Eagles Scream Editor Names and Student Council Dinner
The Student Council held its last meeting of the year on Thursday May 21. Initiation of freshmen was discussed to curb bad practices. Dinner at Mollys restaurant in Ottumwa was planned with Mr Olsen Mr White and Mr Morlan sponsors. Elections for 1959 1960 council will occur when school starts in August.
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Donald Houser
Olsen
White
Morlan
Molly’s
Ottumwa
Ramona Howard
Sewing Projects End Year In Home Economics II
Ten girls completed Home Economics II sewing units finishing Childs garments and summer outfits. Joyce Lawson made a cotton blouse and dress for her sister while Mary Pace made two cotton dresses for her sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Lawson
Mary Pace
Sara Stevenson
Nancy White
Mary Jane Howard
Sue Kelley
Jean Singley
Joan Singley
Wilda Sleeth
Lois Harris
World History class study of civilization and World War I
The World History class covers early civilizations and wars, focusing on World War I. May 15 brought a visit from Udell Sophomore students. Three discussion groups explored Man's Earliest Discoveries and Inventions, What the Egyptians Accomplished, and Civilizations of Western Asia.
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Udell
Western
Asia
Moulton FFA Tours Ot tumwa Plants and elects officers
The Moulton FFA Chapter visited Morrell Packing Plant and John Deere in Ottumwa on Friday May 22. Udell students slated for Vocational Agriculture next year joined the trip. An election for next year's officers was held on May 20. Plans made to hold summer meetings.
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Moulton F. F. A
Morrell Packing Plant
John Deere Company
Ottumwa
Udell
Wayne Kirby
Sixth Grade News Spelling and Attendance Awards
Perfect spellings earned by Carol Davis Judith Irelan DeWayne White and Kathy Bain. Judith Irelan only missed one word all year. Perfect attendance reached by Richie Daley David Hargrave and Cleroyd Swarts. This week reviews and tests precede a Thursday picnic. Friday noon dismissal. Hope to progress to seventh grade next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Davis
Judith Irelan
DeWayne White
Kathy Bain
Richie Daley
David Hargrave
Cleroyd Swarts
Style Show At High School Highlights Home Economics Students
The annual event on May 22 featured a fashion display with girls modeling garments and projects in the Agriculture room. Refreshments were served by Home Economics students in the band room.
Shorthand Typing Pins Qualifying Winners Named
In Shorthand I Sylvester Ku berski earned a 60 word pin while in Typing I Pat Richmond earned a 40 word pin.
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Sylvester Kuberski
Pat Richmond
What would you do with Ort
A humorous school note lists Moulton High students and quirky fates for the word Ort which means waste left over from dinner. Each line assigns a playful, exaggerated action to a named student or person.
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Moulton High
Jean S
Gene
Carol J
Beverly S
Barbara Moulton
Eugene M
China
Floyd S
Nancy
Gary M
Indians
David B
Thelma D
Sylvester K
Eddie J
Don H
Mike D
Eddie
Eddie S
Sue K
Livonia
Reading Highlights From Our English Class
Enid Morrow reflects on lessons from English literature. She notes works about Stanley and Livingstone, Lindbergh, Practical English magazine, top award winning essays, writing practice, and regular book reports.
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Stanley
Livingstone
Henry Stanley
Africa
Dr. Livingstone
Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Enid Morrow
Awards Assembly Highlights Moulton High School May 19
The Moulton High School gym hosted an Awards Assembly featuring speaker Gerald Dunsmore of Centerville High School. Wandah Pace and Larry Cook earned valedictorian and salutatorian honors, with numerous seniors and underclassmen receiving citizenship, attendance, and top academic awards. Athletic honors went to multiple boys and girls teams, plus Safe Driving and Homemaking recognitions.
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Moulton High School
Gerald Dunsmore
Centerville High School
Olsen
Wandah Pace
Larry Cook
Don Houser
Edward Jones
Pat Richmond
Ramona Howard
Barbara Moulton
Mary Pace
Arlene Johnson
Nedra Horn
Udell
Des Moines
John Garrett
Davis County Savings Bank
Morlan
Lois Harris
Sam White
David Brown
Carl Mac Davis
Charles Heartley
Donald Houser
Carol Johnson
Charles Morris
Jean Singley
Colin Ballanger
Wilford Davis
Charlotte Campbell
Jean Lawson
Sandra Watkins
Danny Hargrave
Enid Morrow
Wayne Davis
Larry Pratt
Russell Spurgeon
Mike Davis
David Andrews
Frank Dawson
Mary Jane Howard
Judy Stubblefield
Francis Guinn
Jill Stansberry
Nancy Cox
Sue Kelley
Gary Mulvaney
Gary Harris
Iowa Suc cess School Awards Highlight Ottumwa Contest
The list of top winners across Typing II and speed dictation honors includes Jean Singley, Joyce Lawson, and Pat Richmond among others. Ottumwa contest recognition also honored Frank Dawson, Wandah Pace, Wayne Davis, and retiring staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Singley
Joyce Lawson
Pat Richmond
Joan Singley
Ramona Howard
Wilda Sleeth
Don Houser
Wandah Pace
Sam White
Hansel Rohl
Edward Jones
Larry Cook
Carolyn Lawson
Sue Kelley
John Kuberski
Sylvester Kuberski
Iowa
Ottumwa
Frank Dawson
Wayne Davis
Donald Houser
Eugene McCoy
Patsy Downing
Nancy Cox
Barbara Moulton
Lyn Daniels
Jill Stansberry
Janie Replogle
Kay Howell
Judy Stubblefield
Linda White
Myrna Lawson
Jimmy Brown
Eighth Grade News Celebrate Exam Success and Graduation
The eighth grade reports relief and joy after strong test results from last week. Valedictorian Phyllis Brinegar and salutatorian Katherine Horn lead the class as they prep for graduation. A spelling perfect score earned each student a bottle of pop after a Home Economics style show and a celebratory treat.
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Phyllis Brinegar
Katherine Horn
Home Economics
Seventh Grade News Leads Eight Graders At Graduation
Richard Spurgeon and Linda Selvy are chosen to lead the eighth graders at their graduation exercises. Sharlyn Hodges Betty Probasco Tommie Brinegar and Alan Boettcher will act as ushers. The class enjoys geography games and art projects from this six weeks period.
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Richard Spurgeon
Linda Selvy
Sharlyn Hodges
Betty Probasco
Tommie Brinegar
Alan Boettcher
Fifth Grade Ottumwa Trip Highlights Coca Cola Plant
Students recount a trip to Ottumwa visiting the Coca Cola bottling plant. They note bottling at 74 bottles a minute and a lesson on arithmetic to calculate hourly output. They describe strict inspection, a cold Coca Cola treat, and enjoyment of the day.
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David White
Inside Lowenberg Bakery Plant Tour Experience
Visitors describe donning paper hats before touring the plant. They watched bread baked and sliced by automated machines and wrapped, noted the smell of cinnamon rolls, and observed large dough pans being mixed and left to rest before baking.
Dean Iowa Flood Notes and a Talk of Rathbun Dam
The piece recalls Dean Iowa’s long history of flooding from the Chariton River and Long Branch Creek with recent high waters prompting talk of a Rathbun Dam. It describes surface flooding, mud, and the impracticality of basements, while noting upstream opposition and the idea that flood control could justify costs. It references local life along the river and the enduring need for boats and drainage.
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Dean
Iowa
Appanoose County
Chariton River
Chariton
Big Mo
Glasgow
Missouri
Rathbun
Doughnut Treat After Tour Of Local Bakery Plant
A visitor noted large ovens used to bake rolls and other goods. After viewing the plant, the group was served a doughnut described as very good.
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Janie Daniels
Red Dot Potato Chip Co Visit Features Machine Packed Chips
Visitors describe a tour at Red Dot Potato Chip Co where chips are sliced by a machine at one inch yielding twenty slices per chip and packed by automated lines except for occasional straightening. Deanna Withrow and Shawn Henderson provide impressions of the facility and the tasting sack.
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Red Dot Potato Chip Co
Red Dot
Tne
Deanna Withrow
Shawn Henderson
Morrell Packing Plant tour details meat processing line
Steven Anderson describes a plant visit from slaughter to packaging. The sequence shows hogs processed, skinning, long sausages, splitting into smaller wieners, smoking in a sawdust furnace, bacon flattening and packaging, beef slaughter and evisceration, cows hung in a cooler, then a brief lunch break before departure.
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Morrell Packing Plant
Steven Anderson
Time Out Mr Olsen fixes his own repairs
In a light domestic moment Mrs Olsen notes that since Mr Olsen fixed the clock the cuckoo backs out scratches its head and asks what time it is. He boasts about being an expert handyman and handling any house problem himself.
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Mr. Olsen
Mrs. Olsen
Wanted Hogs of All Kinds at Verl Perkins Market
Verl Perkins Livestock Market in Centerville Iowa seeks hogs of all kinds. Contact phone 402 Black for sellers and pricing.
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Verl Perkins Livestock Market
Centerville
Iowa
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Elmer Wood CO
Moulton, Iowa
Davis-Appanoose County
R. R. Eby
Cargill
Ben C. Dawson
Joe Steele Jr
R.R
Standard Oil
Comoro Taranpano
John P. Appler
Cooper
Foon Star
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