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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1934
Page
8
Fayne Pickering and Helen Madden attended a Bedford teachers meeting on Saturday. The E S chapter will meet in regular session Monday evening February 12 with practice as our instructor will be with us March 2. Sec.
Taylor county advertisement offers a man with a car for selling home remedies and household products with no investment required. Contact S. F. Baker & Co., Keokuk, Iowa.
Dr M R B Francis, a Bedford Iowa dentist and oral surgeon, hosted Mrs Maude Posten and Mrs Millie Lyon of Glenwood from Saturday evening to Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Harry Livingston of Omaha visited in town at Mrs Livingston's sister Mrs Jay Levitt's home then traveled to Clarinda to see Harry's parents Mr and Mrs R Livingston.
A brief item notes Will Chandler visiting his family in Des Moines while on federal work. A stray line mentions window glass cut to any size offered at the Drug Store and a tip about caring for fruit trees to ensure future fruit. The text also records that Germany ended 1933 with hog numbers at an all time high.
A playful verse hints that a nursery item, the high chair, will grow old and become an antique with time as a parent speaks soothingly to a child. The tone evokes nostalgia for cherished early furniture and family moments.
Miss Frances Clark visits sister Mrs Lawcen in Clarinda on Saturday. Miss LaVernerwin of Bedford visits Will Chandler home over the weekend. A proverb notes it is easier to give jokes than take them while smiles and tears speak all languages.
Mrs. Nellie Norris and Mrs. George Beach are listed as sick. Gertrude Beach of Lenox and Mr. and Mrs. Will Price visited relatives in St. Joe and Smithville. Garnette Lawson and her children from Clarinda called on J. E. Clark in town yesterday.
Mia and Maud Posten and son Lyle drove to St. Joe Missouri Sunday to visit Mrs. Posten’s brother George Fleming who is hospitalized there.
Dr. L T Reed Mrs Laura L Kest and Mrs Grace Patch drove to Ottumwa Sunday morning to assist their granddaughter Beverly June Reed who is recovering from an appendicitis operation. They returned home Sunday evening.
A discussion of canned foods as a democratic staple contrasts royal access with modern abundance. The piece praises canning for making pineapples and Melba as accessible luxuries, then shares Melba Salad recipe using eight large canned peach halves eight marshmallows eight maraschino cherries crushed pineapple walnuts and green tinted mayonnaise rosettes to serve eight.
Eu gene Beemer returns after infection. Mr Hefley splits class for an intelligence test. Visitor Bernard Dayton Greeson from Parsona college discusses three keys to success. Basketball teams lose. typing speeds set records. classes begin new projects and visits planned to the depot.
Freshmen to eighth graders report illness absences while planning lessons in Geometry and English. Students send fruit to ailing classmates and create Lincoln silhouettes for art as they study Africa in geography and denominate numbers in arithmetic.
Mrs Jane Pos ten and Miss Zona Pos ten visited Sunday at the EK M Posten home with Mr and Mrs Al Bender and their son Maurice.
Kathryn Pullen of New Market spent Sunday at the KE M Posten home.
Lester Posten suffered ankle ligament damage while playing basketball in New Market on Friday night.
A wit suggests women live longer and thus hold the last word in life. The quip playfully contrasts longevity with spoken authority, implying enduring voice beyond men.
The church urges members to attend next Sunday's events led by Pastor V Paul. Activities include Church School at 10:00 a m Morning Worship at 11:00 a m Beworth League at 6:30 p m and Evening sermon at 7:30 p m.
Will Maaker and his daughter from Corning visited last Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Theo Maser. The visit occurred a week ago and was noted in local society notes.
Mr and Mrs J W McFar and Mr and Mrs Claud McFarland of Blanchard visited at the Dan Leonard home yesterday and visited with Gravity friends.
Chas. Lock and his daughter Mrs. Mildred Jamison drove to Salem Iowa on Friday to attend a niece funeral. They returned Saturday afternoon.
We thank the Oat Hill Aid and Nu-Bridge Club for the beautiful flowers sent at the death of my mother. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Morgan.
Water with meals aids digestion and stomach juices, especially with meats. If bloated, a spoonful of Adlerika may help, claimed to cleanse poisons and wash both upper and lower bowels. H. C. Lyon, Draggist.
On January 19 1934 the District Court of Taylor County Iowa appointed Elmer Brown executor of the estate of George W Johnson deceased. All persons indebted must pay and those with claims must present them to the court for allowance through H P JaQua attorney.
The Free Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Sunday worship at 11:00 a m with an evening service at 7:30 p m A Wednesday evening prayer meeting and a monthly class meeting on the first Sunday at 11:00 a m invite all ages to attend and find a warm welcome.
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