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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
2
Report promptly any irregularity on the carrier service. Telephone number 23. Entered at the Postoffice at Fairoid Iowa as mail matter of the Sec and Class.
Washington reports Edward N Hurley head of the United States Shipping Board calls for 100000 men to man the merchant fleet as ships are built. Henry Howard of Boston will lead a broad recruitment drive with all ages eligible and promise of draft deferment for merchant mariners.
Paris reports General Petain's troops secured new ground in a focused assault between Craonne and Berry-au-Bac. The action covered just over half a mile, reached strong German defenses, with objectives met to about a quarter mile depth and heavy artillery fire in the sector.
Zurich dispatch reports a massive explosion destroying one of Germany’s leading chemical works, Griesheim Elektron near Frankfurt am Main, in what is described as a major industrial disaster.
Goldwyn presents Polly of the Circus at the Orpheum with Mae Marsh in the lead. The article lauds four months of near round the clock work by Mayo Horan Hill and the Goldwyn staff in New Jersey studios, noting extreme dedication and stamina behind the production.
The car of Chas. F. Herriott seven miles northwest of the city and the auto truck of the Jefferson County Telephone Co collided while turning a sharp corner near the Wm. Miller farm northwest of the city. Telephone workers were thrown from the truck but suffered only bruises and shock. Both vehicles were brought to the city for repairs.
Society notes report the L T L Girls meeting with Mrs T M Stuckey at 208 West Briggs Street and the Ex Elzevirsa with Miss Charlotte White on West Burlington Street. Mrs Robert Wilson hosts a six oclock dinner at Mast Briggs Street with guests Mr and Mrs A G Jordan and Miss Elizabeth Banfield. Embroidery Club meets with Mrs O K B Kirby on West Briggs Street and hosts a luncheon for Mrs Theodore Hochuly of Des Moines.
Miss Willa Gur returns from Birmingham visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Applegate and son John from Washington meets Grace Applegate in the city. William Stephens of Clay takes a winter job in town. Mrs. Andrew Daub recovering after hospital care. Mr. and Mrs. W E B Hafferty and Bertha visit Fred Wray. EB R Smith travels to Chicago for Mary J Blair’s pneumonia illness. Mrs. James Freshwater shows improvement. Miss Iva Linn visits en route to Mt. Pleasant. H L Ward of St. Joseph spends Thanksgiving with Packwood parents.
Parsons College football team faces an all star Camp Dodge squad on Thanksgiving Day in Fairfield Iowa. Coach Yount aims to win as Parsons holds state honors and plans strong preparations with the athletic board arranging music for the afternoon.
A Horse Sale is planned for Wednesday November 28 featuring a large stock of Jersey cows some with calves and others fresh. Milk cows are strongly urged for buyers and sales will occur the day before Thanksgiving for top prices. For details call AC Wisecarver at phone 2390. A separate notice invites renting a new house through the Army Y committee with a housing option listed under 639.
The Bizevir-Orio society lists a Thanksgiving program this evening in their society hall. It includes readings and music such as Origin of Thanksgiving by V. Keesey, Reading by Miss Humphrey, Wishbones and Cranberry Sauce, Thanksgiving Story by Mr. Schillerstrom, Home Coming by Miss Fisher, and Roasts by Mr. Young and Miss Roth.
A collision last night between a Studebaker driven by Wm Kennedy and a Ford driven by Joseph Zaharris of East Pleasant Plain caused no injuries and left the Ford with some damage.
Minerva Jane Fleming Gibson aged 106 died Sunday November 18 at her daughter Mrs Perry Tally’s home in Martinsburg Iowa. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Mr Hasty at the Farson Baptist Haven Monday. burial in Zion Cemetery. Born April 25 1811 in Tennessee she lived in Bloomfield Iowa before moving to Martinsburg. Of sixteen children only two survivors attend the end. An Army Y public auction on the square Saturday at 3 pm invites bids for horse cow pig and other items.
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