Hayes Parsons in Aviation Corps Enables Cheerful Camp Life
Hayes Parsons son of Mr and Mrs William Parsons residing southeast of Fairfield writes from Kelly Field San Antonio Texas describing a swell camp with fine fellows and happiness. He recounts train travels through Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas noting scenery people including Indians whites Mexicans and Negroes impressions of housing and roads and the busy air field with planes and balloons as thousands of troops move in and out.
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Hayes Parsons
William Parsons
Fairfield
Hayes
Aviation Corps
Kelly Field
No. 1
Line
San Antonio
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Joe
Russell
K. C
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Parsons
Kas
Tancy
Soward
Austin
Theda Bara at the Orpheum Tonight
Theda Bara, acclaimed screen artist, appears at the Orpheum tonight in The Darling of Paris. The film features Bara at her best with a lively three reel presentation that has drawn universal pleasure wherever shown.
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Theda Bara
Orpheum
Paris
The
Sunday and church notices fill Fairfield page listing services
Multiple churches announce Sunday school times and worship services. 3 Bos Sunday School 9 30 morning and evening services with varied sermon subjects. Free Methodist and New Chicago Mission post schedules with prayers and meetings. College Addition Mission notes 2:30 Sunday School and 7:30 evening service. A Christmas program celebration highlighted by Cranmore Gage’s 79th Fairfield visit and a family treat for all.
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Free Methodist Church
Tim
Chicago Mission
A. K. Harper
College
Mission
Bert Barrow
Cranmore Gage
Fairfield
Rainbow Division Soldier Writes Home From France
J W Ebert in France 1917 reports in a letter to Mr and Mrs J D Ebert that the Rainbow Division is OK. He says they landed safely and are fine with limited details on location but promises more in time. The letter is sent via Sergt James V Ebert Co K 168th Inf 84th Brig AEF via New York Division.
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J. D. Ebert
J. W. Ebert
Rainbow Div
France
O. K
James V. Ebert
Co. K
New York
For Rent Listings Near the Square and Main Street
Seven room house at 307 South B street four blocks from square. Another seven room house at 210 West Harrison near Third Street. Rentals offered with 2 to 6 lots and electric lights. Contact L Peasley via telephone 2291 the Leader Store. Also rental by Charles Lewis on North Main Street. Furnished room two blocks from the square enquire at the Journal office.
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South B Street
W. Harrison
L. Peasley
Leader Store
North Main Street
Charles Lewis
Journal Office
Wanted To Rent Three Modern Rooms
Wanted to rent three modern rooms for light housekeeping in Fairfield Iowa area. Respond with Box 28 Fairfield Iowa. Payment listed as eight dollars.
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Fairfield
Towa
Shoes misfit for most soldiers in U S forces
Quartermaster General Sharpe said only 15 percent of servicemen have properly fitting shoes. He testified amid Senate Military Committee criticism of shoe sizing and supply. Much blame for poor fit falls on the recruits themselves.
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Washington
Dee
United States
Sharpe
Quartermaster General
Senate Military Committee
Stuart Walcott Reported Fallen Overseas
Secretary Walcott of the Smithsonian relays a Paris cable that Stuart Walcott, serving with the American army in France, fell behind German lines after engaging three single-seaters on December 12 while destroying a two seater. Fate uncertain. inquiries span channels reaching to Germany.
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Washington
Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Stuart Walcott
France
Paris
Stuart
Germany
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WM. Fox Super Deluxe
THEDA
Bara
Aja
Lutheran Church
Simeon
Christ
Joseph
Jesus
Methodist Church
Ite
First Presbyterian
Christian Science
Air
Rainbow Division
Ebert
Div
Ied
Fairfield Theatre
Edith Storey
Tarantula
People’s ‘ Column
J. Engel
Chicago
Scheffel
Music
James Hughes
U. S
FOE
California
el Paso
Xtra
Golden State Limited
Deming, N. M
Camp Cody
P. F. McNew
Iowa
J. M. McKain
South Third Street
West Broadway
Ry Nadee
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