20 Nov 1919
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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
1
County Engineer W A Jari week notes a January first effective motor vehicle tax law. It may allocate 25 percent of tax paid by town residents to the town treasury for streets and alleys. Beaver plans improvements and new crossings with potential boost from this provision. Local notices include Thanksgiving service details and updates on a wagon accident victim returning home.
The Aid Society of the Federated Chiweh will hold a bazaar on Saturday December 13. See the selection before buying Christmas ornaments.
A list of Beaver and Forgan contributors to the memorial fund for soldiers sailors and marines of Beaver County. Amounts vary, with names including Blaine Lauber Big Jo Lan Stranathan Grain and Milling Davis, JH, J Judd Insurance and many others. The record notes the effort was conducted locally through the Beaver County Chapter American Red Cross.
The Peoples Store sales manager ordered two thousand circulars and a five two-page paper. the job was printed overnight after an 11 p.m. departure from The Herald office. The printer boasted of “printing while you wait” and offered fast, neat work at the counter.
The proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson designates November 27 as Thanksgiving and prayer day. The document lauds wartime unity and democratic ideals while urging citizens to attend services. Nearby items report Red Cross mobilization, Home Care planning, and local commerce news including Art Quinn's Grocery expansion and Beaver County livestock updates.
Announcement reports the marriage of Miss Helen Hughes of Beaver to Otto Barby of Knowles, performed Sunday, November 16, at Woodward. The couple are on a southern honeymoon and will reside at The Evergreens Knowley after December 10.
A promotional piece urges readers to save money as success seeds. It describes old round coins as seeds and presents the bank as the fertile ground to plant them. It promises cultivation and training to help money grow.
Social calendar items list residents from Waynoke and Forgan attending dances and meetings in Liberal and Beaver County. Names include the Murphy and Hill families, Misses Crabtree and Muienjo, Ethel Hardin, W B Adkinson, Cathy of Forgan, and Arc officers. Church notes highlight a red letter day for youth and Sunday programs with services at 10:65 a.m. and 7:20 p.m.
Fragmentary note mentions G P Wellman Kedg of county near Liberal and a party or event at Bawa with unclear context. Reading the waxy text shows garbled names and places, making a definite report impossible.
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