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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
2
Gravity Iowa newspaper note shows a subscription price of 1.50 per year and confirms editor Francis as publisher. It mentions second class mail matter registered at Gravity post office.
During a wartime Monday night power outage caused by rain and a storm the electric current was off for about an hour. The blackout left areas very dark and reminded residents of the formal blackout experience familiar to both coasts.
M and Mrs Ray Walker report a letter from their son Lewis in the service. He says he has been stationed in California but transferred to Seattle. He believes he will soon be sent to Alaska, though that move remains anticipated rather than confirmed.
A weather change brought rain on Monday and snow by Tuesday morning. Heavy snow on mud created a scene reminiscent of prior autumns, raising hopes for a white Christmas. Warmer recent days helped. colder, drier conditions would have been ideal while plans for Christmas may shift.
Officials offer no casualty lists while notifying next of kin privately as calls grow for executive limits on wartime information. The public demands a middle ground between secrecy and bulletin zeal, urging modest curbs on curiosity until formal rules govern war news.
Christmas Day guests in the Alda Burwell home will be Paul Burwell and family of Osceols, Robert Burwell and family and Russell Stearns and family.
Cecil Heninger and his Bartlesville family arrived Wednesday evening to spend Christmas with relatives in this city and Bedford.
Arthur Meyers drove to Mt Ayr Sunday to meet his daughter Mra Lawrence Atteberry and granddaughter visiting with her parents this week. Me Atteberry and Kenneth Meyers will spend Christmas in the Meyers home.
Mr and Mrs B EB Lucane and Patricia with Miss Lana Gaber Mrs Horace Beemer and Ms J Francis spent Monday in St. Joseph Missouri.
Perfect physical fitness is required of seamen in the U S Navy. Bluejackets on the aircraft tender U S S Wright practice basketball aboard ship as most ships sustain basketball teams. Rivalries run high among crews and intra fleet competitions are common across sports.
The silk worm, native to China, spread globally over two millennia aided by legends of its discovery and guarded by harsh penalties. By 1900 China remained the top silk producer, output double that of Japan, as silk trade linked Rome to distant markets and cultural exchange flourished.
Americans failing to master silkworm husbandry have developed new processes to imitate silk using wood cotton and coal based fabrics. Silk stock freezing boosts rayon nylon and other synthetics. Observers say import stoppage of Japanese silk will push textile engineers to intensify efforts to match silk quality. In 1940 nylons dominated hosiery sales with 2,986,146 dozen pairs sold, a sizable share of full fashioned stockings.
A sequence of shipwrecks records three Hugh Williams survivors. In 1664 the Menia capsized near the Straits of Dover with 81 aboard and one survivor, Hugh Williams. In 1785 the Sea Sprite near the Isle of Man had 60 aboard and only the senior Hugh Williams survived. In 1940 a German mine hit English trawler killing most but two survivors both named Hugh Williams, an uncle and nephew.
This piece explains two cooking methods based on tenderness. Tender cuts from along the backbone such as the rib, club, porterhouse or T-bone, and sirloin are best prepared by dry heat like roasting or broiling. Tougher cuts require moist, slow cooking such as braising or stewing.
Hans Torkel Frederik Lundberg of Toronto told the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers that Canadian prospectors have used burning a clump of horsetail to analyze ashes for gold content. The horsetail plant grows across the United States and Canada and absorbs gold from soil rich in the metal.
Mrs Lloyd Means arrived back in Omaha Saturday with her father A L Martin to be cared for at the Means home Mea Faye Lane Mrs Geo Depew and Leota Belle accompanied the group to Omaha and back Sunday evening Hope Greenway daughter of Mrs Means, recently nursing in Washington State, will visit before entering government service.
Mr and Mrs Kent Wallace travel with his mother Mrs Robert Wallace Friday morning to Covina California to visit their sister and daughter Mrs Tom Nthery. The elder Mrs Wallace will stay at her daughters home indefinitely while the others plan a short return.
Mrs Maye Roush left Friday for St. Joseph Missouri to visit her daughter Mea Wilma Long at her home.
Mel Jennie Shaw of Las Animas Colorado arrived here Sunday evening to visit at the home of her sister Mrs W L Chandler.
Mr and Mrs Oliver Lock of Heeney and Mr and Mrs Billy Babcock of Grand Lake arrived Sunday to spend the Christmas vacation with their parents, joining local families for the holiday period.
A baby daughter named Donna Lee was born to Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lawger on December 19. The family announces the new arrival with joy.
Mr and Mrs Earl McMabill report their son Walter, stationed at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, has messaged he is safe and well. The family confirms no injuries and expresses relief over the communication.
Lorien Boyd and family of Sheridan Missouri and Arthur King and family of Blockton visited Sunday with Earl King and family.
The school house will host two notable basketball games Tuesday night. Local teams and fans anticipate competitive matchups and strong crowd turnout as players showcase skill and teamwork in a lively evening of basketball action.
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