Rantieland Next Club Meets Thursday May 9
The Rantieland Next Community Club holds a meeting on Thursday May 9. The agenda includes planning a local event and discussing community projects. Members are urged to attend at the usual town hall venue.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
3
Social notes from local visitors and residents
Local brief highlights show Mr and Mrs O J Simons returning from Oakdale Iowa visits. Daphine Sherman and Claribel Beardsley guests of Mrs Clyde Norris on South Street. Several residents travel for business and visits to Ottumwa Des Moines Chicago and Washington. Prof Vartanian of Parsons College naturalizes. Armenian origin noted. Cedar township ladies meeting rescheduled to this evening at Mrs John Keller. Rev H A Anspach attends conference in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphine Sherman
Claribel Beardsley
Birmingham
Clyde Norris
South
Verne Spiers
Marjorie
Irvin Spiers
John Spier
Washington
R. O. Sherrick
Libertyville
Wallace Campbell
Baby
Douds
Daisy Sample
Stockport
Katherine Brown
Chicago
Harry Lloyd
Brighton
V. A. Vartanian
Parsons College
Geo. M. Ball
Vartanian
Talas
Caesarea
Asia Minor
Mehemed V
Jos
Valentine
Greenfield
Iowa
Roy Hartman
Robert
C. C. Risk
Aurora
Ethel Dougherty
John Hammes
Oskaloosa
Sam Glotfelty
County Line
Cedar Township
John Keller
H. A. Anspach
Waterloo
Funeral Services for A W Taylor Held Tuesday
Alfred W. Taylor's funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at five from his South Second Street home. Rev W R Keesey delivered a brief sermon, Dr H A Mosser offered prayer, and Misses Margaret White and Fern Young sang. Attendants carried the casket to Evergreen Cemetery with a business men escort. city business houses were closed for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Taylor
South Second Street
W. R. Keesey
H. A. Mosser
Margaret White
Fern Young
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Taylor
Gertrude
Fairfield
Taylor Lot
Corn Planting Tips From Farm Bureau Department
The Farm Bureau urges delaying planting if corn seed is in test until results are complete. Set planters shallow to favor sprout growth, stir soil to warm quickly, and use bind plowing then cross harrowing to control weeds. Contact County Agent for seed shortage lists and return seed if testing shows underperforming advertised percentages.
War Brides Impress Fairfield Audiences At Local Theater
The film War Brides evokes strong reactions with Nazimova in her screen debut. The drama avoids battle scenes, focusing on wartime suffering of women at home. Joan defies authorities, is imprisoned, escapes, and leads mourning villagers to confront the king about war. The production plays its final showing tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faifield
Fairfield
Joan
Nazimova
Fairfield Band Postpones Concert To Next Week
Owing to no seats in the park, business men ask the Fairfield Iowa Band to postpone the concert. It will be held Thursday evening of next week after park commissioners place seats in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Iowa Band
Ark Commissioners
Banquet donors asked to bring gifts to the Armory
Notice requests that persons who made donations for the Red Cross banquet deliver them to the Armory on Thursday May 5th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Beekeeping Short Course Planned at Ames Bay
A one week Short Course in beekeeping will run at Ames Bay from the 13th to the 18th with lecturers including prominent beekeepers some managing up to 500 colonies. War Poultry Committee meetings were rescheduled due to Gov. Harding’s Fairfield visit with sessions May 10 11 at Lockridge Fairfield Armory Batavia School Liberville and other locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Bay
Harding
Fairfield
War Poultry Committee
Lockrdige
Fairfield Armory
Batavia
Librtyville
Peters
Gauze Shop Reports April Dressings Total 10683
The Gauze Shop shipped 10683 surgical dressings in April with 3421 from Libertyville and 1893 from Packwood. 5369 dressings were locally produced in eleven open days by 340 workers. A new schedule proposes mornings only from 9 to 12 to maximize output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Packwood
Statement of account requested for Journal Printing Co patrons
All those holding accounts against the Journal Printing Company or either of the members of the firm are requested to submit statement of account. Journal Printing Co. B. J. Taylor Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Journal Printing Company
Center Township GOP Holds Called Meeting for Officers
A called Republican party meeting for Center township is scheduled Saturday at eight o'clock to elect township officers. The event will determine leadership for the local party chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Cnter Township
Center Township
Card of Thanks and Hero at the Orpheum
Acknowledgments express gratitude for kindness during illness and death of a mother from Lelia L. Lamberson and Lucile L. Lamberson. Also mentions a Conscientious Objector who died heroically and is to be seen at the Orpheum tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Tribute to Alfred W. Taylor by Daily Journal staff
Daily Journal employees express deep appreciation for Alfred W. Taylor as a friend and employer. They note his generous guidance and genial presence and say his memory will remain with them even after his passing. An orphan named Sara O'Brien and Turner, former employees, sign the notice. FOR SALE Film ash or maple parking trees offered by phone 220.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Taylor
Daily Journal
Sara O'Brien
Turner
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Foster
Mrs. O. J. Simons
Oakdale
Hugh Bennett
Ottnumwa
Busiiness
Mollie Liblin
Ottumwa
Leonard Carlson
Lockridge
Grace Mehler
New London
Dr. Hayden
West Broadway
Grant Lindsay
Camp Dodge
George Anderson
Salina
Des Moines
Navy
Grat Lakes
G. D. McGaw
Burlington
A. W. Taylor
Farm Bureau Department
Lelia L. Lamberson
Lucile L. Lamberson
C. FE. Anderson
Fast Broadway
Lon H. Israel
Pence’s
North Fourth Street
Montgomery
Gaumer Bros
Unkrich’s Dry Goods Store
Fairfield, Iowa
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
Stortz and
Taglauer
Fairfield Agents
C. G. Nelson and Son
Ottumwa, Iowa
Hamburger
J. Engel
Scheffel’s
Music
James Hughes
T. W. Grant
North Main
Grey Kid
Itary Boots
Svennen Esse
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