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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1943
Page
2
The Gravity Independent notes a Thursday publication schedule with subscription price 21.00 and 1.50 yearly. The paper is printed by Francis and published there, with gravity post office mailing as second class mail matter.
Agora Corbie, longtime Oak Hill writer, cannot continue. the office invites a resident to take over reporting duties in the district. Mrs Corbin, who has faithfully supplied news for many years, is thanked for her service and others are urged to apply at the office to ensure steady coverage from that area.
Gene Sullivan, a custodian at the state park, notes signs of beaver activity in the upper west side of the lake. Several saplings have been cut down, suggesting the animals recently settled there.
The officers of the Women’s Society Christise Service were installed during Sunday morning church services.
A surprise practice blackout may be ordered with advance notice to Defense Officials only. Three long blasts of the fire siren signal blackout, while one short blast signals all-clear. Obey blackout rules after the warning until the all-clear is heard.
Coquette Patsy Murphy of Coin enjoys strong ties with Burlington railroad workers. Trains frequently stop at her home to deliver gifts as the friendly girl waves to the crews, with an engineer once stopping a train to hand her a birthday present.
A pioneer named Chapman died near Fort Wayne Indiana in March 1845 while traveling a route trading from Ohio to the Missouri. The grave lies in Allan County on land fronting the St Joseph River owned by W. S. and Lizzie Roebuck.
Art Barkley, an employee at the state hospital in Clarinda, visited Friday and rented his residence to Gaile Fighm and family. Mrs Barkley and the children will move to Clarinda around January 15 to reside with her husband.
Mrs Ethel Houchin, who had been hospitalized in Creston, went to the home of her son Cleo on Friday and was brought back to her own home here on Saturday.
The Iowa weekly press notes 53 issues in 1942, one more than 52, amid war clocked shortages. Iowa State College reports on locating Johnny Appleseed’s grave. the article urges readers to join the Payroll Savings Plan, promising 4 for every 3 invested, and to save to fund postwar purchases.
A National Geographic bulletin recalls the Caucasus as a perilous region where mountains and avalanches hid dangers and women were famed for strength and prowess. Strabo notes Amazons dwelling near the Black Sea with fierce discipline and a rite of adulthood marked by killing in combat.
Bataisk seven miles southeast of Rostov on the Don sits at the Caucasus gateway. Marshy Don floodplain kept river trade from Rostov, so Bataisk grew as a rail crossroads linking Moscow to Caucasus oil centers via Kharkov and Voronezh. The rail line from Stalingrad traverses the North Caucasus belt toward Azov.
H C Diehl of the Western Regional Research laboratory explains fruit can be frozen without sugar using corn syrup or mild honey. High dextrose syrups provide firmness and gloss without sweetness. mild honey preserves flavor, while strong honey may mute taste. Berries except strawberries may be frozen unsweetened and sweetened later at serving.
Under current plans America consumes about 475 000 tons of sugar monthly and receives 504 523 tons from imports and own crops. The indicated flow suggests an annual sugar supply of 6 054 284 tons, about 354 284 tons more than annual use. The margin is tight but not dangerous under rationing, which can curb consumption quickly.
Passenger traffic places Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central in New York among the country’s largest stations. Other sizable hubs include Boston’s South Station, St. Louis Union Station, Chicago Union and La Salle Street stations, Chicago North Western, Kansas City Terminal, Philadelphia’s 30th Street, and Boston North Station, with many more outstanding terminals nationwide.
Methodist Church announces dedication week from February 28 to March 6 with Church Night on Thursday January 21 Prayer Meeting at C A Burwell home Church School led by June Pierson and Prof Lucas Worship Service at 11 30 am with a lay worker delivering a three minute address Music and an Evening service at 7 30 pm with a sermon by the pastor
Free Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening Young People's Service at 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. Pastor F. J. Lines will bring the message. all are welcome.
Mr and Mrs Caire Perry of Shambaugh visited his mother Mrs Louisa Perry Sunday and announced the birth of twin girls born January 6 to Mr and Mrs Ronald Perry near Clarinda.
Mr and Mrs Ray Akers and Mel Ida Piper visited the Gerald Werner family in Villieca Sunday.
C N Nelson is reelected secretary of the Taylor Co Fair Association. The item notes a gathering where Me and Mrs Ben Scane were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mrs Emer Hatfield at her home.
Mr and Mrs Walter Carruthers, Myrtle Alexander, Mr and Mrs John Alexander and daughter were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Lou Hipsley of Essex.
Mr and Mrs Ted Selders visit Mrs Ed Richey in Sharpsburg on a Sunday afternoon, spending time with the aunt during a family outing.
On the North African battlefield, medical teams rushed to assist wounded soldiers as action intensified. Field medics applied triage and life saving care amid shifting lines, while supply trudges delivered critical aid under fire.
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