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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1917
Page
6
The ammunition train arrived at Deming New Mexico with Fairfield boys among its members. They reported a safe arrival and have gone into camp. Conditions are good and the men are pleased with the new camp.
Des Moines businessman Hugh Bennett has purchased the Fairfield Theater from D. R. Beatty and will assume management next Monday. Bennett, with experience at the Majestic and Unique Theaters in Des Moines, aims to provide top film service with occasional vaudeville acts. he will be joined by Mrs. Bennett upon arrival.
The Young Women s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet at Misses Carrie and Ruth Rangner s home 410 East Adams next Monday evening at 7 30 o clock. Mrs Frank Sullivan will host the O E S Club Tuesday afternoon at her 603 West Adams street residence.
A roundup of residents visiting relatives, moving plans, and social visits in Fairfield. Frank Dunkin visits his father J B Dunkin. Ruth Cook travels to Davenport. several families plan weekend trips to Keosauqua Davenport Burlington and Keota. Miss Letitia Kendall returns to nursing work. Nellie Traer and Geneva Allen highlighted. Sam Bell returns from Cadiz and Steubenville. Ed Donovan family heads to Davenport for work at Rock Island. George Wohl suffers foot injury from an ice wagon incident. international quartet at Orpheum theater with new program tonight.
Young people of Cross Lanes stage a Red Cross benefit next Tuesday evening October second with a performance titled Out in the Streets. Proceeds go to support the Red Cross as refreshments are offered and cast members include Nina's Lover Medfield and many local residents.
Jerry Fiske of near Arthur Iowa claims a new hybrid corn that pops automatically when brought to ordinary room temperature after harvest. The discovery involves crossing popcorn with red peppers and requires storing harvested ears in a cool cellar to keep latent heat from triggering popping. The corn then pops loudly and is ready to eat.
The Allied Temperance movement in Jefferson County names an executive committee led by GEO. W. BALL and sets a meeting at Starr & Jordan on Tuesday at 7:30 pm to finalize county canvass plans. Members include A. G. Jordan W. G. Ross Dean Taylor O F Fryer C V Pool Floyd Goodman J A Huglin Zell Brown Anton Carlson Ed Fligg J C Thorne Thomas Allen S A Power C E Anderson Fred L Hunt H M Miller and Chas Wade.
R. H. Spence as County Treasurer announces a penalty on overdue taxes to begin October 1. The notice states the policy and collects related details for taxpayers.
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