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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1917
Page
7
The Bethel A M E church choir will perform at the church Friday evening at eight. Community members visiting, sales reports, and illness updates fill the rest of this personal column including visits from Mrs. Macy and Mrs. Caviness, and notes on recent travels and illnesses.
Local society notes describe a Lutheran class gathering at the Woelhaf home with Miss Pauline Woelhaf Mrs Chas Gaumer and Miss Anna Benson as hosts. A ten‑woman indoor picnic is planned at Miss Mary Louise Kerrick’s home with Agnes Buchanan of Des Moines attending. Hawkeye Rebekah Lodge meets with initiation and program on the agenda. Health Club plans a meeting at Mrs Roundtree’s on West Washington Street to decide on important business. The Elzevirs of Parsons College report includes talks on preparedness suffrage history and votes for women with songs by Elizabeth Bock and Edna Ogden and a draft by Mrs Roscoe Thomas and Mrs James Montgomery. Westminster Guild cancels this week and resumes in two weeks at Mrs Joe Ball’s home. Mrs John Stephenson hosts the Fancy Work Circle and Mrs George W Yarrington hosts the Rosary Society of St Mary’s on East Burlington Street. James T Sterling of Des Moines visits A V Frazey. University of Iowa women’s league endorses self-government for campus girls.
The Fairfield Theater announces a Buffalo Bill screening or performance upcoming soon. Event details and showtime information are expected to be released by the venue.
By virtue of a special execution from the District Court of Iowa Jefferson County the real estate of G S Ginstead E N Grinstead and Mary B Gilly is to be sold. The property is Lots 9 and 10 in Black 18 Henn Williams & Companys Addition Fairfield. The sale is set for April 7 1917 at 2 00 pm at the courthouse front door Fairfield Iowa. The debt totals 5028 19 1 100 and costs 99 70 100 with accruing costs.
Company M under Capt. W. C. Smith prepares to leave Fairfield on short notice. Gaumer's Orchestra will play free at a farewell dance at the Armory as the unit packs equipment for transfer to the railway. Orders from Chicago pending, celebrations include a gift of a large American flag presented to the soldiers by Mrs. Orpha Turner.
The Iowa Wesleyan Glee Club will present a concert at the Methodist church on Thursday evening March 29. Admission is 25 cents. 439
Notice from Mayor D F Spratt designates April 2 1917 as the start of general clean-up week urging residents to stack tin cans and rubbish for easy collection by city crews.
Wesleyan Glee Club will give a concert Thursday evening March 29 at the Methodist church. Admission is 25 cents. 439
The Treasurer's office will stay open until nine p m each evening from Monday March 26 to Saturday March 31 to accommodate taxpayers.
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