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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
6
A garbled OCR column lists numerous officials including secretaries, chairmen, and chairwomen with many misspellings. Names such as Parker, Gate, Wrenek, Lake, ChATTRan, Foster, Chickiey, Haskell, Armstrong, Birdsall, Dombey, Wheeler appear alongside titles and scattered place references. The fragmentary text lacks a cohesive event or action.
The Oklahoma State Council of Defense at its monthly meeting urged candidates to avoid daylight political meetings this summer to align with efforts by county councils to draft men for farm service. Major EB M Kerr presided as the council voiced its disapproval of such daytime campaigning.
The nation designates June 28 as National War Savings Day. American boys in France urge subscriptions for War Savings Stamps and Oklahoma pledged full support as all war activities receive assistance. Citizens are urged to participate and help Oklahoma surpass goals in the war savings campaign.
The Oklahoma State Council of Defense urges citizens not to exchange any issue of liberty bonds for securities or mining stocks, echoing a McAdoo warning. Hold liberty bonds firm, praising war workers and campaign committees while warning communities of poor value in such exchanges.
Oklahoma City reports a two thirds drop in flour shipped into Oklahoma in four weeks. Figures from the milling division show weekly receipts totaling 10,439 barrels for week ending April 14, then 9,307, 6,071, and 3,858 barrels for the following weeks. The data reflect strong conservation progress under state food administrator C. B. Ames.
The Red Cross in France requests increased tobacco supplies for the American Expeditionary Force. Cables show rising monthly needs, with estimates of 175 to 176 cases per division and continued demand as troops grow. Manager H D Gibbon urges expanded contributions to meet urgent calls.
A wartime notice urges the public to invest in War Savings stamps describing them as safe and secure. It marks National War Savings Day on June 28 and invites citizens to lend their savings to Uncle Sam at a favorable rate by signing up.
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