Local News Briefs Highlight Cast of Community Figures
Major J F Ready visits Camp E Deming New Mexico as John Overholser recovers in Jefferson County Hospital and Fred Wilson resigns from Ray Maxwell Grocery with Delmer Frazey bound for Casper Wyoming for the summer. Many residents travel visit and plans shift as exam week nears and draft quotas loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Ready
Camp E Deming
N. M
John Overholser
Jefferson County
Fairfield
E. J. Blackwood
Cer Rapids
H. Hoyer
East Briggs Street
D. A. Ricketts
E. J. Foster
Rock Island
Carl Riggs
LibertyVille
LamsonDeath in Mesa Arizona Prompted by Long Illness
Arthur Ward Lamson died at his Mesa Arizona home after years of lung trouble. Born in Fairfield on March 20 1871 he lived near Fairfield until health required a milder climate. He married Edna Smith February 20 1902 and is survived by siblings Mrs Ed Hunt W A Lamson Ralph Lamson Mrs E A Howard Mrs C C Clark and Mrs Walter S Slagle. Remaining burial plans undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ward Lamsbdn
Mesa
Arizona
Arthur Ward Lamson
Ward
Marie Danielson Lamson
Fairfield
Edna Smith
Ed. Hunt
W. A. Lamson
Milwaukee
Wis
Ralph Lamson
E. A. Howard
Chicago
C. C Clark
Burlington
Walter S. Slagle
Alton
Iowa
Re sale of eggs clarified by Iowa food official
J F Deems Iowa Food Administrator says a country retailer who buys eggs from a farmer is not a retailer of eggs under Opinion A-56. He notes such retailers are original packers or shippers and may sell to anyone, to clear up resale misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.F. Deems
Iowa
Law Department
Rural School Notes At Lower Richwoods
In No 3 Lower Richwoods school taught by Miss Frances Millane every child has bought Thrift stamps Three pupils Ruth Else and Howard Peterson have bought War Saving stamps Altogether $19.75 worth have been bought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Richwoods School
Frances Millane
Ruth
Else
Howard Peterson
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs George Israel
The Israel couple thanks the Fire company neighbors and friends for help during the time of the fire at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Israel
Honor Roll Addition Names Area Soldiers and Sailors
A local citywide honor roll lists Sergt. Robert C. Walker and Sergt. Henry Hart among service members. Names span U S Army infantry and engineers, Navy personnel, Canadian forces, and discharged or stationed units in France, Italy, and the United States. J. B. Trent of Batavia visits on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Eastlack
Camp Johnson
Jacksonville
Florida
John Gross
France
Warren Gumm
Emery McIntire
Seaman
Naval Dept
Sands St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Reuben Oats
E. F
Victor Wicksell
Aero Mechanic School
N. Kansas City
Robert Walker
Camp Dodge
Henry Hart
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
More Men Start For Camp Dodge At Noon Tuesday
Mrs. George Garmoe died in Mt Pleasant hospital on Saturday April 27. The body was brought to her city home by I A Fryman and Miss Mary Fryman. Funeral services were held at the Frazey parlor then moved to Richwoods for interment beside her husband. Leah Souslyn, born in Ohio, married George Garmoe who died about five years ago. Mrs Garmoe was seventy five years eight months five days old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Buchanan
Descian
Allen Jewett
Clarence Miller
Rockford
Eva Lohman
Floris
Iowa
Hubert Cox
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Court House
Carl VY. Adams
Keokuk
Nobie Ball
Kirksville
W Harrell
East Kirkwood
Clara Lohman
Lohman Miller
Alvin Stever
Russel Winslow
Birmingham
Mary Melchior
Burlington
Hilda Whitney
Hrighton
Theodore Ricksher
Amp Dodge
Jay Chance
Ottumwa
Florence James
R. McKeen
Allerton
O. A. Banta
Merril
North Kansas City
Teresa Kasowsky
Brighton
Arthur Long
Oklahoma City
John Troester
Baby
Waterloo
Troester
George Garmoe
Mt. Pleasant
I. A. Fryman
Mary Fryman
Frazey
W. R. Keesey
Richwoods
Leah Souslyn
Ohio
Fryman Siblings Return After Mt Pleasant Death Call
I. A. Fryman and his sister Miss Mary Fryman returned last night from Mt Pleasant where they were summoned by the death of Mrs George Garmo. A H Neller left last night for St Paul Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Fryman
Mary Fryman
Mt. Pleasant
George Garmo
A. H. Neller
St. Paul, Minn
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Grey Hound
Oxford
Puntireland
OCAL
Sadie
Dill
Pennine
Ruth Cook
Davenport
Frank Cooper
Muscatine
Mesa, Arizona
Mia
Rural School Notes
Grey Kid
Itary Boots
Exibe
Rvic
Exide
LON H. Israel
Codagan
Atherton East Broadway
J. Engel
Scheffel’s
Music House
James Hughes
Hoosier
America
Frank Ambler, Pattison
New Jersey
Oval
H. P. McLaughlin Co
Robert C. Walker
Arthur Hillman
Canadian Ambulance Corps
Wilson Reed
Wesley V. Cook
Roy Cook
Franklin Keeler Pedrick
Sanitation Dept
Great Lakes
Illinois
Charlie C. Brown
New Mexico
Ray F. Bowman
Heavy Artillery
Ft. McArthur
San Pedro
Cal
Benjamin Adkins
Rainbow
Edgar K. Snider
48Rd Engineers Co
Camp American
Washington, D.C
Ralph H. Ward
Bugler, Co
Wendell
Glotfelty
U. S. S. Albatross
Care P. M
New York City
W. G. Buck
U. S. Navy
Cecil Chapin
U. S. 8S
New
York
J. B. Trent
Batavia
Today
Montgomery
Gaumer Bros
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
Stortz and
Taglauer
Fairfield Agents
Co. G. Nelson and Son
Ottumwa, Iowa
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