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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1945
Page
3
A garbled clipping recounts quirky hunting notes from Iowa towns. References include Jensen of Audubon with 22 lambs and a coyote bounty, Huff of Rockwell City flushing mallards, a large 334 pound fox by Adios, and tales of Art Nesheim and Walter Roger chasing pheasants.
The piece critiques 1945 reporting norms in newspapers using biased terms like Anglo Saxon and Negro. It argues editors would see the absurdity of such language and warns against equating crime with Negro readers, noting prejudice in cross racial newspaper coverage.
A memorial service for Staff Sgt Gerald Barnes killed in action over Germany will be held Sunday December 16 at 1:00 PM at Shumble Funeral Home in Bedford. The service, with American Legion posts and ministers from Clemmons and Gravity, honors Barnes son of C A and Ola Barnes, with Rev A E Banter and Rev Berisha Brown delivering addresses. The obituary notes Barnes born March 28 1920 in Taylor County enlisted 1941 served with heavy bombers, was hospitalized with gall bladder surgery and appendectomy complications, and is survived by his wife and daughter Dorothy.
The muskrat and mink trapping season closed December 10 after a 30 day trapping period. Mink pelts reached up to 85 dollars, while muskrat prices remained high under OPA ceilings. Trappers may possess musk rats ten days after the close. seizures and permits follow state conservation rules.
The passage cites H. G. Wells and imagines a future where a device educates a nation through false dogmas, guiding scholars even in sleep. It condemns the instrument as a tool to influence unconscious minds of millions and warns of its racist implications for an entire race.
Tommleston authorizes the trapper to hold raw furs longer while reminding trappers that cost free shipping tags must be secured from the Conservation Commission before raw furs may be shipped legally from the state for sale.
The regular C. E. S. meeting Monday night elected officers: Mrs Geraldine Hill, W W M. Ralph Smalley, W P. Mrs Elsie Foreman, Associate Matron. Frank Query, Aaron. Mrs Cora White, Conductor. Mrs Margaret Query, Associate Conductor. Mrs J P Anderson, Secretary. Mea Fairie Reed, Treasurer.
Notice that Dr. G C Keays will be out of town from December 22 to December 29. Donald Davie stationed in Shidami Japan near Tokyo writes home that he has been promoted to Tech Set Hea after four months in the European Theatre and 41 months in service. The missive includes reflective commentary and a Methodist church plea about promoting peace and press freedom.
Erlie Beemer completed a December deal to own the locker plant housed in his building for three years. The facility, leased previously, was bought from Darrell Kimsey and taken over immediately by Mr and Mrs Beemer. They will run it alongside their products business in the same building, with 150 lockers and plans to add more customers soon.
Pearle Chamberlin announces Xmas gifts laid away with call to pick up by December 15.
A quirky essay contrasts editors with doctors, joking about opinions and respect. The page then shifts to wartime memories of Cecil Fix, an armorer and gunner, with tributes from his crew and notes on his awards, church life, and surviving family, followed by local events and schedules in Taylor County communities.
A quip compares marriage dynamics to cooking an egg, suggesting constant heat makes a husband hard boiled. The saying implies pressure or strain changes personality traits in a relationship. It reflects a humorous, cautionary take on spousal interaction.
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