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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
8
Dr. M. R. Francis of Bedford Iowa prominent dentist and oral surgeon. The Royal Neighbors plan a basket dinner at Mia Faye Houchin Reed's home on Tuesday September 5.
Mrs Arthur Meyers left Saturday noon for Davis City where she is visiting this week with her daughter Lucille. Will Chandler and family of Des Moines came Saturday evening for an over Sunday visit at the homes of Mrs F M Chandler and Mr and Mrs FE J Posten.
A local drug store offers Tumerci curry powder saccharine alum salt and other spices for pickle making, inviting customers to stock up for canning season.
Mrs Glen Harrison of Cromwell and Velma Leighton of Des Moines visited Cromwell on Saturday to drive home their father A. J. Leighton after a family visit.
Mrs Leland Morgan and gong spent two weeks with her brother Chas Downes at Rock Island and with a niece at Sherrord Illinois and at Wayne Morgan home in Newton. They returned Sunday with Mr Morgan who also visited his brother from Thursday to Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Nielsen drove to Bridgewater Thursday evening. Mrs. Nielsen stayed for a visit while Mr. Nielsen returned with their son. They later went to Fontanelle Sunday bringing home Mrs Nielsen, Helen, and Robert. The children had spent the summer with relatives at Fontanelle.
Sale notes list three rat terrier pups named Oscar Akers and a few households. Mr and Mrs Frank Nonicker Bocker of Eldorado Springs Mo visited Monday night at Joe Reid and Mrs Reid's home. The report covers local social visits and pet sale details from Mt Ayr and surrounding areas.
Mrs J O Little departed for Harrisonville Missouri after attending the McColm reunion and spending a week with her sister Mrs Lee Berry.
Clarence Bedell wife and daughter arrived Friday morning to visit his parents Mr and Mrs A C Bedell other relatives and Dr and Mrs L T Reed in Huntington Park California.
Mr and Mrs Glen Manimile and son of Modale Iowa visited Tuesday of last week at the Clarence Harland home They were joined by Miss Grace Harland who began her second year as a teacher in the Modale Schools Mor
Mrs Elizabeth Dawson of Webb City Missouri visits her parents Ira Jewell and wife and returned Saturday after a few days at Webb City Missouri.
A New York state College of Agriculture analysis links milk use to demographics, urging wider adult consumption and cheaper fluid milk for low income families. It notes spreads in retail milk have risen post depression, driven by high wages and delivery labor, and forecasts depend on commodity price trends over the next two years.
Food research notes leafy green vegetables hold high dietetic value as protective foods rich in iron vitamin A calcium and other nutrients. A nationwide survey shows iron calcium and vitamins G C and B1 are often low in American diets while greens also provide dietary bulk.
Aerial photography emerged as a cheap quick method to measure fields for AAA compliance. Accurate field measurement matters since conservation payments are per acre. Air checks cost about one third less than old methods and about four cents per acre versus six.
The article notes mushroom farming in the U.S. for under 50 years and highlights Ohio farm income with crops totaling 63.9 million dollars and livestock at 218.7 million. It reports artificial insemination gains in dairy cattle in New York and a shift to statewide use, and discusses farm power costs, prewar work-animal sales, and garden fertilization guidance using manure and possible phosphates.
Elvin Beemer announces the opening of a new produce station in the meat market building north of Posten & Son and says he will represent the Cudahy Produce Co. The business plans to start next Saturday and invites customers to call and share in the produce trade.
Mr and Mrs Howard Warner of Shenandoah and Mrs Leon Ledgerwood with her young daughter Carol left Saturday for Macomb Illinois to visit Mrs Ledgerwoods parents and may continue to West Virginia to visit relatives there.
Wm. Finkbone, a railway weed burner, has come home to recover from an attack of bay fever after a stay in Missouri last week.
Eee Stogdill and family and Ar. and Mrs Claude Stogdill of Diagonal visited at the M. Cy Stogdil home Sunday afternoon. Kenneth Lock went to St. Joe Missouri for arm treatment Monday. The L A L club of Sharpsburg and Huebande met at Clyde Demewood home Thursday evening for a lawn picnic with twenty guests present.
Miss Laura Giebler traveled to Omaha on Friday for a weekend visit with relatives, seeking a short family reunion in the city.
Local ad declares we have all tires thermos bottles and fillers in stock at The Drug Store.
Mrs Wave Madden and Gon Howard attended the State Fair on Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Donald Wilmarth of Corning accompanying them.
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