Local Briefs From City and Surrounding Areas
Local notes report E. 8 Parks recovering after pleurisy attack Sunday. Mrs. John Gossick and Mrs. Hite Brown visit Marion and Cedar Rapids. Fred Hunt and H C Alston visit Elmyra Arkansas to attend farms interests. Miss Mildred Stewart of Parsons College at Wahington home Sunday. Thomas McMahon and daughter Helen of Burlington visit J Fritz home. Arlene Crone of Washington visits sister. Reiste of Mt. Pleasant hosts friends. Batavia News notes birth of daughter to Ray Fresconi on October 24. J H McCarty visits C V A Emry home. Bert Hendershott visits city. Martha and Gladys Larmore and John Larmore visit Farson. C R McKeen moves to Trenton Missouri for new job. Hugh Clark family visit Ottumwa. Mrs. Amos Hull of Wellman visits parents in city. Mrs. J R Guskey of Lewistown Montana visits. William Eaton of Ottumwa in town on business. City hotels and restaurants observe meatless day with good public response. Mrs. M B Hutchine and son Mac Boyd return to Des Moines after visit with Deputy Sheriff M S Randall. Four Corners No 2 school standardized. Grace Oliver teaches. Mrs. L T Gobble and friends return from Marengo Home Missionary Society. Helen Murphy finishes fall term at Blackhawk No 2 joins winter term at No 6 Center. W F Garman leaves for several days on business to Galesburg.
Halloween Socials Stir Parsons Community Happenings
Miss Effie Johnson and faculty plan Halloween activities at No 5 school and Parsons College auxiliaries host meetings. Knights of Pythias join oyster supper and party, White Rose Club hosts, and numerous social events include masquerades and a bonny mixture of gifts and dinners among Ottumwa residents.
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Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Italian base at Undine captured amid Ironzo front collapse
Austro Hungarian forces with German help seized Undine, the Italian army’s great headquarters, after the Italians had time to retreat. The victory follows the collapse of the Ironzo front and completes the capture of the grand base of Italian operations.
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Berlin
London
Undine
Ironzo
Charades and readings delight church group at town event
Mrs Frank Boies led readings while refreshments pleased the committee. Miss Susan Fulton supervised a pantomime by girls at the Fulton home on South Main. Rev and Mrs Mosser hosted a Bible class arrival. William S Hart appears at Fairfield Theater Friday in The Gun Fighter. Ladies Presbyterian Church to serve chicken pie supper on November 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
H. A. Mosser
West Adams Street
Westminster Bible Class
The
Presbyterian Church
Ray Kirkpatrick
Alice Jane Mitchell
Frank Boies
Ethel Dougherty
Susan Fulton
Fulton
South Main Street
Miss Fulton
William S. Hart
Fairfield Theater
Triangle
Fifteen Men Accepted for Service by District Board
The fifteen selected men whose homes were listed in yesterday's Journal are accepted for service by the District Board. An earlier misprint suggested they were exempted due to a proofreading oversight.
War tax on long distance calls starts after November 1
Notice from Jefferson County Telephone Co announces a new war tax taking effect after November 1. For messages with a charge of fifteen cents or more, an extra five cents will be added.
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Jefferson County Telephone Co
The Girl in the Checked Coat Finds Fairfield Stolen Items
Fairfield residents report five handbags two emerald rings one brooch and one necklace found on The Girl in the Checked Coat. Items will be returned to owners at Fairfield Theater tomorrow.
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Fairfield
Trespassing and Property Destruction at Swedish Church
A church council reports that trespassing and property damage at the Swedish Lutheran church will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, signaling firm action by 491 Church Council.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parks
John Gossick
Hite Brown
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Fred Hunt
Hi. C. Alston
Elmyra
Ark
Mildred Stewart
Parsons College
Wahington
Thomas McMahon
Helen of
Burlington
J. Fritz
Arlene Crone
Washington
W. G. Gaumer
E. K. Reiste of
Mt. Pleasant
Batavia News
Ray Fresconi
J. H. McCarty
Stockpot
C. VA. Emry
Bert Hendershott
Ottumwa
Martha
Gladys Larmore
John Larmore
Farson
C. R. McKeen
Trenton
Hugh Clark
Betty
John Facer
Amos Hull of
Wellman
Henry Moyer
J. R. Guskey
Lewistown, Mont
A. H. Neller
William Eaton
M. B. Hutchhine
Mac Boyd
Des Moines
Lockridge
Four Corners
Grace Oliver
Bern
Jefferon County
Helen Murphy
Blackhawk No. 2
Richland
No. 6
Center
W. F. Garman
Galesburg, I
Effie Johnson
Dr. Parsons
Morris
White Rose Club
Winfield Howell
South Second Street
Bessie Prince
Frances “Root
Prince
Ladies Aid of the
Catholic Church
Frank Witkeski
White Rose Camp
J. E. Johnson
Mark Poughty
Mamie
O. B. Hartman
J. L. Young
Clayton Hadgen
DD. T Mitchell
H. J. Huddleston
Charles Larson
Alva Workman
Misa Edna Barr
Mallowe'en
West Briggs Street
B. Y. P. A. of the Baptist Church
Parsonage
West Broadway
Bertha Miller
Cordyon
Logan
Richard
Camp Dodge
Miss Miller
Til Johnson
Lelia Lamberson
Logan School
Church Council
Federal Farm Loans
C. M. Redick
Stubb's
Fairfield, Iowa
Orpheum
Orpheum Orchestra
Daniel Frohman
Marguerite Clark
Amazons
Aberdeen-Angus Stock Sale
Frank Cox
Iowa
Beckwith
Stockport
Glasgow
Great Britain
America
Hannah-Clinkinbeard
M. A. Judy
American
W. H. Cooper
J. M. Blough
Ebenezer Ladies’ Aid
Saumer Bros Smg
Brunswick Phonographs
Fairfield Theatre
Constance Talmadge
Bluebird
Dorothy Phillips
Purina
Udina
Manes Winstay
Parina
Stuckey-Gossick Milling Company
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Frank D. Kerrick
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