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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1917
Page
3
A wide array of short notices lists visits and travels of locals. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hillman of Lockridge visit in the city. Mrs. John Boos and Sadie called to Lockridge due to Mrs. Harry Ruoton illness. others visit relatives, travel to assist ill, attend events, or relocate.
Des Moines visitor Miss Agnes Buchanan heads to Washington to visit her aunt Mrs. H F Steck. Mrs John Belville of Washington attends C C Carl funeral with daughter Cecile, town Wesleyan student, en route home. Major Gantz returns from California to stay with his father on West Burlington Street. Dan Winters returns to Humboldt after days with friends in the city. Miss Helen Starr returns to Drake University after visiting home. Mrs R C Leggett returns from Burlington visit. Hazel McDonald from Oskaloosa visits sisters here.
Washington plans rapid construction of a fleet of 100 or more high speed coast patrol boats or submarine chasers. The navy favors 110 foot steam launches with greater seaworthiness and range, prioritizing speed. Details on armament are being worked out. the project echoes pre Spanish American War torpedo boats. Major builders may need plant alterations to meet US specifications.
The Parsons College Glee Club sang to about 300 at First Presbyterian church in Ft Madison on Friday night. The Social Union hosted and treated members royally. They planned visits to the prison and a concert for inmates, with prison cooks serving a notable dinner. Irwin Atwood joined the group after fitness issues. W. D. Shirk returned home from a business trip to Huron, South Dakota.
Theodore Despain advertises concrete work at reasonable prices on South Main Street with phone contact 2619. The brief notice emphasizes versatile cement services for residential or small commercial needs.
Mrs H C Affton and Mrs B F Crail Sr announce the death of their brother John FE Richardson in Casper Wyoming after a short illness with pneumonia. He was a former Fairfield resident and the body will be brought home for burial with funeral arrangements pending.
We thank friends for kindness during the death of our husband and father and for the many floral offerings. A small purse with money was found between 402 East Hempstead and the Library. Finder should return it to the Journal office at 486.
Captain Francis T. Evans of the United States Marine Corps astonished aeronautical station officers in Pensacola by looping the loop in a seaplane. He became the first American aviator to attempt the feat with heavy pontoons. Evans needed high speed to gain the inverse position and repeated the loop twice before landing.
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