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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
1
The Gravity Independent publishes weekly on Thursdays with a subscription of $1.50 per year. Readers are advised of new issues and subscription renewals through the standard circulation channels.
J. 8 Francis serves as editor and publisher for the Gravity Iowa post office entry, filed as second class main matter.
The piece argues the United States may face a purge of suspected spies as war moves abroad, warning that promises of aid to Canada and drastic military buildup could justify harsh actions against those believed linked to foreign intelligence. It discusses caution against broad actions while acknowledging wartime pressures.
Ling and authorities confirm all questions cleared as doubts are resolved in the ongoing suspect case. Officials state uncertainties are settled and the legal process proceeds with renewed clarity and focus.
The article discusses how the words bad and Hitler shape public thought about the Reich and Europe. It notes the delicate topic of US participation in the European war, with most Americans wary of involvement. Arming is praised as patriotic yet criticized as risking entanglement in a distant conflict.
Heavy weekend rainfall soaked the ground, reviving fields for crops. A light Monday shower dampened the surface while warmer weather returns. Fruit varieties show strong growth and a second apple spray was timely for a likely bumper season.
Me and Mr J S M Francis drove to the Chas Frange home Sunday morning where families from the Francis and Morley groups gathered to honor Mr and Mrs C J Francis. A fine dinner was served around 130 pm with ice cream strawberries and large pieces of wedding cake for all guests. The Francia home sits six miles south of Creston.
Gorge Rutledge and his son Al len came from Sharpaburg on Monday afternoon. Al len plans to take military training at a southern camp this summer. They traveled on to Clarinda after the visit.
The closing day of school was observed with picnics and programs at multiple schools. At Lee school patrons pupils and teacher Mary Margaret Moore held an indoor picnic. Halt Center school students and Miss Berniece Johnson enjoyed a picnic. Hickory Grove hosted a community picnic on Tuesday followed by an afternoon program by teachers and pupils.
Mr and Mrs W F Johnston hosted the Andy Nielsen family at dinner Sunday in a cordial social gathering reflecting neighborhood courtesy and hospitality.
Three cups chopped pineapple not too fine with six cups rhubarb cut skin and all if young and tender stirred with seven cups sugar and orange juice. Cook slowly stirring until gently bubbling then add two teaspoons mixed spices. Cook until thick and clear.
A fragmentary home recipe describes rhubarb preparation with three cups of rhubarb and water, 114 cups sugar, one cup orange juice, two cups ice water, and eight tablespoonfuls lemon juice. Cook the rhubarb and cut into small pieces.
Recipe notes describe rhubarb prepared in three cups water until soft then strained with sugar and fruit juices added for a chilled drink. A raisin rhubarb pie combines rhubarb, seeded raisins and tapioca with sugar in a pastry crust baked at 425 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
The Royal Neighbors of Taylor and Ringgold counties gathered at Masonic hall for an afternoon and evening program. Attendees registered at noon and enjoyed singing, an address by Emma Price, and a memorial in the evening. Clubs from Gravity, Mt. Ayr, Bedford, and Cleafield participated with drills, ballots, and initiations. The Methodist aid society served dinner to 67 visitors in the church basement.
Rockport Massachusetts Miss Harriet L Briggs a retired schoolteacher who turned 100 on March 23 celebrates life by eating as she pleases daily car rides reading knitting and loving time with youngsters She believes eating is a real pleasure and that life begins with every minute expressing happiness to be alive
Dr M R Francis is identified as a dentist and oral surgeon based in Bedford Iowa. The entry notes the professional title and location without additional biographical details.
Mrs Toby Carson and her daughter from Shenandoah stopped in for a visit Monday at the home of her aunt, Mrs Kent Wallace, while Mr Carson attended a barber’s convention in Des Moines.
People visiting Mrs G H Madden and Mr Clyde Deren included Mr and Mrs Donald Wilmarth and their daughter of Corning, M E Madden and daughter of Hawleyville, Mrs Nellie Sparke, Dr L T Reed and wife, Mrs W L Chandler of Gravity, and Mr and Mrs Geo Combs of Bedford.
Mrs Jessie Ray and Myr and Mrs Harold Dowell traveled to Creston Sunday evening to meet their daughter Mrs George A. Schirmer of Chicago. Accompanied by her mother, Mrs Schirmer will return to Chicago this week. Henry Petersen will transport Mrs Ray's household goods to Chicago. The Schirmers have rented an apartment and will make Chicago their home. Mia Ray will stay indefinitely with her daughter.
I express sincere appreciation to those who sent me cards and letters the Live Wire S. S. class for the plant the Palomino club for the box of fruit and friends who remembered me with flowers gifts or other wage while I wag at the hospital and since I have come home. Thank you all.
Holt No 8 and Antioch schools closed Friday with community picnics. Teachers Mrs Robert Burwell and Miss Mildred Barker led the gatherings as locals gathered to mark the temporary shutdown.
Mrs Roy King and her son Vern of Villisca visited Sunday and Monday with her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Stifford, adding a family gathering note to the local social page.
Cleo Roberts with wife and son, joined by Mr and Mrs E P Baker and Mrs Effis Koneene, drove to Omaha Monday and spent the day. They all returned the same evening except Mrs Koneene who remained to visit her daughter.
Birmingham collector Harold Shevinsky received an autograph from a signer who had been dead four years. In 1935 Shevinsky asked Federal Judge W. J. Grubb for his autograph. Grubb died without replying. Emma Mahoney, a federal court clerk, found the request and reply among old papers and mailed them.
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