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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
7
Clarence Glass visits Davenport on business. Numerous residents travel to and from the city for visits, conventions, and reunions including Rebekah members, Mt. Pleasant delegates, and Camp Dodge staff. A rumored Company M pass through Fairfield is unverified and dismissed as pipe dream.
Miss Mariel Hopkins, a government food demonstrator, will visit Fairfield Thursday afternoon to demonstrate bread baking and the use of wheat substitutes. She will speak at the Library at 2 30 PM and remain from 2 00 to 5 00 PM, with expenses funded by the government and a possible return engagement if interest justifies.
A play All A Mistake will be presented at Beckwith School No 5 on Friday evening with proceeds shared equally by Salina and Beckwith schools to fund War Savings Stamps. Cast includes Captain Obadiah Skinner Kenneth Anderson George Richmond Maurice Peterson Richard Hamilton Nellie Richmond Nellie Hollander Eva Karnes Nell McIntyre and others. admission is 20 cents with refreshments.
Fairfield Theater announces Mayme Gardner star of The Girl and the Tramp is ill and cannot perform in Burlington or Fairfield. Refunds available at Gaumer Bros. drug store for ticket holders.
Central Division orders prohibit furnishing knitted goods comfort kits or other material to selected or enlisted men before camp. Jefferson County chapter states it will obey these directives absolutely.
Five billion dollars is the goal for Liberty loan drives as campaign committees report eagerness to hit quotas in the first half of the four week period and to double the apportionment in the latter half. Secretary McAdoo says oversubscription may be accepted and Wilson donated a thousand dollars as crowds cheered. Farmers and small communities are subscribing strongly.
The War Industries Board and Fuel Administration have prepared a new priorities list to govern fuel distribution and curb deliveries to less essential industries. Officials do not plan to publicize the measure.
Mt Pleasant Iowa April 10 at a large faculty committee meeting Iowa Wesleyan College decided to abandon the study of German. The representative attendance indicated trustees will adopt the measure. The college has many descendants of foreigners and several German descended faculty members. This marks the first North Central Association college to drop German.
Des Moines April 10 Many Sioux from Standing Rock join the Eighty eighth division at Camp Dodge. Eighteen braves of the first families of America serve in Co A of the 163d depot brigade and show progress. They seek horses for riding and four are slated for transfer to other units.
The Daughters of the American Revolution will gather Thursday at 7 30 PM with Miss Madelon Medes. Reports from the conference and other important matters will be discussed, and a large attendance is desired.
The Fairfield Theater presents at tomorrow’s bill the Select Picture Corp production Ghosts of Yesterday starring Norma Talmadge. The film adapts Rupert Hughes play Two Women and critics hail Miss Talmadge’s latest and greatest success to date.
The Pleasant Plain Consolidated Schools elected their teachers for the upcoming year. A. F. Meredith was named Superintendent, with Mrs. Alvena Meredith in Domestic Science, and Ruth Steele as Principal. Also elected were Maude Steele Ferris Van Dorin Lela McCleary and Georgia Trent.
A combination sale announced for April 13 at Buchanan Feed Barn one block west of the Courthouse. Items include household goods farm machinery buggies wagons harness and related farm goods. Contact T. B. Allender phone 211 273.
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