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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1938
Page
2
The text notes Francis as editor and por withGravity lawi reference and post office designation indicating second class mail matter.
Famous singer cites Reader's Digest as the tune that captures what is happening in our courts. He says it offers care, taste, and guidance, comparing its impact to stirring patriotism. The editor notes readers gain similar clarity from the digest.
Gravity High School is praised for its prep work as the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Commerce places the school on a preferred list. Harold Rainforth, a Gravity graduate, is noted as a Cincinnati engineering student whose strong performance reflects well on the high school.
Coliie Grubb Arthur George and Herman McCalla went to Bedford Monday morning to enroll in the Civilian Conservation Corps service They will be sent to the camp at Leon for training and assignment
Gaebler of Omaha Nebraska arrived yesterday and is visiting at the home of his brother J A Gaebler.
Mr and Mrs Drewis Kern and Mrs James Leinbach of Stronghurst Illinois Mrs Clarence Kern of Media Illinois and Fred Kern of Chicago arrived here yesterday for a visit with their aunt Mrs C J Nelson They are leaving for their homes today.
Mr. McArthur returned home Saturday after months in Oregon visiting his sons. Smith Weller of Detroit, Michigan, is visiting his mother Mrs. Wom. Weiler and his brothers. Testa Bella Depew has improved from pneumonia after a period of illness.
Advert suggests doubling egg output by feeding Dr Hess Panacea and directs readers to purchase at the drug store. The note emphasizes an easy agricultural remedy with a commercial tone and location cue.
Horace Beemer purchases the late Mrs H N Ray property in the north part of town and plans to take possession around the first of May.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Burris and their daughter visited here Sunday with Miss Maud Campbell and Eugene Weibrecht of Des Moines joining Miss Campbell and her parents Guy Campbell and his wife for a social visit.
Smith Weller who has been visiting here for three weeks with his mother Mrs. W BE Weller and other relatives left last week for Akron Ohio.
The meeting of the DOC club is postponed four weeks. The gather will be held at the home of Mrs. Vera Gold.
A Los Angeles Times writer notes flower meanings in messages. Rosebuds with myrtle confess love. colored daisies with mignonette say I admire you. lilies of the valley with ferns imply fascination with your sweetness. yellow roses with ivy signal jealousy. day lilies and other blooms hint at coquetry and enchantment. Certain blooms symbolize months, linking Snowdrop January to holly December.
The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis was founded on October 10, 1845 by George Bancroft on Fort Severn’s site. It faced a 1861 move to Newport during the Civil War, returned postwar, and by 1924 enrolled 2,500 midshipmen amid ongoing building and modernization efforts led by Capt. Cooper and Col. Thompson.
London Tit-Bits Magazine explains desert pearls are plant substitutes not true pearls. They form on cactus leaves when damage prompts tissue covering, then survive after the plant dies to be gathered, burned, or made into cheap beads and knick knacks.
Calamus grows wild across a large part of the north temperate zone. It inhabits muddy swamps and extends widely. It should be gathered in spring. Once used as a mild aromatic stimulant and tonic, it is no longer employed much in medicine. It was formerly used for colic and dyspepsia and was supposed to be beneficial in typhoid.
Grades report spelling honors for several students Rowena Humbert Neva Mae Woodyard Lloyd Cline and others achieved perfect scores. Fourth and third grades appoint new officers while seniors undertake woodworking and home economics projects. Freshman class reports bird houses and ladders as projects. Sophomores recall six weeks tests and a faculty party. Juniors plan a play The Third Customer. Baseball was postponed due to cold weather and will be rescheduled with a trip to Blockton.
Mrs G E Smith hosted the Methodist Ladies Aid at her home last Thursday with Mrs Homer Beemer presiding. Devotions were read by Mrs Ruby Wilson. A program followed including a piano solo by Mrs Andy Nielsen and a reading by Arlo Heflay. March birthdays were celebrated at the guest table. Lunch featured piano numbers by Misses Heaton and Spller. There were 34 ladies present. Next meeting to be hosted by Mrs Ollie McMahbill.
A friend of the church defrays printing costs for next Sunday and Easter bulletins. Local ministers and wives met at Belford for a two session program. Ralph Weller to lead the League at 7 p.m. A play “Death Takes The Steering Wheel” at 8 p.m. at Church of Christ. An All Dry Iowa meeting is set for April 19 in Des Moines under W C T U sponsorship. Parents approving for children to join Easter services at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. pastor asks others to discuss with families.
Leota Belle Depew thanks friends for gifts and visits during illness. She says kindness will be remembered.
Mr and Mrs J A Gaebler and Laura drove to St Joe Saturday in a reportable local item.
Gordon Wallace Orville Snyder and Misses Rosetta Alderson and Treda Ebert from Union College Lincoln Nebraska spent their spring vacation last Wednesday at the Kant Wallace Home. Saturday evening Ms W L Chandler entertained those named above plus Jean and Mary Jane Chandler of Des Moines, Marie and Darline Fickess, Howard Madden and Sterling Wallace.
Mrs Wilbur O'Dall hosted the Double Deck Club Monday afternoon. Mrs Pauline Hackley won high score and Mrs Mabel Cooper held the low score.
Mrs. Perry Williams received notice last Thursday of the birth of twin sons to her daughter Mrs. Maxine Goodman and husband. The birth occurred March 28 in a hospital at Springfield Idaho.
Mr and Mrs A J Heninger spent the winter with their daughter in North Platte Nebraska and returned home Saturday.
Will Chandler along with his wife and daughters visited this weekend with his parents F. M. Chandler and wife and E. J. Posten and wife.
Miss Iola Ambrose a University of Iowa student returned home Saturday evening to spend her spring vacation at her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Ambrose home.
Blaine Stogdill of Des Moines spent Sundays with his parents Mr and Mrs M C Stogdill.
The Bedford Hatchery operated by Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Page offers cream from Tay lor County breeding stock for sale each Monday. They provide careful handling of custom hatching orders and accept eggs on Wednesdays 112 to tray, using modern electric equipment with prices stated as right.
Notice is given that on April 7 1988 Roger Warin was appointed administrator of the estate of B F Richardson deceased in Taylor County Iowa by the Clerk of the District Court. All debts should be paid to the administrator and all claims presented to the court for allowance.
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