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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
7
A batch of short items notes visits and travel among residents including Laura Harper in Batavia and Jessie Winn in the city. Others report Ottumwa Burlington Libertyville and Des Moines connections along with a horse theft and several births and illnesses.
The Free Methodist church hosts district meetings and a Sunday School convention with sessions starting tonight at eight led by Rev. D. C. Eddy. Sunday schedule includes 9:30 a.m. opening, 2:99 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. evangelistic services, plus Saturday events and a Sunday love feast, communion, and discussions led by district leaders.
The High School girls led by Miss Bethune Smith plan a May Fete on Saturday May 18 at 4 30 pm on the Parsons College campus. The Queen of May presides with a forest of Happy Thoughts and Kids Spring as nations dance before her. The program features grand march dances solos and world themed numbers with students Eula Harreld Hattie Stewart and others performing. Public invitation extended.
Wallace Reid stars in Rimrock Jones at the Orpheum theater tomorrow. The western melodrama follows Rimrock Jones as he fights Andrew McBain over mine rights with help from Mary Fortune, in a thrill ride adapted from Jane Coolidge.
The Fairfield Golf Club announces a season long program featuring numerous tournaments and general picnics with orchestras and dancing. Prizes are nominal and modest entrance fees benefit the Red Cross.
J E Larson former Fairfield boy and son of Mr and Mrs John Larson south of town has been hired by Portland Seed Co to aid farmers and gardeners in seed selection and planting. He leaves Polk County post and brings broad experience from Oregon Agricultural College and multiple state colleges. He will tour rural districts and answer mail inquiries.
Fairfield residents from distant towns protest Sunday shows citing moral concerns and impact on children. Complainants include J. T Rodgers M. E. Jewell and Levi Bray who relocated seeking a town with stronger schools and fewer Sunday events.
The Rural Eighth Grade commencement exercises will be held in the Fairfield High School auditorium on Saturday afternoon May 25 at 2 o clock. Admission is free. A list of graduates includes Mabel Ancel Edith Anderson Wilson Atwood Charles Bates Ava Bennett Weldy Black Verl Blair Myrtle Bennett Ross Boon Alice Brannon Albert Buchanan Agnes Bucher Lucille Burke Bernard Castell Edna Chidester James Clark Jr Irene Clossen Mervin Coleson Ethel Craft Lucinda Curray Cyril Davisson Wilma Droz Alice Du Vall Leonia Edwards Willis Ferguson Ethel Fulton Gladys Fulton Mildred Fulton Eunice Gilbert Russell Gillett Mary Gonterman Walter Gow Lester Graf Leslie Harlan Adam Hickenbottom Edna Hinkle Glen Hisel Elsie Holmes Gladys Horton Hweh Hudgel Max Jacobs Alice Johnson Dorothy Jones Clifford Kiger Florence Kiger Rena Kyle Howard Larson Anna Leu Ethel Lindeen Alfred Longerbone Ocie Longerbone Bertha McCarty Florence McCormick Ora McDonald William Millane Leonard Monson Teresa Murphy Florice Myers Ices Parks Edna Pattison Theodore Pech Robert Rider Gladys Sage Mildred Sandell Kathryn Schrack Eva Schrack Leonard Scovel Allie Shaffer Leo Shelton Glenn Sherman Ella Snook Helen Stiles Russell Taylor Gladys Teeter Alice Trommer John Trommer Orin Ward Harold West Virginia Witkoski Barbara Zeigler Gouldbourn Heald Opal Clossen
A large audience at the Fairfield Theater last night called The Deemster one of the best motion picture offerings seen locally. The picture is shown for the last time today.
London reports: the Danish coast between Thisted and the Skaw has been mined. The notification comes from the informatier receiver, signaling heightened coastal danger and potential naval precautions.
Amsterdam May 16 The amended franchise bill eliminating one vote per man passed on third reading in the Prussian diet. Poles, social democrats and progressives voted against. The house adjourned until June 4.
An American army officer returning from France states German soldiers do not expect victory before 1985 and that the war department was informed of this outlook.
The executor of Mary A. Kellogg's estate will auction the household goods at the residence of George T. Stever, one block west of the square, on Saturday May 18 at 2 p.m. 40 Wm. L. Long, Executor. Special feature The Honor System at the Orpheum tonight.
The Ladies of the Presbyterian Church host a supper at the church Thursday evening from six to eight. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.
A special feature titled The Honor System is presented at the Orpheum tonight. The program highlights a concise showpiece likely focusing on ethics or trust themes. Fans expect a compact evening of performances aligned with the venue's standards.
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