Words of praise for Leggett and McKenney anniversary
Prominent lawyers express regret at missing the 40th anniversary banquet for Leggett and McKenney. Letters from C. M. McElroy, J. Seerley, W. A. Work, Judge Mitchell, and others praise the firm’s integrity, professional strength, and contribution to Iowa legal ethics.
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Leggett & McKenney
Messrs .Leggett & McKenney
C. M. McElroy
Minneapolis
Leggett & McMenrey
Burke
C. J. Wilson
Washington
Charley Leggett
Jake McKem
John J. Seerley
Burlington
Iowa
W. A. Work
Ottumwa
Charles BD. Leggett
Jacob S. McKenney
J. C. Mitchell
W. R. Lewis
Montezuma
Letter From Raymond Wilson Enlists in Navy at Portsmouth
A grandson writes from Portsmouth New Hampshire in April 1917 describing naval training on an island camp near the Atlantic. He notes two submarines and a battleship sighted, upcoming patrol boats, good meals, and plans to learn the navy, hoping to avoid drafted service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Wilson
Raymond Wilson
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Fairfield
Atlantic Ocean
Great Lakes
Navy
O. K
Raymond E. Wilson
Fairfield High Junior Play Nets 125 for Red Cross
The Fairfield High School Junior Class raised 125 for the Red Cross with a successful Junior Night. A two act play Whiskers featured a wedding plot with ten cast members and musical interludes by the junior girls and quartets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NETS
RED Cross
Fairfield High School
Fairfield Red Cross Society
Bartlett
America
I Love
You
Lillian Hansen
Vera Parks
Inez Hoffman
Grace Young
Esther Haworth
Helen Jenks
Murphys
Columbia
Harry Roberts
Frank Baker
Herman Reitvelt
Robert Conlee
Carroll Bradshaw
Paul Lamson
Ralph Brown
Williams Cuddy
Willard Vernon
Zaida Wisecarver
Lucile Carlson
Esther Carman
Edla Harreld
Arie Zeigler
Erma Culp
Edna Barr
Rhoda Henry
Florence Peebler
Mildred Stever
Alice Booker
Anna
Russian government may be overthrown shows tense Petrograd crisis
In Petrograd May 5 the council of workingmen and soldiers delegates passed a vote of confidence in the government by 2,500 delegates with a 35 vote majority. Provisional government led by Prince Lvov holds the upper hand as radicals demand concessions threatening organized rule. German troops shift from the eastern front to landwehr divisions as unrest grows.
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Petrogad
Russia
Eastern Front
Landstrum
Landwehr
Local Citizens Subscribing for the Liberty Loan
Fairfield shows strong patriotism as O F Fryer of the Iowa State Bank lists early subscribers including William Louden Hiram Heaton Co J Fulton J P Starr Frank Rick sher O F Fryer C A Herring Gaines Bros Lewis Bros M W Roth Geo W Ball J S NeKemey C D Leggett C W Green W L Hague Geo Banfield C W Wade C P Hague and urges others to subscribe promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Liberty Loan
O. F. Fryer
Iowa State Bank
William Louden
Hiram Heaton
J. Fulton
J. P. Starr
Frank Ricksher
C. A. Herring
Gaines Bros
Lewis Bros
M. W. Roth
William Despain Dies Noted Citizen
William Despain is critically ill at his West Jefferson street home with death hourly expected. All of his children have been summoned to his bedside.
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William Despain
West Jefferson Street
Allies Need Food and Coal Report by Hoover in Washington
Herbert Hoover arrives to present a comprehensive report on Allied food shortages and coal needs as a basis for directing American shipments. England and Italy face serious shortages while France, though better, lacks coal. report also covers northern European neutral states.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Council of National Defense
England
Italy
France
Hoover
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J. A.evitt
Oskaloosa
Jefferson County
United States
WM. Despain
Spence-Dill Auto CO
Liberty Distributors
West Broadway
Victor
Fairfield Theater
Harry Carey
the Drifter
Francis Ford
Pearl White
Pearl OF the Army
Pathe News Weekly
Matt
Jeff
A. V. Frazey
Verle Frazey
A. V. Frazey & Son
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
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