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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1917
Page
2
Carlyle Blackwell, noted for The Clarion and The Shadow of Doubt, leads in the five part World Feature Sally In Our Alley at the Orpheum next Monday, promising a strong and fascinating photoplay experience for fans.
The Iowa City Glee Club will give a concert at Vesper services tomorrow afternoon at Barhydt Chapel with no admission but a free will offering. All are invited to bring friends. Miss Ida Tarbell to speak on Parsons College Lecture Course next Monday evening.
The Navy Department refused to disclose warship locations with Dan ielse stating it would not be advisable. Most Atlantic ships are at Guantanamo with a few patrols near the coasts. A torpedo boat destroyer left League Island to block ships from leaving the Delaware river without clearance papers and will station below the breakwater to halt supplies to belligerent vessels.
Arthur Ball, 20, son of Ball Brothers Fruit Company president Frank C. Ball, sues for divorce from Margaret J. Ball in Muncie circuit court. Married last May after meeting in a Boston school year earlier. her home is New Haven, Connecticut. The complaint is a statutory charge.
Washington reports the state department will not halt passport issuance due to the German war zone decree. An official statement confirms American passports remain valid for travel on the St. Louis and other ships.
New York bank purchases a 20 million dollar, twenty four hour protective policy to cover asset transfers from 192 Broadway to new Singer Building offices. About 16 million in cash moved in armored cars with guards at front and rear and stationed every fifty feet along the route.
Burlington High defeated Fairfield 43 to 23 on the Y floor. Scott led Burling ton with strong play while Bailey limited by fouls, and Fairfield showed effort but fell short. Next Friday a return game is set on Fairfield’s court.
In a busy social week several groups announce events. The Young Women's Foreign Missionary Society plans a six o'clock church basement picnic with members invited guests and potluck dishes. The White Rose Club honors Mrs Maude Carlson of Coal Valley Ill with a social at South Second Street. U BE S Club hosts Mrs Rosella Jewett on West Washington Street. The Younger Set hosts a hard times dance in Elk's hall from nine to midnight. Royal Neighbors meet at Moose Hall Monday with an Ottumwa delegation expected. Westminster Bible Class meets Monday evening at the Presbyterian church hosted by Mrs Rodabaugh and Mrs Bean. all members are invited.
The regular monthly meeting will be held in their rooms Thursday evening February 1 at 8:00 oclock. The organization seeks support and cooperation of all members. F. Wilson Active Secretary.
The message asks the General Assembly to appoint a special committee to revise tax and revenue laws and to create a state municipal and county governance panel to eliminate overlapping authority and unnecessary offices. A code revision commission is urged along with a $100000 appropriation under his control to study railroad valuations. He urges careful consideration of the suffrage amendment and requests a 60 day adjournment to adopt the committees' recommendations.
The Eastern Divisional of the Iowa collegiate oratorical contest concluded last night in Mt. Pleasant at the Iowa Wesleyan Chapel. Coe College Penn State Upper Iowa and Iowa Wesleyan took the top four spots and advance to face Western Divisional winners at Parsons College on March 2.
The Washington school building will open Monday morning after three days closed for fumigation. Regular school work will resume. A girls basketball game between Fairfield High School and Brighton High School was cancelled last night due to scarlet fever in Brighton.
Classifieds promote quick results with emphasis on reliable outcomes from using the Journal Want Ads. Readers are urged to try the service for effective advertising reach and tangible returns.
Train No. 12 of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy left the track near Cromwell Station Iowa, plunging down a forty foot embankment. Five bodies recovered with many injured taken to Creston, Iowa. Names of victims and injured include residents from Libertyville Eagle Keokuk Omaha Oak Park and other locales. A wrecker headed to the scene as reports confirmed the high embankment crash.
The preserved body of William King, a twenty month specimen at City hospital, displayed a rare situs inversus with organ reversal. Doctors noted the heart on the right, liver on the left, left lung with three lobes, and other mirrored anatomy. King, a 35 year old laborer from Wisconsin, died after typhoid fever.
General Hubert Lyautey, minister of war, arrived in Paris after a Moroccan voyage marked by incidents. He crossed from Tangier to Gibraltar in a submarine and faced snow delays in Spain, forcing him to decline King Alfonso's dinner invitation.
All young people are invited to attend the Christian Endeavor Rally at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening at 6 30 o clock. Special music and a good program have been prepared.
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