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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1918
Page
7
A stream of visitors and departures fills the day from Abingdon Batavia and Washington to Muscatine and Libertyville. Notes include births departures trips and homecomings among families and residents with severalsembling trips to Mt Pleasant Ottumwa Bloomfield and Chicago.
Cedar Rapids has been designated as the wool concentration point for Iowa. Farmers must ship all Iowa wool to this city for government inspection and grading before distribution to mills, with direct sales to the government yielding higher prices and eliminating middlemen profits. The large warehouse holds hundreds of thousands of pounds, destined for mills for cloth for soldiers.
In a statement by Herbert Hoover the Food Administration warns against relaxing wheat and flour restrictions. It cites a June outlook of about 46 million bushels available, with 30 million to be exported to support the army and allies, leaving roughly 26 million for two months of domestic use, well below normal monthly demand.
A laboratory tested recipe from the United States food administration describes barley discard the wheat, mix barley flour salt and baking powder with fat, add liquid, form one half inch thick biscuits and bake in a hot oven. The method emphasizes sifting dry ingredients and handling the dough lightly to yield biscuits.
Peoria reports the federal investigation into the Columbia tragedy began with a preliminary inquiry at the federal building. Captain Herman Mehl and crew faced officials, denying hull rot. pilot Tom Williams described the ship being pierced by a log and going down in 25 feet of water.
Lorenzo Heston and Ben West have been accepted in the special call for auto mechanics. They must report at Austin, Texas, July 25 for special training.
Dr Iona Miller spent yesterday with her sister at Ottumwa. Kirby is on a week’s vacation from Roth & Co. Mildred Mitchell can return to work after an appendicitis operation. Mrs Wilson Reed and her son from Des Moines are here due to her father Joseph Bradley’s illness. William Bogle of Birmingham visits his aunt Mrs H C Raney. Lois Glass returns to Monmouth after visiting her mother. John Comingore and family return from Davenport. S B Turner learns of John McCullough’s death in Bellevue Kansas. burial held there yesterday. Lost a black enameled friendship circle pin set with brilliants. return to Journal office for reward.
Fred Donovan suffered a broken arm while cranking his Ford on Monday. The ad promotes Barton’s Can’t Kick device as a preventive aid.
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