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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
1
The notice records the publication entry of a county city school paper at the Moulton Iowa post office as second class matter in February 1884, with R R Eby listed as publisher.
Hilltown Joe Dodson and his father from Coatsville visited the R. L. Stites home Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Ida Collins, Reva and Mary Spears spent Wednesday at the C. H. Kirby home. Elouise Stevens returned home after a week in Dean with relatives. Dorothy Stites and Mabel Foster helped cook for harvest hands last week. Taylor Cooksey was a dinner guest at the C. H. Kirby home Sunday. The Stites family hosted visits from Jennie Lee, Clyde Swindley, Norene Smith and baby Betty Smith, Ruth Stevens, Taylor Cooksey, and the Morrows Friday afternoon. Ronald Stites and family called on Chas. Moler in Coatsville Sunday.
A 1854 tale follows a Mississippi River homesteader who loses status and solace to drink, then rises by serving in the Mexican War and Civil War era, ultimately becoming a pivotal Union general. The narrator recalls Grant and Julia Dent Grant, Lincoln’s support, and the couple’s enduring bond amid hardship.
The article notes decades of struggle to produce rubber and credits German Buna rubber for war mobility. It highlights two major American firms, B F Goodrich and Standard Oil of New Jersey, building plants this month to manufacture artificial rubber as part of a national defense program. President John F. Collyer of Goodrich comments on progress.
The speaker warns of foreign threats to the United States and argues for self sufficiency in essential materials. Claiming that America can now produce its own rubber, the message frames this development as vital for national security and the preservation of the American way of life.
The Common Council for American Unity led by Louis Adamic aims to unite old American stock with newer immigrant groups. The nonpartisan effort promotes education to curb religious and racial hatreds and preserve democracy by reducing distrust and division among Americans.
A road show presents The American Gangsters a graphic depiction of famous criminals as G Men battle kidnapers and bandits with short subjects and matinees at 3:00. Friday and Saturday twin bill brings Weaver Bros and Elviry in In Old Missouri plus Hopalong Cassidy Law of the Pampas and a Disney Pinocchio 2000 technicolor engagement beginning Sunday with Blue Barron, Dutch Regan and more.
Laddie 4 year old draft stallion weighs 1950 pounds. Registered with state certificate of soundness. Located at Hillsdale Stock Farm 503 Northeast Seventh street Moulton opposite the school house. Terms 5 8 and 10 dollars. Come inspect and choose terms. Care given but no responsibility for accidents.
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