Shower baths for children at Chateau des Halles hospital
The Chateau des Halles near Lyons, once a private country home built by Mangini, now serves as a Red Cross children’s hospital. Since the war, Evian’s influx of displaced families has grown, and the chateau’s transformation includes isolated wards, a large play room, and child friendly bathrooms with low wash basins and shower baths to comfort undernourished and distressed youngsters.
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Lyons
Les Hulles
Chateau Des Halles
Red Cross
Mangini
Riviera
France
Evian
Switzerland
Dally Anca
Reid Cross
Chauteau Des Hatles
Pollus
Red Cross Drive Promoted With British Officer Appeal
A Jeffer son county Red Cross drive opened at the Armory with Capt Frank Edwards of the Royal Fusiliers delivering a stirring appeal. He urged sacrifice, detailing wartime hardships and the need for broad participation from both landowners and townsfolk.
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Red Cross
Jefferson County
Armory
A. G. Jordan
R. H. Polly
Social notes and club events greet May in town
Embroidery club hosts at Mrs Mae McClain on North Court Street while Mrs Frank Ricksher chairs Westminster Guild at 2 30 pm on South Main. A Red Cross sale and program are planned at Buchanan School No 6 Friday May 17. Yeoman lodge promotes May as ladies month with new member drive led by captains Anna Mae Gentry and Zella Fuqua. Forum society closes its year with Rome themed program and a Grecian dance on the college campus. A call to service echoes across America with patriotic appeal and a note on the Orpheum honor system tonight.
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Red Cross
America
England
Frank Edwards
Edwards
Royal Fusileers
Iowa
Capt. Edwards
Hull
Yorkshire
France
Belgium
Serbia
Frank Ricksher
Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
South Main Street
Yeoman Lodge
Anna Mae Gentry
Zella Fuqua
Florence Sargent
Hattie Minster
Josephine Montgomery
Scott
Rome
Margaret Simmons
Beer and whiskey seized from automobile on square
City Officer Fry Copeland took a substantial amount of beer and whiskey from a car on the square last evening around eight. The owner identified himself as Charles Johnson of Sigourney. About three cases of beer and six quarts of whiskey will be kept for the owner in Squire D B Wilson's office awaiting a later hearing.
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Fry Copeland
Charles Johnson
Sigourney
Squire D. B. Wilson
Borrowed horse killed by train near Libertyville
Last evening a gray driving mare owned by Louis McCleary of Libertyville was taken from a courthouse hitch rack. Sheriff Shan Campbell tracked the buggy and harness to the Samuel Stewart place, while the unhitched horse wandered onto the C. R. I. & P. right of way and was struck by a train.
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Louis McCleary
Libertyville
Court House
Shan Campbell
Samuel Stewart
Fairfield and Jefferson County Men Enlist in Navy
Fairfield and Jefferson county men enlist in the United States Navy. Young men from Fairfield have joined at Burlington recruiting station and are stationed at Great Lakes or awaiting call. Names listed include Roscoe W. McCleary Batavia Paul Treon Fairfield George F. Anderson Fairfield Clifford O. Dice Fairfield Leslie J. Pumroy Fairfield John M. Keesey Fairfield Robt. L. Larson Fairfield Mark M. Schaefer Fairfield.
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Fairfield
Jefferson County
United States Navy
Burlington
Great Lakes Training School
Roscoe W. McCleary
Batavia
Paul Treon
George F. Anderson
Clifford O. Dice
Leslie J. Pumroy
John M. Keesey
Robt
L. Larson
Mark M. Schaefer
Red Cross Sale and Picnic at Atwood Farm
The Red Cross holds a sale and picnic next Wednesday afternoon May 22 at the Atwood pasture four miles south of Fairfield on the Birmingham road. A pony sheep billy goat ducks chickens grain and other farm products will be sold. A program and amusements are planned with refreshments. Proceeds benefit the Red Cross.
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Atwood Pasture
Fairfield
Birmingham Road
The
Red Cross
Presbyterian church ladies announce supper this Thursday
The Ladies of the Presbyterian Church will serve a supper on Thursday evening from six to eight o'clock at the church. Supper price is 35 cents.
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the Presbyterian Church
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the Daily Journal
Lund Journal Printing CO. Publishers
South Court Street
Dean Taylor
W. Taylor
General Petain
Eek
Mae McClain
North Court Street
Buchanan School
Beckwith
Veille
Des Moines
Royal Flying Corps
Orpheum Tonugibt
Jeffer County
NAVY
Atwood Farm
C. K
C. E. Anderson
Wsisa
Pynena Porch
Vador
H. P. McLaughlin CO
Good Furniture
East Side Square
Uatet
Roth & CO
Roth
Frank
Kerrick
Licen
Tribune
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