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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1917

Page

7

Snow White at Orpheum Tomorrow

Snow White arrives at the Orpheum with a dramatic tale of jealousy and magic. Brangomar the queen plots against the motherless princess while Snow White seeks safety with seven dwarfs as a hunter and the king’s son intersect their fate. Continuous matinees 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. and evening shows.

Snow White Mary-Jane Hex Mary- Jane Brangomar Florimond Berthold Little Bird

Residents and visitors noted in local roundup

Mrs H C Cooper returns to Brighton after visiting son Glenn Cooper in this city. Thomas Mulenix goes home to Chicago after visiting his brothers John H and A B Mulenix. Mrs Avery Horton back in Brighton after a city visit. Ruth Gavin ill with quinsy at Mina Hadley home near Richland. Samuel F Boldesier and Margaret Armer obtain marriage licenses in Brighton and Salem. Ed Gilbert on petit jury in Ottumwa. Mrs Laura Chilcott goes to Davenport for business. Mrs Donald McGiffin of Washington DC joins husband in town. County Treasurer R H Spence ill at home. Louis T Chapins returns from Ottumwa after Federal grand jury service. Margaret Bowermaster and family report child ill on South Fifth. Mrs W S Utterback back in Oskaloosa after visit with W E Richardson. Agnes Ravtery and Aileene Keefe of Keokuk visiting Mrs K E Ullrich. Pauline Connell and Dorothy Adams ill at home. Mr and Mrs Charles Strah return to Ft Madison after visit with Albert Sharpe. Ross McCarty ill with measles on East Lowe. Osia Mannhardt very ill at aunt Mrs G C Kientz’s East Adams. Oscar Larson and family visit Ottumwa. Mrs Edgar Ingham of Brighton a guest at Jesse Daggett’s. William Heaton of Ottumwa in the city. Mt. Pleasant basketball team, winner of the southeast Iowa Tournament, leaves for Ames to contest the state championship. City Board of Education of Mt. Pleasant to pay team and coach expenses to Ames. Competing teams listed: Ft. Dodge, Iowa City, Mt. Pleasant, Sioux City, Indianola, Nashua, Marshalltown, Council Bluffs.

Mt. Pleasant

Landowner Lapses While Wandering to Springfield

Lee Spooner a wealthy land owner and lawyer in Blue Mound Illinois, in a mentally ill state, walked to Springfield in the night and collapsed upon entering a hospital. He has suffered illness for ten years.

Blue Mound Ill Lee Spooner Springfield

Former anti officer gives suffrage speech in New York

Mrs. J. B. Montgomery of Portland Oregon, former vice president of the Oregon Anti-Suffrage Association, described her conversion after seeing a washerwoman study voting bills while washing. She cited the educational impact of the ballot on women and recalled Margaret Flynn’s change of heart after visiting her children.

Oregon anti-Suffrage Associaten Cosmopolitan Club New York City J. B. Montgomery Portland Oregon Oregon Association Margaret Flynn Iowa

Munro Denies Promising City Appointments

A statement from Ralph H. Munro declares he has made no promises of City appointments to any office if elected and will not make such promises.

Ralph H. Munro

Classified Ads Drive Breaks for a Worker

A single instance shows personal influence securing a good position for a worker, contrasting with the usual outcome driven by classified advertising. The remark notes rarity of such successes and highlights ad-driven hiring norms.

Times

High School Debate Examines Philippine Protectorate Question

Fairfield High and Keokuk High debate Friday night at eight in the local auditorium on whether the United States should establish a protectorate in the Philippine Islands. Keokuk argues for the affirmative with John McManus Thomas Pond and Woolson Huiskamp. Fairfield presents the negative with John Bartlett Carroll Bradshaw and Otty Eckey urging the opposing view.

Fairfield High School Keokuk High School United States Philippine Islands Keokuk John McManus Thomas Pond Woolson Huiskamp Fairfield John Bartlett Carroll Bradshaw Otty Eckey

Houseboat duel leaves one wounded in Indiana

Terre Haute reports William Tryon white and Aleck Canthorn Jr. Negro living in house boats on the Wabash river exchanged shotgun fire. Canthorn hospitalized with chest and head shot. Tryon wounded but not seriously. Canthorn expected to recover. incident tied to local life on the river.

Terre Haute Ind William Tryon Aleck Canthorn Jr Wabash River Canthorn Tryon Cawthorn

Also Mentioned on This Page

Orpheum Lady Jane Fontireland H. C. Cooper Brighton Glenn Cooper Thomas Mulenix Chicago, Ill John H A. B. Mulenix Avery Horton Ruth Gavin Mina Hadley Richland Samuel F. Boldesier Margaret Armer Salem Gilbert Ottumwa Petit Jury Laura Chilcott Davenport Donald McGiffin Washington, D. C Chicago Kewanee, I R. H. Spence Louis T. Chapins Federal Grand Jury Margaret Bowermaster Mrs Bert Bowermaster South Fifth Street W. S. Utterback Oskaloosa W. E. Richardson North Third Street Agnes Ravtery Aileene Keefe K. E. Ullrich Pauline Connell Lon Connell The City Dorothy Adams Silvan Adams West Kirkwood Street Charles Strah Ft. Madison Albert Sharpe Ross McCarty East Lowe Street Osia Mannhardt Oscar Larson Edgar Ingham Jesse Daggett William Heatons ANTI J. C. Thorne & Son DER Caas Richardson Ons Bt Malyed Ink CO Wi Bate Foucetsis Armand Gaumier Bros Jewelry Brunswick Phonograph Fairfield Steam Laundry Fairfield Theater Helen Holmes the Cumberlands William S. Hart Mount Baldy Golden State Mack Sennett J. W. Oliver & Son
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