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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
2
The Physical Fit and The War Draft
War Draft Board statistics show 28 percent of city draftees unfit for service versus 27 percent nationwide. Colleges like Columbia and Pennsylvania adopt West Point style military instruction to ensure students are physically fit for both military service and future vocations. This shift could influence other institutions and raise emphasis on youth physical development amid wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Draft Board
Columbia
Pennsylvania
U. S
West Point
Cile
Profiteering and Loyalty in Wartime Government Actions
The FTC report before the Senate labels profiteering by basic commodity makers as criminal obstrucion of the war effort. It condemns price hikes and hoarding as disloyal acts during wartime, urging severe penalties and stronger government controls to prevent continued exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
United States Senate
Senate
Congress
Tre
Aldo
Forest City Lodge Meeting Called For Knights of P. Thias
Tonight at 7 p.m. a meeting of Forest City Lodge No. 37 is announced with important business. W K Baker serves as C C and presiding officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights OF
P. Thias
Forest City Lodge
At & Pm
Governor Harding Delivers Stirring Convention Keynote
Des Moines Iowa July 10 Governor W L Harding electrified the Republican State convention as temporary chairman delivering the keynote. Officers announced include temporary secretary Gerrit King and reading secretaries Baldridge Witt and others. He praised Iowa soldiers and urged unity, patriotism, and continued war effort, arguing for one language and decisive action to victory and postwar leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W.L. Harding
BH. J. Frisk
Roy Merrill
George T. Brooks
Don A. Neiman
R. L. Chase
A. U. Swag
Indianola
Needham
Eldora
Witlemcia
Albia
John McVicar
C. Ramsey
Belmond
A. Hall
Bedford
Governor Harding
Home Service Meetings at Armory Thursday
Meetings to organize a Home Service section of the Red Cross will be held at the Armory tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 and in the evening at 8 o clock. Mrs. Henry G. Taylor and Mrs. Della Sowers of Bloomfield will explain the work. Both men and women are urged to attend. no collection or pledges will be asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Home Service Section
The
Red Cross
Henry G. Taylor
Della Sowers
Bloomfield
More Men Wanted for Special Service
The engineering corps seeks skilled white men eligible for general military service. Do not volunteer if you are needed for July calls. Volunteers from 1918 may join if they waive time limits. positions include auto repairers, axemen, blacksmiths, boatmen, carpenters, cab makers, caulkers, foremen and workers in concrete, cooks, draftsmen, electricians, engineers, farmers, lithographers, machinists, burglars, photographers, plumbers, powdermen, quarrymen, shoemakers, surveyors, tailors, teamsters, telephone operators and topographers.
Local Officials Named in Iowa City Notice
A list identifies A. M. DeVoe Gardner P. E. Mc Clenahan Iowa City Frank D. Joseph Manchester and W. E. Barr Des Moines as involved in the office notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. DeVoe
Gardner
P. E. McClenahan
Iowa City
Frank D. Joseph
Manchester
W. E. Barr
Des Moines
Local residents take scenic Midwest automobile tour
Mr and Mrs Frank Rickstier and their son and Mrs Amos Foote have returned from a ten day tour through Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa. H Wilson and son Frank and James Wilson and daughter Nellie of Washington are guests at J E and M W Roth homes. Rev and Mrs A R Toothacher visited yesterday en route to Connecticut. Miss Kitty Wilson travels to Des Moines and Chariton for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rickstier
Amos Foote
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
H. Wilson
Frank
James Wilson
Nellie
Washington
J. E
M. W. Roth
Mrs
A. R. Toothacher
Connecticut
Miss Kitty Wilson
Des Moines
Chariton
Washing Wonder sales pitch fast clothes cleaning
Agents sell Washing Wonder with money back guarantee claiming it washes clothes in ten to fifteen minutes without rubbing. Women who try Washing Wonder won’t be without it. Smith Mfg. Co., Waterloo, Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Mfg. Co
Waterloo. Ia
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