10 Sep 1920
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
1
The September corn crop report shows U S yield near record highs with 3 131000000 bushels and 30 2 bushels per acre. Iowa leads production at 413000000 bushels with Illinois next. The piece also covers a senate inquiry into a slush fund, Cox charges, and the Fairfield Building company selling homes to workers under liberal credit terms.
Farmers Union members from the county filled Fairfield streets for a parade despite threatening weather. Floats and cars highlighted direct from producer to consumer ideas with noontime picnic at Chautauqua Park drawing about 3 000 attendees. Prizes of 20 15 and 10 were awarded to the best floats and Iowa made goods will be featured in sales days statewide as Greater Iowa week 1920 preparations continue.
The executive committee decided to skip September and hold the next Community club meeting on October 21. Committees were named for various work and the club plans a new year with a definite plan and a more aggressive policy for large scale activities.
Greater Iowa week to run October 3 through 9 under Iowa Chamber of Commerce guidance. Ministers to dedicate Sunday October 3 to militant citizenship and the state's civic ideas. Friday October 8 will be Iowa day in schools with programs for youth.
The Tribune touts its sale bill printing with zeal and offers to print the remaining ten percent of sale bills. Readers are invited to gain added free publicity from Tribune services, reinforcing the slogan It Pays to Tie to the Tribune.
Residents of Penn Township plan a public picnic next Saturday September 11 in the Chas Black pasture. A featured event will be a baseball game and the gathering is open to anyone who wishes to attend.
Thousands from surrounding towns are expected to witness the marriage of Wahquanita and Mishawaukay set for September 29 in Fairfield. The ceremony will follow tribal rites of the Fox and Sac, with dances and ceremonies marking the occasion. The Old Settler reunion runs September 29–30 with Indian curios, war dances, and native demonstrations showcasing a major celebration in its forty-second year.
Four houses built by the Fairfield Building Company have been sold to city factory employees. These are the initial units from more than fifty houses planned for market, with prices around four thousand six hundred dollars each.
The Fairfield gas franchise saga exposes a failing system with Dows Smith and Reed promising first class gas while three years pass with diminishing service. Manager Gentry cites conflicting reasons and an unreliable bench, and citizens increasingly demand council action to enforce tests, rebates, and fair pricing amid higher rates.
The Fairfield Building and Loan Company and a private builder outline liberal terms for purchas ing homes amid acute housing shortages. Eight houses are near completion with twenty four in the Grimes and Hempstead and Briggs street areas, six in progress, and twelve more due next month. Many families remain homeless or forced to share, while a professor from Parsons College is reportedly living in a woodshed. Officials say demand will persist unless construction accelerates next spring.
Miss Olive Opal Russell wed Leonard Ralph Hisel at noon in Fairfield. Rev. John C. Behrens officiated the ring ceremony at the Russell home. The couple, admired by friends, received generous gifts and hosted a three course dinner for about fifty guests. They plan to reside with the bride’s parents for now.
News of the death Thursday morning of Mrs Jane Ashmead at her home on West Briggs Street in this city was received with sadness by many old friends. Mrs Ashmead was an old time resident of Fairfield and was held in esteem by all who knew her. She was well along toward ninety years old. Arrangements for the funeral had not been made as this is written.
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