From the files of the Fairfield Recorder:
September 23, 1943: Third War Bond Sales Lagging in Freestone:
Total War Bond sales in Freestone County up to Saturday night amounted to only $74,000. Considering that the County’s quota is $435,000, it is easily to be seen that the County is likely to fall far short of the quota, and, therefore, fall down on the war effort and the servicemen that are…