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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
3
S R Mace enters gardening immortality as Bub harvests his first crop of rabbits after a Madam Bunny nests among the vegetables and Easter eggs spark plans for next year. Ida explains the six youngsters arrive from Easter eggs and warns of racketeers in the woods as onions surround the scene.
Casady Motor Co in Moulton Iowa promotes a June clearance of used cars. offerings include 1936 Ford V-8 sedans pickups and trucks, 1933 to 1929 Fords Chevrolets Desotos Pontiacs and a Tudor and deluxe models. Free ice cream with all gasoline purchases. Acetylene welding and body works advertised as part of services. Oldest Ford dealer in Appanoose County invites inquiries at phone 65.
A reader notes door to door magazine sellers as well as shadier peddlers, warning about a Florida plated Dodge with Safety Police Patrol markings falsely soliciting funds. The piece cites local cautionary tales about counterfeit safety groups, lost keys and odd dreams, and ends with humorous quips about exaggerated snake stories and a dubious strawberry recipe.
Local social notes detail visits among Hackley Rawls Mey and Alys in Creston, plus Reed Spurgeon and McKenzie relatives near Moulton. Also reported are community birthdays, meals with extended families, and gatherings at Stites and Stevens homes in Exline and Moulton. A final report notice in Appanoose County court concerns Reuben Ware estate with July 12 1937 hearing.
Sunday saw good attendance at Hilltown Bible School with Vivian Jean Stites giving her birthday offering. Numerous visits and gatherings followed across the area as families and friends from Burlington, Cissna Park, Coal City, Battle Creek, Exline, Moulton, and Evans District shared Sunday and weekend time at various homes, churches, and events including Zoar church Children’s Day Exercises.
The notice names Charles P as plaintiff and Juanita Peckham as defendant in a matter filed in Appanoose County Iowa during the August term 1937. The court requires Juanita Peckham to respond or appear as directed by the summons and complaint served in this action.
A petition on file in the District Court requests divorce from the recipient and asks for permanent custody of two minor children, Clayde Wayne Peckam and Wilbur Eugene Peckham, ages 7 and 6. The respondent must appear by August 2, 1937 term to avoid default. case to be heard in Centerville.
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