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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
7
Ottumwa notes show W E Smith from Ottumwa, J W Ross from Burlington, Mrs Frank Eck of Pleasant Plain, and William Eaton of Ottumwa in the city on various days. Teachers exams set for June 26 to 28 at the courthouse. Several visits, travels, and attendances including funerals, church events, and university readings are listed with dates and places.
The Orpheum presents The Bluebird adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck. It is described as a superpicture produced after months of work and many new photographic techniques. Artcraft brings the poet’s visions to life under expert direction with a grand allegorical cinematic epic.
At a Carthage Illinois board meeting Denhart of Washington contributed 15000 dollars to Denhart hall, bringing his total to 40000 dollars to the college. The board voted to issue bonds to cover the building debt and outlined a campaign in Illinois and Iowa to recruit 100 boys for a military training unit.
Fairfield retail stores will be closed all day on July 4. They will stay open the evening of July 3.
London reports that twenty one German destroyers numerous submarines and many auxiliary craft were trapped in the Bruges canal docks by the British raid on Zeebrugge, the German submarine base in Belgium, announced by Thomas J. McNamara.
The referee will sell the Joseph Clinkenbeard estate residence at private sale. Located at South Seventh and West Jackson, the property is a full lot with a four room house and will be sold cheap to settle the estate. WM. L. LONG, Referee. June 2. Anderson's Shoe Store advertises shoe repair services and a sale at 695. Clara Kimball Young stars in Shirley Kaye at Fairfield Theater.
U S Army seeks able bodied men ages 18 21 and 31 41 to enlist in various corps. C B Trost, recruiting officer from Ottumwa, is in Fairfield until Saturday noon, available at the post office 9 11 am 12 30 5 pm and 6 30 7 30 pm or at the Court Hotel. A special provision aids dependents of married men and inquiries should be made before 11 am Saturday.
Burlington selected as the meeting site for the State Aerie in 1919 with the final choice to be decided at the ongoing Dubuque session. The group reaffirmed a stance to ban amusement features during wartime and will hold business focused sessions. Frank C. Norton of Burlington was reappointed secretary and serves on the credential committee. Buy W. S. 8.
Egg and poultry producers are invited to a demonstration on June 27 at the Armory. Topics include proper egg care, disease identification and treatment, and reducing waste with practical handling methods using actual specimens where available.
The yarn room will be open Friday from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. and again for the next quota its focus is sweat ers only. The Light Bearers' entertainment time moved to Friday evening in the Presbyterian church parlors with admission to the event. You are invited. 710 Buy W. 8S. S. Read the Daily Journal.
Kaye and others perform at the Fairfield Theater with a new display in the window at Wilsons Art Store located at 704.
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