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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
3
Ed Gordon of Chicago and A L Crecraft of Abingdon visit the city for a weekend and a Red Cross auction sale is planned at Buchanan school No 4 on Tuesday evening May 14. Many locals are ill with pneumonia, babies are born at the Jefferson county hospital, and marriages and travel occur as residents attend events and visit relatives.
The local exemption board reports preparations for the 21st birthday registration, likely on June 5, 1918, with supplies sent to the adjutant general. Provost Marshal General directs arrangements, estimates Iowa’s eligible at about 22,000, and local boards must estimate registration site needs, staffing, rental costs, and distribution of supplies.
The Deemster film adaptation opens a New York run at Broadway theater. The story blends love and tragedy with vivid realism and features young Hall Caine delivering a effective performance as the young fisherman. The 10 reel picture heads to Fairfield theater next Wednesday and Thursday.
Chicago reports 17 deaths in Iowa and Illinois from Thursday tornadoes with 150 injured and $1,000,000 in damage. Listings name Nashua Plainfield New Hampton Calmar Toulon Franklin Elvira and Detroit amid widespread communications failures and a freight train incident near Calmar.
A Sunday School convention will be held at the Free Methodist church in this city on Friday May 17 in connection with the district quarterly meeting. Morning session 9 30 to 11 30 and afternoon 2 30 to 4 30 with a program of talks and discussions led by church educators and ministers.
May 11 report lists fifty Indians arriving at Camp Dodge for North Dakota draft. mostly Sioux with Fox representation. They are described as fine physically and eager at the camp, often adopting modern names such as Henry Bender replacing tribal names, linking to Chippewa pitcher Charles Bender of Philadelphia fame.
A social and sale will be held at Buchanan township school No 6 next Friday evening May 17. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. A notable item is last year’s colt belonging to D. M. Root. Proceeds exceeding 30 dollars go to split between No 5 and No 6 school funds.
A Henryetta crowd of about thirty freed Chris Wagoner from the city jail, took him to a secluded spot, stripped him, painted his body red, and administered twenty lashes before returning him to custody on disloyalty charges.
Six German airplanes were shot down Thursday by Sublieutenant Rene Fonck, according to the war office. The action occurred in Paris as the aerial combat reported in the latest defense bulletin.
Fort Worth Texas May 11 Cadet Marty J Myers of Bucyrus Ohio died instantly when his plane lost control during a spinning nose dive from about 1000 feet east of Hicksfield near here.
Sergeant Prank L. Baylies of New Bedford Mass an American flyer in France has brought down seven German airplanes in the last two months an official report states Baylies is credited with the aerial victories during the recent fighting in Europe.
All holders of accounts against the Journal Printing Company or any firm members are asked to submit a statement of account.
Nice hardy tomato plants offered for sale at a residence listed as 603 W Stone Street. Contact A Power for details.
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