Arm bands available to families of deceased service members
Beaver County Chapter of the A R C announces free maroon arm bands for parents and widows of soldiers or sailors who died in service. Other relatives may receive bands only for a charge by application at the county chapter. Families with not called but registered soldiers are not eligible. Maude C. Thomas chairs the Beaver County chapter. Halloween decor concerns local moral standards and public spaces.
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Beaver County
A. C
Maude C. Thomas
Card of Thanks for Oprah Gardner Family
The family expresses deep gratitude to friends who offered support during the illness and after the death of their beloved relative Oprah Gardner.
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Oprah Gardner
Zeke Rush Wounded in Action and Local News Update
Zeke Rush wounded in leg by a Hun bullet during an attack and recovering in hospital. G B Rash received letters from Prange noting Zeke’s improvement and mobility. J B Quinn reports Enoch is in service, Asa Hibbs and wife, and Mrs D A Jeff Sunday travel to Weatherford amid illness in the family. Local residents send prayers as Lieut Ledru Healy recovers. Various notices mention a funeral in Tamil, infant illness, and thrift stamps urging savings.
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Zeke Rush
G. BH
Rash
Bisson Zeke
Prange
Zeke Wee
Par Fe
Beaver
Asa Hibbs
D. A. A. Jeff Sunday
Weatherford
Iihter
Ethelirdin Wan
Tamil
Teathertord
Beaver Friende
Weather and farming notes from a rural community week
The report records farmers sowing wheat and crops under adverse conditions. It mentions rain moderating activity and workers like John Macey and Douelns forming a work group, with local men laboring through the week. An injury to an unnamed man is noted as he struggled to walk.
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Farnlix
Buca
Sirante
Fursenon
Knowler
Jundustin Young
France
Bern
John Macey
Temany Min
Non
Munley
Painview School Visits and Local Obituaries Mentioned
Painview School notes Mrs Itny Wilcox and her daughter visiting Mr Wilcox’s parents near Baltic WH. McLain from near Gray joined a late trip to Liberal Kansas last week. Roy K White and several Maye at Meaver during school vacation. Blais Allen died October 24. He was a farmer and leaves mourners.
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Painview School
Itny Wilcox
Wilcox
Baltic
WH. McLain
Gray
Liberal Kan
Roy K Wite
Geveral Maye
Meaver
Farm Trades and Local Hopes Amid Rural Winter
Scattered notes show farmers working lime laden fields and gathering feed as elections stir hopes for suffrage. Neighbors like Mrs George Webb and Cy Dilding with Wy family face Idaho fever concerns. Roberta returns from Kansas to visit family while Ed Vnte Thureday and Joe Couch visit Grant and family.
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Hem
George Webb
Heaver
Cy Dilding
Idaho
Old Reaver
Munehine
Roberta
Kansac
Nowra
Joe Couch
Grant
Frida
Monn Charbonead
Miliwat
Ver
Benton's Weather and Wheat Outlook Amid Local Biz Notes
The week brings cool clouds with rain good for wheat while some growers face setback. A local readership reports a hospital stay for a family member, plus busy farms, legal work, and business notes on broom production and land sales.
Keeping the Home Fires Burning at Army Y M C A Hut
Social room in a Army Y M C A hut at a Texas camp provides soldiers with a home like setting. It features an open fireplace curtained windows music home paper magazines checkers and other comforts to boost morale. The Southern Department offices are in San Antonio with executive secretary William E Adams.
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I.s of Home
Texas
Southern Department
Army Y. M. O. A
San Antonio
Texan
William E. Adams
Army Y M C A Chief Leads Southern Department Program
Wilman BE Adan appointed to direct all Army YMCA activities in the Southern Department by the National War Work Council. This marks a major step in expanding YMCA efforts for soldiers during the war.
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Army Y. MG. A
Southern Department
Wilman BE
Adan
National War Work Council
Sol- Hera
Uncertain Family Updates Reported In Local Item
A garbled local note records births illnesses and visits to households including the Gheen and Williams families. Mentions a baby delivered to Mr and Mrs Wr Gheen on the 14th and various illnesses and recoveries, with several visits to neighbors and relatives and a car incident near Ivanhoe.
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Mra
Wr. Gheen
Cor
Mra. Perey
Sary
France
Arthur Williams
BP. J. Gheen
Jenking
Misa Hebbard
Heamle Wiliams
Te Miller
Percy Ghevn
Joe Mitchell
Jitney
Mr. Wood
Will Lecrone
Miley Genaman
Arthur Wome
George Murray
New York
Col. Williams
Higging
Texan
Matt
Pleasant Valley Winter Weather Causes Vehicle Incident
The Pleasant Valley area endures real winter weather with a broken sentence description of Sonny Davis’s misfortune involving a work horn on Tuesday morning amid frost and unclear mechanical issues.
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Pleasant Valley
Sonny Davis
Local residents visit and camp departure noted
Mr and Mrs GB iy visited E W G with Mr and Mrs Haya returning from Clovis. Billy was taken to the camp after an illness and was reported to be progressing.
District 101 Winter Errands From Local Notes
District 101 reports indicate residents running errands and visiting neighbors amid winter conditions. Names and places are partly unreadable but mention of John and Charley, with reference to travel to Forgan and Cal.
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John Tens
Givens Dela
Haldwin
Farenctier
Camaday
Forgan
Town Busy with Mixed News and Local Names
Ragged notes from the io Menthe area northeast of Arn mention Dr. Mark and Mrs. Markley taking charge at the central office after a severe illness. City Lumber Co. manager visits Rome folks. Dacknows the broomcorn buyer in town for days. Mrs Crenshaw and young daughter Jill visit relatives near Ivanhoe. Ida Farrell returns home from Glazierie. coal prospects in Hatt discussed.
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Arn
Wilcot
Mark
Markley
Chars
Ivanhoe
Saheleer
Ida Farrell
Glazierie
Dr. Markley
Lilie Marguerite
Witeo
Uncertain Fragments Report Odd Local Scribbles
A garbled text fragment shows distorted phrases and names, rendering details unclear. readable elements hint at a mock or cipher style with improvised terms and possible proper nouns, but no coherent event or emphasis emerges.
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Ledru Healy
Jere
Pratt
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Finch
A. Law
Gabeon
Wwe
Barkere Teeneas
Chas
Mlood
Howital
Kanne
Rome
York
Clone Lake
Jim Coder
Miap
Farrell
Broomearn
Paris Med
Berlin
American Library Association
Army Y. M. C. A
Army
M.C.A
Army Y. M. C. A. Chief
Wilman E. Adams
Army Y. M. C. Ay Southern Department
Sam
Sammy
United War Work
M.C
Oy Army Camps
United War Fund Drive
Probst Grain Co
Ford
Mayo
Kangen
Min
Clon Creek
Geming Tnvig
Prive Oa
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