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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
7
Local notes report births and visitors including a Sunday birth to Rev. and Mrs. R. T. Butler and Edna Pollock from Libertyville visiting. Many residents and relatives are noted traveling, visiting camps, attending funerals, enlisting, or returning from trips to Ottumwa, Monmouth, Burlington, Camp Dodge, and France as World War I era updates unfold.
Washington reports the Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounts governs all naval needs from clothing to coal, steel, textiles, and transport. Under Admiral McGowan centralization and open bidding drive volume, efficiency, and rapid delivery while maintaining strict quality standards despite wartime strain.
Sixteen golfers compete in the first flight at Fairfield links this week. Four of eight matches have been played with close results including Hunt defeating Hughes 4 up and 4 to go and Crabb beating Ireland 7 up and 6 to go.
Mrs Roy Erickson travels to Vandalia Missouri to be with family during the illness and passing of her father Mr Wheeler. Funeral services were conducted in Vandalia this morning and the Iowa Lunch Room closed during the service hours.
Mrs. W F Sweet returns from an over Sunday visit at Walter Ingraham home in Grandview. Washington Lamotte is in Washington county hospital. A north side vs south side business men ball game raised sixty dollars for the Red Cross. Mr and Mrs F M Swisher will go to Camp Cody to visit sons Howard and Marcus, with stops to see Mrs Swisher’s brother Geo Whistler and cousin Charles McAdams in Salina. Mr and Mrs E C Johnson returned to Chariton with Mrs Melinda Johnson accompanying them. Dave Wentworth and daughter Carrie visit their son Harry at Rantone Illinois. M A Tracy of Keokuk visits sister Mrs Sarah Morris. John Brinton attended the Republican state convention in Des Moines. Charles and Addie Deedy visit their mother Mrs Ed Deeds who is critically ill in Ottumwa. Miss Marie Gowie of Davenport business college spent Sunday here.
Haying is nearly finished with oats mostly harvested. Neighbors aided A D Mulenix for a day of work. Miss Ethel Sloane spent Sunday at Batavia. Victor Johnson returned from Des Moines to await orders from Chicago. Rev Combs R Workman visited his daughter Mrs Gus Peterson. Mrs M Damm visited her son Bernar at Camp Dodge. Hiram Heaton changed his post office to Glendale Lockridge Rural Route 2. Helen Bean and Fairfield Campfire Girls met at Mrs Frank Davies. Bertha Murphy visited over Sunday at Airfield. Jane Wilson came from Fairfield to visit Mrs Belle Samson.
Admiral McGowan declares a wool survey proves ample stock for military needs and stresses a rising market must supply coal food and every article for the navy. He takes personal responsibility to ensure sailors are well clothed and fed, rejecting excuses and alibis. He demands the best for the front lines.
Silk shirts in colors priced at 3 50 4 00 5 00 6 00 and 7 50 offered at the Drake Clo Co located in East Side Square.
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