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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1942
Page
3
Snowy roads grow smooth and dry as hunters report healthy rabbit populations and rising fur prices. Fox hunters and trappers stay busy, spending money from good fur prices, while quail season closes on the 15th though efforts continue to restore quail in southern Iowa with shipments and local shelter arrangements.
Snow storms halted corn husking last week leaving substantial corn still in fields. Only a few farmers are behind, with small acreage unfinished. A few days of warm weather should allow most to complete. B. W. Perdew reported a strong sale Monday with large attendance and good prices, as cold weather and good roads limited field work due to Saturday snow.
The report notes a sequence of days with Friday warm, Saturday snow beginning early and drifting to six inches by Saturday night. Sunday and Monday brought clear skies and warming temperatures. Roads improved and sleighs and sleds appeared as a maintainer cleared surfaces.
Semper Fidelis club met Friday with Mra Earl Coy and Mrs Beecher Smith as special guests. Woman's Study Club hosts include Mrs Buckner and Mrs Chas Weber with Christmas carols and a poetry pledge. JEFF club hosted December 3 with 15 members, an all day meeting, a comforter tied for the hostess, and an exchange. Spread Eagle families held a farewell gathering for Goudie family bound for California, with sandwiches and coffee. Next Spread Eagle meeting was December 3. a pot luck lunch was served and home nursing was taught by Mrs Caskey. Annual Christmas dinner planned December 17 at the Dunkin home. Next meeting January at Mrs Lewis’s.
The D O C club met Thursday with hostess Mrs Inez Tribolet assisted by Mrs Tommy Acter and Mrs Beecher Smith. One guest Mrs Holt and 14 members attended. Dominoes were played with high score claimed by Mrs Ralph Price and low by Mrs Holt. Officers elected: president Mrs Fred Thomas, vice president Mrs Mary Johnson, secretary Mrs Lester Posten, treasure Mrs Harley Wallace. Flower committee and reporter named as Mrs Earl Coy and Mrs Beecher Smith.
Public service notice from the U S Treasury Department urges saving now through the payroll savings plan to buy tires later while supporting the war effort. It promotes investing ten percent or more of earnings in War Bonds as a means to aid victory and future purchases.
Iowa State College wildlife specialist George O Hendrickson says after a cold snap rabbits remain generally healthy and tularemia is not widespread this year in northern or southern counties. He advises hunting during cold weather, choosing fast moving rabbits, washing hands after handling, wearing gloves, inspecting for white liver or spleen spots, burning hides, and cooking meat thoroughly.
Photo shows Lieut. Com. Dorothy C. Stratton newly appointed head of the Spars, the women’s auxiliary reserve of the U S coast guard, seated at her desk in Washington. She wears two and a half stripes of a lieutenant commander on her sleeve and coast guard insignia on her coat.
Lee Huss of Correctionville plans not to shoot rabbits for sport. He intends to use the meat or let someone else do so, preferring practical use over recreational hunting. Huss returned home Sunday to visit family.
D J Foster is reported to be carrying out shop work at the state hospital in Clarinda, focusing on maintenance tasks within the facility.
Mrs John Pickering arrived back last evening after spending several weeks in California visiting her children and staying with relatives.
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