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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
3
A satirical column by Roy L. Maring mocks Khrushchev era food schemes and wartime rations. It references horse meat rumors, veterans’ memories of bully beef, and a playful nod to Hoyt Elliott. It closes with a fishing report noting hot-rods and motor boats dominating the scene.
July 1 is the deadline to file applications for new farm wheat allotments in the winter wheat area. The rule defines a new farm as one with no wheat acreage history in 1959 60 or 61 and no wheat allotment history. Farmers seeking 1962 wheat allotments must file the written form at their ASC county office before July 1.
Appanoose County Fair Board announces a new 60 by 120 foot pole type building to be erected in July at the fair grounds. It will house 4 H girls open class home economics farm crops and flower exhibits township booths and school displays. Building by Orville Terry and Ivan Long with township volunteer help. Fair slated August 2 3 4 and 5.
Family reunions were held over the weekend at the homes of Kenneth Johnson and Hermas Swarts honoring Mr. and Mrs. George Barkley and family members from Seattle Washington. Attendees included Dwight Lawson Beverly Dean Eddy Teresa Johnson Gale Diane Carr David Swarts and others from Bloomfield Ankeny and surrounding areas. Ursula Eby departed Monday for Waterloo to visit her sister Carrie Ross.
Community diary items list visitors, meals, and church activities. Dallas residents Mr. and Mrs. Art McCullough and Centerville guests attended at Pearl Archibald’s home. Several residents visited relatives in Ottumwa Davenport and Moline. A Bible School begins July 3 at the Baptist Church. many locals noted visits and illnesses.
Dry weather continues in the Hilltown area and gardens and pastures need rain. Visitors from Huntsville and nearby towns are noted, with social calls and a church wedding at Moulton. Local residents send best wishes to newlyweds Coleen Hutchison and Larry Cook as they wed at the Christian Church in Moulton.
Exline residents hosted visitors from Milian Illinois Blairstown Missouri and nearby families. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Daniel Price are interred in Exline cemetery, recalling their Exline vicinity residence years ago. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Olan Hamm and Mr and Mrs Tom Steele were recent Chester Ker visits.
Frank Stajear returns from Centerville Hospital after heart ailment. Coleen Hutchison weds Larry Cook in Moulton. Many relatives attend reunions in Ottumwa Albia Bloomfield and Muscatine, with visits to Joe Moore and Brinegar families. The village also notes Camp Blackhawk trip and hail damage repairs in Des Moines area.
In loving memory of our wife and mother who died one year ago today June Wm Swarts and children the grandchildren offer this tribute with affection and remembrance
About 125 people attended the Albia pasture farm event and roughly 75 joined the Bloomfield field day last week. The Albia program showcased hay stacking, pasture plots, pasture land clearing, and fence post treatment with beef yields cited for bluegrass alfalfa grazing. At Bloomfield the focus was crop production including limestone, fertilizers, manure, rotation, and management practices. 1960 Bloomfield results are available at the Extension Office.
In Des Moines on June 1 Char lene Tiffany wed Dr. Keith Vader Brink. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Tiffany formerly of Moulton. The couple will reside in Des Moines.
Mrs. Hugh Wood returns from Laughlin Hospital for observation and treatment. George Barkley and family visit from Seattle before North Dakota trip and music reunion. Minnie Vance arrives from Redland for a visit with Daisy Moulton. CYF district conference in Fella with Jill Stansberry as vice president completing four years. Spurgeon home visits by Moultons and Mrs. Daisy Moulton. Rainbow Girls breakfast hosted by Jill Stansberry with 23 members. Maurice Singley and family visit Huntsville and Red Stone base plans. Maurice to reside there after Alabama work. family to join soon.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Mouton of Los Angeles visited last weekend in the home of Mrs Daisy Moulton.
Listing of property parcels in Appanoose and surrounding areas with owners Crow Ota Hendershot Lister Neighbors Ross Simpson Stober Bear and others. Describes land including Lots in Clark and Peatman additions Exline and Centerville plus surrounding streets and rights of way through Bell's Additions and track corridor.
Legal notices describe land descriptions in Appanoose County Iowa including parcels in Plano and Moravia with owners Lister B Johnson and Smith Lester. Also birth notices report a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Gerald IreIAn at St Joseph hospital Centerville June 28 1961 at 2 18 am weighing 8 lbs 5 oz and Mrs Kenneth Farthing bringing home Shawna Kay from Davis County Hospital Bloomfield on Monday afternoon.
Mrs Ruth Moore serves as lesson leader for the Philathea group meeting with Mrs Walter Daley set for Monday.
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