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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
2
Agricultural notes report that high protein pastures like alfalfa and clover improve hog pasture efficiency, reduce losses after weaning by about 18 percent, and raise profits. Proper fertilization with phosphate and potash maintains high yielding stands, with alfalfa and rye as key early spring and late fall feeds.
Local school announces Monday opening in September with new bus line and improved facilities. Principal Edwin Barker from Indianola leads a largely new faculty including Miss Aud rey Grubb and a line of teachers, janitor, cooks, and drivers. Remodeling includes sanded floors, redecorated walls, added slide, and un plastering. New bus route speeds trips, roads are being repaired with ballast rock, and hot noon lunches start soon. A community meeting to discuss the school year is planned for later in September.
Partial OCR notes show sermon at Sharpstown Church led by Pastor Dowd Watkins with a focus on a Bible verse. The fragment references a Sunday service and a prayer council or choir event. Message mentions a line about calling on the Lord for deliverance and a reference to Joel 2:22.
James R. Moody leads morning worship at 9 15 with topic Wives Christan College. Canvass for funds starts this week in Taylor county for Simpson Methodist College at Indianola. Friday School at 10 a.m. Worship is urged and Church night Friday at 6 30 p.m.
The article warns that pigs are prone to intestinal illnesses and stresses the value of good sanitation and proper rations. It urges identifying the true cause at outbreak start, as symptoms resemble each other, and consulting a veterinarian early to improve recovery chances and protect the remaining herd.
HIO agronomists advise fall application of 400 to 600 pounds of plant food per acre to boost wheat and meadow crops. Fertilizer choice depends on rotation and soil productivity, with options ranging from phosphate and potash grades like 0-12-12 to complete nitrogen containing mixes for poorer soils.
Economists urge nitrogen in wheat rotations with oats straw plowed in and in fields growing small grains corn or soybeans. Suggested fertilizer grades include 3-12-12 4-12-8 and 4-16-8 to boost yield.
Agronomists advise fire lifting older pastures in September with soil testing, liming, and commercial fertilizer. Seedbed prep uses a disc harrow or cultivator, one directional passes, and crosswise tracks. Seed Timothy and smooth brome with bluegrass, using legume blends of red clover three pounds, broadleaf trefoil two pounds, and Ladina clover a quarter pound per acre, plus 400 pounds per acre of 0-20-10 or 0-20-0 fertilizer to kickstart production. Other paragraphs cover recent weekend visits at the Watkins home and family gatherings at the Gillette residence.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Maudlin spent Sunday in Grant City visiting Mrs Audrey Smith and her daughter Lois Smith. Mr and Mrs Max Shipley from Clarinda spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Orie Cree. The Semper Fidelis Club met Friday afternoon with Mrs Harley Nichols and Mrs Faye Crosby entered Municipal Hospital at Clarinda Iowa on Tuesday.
Mrs Grimm, reporter notes Anna and Marle Combs of Redding visiting relatives in Sharpburg. Roy Porter of Washington State and Johny Porter of Lenox called on Clarence Maudhin’s family. Visits include John Key’s Thursday event and a past Kays era connection. Other items mention Minnie Shimer headed to Kansas City, visits to Excelsior Springs, Omaha clinic recheck, and fishing trips by Fred Fee and family.
Mrs Ralph Hoover of Coon Rapids visited Thursday with her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Walston. Mr Hoover and Gary came Sunday and she accompanied them home. Other guests in the Walston home Sunday were Mr and Mrs Olvin Walston and children of Coon Rapids and Mr and Mrs Clifford Preston and Charles of Lenox.
An advertisement touts Pazo cream and suppositories for instant itching relief and soothing action on inflamed piles. Claims include lubrication of dry areas, swelling reduction, and prevention of cracking, with a suggestion to consult a doctor. Also notes on misformatted local social updates and family visits in the Maryville and Kellerton area.
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