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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1918
Page
6
The essay argues Sunday should restore body and spirit, not merely halt production. It defends Sunday movies when well made and well located, notes moral effects of outings, and urges church attractiveness to draw people to worship. It also mentions a Red Cross picnic at Atwood's pasture near Fairfield with food and entertainment.
Democrats show little interest in county committee races as Republicans fill most ballots. Filing closed Saturday with several wards and towns listing candidates. a few precincts lack nominations. Local contest names include Ball Zeigler Thoma McGiffen and others across Walnut Packwood and Liberty.
Glen Dale celebrates the close of a school term with a surprise visit from R N A lodge members and a picnic. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society hosts a Kensington at Mrs E J Hewetts. Grace Oliver hosts a Delphic party for Miss Rose Huston and Miss Lucile Orr. WCTU, WRC and Jefferson Lodge note upcoming meetings. Memorial Day plans proceed as Parsons College hosts Senior Chapel. The Pythian Sisters Kensington is delayed and White Rose club gathers at Mrs J M Hunters home.
The May Day fete on the college campus featured a May Pole dance by four classes. Kathleen Workman, Senior class member, was named Queen of the May by vote of the high school boys. Florence Gavin played piano accompaniments.
Rev Keesey delivered a fine Bacca laureate address at Pleasant Plain yesterday afternoon. Commencement exercises are scheduled for this evening and the class play Mr Bob will be presented Friday evening May 24. Libertyville High plans commencement on Wednesday May 28 and Packwood on Thursday May 24.
Mrs J Beck returns from a visit in Spencer. Mr and Mrs H D Minster and children visited relatives in Brighton. Red Cross benefit planned next Thursday evening May 24 at Lynn school No 9 Penn. Sheriff Shan Campbell secured an auto load of liquor near Bernheart after car stranded in mud. Mrs D W Treen and Hazel and Frederick returned home after Brighton and Richland visit. Mr and Mrs Howard Zeigler and Mr and Mrs Homer Rogers spent Sunday at Camp Dodge. Ricksher.
Riot erupted among about 22 000 interned Germans at Hot Springs North Carolina after news the government planned to move them by July 1 to Port Oglethorpe and McPherson Georgia. Guards were increased to preserve order as many had invested savings in cottage improvements believing they would be permanently located for the war.
Gladys Hanson leads the bill at Fairfield Theater in The Havoc. The screen adaptation centers on three central players Gladys Hanson Lewis B. Stone and Bryant Washburn with strong dramatic climaxes and emotional scenes.
W A Hook, a well known local figure, is appointed Demonstration agent for the Extension Department of the University of Missouri. The federal commission places him in Columbia but he will be sent to any Missouri county as needed.
Fourteen people died and over 40 were injured when entente allied aircraft attacked Cologne, with six aviators taking part. The center of the city, especially the market place, sustained heavy damage in the raid.
Representative Baer of North Dakota claims aviation authorities show only 15 million dollars spent on air planes in the past year, not 640 million. He notes 250 war planes in Europe on May 1, plus 1,200 training planes there, and over 4,000 training planes in America with a rate of 1,000 airplanes per month.
Porto Rican laborers will be shipped to the United States within a month for agricultural work in southern states and for shipyards and other war industries along the Atlantic coast. The move aims to bolster labor supply for farms and wartime industries during the period.
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