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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
7
Ed Gordon of Chicago, A L Crecraft of Abingdon and many others are in the city for visits. Red Cross and Y M C A fundraisers loom with auctions at Buchanan No 4 on May 14 and school sales at No 1 and No 6 in coming days to aid war charities.
The local board reports preparations for registering men who have turned 21 since June 6 1917 likely on June 5 1918. Supplies are being sent and the Provost Marshal General directs quick setup pending a congressional act. About 22 000 Iowa men will reach 21 this year and boards must estimate sites and costs for one day of registration.
The Deemster fiction is brought to life on stage at the Broadway theater in a new film production. Young Hall Caine appears as the young fisherman facing a knife wielding madman. The 10 reel picture schedules showings at Fairfield theater next Wednesday and Thursday.
A violent storm and tornadoes killed 17 people in Iowa and seven in Illinois, with many injuries and widespread property damage estimated at about 1 million dollars. Wires were down in many areas and delayed casualty reports. towns like Nashua Plainfield New Hampton Calmar Toulon and El mira reported multiple deaths along with a noninjurious freight train wreck near Calmar on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Southern Michigan also faced damage as the wind swept from midnight into the morning.
A Sunday School convention will be held at the Free Methodist church in this city on Friday May 17. Sessions run 9 30 to 11 30 and 2 30 to 4 30 in connection with the district quarterly meeting. Public invited.
Fifty Native American draftees arrive at Camp Dodge in Minnesota Territory with Sioux and Fox representation. They are described as finely built and eager, adopting modern names such as Henry Bender to replace tribal names. Charles Bender, noted Chippewa pitcher for Philadelphia, is mentioned as a relation.
A social and sale will be held at Buchanan township school No 6 next Friday evening. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. A feature of the sale is last year’s cost belonging to D. M. Root. any amount over $30 will be split between the No 5 and No 6 school funds.
A crowd of about thirty Henryetta residents dragged Chris Wagoner from the city jail. They stripped him, painted his body red, and whipped him twenty times before returning him to jail on disloyalty charges.
French air ace Sublieutenant Rene Fonck downed six German planes near Paris on Thursday, as the war report states. The victory adds to Fonck's growing tally of aerial victories this month.
Cadet Harry J. Myers of Bucyrus Ohio died when his plane lost control during a spinning nose dive at Hicksfield east of Fort Worth Texas. The accident occurred at an altitude of about 1 000 feet.
Sergt. Frank L. Rawlies of New Bedford Massachusetts has brought down seven German airplanes in the last two months according to an official dispatch from Washington.
Creditors holding accounts against the Journal Printing Company or its firm members are required to submit statements of account to Journal Printing Co. or B. J. Taylor Sons.
Nice hardy tomato plants offered for sale by S A Power at the residence on 503 West Stone Street. Includes available quantities and pricing.
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