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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
4
Lake Wapello in southern Iowa opens to anglers at 5:00 a m Sunday with expected large crowds. The state lake offers crappie, bullhead and bluegill fishing, clear water despite moss along shores, good picnicking, cabins for rent, a fine bathing beach, and a restaurant. Grounds operate daily 5:00 a m to 10:00 p m.
The W W Club met Wednesday June 4 at Mrs. Della Kelley's home. Eight members, three visitors and ten children attended a noon chicken dinner. Embroidering tea towels was the day’s work. Grace Spears presided.
Mrs. Harold Wallace and Miss Francis Wallace hosted a miscellaneous shower in honor of Mrs. Merval Moulton at the Wallace home Thursday afternoon. Attendees included Mrs. Moulton and several relatives and friends. gifts were exchanged and refreshments served.
The Eastern Star chapter holds a regular meeting Friday night June 13 at 8 o'clock. Members and traveling members are welcome. Refreshments to follow. Mrs. Louise Austin, W. M.
The Presbyterian church ladies plan a bake and food sale on Saturday June 14 at 10 30 AM at the I. S. U. office. Fresh cakes pies baked beans potato salad and meat loaf will be offered for Sunday dinner.
The Rebekah lodge hosts a benefit card party tonight at their hall. The event starts at 8 15 PM with bridge and pitch games and prizes for participants. The public is invited to attend.
The new champ is J Pluvius who can summon heavy rain. Since last Thursday continuous downpours have saturated fields, causing floods in lowlands and delaying farm work. About three inches fell Monday, washing soil into ditches and hindering corn, alfalfa, and garden crops.
Open Bible church announces Dixie Gospel Singers and Players will perform over three days from Saturday June 14 inviting the community to attend. The troupe features Hawaiian guitar and other instruments and is described as exceptionally fine.
Bob McQueen of Ridgeway Iowa, son of Mr and Mrs Glen McQueen, tops pistol events with a .22 calibre Camp Perry course score of 294 a new range record. He also wins center fire slow fire Camp Perry course and the aggregate of the first four events.
The Mother's Jewels group met with Miss Joann McCullough on a Monday afternoon to discuss community activities.
The WHO Saddle Mountain Round-Up with Cousin Harold Goodman will entertain at a Presbyterian church fund likely June 30 in the high school gym. Six boys, including Don Hovey, will perform with the group heard daily at 7:45 am on WHO. Goodman, a funmaker and songwriter, charts “Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley” and “Is My Name Written in Heaven.” “The Wabash Cannon Ball” is also on the program. more details coming.
Work on the former State Savings Bank building, recently bought by F. S. Bragdon, began Saturday under Clyde Atkins of Centerville. Interior work will be minimal, with the rear room shortened for Bragdon’s restaurant and the upstairs office door closed. Main Street entrance will serve the second floor, adding room and a modern street-front look as east-end renovations accelerate.
Miss Colleen Lerchie traveled to Farmington Iowa on Tuesday night for a routine social visit, staying briefly in the town.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Coulter and daughter Lynne relocate to Ottumwa where Coulter becomes manager of the appliance department at Montgomery Ward.
A co operative dinner for Mr Harry Carter’s birthday brought together several friends at the Carters home last Thursday evening. Out of town guests included Miss Marguerite Berry of Okmulgee Oklahoma and Mrs John Carter with her daughter from Moberly Missouri.
Dyer Kriegermeier resigned as manager of Farmers Mutual Tele System effective June 29 after a directors meeting last Thursday. Lowell Horn was named to fill the vacancy but declined this week, forcing directors to select another candidate. Kriegermeier had been full time manager since Charley Johnson’s retirement due to ill health, after previously serving as assistant. The directors must choose a new manager to assume duties on June 29.
In response to Rev. Charles E. Fuller of the Old Fashioned Revival Hour, Coatsville will hold a day of prayer and fasting on Monday June 16 starting at 11 00 a m at the Coatsville Baptist church. All are urged to attend to pray for the country and for other nations. The service is open to all regardless of church affiliation.
Harold Hitchcock and his wife depart Monday for Council Bluffs for a three day session of the Masonic lodges of Iowa. Hitchcock, Master of the local lodge, is joined by Mrs. Hitchcock. The grand lodge session closes Thursday. The Hitchcocks travel with Mrs. C. O. Floyd and two children, who proceed to Omaha to visit relatives.
Wesley Ward reports being stationed in New York City to help guard the French liner Normandie and believes the U S Coast Guard will take control. He and Ellis Island firefighters battled a blaze that consumed about eight blocks of New York docks.
Mrs Warren Gardine of Lancaster spent Sunday at the B B Berry home returning recent visits and sharing news with the Berry family during a quiet afternoon gathering.
Clarence Conner, local music instructor, announces plans to form a beginners band soon. Parents may meet him at the school building next Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday to enroll children. All group instruction is free. instrument provision is the main requirement.
Sheriff Jack Bailey announces renewals begun Monday morning with a deadline of July 5. Applicants must bring old licenses. no exam if the current license remains valid. Renewal fee is 50 cents and a receipt serves as a temporary permit until a new license is issued. Come in early to avoid the rush.
The article highlights a remarkable cabbage head weighing 3.5 pounds and exceptionally crisp. Mrs. Alec Dobyns presented the produce at the local office and noted their potatoes, particularly Cobbler variety, weighing 0.75 pounds. Sam Harrelson appears to join top potato growers. The tone celebrates local farming success and signals a strong year for cabbages and spuds.
Flavius Southern visits Moberly on business while others travel and recover. Jeane Edwards returns from Holland Michigan, Marietta Bear visits from Plano Iowa, and tributes follow for Jean Griff in Aurora. births, anniversaries, hospital notes, and social events pepper a busy local scene with several out of town guests.
Rev. J. C. Behrens, pastor of the Moulton Methodist church, left Monday for Atlantic Iowa to attend the spring conference. The meeting runs from Tuesday through Sunday. After a year in Moulton, he is favored to be returned amid praise for progress and the church’s strong financial condition.
District No. 23 of the Eastern Star meets in Albia with Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron from Iowa in attendance. Moulton chapter is well represented by Mrs. Frank Austin Mr. P. E. Pyle Miss Maryetta Wood and Mrs. George Carson as local officers participate and gifts are planned for the visitors.
The Rev Luther Childs pastor of the First Baptist Church of Centerville was elected chaplain Sunday at a Federated Patriotic Societies meeting in Des Moines. The group is connected with the Grand Army of the Republic.
Miss Mary Opal Post became the bride of Edmund Willis of Washburn Wisconsin in a Monday ceremony at St Marys parsonage Centerville. The bride a Grinnell and Gem City graduate wore lavender with red roses. Layona Marshall was bridesmaid and Loren Moore acted as best man. The couple plans a Washburn home and an western states trip after the ceremony with many local friends attending.
The Kensington society plans its annual picnic for Tuesday evening at 6 30 in Pulliam Park. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Jennings and their daughter of Plainfield Illinois are visiting Effie Jennings at her home.
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