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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
2
A Hygeia article by Alrena Welsh of Washington DC argues that any child can be taught to relax and sleep at will. It offers step by step exercises, relaxation tips, and a gamelike approach to help children settle quickly for naps and lifelong calm.
American forces training in winter regions adopt ski and snowshoe tactics inspired by Europe. Russian use of armed skis and propeller drive is noted, with flooded runways and frozen lake defenses cited as new methods observed in the Far North theater.
Quaaltagh, an old English celebration noted in the Isle of Man, features visiting singers and door precedent rituals. Dark men lead the group while kitchens are swept from door to hearth to ward off bad luck. Ashes are reapportioned at night and checked in the morning for a human footprint, foretelling death or birth.
Buffalo recruiters report flat feet are no longer a main rejection factor. First Sergeant Ralph W. Carrington, U S M C, says few applicants have flat feet now, noting weak vision and insufficient sound teeth reject many applicants instead.
A handbill advertising a Monater Mags Meeting for Republicans of Southwest Iowa dated 1896 was found in a living room at the T. C. Murphy home in Red Oak during house changes. The contract worker on the house likely left the bill inside the column behind the scenes. Nearby, two apples on one stem were found in Belle Plaine, and Nero Clarence Baughman of Pleasantville may not have followed in Nero's footsteps after winning first in an old fiddlers contest at the state fair, where hay stored in a barn burned.
Miss Margaret Grey, after previously planning to enroll at Creston Junior College, changed plans and now attends the State Teachers College at Maryville.
Dr and Mrs L T Reed drove to St Joseph on Monday morning to meet Mr Smith Leonard of Houston Texas who will visit a few days in the Reed home and with relatives near Corning.
Glen Combs and wife Frand Gon along with Allen and Bery Peterman of Bedford concluded a brief excursion through the Ozarks and various Missouri points of interest, returning Saturday.
Mrs George Depew and Lcois Bell spent Saturday in St Joseph, enjoying sights and local events. The outing included casual promenades and calls on friends in the city.
Bruce Monahan and wife Ira Jewell and wife and the Lloyd Bradley family shared a Sunday picnic dinner at the Lake of Three Fires. The outing featured a relaxed afternoon with family companionship and outdoor meals.
A Sunday evening picnic supper was hosted at the Ear Coy residence to honor Mrs Coy's mother Wiley Adams birthday. Attendees included Donald Uter and his wife, Wiley Adams and wife, Mrs Louisa Perry, Mrs Sarah Aia, Francia Martin and family, Dale Adame and family, and Evelyn Savage.
Hal Lyon left Monday morning on a trip to Cody Wyoming. The brief item notes his departure and destination with no additional context.
Mrs Maggie Douglas returned Friday from a visit with her son in Red Oak and in the Stanley Glasgow home in Clarinda.
The first frost of the season appeared in spots along the low ground Wednesday morning. No material damage was reported.
Harold Stanton and his wife and daughter Laurel of Lincoln Nebraska visit in the home of their brother and son Howard McColm with Mrs Carrie McColm joining the gathering.
Harry Lathrop of Longmont Colorado and George Combs of Bedford visited in the Mrs Wave Madden home Sunday afternoon.
O M Buckner and wife and Don Foreman and wife attended the State Fair at Lincoln Nebraska last week, reporting a day of exhibitions and events.
A local offer invites homeowners to visit The Drug Store for a special paint sale for houses and barns. The notice emphasizes in-person showroom viewing and possible discounts on paint products.
Opinion argues that farmers and small-town shoppers are harmed by liquor spending and rising taxes. It claims beer profits benefit only a few, while funds go to government programs and crime costs. It urges citizens to redirect three and a half billion dollars to goods like clothes and milk. It cites the National WCTU on who pays beer taxes.
The term honorable is used in addressing by name for various officials including American ambassadors foreign ministers governors high commissioners cabinet officers senators members of congress secretaries undersecretaries assistant secretaries judges heads of independent boards commissions state senators representatives and city mayors.
The Bartlett pear originated in England in the eighteenth century and was brought to America around 1707. In 1817 Enoch Bartlett acquired the Dorchester estate where the pear had grown and popularized the name Bartlett variety. The Sheldon pear appeared in 1849 and was listed by the American Pomological Society in 1854.
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