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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1918

Page

8

Church Services Schedule for Sunday Readiness

Methodist Church pastor WW R Keesey announces Sunday School at 9 30 Morning worship at 10 30 no evening service due to Birmingham camp meeting Free Methodist church has no preaching tomorrow Christian Church Bible School 9 45 Lord's Supper 11 Stockport service in Christian church New Chicago Mission Sunday School 2 30 preaching 8 00 Has God Forgotten First English Lutheran Sunday School 9 30 preaching 12 90 subject Whats the Matter With Dad

Methodist Church R. Keesey Epworth League Birmingham Christian Church Bible School Stockport Christian Church NEW Chicago Mission Sunday School C. W. Wade

Baptist Church Notes Promote Sunday Services and School

Services every Sunday in the Agassiz room at the Library at 11 a m Sunday school at 9 30 a m Wednesday testimonial meeting at 6 00 p m The Reading Room over the Fair clothing store offers a loan library Monday through Friday 2 30 to 4 30 p m Baptists invite all to the lessons with topic Soul and welcome new baptisms at the church service including B Y P U at 7 p m

Agassiz

Rainbow Division Commended for Valor at Rheims

Washington reports the Rainbow Division distinguished itself east of Rheims on July 15 and 16. The 42nd Division faced a German offensive near the city and helped drive German forces from the Aisne Marne pocket. General Naulin commends their valor and ardor in the Fourth Army’s defense.

Washington Forty-Second Rainbow Rheims Aisne-Marne Naulin 21St F Gouraud Champagne

Death of Merle Brady in Maryland and funeral plans

Word arrived in Guthrie Center of Merle Brady’s death in Haverde Grace Maryland on Wednesday August 14 following an operation. He was son of Ralph Brady of Ottumwa and Olvie Davidson of Des Moines, lived in Guthrie Center, class of 1916, and is survived by his mother, father, two half sisters and one half brother. Funeral planned in Des Moines with Mr and Mrs Overholser meeting the body in Des Moines after arriving from Burlington.

John Overholser Merle Brady Haverdegrace Maryland Ralph Brady Ottumwa Olvie Davidson Des Moines Fairfield Guthrie Center Overholser Burlington

Local visitors and military travel notes

Mrs Ray Bradshaw and daughter Madeline of Batavia visited friends in the city today. Miss Blanch Gaumer returned from a week with relatives at Columbus Junction. Mrs Bert Rizer came back from a visit with relatives at Lockridge and Glendale. Lieut Harold Spielman son of Henry Spielman visits his grandmother Mrs John A Spielman. he is in the aviation service en route to Hoboken and then sail to France.

Ray Bradshaw Madeline Batavia City Miss Blanch Gaumer Columbus Junction Bert Rizer Lockridge Glendale Harold Spielman Henry Spielman John A. Spielman Lieut Spielman Hoboken Mids France

For Sale Ads Pack Readable 1900s Listings in Column

A compilation of small ad notices lists houses for sale and rent household goods livestock farm equipment and vehicles with contact details from West Adams Street Lincoln Terrace addition and East Adams entries. Items include a seven room partly modern house corns and grains farm consignments and a Chevrolet roadster with about 9000 miles.

West Adams St West Madison Street Elder East Adams Lincoln Terrace College Surrey Iowa Loan and Trust Jacob Scheffel East Burlington Street John F. Fritz Square Adams Street A. F. Wolf Pleasant Plain Iowa John H. Fritz

Special Rates to Iowa State Fair Des Moines

Des Moines Aug 17 arrangements are being made to provide facilities for Iowans to attend the state fair Aug 21 to 30. Railroads offer a fare of one and a half from points in Iowa to Des Moines and return. Citizens are urged to buy round trip tickets from their home stations to avoid crowds and delays at Des Moines ticket offices.

Des Moines Iowa

New German Sea Chief Named in Admiralty

Vice Admiral Behneke was named state secretary to the German admiralty replacing Admiral Capelle who took the post in March 1916. Capelle’s retirement had been anticipated after dispatches from Berlin on August 6. Holtzendorff had retired earlier as head of the admiralty staff following his apology over submarine failures to sink American transports.

Amsterdam Behneke Weser Zeitung Bremen Naval General Staff Admiral Capelle Admiralty Marine Tirpitz Capelle Berlin Holtzendorff

For Sale Tomatoes and Cabbage at Low Prices

Classified note offers tomatoes at 20 cents per peck and 80 cents per bushel and cabbage at 1 cent per pound. Contact by phone number 4528. Located at 930.

Wanted help and services ads in Fairfield Iowa papers

Classified listings seek buyers for city lots on installment trade equity swap for a winter cow. Stenographers wanted via Box 161 Fairfield Iowa. Percheron stallions wanted two three and four years old HAR RY BALL 411. Government clerks needed 20000 positions August exams free details from J C Stonard 275 Kends Bldg Washington. Girl wanted at Purity with steady work apply in person 32 dollars. Housework girl wanted 4657. Washings to do inquire 604 West Stone Street 931 Rental listing a five room house 502 South Fourth Mrs S E Frame 608 South Fourth

Fairfield Iowa Harry Ball Washington J. C. Stonard Civil Service Examiner Kends Bldg West Stone Street South Fourth Street S. E. Frame South Fourth

Ten Planes Down Decorated in Paris

Paris August 16 Lieut David Putnam of the Lafayette escadrille is officially credited with ten German aircraft shot down and was decorated with the Trench military medal for his service.

Paris Lieut David Putnam Lafayette Escadrille Trench

Fair Performer Teaches Crowd on Sells Floto Horse

A Sells Floto Circus rider along with her high school horse appears before the audience under the big top tonight. Their act blends athletic display with equestrian skill as the show continues.

Sells-Floto Circus Sells-Floto

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