Fairfield Churches Share Sunday School Program
Fairfield churches unite for a lawn program at the Baptist church with an orchestra devotional and several declamations from Baptist Lutheran Presbyterian Christian and Methodist Sunday schools. Community events include officer elections a school convention and a mission visit from India with services across multiple churches.
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Fairfield Two Mi
The
Baptist Church
Pirfield
Gus W. Scott
Baptist Sunday
Little Presbyterian Sunday School
Mday
W. R. Keesey
R. T. Butler
Presbyterian Methodist
Presbyterian Church
Free MethOdist Church
H. C. Hoagland
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria Struggles with Mental Strain
A dispatch to Exchange Telegraph via Amsterdam quotes doctors saying King Ferdinand is suffering mental strain and requires absolute seclusion. He cannot attend to state affairs for several months.
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Bulgaria
London
Ferdinand of
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Ocee
Iowa Men to Camp Funston for Five Day Draft Call
The draft board reports call No 1139 from General Crowder for 560 Iowa men to Camp Funston Fort Riley Kansas for five days starting August 26. All selected men will be white from class one with Jefferson county quota due soon. Adj General Lasher notes many registrants are appealing to delay calls and says corrective action will be taken if widespread.
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General Crowder
Iowa
Camp Funston
Fort Riley
Kansas
Jefferson County
Adj
Lasher
Gen Crowder
Iowa Men Now in the Service 75870
Adj Gen Lasher of Des Moines reports 75,870 Iowa men enlisted in the army including 6,411 Regular Army and 3,023 in National Army. Additional figures cover National Guard, reserve corps, and inductions, with partial totals and classifications noted. No navy or marine figures announced.
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Adj
Lasher
Des Moines
Iowa
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
National Army
Miss Tell Shines In The Girl And The Judge At Fairfield Theater
Miss Olive Tell appears at the Fairfield Theater in Mutual Empire’s The Girl and the Judge. The story centers on a college girl facing social ruin after her mother’s kleptomania and her fiancé leaving her. Judge Chartris offers new hope as the romance unfolds in New England society.
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Fairfield
Miss Olive Tell
New Mutual Empire
Fairfield Theater
Miss Tell
Judge Chartris
Winifred
Wanted young lady for office work with bookkeeping
Help wanted notice seeks a young woman for office duties at Co. H. Kearns 914 W. Job requires bookkeeping and typewriting knowledge. Also listed is a separate ad for two or three hogs weighing 30 to 69 pounds, contact via phone 3628.
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Co. H. Kearns
Classified Ads Sell What You Need Fast
When you have items to sell rent or trade place a classified ad. Ads reach local buyers or renters quickly and effectively, turning vacancies into filled spaces and merchandise into cash. List clear details including price contact and deadline to maximize responses.
Army and Marine casualty lists released today
Washington reports two army lists totaling 237 names with 131 killed in action and 62 severely wounded, plus 22 wounded and five other deaths. Marine lists cover 108 names with two killed, 20 severely wounded, 74 wounded, and ten missing in action.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
For Rent Two Modern Houses near Square and New Chicago
Two partly modern houses available for rent one block from the square and another in New Chicago inquire at Keltner's Insurance Agency 917. For rent eight room modern house two blocks from square contact W H Guyer Iowa State Savings Bank Ball 911. For rent three rooms and some furniture for sale call phone 2699.
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North B Street
W. H. George
Fairfield
Iowa
Jefferson
Missouri
P. H. Fisher & Co
Journal
Star Garage
New Chicago
Keltner’s Insurance Agency
W. H. Guyer
Iowa State Savings Bank
Bar civilians as officers training recruits
The War Department issued an order suspending further civilian volunteering for officers training camps and delaying voluntary enlistments in the army and navy. No new applications will be accepted until the draft bill is passed, and enlistment is halted to prevent industry disruption as draft ages may be extended to 18 to 45. Secretaries Baker and Daniels issued the orders.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Navy
Iaker and Daniels
American Expeditionary Force Soldiers Sent to Hospitals
Sick and wounded soldiers arrived in the United States from the American expeditionary forces and were sent to various army hospitals during the week ended August 2, the surgeon general announced. The report numbers 159, noting the transfers as part of postwar medical processing.
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France
Washington
United States
Explosion Kills Five Miners Near Pittsburgh
Five miners died and five were seriously injured when a gas explosion wrecked a shaft and sections of the workings at Harmanville near Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Harmanville
Here
German Soldier Helmet Found In Mail To Sister
A Brazil Indiana post office parcel opened revealed a German helmet addressed to Laura J. Hall from her brother KE C Hall serving in France. The helmet was sent as a war souvenir and found among regular mail.
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Brazil
Ind
KE. C. Hall
France
Laura J. Hall
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First Baptist Church
Township
Scott
First Lutheran
Christian Church Bible School
Abingdon
Christian Church
Christian Science
Agassiz
Fair Clothing
NEW Chicago Mission Sunday School
Birmingham
F. C. Behner
KING
Ewan Home
People’s
Jale
Frank’s Orchestra
May Allison
Beatrice
Clara Kimball Young
Army and
East Burlington Street
John H. Fritz
U. S
F. D. Kerrick
Tribune
War Industries Board
Washington, D. C
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