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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1939
Page
7
Dr. M. R. Francis, a dentist and oral surgeon in Bedford Iowa, reports a rain gauge reading .99 of an inch from last Tourday night. Mrs. Maggie Douglas traveled to Clarinda Friday evening for a short visit, staying a few days.
Rev. Paul Crouse arrived in Tarkio Missouri on Monday morning to resume his studies at the local college after a break.
Frank Clabaugh of Arcade Wyoming returned home Sunday after spending the past week visiting in town.
Mrs Helen McKinley and her son of Shenandoah dined and spent the evening with Mr and Mrs Albert Levi on Monday evening.
Miss Madeline Smith of Oma ha arrived Saturday evening and stayed until Sunday evening with her parents G. E. Smith and wife. She traveled with Glenn Thummel during the visit.
Miss Leema Walker arrived in Minneapolis Minnesota Sunday evening after a week visiting her cousin Rey Walker and his wife who escorted her to Blockton to board the train.
An Iowa farmer shows how to apply Bordeaux to undersides of growing potato plants. He uses longer pipe nipples on his nozzle assembly and a home made wagon with three foot apart wheels to reach difficult areas.
Mr Dee Liston his wife and Mildred Barker traveled to St. Joe on Saturday for a business trip.
Mrs. John Welker visited friends and her brother Harry Symond along with family near Corning during the weekend, returning home afterward.
War drives prices up and urges immediate payment to avoid future increases at a local drug store.
Wm Churchill and his wife traveled to Des Moines on Friday to spend several days with their daughter-in-law Mrs Gail Churchill and her baby, who are visiting her parents there.
Mrs. Phillip Liston Mia Jim Hamilton and Nate Sexton learned Sunday evening that their oldest sister Madge died at her residence in Cainsville Missouri.
Act Hess and wife visited Saturday and Sunday with Mrs Hess and Mes Hess at Cumberland. Hess brother Guy Clark and family joined them. They returned home with Mrs Hess’ mother who will stay two weeks at the Hess residence.
Demand for 25 40 and 60 watt light bulbs offered at 10 cents each at the local drug store.
The O. E. S. Chapter will hold a meeting Monday evening. Members are requested to attend and discuss upcoming events and chapter activities.
A partial rain event dropped .28 inch of precipitation here last night, aiding garden and landscape moisture.
Edith Mary Ledgerwood is recovering after an attack of ton silitis. Her condition is being treated and she is expected to resume normal activities soon.
The girls of the I D U Sunday School class plan a party this evening at the parsonage.
Arthur Pancake and his wife from Omaha spent the weekend here with her parents, Glen Savage and his wife, enjoying local visits and family time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Coan visited Saturday at the home of their sisters, Mrs. J. S. Francis and Mrs. Ray Withee.
Preston Sharp and his Albia family spent Saturday night and Sunday visiting with his sister Mrs G EK Smith and her husband.
George Hinkle and Mrs L T McCaun of Athelatan visited here Saturday and Sunday with their niece Mrs Perry Williams.
Mr and Mrs Geo Ziegler of Tuma and Mr and Mrs Alva Ziegler of Delray Iowa visited their cousin Mrs Perry Williams.
A thirty ton coal storage fire broke out in the basement of the high school building last night and workmen were removing burning coal today to prevent further damage.
E I Wilson moved his portable skating rink from Mt. Ayr last Thursday and opened a dance pavilion in Bedford on Saturday evening attracting local attendees and continuing his entertainment venture.
Mrs Georgia King who had visited last week at the home of her son Earl King and family returned home Sunday. Her son and family took her home and spent the day there.
Mrs Pearl Milleson traveled to Clarinda on Friday evening and returned Saturday accompanied by her husband from Clarinda and her mother Mrs Zarah Ecklin of Glenwood, who were with her.
Don Farrens and his wife and family of Chariton arrived Sunday night to attend to the illness of Mrs. Russell Farrens. Farrens and his sister Mrs. Horace Beemer went to St. Joe on Monday to visit their mother.
Mrs G E Smith travels Tuesday to Promise City to visit her father then continues to Cantril. She will return Friday with Mr Smith's mother Mrs Lee Swank and his wife to spend a few days at the Smith home.
Mrs Russell Farrena and her husband and daughter Miss Fithe Beemer were at St. Joe hospital after surgery begun Saturday. The daughter came from Red Oak Saturday to be with her mother during the procedure and recovery.
Supt. and Mrs. Hefley and Ar fo drove to Indianola Sunday morning for a class reunion of Hefley's graduating class. They were joined by Miss Laura Weller visiting Corwin Hicks and Miss Jessie Laughead visiting her parents in Des Moines.
Monument at Grand Detour Illinois honors Leonard Andrus for founding the first steel plow factory in the United States. Inscription notes 1837 collaboration with John Deere and Andrus’s 1843 factory start site and 1867 death, with partners H H Paine O C Lathrop Amos Bosworth Theron Cummins. The steel plow aided prairie state farm development and spawned the steel plow industry.
A race track enthusiast trims his nails at the track and ignores the superstition to burn or bury nail fragments. He jokes that if he must be sent back to find them, the track is the best place to be.
The Labrador is a strongly built dog with a short-coupled body and wide head and chest. It features an otter like tail and brown eyes, stands 19 to 23 inches high, and weighs about 60 pounds. While most are black, the standard permits yellow brown and liver colors. It is rugged and devoted with an ideal disposition.
The text outlines ancient Egyptian embalming practices including removal of internal organs, a 70 day soak in a strong natron solution, followed by washing and bandaging in linen strips coated with resin. It cites Herodotus as a source for these procedures.
The czar required beards to have metal receipts showing payment of the beard tax. Barbers shaved those without receipts. In America the tax is on shaving and razors carry multiple hidden taxes that dull their edge.
The article describes Broadway in Warwickshire as a single street village with centuries old homes tucked among vines and flowers. It notes that Broadway in England is much like Broadway in America only consisting of one street.
French papers recalled American soldiers deserting to reach the trenches and fight. A doughboy told a French officer, We did not come 3,000 miles to dig, but to fight. The exchange highlighted the drive to join front lines despite wartime danger.
The Appalachian Trail is a rugged footpath for hikers spanning over 2 000 miles from Maine to Georgia. It passes through the mountains and includes segments that reuse old Indian trails once used by pioneers moving westward.
Seventy percent of tea consumed in the United States is black tea. Orange Pekoe comes from the smallest tea leaves, whose quality is typically higher than larger leaves.
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown says some men earn a wiser repu tation by avoiding consequences rather than by sound judgment. He notes luck and avoidance shape perceived wisdom more than experience or prudence.
The record notes James Murray's dictionary cites the earliest known use of imagination in Hampole's Psalter from the year 1340. It identifies Hampole as the source language and places the coinage within 14th century religious text.
A number of rivers that reach London become lost, unseen as they travel through tunnels and slip far beneath the city, hidden from surface view.
A Paris in the United States count reveals at least seventeen places sharing the Paris name, highlighting varied locales from coast to coast and underscoring the common toponym in American geography.
Prague has long been called the hundred towered golden Prague by Bohemians, reflecting a fond nickname for the ancient city and its skyline.
Sugar became the first agricultural product Europe sought from the American colonies, signaling early trade dependence and shaping colonial export emphasis across transatlantic markets.
The article argues that gerontocracy, rule by elder men, prevails widely in early human societies, shaping leadership structures and social order. It analyzes how aged councils, kin groups, and ritual authority confer governance power on senior males across various cultures.
Salads sometimes feature edible flowers used for decoration in Oriental cuisines. The note mentions flowers or petals as a garnish, highlighting decorative use in dishes.
Nocturnal bird behavior noted as some species sleep lightly and call repeatedly during the night, potentially signaling unsettled roosts or predators. Researchers observe patterns across habitats, suggesting adaptability in nighttime vocal activity.
Mrs Frank Melon sister of Mrs Riley Lee and Harley Nickell died Friday in a Des Moines hospital. Funeral services were held in Adel. Relatives attending from here included Mr and Mrs Lee, Mr and Mrs Harley Nickell, Mr and Mrs Acrice Nickell and Homer Nickell.
Alda Burwell and wife traveled to Osceola Thursday with their son Paul and his family. Mrs. Burwell and daughter Paula stayed until Sunday, then joined relatives in New Market for more visits.
The Misses Marie Fickess and Jean Huntington who stayed at the Clay LaPorte home with Mr. and Mel LaPorte and Agnes Mae while they attended the stock show at St. Joe returned home Friday.
Lewis Walker and Ed Crowe traveled to Omaha on Friday. Accompanied home by Donad Coy college student in Omaha, he visited his grandparents Lewis Coy and his wife over the weekend. Sunday he returned with Glenn Thummel who visited his parents in Bedford.
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