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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
3
A long list of social visits, relatives visiting Birmingham and nearby towns, teaching assignments, church picnics, birthdays, and upcoming community events. Notable items include Miss Marie Teeter teaching in Trenton, Irene Woods to Keokuk as instructor, a chicken fry at the M E church, and Armistice Day barbecue planned by the Haney Brannan Post.
Clarene Smalley attends a sale in Kalona as a list of social calls expands through Fairfield and Richland areas. The notes recount visits to homes of the Jones, Davidson, Hadley, Coffin, and Spalding families, along with church events, picnics, school activities, evangelistic meetings, and a funeral.
A flurry of visits and gatherings across Fairfield and surrounding towns includes Josephine Bishop staying in town, farmers attending the Union Hall events, quilting at Mrs. Maude Cochran’s, and a Sunday school convention drawing a large crowd. Conversations cover church outreach, shopping trips, and a near accident when Clifford Kiger’s car slid into a washed out culvert.
A baby boy weighing 10 pounds was born Saturday in Libertyville to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moss. Nelson Hebner of Indianapolis visits relatives in town. Rev. Paul McBeth of Des Moines spoke at the M. E. church on the Anti Saloon league. Ralph Williams works at Brighton as telegraph operator. Mrs. C. H. Turner of Brighton visits her brother T. J. Moss and family. Raymond Swanson of Brighton returns from Des Moines and Cherokee Iowa with his brother Harold for a Sunday visit. Mrs. J. C. Norris returns to Fairfield after several weeks caring for Whitsett.
Tanlac, the remarkable remedy, is sold by Jericho and Easton.
Local Ladies' Aid members quilted for a bazaar to be held at Thanksgiving. Mrs Loren Ogden hosts a surprise visit from her sister. Miss Bishop from Park Rapids may visit. Harry Parsons' daughter ill but improving. Miss Elsie Green joins Maxwell grocery in Fairfield. Farmers Union picnic successful despite rain with parade and dinner. Mrs George Hook visits sons in Batavia. Caviness and Eyestones families noted in various visits.
The note urges fire prevention with garages built at safe distances from other structures and stresses concrete driveways and sidewalks for farms. It cites how many autos are maintained by physicians and warns against makeshift storage like corn cribs. Suggestions include cabinet storage, built in kitchens, storm houses, and weatherproof roofs.
E A Young of Fairfield visited relatives and former township resident Ed. The Farmers Union state convention will be held in Des Moines this week with Beckwith locals John Jenks, Harry Rider, and John Lenhart attending. Arthur Burr and family and Miss Louella Ogden spent Sunday at Merrimac with Mrs Fred Nelson of Lucas visiting relatives.
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