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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
2
S W Straus president of the American Society for Thrift warns against mis guided thrift and warns waste is as dangerous as extravagance. He urges constructive thrift to keep industry moving and to fund war needs while urging prudent personal spending and avoidance of food waste.
B A Neibert, Fred Neibert and Allen Jewett, newly stationed in the navy, write from Paris Island noting their assignment to ith Co M and asking the Journal to publish their address so friends can write. They mention rapid training, three months of work in nine weeks.
Red Cross benefit is given tonight as Junior High School entertains for charity. Burial of James Ross, 78, formerly of Fairfield, at Central City Nebraska follows his death in Omaha April 27 after Civil War service with the Second Iowa. Born Friday, Mar fret Moorhead news adds local family ties.
Members of the local bar and guests, about seventy in number, attended a banquet at Yeoman hall hosted by Lutheran ladies. Honors were accorded to Chas. D. Leggett and J. S. McKenney with speeches by judges Sloan Vermilion and others, and Judge Leggett expressed deep appreciation for the tribute. Attending dignitaries included W. S. Withrow, R. S. Galer, Henry Eicher, M. A. Roberts, and J. M. Tisdale.
The Military Census bill signed by Governor Harding will fully tabulate the state’s military resources. The questionnaire requests detailed personal data including name residence age race nationality parental and spousal status education occupations and prior military experience. It also covers employment vehicle ownership and equipment inventories.
Washington outlines an early war mobilization schedule with 1,000 doctors as a medical unit, 250 aeroplanes and 1,000 aviators and mechanics by midsummer, and a division of regulars and select National Guard units before summer's end to move to France.
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