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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1917
Page
2
The Daily Journal printing details appear limited to production notes and publisher credits. Mae Week is listed among names connected with the Journal, with unclear roles or dates. Further readable items are not available in this fragment.
H H Moyer Jr son of Mr and Mrs H H Moyer of Big Piney Wyoming has been selected as a university teacher during vacation. He will teach history at the University of Wyoming and is noted as a leader in his profession.
Neillsville Wisconsin reports an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the armory with fire. A fire box wired to a Cadillac was meant to trigger the blaze but failed. A suspicious character was seen around the building days earlier. Washington notes the March bank call shows total resources at 15 979 000 000 a new high.
The Illinois Christian Missionary society based in Bloomington, with Rev. H. H. Peters as secretary, announced a $50,000 bequest from the Thomas Bondurant estate of Piatt county.
Bloominton Illinois April 9 Central Illinois will contribute several score of wireless operators for government service. All are members of the American Radio Relay League which now has 5000 members.
The Iowa Presbytery meets this evening at 7 30 in the Presbyterian church here with music from college groups and student quartets. The program includes prayers by the moderator and three addresses on Christian education and Parsons College needs, followed by a benediction and further musical selections.
Abe Tracy Des Moines State Marshal visits for business. Oscar Wesenhaver Pleasant Plain spends day in town. Mrs S A Anderson ill with tonsillitis at West Crimes street. Judge C W Vermilion Center ville and Court Reporter Arthur M Bartlett Ottumwa arrive for court work. Clayton W Hodgen recovering from recent auto accident. Nellie Banfield Council Bluffs teacher visits home. Clavibel Roth ill with mumps on South Main street. Harlan Castile back to Ames after visit with parents.
Washington reports official agriculture estimates project a winter wheat crop of about 430 million bushels for 1917, a drop of more than 50 million from 1916’s output. Despite greater acreage, 1917 production declines from 481.7 million bushels in 1916 and 673.9 million in 1915.
Miss Maude Baker hosted a sun day school gathering at her West Monroe street home with games music and a short program. The Wesleyan Bible Class postpones its meeting to the third Thursday at Mrs Dean Taylor’s home. At St Patrick’s Ottumwa the choir directed by Miss Beatrice Lally sang mass with organist Mrs Rudolph Melcher. Wednesday is ladies day at the Elks Club rooms with tea and games. Wanted scrap quilts and white spreads for Electric Quilting Factory Mt Pleasant Iowa. J B Dunaway Prop.
Storms did not dampen attendance at the English Lutheran Sunday School with a large enthusiastic crowd. A joint invitation to the Baraca class led to a Friday banquet at Yeomen hall and a reception of applause for J. F. Swan. The program included welcomes, recitations, and music from the Sunday school orchestra led by Prof. L. Schmidt, with Mae McClain and choir solos highly praised. The service featured a sermon on He is Risen and a packed evening of music. Plans announced for a similar monthly program.
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