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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
4
Winter Weather Report From Longmont Sister Letter
The Independent editor received a letter from his sister Mrs R A Hay of Longmont Colorado describing a mild winter with little snow. She notes pleasant weather except a few February cold days and a sixty degree kitchen thermometer as she wrote. There was significant mountain snow beneficial for irrigation while lowlands remained mostly bare with minimal snow in sheltered spots. She mentions good Kodak snow drift pictures and plans to send them to remind what Ton a can do when real winter arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
R. A. Hay
Longmont
Colo
Tona
Robins Seen Hinting Spring Arrives Early
Kenneth Meyers reported seeing robins Friday evening and his father a mail carrier on route one confirmed several were seen during his route. The sighting suggests spring is not far away and readers are urged to welcome the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Meyers
Roads Remain Muddy as Frost Lingers and Drifts Melt Slowly
The roads stay muddy until frost leaves the ground and moisture soaks in. Large drifts along the road will take long to melt, draining into ditches and worsening hillside conditions.
Local Assessor’s Dog Tax Round Sees Usual Turnout
The assessor continues his rounds reporting no increase in dogs turned in for tax this year. Residents expect the usual count and no surprise change in the numbers.
Burrows Attends Brother’s Funeral in Clarinda
E Burrows traveled to Clarinda Monday for his brother’s funeral, accompanied by his sister Mrs Fred Kygar and C N Hargadin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Burrows
Clarinda
Fred Kygar
C. N. Hargadin
Herring 72 Taken to Omaha Hospital for Stomach Cancer Operation
D W Herring of Corning, 72, was transported to a Omaha hospital last week for stomach cancer surgery. His condition remained serious for several days but early this week he was considered to be somewhat improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Herring
Corning
Omaha
Neighbors Celebrate Surprise Sendoff for Doug Turner Family
Thursday evening neighbors and friends gathered at Doug Turner and family home to bid farewell as they leave the community for a farm south of Clearfield. Attending were Cleo Batten Floyd Batten Willis King Maud Grayson Charley Clarence Tom Utter Wayne Billie Brown Claude Gray Margaret Earl Johnson Dean Audrey Grubb and others. The group enjoyed games visiting and a lunch of pie sandwiches and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Turner
Clearfield
Cleo Batten
Floyd Batten
Willis King
Maud Grayson
Charley
Clarence
Tom Utter
Wayne
Billie Brown
Claude Gray
Margaret
Earl Johnson
Dean
Audrey Grubb
The Peach Dilemma and Ambitious Peach Recipes
Henrys tale of the effort to please a bride with a peach clings to O Henrys famed irony. The piece then pivots to a scrapbook of peach based dishes including Peach and Raisin Pie Peach and Cottage Cheese Salad Pouch Apricot filling for cream puffs and a Peach Roll with peach sauce, sharing old fashioned methods and measurements.
Oak Hill A 9lb Son Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Savage
A newborn son weighing 9 pounds was born Sunday February 238 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Savage of New Market. Mrs. Savage is formerly Miss Helen Akers of this community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Savage
New Market
Nellie Heatherington
Jamnita Crowell
Corning
Mark Young and Family
Dean Allen
Lester Corbin
Darlene
Mary Jane West
Honor Roll of Local Residents Featured in Payment Plan
The notice lists residents joining the program and their support for the plan. It mentions subscriptions for the home paper, visits by Mrs. Merle Richmond of Cedar Rapids to her mother Mrs. Sarah Martin, and social entries including the Queen Eather Society gathering at Miss Vera Leighton's home. Felix Wiggers visited Fairfield, and Rev. L. W. Nixon hosted guests. Mrs. G E K Smith left for Promise City to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Richmond
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sarah Martin
Queen Eather Society
Vera Leighton
Felix Wiggers
Fairfield
L. W. Nixon
G. EK. Smith
Promise City
Mrs. Sharp
Radio Tubes Available at Local Drug Store
Radiosmiths can fit your radio with new tubes sold at the town drug store. The ad notes a selection of tubes and friendly service for customers seeking quick replacements.
Mrs Glen Warner and Pete Fitzgerald Visit Omaha
Mrs Glen Warner and her brother Pete Fitzgerald made a business trip to Omaha yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Warner
Pete Fitzgerald
Omaha
Nielsen Family Visited Fontanelle Over Weekend
Andy Nielsen and his family traveled to Fontanelle on Saturday to visit relatives and returned home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Nielsen
Fontanelle
Imports of Farm Ducts Soar and Farm Ducts Soar
The article notes a sharp rise in U S farm product imports in 1935 amid AAA curtailments. It cites corn 43 283 000 bushels versus 7 885 855 in 1932 and wheat 38 871 000 versus 10 026 000, oats 10 106 000, rye 9 642 000, and barley 4 888 000. Total U S imports rose 24 percent to 2 047787 million. foreign farmers profited at Americans' expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
United States
Sale of All U S Farms Wouldn't Pay 1937 Debt
The 6,812,049 farms in the United States were valued at $32,884,324,378 as of January 31 1935 per William L Austin director of the bureau of census. Even selling all farms for cash and applying proceeds to the 1937 debt would leave about 3 billion dollars still to be raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
William L. Austin
Bureau of Census
Pipe Misstep in Chicago WPA Sewer Project
A WPA crew dug a long trench in freezing ground only to find the 12 inch storm sewer line already laid, 800 feet long. Workers filled the trench and tracked the pipe back whence it came as another sanitary project began alongside Hopkins educational division classes in mental hygiene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hopkins Organization
Taxes Paid on Drugs Across New York
Trade publications report drug manufacturers in New York pay at least 71 taxes while corner drug stores pay 78 taxes. These taxes are folded into the relay price of drugs to consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mrs Ruf Dunkin Improves After Illness
Mrs. Ruf Dunkin, recently ill with a severe attack of yellow jaundice, shows signs of improvement after several weeks of sickness. Her condition had prompted concern among family and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruf Dunkin
Aid family visits N T Brown home in town
C. C. Aid his wife and little daughter Jane of Omaha visited Sunday at the N. T. Brown home. Mrs. Jessie Aid sister of Mrs. Brown, who had been helping in care, returned to Omaha with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Aid
Jane
Omaha
N. T. Brown
Jessie Aid
Mrs Posten Ill Care Arrangements Mentioned
The Misses Kathryn Cotton and Georgaina Francis and Lyle Posten drove to Red Oak and returned Saturday afternoon. Mrs Glen Lock assists in caring for Mrs Oliver Posten and handles housework while Mrs Posten is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Cotton
Georgaina Francis
Lyle Posten
Red Oak
Glen Lock
Oliver Posten
Mrs. Posten
Miss Carol Brown Simpson College Student Return
Fragmentary report notes Miss Carol Brown of Simpson College leaving for Indianola at noon and returning home on Sunday. Details are incomplete and unclear due to damaged OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Brown
Peas Parade Through Time and Aisles
A humorous note on peas parade from football games to grocery aisles. It explains canned pea varieties by size from 1 to 6 and blends labeled run of the pod. It contrasts garnishes and main dishes and outlines grades Fancy Extra Standard Standard for budget aware households.
Quarantine Lifts After Family Scarlet Fever Covers
The Glen Warner home quarantine due to scarlet fever in the family was lifted Sunday as all children have recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Warner
Damewood Family Returns to Gravity Home
Mrs. I M Damewood and her daughter Bernice, who spent winter with Mrs. Dave Peck in Des Moines, arrived in Sharpsburg Friday. After a few days with son Clyde and family, they returned to their home in north Gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Damewood
Bernice
Dave Peck
Des Moines
Sharpsburg
Clyde
North Gravity
Warner visit spans Des Moines to Clarinda hospital
Mr and Mrs Arthur Warner of Des Moines visited his brother Glen Warner on Saturday night. Sunday morning they traveled with Mrs Glen Warner and daughter Doris to Clarinda to see Glen Warner in the hospital there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Warner
Des Moines
Glen Warner
Doris
Clarinda
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Denver Dick
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Keith Hadley
Walter Fuelberth
Cleo Houchin
Eugene
Ralph McPherron
Fred Shafar
Lewis Barker
Mildred Barker
Shafar
Merle Allen
Margaret Ie Pherren
Edward Moore
Conway
Ira Moore
J. D. Moora
Chas. O'Beirn Frank Robey
Lee Berry
Frank Fleming
Carl Dunkin
Joe Morgan
Harry Morley
C. B. Yostera
C. J. Nelson
Washington
Department of Commerce
Amimary
Roosevelt
Congress
U. S
Kenneth Houk
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