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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1919
Page
3
Names and hometowns appear as residents and visitors join city events. Many short mentions cover travel between Lockridge Oelwein Packwood Ottumwa Mt Pleasant New London Washington Burlington Davenport Chicago and Colorado with hospital adenoids operation and YMC A service history noted.
Nellie Mawine Howard born September 3 1917 died May 19 1919 after a week's pneumonia illness following whooping cough at home of parents Mr and Mrs Earl Howard. Survived by three brothers Gerald Cleve Paul and sister Elizabeth. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Behrens and Rev Stodghill. interment Fell Cemetery.
A big Yeomen gathering is set for next Saturday in Fairfield with over a hundred candidates. About seventy five from Fairfield and visitors from Ottumwa Batavia and Eldon lodges will join. The Des Moines Castle team will exemplify the secret work at the Armory. The public may view the fancy floor drills, followed by initiatory exercises and a banquet in the Orpheum building. Dancing will follow at the Armory.
Mrs. Elizabeth Flaid died yesterday morning at her daughter's home after a year of ill health from dropsy. Short services will be held at 10 30 from the Jericho residence conducted by Rev H A Anspach. The remains go to Mt Pleasant for 230 p m funeral at the Jericho home and burial in the local cemetery.
The Rural Eighth Grade commencement will be held in the high school auditorium on Saturday June 7 at 2 p m Prof Wilbur Bender of Des Moines will deliver the commencement address The list of graduates includes Lora Leota Alfred Cecil Black George Blair Catherine Bucher Caroline Bureker Margery M Burr Lawrence Bush Iola M Chapins Beatrice E Coop Anna Garlson Avis Couser Dolliver Davis Leona Davison Ruby Despain Florence Crish Elsie Ehrhardt Margaret Fulton Mildred Gardner Ralph Gilbert Ferne Godwin Luella Goehring Florence Grimes Florence Groves Beulah Hagan Dot Harreld Carl Hoch Elizabeth Humphrey Paul Jenks Pearl Johnson Khristina Johnson D W Jones Eugene Kaska Orlo Krumboltz Doris Longerbone Floyd J Lynn Catherine Manning Burkit Massey Stella McCleary Clifford Messer James Millane Ina Myers Irene Myers Leonard Myers Roy Nelson Gladys Newlyn Mary Odlum Luella Ogden Wilbur Ogden Leatha Ornduff Vernie Peebler
Fairfield Camp Modern Woodmen will hold its annual memorial services next Sunday afternoon. Members will meet at the F A U hall at 2:00 p m and proceed to Evergreen cemetery. Consul Harry Barley urges full attendance as a sacred duty and asks members to bring flowers for themselves and extras for those unable to provide.
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