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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1917
Page
6
Local Social Notes From Libertyville and Nearby Towns
Libertyville social news recounts visits from Mrs. W B Gobble of Muscatine Mrs Seaton of Danville and Mrs Ostrich of Batavia plus reactions to illnesses and weddings. Several journeys to Albia Des Moines Minneapolis and Kansas City are noted along with clashes of sorrow at a fatal sawmill accident in Virginia and local class and club activities including the Lat a lot Club and Iris Company lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaton
Danville
Ostrich
Batavia
Martha Sherrick
John Davenspike
Lucas County
George
Lucille Pearson
M. B. Williams
Carl Riggs
Wray
Albia
C. R. Swanson
Howard Ferrer
Pomonia
Kas
O. A. Swanson
Margaret Elder
Brother Harlie
Kansas City
Lizzie Laughlin
St. James
Minnesota
Curtis Vaught
Ben
Memphis
Helen Louise Martin
John Martin
Muuscatine
Austin C. Davis
Iowa City
R. Harlan
Des Moines
Walter Harlan
James Stump
J. L Maddix
Leon
3Rd Iowa Cavalry
S. K. Davis
Martin-Davis
Muscatine
C. E. Knowles
Dallas
Texas
C. G. Taylor
Fairfield
Wallace Davis
B. T. Pickingham
Galesburg
E. Carlson
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Grebe
Myra Grebe
Rex
Jefferson County Hospital
Cora Watkins
M. EF
Iris Company
Harry Shanley
Burlington
Josephine Halliott
Mount Pleasant
W. V. Linder
W. B. Gobble
Dr. Whitely
Bonaparte
Lln Glotfeltw
Tablet Unveiled Honoring P. E. O. Sisterhood in Mt Pleasant
In Mt Pleasant Iowa the P E O Sisterhood tab let honoring its 1869 origin is unveiled in the Iowa Wesleyan College chapel this afternoon at 4 o clock. Original members Mrs W S Babb and Mrs C L Stafford attend with state grand officers. The event notes the growth from one chapter to a national organization and cites local attendance at services and social visits in Eldon Davenport Wellman and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa Central Chapter
P. E. O. Sisterhood
W. S. Babb
C. L. Stafford
P. EB. C
Ammunition train from Des Moines to Deming N M departs today
Report says the Iowa ammunition train with Jefferson county men leaves Des Moines for Deming New Mexico. Detraining at Camp Cody the unit will camp near equipment already stationed there. First Regiment Co M may move Thursday to join Deming forces and some Jefferson county men may join the national guard units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deming
N. M
Camp Cody
Co. M
Jefferson County
National Guard
Field Artillery
Des Moines
Burlington
Movement to Camp Dodge Postponed in Iowa
Des Moines reports the War Department orders delaying further drafts to the Iowa cantonment. Camp facilities are not ready to receive more troops, and no resumption date is set. Governor Harding was notified by telegram of the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
War Department
Big
Iowa
Camp Dodge
Harding
Parsons College notes new staff and student events
Harold Page, ex Parsons student with the University of Illinois Hospital Ambulance Unit, won first prize of 25 dollars in a Chicago Herald letter contest for soldiers in service. Dorothy Scott, Northwestern graduate, returns to Parsons as Assistant French and English teacher. A. A. McSweeney, Stevensville Montana, with Paper College and University of Montana credentials, joins as Assistant Mathematics instructor. A campus meeting about military drill was led by Dr. R. Ames Montgomery. The Aristo-Delphic society held its first annual party for new students at the Parson home Rest Haven with about sixty five attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Page
Parsons College
University of Illinois
Chicago Herald
Herald
Dorothy Scott
Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
Parsons
A. A. McSweeney
Stevensville
Mont
Paper College
University of Montana
H. M
McSweeney
University of Washington
R. Ames Montgomery
Aristo-Delphic Society
Dr. Parsons
Rest Haven
Verdict Awards Haden 115 Dollars in Glotfelty Case
J F Haden won a district court verdict of 115 dollars after about ninety minutes of deliberation in a dispute arising from a divorce settlement with S S Glotfelty. Two divorces were granted today with custody to mothers, and a memorial chapel service honored W E Thompson, board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Haden
S. S. Glotfelty
District Court
Haden
Willis Glotfelty
Laura
Ireland
Raymond M
W. E. Thompson
A. J. Jordan
Mr. Thompson
W. G. Ross
Mrs Louden Hosts M M Club At South Third Street Home
Mrs Arthur Louden will entertain the M M club on Thursday afternoon at her home on South Third street. Mrs Dr Frank Lucas entertained the South Side Bridge club yesterday at luncheon at the Kory at 1 39, after which the afternoon was spent with bridge at the Lucas home on South Third street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Louden
M. M. Club
South Third Street
Frank Lucas
South Side Bridge Club
Lucas
Russian forces halt German advance near Riga in two battles
Petrograd reports Russian troops repelled the German vanguard at Rudna, 129 miles from Petrograd, and defeated the main invaders south of the PskolY high road, 162 miles from the city. The Riga front is now under Russian offense as the Baltic port recapture campaign progresses with heavy German losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Riga
Rudna
Pskoly
Peter the Great
Baltic
Pskoff
Peipas
Silvene
Spitalitiumainan
Bankers in Big War Council At Atlantic City
Nearly 20,000 leading U S bankers gather in Atlantic City to discuss financing the war. Secretary McAdoo to outline aid for the forthcoming second Liberty loan. Buenos Aires reports navy mobilization as global war efforts unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Atlantic City
United States
McAdoo
Trading with the Enemy Bill Advances to President
After a near party line debate the Senate approved the conference report on the trading with the enemy bill with only six dissenters. The House is expected to approve and send the measure to the president for signature. The bill bars American trade with foes or their allies, creates an enemy funds custodian, regulates foreign insurance firms, licenses foreign language papers, censors foreign communications, and authorizes embargoes on imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senite
House
Results Those People Column Ads
A compact note highlights the effectiveness of column ads labeled Those People in driving attention. It notes observable impact on readership and engagement, framing the ads as a practical tool for advertisers seeking quick results.
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South Court Street
Wean Taylor
A. W. Taylor
Libertyville
W. B. Gobble of
W. W. Linder
Presbyterian Church of
John Hoffman
Hutchison
Fred Stansberry
John Coleman
Margaret
Hiram Crawford
Eldon
E. R. Bisley
Jennie Campbell
Davenport
Margaret Coleman
Arthur Miller
Chicago
Henry Grammar
Mires
Andrew
Wellman
Presbyterian Church
Deming, N. M
College
J. F. Peterson
Fred Simmons
F. L. Trabert
W. H. Brewer
Tom Otis i F
Ek Cathey
Anderson
Stortz. Paul
Ray Johnson
G. C. Harvard
B. L. Couser
J. B. Bennett
Carrie W. Thomas
Arthur
Bankers IN
BIG War Council
Buenos Aires
Wit and Wisdom Club
Old Settlers
P. C. Hildreth
E. F. Simmons
C. H. Heer
C. J. Fulton
W. A. Wirtz
H. E. Snyder
H. R. Snyder
Frank Fourt
KE. C. Bock
John B. Stever
Stever
G. A. Pratt
Cedar Rapids
G. W. Ball
Switzerland
Paris
Central Empire
Senate
Roth & CO
Mitchell Bros
Roth @ Co
Lucy
Doni
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