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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1917
Page
8
The Christian church revival tonight features a sermon on Four Gates To Hell with the orchestra assisting in music. Mr. Saxton returns to lead the service of song and baptisms will be held at the close.
The weather man forecasts nice days as protracted meetings at Bethesda end Sunday. Rev Apfel is well liked. Ladies Aid plans a Thanksgiving supper and Country Store in the church basement. Mr and Mrs J E Prince and two sons visited Charles Hisel in Center township. Elmer Johnson and wife welcome a baby boy. Invest in the Great Army Y M C A with a $100 pledge.
Local ads list various items for sale or trade. Hoosier kitchen cabinet and oil heater, calf and hog sales, Studebaker trade, Round Oak heater, kitchen cabinet, woven rug, Jersey hog, farm in Arkansas, two modern houses, Rhode Island Red cockerels, and rental or sale of houses with contact numbers. Many entries include phone numbers and names.
Wanted an experienced farm hand married man with no children husbandry duties and room and board provided. Also a housekeeper actress A Jo Hudson advertised at corner Van Buren and Sixth Street. Wanted an experienced clothing and shoe salesman with $90 per month and advancement potential Golden Rule Mercantile Co Dillon Mont.
Multiple rental notices list houses and rooms near the square. 583 and 567 advertise seven room homes with proximity to the square. 581 offers four furnished rooms. 551 presents a modern seven room house with new furnace in a good neighborhood. Contact numbers or names provided.
Strayed brown faced ewe from pasture about Nov 9. Finder notify G. Salts at 8 8903. A small savings bank purse with money lost between Iowa State Bank and Howard's Business College. Return to Journal office. Also seeking a rubber bound porch matting strip lost the night before Halloween. Call 3256.
Miss Marie Anderson spent Sunday with friends in Burlington. Edward Sharpe of Glendale is in the city on business. Mrs A V Coleson returned here after learning of her sister in law’s death in Venona. Fred Malnix resigned at Davis grocery for a position at the Hub. Frances Russell of Libertyville visited today. Mr and Mrs MacDavis of Donnelly Minn visiting Ed Glotfelty. Mr and Mrs R B Louden Sr returned from St Louis. Charles Fellinger spent Sunday in Burlington. Martin Bush back from Kent. Frank Pacha of East Pleasant Plain city visitor. Rev FE Gayle goes to Holbrook for a wedding. Carrie Jones returns to Cantrill after visiting Cochran home. Marriage licenses issued John A Kosman and Agnes Pacha. L E Whitney motored to Keosauqua to visit relatives. Mark Whitney returns to Keosauqua via Fairfield. Atty Finley of Mt Pleasant was in city on business. C W Hodgen leaves for Kansas City with family. Mrs Hodgen and sons visit Brighton and Washington before joining him. Mrs S J Morris returns from Mt Pleasant after days with her son.
A YMCA message urges maintaining home ties for boys in camp, emphasizing support from families and communities to sustain youth during camp programs.
Men and women over 18 in Fairfield and nearby areas are invited to qualify for examinations for various government jobs. C. E. Burbridge will interview at the Leggett Hotel on Wednesday November 14 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Positions include Meat Inspectors Prison Guards post office customs revenue and more. Minors must be accompanied by a parent.
Citizen plea asking locals to notify Rev. L. BE. Kuhns about clothing donations for the needy. Shoes are in high demand and residents are urged to provide footwear. Call 37638 to arrange pickup or drop off.
The YMCA outreach wins over boys with friendly guidance and well trained young men who know how to connect, build trust, and steer them toward positive paths.
Harold Lockwood, Metro star, leads in the wonderplay Under Handicap at the Orpheum tomorrow. Born in Newark New Jersey to a horse breeder, he shifted from dry goods to vaudeville and silent drama, rising through Mary Pickford and Marguerite Clark to Metro where his notable titles include The Hidden Spring and The Haunted Pajamas.
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