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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1917
Page
8
The second in Dr. G. E. Joy's lecture series drew a large Fairfield crowd Monday evening with high interest. He urged obedience tied to principles, parental conduct, and preparing children to think, stressing parental example and natural, honest guidance.
Miss Alberta Giltner of Albia won first place in the State Declamatory contest held in Atlantic Friday night. She is a granddaughter of Mrs. E. D. Hoopes and cousin of Miss Minnie B. Jenks. Mr. Kelly of Grinnell won first in the oratorial class. The Southeastern Iowa division captured two of three places. Supt. Crane, city school head and president of the state association, attended in Atlantic.
Private Herschel Young becomes company mechanic replacing Floyd Shields who is promoted to Corporal. Claude the bulldog loses to a stray shepherd dog. A four mile bridge camp prepares him for recovery and training. Co G men help Sergt Faulkner at flag raising at the Milwau kee roundhouse. Private Clarence Webber named cook to aid Cook Davis with beans. Corporal Fulton faces court martial for washing his face on Tuesday, Friday wash day rule cited.
The text urges parents to mentor boys toward purity, self control, and healthy growth. It emphasizes parental wisdom over harshness and the duty to model restraint. It links early guidance to future marriage, family purity, and responsible fatherhood.
In Evansville Indiana on April 17 two women suffered life threatening injuries and three others were hurt when Harvey Phillips of Mt. Mel Illinois swerved to avoid a dog in the street causing his car to hit a curb and overturn twice Phillips who was bruised faces a speeding charge Mrs George Weigert sustained a hip and head injuries while Mrs Margaret Stewart had head and body injuries others hurt include Mrs Mary Crowley and William Shellhase
The house passed the conference report of the general deficiency appropriation bill without changes. It includes $100,000,000 for war use at the President's discretion. The bill now goes to the President for signature.
London reports an admiralty announcement that Freiburg was bombed in reprisal for German U boat attacks on British hospital ships.
Multiple real estate and sale notices. A modern 9 room house near the square offered by Pancoast Hendrickson Ronk with easy terms. Also listings for a Velie buggy, South Sixth Street property, farm eggs hatching price, and livestock trade option. Contact numbers 668 567 6438 1789.
Funeral services for Mrs Ruth Bower who died Saturday afternoon at her home two miles southeast of Glasgow were held today at 11 oclock from the Methodist church in Glasgow. Interment followed in the nearby cemetery. She was about 73 and a longtime Jefferson county resident. Survived by sons John L Clarence Leslie A and daughter Mrs Walter Billingsley all of near Glasgow.
The Fairfield society of the Free Methodist Church holds its third quarterly conference Friday evening through Sunday. Rev. D. C. Eddy District Elder will preside and lead services. All friends are urged to attend.
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