Memorial fund drive for Parsons College by Fairfield group
A Community club committee launches a drive to raise a memorial loan fund for Parsons College. Subscriptions payable monthly over six months are offered, with full payment accepted anytime. The fund assists S A T C and veteran students returning from camps and war, with hopes of a lasting endowment for future scholars.
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Parsons
Montgomery
Fairfield
Community
Iowa
The
Union
Jefferson County
County Agents Are Busy Men
A 1917-1918 fiscal year summary shows 28 agents full year, 100 others served 1–11.5 months. Total 10,190 field days and 131,472 callers at the farm bureau office. Agents made 38,752 farm visits and held 6,227 meetings for 263,329 attendees. Average per agent: 173 days in field, 2,282 callers, 660 farm visits, 108 meetings with 4,476 attendees. They produced 5,799 local articles, 1,993 circulars posters, 382,128 circulars and posters, and 191,139 bulletins.
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Farm Bureau
County Fair Assn Elects Officers for Ensuing Year
Officers and directors of the Jefferson County Fair association were chosen at a stockholders meeting. P. H. Fisher was elected president and L. H. Alexander secretary. Directors include Fairfield residents John P. Manatrey Asa D. Roberts D. F. Spratt John Gilbert Charles Hisel and George H. Koch. A second meeting on December 21 will elect a vice president and treasurer.
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Jefferson County Fair Association
P. H. Fisher
L. H. Alexander
Fairfield
John P. Manatrey
Asa D. Roberts
D. F. Spratt
John Gilbert
Charles Hisel
George H. Koch
Hold Your Liberty Bonds from Drake Clothing Co Fairfield
Hold your Liberty Bonds stay firm and keep the bonds as a gift for men and boys. The Drake Clothing Co Fairfield promotes Liberty Bond retention with bold messaging. Also Shriner Johnson offers fine perfumes and stationery nearby.
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The
Drake Clothing Co
Fairfield
Shriner & Johnson
Federal tax anticipation certificates urged for 1919 due March 15
The 1919 federal income and profits taxes total about 6 billion dollars with the first third due March 15 1919. The treasury offers 4 percent tax anticipation certificates series I dated November 7 and maturing March 15 to pre fund the March payment and avoid borrowing at high interest. Banks and investors are urged to buy to supply funds for demobilization and tax collection.
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United States Treasury
Treasury
Chicago Exchange
President Wilson Urges Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
Washington announces a nationwide appeal for Red Cross membership during December 16 to 23. The proclamation praises 1917 enrollments, highlights Red Cross aid in war zones, and urges continued sacrifice and support for veterans and suffering peoples.
Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward All Men This Christmas
A wartime Christmas message celebrates the armistice and nearing peace. The author reflects on victory, liberty, justice, and shared goodwill as nations look toward a peaceful era after the war.
Wilson urges Americans to join Red Cross for 1919
The president of the Red Cross appeals to the public, urging every American to join for 1919. He emphasizes mercy, future happiness, and a Christmas greeting to the human family as a sign of shared hope and aid during the era.
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The
Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson
Carlson Named New Cashier at First National Bank
Anton Carlson, longtime associate of the First National Bank, elected cashier to replace Frank S. Boies who resigns to join O Hara and O Hara of Keokuk. Boies leaves at year start. W H Bangs of New London chosen as vice president and general manager and will move his family to Keokuk. Bangs is a former State Bank president.
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Anton Carlson
First National Bank
Frank S. Boies
O’hara & O’hara Company
Keokuk
Carlson
Boies
W. H. Bangs
New London
First National
Bangs
State Bank
Iowa
Christmas Red Cross Drive Urges Jefferson County Support
The Red Cross asks every man woman and child in Jefferson county to join for 1919. The big Christmas drive begins December 16 with committees visiting homes. donors are asked to have at least one dollar ready.
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Red Cross
Jefferson County
Edith Rae Elmore 1903 1918 Pleasant Plain obituary
Edith Rae Elmore died December 5 1918 at age 15 after influenza and pneumonia. She was a Friends church member. Survived by Luther and Minnie Coffin Elmore parents two brothers Elbert and Jere two sisters Ada and Edna Fae. Private home service held Saturday at 1 30 pm conducted by Rev Ashba at Richland with burial in Pleasant Plain cemetery.
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Edith Rae Elmore
Luther
Minnie Coffin Elmore
Pleasant Plain
Iowa
Friends’ Church
Edith
Elbert
Jere
Ada
Edna Fae
Ashba
Friends Church
Richland
Pleasant Plain Cemetery
Open Way of the Soul by John Ovenham
Poem fragment notes that each person finds a different path high or low as choices define destiny. The verse contrasts two avenues and the drift of others along misty flats while the soul chooses its course. The lines reflect fate and free will guiding every individual's journey.
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John Ovenham
Soldier vote totals in Jefferson county election
County Auditor A C Turner reports the soldier vote from the last general election in Jefferson county. The totals are very small with a maximum of twenty votes for the representative race. By office the counts include Representative Long 14, Mowery 6. Auditor Turner 17. Treasurer Spence 15, Black 1. Clerk Zeigler 8, Ball 11. Sheriff Harris 7, Neibert 5, Campbell 2. Recorder Bell 13, Samuelson 1. Attorney Leggett 12, Nady 1. Coroner Connor 12, Gaumer 1.
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A. C. Turner
Jefferson County
State Board of Canvassers
Turner
Long
Mowery
Spence
F. J. L. Black
Zeigler
Ball
Harris
Neibert
Campbell
Bell
Samuelson
Leggett
City Placed Under Second Strict Quarantine
Fairfield again placed under quarantine by the board of health closing city schools and forbidding gatherings after 6 pm from December 11 to December 30. No more than twelve may assemble at once and storekeepers must enforce the rules. Several deaths and nearly one hundred new cases reported this week amid a heavy toll in nearby cities.
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Fairfield
Board of Health
Eastman Kodak Supplies Listing
Eastman kodaks and supplies listed with Shriner Johnson at 42-2-C. This compact notice notes proprietary items and a local supplier connection.
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Eastman Kodaks
Shriner & Johnson
M. W. of A Elect Officers Fairfield Camp 246
Fairfield camp No. 246 M W of A elects officers for 1919. Consul H T Barley Advisor C H Trail Banker H H Lovell Clerk B H Elliott Manager W A Randall Watchman W L Simmons Sentry A J Simons.
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M. W
Fairfield Camp
H. T. Barley
C. H. Trail
H. H. Lovell
B. H. Elliott
W. A. Randall
W. L. Simmons
A. J. Simons
Short Course for Fairfield Businessmen Draws Notable Turnout
Professors Ivey and Kurtz led a two day extension course for about forty Fairfield merchants at Yeoman hall. The sessions covered Foundations of Business and Scientific Selling with a banquet for about one hundred attendees. Topics included home trade, mail order threats, stocking, service, and sales personnel. A second similar program is being planned for spring, lengthened to five or six days.
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Ivey and Kurtz
Extension Department
The
State University
Fairfield
Yeoman Hall
Methodist Church
Ivey
New Officers Elected for George Strong Corps No 21
At a meeting of George Strong Corps No 21 W R C held Tuesday evening officers for the coming year were elected. President Orrha B Turner Senior Vice Katherine Randall Junior Vice Jennie Young Chaplain Carrie Lynn Conductor Mary Turner Treasurer Margaret C Gantz Guard Harriet Edmund Delegate to Department Convention Katherine Randall Alternate Delegate Emily Rice
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George Strong Corps
Orrha B. Turner
Katherine Randall
Jennie Young
Carrie Lynn
Mary Turner
Margaret C. Gantz
Harriet Edmund
Emily Rice
Public notice on sugar sale and rationing repeal
To the public all restrictions on sugar sale and purchase have been repealed with a pledge to use it frugally. Conservation remains the rule and the fourth meal will not be allowed. Food administrators for Jefferson county, W. C. Spalding and J. S. McKenney, urge public restraint.
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W. C. Spalding
J. S. McKenney
Jefferson County
Wounded Soldiers Receive Government Support and Training
The government vows full care for wounded soldiers and sailors from medical treatment to vocational rehabilitation. It covers artificial limbs, free ongoing medical aid after discharge, and compensation during hospital stay and training, with family allotments where applicable.
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United States
Federal Board For
Trees as Memorials for Fallen Heroes
Memorial trees are urged as the finest tribute to sailors and soldiers who died in France. Arbor Day 1919 is seen as the most important yet, with support from Gov. Rye of Tennessee and Alabama forestry officials. Plans include memorial tree plantings along the Lincoln Highway and in Kansas next year.
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Washington, D. C
American Forestry Association
Association
Tom C. Rye
Tennessee
John H. Wallace, Jr
Alabama
France
New Orleans
M. A. Alexander
Forestry Department
Pleasant
Forestry Association
Lincoln Highway Association
Gov
Capper
Kansas
Frank William Rane
Massachusetts
Pack
Paris
T. Gilbert Pearson
National Association of Audubon Societies
Mr. Pearson
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call Set for Dec 16 23
Prof E E Watson of Parsons College named roll call chairman as Jefferson county prepares for the Red Cross drive from December 16 to 23. Adults to donate at least one dollar and school children to enroll in the Junior Red Cross with 25 cents. Red Cross Sunday December 15 urged clergy to stress the campaign urgency.
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E. E. Watson
Parsons College
Red Cross
Ward
Jefferson County
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Iowa
Soldiers Mustered Out December 21 At Parsons College
Parsons College prepares to demobilize its S A T C unit with a December 21 mustering out. demobilization efforts target equal pay timing as names are processed from Z backward. A hundred plus cadets total, with about thirty likely to return for another semester as Orio and Aldine societies plan reorganization.
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Parsons College
Parsons
Orio and
Aldine
Death of Alfred Lear at 62 in Fairfield Illinois
Alfred Lear died December 5 at his home in Fairfield Illinois after a year of ill health and heart trouble. Funeral services were at the home with Rev. R. H. Polly, then burial in Dallas City, NL. He was born in Philadelphia and moved to Illinois in 1870. Survivors include his wife Irene Schaffner, four stepchildren, a brother, two sisters, and seven grandchildren.
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Alfred Lear
West Hempstead Street
Philadelphia
James Lear
Ilinois
Irene E. Schaffner
Fairfield
Lear
Christian Church
Carl Shaffner
Marshalltown
Claude Shaffner
Dallas City
Mrs Maude McGregor Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Maude McGregor died Monday evening December 9 at the home of her daughter Mrs Bessie Swanson in Polo Missouri after years of poor health. She lived many years in Fairfield and is survived by her daughter and son Donald McGregor of Kirksville Missouri. Burial took place at Creston.
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Maude McGregor
Bessie Swanson
Polo, Mo
McGregor
Fairfield
Donald McGregor
Kirksville
Creston
Drake Clothing Co. Offers Bath Robes and Smoking Jackets
Fairfield store promotes bath robes and smoking jackets with special prices as part of a sales feature. The short notice highlights discounted attire from the Drake Clothing Co. local shop.
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the Drake Clothing Co
Fairfield
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American Red Cross
Europe
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