Posten Golden Wedding Celebrated in Gravity
Mr and Mrs Eugene J Posten of Gravity marked their 50th anniversary with a December 6 celebration at the Gravity Christian church. The couple, married at Holt Center by Rev Wallace, hosted sixty guests including family from Arlington and Philadelphia. A program featured music, a wedding clip, readings, and a rocker gift for the honorees.
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Eugene J. Posten
Gravity
Christian Church
Holt Center
Wallace
Tarkio
Missouri
Fairview Church
Thomas Irwin
Christian Ladies Aid
Posten
Mra Paul Morris
Mel Oliver Posten
Harl King
Earl Roberts
Mra Lottie Kimpton
Nellie
Leta Richardson
Sinderson
Zona Posten
Gertrude Posten
William W. Chandler
Arlington
Virginia
Roy Mobrman
Philadelphia
Mary Jane Chandler
Chandler Family Visits Des Moines and Returns Home
Mr and Mrs W W Chandler and daughter Mrs Roy Moher man visited relatives in Des Moines Sunday. They returned last evening and left this morning for Arlington Virginia and Philadelphia Penn respectively.
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W. W. Chandler
Roy Moherman
Des Moines
Arlington
Virginia
Philadelphia
Penn
Gravity High Sways Prescott In Double Win Trip
Gravity High School traveled to Prescott on Friday and won two of three games. Gravity led the boys game 12 to 11 at the end, while Prescott led 6 to 3 at half. Gravity's Stowell scored six. Walker and Wynn each had eight for Prescott. In girls play, Prescott edged Gravity 89 to 87 with Wynn scoring 24 for Prescott and Lambley 14 for Gravity. McMahill led Gravity with 18, Lovitt 16, and Haire paced Prescott with 14.
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Gravity High School
Prescott
Gravity Seconds
Gravity Boys
Stowell
Gravity
Walker
Chepman
Wynn
Tuck
Hayes
Lambley
Levitt
Ledgerwood
Wynn Co
Stevens
James
McMahill
Wayne Lovitt
Wendell Lovitt
Argetsingers Return Home After Visit in Mason City
Mrs B C Argetsinger and her son Frank traveled back to Mason City Saturday following a several day visit with her mother Mrs R D Beery and other relatives and friends.
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B. C. Argetsinger
Frank
Mason City
R. D. Beery
Thanksgiving Guests Gather At Richardson Home
Mra Jack Miller Glen Robinson and family of Omaha and Mark Young and family of Gravity were Thanksgiving guests of W. B. Richardson and wife.
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Mra
Jack Miller
Glen Robinson
Family of
Omaha
Mark Young
Gravity
W. .B. Richardson
Ed Lock and wife take jobs at Clarinda State Hospital
Ed Lock and his wife have accepted positions at the state hospital in Clarinda. He starts as a barber while she becomes an assistant attendant and may work in the dining room. The Locks join Mr and Mrs Kenneth Lock as regular employees and plan to return home Saturdays to operate a shop here in the Saturday afternoon and evening hours.
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Ed Lock
State Hospital
Clarinda
Mr Lock
Mra Lock
Kenneth Lock
Obituary for Nova Pearl Beery Klakken Dies at 36
Nova Pearl Beery Klakken, born May 26, 1905 near Villisca Iowa, died November 8 1941 in Plentywood Montana at 36 years 6 months 4 days. She taught in Montana after graduating Gravity High School in 1926 and State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Married Marvin Klakken March 13 1930, mother of six. Funeral at the Christian church Dooley burial Gravity cemetery.
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Nova Pearl Beery Klakken
Villisca
Iowa
Plentywood
Montana
Gravity
Gravity High School
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Brightsman School
Dooley
Marvin Klakken
Christian Church
Lutheran Church
A.C. Beery
Newell
Vida
Harold
Bedford
R D. Beery
Ben W. Sinderson
Eldon Valentine
Merrill Leighton
Columbus Glasmann
Willard
Donald Marsh
Small Piano Regold in Gravity for Ri Fi Tone Alma
Whett Piano Co of Des Moines Iowa offers a small piano regold service promising reliable performance and fully guaranteed tone quality for Ri Fi and alma style instruments. The notice mentions Des Moines Iowa and the company name in a terse classified style.
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Whett Piano Co
Des Oinee
Iowa
Miss Mre Magrie Douglas Heads to Excelsior Springs
Mrs Mre Magrie Douglas departed at the start of the week for Excelsior Springs Missouri where she will spend the winter with relatives and acquaintances in the county town.
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Mre
Magrie Douglas
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Fruit Cake and Gingerbread Blend Recipe Notes
A dense set of handwritten recipe fragments describes a fruit cake with apple sauce and gum drops, a gingerbread blend with molasses and sour milk, and a layered orange flavored icing. It includes measurements for flour spices, drying fruits, and a boiled icing finish, attributed to Ida Martin.
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Ida Martin
California
Quilting Party At Mrs Buckner Home Delights Indies
Tuesday a number of Indies enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon quilting at the home of Mrs O M Buckner. Refreshments of date loaf whipped cream and coffee were served by the hostess.
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O. M. Buckner
Truck Driver Lee Hale Fined In Red Oak Court
Kansas City truck driver Lee Hale, 32, was fined $100 in Red Oak justice court for not displaying proper flares on his loaded Christmas tree truck that stalled on Highway 71 near Villisca. The crash involving Hale's truck and a car carrying Judge Peters and his wife from Clarinda killed Mrs Peters and seriously injured Judge Peters, who is recovering in a Clarinda hospital. The Petra car was demolished and the truck overturned but no serious injuries occurred to those in the truck. Mrs Peters’s funeral was held in Clarinda last Tuesday.
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Lee Hale
Kansas City
Justice Court
Red Oak
Highway 71
Villisca
Judge Peters
Clarinda
Peters
Petra
Ingenious Iowa farmers tame muddy corn fields
In southwest Iowa muddy fields hindered corn harvest as teams stuck and reels were unloaded piece by piece. Farmers improvised with two wheel trailers worn tires and altered wagons to move loads. Stories show necessity driving invention amid fall harvest hardships.
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Mick Warner
Iowa
Kansas Dust Bowl
Beemer Family Host Birthday Anniversary Event
Honor Father r and Mra Judson Beemer host Sunday at their Gravity area home for relatives in honor of Lewis Coy's birthday anniversary. Invited guests include Donald Uiter and wife of Bedford Quentin Beemer and son of Sharpsburg Mr and Mrs Ferl Coy Mr and Mrs Lewis Coy and Donald Coy.
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Judson Beemer
Gravity
Beemer
Lewis Coy
Donald Uiter
Bedford
Quentin Beemer
Sharpsburg
Ferl Coy
Donald Coy
Royal Neighbor Lodge Hosts Elections Afternoon
Royal Neighbor Mr. Paul Morris hosted the lodge on Tuesday with officer elections held and refreshments served.
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Paul Morris
Gravity Wins Two More Bath Teams
Gravity wins at home over Nodaway with the girls taking 48 to 17 and the boys 31 to 13 at the local gymnasium Tuesday evening.
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Bath
Nodaway
Boys Readmitted After School Absence
Two of three boys who left school without permission were reinstated at a Monday board meeting. One boy did not request rein statement and remains out. The two reinstated boys attended with their fathers and made satisfactory arrangements for readmission.
Mr and Mrs Joes Marker Move Friday to Vacated Residence
Mr and Mrs Joes Marker moved Friday to the residence vacated by the Highmy family. The change of occupancy notes a relocation within the same area.
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Joes Marker
Highmy
Rebekahs Hold Pot Luck Dinner at Smith Home
Rebekah Lodge members and families enjoyed a pot luck dinner at Mr and Mrs Beecher Smiths home. Special guests included Mr and Mrs Ralph Wilson who soon plan to move to Washington.
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Rebekah Lodge
Farilies
Beecher Smith
Ralph Wilson
Washington
Free Methodist Church Call to Back to God Services
Free Methodist Church invites the community to return to faith with slogans Back to God Back to Church Back to Prayer Meetings and Knees. Morning topic Sunday at 11 is Gods Call and evening topic is Fulfilled Prophecy led by Pastors Rev. W. W. Whyte and Mrs Gertrude Whyte.
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America
Free Methodist Church
W. W. Whyte
Gertrude Whyte
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Gravity Oil CO
Waubonsie
Conway Clearfield
Blockton
Nodaway Prescott
Glearfield
Conway
Sharpsburg Nodaway
Rebekahs
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