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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
3
Local briefs report numerous residents visiting the city for business and social reasons. Births include Dorothy Helen Speer and Anna Eloise Switzer. Several people travel to Washington and Rochester for work or visits. Osborns and Gilchrists receive overseas arrival news.
Official guidelines set registration between 7:00 and 9:00 p m for males aged 18 to 45 on the September 12 deadline. Exemptions include those already registered and military service members. Details cover where to register, certificate possession, and how to obtain or mail a registration card to the proper local board by September 12.
Washington outlines a drive for 170.5 million dollars during the December 11 period to fund welfare and recreation for servicemen at home and abroad. Funds will support the Y M C A Y M C A, the national Catholic War Council, the Jewish welfare board, the American Library Association, the war camp community service, and the Salvation Army as recognized by the War Department.
Five American aviators of the flying circus crossed from Ashburn field and circled Chicago’s loop at about 4 PM. They dropped tickets to the war exposition over the city in a publicity stunt.
The text directs sending notices to the clerk of your county parish or similar unit if your home is not in a city of 30 000 population or over. It specifies filing with the county clerk township clerk or the respective subdivision for administrative purposes under the selective service law.
Parents urged to submit babies’ names for the Old Settlers’ Day contest by writing or calling Mrs. Pearl Hague. A. K. Harper notes YMCA service seeks Christian applicants and warns requirements are high but the privilege is great.
Park Campbell, a veteran sorghum maker, will head the new sorghum mill with an evaporator pan. Limited custom work available. Telephone 2295. J. C. McCabe, 806 South 7th Street.
A note warns readers to settle an oiling bill before the tenth of the month. The message stresses timely payment and mentions a late fee risk. It reflects routine utility or maintenance billing notices from a local source.
Mr Wilbur E Keesey will end his full term of piano teaching on Sept 10 in connection with the Colingge. Students should register before Bapt 7 41.
An ad seeks sweet cream at That Purity, promising a good price. The brief note mentions payment and availability.
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