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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
2
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson of Braddyville, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buckner of Clarinda, M. R. Gasgow and Mrs. Mary Morris of New Market.
Oak Hill Fred Shafars and Miria King ery were Sunday dinner guests in the Lewis Barker home Glen Oxleya near Gusg Wilbur O'Dells Lee Morgans and Eilsworth Jones were Sunday guests in the Walter Fuel berth home Lester Corbin wife Joy and Mary Lou and Norma Jean Kingery were Sunday dinner guests at the Victor Blue home at Nod away Louie Coulthard wife and sons spent Sunday in Des Moines with relatives They returned home the next morning Ralph McPherron wife and daughter visited Sunday in the Kate Earle home in Gravity Oscar Cervena spent Sunday in the Robert Akers home Frank Diggs and family accompanied by Ralph Schooling and family were Sunday Visitors in the Loren Wiley home near Nodaway Marie Kingery began work in the Russell Vogel home near Corning this week Mary Jane West Fred Shatar and children ate supper at the Lester Corbin home Monday evening The supper honored the birthday anniversary of Mary Lou Corbin which occurred that day Two birthday cakes adorned the table one given her by Darlene and Mary Jane Weat and one her mother baked for her The former spent the night with her Geraldyne Elvin and Elvetta Shafar spent Tuesday night at the Lester Corbin home while their folks were away Johnnie Stokes wife and Marilyn of Helena Montana visited from Tuesday until Saturday in the home of her parents Frank Kimpton and wife They went to Des Moines for a visit with his parents and other relatives before returning here again for
Felix Horton his wife and two sons of Prescott spent Sunday with Frank Kimpton. Bernita Akers, recently working in Villisca, was hospitalized in Creston for appendicitis and is expected to recover. Hazel Sexton and Helen Savage aided Edna Akers with papering at Oscar Akers home. Lloyd West and wife of Corring visited the Cleaver West home. Walter Fuelbirth learned his Osmond, Nebraska father had a paralytic stroke and died. he and his wife went to Osmond to attend the funeral Thursday.
Mrs Glen Lock and Glenna May spent the weekend visiting the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Wilbur Fudge near Brooks.
Mr and Mrs E J Johnston were guests Sunday in the home of their daughter Mrs Clarence Downey and husband.
Mrs Glen Baker and children and Mrs Harry Stafford and Lorene spent Saturday in Shenandoah.
The Misses Lavon Hayes Dorotha Utter and Genevieve Lower visited over the weekend in Corning at the home of Lavon’s father Frank Hayes and family.
Public auction set for May 8 1989 at 10 am at Bedford Court House Taylor County Iowa to satisfy a writ of execution against Life Insurance Hartford and husband defendants. The property is the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of section eight township seventy range thirty five west of the fifth principal meridian. Sheriff Dated April 3 1939. Pub April 20 27.
House File 462 proposes an appropriation to the Iowa National Guard for renovations at Camp Dodge. Funding covers the removal of mess halls and headquarters, installation of ice boxes, construction of ammunition magazines, bath houses and latrines, office additions, garage ceiling work, and a stokering heating plant all at Camp Dodge.
The Iowa General Assembly appropriates funds totaling around thirty thousand dollars for state projects including a garage and stoker for heating. The act takes effect from publication in the Iowa Legionnaire and Gravity Independent. Governor George A. Wilson approves the measure on April 17, 1939. Mrs. Lloyd Means visits to care for her ailing father A L Martin as the Gravity post office interior is redecorated by Ollie MecMahill. the Masonic building owns the property.
Miss Hileen Miller who had been employed in the Wilse Alkire home during Mrs Alkire illness for the past two weeks returned Saturday evening to her home near Guas.
Mrs Helen Alderson and her daughter Barbara of Wood Ward returned to their home Sunday after visiting the Fred Goudie residence.
James R. Locke an attorney at law based in Bedstown concentrates on general legal practice with emphasis on estate settlement and probate matters in state and special courts.
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