Fatal Crash On Highway 148 In Iowa Injures Family
Mrs Signe Little, 45, dies en route to Clarinda hospital after her car collides on Highway 148 with a car driven by Paul Beaghan of Springfield Illinois. Robert Little 20 and Leo 12 injured. Beaghan and family also suffer injuries. Other survivors include Burton, Carol, her father, five brothers and three sisters.
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Signe Little
Corning
Clarinda
Robert
Pear
Paul Beaghan
Springfield
Beaghan
Robert Little
Leo
Clarinda Hospital
Michael
Mra Beaghan
Edna Dooner
Mra Little
Burton
Carol
Gravity Mutual Exchange July Fourth Closing Hours
The Gravity Mutual Telephone Exchange will be closed on July Fourth from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. By order of the president.
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Gravity Mutual
Eyre Family Visit With Churchill Kin In Council Bluffs
Mr and Mrs Ralph Eyre and family are visiting here with Mrs Eyre's parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Churchill who reside in Council Bluffs.
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Ralph, Eyre
Elmer Churchill
Council Bluffs
Gravity Baseball Schedule Listing for July to September
The schedule lists games across multiple cities including Clearfield Hopkings Bedford Nodaway Maryville Corning Shenandoah and Prescot h with home and away designations. Key dates include July 6 18 20 27 July 31 August 1 3 10 17 24 31 and September 7 21 reflecting a regional baseball slate.
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Clearfield
Hopkings
Bedford
Hopking
Nodaway
Maryville
Corning
Shenandoah
Gravity Wins From Bedford Sunday 7 to 9
Gravity defeated Bedford 9 to 7 on the Gravity diamond. King pitched six innings. Brigge finished, Ambrose caught. Bedford’s battery was Straight and Irwin. Umpires Hill, Smith. Gravity scored 6 in the third, 1 in the second, and 7 in the eighth. Next Sunday Clearfield plays here.
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Gravity
Bedford
King
Brigge
Ambrose
Battery
Irwin
Hill
Smith
Basse
Salem
Marshall
Nourth
Clearfield
Flood Areas To Get Adult Quail From State Farm Near Boone
Adult quail number 736 from the state game farm near Boone are released to the southern quail range as floods devastate river area habitats. Birds are surplus mating pairs not needed for eggs and have leg bands. Report aluminum band numbers to local officers or Des Moines Conservation offices.
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Boone
Des Moines
Creston Group Visits Greenfield-Bedford Bus Line Stop
Creston Junior Chamber of Commerce goodwill tour along the Greenfield Bedford line stops briefly at Gravity. Two buses and several cars carry Creston and area business leaders while the Creston juvenile band plays. Bus depot is in New Era with tickets and schedule details on another page.
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Creston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Greenfield-Bedford
Creston
Effie Koneene and Grandson Visit Shenandoah
Mrs Effie Koneene and her grandson John Foster are spending the week in Shenandoah with John’s mother Mrs Grace Foster helping with family visits and enjoying local hospitality.
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Mra Effie Koneene
John Foster
Shenandoah
John
Mra
Grace Foster
Mrs Fannie Kimpton Is Given 81st Birthday Surprise
Mr and Mrs Perry Williams hosted Mrs Fannie Kimpton for her 81st birthday inviting 35 guests including her Sunday School class. The evening featured a pink and white cake, gifts, music by Bob Swan and Quentin King, and a reading by Mrs Maggie Douglas.
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Perry Williams
Fannie Kimpton
Bob
Bill Swan
Frank Kimpton
Williams Home
Kimpton
Grace Selders Called to Des Moines by Brother's Death
Mes Grace Selders travels to Des Moines Friday after the death of Clyde D. Brown at the Veterans hospital. Funeral held Monday at 2:30 PM at Lenox Presbyterian Church with burial in Lenox Cemetery. Ed Lock supervised telephone duties during her absence.
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Mes
Grace Selders
Des Moines
Clyde D. Brown
Veterans Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Lenox
Buriel
Ed Lock
Miss Geraldine Ambrose Visits Clarinda Home Folks
Miss Geraldine Ambrose of Clarinda spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ambrose.
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Geraldine Ambrose of
Clarinda
Mrs Frank Ambrose
Mr and Mrs Gee and Livingston visit in Greenfield
Livingston of Greenfield spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Harry Livingston and their guests.
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Mr. Gee. Livingston of
Greenfield
Harry Livingston
Obituary of Eugene J Posten of Gravity Iowa 1869 1947
Eugene J Posten born near Solon Iowa July 31 1869 died June 25 1947 at age 77 10 24 He married Ida A Irwin December 6 1891 they observed their 55th wedding anniversary last December Four daughters Gertrude Inez Helen Icea Inez died in infancy Ieen died May 26 1927 Survived by wife two daughters Gertrude Gravity and Mrs William Chandler Arlington VA two granddaughters Mrs Roy W Mohrman Chicago and Mrs James W Gibson Ames three brothers David Lawson Ernest Gravity Clifford San Diego one sister Mrs Maggie Babcock Red Willow Canada Funeral at Christian church with Rev Eppard Clarinda and Rev Bertha Brown Gravity Free Methodist Church. music by quartet and solo Gordon Hill. pallbearers listed as Orville.
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Eugene Joseph Posten
Joseph I
Ellen Posten
Johnson County
Solon
Iowa
Taylor County
Gravity
Ida A. Irwin
Gertrude
Inez
Helen
Icea
Ieen
C. A. Huss
D. W. Herring
Wade
George
Gilbert
Gertrude Posten
William Chandler
Arlington
Arlington, Va
Roy W. Mohrman
Chicago
James W. Gibson
Ames
David
Lawson
Ernest
Clifford
San Diego
Calif
Maggie Babcock
Red Willow
Alberta
Canada
Christian Church
Rerouting Mail Combines Star Route Service Here
A general rerouting of mail deliveries alters star routes in the region. The Clarinda to Diagonal line absorbs short lines, with a new Clarinda-Diagonal schedule and L. A. Coy’s 16 year morning deliveries to be discontinued. Routes Creston to Clarinda and New Market to Clarinda also shift with changes to pickup points and timings.
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Star
Clarinda
Diagonal
Clarinda-Diagonal
L. A. Coy
New Market
Sharpsburg
Conway
Bedford
Creston
Kenneth Lock
Seldera Jr. Visits Los Angeles Parents
Ted Seldera Jr of Los Angeles California is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs T R Seldera.
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Ted Seldera, Jr
Los Angeles, Calif
Mr and
Mra
T. R. Seldera
Favors and Conditions Attached, a Quotation Insight
A terse remark by Thornton Wilder notes that favors come with conditions. The line suggests reciprocity and expectations shaping aid and gratitude in social exchanges.
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Thornton Wilder
Bluegrass Seed Harvest Hindered by Rainy Season
The bluegrass seed harvest faces delays as heavy rains keep fields flooded and dampen work. Ground near streams stayed underwater and fields remained too wet for strippers. Drying seed proved challenging with frequent clouds and rain, making this one of the worst seasons for Eerl Richardson in drying the crop.
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Eerl Richerdson
Posten Family Burial at Gravity Cemetery
Posten Forrest Posten Lyle Posten Carrol Posten James Richardson and Howard Irwin are named. Burial was in the family lot in the Gravity cemetery.
Gravity Homecoming Dates Set for July 31 August 12
The Gravity Homecoming will be held on July 31 August 12 with a preliminary meeting held at the town hall last Friday evening. Prizes will be awarded and on display at the town hall. Committees are planning three days of entertainment and will issue further announcements.
Local Man Faces Embezzlement Charge After Robbery Claim
Wayne Butler, 19, filling station attendant near Decorah, claimed a robber took $140. Sheriff noted no injuries or belt marks. After questioning, Butler was charged with embezzlement. Nearby, fifty neighbors watched a new Hope farm house completed at Robert Espe’s farm. Rex, a sawmill operator from Leon, died after being struck by a flying board. Dog lovers Brick Iler and Orville Madsen entered dogs in the Rock Island dog show. Iler won four firsts, Madsen a first and a second.
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Marathon
Wayne Butler
Atendant
Butler
Ames
Brick Iler
Orville Madsen
Rock Island
Iler
Madden
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Highway
Pee Vnage
Prescoth
Presacoth
Don Gabriel
Geneseo
Gabriel
Eppard
Bertha Brown
Gravity Free Methodist Church
Cleo Savage
Mra Cecil Morgan
Don Foreman
Earl King
Gordon Hill
Claude Gray
Orville
Decorah
Robert Espe
Hope Farm
Price Rex
Leon
Decatur County
Rex
Presto Cookers
Eoolade
Balle
Posten & Sn
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