First Days of Autumn Fire Intertwines Memory in Taloga Tale
In Taloga Oklahoma during World War I a barn burns as a family rushes to help. A Model T rides through a dry morning as a wash boiler fills the front seat and friendship fails to stop the blaze. The scene lingers in memory with autumnal air and a crack in the windshield.
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ANN @EVERICH
South
Texas
Pelly
Taloga
Oklahoma
Mother
Brother
Pellys
Tulsa SPCA Builds $30,000 Dog Shelter for Strays
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals completed a $30,000 Tulsa shelter of stucco and brick donated by Mr. and Mrs. H. O. McClure. It houses 48 kennels with outside runs to segregate dogs during epidemics and serves sick injured and stray animals. The center will be funded by $3,000 city and $2,500 county annual support, plus $6,500 annual fundraising by the SPCA.
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Tulsa
Oka
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
H. O. McClure
SPCA
Sewing Nylon Fabrics Correctly for Best Results
Guidance on stitching nylon materials advises guiding the fabric slowly through the machine without pulling. Use nylon thread and cut nylon thread with scissors rather than snapping it to prevent stretching and puckering.
Beaver Champion Woodcutter Behavior Described
The article notes the beaver as a champion woodcutter among North American rodents. It highlights its four ever-growing teeth that act like a saw and mentions a full grown beaver can fell up to 300 trees yearly, with trees typically leaning toward water.
World’s Deepest Lakes Ranked by Depth
The National Geographic Society lists Baikal in southern Siberia as the world’s deepest lake at 4 982 feet and Tanganyika in Africa as another deep rival at about 4 700 feet.
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National Geographic Society
Baikal
Siberia
Tanganyiks
Africa
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