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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1918
Page
6
R C Leggett reports from Rich Field Waco Texas November 5 1918 about a flying circus with around 145 ships and daring stunts over Main Streets. He describes aircraft and weapons at the Allied War Exhibit in Cotton Palace, notes conversations about ballots, and mentions possible immediate or near term deployment with unclear timing.
With quarantine lifted in Fairfield the Community Club dinner will be held at Parsons College on Tuesday November 12. Dinner in Ewing Hall at seven o'clock followed by a program in Barhydt Chapel featuring Prof Klingaman of Iowa University. Proceeds aid the United War Work Campaign.
Word was received of the death of Fred Huffman a former well known resident and businessman in this city He died Thursday in Los Angeles California He moved here from Birmingham about twenty five years ago entered the grocery business with D C Bradley now deceased He was about seventy six survived by his wife Funeral services were held in Los Angeles and burial will be there He had been in poor health for years Older residents will regret his passing.
Mr and Mrs A L Keller traveled to Brighton to stay through the weekend with relatives, enjoying a brief visit and family time in the seaside town.
Mr O F Dornblaser of Columbus Junction and George McKelvey of Salem will address the farming community at the school house in District No 3 Buchanan township Tuesday evening Nov 12 in the interests of the farmers union A full house is desired and the ladies are invited to be present.
The Fairfield quarantine is lifted provisionally and public gatherings resume at midnight November 10. The Board of Health will reinstate restrictions if influenza cases rise alarmingly, and a week will determine the outcome. A strict quarantine remains for homes with known cases.
The Board of Health of Fairfield Iowa declares all influenza cases quarantinable and premises under quarantine until ten days after recovery. The resolution repeals conflicting orders. Instructions urge avoiding crowds, staying home if ill, and keeping distance to prevent spread.
Superintendent Arthur W. Crane announces Fairfield Public Schools will reopen Monday after a four week Board of Health closure due to influenza. He urges prompt return of pupils, adherence to health rules, and keeping sick students home to prevent further outbreaks.
Camp Dodge Des Moines Iowa November 8 Private Arthur Wilson a colored conscientious objector and self styled preacher is found guilty by a general court martial of willfully disobeying the commands of his superior officer and sentenced to 25 years in the disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth Kansas
Amsterdam reports Chancellor Maximilian has issued a Berlin dispatch calling on Germans to stop the bloodshed. A deputation has gone to the front, and he warns that negotiations will be jeopardized by disturbances and lack of discipline.
Circuit Judge Loring ruled that an Indiana marriage is void if one partner was divorced in Illinois and remarried within a year of the divorce. He stated Indiana courts must uphold Illinois rulings on this point.
In Paso del Norte on November 9 the Mexican federal soldier was killed and Ranger J R Perkins was reported missing after a clash between Texas rangers and Mexicans on gio island, 82 miles southeast of El Paso, near the international boundary.
The Red Cross calls for volunteers in the gauze shop at the Elks club room to complete the local chapter quota by November 15. Since the last quota 500 five yard rolls and 700 irrigation pads have been made. The shop opens daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and women are urged to respond to meet headquarters requests.
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