Personal visits and society notes at regional town
Local residents attend funerals and meetings with many names listed. The Batavia schools ex-superintendent D B Heller spent Saturday in town while Ray Longwell’s funeral drew Longwell and Griffith from Weldon, Iowa, and numerous visitors from nearby communities to the area. An upcoming Historical Society meeting at the Public Library was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Heller
Batavia
the Historical Society
Public Library
Local News Briefs From The Journal
Local items report movers to Crow Rock Montana buyers of land Messrs John and Frank Mrogzewski plan new home Miss Ethel Roth visited Ottumwa Leland Lessenger attended Ray Longwell funeral at Mt Pleasant Bay boy born to Mr and Mrs William H Faulkner at Jefferson County Hospital Deputy Randall back from Des Moines Anna Sappenfiel returns to Davenport Henry Alston Sanford Zeigler and SS Crane back from Florida Ball and Mowery to Des Moines for legislature sessions Fred and Forrest Bennett travel Ottumwa for Longwell funeral Ina Farmer visits near Bernhart Mabel Sandiland arrives from Emerson to visit Batavia trip Charles Brown and Claire Monson go to Batavia for friends Found an automobile crank owner to claim at Journal office 337 W Wanted five room house to rent modern preferred by William F Schaefer 405 West Burlington 338
Recital by Parsons College Conservatory Students in Barhydt Chapel
A Barhydt Chapel recital by vocal department students of Parsons College Conservatory of Music is set for Tuesday evening March 6 at eight o clock. The program includes works by various composers and performances by Lorraine Sellin Anna Humphrey Margot White and Fern Young among others with titles such as Indian Love Lyrics The Temple Bells Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind and Clang of the Forge.
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Parsons’ College Conservatory of Music
Barhydt Chapel
Crews Wright
You
Cook Lorraine Sellin
Marjorie Haight
Sargeant
Ward Conventions Tonight in Fairfield Nominate Mayoral Slates
Citizens meet to nominate candidates for Mayor Treasurer and Assessor on the Citizens Ticket March 6 1917 at 7 30 p m in the Court Room Court House Ward meetings scheduled March 5 1917 at 7 30 p m to nominate Councilmen in each ward First Ward at Court House Second Ward at New Chicago Cafe Third Ward at City Hall Fourth Ward Basement of Library Signed H A Hoopes First Ward C H Doughty Fourth Ward citizen committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
New Bandmaster Coming to Fairfield Iowa Band
Prof Tabbert of Parsons Kansas will arrive Wednesday and meet the Fairfield band that evening to discuss becoming leader. He is highly recommended as a musician and band leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabbert
Parsons
Kansas
City
Fairfield Iowa
The Victoria Cross at the Orpheum Tomorrow
Lou Tellegen appears at the Orpheum tomorrow in The Victoria Cross, a screen adaptation of Paul Potter’s story of the Sepoy mutiny, in the Lasky production The Victory of Conscience.
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Lou Tellegen
Lasky
Orpheum
Paul Potter
Margaret Turnbull
Fine program by Sunday School Orchestra under Prof Schmidt
The Christian church Sunday School Orchestra presented a highly praised program last night under Prof L Schmidt. The concert featured a vocal duet by Mrs Clyde Reed and Miss Kathryn Black, a cornet solo by Chester Hyde, and a cornet and saxophone duet by Chester Hyde and Harvey Gaumer.
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The
Christian Church
Prof. L. Schmidt
Clyde Reed
Kathryn Black
Chester Hyde
Harvey Gaumer
Card of Thanks for Ray Longwell and loyal Company M
The Longwell and Barnett families thank friends for kindness during illness and death of Ray Longwell. Gratitude expressed for loyalty from Company M and for floral offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Longwell
Company M
Wm. Longwell
A. Barnett
Big oil steamer aground near Newport Rhode Island
On March 5 the steamer Louisiana of a Texas company ran aground on Winter Quarter shoal off Newport Rhode Island. The vessel sent distress calls to a local radio station, but the signals faded and could not be clearly identified.
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Newport, R. I
Louisiana
The
Texas Company
Winter Quarter Shoal
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Fentireland
Longwell
George Longwell
G. G. Griffith
Weldon
Iowa
T. C. Longwell
Moline, IL
J. H. Ray
Fairview, Ill
Licurgus Gudgel of
Galesburg, Ill
Mrs
R. J. Gudgel
R. E. Lepper
Richland
J. T. Titus
Galesburg, Il
James Hammon
Carrie
Cad Spielman
Brighton
Bernice Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Carl Davis
Platte City
Neb
H. C. Havis
W. C. Gordon
Grace of
Newton
L. E. Gordon
Clara M. Bone
Harold Peden
St. Paul, Minn
Ada Muliea
Bernice
Creston
Ott B. Messer
Oskaloosa
Louis Messer
Ellen Roach
Pleasant Plain
W. A. Spiers
Blakesburg
Phillip Sauer, Jr
Wilson Thomas
Central City, Neb
J. T. Davies
Q. L. Macy
Perlee
Helen Hammon
Brooklyn
Wm. Kann of
Gus Schillerstrom
Ralph Hoskins
Messrs
John and
Frank Mrogewski
Crow Rock
Montana
Ethel Roth
Ottumwa
Leland Lessenger
Mt. Pleasant
William H. Faulkner
Jefferson County Hospital
M. SS. Randall
Des Moines
Anna Sappenfiel
Davenport
Henry Alston
Sanford Zeigler
8S.S. Crane
Florida
George W. Ball
FP. Mowery
Fred and
Forrest Bennett
Ina Farmer
Bernhart
Mabel Sandiland
Emerson
Parsons College
Charles Brown
Claire Monson
Journal
William F. Schaefer
West
Burlington
Conservatory
Regital
Anna Humphrey
Woodforde
Dorel
John Miller Clang
the Forge
Rodney Song of
Hybralis
Cretan
Elliott John Gates
Lbe
Fern Young
Ning
Court House
Second Ward
New Chicago
Third Ward
City Hall
Fourth Ward
H. A. Hoopes
John F. Loehr
Charles Linn
C. H. Doughty
Hannah—Holgate
Masonic Temple
Fairfield Business College
Junkin Block
South Main Street
Maryland
Black Diamond
Gaumer Bros
Brunswick Phonograph
Gossard
J.C. Thorne & Son
Clara Kimball Young
William A. Brady
Jesse L. Lasky
Low
B. A. Rolfe
Ethel Barrymore
Helena Ritchie
Margaret Deland
William Fox
George Walsh
Island of
Desire
Daniel Frohman
Frank McIntyre
Mutual Film Corp
Mary Miles Minter
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