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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
8
Reports detail the eighth grade county examination in Beaver with listings of examinees from multiple districts. Notes mention visitors, wedding play promotions by local clubs, and various town residents traveling for visits, illness, or business, including Ca tes and Ginter in Beaver and Lorena connections.
Weather blocked travel on February 27 with no attendance. The Slocum Duroc bred sow sale will be held Friday March 10 at readied terms. Buyers urged to bring catalogs or request one, traveling to Hilcrmet Fags 19 miles south west of Beaver Oklahoma 1 mile northwest of Booker Texas. The note ends with shared greeting from F SLOCUM Elmwood Oklahoma. The hit of the season The Women’s Wedding directed by the Forgan Mothers Club is praised as a scream and a date is upcoming.
A 1921 Commerce Department export report is cited to refute claims that foreign markets alone drive farm prices. It notes record wheat, corn, and rice exports while U.S. home demand collapses due to unemployment. The piece argues workers cannot buy American farm goods if domestic purchasing power remains weak, boosting foreign competition and depressing farm prices. It contrasts American workers' buying power with German wages to underline the home market’s primacy.
Mr and Mrs Charles Potter visited Lakin Kansas near Garden City to see the Holcomb model consolidated school seven miles west of Garden City. The two building complex houses grades and high school with a new structure costing 110000, four houses including superintendent and teacherages, and twelve Reo buses serving 516 students daily. The editor notes the contrast with Beaver county and urges consolidation, while discussing local wheat trials and farm prospects. Assistant Director Bentli of Oklahoma A&M College reports on spring wheat failures and advises against spring wheat in Oklahoma due to climate and grain quality concerns.
A quirky 19th century admonition on penny pins and lawyers, noting a blotter absorbs everything while warnings prevent carelessness. The text riffs on the idea that mishandling bequests or documents invites trouble and urges prudent handling to avoid liability.
An Agronomy Department letter replies to inquiries about sowing spring wheat in Oklahoma. It notes farmers seek guidance on using winter wheat sown in spring or spring wheat on land intended for fall wheat, referencing experiments and trial results.
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