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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
4
The Gravity Independent lists annual subscription rates at 1.60 dollars and 2.00 dollars. Francis serves as editor and publisher. The newspaper is entered at Gravity, Iowa, as second class mail matter.
The article sees no alarm in business but notes lingering belief that the postwar boom may continue for an unspecified period. It cites a downturn in employment late 1948, lower prices at the start of 1949, production cuts by automakers, and cautious consumer spending with reduced savings and higher purchases on credit. Economists lean toward a normal adjustment rather than a brewing crisis, though uncertainty lingers.
A bright Friday saw temperatures above 40 with extensive snowmelt. Ground remains frozen causing surface runoff as water cannot soak in.
Empty farm ponds are being filled with clear water to improve local irrigation and livestock water availability on farms experiencing shortages.
Financial summary for Gravity Independent School District Wash ington Township Taylor County Iowa for quarter ending December 31 1948 shows balances of 3775.47, receipts 5844.79, warrants 6216.22, ending balance 8404.04 with School House Fund 2841.91 and 992.90 this quarter. Proceedings note November 4 meeting appointing Paul H Morris as secretary and list disbursements including payroll supplies and bond payment totaling 6114.42 with various vendors and taxes. notarized January 24 1949 by Elmer Brown.
Britain unveils a decade long Africa development drive with nearly 60 million pounds in direct spending and 80 million pounds from colonial governments. The Uganda program totals 16 million pounds for urban housing agriculture and disease control. Kariba dam will create a 300 foot wall and a 53 million acre foot reservoir to power a 750 thousand kilowatt station with a 150 mile inland waterway feeding the hydro plant.
The paper house in Pigeon Cove Rockport Mass built in 1924 uses about 100000 newspapers in walls and furniture. Ellis Stenman the builder turned old papers into varnished 215 ply walls and rolls for furniture creating a tourist magnet with world papers represented throughout.
A Wall Street Journal survey shows women boosting home sewing to beat rising dress costs. Patternmakers sold 60 million units yearly before the war and 168 million last year as department stores report sharp gains in wash goods and piece goods. sewing classes overflow in Chicago and women buy second hand and new sewing machines amid a bonanza in the trade.
Bertha A Brown serves as pastor at the Free Methodist Church. Sunday activities include Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Ministry of the Word at 11:00. Young People’s Service at 7:00. Preaching at 7:30. Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7:30. Fast Prayer Friday at 10:00 a.m. Missionary Meeting Friday at 7:30 p.m. All invited to services.
The Methodist Church announces church school and worship with Pastor W J Weber leading preaching at 10 00 a m and 11 00 a m in the morning service.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges farmers to order fertilizer now to ensure 1949 spring seeding needs. It warns that raw material shortages and crowded storage may hinder production and stresses early delivery to space out manufacturing and distribution.
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