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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
6
A wartime family faces rising costs from rent to groceries while Mrs. Lane, earning seven thousand a year, struggles to feed the wounded after reading a letter from the canteen. The scene shows a domestic economy stretched to its limit as all essentials climb in price.
Armory crowd hears three Rainbow Division members recount life in France. Private Albert Montgomery of Atlantic, Sergeant O C Hawkins of Red Oak, and Corporal Merle Skinner of Ottumwa describe chow, French relations, and anti-German sentiment while praising Red Cross nurses and urging local support.
In a domestic scene Olivia consoles her mother as Mrs. Lane sobs over the family’s limited means and a letter from Lawrence at boarding school. Mrs. Lane suspects she should act as if her son were at war and questions social expectations facing families with scarce resources.
A violent wind rain and hail storm struck Fairfield last night around one o clock. The north part suffered more damage than the south with many fruit trees damaged and gardens harmed. Windows broke and the Montgomery greenhouse lost twenty panes in the event. The county recalls a similar storm two weeks earlier that shattered 103 panes there.
Thirty one Jefferson county boys depart tomorrow morning for Camp Dodge. They report at the courthouse this afternoon at four and travel on No 3 at 6 47. The Fairfield Iowa Band will escort them to the depot and local residents are urged to bid farewell.名单列出将离队的 men including Peter P Ponren Geo R Thompson Harrison J Larson Albert J Franzen and others. In district board reclassification, Andrew L Stacey Everett Black and Carl T Walker were placed in Class One.
The closing year recital at Parsons College Conservatory of Music in Prof. James P. Moorhead's studio featured highly skilled student performances. The program showcased notable mastery across multiple pieces, generating strong audience interest and praise for the students' work.
Letter excerpts tell of wounded men, prisoners, and marching into German lines. Sergt Hawkins, from Fairfield, praises frontline bravery, describes a March 8 trench raid with seven or eight rear support, and urges mothers to write to the soldiers. Red Cross aid and American girls praised for care amid heavy shelling.
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. Emry, 502 Secretary.
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