Red Cross Drives 10000 Members in Jefferson County War Campaign
Jefferson County Red Cross plans a large membership drive to reach 10 000 new members by December 24 1917. Local leaders Prof Charles Carter and R B Louden head the effort with an office at the Court House, a new telephon e line and canvassing of rural schools starting Monday. The drive seeks memberships rather than gifts with dues ranging from 1 to 100 dollars and aims to unite efforts for future relief.
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Jefferson County
Court House
Sutées
Miss Chidhester
the Red Cross
Red Cross
Unit R Leaves This Evening for South Camp
The Fairfield Army unit R departs this evening for a location in the United States. Maj J I Clarke and staff, plus orderlies, ride Burlington train No 4 at 8 02 pm. Doctors from the unit may join their camp at Burlington. Equipment car shipped last night. unit remains at the Armory as headquarters. Fairfield Canteen provides three meals per man.
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United States Army
United States
J. I. Clarke
Burlington
Fairfield
Maj
Claire
Buriington
College Dramatic Club to Stage Two One Act Plays
The College Dramatic Club announces two one act plays for next Tuesday evening The Far Away Princess by Sudermen and The Maker of Dreams by Dawn offer a lighter contrast to last year Yeats production Both plays have popularity in college clubs and dramatic league centers The club aims to nurture talent and elevate local dramatic art with supportive faculty funding and a focus on thoughtful humor in Fairfield
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College Dramatic Club
Yent
Land of Heart
Yeat
Sudermen
Dawn
Dramatic League
Fairfield
Italian torpedo boat sinks Austrian battleships at Trieste harbor
A dispatch from Washington reports Italian torpedo craft torpedoed two Austrian Monarch type battleships in Trieste harbor on December night. The attack crossed minefields and obstructions, four torpedoes hit, all ships returned safely to base with no injuries.
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New York
Trieste
Com Watteler
Phster Lee
Navy
Daca Teleermy
LB. Veancorelis
Tathue- Eutaseau
Washington
Nineteenth Wedding Anniversary of Hon J Fulton
Mrs Fulton and guests from the original wedding celebration gathered at the Fulton South Main Street home in Washington Iowa to mark the nineteenth anniversary. Guests included Mas Clarke Louden Ross Marey Turney. a wooden chest and limerick place cards highlighted the event.
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Co. J. Fulton
Washington
Iowa
Fulton
South Main Street
Mas
J. F. Clarke
R. B Louden
Wm. Ross
L. J. Marey
Ellsworth Turney
Major Clarke
Jackies Get Holiday Leave At Great Lakes Station
Great Lakes naval training station announces that about 8,000 embryo sailors will receive Christmas leave to visit homes and the rest will take New Year leave. The plan aims to honor trainees during the holiday period at the Illinois facility.
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Great Lakes Station
Momes
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Fairfield youth wins gold in Davenport declamatory contest
Charles Fulton son of Mr and Mrs C J Fulton of Fairfield won the gold medal in the Davenport declamatory contest last night. Davenport took first Cedar Rapids second and Fairfield third. Fulton represented Fairfield High School and competed against contestants from larger cities despite illness this past week.
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Charles Fulton
C. J. Fulton
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield
Fulton
Fairfield High School
Birmingham soldiers defend Camp Cody conditions
Musician George L. Simmons of Company M writes to the Birmingham Enterprise to rebut claims of death and blindness from sand storms at Camp Cody New Mexico. He asserts good food, strict ten hour drills, solid sanitary conditions, some measles but no harm to health, and urges Birmingham to back the U S training program.
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George L. Simmons
Co. M
Birmingham Enterprise
C. L. Sheward
Birmingham
Camp Cody
Birmingham Boys
United States
Musician George L. Simmons
Roet Swanson Infant Son Dies at Albia Home
Robert Keith Swanson infant son of Mr and Mrs C R Swanson died at 1 30 this morning at their home in Albia Private interment will be in Albia cemetery The notice states the family and location with no additional details about the cause or services
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The
Misterial Association
Agassiz
Fooley
Mary Barry
Merle DeGood
Batavia
R. H. Polly
Christian Parsonage
Robert Keith
C. R. Swanson
Albia
Albia Cemetery
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White Rose Camp
R. N. of A
Lodge
Philathea Bible Class
Methodist Church
Fern Hewitt
West Washington Street
Young Women's Auxiliary
Ella
South Court Street
Jackies
N. M
Roet
Swanson
Roth & CO
Coats
Roth
Fr. P. McLaughlin Company
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