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Newspaper

Gravity Independent

Location

Gravity, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1941

Page

6

Local items from Ford Iowa. hospital and visits noted

Dr. M R Francis a dentist and oral surgeon in Ford Iowa. Christmas Day guests include Mrs Ted Lister and family visiting Chariton. Nevin Market Supt B E Lucas and Patricia to spend Christmas with Mrs Lucas' mother in Pattonsburg Missouri. Orin Price and I visited Lee Walkup in Municipal hospital Clarinda. Bud Hall and wife moved to town into a recently purchased home from Fred Keith. Local notice about farmer property listings and long term low rate financing in Taylor County see secretary Taylor County.

Roy Hicks Ted Lister Chariton Bud Hall Fred Keith

Dowell Family Travels Toward Chicago Holiday Visit

Mr and Mrs Harold Dowell left Monday evening for Chicago. They traveled as far as Des Moines that evening and stayed until Tuesday morning before continuing the journey. They will spend the holidays with Mrs Dowell's mother Mrs Jessie Ray and her sister and husband.

Harold Dowell Chicago Dee Moines Dowell Jessie Ray

Safety For Defense Stop and Think

A call for safety mindedness urges safety meetings nationwide to reduce traffic deaths and injuries. The piece argues accidents are preventable, caused by thoughtlessness, and highlights defense era urgency. It invites communities to request Safety Defense meetings from a state service led by James Pearson in Shenandoah, Iowa.

United States Humanity James Pearson Shenandoah Iowa

Visit With Meredith Walker and Family

Me and Mra Meredith Walker from Atlantic spent Sunday with their parents Mra John Walker and Mr and Mrs Elmer Brown. They were joined on the return trip home by Richard Welker who will spend his vacation there.

Mra Meredith Walker Atlantic John Walker Elmer Brown Richard Welker

Merry Minglers Club Notes Social Evening Recaps

Multiple local clubs, including Merry Minglers, Fortnightly, Hiyu wau wau, DMC, Sunshine, and Study clubs, held gatherings last week with dinners, gifts, and games. Winners included Arva Baker and Fred McKunel for high scores. guests from Bellville and local hosts joined Christmas programs and a calendar program.

Merry Minglers Lewis Huss Mra Arva Baker Fred McKunel Sunshine Club Mealie Wilson Jay Harkiess Lyle Cook Hos Mes Seal Beemer B. E Lucas

Utter and Gibson Families Plan Christmas in Michigan

Mr and Mrs Harold Utter of Bellville Michigan and Mr and Mrs Watt Gibson of Lansing Michigan will spend Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs Tommy Utter.

Mere Harold Utter

Kimpton Family News and Local Visits

Oak Hill arm to Me and Mra Willie Kimpton, December 7th a daughter who will answer to Jerrilynn Joyce. Mrs Joslyn assists with care while Mrs Sally Burright is on the tick list. The Fed Shatar family visited relatives in Martin dale Spring Hill. Darrell Solare and family near Gravity stayed with Cleaver West. The Dunkins postponed a California trip. Wirths near New Market and Nickel family visited Frank Diggs. Barker Barton Hollis returned from Missouri visits. Cleaver Weats dined with Alex Hethington. Perdew kin near Gravity hosted a dinner in honor of Chas Perdew. Walter Fuelberth is ill with the flu.

Willie Kimpton Jerrilynn Joyce Red Joslyn Kimpton Sally Burright Fed Shatar Obss Martindale Spring Hill Lester Corbin Leonard Perdew Corning Darrell So’lare Cleaver West Fred Dunkin California Ray Wirth Near New Market Horace, Nickel Frank Diggs Lewis Barker C. “Y. Barton Effie Hollis Stockton LaPlate Missouri Cleaver Weat Alex Heatherington Leonard P Rdew Leater Corbit Howard Perdew Chas. Perdew Walter Fuelberth

Smoking as a Heart Disease Cause Debate at AMA Meeting

Eminent doctors debated whether smoking causes heart disease at the American Medical Association gathering. Dr. Frederick Willius presented a Mayo Clinic study showing smokers aged 40 to 59 had three times more heart disease than non smokers, while over 60 showed no clear differences. Others argued non smokers may appear healthier or that many smokers show no symptoms.

American Medical Association Journal of the A.M.A Frederick Arthur Willius Mayo Clinic Francis Daniel Murphy Milwaukee

Derivation of Bible tracing origins of the word Bible

The article explains the English Bible derives from the Greek biblia meaning little books and biblos for papyrus. It notes papyrus as ancient writing material and how Christian usage by two centuries after Christ made the Old and New Testaments a single book called Bib la, adopted by Latin and then English as Bible.

Findlay Graduate Reaches 27000 Miles For Law Degree

William C. Foster of Findlay Ohio earned a bachelor of law after traveling the distance around the globe. He passed the Ohio state bar exam recently after commuting three years between Findlay and Ada home to Ohio Northern University. Foster claims he logged about 27000 miles in all types of weather and knew the Dixie highway route to Ada by heart noting 40 houses on the right and 25 on the left between Findlay limits and the Ada border.

William C. Foster Findlay Ohio Marion G. Foster Ohio State Young Foster Ada Ohio Northern University Foster Dixie Highway Route 69 Findlay Corporation Limits

Ill Mrs Ida Churchill Receives Family Visits

Mrs Ida Churchill has been quite ill but improving. Mies Joyce Beemer visited Wednesday and Thursday with Gwendolyn Walker. Mr and Mrs Coral Knapp of Sharpsburg and Mr and Mrs W F Taylor of Bedford were guests for Mr and Mrs Earl McMabill at dinner Sunday.

Ida Churchill Mies Joyce Beemer Gwendolyn Walker Coral Knapp Sharpsburg W. F. Taylor Bedford Earl McMabill

Chas Weller Returns Home After Surgery Improvement

Chas Weller, who had undergone an operation at Clarinda Municipal Hospital, was brought home Saturday and reported as much improved.

Chas, Weller Clarinda Municipal Hospital

Holmes Family Visit Spends Sunday in Lenox

Me and Mrs Ivan Holmes of pear Lenox spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Leon Ledgerwood. Joanne Ledgerwood accompanied them home for a few days visit.

Ivan Holmes Pear Lenox Leon Ledgerwood Joanne Ledgerwood

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Ford, Iowa H. E. Nevin Ian B. E Mrs Lucas Patricia Pattonsburg Mra Orin Price Clarinda Lee Walkup Taylor Oudon County Sea J. D. Retary Taylor C Baker Post Ice Orin Price Wayne Utter Bellville, Mich Ralph Price Hiyuwau-wau Club Supt Mre Playbridge DMC DMC Club Mca J. S. Francis G C. Keays Osteopathic Goian Obstetrice & Genera!’ Price Gravity W. Steward OWA Ahern’s Merry Christmas Tiny Tim Oak Hill George Rudolph Herrmann Galveston Texas Lambleys Store sNew Santa Csertire V. Massenangeys H. S.gym
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