Moulton Eagles Blank Udell 21-0 in Baseball Showdown
Moulton High School Eagles defeated Udell 21 to 0 on Monday. Larry Cook pitched a complete game with 14 strikeouts on 15 batters faced and only three walks. Top Moulton hitters included Le Spurgon 3 for 4, Cook 2 for 4, Harrington 2 for 3, and Barber 2 for 4.
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Moulton H. S. Eagles
Udell
Moulton
Larry Cook
Salladay
Doggett
le Spurgon
Larry Harrington
David Barber
Hairstyles Among Students Described in Study Hall Note
The unofficial statistics note two main boy styles: straight hair and flat tops. Girls show many styles including long straight hair in buns, short Italian cuts with personal touches like duck tails, and some with growing pony tails as bold choices.
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Morlan
Junior Class Elects Officers for Coming School Year
The Junior Class elected Gale Singley as president Wilma Howard as vice president Linda Appler as secretary and John Cox as treasurer. Sponsors chosen are Mr Cosby and Mr Shell Barger.
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Teddy Norton
Gale Singley
Wilma Howard
Linda Appler
John Cox
Cosby
Shellbarger
Jeff Hayes to Visit Moulton High School Career Talk
Cartoonist Jeff Hayes will appear at Moulton High School on Monday September 17 at 2 15 pm. He blends cartooning with magic and will show how comic strips are created and drawn. Hayes is a longtime member of the National Cartoonists Society and a leading American cartoonist.
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Jeff Hayes
Moulton High School
National Cartoonists Society
America
More Women Than Men in United States and High School Balance
A reader notes there are a million more women than men in the United States and suggests this leads to unmatched women. The writer adds that in high school there are 57 boys and 57 girls, implying no mate shortage there.
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United States
Gale Singley
Freshmen Math Taught by Mr Morlan Emphasizes Problem Solving
Freshmen mathematics instructed by Mr Morlan focuses on analyzing problems. Students decide which facts matter and what operation to use. They also learn to estimate answers before solving.
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Morlan
Sophomore Class Officers Chosen for School Year
The Sophomore class named officers last Tuesday with Tommy Bogle as president Janie Replogle as vice president Larry Cook as secretary and Wandah Pace as treasurer. Sponsors listed as Mrs Shellabarger and Mr Smith.
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Tommy Bogle
Janie Replogle
Larry Cook
Wandah Pace
Shellabarger
Mr. Smith
Freshman Initiation Night at Moulton School
The freshman initiation hosted by the sophomore class at the Moulton school building included truth or consequences with stunts for wrong answers. Freshmen washed feet, applied makeup blindfolded, and danced while Mr and Mrs Shellabarger performed a cheer and songs.
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Moulton
Initiation Stunts Warn Freshmen Week Dress Rules
A readable fragment outlines initiation week rituals for freshmen. It lists clothing and appearance dares for girls and boys, including backward garments, mismatched shoes, hair pins, makeup in odd placements, earrings of varied pairs, and carrying items like dolls. The tone suggests a hazing-like set of expectations.
New Instructors Mr and Mrs White Teach In Moulton
Mr and Mrs White join Moulton teaching staff with two sons. Mrs White is a third grade teacher trained at Kirksville State Teachers College and previously taught in Schuyler and Adair Counties Missouri. Mr White, also a Kirksville graduate, teaches commercial subjects including shorthand typing bookkeeping and general business.
Hunt and Peck Typists Take First Year Challenge
A humorous piece on first year typing class woes. Students face a ten minute timed test with nerves, mistakes, and mock umpire calls as they attempt to type. The narrator cites shaky hands, misfires, and a scoreless, error-filled game reflecting beginner struggles.
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Polly
Jack
Sam
Joe
Fourth Grade Adds Six New Pupils This Year
Our class welcomes Wilma Reese Don na Reese Jennie Davis DeWayne White Jerald Lawson and Lav eria Stewart to reach 31 students Merril Peterson left for a country school Our room gains new bookcases and librarians John Archer Kathy Bain and Harry Barber led the perfect spelling papers with a large group of students listed by name.
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Wilma
Donna Reese
Jennie Davis
DeWayne White
Jerald Lawson
Laveria Stewart
Merril Peterson
John Archer
Kathy Bain
Harry Barber
Carol Davis
Cleroyd Swarts
Lanan Swarts
Judith Irelan
Linda McKeehan
Laverta Stewart
Wilma Reese
Fifth Grade News Highlights and Achievements
The fifth grade reports 24 students with 11 boys and 13 girls. They celebrate a newly decorated room and attractive new book shelves. Students reflect on fingerprints in health and review last year’s arithmetic. In Social Studies they study the Revolutionary War. Top spelling achievers include Connie Brummel and nine others.
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Connie Brummel
Linda Davis
Sharlyn Hodges
Larry Johnson
Sheila Kirby
Linda Lee
Betty Probasco
Linda Selvy
Janice Starr
Stevie Starr
Sixth Grade Opens With Twenty Six Students
The sixth grade started August twenty seventh with twenty six pupils, ten boys and sixteen girls. Arithmetic is review, Language studies sentences, and last Friday there were seventeen perfect Spelling scores. Art class made room decorations, new bookshelves arrived, and the room was repainted. The class aims to accomplish much this year.
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David Daley
Unusual Phone Request From Elderly Lady
A telephone service girl recalls an odd call in which an elderly woman asked to pull the cord back at the service desk stating her line was too long. The anecdote highlights quirky customer requests from a bygone era.
Seventh Grade Enrollment and Library Activity
Twenty four pupils entered the seventh grade this fall with an even split of twelve boys and twelve girls. The room features light green walls and a new bookcase replacing the old cabinet, and the class is using the library actively with fourteen books read in two weeks.
Eighth Grade Welcomes New Students and Back-To-School Spirit
Eighth grade opens with twenty one students, eleven girls and ten boys, including two new enrollees Kenneth Stewart and Max Mulvaney. The room has been redecorated to look lighter and cheerier. After two weeks back, the class reports a strong start and aims to keep progress through the year.
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Kenneth Stewart
Max Mulvaney
Fly outbreak at Moulton High sparks quirky school scene
Sergeant Morlan deploys a yellow fly swatter on a key chain to tame a campus insect surge near Moulton High. The cabinet of odd anecdotes follows, including student fashions, eyeglass-making ventures, and lighthearted classroom ironies.
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Joe
Moulton
Sgt
Morlan
Sgt. Morlan
Flys
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Airmanship and Perseverance Across Oceans
The 1916 account tells how Richard E. Byrd, born with ambition and limited by a foot injury, pursued aviation after Navy dismissal. Despite government refusals and legal barriers tied to his marriage, Byrd earned the rank of admiral and completed transatlantic flights and polar expeditions, earning lasting fame in American aviation history.
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United States
Pole
Shenandoah
Atlantic Ocean
Amundsen
Arctic Circle
Atlantic
North Pole
South Pole
Richard Evelyn Bird
Freshman Civics Highlights Colonial Life Challenges
The Freshman civics class taught by Mr. Smith compares early American colonial life to today. Students note women cooking over fireplaces under heat, family life shaping basic needs and social training, and discussions on health, unemployment, and housing improvements.
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Mr. Smith
America
Freshman Class Officers Elected at Meeting
Freshman class elected Lois Harris as president and Donald Houser as vice president. Jean Singley was chosen secretary. Sponsors named were Mr. Burghoffer and Mrs. White.
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Lois Harris
Donald Houser
Jean Singley
Burghoffer
Mrs. White
Post Office Entry at Moulton Iowa 1884
Notice shows publication entry recorded at the Moulton Iowa post office as second class matter in February 1884 under R R Eby publisher.
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Moulton
Iowa
Gun Safety Talk Prompted by Hunting Season Risks
A county sportsmen group meeting will cover gun safety ahead of hunting season. The piece notes mishandling causes accidents and imagines humorous signs on livestock while cautioning against careless behavior from all shooters, including seasoned veterans.
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Vance Barber
Appanoose County Sportsmen, Inc
Hills
Don Wright Rebounds After Back Injury Confinement
Don Wright, confined home for several days with a back injury, is able to be up part of the time as he recovers.
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Don Wright
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