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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1918
Page
6
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Sergeant Hawkins and Privates Merle Skinner Montgomery of the Rainbow division, veterans in France, tour Iowa for the Red Cross. They arrive by auto from Birmingham at two p m and will speak at the park corner or the armory if weather is bad, with plans to attend a picnic at Atwood's pasture tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Mrs Ralph Dunlap and daughter return to Salt Lake City after visiting Mrs Albert Larson of Lockridge. Mary Higbee back from Camp Cody New Mexico with Lt Harry Higby. James Parrett failed army physical at Jefferson Barracks St Louis. New baby girl born to Mr and Mrs L Clingman north of the city. J C Freeman Andrew Freeman and Mrs Harry Higby visit Eldon. Red Cross sale postponed due to weather. Social at Cross Lanes church with music readings and refreshments. Red Cross drive ongoing. treasurer A G Jordan away. Baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Salts at Jefferson County Hospital. W A Hook of Libertyville en route to Hamilton. Mrs Walter Johnson and daughter from Chicago visit H E Wisecarver.
Fairfield Oratorio society presented an unusually fine program at Barhydt Chapel with proceeds to the Red Cross War Fund. Weather kept attendance smaller than hoped, but Prof Mountain’s chorus again showed prize quality. The patriotic program included The Sword of Peace read by Mrs George and songs by the chorus, ending with St George and the Dragon.
Register June 5th 1918. Every young man in Jefferson county who turned twenty one since the June 5 1917 registration must register at the Court House in Fairfield. No other location. Federal government will take prompt action for those who fail to register.
A Prairie Chapel School House meeting Monday voted to raise their Red Cross quota on the spot. Within about thirty minutes 85 percent of the goal was collected with a committee tasked to contact the remaining absentees. The district surpassed other areas by acting quickly and decisively.
Owen Wilson youngest son of Mr and Mrs J W Wilson of Fairfield died yesterday after a brief pneumonia illness. He was born June 16 1899 on the Fairfield area farm and recently moved to North C street to work with Fairfield Vulcanizing Co. He married Florence Yount June 20 1917. He is survived by wife, parents, two sisters Mrs Toma Hagan and Mrs Charlie Junkin, and brother Glen. Funeral will be held tomorrow at 8 p m from his parents home with Rev W R Keesey officiating, burial in Evergreen cemetery.
A Russian wireless dispatch reports Ukrainian assemblies burning bread and food as famine grinds the population. General Si Omopenestel is denounced as an impostor while locals flee toward Great Russia. Fires rage in towns and villages and resistance to German and Austrian occupation intensifies. The invaders are shipping seized food out of Ukraine.
Daily Mail correspondent cites famine and political alliance hopes near the Swiss border. He notes two Vienna gas works prisoners allegedly murdered by workers, with the Arbeiter Zeitung demanding inquiry and the issue confiscated. Parliament discussed the affair but Vienna press hushed it up.
National League results show St. Louis 6 New York 2 Chicago 0 Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 7 Boston 4 Philadelphia Pittsburgh rained out. American League Boston 5 Cleveland 6 Washington 3 St Louis 4 No other games played. American Association Milwaukee 4 Louisville 0 with no other games.
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On Sunday at 1 30 pm at the bride's parents home Mr and Mrs J F Teal the marriage of their daughter Miss Mary to Jra M Hootman of Camp Cody New Mexico occurred. The ceremony was attended by immediate relatives. Mrs Hootman, a Fairfield High School graduate class of 1915, has many friends in the city. Mr Hootman serves on a sanitary train at Camp Cody and formerly lived in Birmingham with many friends. After the ceremony the couple departed for Deming to reside until Mr Hootman departs for France.
Mrs. Gus Castile died here last evening about 7 30 after months of illness. Born February 18 1870 at Four Corners she lived in this county all her life. Her husband Gus A Castile survives with four children Sithel Arthur Harlan Roy. Harlan at Camp Dodge. Also surviving are brother Edward Kauffman and sister Mrs O H Sherman of Lockridge. Funeral Friday at ten in the home conducted by Rev W R Keesy and burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
A north bound St. Louis Southwestern train derailed at Mayton station near Garland Arkansas. One soldier is missing sixteen were injured engineer A J McAllister was killed and several trainmen injured. The soldiers belonged to the Six Hundred Nineteenth Aerial squadron. Names of the injured were withheld by military authorities. Passenger agent P Smith of St Louis was among the injured.
Amsterdam May 22 German forces have seized the Dutch steamship Agneta and taken it to Swinemuende Prussia. The vessel was en route from Stockholm to Rotterdam and lacked a safe conduct after the German naval staff withheld one amid ongoing Dutch German negotiations.
Fire destroyed six buildings housing Fowler Aircraft and Emanuel companies in San Francisco. Fifty government to be built airplanes were lost. EB Howell, owner, said the blaze started in Emanuel’s wood mill and dismissed any enemy plot theories.
In France on May 22 the British report widespread enemy and civilian rumors that Field Marshal von Hindenburg has died recently. They note no verifiable basis for the claim and provide no confirmation from allied lines.
A tornado ripped through Codell in Plainville county May 22 in Codell and killed Mrs Walter Adams and her baby. A child of Frank Jones was killed and two persons were reported missing. The storm also damaged nearby areas as the search continued.
The School Board will receive bids for 500 tons of coal to be delivered in June and July. Bidders must state district and quality. Bids are due by May 27. Cc. U. BMRY, 502 Sec'y. aa.
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