Local Notes and Travels in Beaver County
Miss Emily Nicholson leaves for Kansas City to take a dressmaking course. Mrs. J. Hodge and son Robert head to Montrose Colorado to visit relatives. Enoch Quinn heads to San Francisco with his brother for enlistment prospects. The Old Soldier's Reunion in Dodge City is set for the 7 8 10 of next week. Grant Harmon and family visit from Richfield Kansas. The Big Clearance Sale ad appears in The Herald. The Ride-a-Wee Club meets at Mrs. W. Carson's home. Rev L L Shaw leaves for Tonkawa to fill a pulpits. Mrs. W J Stranathan and children plan Chicago visit. John Wilson farm sale bills printed. Altman seeks permanent residence in Canada. Mrs. Mary Francis and daughter Geneva move to Cleveland. Marie secures a school near Beaver. A. O. Judd returns from Michigan trip seeking sunnier climes.
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R. C. Renfrew
Edith of
Woodward
L. L. Long
Dodge City
Kansas
G. W. Altman
John Wilson
Beaver
Mr. Altman
Canada
Snentham
Official Draft List Publishes Complete Draft in Braver County
The Herald prints the full official draft list with names and numbers drawn from War Department sheets. It notes corrections after two omissions in the first twenty numbers and details examination call dates set for June 6, 4, and 10, with forty or forty-one men per day.
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Herald
Braver County
War Department
Foe
Meese Family Volunteers for Service in World Crisis
Minnetta Meese left for Kansas City to train with the Red Cross. If needed abroad, she will serve on the front lines. This marks the third Meese child to volunteer, with Jon in France with Pershing’s forces and Billie training at Fort Sill. The Meese family takes pride in their wartime service.
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Minnetta Meese
Kansas City
Red Cross
Judge
H. D. Meese
Jon Meese
France
Pershing
Bilie
Fort Sill
Etta
Red Crom
Joe
Bill
Red Cross Meeting urged in Beaver County notice
Community notice calls for a Red Cross meeting Friday night August 3 urging attendance for important business. It notes Beaver County volunteers have been ordered to report next week for examination and asks locals to support humanitarian efforts.
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Red Cross
Beaver County
Breeders Meeting Plans Beav er County Pure Bred Stock Organization
Beaver County breeders convened July 2 with about thirty attendees including horse cattle hog and poultry breeders. Temporary chair P H Sebastian and secretary W L Garrats set up committees on constitution and by laws and scheduled a August 11 meeting at Beaver Court House to finalize the organization and advance agricultural stock improvements. Attendees urged unity and participation in building Beaver County livestock.
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Beaver County
P. H. Sebastian
Lakemp
Poland
W.L. Garrats
Elmeond
Tali
Acti Wng
Scommittes
Metroc- Hons
Court House
Beaver
Beturdey
Cours
Prof Hill Returns to Beaver as City Schools Leader
Word from Prof Hill and Mrs Hill confirms they will return to Beaver for another year. They have rented Howren Hall for the year and plan to resume as superintendent and wife. Hill recently attended OU summer term and will visit Oklahoma City and Alva before returning, with Beaver friends pleased at the appointment and honor of Kappa Delta Pi membership in Norman.
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Mere
Homer Hille
Beaver
Howren Hall
Oklahoma City
Alva
Hill
Board of Education
Norman
Kappa Delta Pi
Beaver and Forgan Knights Picnics Draw Large Crowd
A joint picnic at Peckham Grove hosted by the Beaver and Forgan Knights of Pythiss and Pythien Sisters lodges drew many members and friends. Automobiles from both lodges joined a parade decorated with national colors and K of P insignia, making a colorful display.
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Peckham Grove
Beaver and Forgan Knights of Pythiss and Pythien Sisters
Beaver
Forgan
K. of P. Insighia
Sunrise party hosted for friends at K of P hall
Miss Lenore Long hosted a Sunrise party for friends at the Knights of Pythias hall from 5 to 7 30 AM with chaperone Mrs Beulah Hall. Guests enjoyed dancing and described the event as one of the season’s most pleasant social occasions.
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Lenore Long
K. of P. Hall
Davis Drug Company
Children evacuated from French town by American Red Cross
Four hundred children threatened with death by gas bombs dropped by enemy aviators were moved from a small French town near the firing line to safety by the American Red Cross after the first emergency call reached the Paris headquarters.
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Red Crocn
Local Showers Bring Light Refreshment to Gardens
An update notes scattered showers Tuesday afternoon provided limited rain for crops but brightened gardens. The writer hopes for stronger, more general rains to ease drought and aid agricultural growth.
Gray youth injured in horse accident on Sunday
The 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs W Kight of Gray was thrown from a horse Sunday into barbed wire fence. He suffered severe lacerations and a broken arm, was rushed to Beaver hospital and reported as improving.
Oklahoma City Judges Take Overland Trip to Colorado
Judge R. H. Loofhourrow and wife and son Hale join John R. Williams and Judge Pattison with families on an early week overland trip to Colorado. They seek cool breezes and mountain scenery for a few weeks.
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R. H. Loofhourrow
Hale
John R. Williams
Pattison
Oklahoma City
Colorado
Beaver and Texhoma Play Weekend Baseball Series
Beaver and Texhoma set a two game series on Saturday and Sunday August 4 and 5 at Beaver diamond with a follow up Beaver and Pisins games on Monday August 12. The schedule promises good, live baseball and fans should not miss the action.
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Beaver Diamond
Beaver
Texhoma
Sed
Pisins
Herman Vowell marriage at Knowles home ceremony
Paul Herman and Jennie How vil of Knowles wed at Rev. L. L. Shan’s home Monday with Rev. Shaw officiating. The event marks a local marriage announcement from the Knowles area.
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Paul Herman
Jennie Howvil
Knowles
L. L. Shan
Shaw
Beaver County News Roundup Covers Visits and Local Happenings
Deputy U S Marshal Dan Miller visited from Oklahoma City for official business. Attorney J Whulwells and Mrs Levi traveled across state lines. Hoff couple from near Balko were in town for several days of business and personal matters. Miller and others’ trips, school bid awards for Laverne, and local gardening notes highlight a week of county life. Beet sales and market news accompany society updates and weather remarks as residents respond to heat and dry conditions.
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U 8
Dan Miller
Oklahoma City
Levi
Liberal
Kansas
B. T. Hoff
Balko
Des
Services Next Hundsgae Follow Bible Debool Morning Sermon
Bible debool at 10 o'clock with morning sermon at 11. Evening union service south of Carter Tracy Hardware Co. Douglass Ave led by Walter Ficket music director and Pastor L. L. Baan. All invited for good music and worship. Bundsy School at 10:30, Epworth League at 7:30. Piles cured in 6 to 14 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Tracy Hardware Co
Douglass Ave
Walter Ficket
L. L. Baan
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Nyal Quality Drug Store
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P. L. Thomas
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Rock Here
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