30 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1921
Page
1
A garbled OCR excerpt hints at a chaotic meeting with stray remarks about weather, people, and crops. It mentions Monday, Friday, and various unclear names, with references to fruits and crops as readers saw in a fractured report.
Delegates chosen for the upcoming county convention include Keven Wheel Alte Wi Rianewer Mist C Ghrens, plus others. The program opens at 10, with speeches by state president of the Farmers' Union and a baseball game to follow. A basketlun event is planned at noon with a picnic finale.
The article describes residents preparing for polls and the mood of the town. It mentions Lewis visiting from Liniston and a ceremony at the Methorntisn chorei. The narrative follows the aftermower events and a shift toward local decisions.
Matthew Wayman delivered a Tuesday evening lecture praising the Benefite of Hard Times and comparing American conditions to war torn Europe. His talk mixed wit with serious Tory themes, engaging some while challenging others with his depth of argument and rhetorical style.
A patient at the state hospital in Oklahoma City died after an appendicitis operation. Initial reports suggested she was improving, but her condition worsened and she died soon after. The incident is being reviewed by hospital staff.
A damaged OCR passage describes audience reactions to a Friday program featuring three plays. It notes one performance by pupils and various reactions including wonder, boredom, and incidents in seating and stage directions. It references Kinane and Jayville as locations and mentions a scene with a sick child in Our Streets.
The officers of the Eigin Ter Plane Company plan to publish a new directory within a month. The mowing season nears its end and it is now clear who will have telephone service and who will be without.
A child of Mrs Letsinger, daughter of Mead Mea, W TD Heathoo, in the Stony Print district, was scalded Monday morning when a pot of beans tipped onto the child.
Seed from field era to $2.75 per bushel. J G Markle of Sterling Oklahoma advertises Campion tobacco three months for 8 cents or six months for 60 cents. The note touts sweet potatoes and blue ribbons at fairs and urges readers to try the Campion brand.
A rough community play unfolds with a widow and child in cold conditions as actors perform amid late hour fatigue. The crowd cheers the Irish wit of Pat and the audience jeers the curtain misfire, while the cast earns praise for their age and effort despite inexperience.
A fragmented remark notes Wercal selections on the piano as a potential help, suggesting a missed opportunity amid uncertain conditions described as wet. The line implies a performer’s element or accompaniment that was absent or impractical, affecting the overall impression of the event.
Mitchell returned Wednesday evening from a visit with his mother and sister in Cherryvale Kansas. He spent a short time with his daughter Mrs Geo Drews at Crescent. Wiley Sanders and wife and child visited in Sterling. Mrs Cynthia Mansell and the daughters from Lawton are visiting with her parents Mr and Mrs J F Mitchell. Lee Dean wife and children visiting with Jessie Baugh and family. Mr and Mrs Bud Roberson called at Lawton Saturday.
A student from the Lyceum Arta Conservatory in Chicago plans a Tuesday reception and Thursday performance while northern engagements in eastern Canada are set for the ten weeks ahead. Waldo Wreitengel reports the actor will play an oil farmer and prescribes his own schedule for the coming season.
Two merchants reportedly bought as much as 800 dollars worth of chickens on a Friday described as a red letter day by local business observers. The price drop to 22 cents per head prompted farmers to reduce stock, cutting surplus poultry and signaling a shift in local market dynamics.
On The Elgin Routes J P McCraw returned one day from a visit at his son d T McCraw home at Kingsville Texas and is visiting at the home of AB Sperling on the tar route. Misses Laura and Bertha Kobe ker of Lawton visited home folks on route TL from Saturday to Monday. Mrs Mery Sorrels of route received word from Wy e Springs Saturday that her father is very low. Flora Deeds of route A who was reported quite sick is somewhat better. Miss Clothide Bulbsiger of the A Mo at Stila come Thursday for a short visit with home folks on route I. Mr Fedler is reported quite sick at the home of his daughter Mes G J Seheets. Chas Peterson of route made a business trip to Lowden Friday. Mrs Jake Dunn of route Thad anwakle dislocated Friday evening and Dr Martin rendered aid. Miss Mary Reich came down from Chivkeste Prilay to visit home on route Laver Bane ter.
A league program lists Lucile Atchley and Mrs Wettengel guiding the service with a hymn by Gleamers and Conquers, scripture reading by Mutt, readings by Barwon and Coffin, and a benediction to close.
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