeks of Bible School with a Sunday night program. Children who attended presented a program similar to regular classes. Attendance was good and the boys and girls received excellent Bible training under their instructors.
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Methodist S. S
Methodist Sunday School
From Moulton Residents Treated at St Joseph Hospital
Dr L A Jenkins was taken to St Joseph hospital Centerville Monday with asthma and heart problems. He is reported a bit better. Oscar Ranes of Moulton area was admitted Sunday after a heart attack and is progressing satisfactorily. Mrs Will Stansberry, recovering from a stroke, remains in Centerville hospital and may return home to Moulton this week. Jim Evans visiting from Wichita was in hospital for a week and will go to Hot Springs Ark for treatments. Mrs Etta Lindsey also in hospital for treatment.
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L. A. Jenkins
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Oscar Ranes
Moulton
Ranes
Will Stansberry
Jim Evans
Wichita
Kans
Hot Springs
Ark
Etta Lindsey
Davis Reunion Held in Albia
The Davis reunion was held in Albia with a cooperative noon dinner and an afternoon of games and visiting. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Lyal Kerby and daughter Farson. Mr and Mrs Carey Swartz and family Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs Clell Swart and family Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs Oren Starr and daughter Odell. Mr and Mrs Orval Moore and family. Mr and Mrs John Starr and Larry. Mr and Mrs Merval Moulton and daughters and Mrs Henry Swartz all of Moulton. Mrs Flossie Binns. Mr and Mrs Ralph Miller and Mr and Mrs Sammy Binns Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Otis Davis and sons. Mr and Mrs Oral Davis and daughter Montezuma. Mr and Mrs Lester Davis and family New Sharon. Mr and Mrs Wesley Binns and daughter Moline Illinois. Mr and Mrs Otis Starr Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Therman Davis and family Malcolm. Mr and Mrs D M Davis and daughter Oskaloosa. Mr and Mrs Roy Kerby Farson.
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Davis
Albia
Lyal Kerby
Farson
Carey Swartz
Clell Swart
Ottumwa
Oren Starr
Odell
Orval Moore
John Starr
Larry
Merval Moulton
Henry Swartz
Moulton
Flossie Binns
Ralph Miller
Sammy Binns
Des Moines
Otis Davis
Oral Davis
Montezuma
Lester Davis
New Sharon
Wesley Binns
Moline, Ill
Otis Starr
Iowa City
Therman Davis
Malcolm
D. M. Davis
Oskaloosa
Roy Kerby
Local Visits Highlight Decatur and Albia Trips
Mark Heintze of Decatur Illinois is visiting his brother William Heintze. Mr and Mrs Pearl Davis spent time in Albia and Cincinnati Iowa last week. Mrs Glenn Eagle and daughter Marjorie returned from a visit with sister-in-law Mrs Silas Trent and with the Batley family at Winchester Illinois.
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Mark Heintze
Decatur, Til
Wm. Heintze
Pearl Davis
Albia
Cincinnati
Iowa
Glenn Eagle
Marjorie
Silas Trent
Batley
Winchester
Ill
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Hellspoint School
Trenton Reed
Milwaukee
Maurice Anderson
Moberly
Burl Brockus
Mrs
O. M. Davis
Dave
Lester D. Struthars
Blytheville
John
Coatsville Church
Elsie Henderson
West Grove
T. Bb. Fox
George T. Singley
Washington
H. B. Luther
Allerton
Paul Pedrick
Quentin Johnson
Fairfield
Parsons College
Wesley Shipman
Oakville
Bert Smothers
Sallie
Isabelle Leriche
Goldie Horn
Leo Drake
Retta Hinsey
Lowell Minear
Jim Clark
St. Charles
Donald Clark
Geo, Davis
Georgia
Clair Burkhiser
Brainard Fox
Tom Fox
Earl Burrows
Church of God Holiness
Overland Park
Eldorado
Carolyn Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Kirksville
State Teachers College
Robi. Singley
Gale
Rachel Gale
Ames Kimes
Church of God
Lorena Horn
Eva Singley
Clifford Singley
Jean
Joan
Ed Powers
Carlisle
Mary Lee Richangen
Coterie
Molo Theatre
John Hall
Margaret Lindsay
Andy Devine
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Robert Hutton
Janice Page
Drakesville Crubs
Cooksey
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