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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1918
Page
8
The Food Administration loosens flour controls, allowing retailers to sell wheat flour in limited quantities per customer per month and require equal amounts of substitutes. Consumers may buy more than six pounds monthly, but warnings urge not to stockpile. substitutes purchases to be reduced and county officials to notify dealers.
Mrs. Wm Slock of Des Moines visits her mother Mrs. J T James. Miss Blanch Morris resigns Western Union post for a job at Haurah Holgate garage. Miss Myrtle Morris replaces her sister at Western Union. Mrs W R Smith in Jefferson County Hospital with pneumonia. Official Board of the Methodist church meets at eight in the pastor’s study, last regular meeting before conference. Dr Bertha Edmunds left for Ames after visiting sister Dr Lean Miller. Mrs Ruth Straus goes to Pleasant Plain to nurse a patient. William Sapolis of Pleasant Plain in the city today. Chester Hyde drives to Washington on business. Will Topping and Birmingham family visit the city. A Philadelphia Press edition shows Lieut H King, son of C H King, of this city, after a flight from Mineola New York to Philadelphia Penn.
United States war department details 55,058,000 wool socks along with 10,507,000 woolen breeches 8,060,000 coats and 5,877,000 overcoats bought since April 1 1917 for troops in training and France. Spiral puttees total 4,878,000 as part of war program updates. Fond du Lac Wis Thomas Brennan dies at 43 after apoplexy.
A letter received by Mrs. George Mintoyne from her son Troy E Bell in France dated July 15 describes travel through France and England, seasickness-free voyage, first impressions of rail travel, currency confusion, and a wish to write more. He signs from 148th Aero Squadron, A. E. F. France.
The Town Food Administrator J F Deems declares an August 11 start to a campaign against sugar hoarding. Field agents will seize excess sugar from hoarders and demand strict records, with penalties up to a 5000 dollar fine or two years imprisonment.
Bargain listing for a five room house near the square with address B care of Journal 892. Also a 1914 Ford touring car priced to sell through Star Garage 878. WANTED two or three hogs weighing 30 to 60 pounds call 3628.
Copenhagen reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff acknowledging a failed strategy. They claim Germans still control the situation and that enemy gains were disposed of as planned. Hindenburg says German troops would adapt to Americans as they did to black soldiers.
Public prayer for victory for the allies was said Sunday throughout France on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the declaration of war.
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