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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
2
A newspaper entry records Dean Taylor and A. W. Taylor as editors and managers, noting their mail matter status at the Fair Iowa Post Office under Sec TM 4 Class.
The corn poisoning affair in Henry County is officially dropped by federal officials. Sheriff Shepherd and Paul Lyons Jr. reported to U S Marshal Nicholas Reed that there was nothing to it, after evidence pointed to a hospital patient or local source. Harold Lyons, age thirteen, led the field investigation discovering carbolic acid drenched corn and a tin can, signaling criminal intent and earning early sheriff race buzz, with officials relinquishing the case to Harold’s solving instinct.
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the sickness and death of their wife and mother and for the beautiful floral offerings.
A cryptic note mentions a scored wager or cipher phrase about a ten on a Y shape and a Cs deal with the numbers 597. The fragment hints at a coded message or gambling reference in a 1633 context.
C. L. Cox offers to donate half the annual rent from a house near the County Hospital to support the Army Y M C A and the Red Cross. The property rents for $20 monthly, and a one year lease by December 1 would yield $240 split between the two organizations. Urges prompt rental to include Jefferson county total.
Ottumwa High School faces Fairfield High School Saturday at 2:30 pm at the local Alumni field. The game ends the season and should draw a strong crowd. Ottumwa’s band and a large group of rooters travel with the team. Pep committees have built enthusiasm. visiting players stay at the high school and attend a program with refreshments in the auditorium from seven to nine.
Norma Talmadge stars in a Selznick Picture about a young society woman who flirts with fate until a dramatic incident reorients her life. The film, opening tomorrow November 15, is the first of eight Select pictures featuring Talmadge slated for the coming year at the Orpheum Theatre.
The White Rose Club held a masquerade at Fraternal Aid hall last evening with Miss Beatrice Huddleston winning best costume. Mrs Belle Green hosted the N 1 KE Club gathering at West Madison Street and refreshments followed. The next KE Club meeting is December 6 at Mrs BE Hewitt’s West Washington Street home with all members invited.
Mr. Bennett of the Fairfield theater offers to back the Boy Scouts in obtaining winter gear and plans a November 21 22 benefit screening of Man Without a Country. Fort Slocum officers support the project praising its patriotic impact. Tickets are on sale through Boy Scouts citywide.
A stark plea urges readers to contribute as famine and hardship claim lives. It emphasizes personal responsibility and collective action amid widespread suffering, urging donations and shelter for those in need.
Hundreds of Jefferson county boys are expected to receive blessings through an Army Y program. The initiative, described as a communal aid, mobilizes volunteers to support youth in the county.
Cross Lanes church raised 276 to start the Army Y M C A work in the township. High Stark chairs, Charlie Brauner vice chairs, aiming 500. Brookville precinct’s Harry Gantz announced a Brookville meeting. Logkridge tonight, Fairfield Men’s Male quartet music. Salina Saturday, Libertyville union service Sunday. Canvass continues into next week.
The Red Cross knitting department awaits headquarters orders on garment directions. A letter notes soldiers need socks sweaters mufflers and long wristlets hand knit to protect against cold. Hospital records show deaths from chill due to exposure, urging local chapters to meet the demand as a key war effort.
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