Oakes Dolan May Lose Sight Of Eye After Accident
Friends in Moulton report an accident in Albuquerque New Mexico last week when Oakes Dolan was cutting a soil pipe lead a metal fragment struck his eye He underwent surgery to remove part of the pupil and though some vision may remain blurred the eye may not be completely lost Dolan has worked in plumbing since moving to Albuquerque prior to that he was a truck dispatcher in California.
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Moulton
Oakes Dolan
Albuqureque
N. M
Dolan
Albuquerque
California
4-H Girls and Leaders Return From Ames Convention
Fourteen 4-H members including Lois Boyer and Jo Ann McCord return from the Twentieth Annual Girls 4-H Club Convention in Ames. The theme Developing Talents for Greater Usefulness guided three days of sessions with advice on directing and developing talents for broader usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
W. W. Staley
Lois Boyer
L. A. Stewart
Jo Ann McCord
Ruth Price
Donna Turk
Marilyn Koehler
Barbara Walker
Maxine Alden
Carolyn Boyer
Greata Ball
Norma June Hiatt
Birthday Dinner At Alexander Home
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Alexander a large group gathered Sunday to honor three birthdays Mrs. Alexander Mr. Jess Dixon and Nancy Harter. A noon dinner featured fried chicken and birthday cakes baked by Mrs. Jess Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Alexander
Jess Dixon
Alexander
Small Nancy Harter
Howard Alexander
Ronald Swasick
Alexia
Earl McKibben
Ottumwa
Max Dixon
Dwain
Burlington
Bert Kirby
Denzyl Harbour
Dena Sue
Drakesville
Marian Harter
Nancy Betty
Tommy
Walter
Mike
Clarence Stober
Amanda Redfern
Local Happenings In Des Moines Ot tumwa Centerville and More
Local notices list Mr and Mrs Stuart Mace in Des Moines on business. Coach Siler is hospitalized for observation and treatment. Mr and Mrs Ralph Archer of Ot tumwa visited Mrs Mary Abrams. David and Carol Brown had tonsils removed in Centerville. Henry Vencer of Bryan Ohio visits Henry Carter. Jas West of Moberly Mo visits Dick Eby. Dr L A Jenkins returns home with little improvement. Karen Keller of Centerville visits grandparents Otis Edwards. David McKay from Independence Mo visits grandmother Arch Kimball and Alicia Des Moines. Alice Marie Davison, University Hospital Lincoln Nebr, will work at St Josephs Centerville. Lester Perkins of Wichita Kans visits in Moulton and Centerville then leaves Friday. Roy Yates home hosts birthday gathering for Mr Yates Mrs Hays and Frank Browns anniversaries. Charles Yates and three daughters of Thayer IA and Roland Yates and two sons of South English IA join from out of town. Cam Sneed and Fire Ball return after Illinois Missouri trip. Leo Fisher family hosts event with Wilbun Bily at Windsor Mo. Botts home at Windsor Mo. G M Sneed Donald Glen Yeager relocate within City Mo.
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Stuart Mace
Des Moines
Coach Siler
Ralph Archer
Ottumwa
Mary Abrams
David
Carol Brown
Centerville
Henry Vencer
Bryan
Ohio
Henry Carter
Jas. West
Moberly
Dick Eby
L. A. Jenkins
Karen Keller
Otis Edwards
David McKay
Independence
Arch Kimball
Alicia
Alice Marie Davison
Im Th. Botts
Windsor
Sneed
Donald Glen
Yeager
City
Potatoes cucumbers and weather mix in local notes
Al Bedford touts big potatoes and pickling cucumbers while John Newland brings a sack nearly musk melon size. Weather woes, painter in, rain teased, and townsfolk voice frustration with Moulton water. Cam Hays reports blooming soybeans and a timothy head reaches 10 1/2 inches.
Chevarie Honoring The Lawson Couple Shower
An old fashioned chevarie and shower was held Wednesday evening at Mrs Iva Lawson home honoring Mr and Mrs LaVerne Lawson who were married Sunday June 19 Many useful gifts were received Attending were numerous relatives and friends including Ralph Mitchell Kathleen Evans Mec Cullough Bobby Kinsler Kenneth Evans Ray Tharp Ralph Starr Homer Starr Lloyd Foster Ross Henderson Bert Starr Arthur Lawson Flavy Lawson Cliff Lawson Willard Douglas Marvin Lawson Jim Graves Kendell Johnson Kenneth Johnson Arthur Waybill Richard Trimble Williamson and many more Those sending gifts were Marvin Tharp Bill Robison and families
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Iva Lawson
LaVerne Lawson
Ralph Mitchell
Kathleen Evans
Mec Cullough
Bobby Kinsler
Kenneth Evans
Ray Tharp
Ralph Starr
Homer Starr
Norene
Lloyd Foster
Ross Henderson
Bert Starr
Arthur Lawson
Flavy Lawson
Cliff Lawson
Willard Douglas
Marvin Lawson
Jim Graves
Kendell Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Washington and Wells Township Farm Bureau Meeting Report
The regular Washington and Wells township Farm Bureau meeting was held at the Christian church parlors Tuesday night with a discussion period. Movies were shown and sandwiches and coffee were served at the close.
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Washington and Wells Township Farm Bureau
Christian Church
Bentzinger Spends Wednesday in Donnelson Iowa
Rev. Richard Bentzinger spent Wednesday in Donnelson Iowa meeting local residents and discussing community needs. The visit highlighted church outreach and regional concerns as he spoke at a town gathering.
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Richard Bentzinger
Donnelson, Iowa
Heavy Rains Trigger Flood Damage In Chariton Area
Heavy rains pushed the Chariton River over its banks in several spots last week, causing crop destruction and delaying field work. Upstream and local showers saturated ground, hampering plowing and cultivation while gardens and potatoes show strong yields if the weather clears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean and
Hilltown
O. O. Whicker
Moulton
Social notes from Ottumwa area and vicinity
A compilation of visits and events across several Iowa towns. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Ross Moore and sons in Ottumwa, C G Eby in Leon, Mrs Stella Hamilton in Des Moines, Gale Singley in Kirksville, and multiple gatherings at Virgil Robinson and Roy Henderson homes. Also notes tonsil operations in Centerville, a GSC meeting, a Madrid visit, 8th grade commencement in Wapello County, and extended family travel and funerary news from Moline and Essex.
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Ross Moore
Ottumwa
C. G. Eby
Leon
Iowa
Stella Hamilton
Paul
Des Moines
Gale Singley
Myrtle Singley
Kirksville
J. W. Atkins
Centerville
Virgil Robinson
Roy Henderson
Robert Lewis Ransom
Eugene McCoy
Joe Dean Cary
Bloomfield
Loyd Southern
Winnie McKeehan
Hattie Mincks
Harry Wood
Alva Bennett
Madrid
Gilbert Mather
Gene Newland
Bobby
New London
John Newland
Nellie Tharp
West Grove
Lissie Frakes
Minerva Johnson
Nellie Benter
Culver City
Cali
George Lane
Wm. French
Marjorie
Southern
Eastman French
Roy Southern
LaVonne Moore
Wapello County
Nancy van Zomeren
Miss Moore
Walter Bell
Essex
Donna Voss
Extra
Jas, Johnson
San Francisco
Hugh Wood
Brotherhood
Methodist Church
Johnnie Nelson
Edith Joy Nelson
Moline
Bert Nelson
Monterey
Verdean Moore
Henry Spears
Patricia Moore
Moulton
LaVerne Lawson
Williamson
Richard Trimble
Coatsville
Marvin Lawson
Arthur Lawson
Clifford Lawson
Flavy Lawson
Iva Lawson
la Verne Lawsons
Fireworks Set For July 4 In Moulton Community Event
Plans detail free entertainment and fireworks in Moulton on July 4 sponsored by local merchants and the Odd Fellows. Contests for children under lights at the school diamond include foot races 5 to 8 9 to 11 and 12 to 15 with cash prizes, a sack race, and a penny scramble. Pyrotechnics promise lavish displays with more sky rockets than last year. Stores will close for most of July 4 with limited morning hours. Davis County Savings Bank branch closes all day.
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Moulton
Moulton Merchants
The
Odd Fellow Lodge
Davis County Savings Bank
Lightning Strikes Lindley Farm Home
A lightning bolt hit the Lindley farm home during an electrical storm last Wednesday night. The strike tore off the chimney and part of the roof, burned an electric clock and radio, and damaged several feet of indoor wiring.
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Russell Lindley Farm
Ames Boys Short Course Trip Details
Eleven boys and one leader travel to Ames for a four day Boys Short Course from June 27 to 30. Attendees include Danny Merrick and Marvin Morris among others from Sharon Shiners Douglas Dough boys Franklin Farmers Independent Pioneers Johns Jr. Feeders Lincoln Lions Sharon Shiners Taylor Toilers Wells Rustlers Washington Workers Exline Ramblers. Activities cover campus tours lectures judging workouts agronomy and engineering farm experiences plus games. Marvin Stansberry and Donald Kent accompany the group.
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Ames
Danny Merrick
Sharon Shiners
Marvin Morris
Douglas Doughboys
Neal Hart
Franklin Farmers
Donald McNair
Independent Pioneers
Richard Joiner
Johns Jr. Feeders
Morman Hefner
Lincoln Lions
Dwayne Feight
Jerry Pettibone
Taylor Toilers
Pierce Appler
Wells Rustlers
Donald Thomas
Washington Workers
Dwight Caldwell
Exline Ramblers
Marvin Stansberry
Wells Rustlers Club
Donald Kent
Returned From Shearing Sheep In The Dakotas
Ross Moore led a crew of four across Hettinger North Dakota and Bison South Dakota for sheep shearing since June. Roscoe Padgett was badly injured on day one by a clipper head, returning home under a doctor’s care. The trip faced harsh conditions with no rain, crops failing, but lamb and wool crops were reported excellent.
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Ross Moore
Hettinger
N. D
Bison
S. D
Roscoe Padgett
Ottumwa
John Willier
Bloomfield
John Russell
Birmingham
Art Williams
White Lake
Padgett
Locals Take Lancaster In Extra Inning Game
The Moulton Independents avenged a prior loss by beating Lancaster 5 to 4 in 11 innings last Sunday. E. J. Kerby started four frames with all visitor runs on his line, while Charles Brinegar shut Lancaster down after relief. They travel next Sunday to Floris to face a local team.
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Lancaster
Moulton Independents
E. J. Kerby
Charles Brinegar
Brinegar
Moulton
Floris
Burl McClure Post And Auxiliary Meet July Sixth
All Burl McClure Post and Auxiliary members are urged to attend the regular meeting at the Legion Hall on Wednesday evening July 6. Plans for the county picnic must be completed and officers elected. Regular Post meeting also to be held.
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Burl McClure
Burl McClre
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Bloomfield Field Day Set for July 5 near Bloomfield
A field day near Bloomfield on Edina type soil will be held July 5 as the first event of its kind in the area. Farmers from Appanoose Davis and Van Buren counties and others with similar soil can discuss soil and crop problems and soil conservation needs at the Southern Iowa Experimental Farm. Iowa State College specialists will explain field work and objective. Registration at 1 p.m. Fertilizer and soil fertility discussed at 1 30 p.m. Topics include crop varieties drainage methods and future plans. The Bloomfield farm was bought by local farmers who formed a nonprofit and leased to the Iowa Experimental Station for practical soil and crop solutions.
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Bloomfield
Edina
Apapaoose
Davis
van Buren
Iowa
Southern Iowa
Appanoose
Mole Theatre Highlights Jim Wakely and Silver Trails Feature
A lively Mole Saturday includes Jimmy Wakely and Cannonball Taylor in Silver Trails with riding, shooting and fighting plus a fine comedy. Give My Regards to Broadway in color with Dan Dailey and Nancy Guild screens Sunday only, weather permitting fireworks. Also midweek Hal Roach comedy Curly stars Larry Olsen and Frances Rafferty with a lesson on wit and loyalty. Stakes are big, so come out for laughs and drama.
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Jimmy Wakely
Cannonball Taylor
Mole
the Mole
Dan Dailey
Charles Winninger
Nancy Guild
Charlie Ruggles
Fay Bainter
Curly
Larry Olsen
Frances Rafferty
Kathleen Howard
Plane crash death shocks Moravia and Albia
John Davis 27 formerly of Moravia and now living in Albia died from burns after his spray plane hit a power line during takeoff at the Trenton Wilson farm near Moravia. He died in Des Moines after ambulance transport. Davis served in the Marines, ran a field dusting business, and leaves a wife Blendena Cowell and two children. Funeral services were to be held in Albia at 1:00 p.m. with burial in Bloomfield.
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John Davis
Albia
Trenton Wilson Farm
Moravia
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Davis
Trenton Wilson Landing Strip
Kenneth Gladfelder
Robert
Wilson
Gladfelders
Wilsons
Alicia
Missouri
Monterey
Blendena Cowell
Moulton
John
Local Engine Goes Wild in Albia Roundhouse Crash
An engineerless engine broke loose at the Minneapolis and St. Paul roundhouse in Albia last Thursday and plowed into a Wabash engine passing by, causing about 1500 dollars in damage. Fern Wright the Wabash engineer and John Summers the fireman were uninjured.
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Minneapolis & St. Paul
Eastern Star Visit To Unionville Delights Members
O E S chapters from Moulton presented a playlet A Friendly Year in Unionville Iowa on Tuesday evening under Grand Worthy Matron guidance. Special music was performed by Marian Carson Shirley Bowers June Brinegar Julia Kreigermeier and June McDonald for about thirty attendees. Mr and Mrs Elmer Yeager departed Wednesday for Crown Point Indiana after a week at the Cam and Lloydge.
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Eastern Star
Unionville
Iowa
Moulton
Marian Carson
Shirley Bowers
June Brinegar
Julia Kreigermeier
June McDonald
Mrs
Elmer Yeager
Crown Point
Ind
Cam and Lloydge
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