Local Gossip And Notices From West Broadway Area
Miss Polly Baugher is quite ill at her West Broadway home. Several residents travel for visits to Washington Chicago Des Moines and Camp Dodge. A baby boy was born February 26 at the hospital to Mr and Mrs Ralph Moyer. Community meetings include George Strong Post 21 G A R at the courthouse and the Board of Supervisors monthly session. Minor illnesses and travels mark the day with measures at schools and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Baugher
West Broadway
Henry Lee
Washington
Ralph Moyer
Emma Kahl
Marion Fulton
Selma
Harry Fulton
Albert Larson
Lockridge
D. C
Brighton
George Banfield
Chicago
Samuel Dimond
Ted Kocher
Batavia
Rosella Jewett
Stockport
Victor J. O’brien
Des Moines
George Strong Post
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Ministerial Association
Methodist Church
H. A. Bell
Preemont
Claude Graham
East Adams Street
John O'Neill, Jr
Catherine and
Earl
Edina
John O'Neil Sr
West Hempstead Street
David Roth
Hedrick
Phillip Sauer, Jr
Blakesburg
Camp Dodge
Ralph Johnson
White Rose Camp
Eldon
Armina Lambert
W. L. Lambert
Ollie
Hattie Minster
Margaret Gist
Mt. Pleasant
H. A. Anspach
Milton Graham
J. D. Bates
Jerry Bates
Salina
College Addition Not a Center of Local Lawlessness
Residents of the Parsons College Addition deny being a hub of crime. They note that among the first four hog theft suspects, only one lived in the College Addition while the others hailed from elsewhere in Fairfield. Local citizens insist the area is industrious and law abiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons College Addition
Fairfield
College Addition
Soldier Troy Bell Writes From Texas Aviation Field
A letter from Troy E. Bell, an Iowa air service member at Fort Worth, Texas, describes travel from Camp Custer to Camp Everman and Field No. 2. He notes cold nights, green fields, tents, white buildings with red roofs, and trains through Michigan Iowa Missouri and Kansas. He mentions Royal Flying Corps personnel, Canadian officers, and asks for mail at Camp Everman Fort Worth Texas.
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Ida Mintoyne
Troy E. Bell
Aviation Service
Fort Worth
Texas
Camp Custer
Michigan
Eldon
Iowa
Fairfield
Trenton
Wichita
Kansas
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Co. M
New York
Minneapolis
Minn
Eld No. 2
Royal Flying Corps
Camp Everman
273D Aero Squadron
Individual Patriotism to Be Card Indexed in Iowa
Des Moines reports C H McNider Mason City district director announces a state wide card index for every Iowa resident. The card will record patriotism and war bond support plus Red Cross drives including name occupation residence nationality and financial status. It aims to guide the Liberty Loan campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Red Cross
C. H. McNider
Mason City
Federal Reserve District
First Henry County Boy Gives Life to His Country
Henry county mourns Private Benjamin H. Johnson of Rome, Company I, 48th Infantry. He died of pneumonia at a Portsmouth Virginia hospital after enlisting in 1918. Aged 21, he is survived by his father and three sisters. his body will be brought to Rome for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County
Benjamin H. Johnson
48Th Infantry
Rome
Flo
Portsmouth
Johnson
Burlington
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Norfolk
State Oratorical Contest Won By Lady Contestant
Miss Dewey Deal of Buena Vista College won first place in the State Oratorical Contest at Morningside College Sioux City becoming the first woman to win the event. Dwight Krumholtz of Parsons College failed to place in the top three as eight colleges competed, including Parsons Upper Iowa Cornell Simpson Lenox Ellsworth and Morningside with Morningside taking second and Upper Iowa third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Deal
Buena Vista College
Morningside College
Sioux City
Miss Deal
Dwight Krumholtz
Parsons College
Morningside
Upper Iowa
Parsons
Cornell
Simpson
Lenox
Ellsworth
Orpheum Presents Jewell's Band For Monday Attraction
Special added attraction at The Orpheum features Jewell's Band performing Monday. The program promises lively music and a full-night showcase drawing local theatergoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Jewell
George Walsh Stars in The Pride of New York at the Orpheum
George Walsh headlines the Orpheum program on Monday in The Pride of New York. The production features Walsh in a leading role and showcases period-era entertainment at the theater venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walsh
New York
Orpheum
Horse Sale At Gilbert Feed Barn On March Sixth
A public auction advertises a horse sale at Gilbert Feed Barn on Wednesday March 6 led by A. C. Wisecarver. Buyers are invited for farm stock and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Feed Barn
A. C. Wisecarver
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Aviation Field
John Buchanan, W. A. Elder
W. H. Pence Mach. CO
Battery Department
Meyer Shoe Store
Dence
Main Street
Gilbert
W. A. Elder
J. M. McKain
South Third Street
He Fairfield Theater
World Film Corp
Alice Brady
Russia
Gordon
J. Engel
Scheffel’s
Music
James Hughes
Gaumer Bros
Keltner
J.w.olivers«Son
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
the Home Outfitters
J.C. Bradshaw Furniture Co
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