Local Briefs From Ottumwa Area and Surrounding Towns
Richard Gentry of Ottumwa visited relatives and friends yesterday. Iva Parker of Des Moines spent Christmas with her parents on South Second Street. Hubert Cox stationed at Camp Dodge spent Christmas with his parents. A marriage license was issued to Fred L. Gallup and Helen W. Parsons. Verle Frazey and family visited the Murphy home in Lockridge. The Polly home on East Broadway released from influenza quarantine. Walter Ritmiller of Bloomington, Ill., guests in the city. A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Verne Clapp in Libertyville. Helen Hammon of Eldon visited her parents. Fairfield Lodge I.O.O.F. No. 629 to meet. Roy L. Stansberry ill with pneumonia. Mary and Margaret O’Connor recovered from Spanish influenza. Jefferson county assessors to meet Monday. Funeral services for Mrs. George Miller held. buried in Evergreen cemetery. Ray I. Tennant spending Christmas with his parents after discharge. The Whitneys returned to Burlington. Cranmore Gage, 96, trudges snow for exercise. Funeral for Mrs. J. E. Johnson held. burial at Burgreen cemetery. Christmas observed with heavy snow keeping travel difficult. Remains of Anna Boley sent to Dunkard church near Libertyville for services.
Red Cross Drive Continues in Jefferson County Fund Push
The Journal publishes the Red Cross drive update urging all residents to subscribe by December 30. Bad weather and road conditions slow canvassing. payments can be made at Red Cross rooms or banks, with paid subscriptions recorded and slackers named. Fairfield’s share and other districts are listed with progress 27 percent overall, aiming to raise 2300 more to reach 10,400. Put your 1919 Red Cross Service Flag in the window to show support.
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Red Cross
Jefferson County
Liberty
Europe
Liberty Township
Fairfield
Christmas Message for Community from C L Tennant
A 1918 Christmas greeting to the Methodist Episcopal Church and community. The author speaks of wartime anxieties, losses, and the hope of reunion through faith. Encourages faith love and service as remedies for sorrow and a hopeful 1919. Includes a biblical verse and a closing signature Dec 24 1918 by C L Tennant.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Loyalists Defeat Reds in Ekaterinburg Front Advance
A dispatch from the Omsk government via the Russian embassy reports a decisive Bolshevik defeat on the Ekaterinburg front. Loyal Russians drive Bolsheviks north toward Perm. significant war loot captured and movement aims to unite loyal districts in Siberia. Attoman Doutoff seeks Kolchak authority. Siberia supports the Omsk government. Berlin reports Joffe, Bolshevik ambassador, has not returned. embassy staff resumes work in Germany.
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Washington
Ekaterinburg
Omsk
Perm
Rusia
Siberia
Attoman Doutoff
Orenburg
Semenoff
Admiral Kolchak
Kolchak
Amsterdam
Adolph Joffe
Germany
Berlin
Wilson's Paris Shopping Trip Locks L'Intransigeant
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson wandered a crowded Paris shopping area and lost their way. They asked two boys for directions. one boy shyly asked to shake hands, and the president warmly obliged. He then visited Premier Clemenceau and faced Parisian taxi crowds, managing to hail a cab unrecognized and proceed despite rain and bustle.
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Paris
Wilson
Notice to Contractors New Bricklayers Scale Adopted
Fr H Mullenix attended the state bricklayers convention at Ft Dodge on December 2 3 and 4 representing Fairfield Local 16 A minimum scale of 87 cents an hour for all bricklayers in Iowa was adopted effective April 1 J B Richey of Des Moines is president of the state body Des Moines Local No 2 voted for a Des Moines scale of $1 12 5 cents an hour
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Fr. H. Mullenix
Ft. Dodge
Fairfield
Iowa
J. B. Richey
Des Moines
Funeral services for F. H. Simpson Jr at Clinton Lodge
Clinton Lodge No. 15 will conduct the funeral at the grave for our late brother F. H. Simpson Jr. All Masons who can attend should assemble at the lodge room promptly at 10:30 Friday morning December 27. Clinton Lodge No. 15 A. F. & A. M.
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Clinton Lodge
F. H. Simpson Jr
Clinton Lodge No
John Vogel Practical Piano Tuner
John Vogel is a practical piano tuner available by phone. Contact number 2412 for service and inquiries. Address or location not provided. Service details unspecified.
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John Vogel
Card of Thanks for sympathy and flowers
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of our loved one. Grateful for beautiful flowers. 520 Charles Hisel and Family, Alice McClure, Mrs. Ora Ireland.
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Charles Hisel
Alice McClure
Ora Ireland
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Richard Gentry
Ottumwa
Iva Parker
Mrs
George Parker
South Second Street
Hubert Cox
Camp Dodge
L. Cox
Fred L. Gallup
Libertyville
Helen W. Parsons
Mrs. Verle Frazey
Murphy
Lockridge
R. H. Polly
East Broadway
Walter Ritmiller
Bloomington, Ill
Mrs. Verne Clapp
Libertville
Helen Hammon
Eldon
Fairfield Lodge
Roy L. Stansberry
McLaughlin Furniture Store
South Fourth Street
Mary
Margaret O’connor
George Miller
Kerrick
Evergreen Cemetery
Ray I. Tennant
Dr. C. L. Tennant
Camp McArthur
W. J. Strickling
Burlington
BE. Whitney
South Court Street
Cranmore Gage
Jage
J. E. Johnson
H. A.auspach
Lutheran Church
Eurgreen Cemetery
Anna Boley
South Depot Street
Dunkard
The
Journal For the Red Cross
Buchanan Township
Cements
Center
Township School District
Christ
C. L. Tennant
Loyals
REDS
Lenine
Wilsons
Cascara
Mll
Mr. Hill
Frank D. Kerrick
Tribune
John T. Davies
Beaver Soap Company
Dayton, Ohio
Richardson Hardware Co
Swift & Company
Boti
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