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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1917
Page
7
Ottumwa sees visitors from Ottumwa and Brighton while residents travel for visits and work. Notables include ex Birmingham resident Mary Teal, and Miss Helen Reitvelt who moved to New York for magazine sorting for war libraries. Also announced are marriages licenses and a new MetLife agent arrival in town.
The Southeastern Iowa Medical Association will gather in Elks Club Rooms starting at ten o clock with physicians from the region to attend a program including a science session and listed papers on topics such as stricture of the urethra and prostate surgery. Wives of visiting doctors will be entertained at East Broadway home from two to six and join their husbands at six.
Washington police courts return to workhouse sentences for women’s party militants. Four arrested yesterday received six month terms, the harshest yet imposed. The defendants declared they would resume picketing at the White House.
Reports say a bandit raid struck Grangeno, a Mexican village six miles southeast of Mission, Texas. Firing was heard at Madero City, but no casualties have been confirmed as of now.
St. Joseph Missouri October 17 Hal Wag gunner of Dillon Nebraska led the forenoon session of the western open trapshooting tournament with a 24 target score of 25. Dr C G Story of Sheridan Iowa placed second with 238. More than 100 entries from seven states were represented.
Regular Teachers examinations will be held at the Court House October 24 25 26. Miss Chidester County Superintendent. The Queen Esther Girls will serve a cafeteria supper at the Methodist Church Saturday evening from five to eight o'clock.
A Methodist Church hosts a bake sale featuring baked beans brown bread and pumpkin pie on Saturday night. Proceeds support church activities and outreach programs.
Miss Grace Kemp led the YWCA session this morning with Is the Book Dusty as the topic. She argued college girls neglect Bible reading due to other reading and urged daily study, sparking thoughtful reactions among attendees.
Rev. Keesey of the Methodist church spoke at the Y M C A meeting on the Y M C A and its works in the military encampment. He described soldier temptations and how Christian groups assist in facing them with information and facts.
The Fox epic A Daughter of the Gods stars Annette Kellermann and plays at the Orpheum on October 22 and 23. The lavish 1920s spectacle features lavish scenery and costumes, praised for beauty and cinematic grandeur.
Loren Fischel of Libertyville visits the city. Mrs Fred Malnix and Anna O Connor visit Ottumwa. Calvin Hoskins Bert West and C L Parrett motor to Linby. Esther Rangner of Des Moines visits sisters Carrie and Ruth Rangner. Mr and Mrs John Miller return from Mt Pleasant nephew's home.
The Retail Merchants Association declares support for the Farmers Institute Sweepstake Show. At the Sept 1917 meeting, it was moved that the Secretary report Fairfield business interests will donate dollar for dollar up to 600 dollars with a detailed receipts and expenditures list submitted.
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