Appanoose County Registers 21-Year-Olds July First
W M Evans announces registration for 21 year old men in Appanoose County to be held July 1 at Centerville National Bank offices under the county Selective Service board. Eligible are those who turned 21 since October 16, 1940. process expected to take under five minutes per registrant.
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W. M. Evans
Appanoose County
Selective Service Board
Centerville National Bank
Centerville
Draft Board
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mrs Murdy Again Chosen Unit Head
The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion home for the last meeting of the year. Mrs Ruth Murdy was re elected unit president and the group planned a public sewing room for Red Cross work. They reported twenty gowns three crocheted shawls and three knitted sweaters completed for Appanoose county Red Cross and voted to help with a July birthday party at the Knoxville Veterans hospital. Officers elected for the year include President Mrs Ruth Murdy Secretary Mrs Dora McCall Historian Mrs Beatrice Eby Chaplain Mrs Lelia Southern Sargeant at arms Mrs Hazel Casady. A July 16 picnic at the Richard Ballew home was announced and the meeting closed with America The Beautiful.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Ruth Murdy
Dorothy Davis
Grace Umpferman
Lelia Southern
Marie Ballew
Appanoose County Red Cross
Red Cross
Knoxville Veterans Hospital
Dora McCall
Beatrice Eby
Sargeant-at-arms
Hazel Casady
American Legion and Auxiliary
Richard Ballew
America the Beautiful
Let Poison Ivy Alone Warns Iowa Health Dept
The Iowa health department warns that ivy poison varies by person and warns against contact, likening avoidance to smallpox. It describes poison ivy as a three leaf plant on low upright vines, with leaflets one to four inches long, dark green above and lighter beneath, with two leaves on short stalks and one on a long stalk. Also notes residents visiting Moulton and trips home from Mission, Texas.
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Iowa State Health Department
WHO Saddle Mountain Roundup at Moulton Gym
Cousin Harold Goodman brings the Saddle Mountain Roundup to Moulton H. eight gym next Monday night June 30. WHO artists Don Hovey Froggie Davenport Shorty Hogan and the Sunset Corners Lumps perform in person for a Presbyterian church sponsored event with low admission 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
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Harold Goodman
Iowa
Moulton H. 8
WHO
Presbyterian Church
Moulton
Saddle Mountain
Don Hovey
Sunset Corners
Froggie Davenport
Harold
J. R. Barkley
Families Plan Iowa Visit to Sioux City and Council Bluffs
Mrs. Manford Lane and her brothers Jim and Ed Wedemore, with Francis Weber, plan a Friday morning trip to visit relatives in Sioux City and Council Bluffs, Iowa. They will also call on sister Mrs. Mary Hoy in Mapleton, Iowa, before returning home.
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Manford Lane
Jim
Ed Wedemore
Francis Weber
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mary Hoy
Mapleton
Visit to Mrs Hamilton Spans Weekend in Biggsville and Linneus
Mr and Mrs Percy Lites and their son of Biggsville Illinois visited Mrs Stella Hamilton over the weekend. Mr Lites and son returned home while Mrs Lites stayed longer. On Wednesday evening Dr and Mrs C E Norris of Linneus Missouri called for a brief visit with Mrs Hamilton.
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Percy
Lites and Son
Biggsville, Ill
Stella Hamilton
Garrison Family Arrives in Moulton for Summer Visit
Mr and Mrs L G Garrison accompanied by Mr and Mrs Wm Garrison and Vern Wood of Cedar Rapids arrive in Moulton for the summer. The Garrison grandparents who visited Cedar Rapids for two weeks will be home for the season. Their two Chicago grandchildren are spending a vacation with local relatives.
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L. G. Garrison
Wm. Garrison
Vern Wood
Cedar Rapids
Moulton
Local Happenings and Visits Across States
Local society notes report Dr Downing recovering from a knee infection. Families and friends visit relatives in Ottumwa Rutherford New Jersey and Bloomington Illinois and Missouri. Bridge Club prizes awarded and travel changes noted with several households hosting or visiting kin across several towns.
Robbers Visit Wardlow Home Near Moulton
Robbers with a flare for variety broke into Dean Wardlow’s home near Moulton on Saturday night while the Wardlows were in Coatsville. They took clothes, a baby blanket, bed blanket, shoes, and a bill fold later found in the road, empty of money. No suspects have been identified yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Wardlow
Moulton
Wardlows
Coatsville
Final Warning Issued On 1941 43 Driver License Renewals
Commissioner of Public Safety Karl W. Fischer issues a final warning to Iowans without renewal applications for the 1941 43 licenses. Those failing to file by July 5 face legal violation if driving. Renewal sub stations will close after July 5. Do not mail coins. use money order or check payable to Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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Karl W. Fischer
Public Safety
Fischer
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Legion Party At Hall Saturday In Burl McClure Post
Legion to hold a Saturday night party at their Burl McClure Post hall for ex service men. Commander McCall expects Legionnaires from surrounding Posts and invites all ex service men to attend.
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Legion
Burl McClure
McCall
Corwin Johnson Wins Yale Law Scholarship Honor
Corwin Johnson son of the County Superintendent and Mrs L E Johnson accepts a $1500 all expense scholarship at Yale Law School after graduating with highest honors from State University Iowa Law School. He chose Yale over a federal judge clerkship. At State University graduation four students out of more than a thousand were named honor students, including Corwin.
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Corwin Johnson
L. E. Johnson
Yale Law School
Corwin
State University of Iowa Law School
Yale
The
State University
New Equipment At Standard Station Promises Better Service
Standard Oil Service Station adds a Lincoln Lubrigun costing 85 dollars, a high power grease gun ensuring grease reaches proper points for complete service. The station runs a Friday and Saturday offer of a free grease or wash with every 10 gallon gasoline purchase for 25 cents.
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Standard Oil
Barkley Office Moves to Main Street July First
J R Barkley will relocate his office from Second street to the ground floor in the Ford garage building at the Northwest corner, near Mary Etta Howell’s former beauty parlor, effective July 1. He has rented his house to Frank Kappler, a Wabash engineer from Des Moines, joining the community with his wife in Moulton.
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J. R. Barkley
Second Street
Ford Garage
Mary Etta Howell
Mr. Barkley
Frank Kappler
Des Moines
Kappler
Ottumwa
Moulton
Pink and Blue Shower Honors Mrs Hal Dixon
A pink and blue shower honoring Mrs Hal Dixon was hosted by Mrs Glen Dixon on Wednesday afternoon June 18. Games with prizes for Mrs Dell Wendland and Mrs Sylvia Dodge followed, music by Miss Catherine Blozevich on the accordion, and gifts opened before ice cream cake and iced tea. Attendees included many from Moulton and Centerville with several sending gifts from nearby towns. Boyd Smart, former Moulton Cafe proprietor, is reported ill in Albia hospital with streptococcus throat infection.
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Hal Dixon
Glen Dixon
Dell Wendland
Sylvia Dodge
Catherine Blozevich
Theodore Murdy
Jim Dodge
Earl Horn
George Lane
Clifford Singley
Leslie Feight
Jess Dixon
Will Swarts
Everett Stansberry
Merval Moulton
Harry Moulton
Milton Bogle
Ellis
Hile Dixon
Richard Lee
Trenton Wendland
Jessie Adamson
Leo Horn
Doris Davis
Bernard Swarts
Moulton
Centerville
Della Wendland
Lucille Canalle
Mary Canalle
Jane Canalle
Elizabeth Dixon
Jess Davis
Betty Davis
Saul Sedden
Noah J. Davis
Joe Davis
Alexandria
Dick Crain
Albia
Boyd Smart
Moulton Cafe
Albia Hospital
Local Folk Gather for Weekend Visits Near Coatsville
Coatsville area residents Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Taylor hosted visitors from Centerville and Ottumwa. Hoyt Elliott from Ottumwa spent the weekend with his uncle N. C. Probasco and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor visited the parental M. J. Taylor home. The Probasco family hosted Lola, Dorothy, Betty and Shirley Probasco for Sunday afternoon with Bill Probasco and family.
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M. J. Taylor
Centerville
Hoyt Elliott
Ottumwa
N. C. Probasco
Robert Taylor
Lola
Dorothy
Betty
Shirley
Bill Probasco
Mrs Pyle Visits Family Before Summer in Yellow Springs
Mrs Pyle of Malcolm visits her son and daughter in law Prof and Mrs P E Pyle. She plans to leave next Wednesday for Yellow Springs Ohio to spend the rest of the summer with her daughter Miss Idell Pyle.
Mrs. J. S. Henderson Dies at 63 in Iowa
Mrs. J S Henderson died at her daughter Mrs Galen Spurgeon home near West Grove from a heart attack while bean stringing. Born August 8 1877 in Sigourney Iowa she was 63 years 10 months 16 days. She leaves six children Carl Otto Paul Nova Raymond and Galen Spurgeon. Funeral at Moulton Christian church Friday 2 pm Rev L H Hudson in charge. Burial Coatsville cemetery.
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J. S. Henderson
Galen Spurgeon
West Grove
Sigourney
Iowa
Carl
Moulton
Otto
South Dakota
Paul
Ottumwa
Nova
Columbia
Raymond
California
Moulton Christian Church
L. H. Hudson
Bloomfield
Coatsville Cemetery
Hitchcock Funeral Home
Mrs. Dennis Peek Hosts C. C. Club Meeting
The C. C. Club met with Mrs. Dennis Peek on June 6. A cooperative luncheon preceded the business meeting, then a dish towel exchange. Next gathering rosters July 3 with Mrs. Chloe Yates for an ice cream supper. members should bring table service for family.
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C. C. Club
Dennis Peek
Chloe Yates
Moravia Prepares 82nd July Fourth Celebration
Moravians plan a two day patriotic program on July 4 and 5 for the 82nd annual Moravia Independence celebration. Free acts and speaking will highlight the event, with residents organizing the big community showcase according to the Union.
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Moravia
Ace Hobart Grows Largest Type Raspberry Sample
Ace Hobart brings a sample of his home grown raspberries to the office on Tuesday. The fruit is described as large and of championship quality, suggesting exceptional size and quality for his crop.
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Ace Hobart
Ace
Bank Building Repainted and Redecorated in Davis County
The Davis County Savings bank branch in the National bank building has undergone complete interior redecorating and exterior woodwork refinishing. The project enhances the building’s appearance. Moulton area homes also see repainting and remodeling work this year.
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Davis County Savings Bank
National Bank
Death claims sister of James Dodge in Centerville car stop
Mrs Bert Packard of Centerville died suddenly last Saturday while seated in a parked car on the county square. She grew rapidly worse and died that night. She was a sister of James Dodge of Moulton.
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Bert Packard
Centerville
James Dodge
Moulton
New Hope 4-H Club Meeting Highlights June 19
The New Hope 4-H Club met at Frances Wallace's home on June 19 with six members one leader and a mother present. Talks covered dust cloth care harmful birds and animals making and helping friends ear care and a convention report by Marietta Stevenson. Helen Hawk was introduced as the new County 4-H Secretary.
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New Hope
4-H Club
Frances Wallace
Helen Hawk
Marietta Stevenson
Colleen Stober
Ruth Tensing
New County
4-H
Mrs Cushwa and Son Visit Kans Father
Mrs Clay Cushwa and her son Phillip travel from Independence Kansas to visit her father Hodge Oneal, spending time at his home.
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Clay Cushwa
Phillip
Independence, Kans
Hodge Oneal
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Mrs. Murdy
Iowa Health Department
Mary Johnson
Abingdon
Etta Halden
Bird Staley
Moulton Friends
R.A. Moore
Mission
Tex
Paul ‘Moore
R. A. Moore
Lancaster
Avi Yu
Ccu
Ody
Rt OE
W. L. Downing
Otis Davis
Richard
Donald
St. Louis
Florence Coulter
Glenn
A. E. Holcomb
Ben Kimmell
John Clark
Edith
Tom
Bridge Club
Wm. Maeintze
Stuart Mace
Earl McCall
Sam Cole
Max McGriff
R. A. McGriff
San Francisco
Cali
Wabash Hospital
Decatur
Moberly
Wendell Downing
LeMars
Harold Bandfield
Patty
Chas
Johnson
Spencer
Bandfield
Hugh Wood
Shenandoah
Extra
Hugh
Rex
Adair
Anniversary Club
A. W. Logan
Rolla Morrow
Frank Austin
L. C. Gorman
Alva Bennett
W. J. Dever
Still-Hildreth
Effie Jennings
Lydia Blosser
F. C. Moore
Boise
Idaho
W. A. Shelton
Unionville
Arch Kimball
Chariton
Don McKay
Craig Daniels
Craig Carson
Harold Black
Tulsa
Okla
Harry
Oakdale Sanitarium
Wardlow
Standard Station
Barkley
Main Street
Coatsville Vicinity
Bank
Death
New Hope 4-H Club
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