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Lieut Taylor returns home from business trip to Moline Ill. Miss Minnie Whitham of Chicago visits relatives here. A W Rakow goes to Des Moines for about a week. M F Yakish of Cedar Rapids was here on business. Frank Coop returns to Hav en after his son's funeral. Mrs Jane Abbott returns home after funeral for Robert Coop in Lavonia Mo. The Misses Opal and Effie De Witt visit then return to Stockport. O W Westenhaver of Pleasant Plain visits on business. Mr and Mrs Carl Parrett visit W B Parrett home en route to Des Moines. Miss Iva Parker leaves for Des Moines to resume work. Miss Hazel Hope returns to Des Moines after visiting here. Mrs E E Wilkins returns to Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs John Brough return to Omaha after visit. Capt and Mrs Raymond L Tennant depart for Ottumwa then north. John Mullenix departs for Bismarck and other North Dakota points.
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Jane Abbott
Lavonia
Robert Coop
Carl Parrett and
Monmouth
Ill
W. B. Parrett
Des Moines
Funeral of Mrs. R. E. Workman Held This Morning
The funeral for Nora Gray Workman, wife of R. E. Workman of Winchester, occurred at 9:30 this morning from the Fairfield residence. Rev. Jonathon Lee and Rev. Roland Butler conducted services in Fairfield, with Birmingham Methodist Church rites led by Rev. Fowler. Interment followed in Birmingham cemetery. she had lived in Fairfield since 1913 after raising a family in Winchester and Birmingham. She leaves a husband, three brothers, two sisters, and other relatives. At her death her elderly father Rev. C. R. Workman, with a long Biblical career, also died. he passed December 27, 1918, after a stroke and influenza complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Workman
East Adams Street
Fairfield
Jonathon Lee
Ottumwa
Roland Butler
Baptist Church
Birmingham
Fowler
Methodist Church
Nora Gray Workman
C. R
Elizabeth O. Workman
Glasgow
Nora
J. D. Howell
R. E. Workman
Winchester
Gus Peterson
I. A. Workman
C. R. Workman Jr
Frank Herr
Bowman, N. D
James D. Workman
Calloway
Neb
Elizabeth Olive Rager
Heavenly Land
Jefferson County
James D
Frank Heer
Bowman
N. D
Glasgow Lodge
Workman Remains Patient Through Long Suffering
The passage describes a man known as Workman who had made his home there in recent years. Despite enduring much suffering, he remained patient and kind, ever depending on the Master he had followed for strength.
Yanks Talk To Coblenz On War Material Surrender
Daily long distance talks between Berlin and Coblenz headquarters of the Third American army discuss details of war material to be turned over by January 1. German supplies found include 100000 rifles and two 6 inch guns, plus 200000 yards of gray uniform cloth and 50000 pounds of shoe leather and repair machinery. Americans consider using Coblenz Lutzel warehouse resources for footwear production for occupation troops.
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Coblenz
Berlin
Cobjenz
Interallied Armistice Commission
Coblenz-Lutzel
Moselle
Eldridge Battery Co Willard Service Station ad
Eldridge Battery Co offers winter storage at 75 cents monthly with two charges per month and free in out service. Willard Service Stations trusted by over a million battery owners. Paul Sheilabarger now runs this Eldridge station with three years Willard experience. Phone 1637 123 N Court St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Paul Sheilabarger
Minneapolis
Eldridge
Willard Service
Eldridge Battery Co
N. Court St
Wilson Returns to France After Buckingham Palace Dinner
President Wilson completed his English visit with a private dinner at Buckingham Palace. The party left for France via Dover at nine o'clock this morning. Crowds cheered as they arrived from Manchester the previous evening, and the palace state room was lavishly decorated for the event. No speeches were made.
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London
Wilson
England
Buckingham Palace
France
Dover
Manchester
Palace
Palace State Room
Grenadier Band
Billion of rubles waiting in Vladivostok for decision
One billion rubles in bank notes printed in the United States and shipped to Russia are held at Vladivostok awaiting a joint government decision. The notes were ordered by a Russian bank but upheaval in Russia left the bank’s status uncertain. The Omsk government has requested transfer of the notes to its control.
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Washington
Russia
Vladivostok
United States
Omsk
Must Not Talk to Women, Coblenz Order Issued
An order issued to American soldiers at Coblenz states that any officer or soldier who speaks to a German woman does so at the risk of court-martial. The directive aims to strictly regulate interactions with local civilians in the occupied zone.
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Coblenz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lieut
Taylor
Moline, Ill
Minnie Whitham
Chicago
A. W. Rakow
M. F. Yakish
Cedar Rapids
Frank Coop
Haven
8. D
Opal
Effie de Witt
Stockport
O. W. Westenhaver
Pleasant Plain
Iva Parker
George Parker
South Second Street
Hazel Hope
E. E. Wilkins
C. A. Huffman
North &Th Street
Mrs
John Brough
Omaha, Neb
Raymond L. Tennant
John Mullenix
Bismark
North Dakota
Yanks
HMS
Eldridge Battery. CO
America
Japan
Musterole
John T. Davies
Frank D. Kerrick
Tribune
Glen Daughty
Willars
Studebaker
Eveready Battery
Hannah
West Side
Rty
Unkrich’s
Unkrich’s Dry Goods Store
East Side Square
Fairfield, Iowa
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