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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
6
A wartime column blends a patriotic poem about Old Glory with prose quips on war, politics, and daily life. It recalls battles from Monterey to Manila Bay, notes shoes and khaki shortages, and pokes fun at Prohibition and Hoover’s food plans while reflecting on duty and fear. Multiple, loosely connected items appear in a single era-tinged newspaper fragment.
Crowded streets after recent rainstorms as residents recall a heavy Monday night downpour. A farmer five miles southeast was killed in the electrical storm last Monday night and burial occurred at Clear Lake cemetery. Jenee Thompson sold his farm near here to John Sanders of Beaver and will move to Ceiling soon. A farewell reception for drafted boys is planned at the Lodge ball Friday, with a patriotic program to send them off.
The heaviest rain of the season on Wednesday caused creeks and branches to overflow and roads to wash out. Locals report high water, with distant travel disrupted. Various residents, including Ernest Shiner and the Shiner family, were noted in town activities and travel to nearby cities for family matters and illness. Community events included a Ladies Aid meeting, quilting progress, and a local picture show and dance at Ivanhoe. Francis Shiner of Kansas City visits grandparents.
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