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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1918
Page
6
Notice shows the item entered at the post office in Fairfield Iowa as mail matter of the second class with a fee of 1.26 dollars and 1.00 dollars for postage.
F M Haines and George Kerr from Winchester were injured near Stockport while driving a horse in a Third Liberty Loan quest. Kerr escaped unscathed. Haines suffered a dislocated arm and a small fracture after being thrown from the buggy. He received medical care at Jefferson County Hospital with an X-ray confirming the break.
Coach Yount has completed Parsons College spring track schedule featuring four major meets plus the Tri-State High School Invitational at Alumni Field on May 11. Highlights include Drake Relays April 20 and the Iowa Conference Meet May 10 at Fairfield with ten top state colleges such as Coe Carnell and Grinnell. Offici als of the Y M C A and Y W Advisory Board hosted at Mrs. McKenzie’s College home. President Montgomery travels to Leon today to address the Des Moines Presbytery. Dr McKenzie attends the same meeting.
In Davenport Iowa, a traveling salesman named E J Kelly shot at a Kaiser impersonation during a film at the Fairfield theater. He killed the Kaiser image on screen and was not prosecuted, while patrons hailed him as a hero in the audience. The incident occurred during the screening of The Kaiser the Beast of Berlin.
Soviet commissaries say Germany refuses to evacuate territories occupied before Brest-Litovsk and continues to hold areas since the signing. Ukro German troops are reported to have seized Ekaterinoslav after a severe battle with Soviet resistance stiff.
Jefferson county prepares for a new National Army call with twenty four physically qualified class one men to depart between April 26 and May 1. The exemption board awaits a definite departure date while a probable list of names is circulated for action and deferment rules apply for agricultural work.
The U S Civil Service Commission reports that a March twenty seventh wartime resolution ends residency exam requirements. Applicants may take exams at any location where offered, aiding Washington recruitment. Weekly tests for stenographers, typists, and bookkeepers are held nationwide as demand rises. Civil Service representatives at city post offices provide forms and info.
Judge C W Vermillion ruled Ordinance No 60 invalid and Bennett not guilty after an appeal over Sunday theater operation. The decision found the ordinance was not properly passed with three readings or proper suspension rules. The omnibus ordinance covered numerous minor offenses and remains unenforceable.
Salt Lake City April 9 More than 82 000 000 a day pours into the national treasury from Thrift stamps and War certificates with totals exceeding 150 000 000 to date says H Marshall assistant federal director of war savings for the western district arriving from the coast en route to Washington Potatoes 85c per bushel at Buchanan's Feedorn T B Allender 271
J. S. McKenney chair of the county Legal Advisory Board reports a secretary letter cautions against hiring claim agents or attorneys to file War Risk Insurance claims. Dependants may file directly with the Commissioner of Military and Naval Insurance in Washington, DC, for equal consideration of pension or dues.
The Agriculture Department estimates winter wheat production at about 660 million bushels with a 78.6 percent normal condition on April 1. Rye output is projected around 86 million bushels with 58 percent of normal. State conditions vary: Ohio 86, Indiana 94, Illinois 58, Missouri 92, Nebraska 75, Kansas 67, Oklahoma 65.
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