Local News Notes From Batavia and Surrounding Areas
Local items report visits by Mrs Laura Harper in Batavia, Mrs Jessie Winn in the city, and Carl Edmonds welcoming a baby girl. Several residents travel for business, enlistment exams, or hospital visits, including Earl Kirkhart and Carl Meyer. A horse theft, arm injury, and hog stealing case are noted along with school enrollment and a Parsons college play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Edmonds
Packwood
Carl Meyer
Ottumwa
Nellie Scovel
East
Burlington Street
Luther Heston
Libertyville
Thomas Dwyer
Lincoln School
Neal Robinson
Wichita
Kansas
Amarillo
Tex
X. Nady, Jr
Jefferson County Hospital
Louis McCleary
Shan Campbell
Eldora
Eli Ankrom
District Meeting and Sunday School Convention Schedule
The Free Methodist church opens district meeting with Rev. D. C. Eddy tonight at eight. Sunday School convention starts tomorrow at 9:30 with sessions at 2:99 and 8:00. Saturday conference begins 9:30 with afternoon and evening services. Sunday features love feast, sermons, and multiple expert talks and discussions on Sunday School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Methodist Church
D. C. Eddy
F. C. Behner
Charles Dyer
F A Mayfield
Lloyd Nicklin
May Festival at Parson College with Queen of May
High school girls directed by Miss Bethune Smith plan a May Fete on Saturday May 18 at 4 30 on the Parson College campus. The event features a forest court, dances, solos, and ensembles including Eula Harreld and Hattie Stewart with a public invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Harreld
Hunston House
England
Japan
Hattie Stewart
Cence Pinot Ies
Polens Ck
America
Queen’s
Pareons College
Wallace Reid Stars in Rimrock Jones at Orpheum Tomorrow
Wallace Reid, famed Western star, brings Rimrock Jones to the Orpheum Theatre tomorrow. The film follows Rimrock, pursued by Andrew McBain who uses a forged law to claim Rimrock’s mine and even attempts to steal another. Mary Fortune aids Rimrock in a thrilling, realistic photoplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Reid
Paramount
Music Mountain
Orpheum Theater
Jane Coolidge
Donald Crisp
Rimrock Jones
Andrew McBain
Rimrock
Fairfield Golf Club Yearly Program With Patriotic Ties
The Fairfield Golf Club outlines a season of contests with patriotic themes and nominal prizes. Entries support the Red Cross as players pay small entrance fees for most tournaments, with schedules listing sunsets, picnics, forums, and dances led by club chairmen and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Golf Club
Red Cross
Sap
Alice B. Booker
Ed Hunt
Illinois-Iawa Golf Association
Burlington
R. P. Thoma
C. H. Heer
F. N. Lucas
Joe L. Ball
General Picniec
R. B Louden, Jr
J. H. Montgomery
Professor Larson Tapped by Portland Seed Co for Seed Selection Help
J F E Larson known as seed and crop expert joins Portland Seed Co to advise farmers and gardeners on seed selection planting cultivation and harvesting. Former Polk County Agriculturalist and Oregon Agricultural College extension leader brings Iowa farm roots and Dakota editorial experience. He plans rural visits and mail inquiries to assist Pacific Northwest farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Gazette-Times
Corvallis
Oregon
Fairfield
J. F E. Larson
John Larson
South of Town
J. E. Larson
Portland Seed Co
Larson
Polk County
Oregon Agricultural College
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Orange Judd
Dakotas
Li Rson
Iowa
Pacific Northwest
Rural Eighth Grade Graduates at Fairfield High School
Rural Highth Grade commence ment exercises will be held in Fairfield High School auditorium on Saturday May 25 at 2 o clock. Parents and friends are invited with no admission charge. The list includes Mabel Ancel Edith Anderson Wilson Atwood Charles Bates Ava Bennett Weldy Black Verl Blair Myrtle Bennett Ross Boon Alice Brannon Albert Buchanan Agnes Bucher Lucile Burke Bernard Castell Edna Chidester James Clark Jr Irene Clossen Mervin Coleson Ethel Craft Lucinda Curray Cyril Davisson Wilma Droz Alice Du Vall Leonia Edwards Willis Ferguson Ethel Fulton Gladys Fulton Mildred Fulton Eunice Gilbert Russell Gillett Mary Gonterman Walter Gow Lester Graf Leslie Harlan Ada Hickenbottom Edna Hinkle Glen Hisel Elsie Holmes Gladys Horton Heinth Hudgel Max Jacobs Alice Johnson Dorothy Jones Clifford Kiger Florence Kiger Rena Kyle Howard Larson Anna Leu Ethel Lindeen Alfred Longerbone Ocie Longerbone Bertha McCarty Florence McCormick Ora McDonald William Millane Leonard Monson Teresa Murphy Flora Myers Ices Parks Edna Pattison Theodore Pech Robert Rider Gladys Sage Mildred Sandell Kathryn Schrack Eva Schrack Leonard Scovel Allie Shaffer Leo Secelton Glenn Sherman Ella Snook Helen Stiles Russell Taylor Gladys Teeter Alice Trommer John Trommer Orin Ward Harold West Virginia Witkoski Barbara Zeigler Gouldbourn Heald Opal Clossen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield High School
Mabel Ancel
Edith Anderson
Wilson Atwood
Charles Bates
Ava Bennett
Weldy Black
Verl Blair
Myrtle Bennett
Ross Boon
Alice Brannon
Albert Buchanan
Agnes Bucher
Lucile Burke
Bernard Castell
Edna Chidester
James Clark, Jr
Irene Clossen
Mervin Coleson
Ethel Craft
Lucinda Curray
Cyril Davisson
Wilma Droz
Alice du Vall
Leonia Edwards
Willis Ferguson
Ethel Fulton
Gladys Fulton
Mildred Fulton
Eunice Gilbert
Russell Gillett
Mary Gonterman
Walter Gow
Lester Graf
Leslie Harlan
Ada Hickenbottom
Edna Hinkle
Glen Hisel
The Deemster Delights Fairfield Theater Crowd
A large audience witnessed The Deemster at Fairfield Theater and praised it as one of the era’s best motion pictures here. The film plays for the last time today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deemster
Fairfield Theater
Fairfield
Danish Coast Mined Between Thisted and Skaw
London reports Danish coast between Thisted and the Skaw has been mined according to received informatier. The alert notes danger to shipping and possible coast guard actions.
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London
Informatier
Prussian diet passes amended franchise bill
Amsterdam May 16. The franchise bill with one vote per man removed passed third reading in the Prussian diet. The Poles, social democrats and progressives voted against. The house adjourned until June 4.
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Amsterdam
Social Democraals
Germans Expect Victory in 1925 War Outlook
A U S army officer returning from France reports German soldiers do not expect to win the war before the United States enters. The evidence was presented to the War Department in Washington on May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
France
Executor's sale of household goods from Kellogg estate
The executor of Mary A. Kellogg's estate will auction household goods at the residence of George T. Stever one block west of the square's southwest corner on Saturday May 15 at 2 00 p.m. 40 Wm L Long executor. Special Feature The Honor System at the Orpheum tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Kellogg
George T. Stever
Wm. L. Long
Ladies of the Presbyterian Church Host Thursday Supper
The Ladies of the Presbyterian Church will serve supper at the church Thursday evening from six to eight. Proceeds support church programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Presbyterian Church
New Citizens Against Sunday Shows in Fairfield
Fairfield residents unite against Sunday shows citing moral concerns and school quality. Local families from diverse towns express opposition to weekend performances and emphasize their move to Fairfield for better education.
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NEW Citizens
The Honor System Featured At Orpheum Tonight
The Orpheum screens a special feature titled The Honor System tonight. Local patrons are invited to attend and enjoy the program presented as part of the venue's current lineup.
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Laura Harper
Batavia
Jessie Winn
J. W. Rawson
City
Earl Kirkhart of
Ysterday
Ray Maxwell
John Fry
James Parrett
Ottuma
Levi Peasley
Glen
Isabel Wearr
Mt Pleasant
Randall Hutton
Orrin Smith
Olive Leech
No. 3
Locust Grove
Daily Journal
Journal
Esther Ahlin
Parsons College
Gaum
A. Smith
Abingdon
Roy Emry
Des Moines
Emry
E. M. Miller
Chicago
Miller
Blanche Guthrie
Bernie Clinkinbeard
Irene Utterson
L. EF. Kuhne
David Lampert
Mrs
Hattie Minster
Jefferson Barracks
F.C. Behner
L. C. Robbins
J. C. Vallandingham
Morton Dyer
Golf Club
Orpheum
J. T Rodgers
M. E. Jewell
Fairfield Becuse
Otturawy
Levi Bray
The
Gaumer Bros
Derwent Hall Caine
Alma Hanlon
Unkrich’s
Unkrich’s Dry Goods Store
East Side Square
Fairfield, Iowa
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Stortz and
Taglauer
Fairfield Agents
Co. G. Nelson and Son
Ottumwa, Iowa
Cauti
Rae
Og Keay
Navy
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