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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1947
Page
7
Iowa growers should prepare orchards for winter with rodent and pest protection. H E Nichols warns rabbits, mice, and dropped fruit threaten trees and outlines hardware cloth wraps, ground clearance, and rosin-alcohol coatings as prevention.
Mr and Mrs. Wm. Lewis and son from Davenport spent Saturday through Monday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Green Moore and Estes Sprigg.
Me and Mr. Bob Morley of Cedar Rapids went Saturday afternoon after hearing of his father Harry Mor ley’s death.
Elmer Brown worked as a business caller in Clarinda on Wednesday of last week, engaging in outreach and community outreach activities in the town.
Harry Morley aged 60, a long time area farmer east of Gravity, died by hanging in his barn Saturday morning after milking. His daughter Beverly found the body about 7:30. Ill health and mental worries are blamed. Funeral in Gravity Methodist church at 2:30 Tuesday. burial in Gravity Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, five children, two sisters Mrs Guy Campbell and Mrs Ed Thompson, and one brother Fred Morley.
Iowa State College home management specialist Fannie Gannon warns against increased installment buying even as controls relax. She notes scarce goods push customers to overspend, adding hidden costs and inflation risk, and cautions that easing credit tempts overbuying and potential payment disruption.
Mra Stella Posten, long employed in Shenandoah, traveled to Des Moines Sunday morning to start a new job there after a short stay in Gravity.
Farmers advised on keeping dens dry and warm for poultry and dairy cattle, avoid damp cornstalk fields for milk cows, and maintain proper window to door ratios for moisture control. Iowa State College seed testing lab now accepts seed samples for fall testing. About 44,830 farms in Iowa lack electrical service, 21 percent of all farms, per REA survey. check safety devices on mechanical corn pickers.
Conservation officers report the heaviest geese migration in years across Iowa from October 21 to 23. Flocks darken the sky with blue geese prominent, a shift linked to mechanized harvests. many Iowans hunted their first blue goose as the season limits are tight.
Harry E Morley born near Yorktown Iowa December 12 1886 died at his Gravity Iowa home November 1 1947 aged 60 years 10 months 19 days Survived by wife Zoe Ann Morrison five children Herpert Greenhow Edmund Homer Bob Beverly four grandchildren and many relatives Active in the Methodist church Washington Township assessor 18 years Gravity School board township trustees and I O G and L lodge member He earlier married Jessie Lowe in 1908 who preceded him in death in 1912.
The excerpt lists ten safety rules for firearms. It covers treating every gun as loaded, carrying empty or open guns, keeping the barrel clear, controlling muzzle direction, identifying targets before firing, never pointing at what you don’t intend to shoot, unloading when unattended, not climbing with a loaded gun, avoiding shooting at hard surfaces or water, and not mixing gunpowder with alcohol.
Mr and Mrs Jim Ackley returned home Saturday from a visit at Miles with their son Russell and family.
David J. Foster born Atlantic Iowa May 18 1892 died Honolulu Hawaii December 3 1943 aged 51 years 6 months 20 days after serving in World War I and later as a guard in Hawaii His widow Grace Koneene and son John Davis of Gravity survive with his father J R Foster of Ainsworth Nebraska three brothers and three sisters. Burial in Hawaii followed by homecoming funeral at Gravity Christian church conducted by Rev Purdy with American Legion and Masonic East ern Star honors and flag draped casket ceremony.
The Taylor Co Inter Church Council runs a Leadership Education in the Bedford Presbyterian church starting Monday Nov 3 for five Monday nights except the second week when it meets Tuesday. Sessions run 7 30 to 9 30 led by Rev Russell Nye with Rev Clarence Richardson assisting. Three courses include How to Teach in the Church School The Children We Teach and The Home and Church Work Together.
The next regular meeting of the Eastern Stars will be held at the hall on Monday night at 7 30. Mrs Earl King serves as Secretary.
Mr and Mrs Herey Burmeiater and Mark and Mr and Mrs James Burmeister drove to Cedar Rapids on Sunday and spent the day with their daughter and sister Mrs Bruce Hickea and husband.
A list of individuals and couples from multiple towns including Kent Atlantic Westminister Shenandoah and Omaha is shown with spouses and family connections. Names include Carl Davis Eldon Jarvis Edith Houchin Billie Koneene Darold Gordon Iva Kwir John Frye Loratta Baker Flora Baker Densnel Roberts Glenna Mae Mike Johnston Dorothy Lewis Reichardt Hagee and B B Harlow.
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