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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1944
Page
3
September Weather Notes at Gravity
The report records the first September rain on Thursday with thunder lightning and 0.82 inch of water. A shower Saturday night added 0.22 inch and Tuesday afternoon brought 0.07 inch more. Residents seek sunshine and warmer conditions.
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Critics say strikes mismeasure impact in wartime
A letter to the President from War Labor Board chair William 4 Davis argues union rhetoric wrongly equates strike hours with worker losses. He cites the Philadelphia Transit strike affecting over 6,000 employees and depriving about 2,000,000 people of service, including 900,000 air workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William 4. Davis
War Labor Board
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Union leaders urged to avoid strikes during war
The writer argues that attempting to justify strikes during wartime tarres the workers and harms the cause of legitimate unionism. There is no excuse for strikes in war time and they will boomerang. Union representatives should prevent further strikes until the war is over and won.
Inspect Home Chimneys Before Winter Fire
Homemakers should inspect house chimneys before winter. A trip to the attic under roof line helps prevent fire losses. Harold Beaty notes many Iowa fires stem from defective flues and enforces inbuilt flue liners and separation from wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Beaty
Extension
Iowa
Prevent Chimney Fires with Proper Metal Caps and Inspections
Use sheet metal to seal unused openings in the chimney before heating. Soot buildup inside the flue causes fires from careless furnace use. Sparks can ignite the roof, so inspect connections between the furnace or stove and chimney to ensure a tight, direct fit.
Correction: Birth announcement misnaming parents corrected
The notice rectifies a birth announcement from last week stating the baby daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Barker was misnamed as Fiend 4. The correction confirms the correct parental names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Barker
Oliver Mothershed Returns From Hospital Visit Notes
Oliver Mothershed returned Tuesday from the hospital. Lester Parke of near Siam visited Thursday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Albert Parks and at the home of Mr Mary Dunkin.
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Oliver Mothershed
Lester Parke
Siam
Thureday
Hia Parente
Albert Parks
Mary Dunkin
Holt baby born to Mr and Mrs Horace Holt near Bedford
A 7 pound son arrived Monday September 11 to Mr and Mrs Horace Holt of near Bedford. The baby and mother are at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Kelley.
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Mra
Horace Holt
Bedford
Mes Holt
Baby
Elmer Kelley
Dinner Honors Son George Home on Furlough
Mr and Mrs Gao Backett entertained at dinner Sunday in honor of their son George who is home on a furlough. Attending were Mr and Mrs Grover Ginn of Conway, Mr and Mrs Harkless of Clarinda, Mrs Anda Ginn and Betty, Mrs John Niel and two daughters.
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Backett
George
Grover Ginn
Conway
Mee Harkless
Clarinda
Anda Ginn
Betty
John Niel
Burwell Family Dinner Surprises Mrs Heninger on Birthday
Mr and Mrs Alda Burwell hosted relatives at dinner last Wednesday. It was a surprise for Mrs Iona Heninger whose birthday fell on the same day, with guests including Mr and Mrs Russell Stearna and Evelyn, Mr and Mrs Robert Burwell and two daughters, Mrs Elmer Burwell and Me and Mrs Chas Lock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alda Burwell
Iona Heninger
Russell Stearna
Evelyn
Robert Burwell
Elmer Burwell
Chas. Lock
Da Vinci Pioneered Flying Machines in Middle Ages
Neighbors claim the great artist Da Vinci tested flying models near Florence around spring 1506. He studied birds to solve gravity and air flow, sketched gliding theory, and designed wing and rotor configurations including a prone flyer, a four wing flap device, and an overhead propeller helicopter concept. He lacked an internal combustion engine.
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da Vinci
Florence
Swan Mountain
Orville Wright
Oil Firms Use Science To Cut Wildcatting Risk
Over the past decade major oil companies shifted from pure chance to science in wildcatting. Physicists worked in field dust and mud in Texas, Oklahoma and California to develop methods and instruments that cut drilling risk by about 75 percent, with wells now far less likely to be dry.
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Texas
Oklahoma
California
Color vision in the human retina and testing ideas
The retina shows color blind outer edges and a central full color area with a surrounding band that only distinguishes yellow and blue. Individual color fields vary greatly between people and even between eyes. Tests using an ingenious instrument called a perimeter can map these fields, offering identification possibilities beyond fingerprints.
Navy Seaman Don Parks Sends Letter From Pacific Patrol
Don K Parks, a Navy seaman in active service aboard a destroyer in the Pacific, writes his grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Parks of Pueblo Colorado. He recalls liberty hours in port, ship moves, and the cost of living, noting training at Farragut Idaho and his forthcoming transfer.
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Donald K. Parks
Mes
Albert Parks
Pacific
Navy
Farragut
Idaho
Liberty
Woman Returns From Eaglewood Visit With Family
Mel Mae Marshall came back Wednesday evening from Eaglewood Colorado where she had spent the past three months with her daughter and family.
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Mel Mae Marshall
Eaglewood
Colorado
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