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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
1
Weather Strains Local Apple Crop In County
Dry hot weather bites into the county apple crop. Apples were large a month ago but growth slowed under the sun and many apples dropped after sunburn. Worm trouble is reported to be small, and with better weather a fair yield was possible.
Sag Harbor Sees Over Half-Dozen Marriages Surpass Fifty Years
Sag Harbor New York reports more than six couples celebrating over fifty years of marriage as part of a local milestone feature. The piece notes longtime residents and family ties, highlighting community continuity and civic pride in the lakeside village.
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Sag Harbor
New York
Quiet Party Prospects In Sag Harbor Elections
The piece notes politics in Sag Harbor are calm with Republicans and Democrats seeming united for now. It suggests inevitable sparring will occur in the next three months as the public remains lukewarm and voting is left to professionals. The main event remains November.
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Sag Harbor
Gravity Electric Rates Cut by Over Half Under Franchise
Electric rates in Gravity have not risen and have fallen by more than 50 percent during the current franchise period. The utility continues to provide power under the existing agreement with no rate increases planned.
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Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company
Gravity
State of
Iowa
Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company
Government Air Conditioning Budget Sparks Debate
A critical letter questions rising operating costs across departments and mounting national debt while the administration spends two and a half million dollars to air condition the Capitol. The writer argues for economy given fiscal strain and delayed implementation until after summer.
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Capitol
Washington
Homecoming Picnic Funds Pledged For This Year
Annual home-coming planned with sufficient funds pledged to cover expenses. Organizers report adequate money raised to proceed with the event as scheduled, noting community support and anticipated turnout.
Wheat Imports Jump Rapidly
Frank Ridgway explains that the United States has become the world’s largest wheat importer except Britain, importing over 40 million bushels in the past year. Droughts and government policies reduced U.S. production, prompting higher prices and reliance on foreign wheat while farmers reassess past directives and plan future acreage.
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United States
Great Britain
North Ireland
America
Lincoln and Landon Share Same Initials Opinion
Mrs. Wilma D. Hoyal, assistant chairman of the Republican National Committee, notes that Abe Lincoln and Alf Landon share the same initials. She says Lincoln guided the nation through a major crisis and suggests Landon could be elected to lead in the 20th century.
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Lincoln
Landon
Wilma D. Hoyal
Republican National Committee
Abe Lincoln
Alf Landon
Hoyal
Come and Go and a church planning meeting
Christian Church notes invite Gravity residents on the member list who have not attended worship to return next Lord's Day with a sermon titled Come and Go. A Friday August 21 pot luck supper and program-planning meeting for the church year is planned, inviting all interested in the church program to attend. A potential evening worship service discussion may follow if interest exists.
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Union Sevices
Young Family Reunion in Clarinda Park
The annual Young Family reunion drew about thirty relatives from Page and Taylor counties to Chautauqua park in Clarinda on Saturday. Notable attendees included Tom Young and wife, Mark Young and family, Lyle Young and family, and John Goodhue with their households, traveling from Gravity Sigourney Carlisle respectively. Lyle Young and family left early to visit Mrs Lula Baxter in Rochester Minnesota, hospitalized for serious illness, accompanied by Mrs Jim Cox and John Cox with wife, after Colorado visit.
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Page
Taylor Counties
Chautauqua Park
Clarinda
Tom Young
Mark Young
Gravity
Lyle Young
Sigourney
John Goodhue
Carlisle
Lula Baxter
Dodson
Montana
Rochester
Minn
Lyle
Fam Ly
Jim Cox
Colorado
John Cox
Cox Remains At Sigourney With Lyle Young Family
John Cox stayed behind in Sigourney with the Lyle Young children while the others continued on to Rochester.
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John Cox
Sigourney
Lyle Young Children
Rochester
Seed corn shortage warning in the corn belt
The corn belt faces a crop loss this year, predicting seed corn scarcity next spring. It advises preserving any corn on hand that could be used for seed and acting to safeguard future plantings.
Doctor Hines and wife tour northeast Iowa visit
Dr Hines and his wife returned from a brief Northeast Iowa vacation in the state park. They reported crop conditions brighter there due to recent rains and fewer grasshoppers compared to their home area.
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Dr. Hines
Iowa
Easy Ace Club Meeting Awards and Guests
The Easy Ace club met Friday afternoon with Ms. Harold Dowall. Guests were Miss Thelma Pullen of New Market, Mesdames Harry Lambley and Paul Greely. High prize was won by Miss Pullen and traveling prize by Mrs. Pierson Morris. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Jay Lovitt.
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Easy Ace Club
Harold Dowall
Thelma Pullen
New Market
Harry Lambley
Paul Greely
Miss Pullen
Pierson Morris
Jay Lovitt
Gravity Electric Rates Cut Over Half Franchise Reduction
Gravity reports electric rates have never risen but have been reduced by more than 50 percent under a franchise adjustment. The move aims to lower consumer costs while maintaining service, with officials citing sustained efficiency and renegotiated supply contracts.
Taylor County Open for Steady Work With No Investment
Job opportunity from S. F. Baker & Co. in Keokuk Iowa seeks men desiring steady work with no upfront investment. Those with a car urged to apply promptly.
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Taylor County
S. F. Baker & Co
Keokuk
Iowa
Mrs Virginia Thompson and son visit Bedford kin
Mrs Virginia Thompson and her son Carrol visited last week at the home of her grandparents Jesse Lovitt and wife and uncle Jay Lovitt and family in Bedford.
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Virginia Thompson
Carrol
Bedford
Jesse Lovitt
Jay Lovitt
Sunday dinner guests at Mr and Mrs Terry home
Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mel, Bert Terry were Cecil Terry and family of Braddyville, Jacob Green and family of Sharpsburg, Jim Terry and family, Jimmie Green and family, H. W. Alkire and wife of Gravity, Joes Sexton, wife and baby of Corning. Bert Terry and wife are leaving Monday for their new home at Salmon, Idaho.
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Mel
Bert Terry
Cecil Terry
Braddyville
Jacob Green
Sharpsburg
Jim Terry
Jimmie Green
H. W. Alkire
Gravity
Joes Sexton
Corning
Berth Terry
Salmon
Idaho
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By Frank Ridgway
Drouths
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Drouth
Canada
Christian Church Notes
Wax
Buck
Pastor
K. C
R. B. Monahan
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