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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
6
A Red Cross nurse explains her role in rebuilding war wrecked villages by providing lumber and framing for new houses. She says they plant a new start in sugar beet country and hope to move on after four weeks, aiding villages vital to the war effort.
A heavy Thursday night rainstorm damaged county bridges with high water. A forty foot span north of Beckwith washed away and toppled, a section resting against a tree. A sixty foot Tinush creek bridge north of the Lockridge overhead bridge shifted three feet. Many bridges are deemed dangerous and inspection before crossing is urged. The event marks the highest water in 26 years, with repairs days away.
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Republicans name nominees for township offices across numerous towns led by Penn Justice Andrew Peterson and John J. Kyle with several trustees clerks and assessors. Democrats follow with candidates for Walnut Packwood Abingdon Batavia Fairfield Round Prairie Cedar Liberty Kes Moines and others.
Thoma and Thoma advertise money to loan on improved city property. The notice cites real estate collateral and loan terms for borrowers seeking funding on urban parcels.
Merchants in Iowa are ordered to liquidate two million two hundred fifty seven thousand dollars in War Savings and Thrift Stamps. All businesses must stock stamps and assist sales forces. A government directed committee will visit Fairfield to establish sales agencies in coming days.
A Fairfield crowd bids farewell to thirty-one Fairfield and Jefferson county men headed for Camp Dodge this morning. The Fairfield Iowa Band accompanied them to the depot, and most departing soldiers hailed from the county’s rural areas rather than Fairfield itself.
Stella McCleary of No. 1 Des Moines won the county spelling contest this morning and will advance to the State Spelling Contest in Des Moines in August. A large Rural Commencement audience in the High School auditorium celebrated with violin solos and diplomas awarded after remarks by Prof. A. C. Fuller.
A boys and girls pig club is organized in the county under County Agent H. C. Ferguson. Prizes will be awarded in the fall with a pig exhibit and an auction for those wishing to sell. Club rules will be published later.
The New Chicago Mission Sunday School class led by Mrs. Oscar Boltz met at Mrs. E H Dempsey's West Burlington home with Mrs. Ray Mulkins and Mrs. Gideon Larson assisting. After a social hour and refreshments the group voted to donate all class treasury funds to the Red Cross.
The Boy Scouts of the city are urged to meet at their headquarters tomorrow at 2 30 for a Memorial Service at the Methodist church at 3 o’clock. Scoutmaster W BR Keesey asks every Scout to be present.
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