Editor Manager Entered at the Post Office
The notice records the editor manager as mail matter of the second class at Fairfield Iowa post office.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
6
The notice records the editor manager as mail matter of the second class at Fairfield Iowa post office.
Clifford Cumingore describes receiving discharge papers and Iowa honors, attending a Forest Hills dinner for about 120 soldiers, and touring Hempstead Plains. He recalls a church visit, a nervous medical exam he passed, and notes friendly hosts at Camp Mills before heading to France.
Crowds on opening day of the Old Settlers celebration in Fairfield Iowa enjoyed free entertainments and a large educational parade featuring Parson College and nearby schools. Col William Jennings Bryan spoke at the Chautauqua Auditorium urging Prohibition support and war measures including Liberty bonds and food conservation.
A Fairfield and Jefferson county bank meeting outlined plans to canvass for Liberty Loan Bonds. Banks pledged to subscribe at least ten percent of capital surplus, with township committees reporting daily to the county chairman.
The advisory committee of the Women’s Committee, Council of National Defense, plans a meeting with Mrs. Ellsworth Turney at 4 p.m. Friday October 13. Members are urged to bring signed pledge cards. Marriage licenses issued yesterday include James William Fitch 21 and Beulah Bond 18, both of Richland. Elmira Foster of Ainsworth visits her sons E. J. and Jesse Foster.
Dr and Mrs R Ames Montgomery with Miss Stanwood Miss Mechelon Peter and Brainerd Covert travel to Des Moines for a YWCA YMCA convention. Coach Garreton leads a group listed with Simpson expected to play in their second game of the season amid Capt Flinspach Scovel Keesey Page Arons Kays Garber Whitmore Wesley Gibson Hedrick Johnson Blough Swartz Swain Stever in attendance.
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