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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
8
Local notice announces Dr. M. R. Francis practicing dentistry and oral surgery in Bedford Iowa. The fragment identifies his specialty and location but lacks further details.
Lambert Mahaffey and wife with daughter Mrs Clarence Munday and her husband travel from Sterling Colorado to visit relatives here for the holidays.
Harley Wallace and his wife Mary Davis visited their nephew Ralph Ginn and his wife in Tarkio Missouri on Sunday accompanied by Evadne Norrin.
Lewis Morley and wife hosted Christmas Day guests including Harry Livingston and wife of Omaha Tom Scott and family of Knoxville Dr Glen Widner and wife of Tabor and Jay Lovitt and family of Gravity for a family gathering.
Mrs I M Damewood and her daughter Bernice left Monday for a short visit with their daughter and sister Mrs Dave Peck and family. Seldon Hicks and Lyle Posten drove them in Seldon's car to the destination.
Miss Ruth Nixon a Hancock teacher and Miss Carolyn Nixon a Murray teacher stay with Rev L W Nixon and his wife for the holidays. Wilbur Young of Randolph Iowa also visiting.
Wm Brookman with wife and daughter were guests yesterday of his mother Mrs G L Brookman, marking a family gathering in the household.
Mrs B Foster Mrs C King and E Hewitt of Hopkins Missouri visited Saturday with Mrs C J Nelson and Ora Nelson and wife.
The Independent is priced at $1.00 for a one year subscription in Taylor County, offering local news, updates, and community notices from the county seat to surrounding towns.
Rile Richardson and wife and Jim Richardson and family shared Christmas Day with members of the Richardson families at the home of John Agnew and wife in Nodaway.
Prof. T. R. Hefley and his family left yesterday morning for Indianola to spend the holidays with their parents, joining relatives for the festive season.
Mrs Lily Hill and two daughters from Grand Island Nebraska spent Christmas with Miss Mary Hill and Clint Hill and family at the Clint Hill home in a family gathering noted in local society pages.
Albert Bender his wife and son Maurice of Grant with Mrs J G Posten and daughter Zona spent Sunday with Mr Bender’s parents near Clearfield. Sunday evening the Bender family and Oliver Posten and family were guests at dinner of Mrs Posten and Zona.
Albert Bender and his family of Grant attended the program given by the grade pupils at the school house on Thursday evening of last week.
The note from James Thurber states coal is available at 5.00 per ton delivered. The brief indicates a pricing offer with delivery option. The item appears as a small catalog or advertisement snippet.
Friday departure sends Miss Edith Cox to Ames Miss Helen Abarr to Clearfield Miss Beulah Johnson to Hamburg and Miss Kathryn Cotton to Bogard for the holidays.
Lyman Yost departed Saturday for Coon Rapids where he will visit friends during the Holi days, seeking holiday cheer and social time away from home.
Nolan Coy and family of Buffalo Wyoming and Frank Combs and wife of Fleming Colorado arrived here Saturday evening and will upend the holidays with relatives here.
Pastor L W Nixon extends Christmas greetings. Special meetings led by Rev Mathis concluded with large congregations and strong gospel messages. Next Sunday schedule includes Sunday School at 10, Morning Worship at 11, Epworth League at 6:30, Evening Service at 7:30.
Both boys and girls teams from here traveled to Lenox Friday night where Lenox teams overwhelmed the visitors and handed them another defeat.
Mrs Irma Woodyard who works at Lenox returned home last week and spent Christmas with her family, sharing time with relatives.
Mrs Horace Beemer hosted a Friday afternoon gathering described as a Wonshing Tea. The group faced a shortage of a comforter for Mrs Beemer.
The Detroit News discusses barter as a primitive money form and traces how communities formed complex exchange systems. It explains indirect trade, storage for a rainy day, and the rise of money to facilitate service-based economies and circulation speeds that drive prosperity.
An article in the Detroit Free Press reports that insects perceive colors differently from humans, especially in the ultraviolet range. Experiments by the American Museum of Natural History show flowers appearing with UV hues unseen by people, prompting reevaluation of Darwin's color camouflage theory for insects.
The article traces how diverse commodities have served as exchange media across eras. It cites cattle in Greece and Rome, iron in Rome, tobacco in Virginia, grain in several states, and metals like lead, tin, copper, silver, and gold as past or present mediums. It notes iron bars remain in Central Africa trade with locals.
The bower birds of New Guinea construct grass bowers adorned with bright fruits and fibers. Mated pairs perform love dances before chosen mates, while males use the bowers as playrooms even after starting a household.
A vivid description of Harrat Khatbar in the Hejaz region, a vast volcanic desert 80 feet above sea level and about 8,000 square miles. The text portrays it as an unyielding, scorching waste a terror to caravans for centuries.
Gibraltar the strongest fortress resembles a crouching lion. The rock dominates the Mediterranean and has a stirring history culminating in its 1704 capture by a British fleet under Sir George Rooke. It features a honeycomb of tunnels and railings with powerful guns searchlights and radios.
A lighthearted note on pineapples rising in Hawai and the fruit's imagined snob appeal. The passage then offers a recipe pairing whole strawberries with canned pineapple, using a green fondant to create a decorative cluster served very cold.
Ramon Reynolds a University of Chicago student arrived here Saturday morning via Corning and will stay for vacation with his grandparents W. P. Pierson and wife at their home.
Prof. F C Dorsey and family left Friday for Garden Grove to spend their vacation with relatives.
Miss Georgaina Francis left Tuesday morning for Chicago to visit during the holidays.
Will Chandler his wife and daughters Jeanne and Mary Jane of Des Moines spent Christmas here with Mia. Chandler's parents E J Posten and wife were accompanied by Verla Dean Jones who visited with her parents Ellsworth Jones and wife.
Miss Mildred Barchus, recently completing a business course at an Omaha college, is spending her vacation with her parents Clarence Barchus and his wife.
The notice promotes Dr Hess stock powder, claiming it yields peak results when fed with this soft corn. It directs readers to obtain the product at the local drug store for best feeding benefits.
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