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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
6
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Funeral services for Dr J V Bean are set for Saturday at 10 o clock from the Worth Main Street home with Rev A Mosser in charge. Interment will follow in Evergreen cemetery.
Clarence L. Miller has returned home from Camp Dodge with an honorable discharge. Mrs. F. W. McClain leaves for Denver to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Sarah Beatty returns to Ottumwa after a short visit with her son. C. J. Fulton travels to Des Moines on business. Clyde Smith is seriously ill with Spanish influenza. Earl Kirkhart visits Ottumwa for the day on business. The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church meets tomorrow at 2 30 p m with Mrs. O T Hoopes. Mrs. Jap Lathrop is seriously ill and her children have been summoned home.
State of Iowa Jefferson county notifies Pessie Simons that Frank Simons petitions for divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment and adultery. If she does not appear by the February term 1919 in Fairfield, Jefferson county, Iowa, default will be entered. Richard C. Leggett attorney for plaintiff.
The Orpheum Theater hosted a Fairfield memorial for Theodore Roosevelt with remarks by A G Jordan and J A Huglin. Attendees heard tributes to Roosevelt’s versatility, energy, and public service, while tributes cited his embodiment of the common American and his enduring legacy.
Florence Headley three years old died this morning after several days with Spanish influenza. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Anson Headley of West Hempstead and twin to Francis Headley who died Saturday. Survived by brothers Harold Robert and Walter. Remains to be taken to Toulone Illinois tomorrow for interment beside her twin.
Thoma and Son announce a January 1 reorganization with Mr Ray Oliver joining from J W Oliver and taking active management of the retail store. Louis Thoma will step back from day to day duties in the retail department while remaining involved, preparing for retirement after forty years in Fairfield. The Journal expects the change to strengthen the firm as wholesale growth drives executive oversight.
An aircraft flying from Raleigh toward Fayetteville was found half submerged in the Cape Fear river. Two aviators Lieutenant Pope and Sergeant Barger of Camp Jackson were reported drowned after the Tuesday night flight near Fayetteville North Carolina.
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