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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1918
Page
8
Beginning April 1 the post office will not accept parcels for American Expeditionary Forces members in Europe unless they contain only articles sent at the addressee’s written approved request. Postmasters must verify the sender’s assurance that the parcel includes the requested items and place an endorsement on the wrapper. Parcels lacking proper written approval will be returned to the sender.
The Comfort Bag committee at the Sewing Room of Masonic Hall has enough bags and sewing kits to supply county boys going this week and those in the artillery. Materials were donated. work done by the P. E. O. Society of Fairfield and women from Lockridge produced 34 bags. The Glasgow Association for War Work will fill and return them. Bethesda and Beckwith neighbors contributed 25 dollars plus a 4 dollar embroidery club gift. Call 2303 to fill bags. items for sale and employment ads follow.
Libertyville notices list visits by Frank Glotfelty and Wealthy Pearson, birthday clubs hosted by Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Riggs, and visits to Ottumwa and Des Moines. Rev. Campbell returns from Chicago Billy Sunday meetings. Mt. Zion men entertain wives. 55 attended a midweek gathering. Local sales and a farm transfer are noted.
Rev and Mrs Pierce Pinch and daughter Margaret depart this afternoon for Washington DC where they will reside. Miss Martha Burg travels from Fairfield to Burlington due to her mother's illness at Pleasant Plain. Miss Genevieve Farrell visits Fairfield. Myrl Blankenship arrives to relieve Egnare Nordquist as Western Union manager, Nordquist taking a two week vacation in Michigan. Harry Cook taken to Jefferson County Hospital for minor operation and is recovering nicely for a quick return home.
I am leaving town and will offer my entire stock of household furniture Saturday April 6 at 2 p m. The items include beds springs mattresses dresser library table Davenport rockers dining table and chairs kitchen cabinet and more.
Classified brief listing: three men needed to unload coal with good wages at a gas plant 251 WANTED dishwasher and dining room girl at Leggett House 250 WANTED young man over 18 at Purity for steady work 234 WANTED trade Velie car converted to truck for a Ford 247 WANTED farm work A truncated line about farm work remains readable
Multiple rental notices list houses on South Main and Court streets with details such as cistern electricity garden and contact phone numbers. Several entries advertise modern flats and five room houses near the square with monthly rents and owners or agents named.
Found notice indicates a party who lost an aluminum tea kettle and other articles purchased at The Hub Saturday evening may reclaim by paying for this ad. Also listed is a lost auto crank from a Detroiter on East Burlington street. Call J. H. Coffman at 4743.
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