Local Briefs Highlight City Visitors and Activities
Batavia resident Mrs. Peter Nelson visited the city yesterday. Harold McCarty of Stockport joins First National Bank. Mrs. William Hufstedler ill at home East Hempstead. Multiple locals and visitors named, including Miss Mable Gantz and Mrs. Frank Gantz of Brookville. Glen Peasley underwent an operation in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Nelson
Batavia
Harold McCarty
Stockport
First National Bank
William Hufstedler
East Hempstead Street
Mable Gantz
Frank Gantz
Brookville
Miss Haight Presents Recital With Violinist and Reader
Miss Marjorie Haight, Parsons Conservatory graduate, appears in recital at Barhydt tonight at eight. She is assisted by Mrs. Helen George, reader, and Robert Israel, violinist, with a program including Mendelssohn Deep River and The Cry of Rachel, Desert Songs and Nocturnes, plus selections from Trehome and Allitsen. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Haight
Parsons Conservatory In
Barhydt
Haight
Helen George
Robert Israel
Elijah
Burleigh
the Cross
Si Evans
Harriet Ware
Slater
Essen Smith
Rachel
Salter
W. C. T. U War Aid for Iowa Army Hospital
Fairfield W C T U branch underway with new war service line to furnish Des Moines Fort hospital. Government hospital to 3500 beds. volunteers to provide electric fans, stationery, food, napkins, linens, service bags, pillows and more. meeting at Mrs Eastons on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Army Hospital
Old Fort Des Moines
Louis Easton
Iowa
Iowa Sets Pace for War Savings Stamp Drive
Des Moines May 14 Iowa aims to lead the war savings stamp campaign Treasury requests a one week extension through May 18 to boost county and city chairmen quotas Post office sales for the week ending May 11 show 36 941 72 dollars a strong rise from 610 872 62 the prior week Banks reports pending could push totals higher than any prior week since the drive began
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Treasury Department
Kind of Men Signed Against Sunday Shows
A list names many Fairfield residents opposed to Sunday shows, with Prof A W Crane and others. The piece notes hundreds of citizens signed, including factory and laboring men, urging protection of home and family. It promises to publish more citizen statements about Fairfield's moral reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
A. W. Crane
J. C. Thorne
J. S. MecKenney
L. O. Gaines
M. W. Roth
Pres Montgomery W M. Hufstedler
J. M. Hammer
Jos. Ricksher
O. F. Fryer
R. J. Wilson
C. W. Wade
L. E Clinkenbeard
A. McEl- M. D. Rodabaughderry
N. C. Anstead C. M. Graham
Ray Kirkpat
J. P. Starr Rick W. H. George
L. E. Gordon
F. Simmons
Amos Foot
J. W. Bean
Fred McClainwell Brown
S A. Power
Frank Crail
J Fulton
John F. Loehr
Fairfield
Fairfield Sundays Show Days Debate Sparks Moral Down Grade
City discussion argues that expanding Fairfield Sundays to show days marks the start of a moral down grade affecting every citizen. The dialogue centers on cultural impact and public responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Fourteen More Stars On County's Flag
In Fairfield Iowa fourteen county men were inducted into military service with a farewell at the courthouse and a reception at the Burlington station. James T. Stewart Clarence Barger Laurence J. Droz L. C. Ball Jr. John L. Wolverton Clarence Tibbs Jasper Lee David B. Cassat Glen Gott Carl C. Bradshaw Roy De Long David Campbell Edwin D. Howard Alexander S. Drish and others marched to the station for transportation to Jefferson Barracks St. Louis. The next group departs May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell
Fairfield Iowa
Court House
Burlington
James T. Stewart
Clarence Barger
Laurence J. Droz
L. C. Ball
John L. Wolverton
Clarence Tibbs
Red Cross Benefit Dance Planned at Elk’s Hall
The CN Society notes a Red Cross benefit dance at Elk’s hall on Friday night May 17 inviting attendees with a small admission fee. Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist church met in Philathea room with a District convention report and refreshments. Health club to meet at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Mrs. Kate McClain’s North Court street home. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Elk’s Hall
Queen Esther
Methodist Church
The
Home Missionary Society
Health Club
Kate McClain
North Court Street
Pres Montgomery on Destroying Sunday Law
The piece urges keeping the Sabbath holy to serve country and God, invoking General Haig and the wartime need for moral guidance. It questions allowing Sunday pleasures and money making that would erode moral safeguards, urging families and communities to uphold church and spiritual instruction in a time of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haig
Fairfield
God
Money t' Loan an Improved City Property choma and Thoma
A fragmented listing notes a loan or sale of improved city property involving parties named choma and Thoma at address 809. Details are sparse due to OCR garble but indicates a financial transaction or property arrangement in an urban area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choma & Thoma
Libertyville Resident Henry Huffman Dies After Illness
Henry Huffman a Libertyville resident aged about eighty three died yesterday at his daughter's home Mrs Gillert Hill after months of illness with several diseases He was blind for years and survived by six children Ed K Huffman Joe Huffman Frank Huffman John Huffman Mrs Lewis McCleary and Mrs Gilbert Hill Funeral services will be held tomorrow at two from the Hill home led by Rev E W Stodghill with burial in Fell cemetery A community sale for Red Cross Y M C A and war work will be held Thursday evening May 16 at Upper Richwoods schoolhouse Buchannan township No 1 to aid the effort Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walljasper
West Point
David Lambert
Batavia
H.d.minster
Elizabeth Olinger
Lockridge
Ben Durfee
Meriden
New Jersey
Henry Huffman
Libertyville
Gillert Hill
Mr. Huffman
Hill
Ed. K. Huffman
Joe Huffman
Libertyvlle
Frank Huffman
Birmingham
John Huffman
Hutchinson
Kansas
Lewis McCleary
Gilbert Hill
Huffman
I. O. O. F. Lodge
E. W. Stodghill
Fell Cemetery
Upper Richwoods
Buchanan Township
No. 1
Red Cross
Show Night Spending Sparks Candid Advice
A local columnist quips that any man who cannot spend enough during six show nights should not be urged to attempt a seventh, highlighting public theater fineries and social expectations.
Linoleum Sold Fast in Five Days Admits Looming Shortage
A newspaper ad reports that a prior promotion boosted linoleum sales in five days, exceeding three weeks of prior activity. It warns stock will not last and urges quick orders, noting July mill delivery pricing at 89 cents per square yard and claiming good designs and quality.
Inlaid Linoleum Offers at Low Price per Yard
A Newark furniture dealer advertises 2 yard wide inlaid linoleum with durable patterns. Emphasizes high quality at $1.25 per square yard and invites comparisons to prove value against prior stock bought before price rises.
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Hantieland
Margaret Phillipps
Eldon
Jane Locke
Glen Peasley
Chariton
Earnest Peasley
Ottumwa Hospital
James Brown
Leota
Glen
Frank Farrow
Pierce
Farson
Mt. Pleasant
J. O. Way
Valley Junction
Clifford Way
O. E. Kirby
Centerville
Lisa Lamberson
Averill Hammer
Hot Springs
South Dakota
Battle Mountain Sanitarium
Emma Morgan
Muskato
Kan
Hugh Bennett
Ida
Elsie Turner
G. H. Frasher
Muscatine
Derby
Jefferson County Hospital
Anna Kumm
Richland
Ted
Robert Kocher
Chicago
C. E. Hanshaw
Perle Parsons
H. D. Minster
Edna
Brighton
P. A. Howard
Washington
C. E. Keltner
W. G. Parsons
Miller Parsons
Douds
KE. A. Long
Brooklyn
Pamela Montgomery
Alva Cornell
Bird Montgomery
Pleasant Plain
Miss Haight
Pierne Robert Israel
Hawley
PRG
Mario Skene
Ads Grant Schaefer
Allitsen
France
Trehome
War Hospital
CN Society
Montomery
Oxford
C. FE. Anderson
Gaumer Bros
Fairfield Theater
Derwent Hall Caine
Deemster
Hall Caine
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
Stortz and
Taglauer
Fairfield Agents
C. G. Nelson and Son
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ei. MelLaughilin Company
Axminster
H.P. McLaughlin Company
East Side Square
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