Personal notices from Fairfield and nearby towns
Local residents and visitors listed include George Estes Packwood. Mrs. Axline ill at home. Mrs. Rankin visiting grandson in Stronghurst Ill. Clarence Webber attending Ray Longwell funeral in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Shinn Birmingham. James Smythe Burlington on business. Ada Mulaca and Bernice Creston visiting the Goddard home. Lucile Lamberson recovering at home. Henry Pickard East Pleasant Plain visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Waters and Mildred Mt. Pleasant visiting. Ira Oats Columbus Junction visiting son Ruben Oats. Carl Frieberg Birmingham in the city. Miss Mary Gorman Bernhart visiting. Wm. Eaton Ottumwa on business. Eastern Stars banquet tickets available March 3 5 p m from Mrs. Drummond or Mrs. Lucas. Mrs. Charles Armstrong pneumonia in Jefferson County hospital. W. E. Smith Ottumwa visiting. Paul Koenig ill with mumps North B street. Mrs. George Ross Unionville visiting. Lucy and Helen Cielsiels ky attending Joseph Viera funeral at Pleasant Plain. public dance planned Fraternal Aid Hall. Sixteen new Ford cars passed Fairfield to Centerville Chicago to Centerville. railway shipping delays blamed. Ottumwa Fairfield double header basketball game canceled due to smallpox.
Mawson Expedition Films Impress At Barhydt Chapel
Sir Douglas Mawson moving pictures shown last night cover Antarctic life filmed during the Mawson expedition. Six reels reveal animal and bird life filmed far beyond inhabited areas, presenting a unique subject with strong interest for viewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Douglas Mawson
Chemung Sinks After Submarine Torpedo Off Spain
Captain John L. Duffy and 273 others escaped the sinking French liner Chemung in the Med off the Spanish coast after an Austrian submarine fired a torpedo. The flag remained flying as the crew abandoned ship in small boats and were temporarily towed toward shore before the submarine cut the tow and disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John L. Duffy
Rochambeau
Chemung
Mediterranean
Spain
Archangel
Dulty
Jacobsen
Salvadore Giner
Death of Frank W. Campbell Prominent City Resident
Frank W. Campbell died this morning at his home 207 North Street after a five day illness. He was 81, born February 6, 1836 in Illinois, and long-time resident of Jefferson County. Survived by wife Mary Jane Lemmon (d. 1915), children Ada Kirkpatrick, Della Ramsey, John Campbell, Ed. Campbell, two brothers, and one sister. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Campbell
North Street
Mr. Campbell
William Campbell
Ilinois
Jefferson County
Farfield
Marrieg
Mary Jane Lemmon
Ada Kirkpatrick
Corad, Neb
Della Ramsey
Fairfield
John Campbell
Richland
Ed. Campbell
George B. Campbell
Gothenberg
Neb
B. R. Campbell
Scotts Bluffs
O. J. Ristine
Personal notices from Ottumwa area residents
George Allen returned home from Ft. Madison after a visit with relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Don Teal returned from Ames where they attended the county engineers convention. Mrs Margaret Gilchrist is very ill at her East Adams street home. Mr and Mrs Louis Kafka and children of Pleasant Plain visited friends. E M Smith of Packwood visited with Mrs Charles Jordan of Ottumwa and her mother. Mr and Mrs Charles Stine of Ottumwa will visit with Mr and Mrs Ray Loehr for the K of P banquet tonight. D C Reynolds is visiting his family in the city. I D Downey returned to Strathmore Penn after being called by the death of his brother in law F P Sears. Mr and Mrs Vern Speer are moving from near Birmingham to the W B D Shirk farm north of the city. Harold Stevens of St Paul Minn is a guest of Allen Jewett. Mrs J E Unkrieh of Lockridge has moved to 204 West Jefferson street. Mrs J R Mkeseli, ill on East Washington street, is able to sit up. Miss Helen Lessenger returned to Des Moines after visiting Mrs George Q Loesch. Mervyn Laughlin of Batavia spent the day here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. Downey
Strathmore
Penn
F. P. Sears
J. R.mkeseli
East Washington Street
Funeral of Ray Longwell Held on Sunday
The funeral for Ray Longwell will be Sunday at the First Methodist church at 2:00 PM with Rev. W. R. Keesey presiding. Interment is in Evergreen cemetery with a firing squad of Company M Iowa National Guard providing military honors. Longwell, born August 5 1887 in Douglas, son of William and (Mrs.) Longwell, married Hilda Bowman of Monmouth Illinois and left two children Ruth and Robert. He joined Company M for border service and later became the first to enlist for federal service. He leaves a brother J S Longwell of Hopkins Florida and sister Mrs S A Burnett of Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Longwell
First Methodist Church
W. R. Keesey
Evergreen Cemetery
Company M
Iowa National Guard
Longwell
Iowa Guard
Stillwell
Oklahoma
Federal Service
Mr. Longwell
Douglas, Sr
William Longwell
Fairfield
Hilda Bow
Monmouth
Ruth
Robert
Pekin
J. Longwell
Hopkins
Florida
S. A. Burnett
Parsons athlete Hedricks to return after illness
John Hedricks a popular Parsons athlete has been home sick with tonsillitis and will soon return to school. Sylvester Barnett plans to go home this evening to Centerville to receive the Masonic degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hedricks
Parsons
Sylvester Barnett
Centerville
Found a Sum on South Fourth Street
A sum of money was found on South Fourth Street on Thursday and the owner may claim it at the Journal office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fourth Street
Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
George FE. Estes of
Packwood
John Axline
South Sixth Street
Elizabeth Rankin
Stronghurst
Ill
Louis Cavins
Clarence Webber
Galesburg, Ill
George Shinn
Birmingham
James D. Smythe
Burligton
Ada Mulaca
Bernice
Creston
S. E. Goddard
West
Briggs Street
Lucile Lamberson
Henry Pickard
East Pleasant Plain
Mrs. Waters
Miss Mildred
Mt. Pleasant
Ira Oats
Columbus
Reuben Oats
Carl Frieberg
City
Mary Gorman
Bernhart
Wm. Eaton
Ottumwa
Legger House
O. M. Drummond
Frank N. Lucas
Charles Armstrong
Jefferson County Hospital
W. E. Smith
Paul Koenig
North B Street
George Ross
Unionville
Hayden
West Broadway
Lucy
Helen Cielsielsky
Pleasant Plain
Joseph Viera
Fraternal Aid Hall
Ford
Chicago
Fairfield High School
Mawson Moving Pictures
Barhydt Chapel
Antartics
Mawson
Duffy
East One Hundred and Sixty-third Street
George Allen
Ft. Madison
Don Teal
Ames
County Engineers
Margaret Gilchrist
East Adams Street
Louis Kafka
E. M. Smith of
Charles Jordan
Charles Stine
Ray Loehr
K. of P
Vern Speer
W. BD. Shirk Farm
Harold Stevens
St. Paul, Minn
Allen Jewett
J. E. Unkrieh
Lockridge
Jefferson Street
Helen Lessenger
Des Moines
George Q. Loesch
Mervyn Laughlin
Batavia
College
the Square
Ward Lumber Yard
Stubbs
J. C. Bradshaw Furniture CO
Gaumer Bros
Brunswick Phonograph
Orpheum Orchestra
Jesse L. Lasky
Marie Doro
Charles Dicken
Oliver Twist
Robert Conness and
Mabel Trunnelle In
Phillip Strong
Gairfield Theater
Thomas H. Ince
Frank Keenan
Margaret Thompson
Kentucky
Fay Tincher
Keystone
Jack Holt and
Francis Ford
Mr. Vampire
Gale Henry and
William Franey
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