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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1918
Page
7
Mrs. George W. Kientz visits Mt. Pleasant friends while others travel to Lockridge Davenport Des Moines and Osceola. Families attend fairs and visits with relatives including Giffords Burrows Downs and McKee as well as a Moose lodge meeting and a 60th wedding anniversary celebration in Morning Sun.
Jefferson County Food Administration and the local Interpretating Committee scrutinize grocery sugar lists to detect hoarding and over buying. Some families used multiple stores, while others exceed monthly limits. investigators plan to warn without naming individuals yet. Merchants must log every pound sold and unsigned lists were flagged for follow up.
Iowa counties organize price interpreting committees under U S Food Administrator J F Deems to set fair profits on food. Committees include consumers retailers jobbers brokers and other food traders and publish prices to curb speculation and protect consumers. The system bases prices on cost and fair profit rather than current market levels and targets hoarders who seek to amass food.
Washington reports thousands of women will join railroad work soon to replace men entering the army and other industries. They will serve as clerks, accountants, ticket sellers, station agents, crossing watchmen, car cleaners, and some track work. Wages will largely match men’s, and training schools for ticket agents are in cities. British troops reach Vladivostok and march to the Usuri front amid a warm reception.
The Old Settlers association will meet at the armory this evening at 8 o'clock to finish plans for the September 12 celebration. All old settlers are urged to attend.
All teachers planning to teach in Jefferson county next year must attend a meeting at the courthouse this Saturday at 9 30 a m. Local officials emphasize full participation to finalize staffing and curriculum plans.
For sale a variety of household goods including chairs table stoves couch bed springs mattress and several other articles. Also one set of Messages and Papers of the President 1789 1897. Priced cheap if taken at once $38. Located 104 East Adams.
A program of living pictures portraying Oriental life will be shown at the Presbyterian church tomorrow evening at eight o'clock. Admission is 10 cents.
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