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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1919
Page
2
A terse oblique line item lists a manager role with partial figures and initials, indicating a personnel or payroll snippet. The fragment implies a specific person tied to a managerial position, though the surrounding context is missing.
The Devereux Players appear tomorrow under Parsons College committee in Fairfield. They will perform Love and Geography in the afternoon and The Great Galeoto in the evening at the high school auditorium. The company features skilled actors and delighted audiences last year and many will return for another visit.
H. D. Kreigh of Batavia transferred 255 acres to Batavia Saving Bank, the transfer recorded today. Marion A. Randle of Washington visited his uncle W. A. Randle and has just returned from service overseas.
Ben R. Vardaman, president of the National Community Betterment association, will address the Community Club gathering at the inner Thursday. Preparations aim for a large crowd and other capable speakers will appear. The Fonda Times article notes Vardaman, a Des Moines editor and civic organizer, delivering a keynote urging a message that could spark a real revolution.
In Fonda, Mr. Vardaman delivers a stirring talk praising neighborly spirit and the old days when ten miles meant a close community. He laments reduced visiting in favor of telephone calls and mail delivery, urging a revival through rural carrier and community club efforts to bring merchants and farmers together as business-minded neighbors.
The Health Club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Wm Fordyce at her East Broadway home. The Rowena Circle meets Wednesday afternoon with Mrs John Van Patten on So Fourth Street, bring your own sandwiches. Hawkeye Rebekah lodge has an evening meeting with initiation. W B C of the Presbyterian church entertained last evening by Prof and Mrs Watson with Mrs More and Pres and Mrs Schall. about 35 attended. games and refreshments followed. Announcements arrive of Miss Bertha Sears's marriage to Mr Charles Lubher in Minneapolis on March 25. they will reside there while Lubher works for Willard Battery Co. Y P B girls meet Mrs Chilcott tomorrow at seven in the Methodist church primary room. A shoe repair shop has moved opposite the post office. please bring work for ten months of patronage and those who haven’t as well. fix them up. W L Lambert, opposite the post office.
The Fairfield Oratorio Society plans to stage Elijah by Mendelssohn during commencement week under Prof. C. W. Mountain. The group will enlarge its chorus and invite local and out of town soloists to participate, aiming for their usual high standard.
Miss Jennie Crawford died yesterday at 11 20 am at her home six miles west of town after influenza and pneumonia. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at two o'clock from the home porch led by Rev C E Ward of Packwood. Interment in Evergreen cemetery. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Crawford and lived near Brookville nineteen years. She leaves parents two sisters Mrs W H Glasby of Farson and Mrs Guy Salts near Brookville and six brothers Wayne in France Guy Ralph Earl near Brookville and Donald Ernest at home.
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