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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
2
Fairfield may host a new ammunition train company under Col. Holstein plans. Ex-Sergeant John Crail would lead if secured, with about fifteen volunteers ready to join. Applicants contact Sergeant Crail at Erickson's restaurant.
Fairfield citizens are invited to assemble at the Court House at 7 15 for a parade led by the city band. The march includes a loop around the public square with short speeches by locals urging vigorous support for the college and Parsons campaign efforts.
The Blue Bird Club met at Miss Marjory Wilson's East Briggs home on Tuesday. Edna Schlief and Bertha Seals er plan to host Friday's Girls' Club event at the Schlief residence on West Grimes. The Non Seista Bible Class will gather Friday at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Malnix for the regular monthly social. Mr and Mrs Phillip Lang, longtime Ottumwa bakers, host a birthday dinner for the 80th anniversary at 324 West Second Street with relatives from Burlington and Fairfield. The White Rose Club members visited Mrs. J J Young and Mrs. Ed Miller on South Fourth Street for contests and refreshments. Royal Neighbors discussed sending dish towels and washcloths to Co. M for soldiers in Ottumwa.
Verl Nelson, charged with robbery, was turned over to H. G. McLean of Fairfield by Judge Swartz. The boy confessed to taking $2.50 from Jake Miller and $52 in the robbery but, as a first offense, received parole to McLean.
About 8,300 officers and men of the state guard have transferred to federal control and await orders to depart for Deming New Mexico. More than 6,000 additional guardsmen remain ready at home stations for muster into federal service with an August 1 expectation.
The article argues trustees kept debt to meet rising state requirements and higher college standards, insisting Parsons College must maintain its A class rank. It states debt arose from legal and philanthropic duties, with endowments and gifts paying the gap, and invites the public to a church social with refreshments tomorrow evening.
Friends of Parsons College pledge 15000 dollars to match new subscriptions for the Bible department. Any single citizen or trio of citizens in Fairfield or Jefferson County can contribute a like amount, adding to the 100000 dollar fundraising goal. The offer is for a limited time and aims to rally local support through R Ames Montgomery.
Ottumwa July 19 A $40000 personal injury suit was filed in federal court by I T Wisecarver of Fairfield against the Pennsylvania railroad company. He alleges severe injuries to head shoulders back spine and arms when a train jerked and stopped about midnight March 29 1917 near Fort Wayne Indiana while he rode as part of a horse shipment from Fairfield to Bowling Green Ohio. The case is set for trial in October term.
A dining room job is advertised at The Leggett. Also a 971 Big Chicken Pie Dinner will be held at A. M. Ek. Church on Thursday evening from five to eight o'clock with proceeds likely supporting church activities.
A social will be held on the Lutheran church lawn tomorrow evening with ice cream, homemade cake, and coffee served to the public.
Mary Pickford appears at the Orpheum tomorrow with admission 10 and 15 cents. An ice cream social follows on the Lutheran church lawn featuring ice cream home made cake and coffee. the public is invited.
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