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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
3
Residents of the Parsons College Addition urge that the area is not a hub of crime. Among the four early hog theft arrests, only one resident lived in the College Addition, while others came from elsewhere in Fairfield.
Troy E Bell writes from Camp Everman Fort Worth Texas to his mother Ida Mintoyne. He describes travel from Camp Custer and stops through Eldon Trenton Wichita and Kansas City. He notes pleasant weather green fields and the tent living arrangement with Company M. He mentions the Royal Flying Corps Canadians and Y M C A facilities and requests mail as he enjoys life at Field No 2. He signs with his address Camp Everman 273d Aero Squadron Fort Worth Texas.
Des Moines reports that every Iowa man will be card indexed for the Liberty Loan drive. C H McNider Mason City director says the card will list name occupation residence address nationality and more and show property and financial standing. The index will precede actual bond sales as a major feature of the campaign.
Henry county mourns Private Benjamin H. Johnson of Rome, 21, who died of pneumonia at Portsmouth Navy Hospital after serving since January 22 1918. He enlisted at Burlington and trained at Jefferson Barracks and Norfolk before his death. His body will return to Rome for burial, survived by his father and three sisters. Also on the Orpheum program George Walsh stars in The Pride of New York Monday.
A horse sale is advertised for Wednesday March 6 at Gilbert Feed Barn. Buyer turnout expected with a variety of farm animals and equipment.
Miss Dewey Deal representing Buena Vista College won first place in the state oratorical contest at Morningside College Sioux City She is the first woman to win the event Dwight Krumholtz Parsons College placed outside the top three Second place went to Morningside and third to Upper Iowa Eight colleges participated eastern and western divisions Parsons Upper Iowa Cornell Simpson Lenox Ellsworth and Morningside Special added attraction at The Orpheum Monday Jewell s Band
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