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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
7
Effective July 5 1948 all operator licenses numbered below 500000 are extended for one full year to July 5 1949. Renewal for these groups occurs within thirty days of their first birthday after July 5 1949. Licenses 500000 and above renew within thirty days after the licensee's birthday after July 5 1948. Sheriff Harry E Lucas notes the details to answer inquiries.
Questions rise about military members' license exemptions as Iowa statutes allow hunting and fishing without licenses during wartime. G L Ziemer notes the war’s end is not official yet, keeping exemptions in effect. Other exemptions include landowners and children on private land, women fishing in non state lakes, under 16s, and certain state institution inmates. no license for those on Iowa old age assistance.
Mes Neva Lower and two Omaha grandchildren are spending two weeks with her daughter Mrs Leslie Anderson and family.
In Chariton Fred Keeney clashed with Sheriff Paul Laing over a whisky seizure. Keeney allegedly punched the sheriff, injuring teeth. Kenney bound over to the grand jury. Wayne Butler, an oil station attendant, reported a robbery where a customer was struck and $150 taken after a pistol brandishing assailant entered seeking candy bars.
Rev and Mrs Robert D Hunt were consecrated to foreign mission service in Albia and will depart for Free town South Africa. Hage Post of the Legion erecting white crosses in Kossuth County at accident scenes. A billfold found on a Sicily battlefield was returned to Red Oak parents for their son Everett Baker. Waverly highway officials report 138 cars deemed unsafe.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met May 29 with Alda Burwell. Devotions were led by Mrs Harry Burmeister and the president conducted the business meeting. A vocal solo with guitar by Mrs O M Buckner and reading by Mrs Rhine were featured. The next serving committee includes Mrs Chas Lock Mrs L T Reed Mrs Arthur Meyers and Mrs Guy Campbell.
Opening day at the Lake of Three Fires saw bullheads dominate catches while cooler rain affected attendance. Warmer weather and clearer water are expected to boost fishings. the state lake park reports good condition with open concession quarters for visitors seeking picnics and recreation.
Mr and Mrs Bill Perkins and sons and Miss Neva Mae Wood of Omaha with Mr and Mrs Ben Scane of Bedford visited Sunday with Mrs Della Anderson. Mrs Perkins and sons planned to stay two weeks for a visit.
Iowa State College expert Lucille Rea notes shrink-resist wool and wool blends with nylon can endure wash cycles without felting or shrinking. Nylon staple fiber blended with wool or cotton promises quicker drying less wrinkling and longer wear, enabling sheer summer lawns durable bathings suits and gabardine uppers, with crunch resistant blends easing garment care.
The treasurer's office announced motorists will receive a small metal tag reading Iowa 48 to attach to existing plates next year. The measure aims to address another metal shortage affecting plate production.
Mr and Mrs Frank Peterson and their daughter from Omaha visited relatives here during the weekend, staying for a short visit and catching up with family.
Iowa farm notes describe dairy herd improvements with 29 pounds of butterfat per cow in April. It urges safety shoes on ladders and cautions on pitchfork handling. USDA data touts fly control and weed spraying impacts on yields. It also notes selective mating for hens and heat resistant eggs and says fertilized, wider corn planting is rising per Iowa State College agronomists.
May rainfall totaled 4.25 inches with most falling after the 15th. June began with 1.05 inches and further 2.68 inches overnight. The period was unusually cool with little sun and farmers fear reduced corn prospects despite hopes for sun andwar aid.
Rain halted last Sunday's Mount Ayr game. Lenox will play here next Sunday afternoon, with the Lenox team traveling to Mount Ayr as the opponent.
The article notes well fertilized land should support 4 to 5 atalkes per hill. It also states USDA full time employees five years ago numbered 80,000, and by end of Q1 1947 totalled 60,164, a drop of about 20,000 or 25 percent.
Emily Violet Speck Creech, 84, died May 29 1947 and was buried in Gravity cemetery on her birthday. The Rebekah Lodge attended and conducted rituals at the church due to rain. services at the cemetery were canceled. Born June 1 1863 near Wapello Iowa she lived in Page and Taylor counties and married John W Creech in 1883.
Members of the American Legion and Auxiliary will assemble in Clearfield Thursday evening June 12 at 8 00 p m A full program is planned with a distinguished speaker for the evening All members are urged to attend Lewis Walker County Adjunct
A humor vignette presents a hotel clerk urging a guest to remove mud from boots, while the woodsman retorts with a quip question about the footwear. The brief exchange captures rustic humor and miscommunication.
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