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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1918
Page
2
Burlington overwhelms Fairfield 59 to 12 in basketball
Burlington High School defeated Fairfield 59 to 12 with a 33 to 4 first half. Ensign, the star center, was ill and out for about two weeks as Burlington used most of its squad in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Burligton Hawkeye
Ensign
Star Center
Burlington Fairfield I Ops
Rts
Lamson Porto
Scott
Huddlestona
Hagemeier
Resi
Burlington
Landegren
Fimmen
Washburne
Galvin
Hobbs
Lee
Patrick
Crail
Riepe
Rayer
Lohman
Baxter
Lamson
White
Huddleston
Thorne protests railroads three year compensation plan
Former Iowa railroad chief Clifford Thorne warned the senate Interstate Commerce Committee that compensating railroads on a three year average would flood the war bond market with government backed securities. He urged keeping rate fixing with the ICC and proposed government guarantees on interest and dividends with surplus shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Clifford Thorne
Iowa Railroad Commission
Thorne
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
First Methodist Home Missionary Society Elects New President
The Home Missionary society held a memorial meeting at Mrs. P. H. Hoth’s home after the death of Mrs. Peter Fisher. Mrs. W. A. Stallman was unanimously elected president, succeeding the late Mrs. Fisher, with a brief program led by Joe Ibbem and tributes to members who died, including Mrs. A. Frazey and Mrs. Ed Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
P. H. Hoth
Peter Fisher
W. A. Stallman
Joe
A. Allard
L. T. Gobbie
A. Frazey
Ed Young
Elizabeth Ireland
Ella Clark
Alice Castell
Gobbie
Ladies Aid of
The
English Lutheran Church
H. G. Wisecarver
J. E. Johnson
J. A. Huglin
C. J. Johnson
Fairfield Institutes Food Saving Order for Meats and Wheat
Fairfield and Jefferson county begin meatless Tuesdays and wheatless Wednesdays enactment starts February 5 requiring all dealers to comply. Community leaders urge citizens to report suspected hoarding and urge customers not to pressure dealers to break the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Food Committee
W. G. Spaulding
McKenney
Messrs. McKenney and Spaulding
Spaulding
the Daily Journal
Miss Amy Beers Leaves Monday for Ellis Island
Miss Amy Beers superintendent of Jefferson County hospital and head of the nurses corps Unit A will report to Ellis Island for service. She will be joined by Miss Marle Wright assistant superintendent at the Washington hospital and they depart Monday afternoon for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Beers
Jefferson County Hospital
Corps of Hospital
Ellis Island
Miss Beers
Marle Wright
Washington Hospital
New York
Blanche Culbertson
Miss Norris
Worrell
West Point
Elks Hall
Mixes Wright
Red Cross
Power to Manage Farm Sparks Residence Claim
S A Power disputes a Keo Sauqua Republican notice claiming he will change his residence. Power plans to manage his father's farm near Pulaski with a man living on site. The notice suggested Scott Power of Fairfield would return to the Power home after years in Fairfield and service in Jefferson county's 36th General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
Scott Power
Fairfield
al Power
Pulaski
Ife
Jefferson County
General Assembly
Des Moines Photographer Sues Landlord Over Frigid Studio
C F Townsend of Des Moines files a $2,000 damage suit against his landlord and Kresge Co claiming women left his studio due to no heat. Townsend says he installed stoves to heat the studio and a dressmaking class was forced to close. Townsend and Mrs. Claude Horton recently returned from Caen, Iowa, to attend a family illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. F. Townsend
Kresge Company
Townsend
Local couples wed and society notes filed in Haviland area
Byron J. Hadley and Celia Hoskins were quietly married at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev. Anspach officiating. They will reside in Haviland. A Ladies Aid meeting, annual officers elected, and social activities at Catholic and Lutheran churches are reported along with a surprise birthday gathering for Harry Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron J. Hadley
Haviland
Kan
Celia,Hoskins
Pleasant Plain
A. H. Anspach
Gilbert Hoskins
Local Briefs From Jefferson County And Surrounding Areas
Mrs. R. T. McClain visits Beckwith. Frank Daggett travels to Frem ont for revival meetings with A K Harper. Exemption board moves to third floor for Monday morning exams. Emma Connell visits Davenport. Lon and Jennie Connell visit with Buchers. John Briggs of Lockridge visits on business. Julia Dempsey visits Beckwith. Vanilla Smith friend. E J Clinkinbeard and wife travel to Chicago for auto show with Frank Ricksher. Miss Anna Tygert visits Batavia friends. Ernest Banja welcomed a baby boy. Cecil Johnson visits Rock Island. Jennie Coop improves at Webb school. Dora Gumm to Rock Island for ill daughter Curley Bush. T Y Larson visits parents on East Adams. Oscar Sherman of Four Corners in city on business. Arthur Julian visits parents. teaches at Burlington high school. Genevieve Ferrell of Libertyville en route to Ottumwa. S. T. Wood of Liverpool, cattle expert, directs Holstein-Friesian sales. heads to Waterloo for Galloway and Messer sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. McClain
Beckwith
Frank Daggett
Fremont
A. K. Harper
Jefferson County Exemption Board
Court House
Emma Connell
Davenport
Lon Connell
Peter Bucher
John Briggs
Lockridge
Julia Dempsey
Vanilla Smith
E. J. Clinkinbeard
Chicago
Frank Ricksher
Anna Tygert
Batavia
Ernest Banja
Cecil Johnson
Rock Island
Jennie Coop
Lafe Coop
East Hempstead Street
Webb
Dora Gumm
Curley Bush
T. Y. Larson
Camp Dodge
Oscar Larson
East Adams Street
Oscar Sherman
Four Corners
Class One Men Up For Examination
The draft board lists class one men scheduled for physical exams next week. Tuesday January 29 includes names such as Milton M. Vernon Ernest C. Fuqua and many others. Wednesday January 30 lists additional registrants for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton M. Vernon
Ernest C. Fuqua
Anthony E. Turner
Pearl E. Loy
Jas. A. Downey
Clarence F. Gorman
Chester Webber
W. M. Banta
Ray I. McWhirter
Oscar F. Anderson
Victor Wicksell
August Blunk
Dallas Fleagle
Archibald Stevens
C. H. Green
Roscoe D. Williams
Edw. Woods
Herman Bogner
Clarence Reigheld
Claud R. McKean
Glen C. Knous
R. Snook
Roscoe G. Horton
Chas. M. Cline
Hardin Farmer
Earl F Thomas
Ralph Jacobs
Harry Quick
Ernest Jacobs
Russell Collins
Chas, E. Wheatley
Harry H. Thornberry
Raymond C. Murphy
O. W. Whittmer
Harry E. Vanausdels
Robt, Knee
Clay D. Chapins
Carl O. Leafgren
J. R. Hupp
Chas, W. Fellinger
Cecil E. Johnson
A. L. Davis
Anthony L. Sapella
B. M. Popejoy
Peter Shumanski, Jr
J. B. Ebert
Carl E. Amrine
K E. G. Linder
Thos. A. Carter
Lorenzo Heston
Raymond M. Ireland
Frank Heston
Geo. A. Elder
Carl Hopkirk
Art C. Heller
Ray Scovel
Paul F. Simons
Ray Despain
L. A. Walker
Wesley Teeter
Roscoe CC
Savery
Jas. T. Stewart
T. 8
Roland
M. R. Gobble
Clarence Barger
Albert Anderson
L . C. Ball, Jr
Jno. L. Wolverston
Clarence Tibbs
Jos
Alex Drish
Leroy de Shong
Glen Grant
David Campbell
E.R. Dallmer
Sam R. Farmer
KR. E. Greber
Morris A. Laisner
Leo O'Neil
Earl C. Wright
Verl C. Buchanan
R.D. Buchanan
D. J. Cable
Wm. G. Knight
G. Metcalf
Harold J. Voorhies
Glenn D. McKee
Jno
Dempsey Knocks Out Smith in Racine Match
Jack Dempsey the Pacific coast heavyweight scored a first round knockout of Homer Smith in Racine Wisconsin as part of a ten round scheduled bout. Dempsey had been pursuing a match with Jess Willard in recent outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Smith
Racine
Wis
Jack Dempsey
Pacific Coast
Joss Willard
Homer Smith
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