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Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1918

Page

6

Bean Taylor A W Taylor at 110 South Court Street

Local directory fragment lists Bean Taylor and A W Taylor at the address 110 South Court Street. No additional context or events readable.

South Court Street

Declamatory Contest Held Tonight at High School

Tonight at the high school auditorium the declamatory contest will select representatives for the Nine contest and the state contest. The event features top elocution talent from the school with no admission charged. Contenders include Elise Smith Edna Barr May Larson Charles Fulton Albert Thornberry Helen Jenks and Geree Frame. Judges are Prof L B Mull Ottumwa Prof E E Watson Parsons College and Miss June Chidester county superintendent.

Elise Smith Edna Barr May Larson Charles Fulton Albert Thornberry Helen Jenks Geree Frame L. B. Mull Ottumwa E. E. Watson Parsons College June Chidester

Nets Found Under Ice At Skunk River Mouth

Ft. Madison Iowa January 21 A local game warden J N Bever found several illegal nets stretched across the mouth of the Skunk River slough beneath the river ice. He removed the nets after hours of effort and has not identified the owners. Violators face fines or jail as authorities intensify enforcement.

Ft. Madison Game and Fish J. N. Bever Skunk River

The Narrow Trail at the Orpheum with William S Hart

At the Orpheum on Tuesday January 22 the first photo drama stars William S Hart in The Narrow Trail. Hart carries a tale based on stories from pioneer days told by his early horsemanship mentor Richard Wainwright. The film blends history and drama as Hart recalls his Dakotas youth and western legends.

William S. Hart Orpheum Hart Dakotas Dakota Territory Standing Rock Bill Hart Richard Wainwright Wart William 8. Hert

Fairfield Stores May Shorten Shopping Hours

The Fuel Administration asks merchants and citizens to conserve fuel, so Fairfield stores may shorten hours. A paper will seek signatures of shopkeepers in lines where 9 am to 6 pm is feasible, with food handlers exempt from these hours.

Fairfield Stores

Gospel Team Date at Bushnell Ill Cancelled

The Bushnell mayor revoked the permit to build a tabernacle in response to the current fuel shortage. The Fairfield Gospel Team was to start a campaign with a Sunday January 27 opening. Builder Swanson, en route, halted upon receiving the telegram. Future meeting plans are unclear.

Bushnell, Ill Fairfield Gospel Team Swanson Bushnell

Unit A Boys Feeling Fine

Capt. L. D. James on furlough from Hospital Unit A praises Fairfield men and other enlisted members for rapid skill gains and strong spirits. He notes good food and health, and highlights Army YMCAs club rooms, entertainment, wrestling, boxing, music, and movies as key for soldiers. He urges support for Army Y work.

L. D. James Fairfield Captain James Army Y. M .c. A Army Y

Gen Duff Found Dead in West End Club

London reports Gen Sir Beau Chat Duff commander in chief in India from 1913 to 1916 found dead in his bed at a West End club. Duff, aged sixty three, had been summoned to Britain to testify before a Mesopotamian expedition committee which blamed several officers for the loss of Kut al Amara and Townshend’s force.

London Sir Beauchamp Duff Indian West End Duff Aemy Wiis Monro Great Britain Kat-el-Amara Townshend Wty John Eccles Nixon Mesopotamia Baron Hardinge Thdia General Dutt Tine

Spoermann Sent to Prison at Fort Oglethorpe Ga

Walter Spoermann thirty one years old who was arrested near Langley aviation field Virginia by Justice Department agents for violating his alien enemy permit has been sent to a prison camp at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia

Baltimore Mad Walter Spoermann Langley Aviation Field Virginia Department of Justice Fort Oglethorpe

Relief supplies reach Guatemala from Canal Zone aid

Relief supplies valued at 110000 dollars bought by the Red Cross from government stores in the Canal Zone have arrived in Guatemala City. The arrival was advised to the Red Cross through the State Department.

Guatemala Washington Red Cross Canal Zone Guatemala City State Department

College Examinations Start Week Across Courses

Semester examinations began today in all courses and will run through the week. Dr. Montgomery preached in Lenox Iowa yesterday. Professor Vartanian spoke in the Presbyterian pulpit at Birmingham yesterday morning. Brainard Covert, college Y M C A president, addressed the New Chicago Mission last evening.

Dr. Montgomery Lenox, Ia Vartanian Birmingham Brainard Covert College New Chicago

Team suffers losses in Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon trip

The basketball squad returned from Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon on Saturday night. In Cedar Rapids they lost 15 10 to Coe and at Mount Vernon they were defeated by Cornell 38 8.

Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon Coe Mount Vernon Cornell

Public appeal for sheet music to aid soldiers’ boys

A Red Cross request at the Elks lodge has yielded no sheet music so far. Organizers hope for a generous response to supply music for the soldiers’ boys.

Soldier Boys Red Cross Room the Elks Lodge

Letter From Georgia to Daisy About War Time Life

Jennie C Higby writes of visiting Robert in his new uniform and on duty, the cold Georgia winter, possible Florida trip, plans to attend YW Patriotic League events for soldier boys, and pride in the Fairfield boys. She notes a death in Fairfield and sends best wishes to Daisy and Mr Anstead from 7 Braircliff Atlanta.

Daisy Robert Mr. Higby Georgia Iowa Fairfield Florida Patriotic League of the Y.W Y. W Mr. Anstead Jame Ft. Mep John Jennie C. Higby Braircliff Atlanta Bolton

Local News Briefs Highlight Illnesses Visits and Appointments

Sunday visits feature Miss Anna Harris with parents in Pleasant Plain and John Lambert from Batavia staying with his sister Mrs H C Min ster. Walter Fourt earns an Annapolis Naval Academy appointment due to Congressman Kennedy, with Fourt aboard the New York. Others include Mrs E Lamberson convalescing from ptomaine poisoning and Willis Bennett presenting a large wolf bounty at the Jefferson County courthouse.

Anna Harris Pleasant Plain John Lambert Batavia H. C. Minster Fourt C. A. Kennedy Walter Fourt Annapolis Naval Academy New York E. Lamberson Ed Horton Elizabeth Bonfiel Ottumwa Father Hogan Cooper Lucile Pequignot L. A. Pequignot East Adams Street E. Luper Jefferson County Hospital Jefferson County Court House A. C. Turner Willis Bennett McCleary

Libertyville scandal over Red Cross donations draws ire

In Libertyville Mayor Glotfelty and wife and Isaac Newland gave small sums to the Red Cross while townspeople recount pressure to donate. An official says Glotfelty urged a neighbor to keep their money for coal. The incident follows a large fundraising rally where $700 was raised quickly, prompting local resentment and plans to repaint damaged homes. Newland is relocating to Drakesville.

Glotfelty Libertyville Isaac Newland Red Cross Libertyville Red Cross Journal Glotfeltys Newland Jefferson County Drakesville

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Bean Taylor A. W. Taylor James Gen. Duff India Spoermann College News Glen Eden Bolton, Ga Adisa Bates Indianapolis Ind S. C. Douglas Anthony Turner Mt. Pleasant M. Solomon St. Joe D. P. Stubbs Chariton Martha Wilson Wapello Esther Brown David Cassat Des Moines Sophia Bucher Arthur Nelson E. H. Dempsey Lt. Newton G. W. Gaumer Grace Brown Erie Olerte Roth & CO Mitch Ell Bros Roth Dik Perrine Frank Kerrick Tribune John T. Davies Undertaker George Q. Loesch L. E Burlington Street
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