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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1916

Page

2

Iowa troops endure long hike and camp life near Point Isabel

A Brownsville letter details Iowa Army Company M units marching twenty seven miles toward the Gulf coast, camping on prairie, hunting ducks by night, and weather hardships. Camp moves, unit changes, and promotions follow as soldiers return to home camp for rest while officers and families adapt to dusty conditions and new duties.

Iowa Commission Iowa Suan Mughes Wilson Co. M Gulf Coast Point Isabel Texas Isabel Lowa Conlee Longwell Fairfield Ettire Crafl Tap Sargeant Fleagle Sergt Simmons Tap Sargeant

One Building Lot Left Near the Square

FOR SALE have but one choice building lot left. Only three blocks from the square See me at once if interested. 905 DR. HAGUE.

The Market of Vain Desire Sermon at Fairfield Theater

A sermon titled The Market of Vain Desire is shown at Fairfield Theater tonight at 8 15 o clock. The message invites attendees to reflect on consumer temptation in a dramatic presentation.

Fairfield Theater

Vision of Christ and a Real Worker for God

Saturday night London Machinery Co. workers gather at the Baptist church at 7 10 for a march to the tabernacle. Sunday events include a 2 00 children’s meeting and a 10 30 morning service with a 2 80 women’s session by Miss Speer. Mr Peacock speaks on Chickens Come Home to Roost at 2 30 for men. Evening tabernacle service at 7 30 for all.

London Machinery Co Baptist Church Tabernacle Miss Speer

Evangelistic Meetings Draw Large Fairfield Attendance

An evangelistic party held at Mrs. Harry Ball’s home and at Fairfield Grove and Mitten Factory drew large crowds. Employees, many women and girls, filled sessions with prayer, testimony, and song. Delegations from London and other factories plan to attend, while the Presbyterian and Parsons College crowds added spirited enthusiasm. The speaker urged Christians to see the vision of Christ and to dedicate themselves to God, warning against trusting hearsay over personal conviction.

Harry Ball West Madison Street Worth Peacock Fairfield Grove and Mitten London Fairfield Presbyterian Church Hight Parsons College College Desoreetion Ea Y Gosper Tabernacle Evangelist Acts Paul Christ Lord God Jesus

Former Parsons Student Honored As Western Slope Teachers Leader

Robert A. Ross, a former Parsons student and current Fruitvale school principal in Grand Junction Colorado, was elected president of the West Slope Teachers association. Grand Junction was chosen unanimously as next year’s convention site, reflecting the group’s influence in high and grade school affairs in the region.

Robert A. Ross West Slope Teachers’ Association Ross Parsons Fruitvale Grand Junction Colorado

Students Rally for Wesleyan Game

At a booster meeting the football squad pledged to win the game with Carthage. Students planned pep outfits including arm bands and skull caps for Wesleyan day. Glen Peebler of ’16 spoke in chapel and led the crowd in spirited songs.

Carthage Eoers Glen Peebler Wesleyan

Fragmentary quotation references McKinley and Christ talk

A newspaper fragment quotes a speaker mentioning William McKinley and recalls a drunken lawyer who said for twenty five years the only person who talked to him about Jesus Christ. The text continues on page three.

Christ William McKinley Jesus Christ

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