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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
2
An incomplete newspaper notice fragment mentions subscription rates and a carrier service tip. The readable line notes three and four month options and a promptness request for reporting irregularities, with a telephone contact.
British airmen attacked Germanys submarine base at Zeebrugge and the large military aerodrome at Ghistelles near Bruges. Despite heavy shelling all aircraft returned safely. Direct hits were observed at Zeebrugge and fires started at Ghistelles.
Cedar Rapids August 24 The Iowa Post oldest German language newspaper in eastern Iowa suspends publication. It had been intensely pro German and loyal German support waned. Editor Henry Guring or Gunrling faced federal warnings after wartime declarations and did not heed advice leading to plunging advertising and subscription.
General Aguilar former foreign minister married Miss Virginia Carranza daughter of the president in Queretaro Mexico.
The noted Ramona photoplay by W H Clune will heat Fairfield Theater with two showings on Tuesday and Wednesday August 28. Mrs Demarchus Brown impressed yesterday with Modern Greece, praising Greek spirit from ancient times to Byron and Howe and the Acropolis as a symbol of enduring liberty.
The fourteenth assembly holds its closing session tonight with officials expected to review final measures and votes. Participants include key legislators and staffers as the chamber wraps up this legislative term.
A packed evening features a 4 45 p m band concert a 7 45 p m music program and the Chicago Opera Company. An imitative play recital at 9 00 p m showcases Gay Zenola MacLaren in a varied cultural program for local audiences.
Revised articles of incorporation were adopted at the Fairfield Chau tauqua association annual meeting. New by laws adjust timing, allow real estate buying and mortgaging, and modify director terms. A nominating committee includes Dillon Turney George W Ball and E R Smith and action will follow Friday afternoon after the program.
Dr Thibodeau led a general discussion during the Morning Hour unifying ten days of topics under his direction. The Chautauqua Cafe run by Lutheran Ladies Aid served excellent meals as a busy grounds hub. Mrs Demarchus Brown closed her talk on Walt Whitman and was urged to return to Fairfield next year.
A short, rhapsodic note proclaims Greece and the Great Pan endure in the people's belief that the universe is one.
Arthur Walwyn Swans spoke to a large Chautauqua audience on What America Means to Me linking fraternal unity to American identity. A very large crowd then watched Henry the Magician perform two acts of magic and stunning sand pictures, praised as an artist.
This evening the Fairfield Band will close the park concert series at 6 30 p m. The Unkrich Boys Band and the Fairfield Iowa Band performed last night with large crowds showing their appreciation. George W Unkrich led the Unkrich Band with Margaret White as soloist while Prof Bert F Taber led the Fairfield Iowa Band with Florence Loehr as whistler.
A large barn on the M. E. Dudgeon farm near Stockport was destroyed by fire early this morning. Neighbors and fire brigades from Stockport and Birmingham assisted. stock survived but implements grain and fifty tons hay were lost. Estimated damage $6,000 to $7,000 with no insurance. The owner is noted for a past auto tragedy involving his wife.
In Van Buren county 206 men were summoned for examination. Forty two were dismissed as unfit, eighty seven passed with exemption claims for dependents or vocations, and sixty two passed with no exemption claims. The board granted 46 exemptions and denied 36 with others pending. Names include Elven Cecil James Snyder Chas Cecil Ray Watson Stockport Earl Murray Earl Johnson Mt Zion Clarence Burden Birmingham. Passed and exempt: Walker Johnson John Stenoish Fred Stump Ray Chapins Oral Watson L E Phillips Grant Elise Sam Lyons John Standle Stockport Fred Workman Birmingham. Passing and denied: John V Harper Floyd Stemple John Denton Stockport Lige Myers Mt Zion Merle Haney Floyd Williams Birmingham. Pending: Frank Giberson Stockport Wm Slichter Mt Zion Jay Russell Harry Ramsey Ralph Russell Birmingham.
The Henry County district court in Keosauqua opens its August term with 220 cases across probate and law, criminal and juvenile dockets, plus chancery. The three week session appears busy though few cases are marked for trial.
Irving M. Eastman, connected with a local music store, and Ruth Nash wed in Sullivan Indiana by Rev J M Horn. They plan to travel to New York to visit Mastman’s parents, then return for Sullivan county’s first contingent draft.
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