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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
7
Local items report O F Fryer traveling to Burlington on business and many residents visiting or traveling for work visits. Names include Fred Goehner Chicago J P Trent Batavia Thomas Ryan Mt Pleasant Ina Crone Samuel Jenks ill with pneumonia. Also notes on marriages licenses Byron Hadley Celia Hoskins and several family trips and funeral attendances.
The Fairfield Fuel Committee announces an emergency rule set effective immediately to conserve fuel. It limits store hours, controls lighting and heating, restricts certain gatherings, and prioritizes households, with enforcement by the local committee led by Roscoe P. Thomas, Fred M. Raible, and T. F. McNew.
Ulm, long sick after a stroke, shows encouraging signs of improvement and hopes to be up and about soon. Money to Loan on Improved City Property Thoma & Thoma, 809.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and death of our father and husband Mrs. McFarland and Children express gratitude for the flowers and support.
The former Newport restaurant space at the southeast square corner has been leased to Allison & Miller for a pool and billiard parlor. Welday & Allison equipment from the room east of the post office will be moved into this location.
J W Bowermaster died yesterday in a Davenport hospital. The remains will be brought to Fairfield on Rock Island train No 1. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the home of his sister Mrs Frank Cooper on North Main Street. Rev A H Mosser will preside.
A letter from headquarters praises the local chapter for knitted goods and gives new rules. Socks must be solid color with no bright hues, khaki socks stop, gray or white only. Helmets no longer requested. Sweaters remain 25 inches long. Please return unused yarn after three weeks and reclaim scrap leftovers from heavy sweater yarn for further knitting.
P H Staves left for Chicago to attend the auto show. Prof Charles Carter went to Burlington on business. Mr and Mrs Frank Ricksher left for Samuel Schaefer and son after a weekend visit. Andrew Schaefer returned from Hedrick. Mr and Mrs Hugh Shriner and children visit relatives in Libertyville. Ralph Workman back from Birmingham. Clyde Norris of Camp Grant visits Rockford area relatives. Minnie Bird Jenks and Helen Jenks visit John Jenks home in Beckwith. Clim ton lodge No 15 meets tomorrow evening for second degree work. Heavy east snow causes trains to run behind schedule today and last night.
Eliza Morris and Charles Lorraine Stannard wed at the Mor ris home with Rev. T R Meily officiating. The couple, both active in the community, plan to live on the Stannard farm. The ceremony was intimate with immediate relatives.
Washington reports bakers start producing the Victory loaf a war bread with five percent substitute for wheat flour as part of the 1918 food conservation program. Grocers require buyers to purchase an equal amount of another cereal when selling wheat flour. Substitution will rise to twenty percent by February 24 using other cereals or flours from potatoes or beans.
Washington January 26 six members of the Emergency Fleet corporation technical staff resigned in protest at the resignation of Theodore K E Ferris chief ship designer Ferris led the technical department under Rear Admiral Bowles and the men headed key branches of work H H Thayer A J C Robertson James H Harrison Charles H Miller Hugh Wilson Harold W Billings EB Hartey chairman of the shipping board commented the resignations stem from Ferris misunderstanding of government principles and unfamiliarity with federal practices while praising Ferris ability
Public notice states that on October 1 1917 Carlos G Hanshaw declares he will not be responsible for any bills his wife incurs and asks others to take note of the desertion.
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