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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
2
The Gravity Independent reports a rapid temperature plunge to five and six degrees below zero on Thursday and Friday. Saturday brought a warming trend with sunshine after a brief south wind shift. Snow and wind affected local conditions with minor drifting reported Wednesday night.
In Crusade in Europe General Eisenhower argues free private enterprise sustains political freedom, warning state ownership leads to dictatorship. He recalls a Russian officer who doubted free markets, praising American individual initiative and cautioning against government overreach eroding liberty and prompting broader state control.
In Remsen, Jack Tole’s wrecker freed Alfred Keffeler’s stuck truck but itself became mired. Keffeler’s chain pulled the wrecker out, then both vehicles reached dry ground after another pull. In Cedar Falls a horse crashed into a car, killing the horse and injuring the driver, 86, with minor head wound. A hunting party near Port Arthur bagged two Canadian jackrabbits and a moose, weighing 1,643 pounds. A 86-year-old veteran, George Howard, relearns trades while hospitalized. Elisabeth Spindler, 90, installed a new automatic oil furnace but a mouse caused a failure. A. L. Shocker’s granddaughter Donna Suthers continues teaching in Maquoketa. Dr. L. N. McNay forgot his Camden car after moving to New Jersey. The car was found after a two-hour search.
A list of local residents and subscribers appears in the Independence honor roll. Individuals named include Pete Dougherty Clarence Churchill Albert Parks Mrs George Grayson C N Savage Hattie Goff Agfa Tackett Beecher Smith Mrs A B Churchill and several others with varied salutations and initials.
We thank relatives friends and neighbors for kindness and meals during the illness and after the death of our beloved father and grandfather Glenn Levitt and Family Jay Lovitt and Family.
The Rebekah Circle will meet one week later this month on December 29. Attendees should bring a pot holder or dish to offer for kitchen use. A Christmas exchange is planned with gifts costing thirty cents.
Chicago report notes lower winter wheat prospects in the West due to scant autumn rains. The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urged farmers to act on the "Order Early" campaign for plant food. They stressed fertilizer's role in boosting 1948 output, advising delivery this year and storage for spring seeding.
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