Daylight Saving Plan Moves Toward Law Next Summer
Washington reports the Senate has passed the daylight saving bill and sent it to the House. The plan shifts daylight by one hour, with clocks set forward at 2 a m on March 31, keeping standard time zones. Backers cite coal savings, better health, more daylight after work, and faster freight at docks as key benefits.
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Washington
Senate
House
Aitias Tyfiliigur
Fuel Administration
Jefferson county farmers and businessmen form a community club
Jefferson county farmers and business men held a supper at Yeoman hall to form a community club. The meeting featured a blue ribbon program with speakers including Charles Fulton and Woodworth Clum, and elected officers S A Power president R S Torrance vice president R L Emry secretary Frank West treasurer. A planning committee was named to arrange the next meeting for the following Thursday.
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Jefferson County
Fairfield
Woodworth Club
Camoe
Yeoman Hall
Charles Fulton
Helen Power George
Margaret White
Charlotte White Pierson
LaRue
Eloise Smith
J. R. Murphy
Torrance
Merchants’ Association
Clum
Clifford Thoma
S. A. Power
R.S. Torrance
R. L. Emry
Frank West
Board of Directors
R. B. Louden, Jr
Ray Mulkins
L. H. Alexander
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County Farm News From County Agent Report
County farmers report seed corn tests lower than hoped with 1916 crop still usable. Wheat outlook shows winter wheat half normal acreage and yield near a third. government urges southern counties to sow 6 000 acres. Jefferson county forms Livestock Breeders Association. next meeting March 16. A farmers exchange, backed by banks, will list wanted and sale items.
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Hawkeye Seed Co
Lockridge
Prevention of Disease and Care of the Sick
The United States Health Service issues a 250 page book with a supplement on first aid. It includes 200 illustrations and covers disease prevention care and treatment of the sick and emergency measures for accidental injuries.
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United States Health Service
Hospital Unit R Safe at Destination in Fairfield News
Cablegrams from Major Clark and Robert Anstead confirm Hospital Unit R arrived safely at destination. Relatives express relief as fear of the Tuscania sinking lingers, while Mrs. Maurine Browning Duffy shares secondhand hints of a twelve-transport fleet with dozens of war vessels. Details on landing time and location remain unknown.
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Fairfield
Clark
Robert Anstead
Tuscania
Oversea
Maurine Browning Duffy
Dufy
Atlantic
Duffy
Round Prairie Public Sale for Soldier Benefit
The Woman's association of Round Prairie township holds an all day public sale at Glasgow on Saturday March 16. Proceeds benefit Red Cross and Y M C A with farm products auctioned. Donations welcomed to be listed with Mrs Walter Stewart or Mrs Elmer Metz. Auctioneer Tom Howell. Lunch served by Dorcas society and Baptist Ladies Aid. Proceeds aid soldiers in the war effort.
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Woman’s Association of
Round Prairie Township
Glasgow
Red Cross
Walter Stewart
Elmer Metz
Tom Howell
Dorcas Society
Baptist Ladies Aid
Rapids tohouse steel foundry in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids will host a new steel foundry operated in connection with the Levant Choate concern. The project is described as one of the city’s major upcoming institutions and will be established in the near future.
Rainbow division in action as border draft end near
A New York dispatch says the Rainbow division, including Fairfield soldiers, may already be in France with Corporal Travers of Freeport among the wounded. Draft date pending congressional action, na tionally and at Camp Dodge, as many men head to Camp Cody to fill National guard units. Provost Crowder seeks quota changes based on Class A-1 totals.
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New York
Rainbow Division
Fairfield Boys
France
Travers
Freeport
N. Y
Sixty-ninth
New York Regiment
Rainbow
Washington
D. C
Altho
Camp Dodge
Camp Cody
Congress
Crowder
Occupant Sleeps Through Fire on Burning Grinnell Deck
A room 29 resident slept as bed clothing and mattress burned around him at the Annex Hotel Grinnell. Billy Keeman noticed smoke, roused him, and a bucket of water finished the blaze. Investigators consider smoking in bed or a loose match as possible causes.
College Addition Not Guilty Correction Issued
A College addition resident disputes a Tribune misstatement claiming several convicted by hoe stealing lived there. He says only Edler is a resident of College addition and the paper publishes this correction for local residents.
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College Addition
Tribune
Edler
the Tribune
Turney Factory Sustains $40000 Fire Loss
Fire at Turney Wagon company east wood working department caused about 40000 in damage. Night watchman Heston found the blaze which quickly spread through wood shop, but the fire department confined it to the origin area. About 100 workers face temporary unemployment as rebuilding plans unclear.
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Turney Wagon Company
Heston
Dillon Turney
Turney
Ottumwa Honors First War Victim
Ottumwa suspended activities for an hour to honor Lloyd Carter flight cadet of the royal flying corps the citys first war victim killed in an aeroplane collision at Leaside Canada The body lay in state at the federal building hundreds viewed it with tall military honors eight Camp Dodge escorts G A R members First Cavalry band led the funeral cortege at First Methodist church full to overflowing a military salute and taps at the grave.
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Ottumwa
Lloyd Carter
Royal Flying Corps
Leaside
Canada
Camp Dodge
First Cavalry Band
First Methodist Church
Records Break in Sioux City Bank Clearings
Bank clearings in Sioux City Iowa shattered records with Saturday totals of 2 116 093 up 101 954 from the all time high. Weekly clearings reached 10 698 715 an unparalleled figure for the city. February clearings rose 50 percent over last year.
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Sioux City
Building a Community Club for Jefferson County Unity
The Jefferson County community club aims to unite farmers and merchants for a stronger common good. Members must practice unselfishness and mutual trust, coordinating across industries while avoiding actions harming others, and strive to set high civic standards.
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Jefferson County
the Tribune
Jefferson County Community Club
Attorney John W. Lewis replies to Tribune on wartime loyalty
Ottumwa attorney John W. Lewis defends orderly legal action over mob violence in response to disloyalty claims. He argues bar members must uphold law during war, balancing patriot duty with constitutional rights while urging united sacrifice.
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Tribune
John W. Lewis
Ottumwa
the Tribune
Fairfield Tribune
Jefferson County
Bar
Carl Schurz
Germany
America
Prisoners of Iowa to farm 1 190 acres near Anamosa
Des Moines reports the board of control leases 1190 acres near the Anamosa reformatory for inmate farming. In total about 1500 acres will be farmed by Anamosa prisoners this year, with a 500 acre farm linked to Fort Madison. Treat notes work is to improve outdoor conditions and reduce factory-related restrictions.
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Des Moines
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Board of Control
F. S. Treat
Fort Madison
Treat
Death of Frank Duke In Western State Reported
Announcement Friday night reports Frank Duke aged about eighteen died in a western state. His body will be brought home for funeral services at his grandmother Mrs Martha Cox on South Sixth Street. He leaves a sister Miss May Duke in county schools and a missing father. His mother died years ago.
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Frank Duke
Martha Cox
South Sixth Street
Frank
May Duke
Smokeless Day Campaign Prompts Nickel Banks
A local smokeless day drive urges smokers to spend nickels for relief funds while non smokers drop coins. Ladies unveil banks on cigar counters to fund soldier aid, with county officers listed as organizers and supporters across Fairfield and surrounding stores.
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Hoover
Havana
Cross Roads
Fairfield
Red Cross
E. C. Bock
M. H. Cuddy
Special Service at F. M. Church Fairfield Charge
Special services for the Fairfield charge will be held next Sunday with Sunday school at 9 45 a m Love Feast at 10 30 preaching at 11 o'clock in charge of Rev L Mendenhall The Lord's supper will follow the morning sermon An evening service is at 7 o'clock All welcome Behner Pastor FP
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Fairfield
L. Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Becomes Mother at 53 in Shenandoah Iowa
Mrs Milton Vinsant of Shenandoah Iowa becomes a mother at fifty three. She is the wife of a farmer and the baby girl arrived in the county with a rare late first birth.
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Shenandoah, Iowa
Milton Vinsant
This County
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