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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
2
Editor Manager terms of subscription. Carrier week e 10-40 dollars per month. Three months, six months in advance by mail. Monthly subscriptions strictly in advance one dollar. Mail matter of the second class post at Fairpie, Iowa.
More recital events are planned at Parsons College Conservatory this spring. Miss Marjorie Haight Miss Wilma Rietveld and Miss Margaret White will graduate from the public school methods course and each will give a recital. Henriettta Hastings from Eldon will perform April 17 in a piano graduation recital featuring Bach Beethoven Chopin Mendelssohn and Kulak. Violin studies under Mrs Mercer grow, with Robert Sterne to give a graduation violin recital and Isaac showing promising progress for a bright future.
Mae Marsh stars in Fields of Honor a new Golly piettre adaptation from the Saturday Evening World tale. The plot follows Marie Mes eereat a Promeh girl seeking better prospects in America facing social and romantic entanglements leading to dramatic outcomes.
An appeal from Chas Meller urging recipients to write for funds as a way to obtain money, with contact instruction to send a request for assistance.
Iowa tops the nation by exceeding the third Liberty loan quota with S275,000,000 subscribed by April 12. Jefferson county officials announce each township and district will meet or exceed its allotment as Detroit and other cities push toward their targets. Subscriptions across districts show Chicago and New York among major contributions as the drive continues.
A large turnout filled Yeoman hall for Fairfield’s community dinner organized by the Jefferson county club. Ames farmer R. K. Bliss urged farmers to test every ear of seed corn to prevent wartime food shortages and urged neighbors to plant only tested corn as a public duty.
The article notes that five men among the next quota were deferred on agricultural grounds: Peter P. Pohren Abner J. Franzen Pearl E. Loy August Blunk Hardin W. Farmer Oscar F. Anderson. One man drawn for the quota is missing from his home near Salina and his brothers fear he is mentally unbalanced.
O F Fryer led the county campaign for the Third Liberty Loan as talks highlighted wartime farming efficiency and national production goals. He announced that over 300000 dollars had been reported toward the county allotment and expressed confidence the county would reach the target. Local leaders Geo W Ball John Craft B F Lutz M R Baker and Walter Fonart shared brief but engaging remarks.
Machinery and household goods to be sold Saturday April 13 at 2 P M at Buchanan's Barn located one block west of the courthouse. T B Allender conducts the sale.
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