Fleet Corporation accelerates ship launches in week
Washington reports four steel and four wooden ships launched in the past week, totaling 41,105 tons and lifting Emergency Fleet Corporation builds to 1,405,000 tons. Steel ships included the Flagler, West Bridge, Vigo, and Lake Chelan. wooden ships included the Tacoma and Astoria among others.
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Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Newport News
West Bridge
Portland
Vigua
Wilmington
Del
Lake Chelan
Toledo
Tacoma
Newark
N. J
Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Kiey
Wis
Astoria
Lorain
iSan Francisco
Ore
Seattle
Wash
Chester
Fairfield High School to stage A Kentucky Belle next Friday
The Fairfield High School junior class will present the three act comedy A Kentucky Belle at the Auditorium next Friday evening. A strong cast and special musical numbers are planned with Lucile Carlson on piano and William Cuddy on violin accompanying the high school orchestra.
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Fairfield High School
Lucile Carlson
William Cuddy
Mariah Dougless
Clydena Stanford
Isabel Dougless
Miss Dougless
Pauline Stevenson
Marie van Harlanger
Is- Begpat
Hattie Stewart
Col
Wm. McMillan
Is- Esse
Clifford Crail
Dr. Blake
Enemy alien dies as bomb explodes in Seattle
Carl Dargotz, 35, an enemy alien once arrested as an Arai evader and released, was killed in Seattle when a bomb he was allegedly manufacturing exploded. Police say the device caused the fatal blast.
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Carl Dargotz
U. S
Seattle
Arai
Prinz Eitel Friedrich Burned and Sunk at Anchorage
The German steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich, interned at Port Colombia, was burned and sunk at its anchorage there. Owned by Hamburg American Line, the 4,650 ton vessel was burned at Bogota, Colombia, on April 29.
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Bogota
Colombia
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Puerto Co.lombia
Hamburg-American Line
Holland Germany relations deny rupture and embargo false
The Dutch Legation and U S officials deny any break in ties with Germany and reject reports of an embargo on tin and other Dutch East Indies exports. They note no ultimatum was issued and say exports will require licenses rather than a ban.
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Washington
Legation
Holland
Germany
Hague
Berlin
State Department
Dutch East Indies
United States
Netherlands Legation
League Baseball Standings From The Day
National League standings show Philadelphia 6 New York 6 Cincinnati 4 St Louis 4 with no other games. American League lists Cleveland 4 Chicago St Louis 12 Detroit 4 with no other games played.
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Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Local Briefs Highlight Visitors and Movers In Ottumwa
Vallejo California resident Mrs James E Orton arrived Friday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Frank McGahan and will stay until Lieut Orton returns. Mrs Paul Grooms and children from Ottumwa are visiting Frank N Simmons on West Jackson. Mrs Willis Greene and daughter Virginia from Glendale are in the city. Mr and Mrs E Carter departed for Davenport to establish a new home. Carl Meyer visited friends in Ottumwa last evening. W H Fulton of Washington is in Ottumwa today on business.
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James E. Orton
Vallejo
Cal
Frank McGahan
Orton
Paul Grooms
Ottumwa
Frank N. Simmons
West Jackson Street
Willis Greene
Virginia
Glendale
E. Carter
Davenport
Carl Meyer
W. H. Fulton
Washington
FOR SALE AND RENT LISTINGS IN LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS
A long column of sale notices lists items for sale including a driving cart survey harness and hay, five room houses with down payment options, lots on Second street and North Court, folding bed sets and kitchen items, a survey service, rugs and carpets, six room houses with furnaces and utilities, bargain houses with rental potential, home grown seed corn, rental houses, and storage rooms. Several entries show contact names such as C A Summers and Martha L Junkin with phone numbers, and one ad notes improved 40 acres in the Rio Grande Valley with a quick sale price of 267.50 per acre from Cedar Falls Iowa.
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C. A. Summers
Martha L. Junkin
Second Street
North Court
J. G. Browning
A. C. Wisecarver
South Second Street
Highland Avenue
Wilson’s
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
San Benito
Cedar Falls
Wanted Help and Jobs in Iowa Industry Classifieds
WANTED middle aged woman to do weekly mending for a two person family. Phone 2621. WANTED an experienced married man with a small family to work on a farm. State age family size and wages. Address Box 49 R. F. D. No. 2 Batavia Iowa. WANTED three young men to learn glove cutting. Phone 394 Fairfield Glove and Mitten Co. WANTED at once 15 girls at Fairfield Glove and Mitten Factory. Apply at office. WANTED lace curtains to launder call 804 West Grimes St.
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Batavia
Iowa
The
Fairfield Glove and Mitten Co
Fairfield Glove and Mitten
West Grimes St
Norma Talmadge in Scandal at Fairfield Theater
Norma Talmadge stars in Scandal at the Fairfield Theater with Constance Talmadge portraying a spoiled debutante Beatrix Vanderdyke. The film, adapted from Cosmo Hamiltons novel, portrays social circles and tense romantic complications as Beatrix navigates parental neglect and a permissive chaperone. The show runs tomorrow and Thursday with the full cast and atmospheric period setting.
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Fairfield Theater
Constance Talmadge
Cosmo Hamilton
Atrix Vanderdyke
Mrs. Keane
Beatrix
Woman's Association Seeks Old Newspapers and Magazines
The Woman's Association requests donations of old newspapers and magazines. People with items to give are asked to call for pickup at optioned number 468.
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Woman's Association
Money to Loan or Impproved City property Thowa & Thoma
Thowa and Thoma offer a loan option tied to city property improvements. Details include loan terms and eligibility, aiming to fund requested municipal enhancements and raise property value.
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Thowa & Thoma
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Mecusncy Fleet Corporation
H. S
Willard Daggett
Miss Madden
Peay Ararey
Marjorie Roberts
John Cason Gordon
Jack Cason
Roy Huddleston
Mrs Gordon
John Cason
Gordon Josephine Montgomery
Miss Gordon
Virginia McKenzie
Cindy
Keo Starr Henry
Cindy Brainard
Yarrington
Floyd Simmons
Clyde Herriott
Raymond Killion
Roy Blosser
Lester
Nordyke
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Katherine Fulton
Helen Davis
Elizabeth Raney
Bessie Ireland
Katherine Clark
Faye Woods
Madeline Humphreys
Rena Simons
Lylah Magee
Mildred Axelson
Minuet
Harold Scott
Roland Ebert
Eugene Fleming
Warren Mitchell
Louise Lamson
Elizabeth Turney
Margaret Simmons
Florence Beecham
Calimatioless Ae Eae
Prinz Eitel
Sant Voret
Hiadelphia
Crecinnati Foote
Tisburgh
Secacieese
Ton Hebert Teas
Il Klym
M. Hufstedler
South Third Street
Sierra N. Carl
West Briggs Street
9Th Street
Jefferson St
C. G. Taylor
L. C. T. and
Dee
Leland Tailman
Ame
Jewell’s
Artcraft Pictures Corp
Mary Pickford
Stella Maris
Viola Dana
the Weaver OF Dreams
John T. Davies
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
SIP
Bath
W. D Garmoe
West Kirkwood Street
W. B. Holcomb
Fairfield
Scheffel’s
Music House
James Hughes
Norma Talmadge
Montgomery
Pence
North Fourth Street
Swift & Company
West
East
Europe
U.S
U.S. A
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