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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
6
Evening newspaper notice from Sie Daily Journal at 110 South Court Street. Printed by Mvening Except Sunday S&X JANAL PRINTING CO. publishers. Names Man Taylor and W. Taylor appear.
A wave of Republican political announcements for Jefferson County lists candidates for State Representative Sheriff Clerk of Court Auditor Recorder and Supervisor. Names include WM. L. LONG U. S. RITCHES SANFORD ZEIGLEF JR A. C. TURNER GEO. STEPHENSON VERN S. SAMUELSON R. C. LEGGETT M. Olga Raines Clyde C. Bell J. Batrent OT. B. Humphreys. Primary set June 3 1918.
The Fifteenth annual Rebekahs district convention met yesterday at South Side Odd Fellows hall with many lodges and visitors from Batavia Libertyville Linby and Mt Pleasant. Ida Van Tiehn attended from Mt Pleasant as past president. Officers elected for 1919 include Ida Dunkel as president Helen Stuckey vice president Maggie Gantz secretary Maude Green treasurer Hawkeye Rebekah Lodge No 386 will host the 1919 gathering.
Jefferson county voters are urged to support candidates in the June 3 1918 Democratic primary. FRANK P MOWERY seeks renomination to the Iowa House of Representatives inviting review of his 37th General Assembly record. Other spots: R H SPENCE for County Treasurer, GEORGE M BALL for Clerk of Court, GLEN NEIBERT for Sheriff, all signaling Democratic nominations.
The board lists nine of twenty four men in the next draft call who may be exempted due to farming duties. The names include Ernest Jacobs, Harry E Vanausdeln, Clay D Chaplus, Anthony L Graff, Bernard M Sapalla, Carl E Popejoy, Edwin G Amrine, and Linder, among others.
Westminster Guild plans 2:30 Friday visit to Mrs Walter Hunt on West Madison. Baptist Ladies Aid Society called off due to illness. Eastern Star meets Friday at 8 pm with initiation. all members urged to attend. Forest City Lodge 1491 L O O M meets 8 pm in hall. members urged to attend. Wesleyan Bible class of Methodist church hosts monthly social and business gathering at Mrs Arthur Long’s home. all invited. White Rose Camp RN A holds banquet Saturday April 13 at South Side Odd Fellows Hall with Riverside Camp Eldon delegation. program begins 7 30 pm. friends invited.
Dr. R A Pearson president of the State Agricultural College at Ames urges testing seed corn as a patriotic duty amid wartime food shortages. He describes European conditions and shipping shortages, noting German ships interned here and repurposed, and stresses Americans should eat corn to aid supply and send wheat overseas.
County Chairman O F Fryer reports State Director McNider says government needs exceed the planned amount. Counties urged to over subscribe their shares, with easy payments and bank visits suggested to secure bonds. Jefferson county aims to recover deficits from prior campaigns and boost patriotism nationwide.
Washington April 11 Twelve thousand selective service men in addition to 150,000 already called will be sent to start training camps on April 26 Provost Marshal Crowder announced Hear Montaville Flowers at Presbyterian church next Wednesday Admission 50 cents
Born to Mr and Mrs A in Switzer a son is noted at 50 North Kirms Street Mrs C C Tallman and son Le land have returned from a several days visit at Moline They were accompanied home by Mr and Mrs Ernest Jericho of Moline Mr and Mrs John Brandle of Mt Pleasant visited yesterday Donald Strickler and Edward Montgomery returned from Wapello Misses Edna and Exather Thomson of Libertyville visited yesterday Mrs Alice Hooker and Mrs M Junkin leave for Excelsior Springs Mo for several weeks Mr and Mrs Mark Whitney of Keosauqua visited yesterday Genevieve Verril and niece Helen Russell of Libertyville visited yesterday Dr Tilton of Keosauqua visited yesterday Andrew Parsons returned home after a several days visit at his brother W G Parsons Elmer Davis of Keckwith is visiting today
Tokyo reports the landing of a Japanese force at Vladivostok as a response to rising disorders and killings of Japanese there, according to the admiralty.
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