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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1919
Page
6
A district wide income tax drive opens as salaries and profits rise. Collector L Murphy outlines who must file and how to compute gross income including wages, property gains, rents, and applicable deductions under the 1917 rules.
In St Paul Minnesota on January 24 the Senate passed a resolution memorializing Congress to pass the national suffrage amendment. The vote stood 49 to 7 and the House had approved the measure the previous Wednesday.
Twenty eight states have formally notified the state department that their legislatures ratified the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution. California is named where a court action sought to block the governor serving notice to the department.
Paris reports General John J. Pershing commander of American forces in Europe will sail home with President Wilson aboard the transport George Washington. Pershing, who had suspected the embarkation center at Le Manus, will reach American soil and join headquarters later.
Charleston West Virginia January 25 A charter grants to Spicer Grocery company of Charleston and Kanawha City authority to deliver groceries and food products by aerial navigation. Secretary of State Houston G Young notes this is the first request of its kind ever made in America by a bail organization.
Francesca Zarad the distinguished French prima donna soprano will appear in Fairfield Monday and Tuesday evenings February 3 and 4 in the High School Auditorium under Parsons College. Once with the Vienna Grand Opera she left when war began, her contract treated as scrap of paper due to the conflict.
The article recounts Madame Zarah’s exile experiences in Austria and her return to France, followed by her concerts in the United States. It notes her neutral stance, blocking expenses paid by herself, and the proceeds directed to the fund for rehabilitating blinded soldiers of the Allies.
The funeral for Mrs Mary Glaze who died yesterday will be held Monday at ten o'clock at the Dr E G Grove residence on North Fourth street. Rev H A Mosser and Rev R Ames Mongomery will officiate.
Chicago reports butter and egg prices still under federal control prompting an investigation into why retailers gain 15 to 17 cents per pound on butter and 10 to 13 cents per dozen on eggs. Butter falls 3 cents a pound for a 19 cent wholesale drop since January 13 while eggs slip 2 to 15 cents in days.
Fairfield High defeated Washington High 27 to 2 as Washington failed to score a field goal. Crail Forbes Yount Scott and Huddleston started with Rodgers Sullivan and Ebert as substitutes before the team drove to Muscatine for tonight's game against Muscatine High School.
Gilbert McClaren of this city and Clay Longston of Mt. Pleasant have purchased the Simpson and Williams Meat Market on the north side of the square. They will take possession on February 3rd. McClaren is a well known local butcher and has worked at the market for several years.
The notice lists CHURCH CHIMES METHODIST EPISCOPAL and ENGLISH LUTHERAN activities. It covers class meetings, Sabbath school, morning and evening sermons, Epworth League sessions, Lord's Supper, and special programs with themes such as Possession of Driving Out The Enemy, Breaking Fallow Ground, and Servants of the Most High. It notes a member visitation day and council installations.
Ill residents and visitors are listed with errands and services. The Christian Church, Bethel A M E, Free Methodist, and Christian Science groups announce worship, Bible study, and prayer meetings. Local residents travel to Ottumwa and Des Moines for funerals and business while upcoming sermons address faith, prophecy, and the world’s end.
A musical program will be held tomorrow afternoon at Barhydt Chapel during the Visper service at four o'clock. It is directed by Prof. C. W. Mountain.
Montgomery Alabama January 25 liquor making appliances and vehicles used to transport liquor would be confiscated and sale of beverages resembling liquor would be prohibited under a bill sent to Gov Kilby for signature, the measure tightens state controls.
Notice states Parsons and Courtney will conduct a sale on February 4 with reference numbers 624 20 24 28 1. The fragment confirms an auction action and involved parties. Further details are not readable in the text.
The No. 7 Batavia team hosts the No. 7 Fairfield Challenge squad in a pivotal basketball clash tonight at 8 o clock in the Nelson opera house Batavia. The Batavia News forecasts a large enthusiastic crowd for the season debut.
A reader notes prompt attention to scavenger work and provides contact via Phone No. 1628 and name Jasper Lathrop for prompt service and satisfactory completion.
Sprayed apples offered for sale by Sanford Zeigler and Son at 606. Good sound fruit for market or local buyers.
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