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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
3
The Gravity Independent notes mild weather may have advanced fruit buds risking frost damage before spring. Fruit experts say peaches are usually killed in December, with two good peach crops already in the area and many families relying on canned fruit if a crop fails next year.
A two year old boy escaped serious harm after his blankets caught fire in Clarinda. Donald Finnell found a note on his truck steering wheel warning that the radiator had been drained after a theft of an acti-freeze. Richard Schutter, 20, of West Bend, was killed in a pickup crash after returning chairs from a funeral. Stephen Anderson, 9, of Cher ton, attends school by telephone while recovering from polio.
In Taylor County Iowa a probate action seeks partition of Elbert Burrows estate realty in Grav ity, listing heirs with shares from 36 720 to 180 720. A referee would sell the South 7 feet of Lot 11 and all of Lot 12 in Block 7 Original Town of Gravity with sale proceeds divided per shares after fees. A hearing is set in Bedford before January 9 1947, default if no defense.
The item highlights kernel quality for sow rations, weekly meat production under federal inspection at 412 million pounds, and a 17 percent rise from last year but 6 percent below the prior week. It notes record milk per cow, risk of water cutoffs in stock tanks, and suggests electric stack heaters. Also covered are 1946 47 world corn crop estimates, Iowa production shares, mastitis risks from management errors, brake reliability linked to driver footwork, and flax market effects on next year’s seed supply.
Short orders and dinners offered with ice cream and beverages. Patronage appreciated as customers are invited to visit for quick service and a range of light meals.
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