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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
7
Brief notes list residents and guests visiting the city from Lockridge Indianola Batavia Pleasant Plain Brighton Batavia and Ottumwa. It notes trips to Chicago Flint and Des Moines, a hospital patient recovering at home, and a few residents en route or returning from travel and family visits.
Mt Pleasant July 5 from over thirty applicants six men selected to represent Iowa Wesleyan at the Provisional Training Camp for undergraduates to be held at Ft Lehridan Inl July 18 to Sept 16 under faculty supervision. Named are Richard Whitney Mt Pleasant Reece Green Mt Pleasant Wesley Kettlekamp Muscatine Vaughn Long Hedrick Laurence Hagle Mt Pleasant Reuben Vennell Centerville Alternates Francis Longneck er Burlington Clisifford Buck Mt Pleasant Wallace Carpenter Mt Pleasant.
At Camp Dodge in Iowa three African American privates were hanged in full view of the 88th division for criminally assaulting a 17 year old girl on May 24. Nelson Johnson Stanley Tramble and Fred Allen died at 9 05 a m with bodies to be buried here if unclaimed.
The undersigned announce they will close all places of business on Sundays starting July 14 and close at 6:00 p.m. on weekdays except Saturday. No sales or mechanic labor will occur on Sundays or after 6 p.m. on weekdays. Listed are W. H. Pence Machine Shop Broadway Garage Hannah Clinkinbeard Auto Co Star Auto Company Cohagan Atherton.
A request asks the boy who took Gladys Bail ey's lawn mower to return it. The note references Pence's Machine Shop on Wednesday and urges action to retrieve the item.
The My America Club will present the play Somewhere in France at 8:30 p m Wednesday evening in Cross Lanes church. Refreshments will be served after the play. Proceeds will go to purchase Red Cross materials.
City Clerk Paul Coleson announces warrants 5388 for 590 dollars and 6391 for 370.80 dollars issued June 1915 to James C. Clow and Son. Please present for payment as interest stops July 5 1978. John Sexton Co. grocer agent A Merich 204 South Main street phone 1566.
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