Saving money as wise advice from a bank prompt
The text encourages prudent spending versus saving and promotes opening a bank account. It emphasizes regular deposits and starting now, even with small amounts, to grow savings over time.
19 Sep 1918
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
1
The text encourages prudent spending versus saving and promotes opening a bank account. It emphasizes regular deposits and starting now, even with small amounts, to grow savings over time.
A newspaper urges rationing of print and mailing waste from Washington and officials. The Herald complains of excessive copies and franked material and asks lawmakers to pay postage or reduce mail. The paper announces it is for sale after sixteen years, seeking a gilt edge deal from a serious buyer.
Mr and Mrs Tack reside in Liberal Kansas with their baby this week. Joe Tack works as a machinist at the Rock Island shops in Liberal, continuing family life there.
Tom Boren son of Mr and Mrs BR M Boren of the river vicinity suffered the loss of part of two fingers in an accident last week. He was helping tow a stalled car in the sand, tying a saddle rope to the vehicle and pulling with the saddle horn when the rope slipped and caught his right hand.
N D Neff of two miles south of Beaver suffered a severe accident near Gray Friday while delivering oil. He slipped under the International truck, crushed one leg and fractured the other, then crawled back to town and received care. He is expected to be out for a long time.
The Thompson hotel in Beaver changed hands this week as Ben Bogue and wife purchased it from Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson Jim and Elia Thompson plan to retire and move to Colorado where they have land. Beaver friends salute their long faithful management and wish them well in retirement.
Beaver residents celebrate Rich Leonard son of Rev and Mrs W B Leonard as he earns a promotion to lieutenant in the aviation corps. Ranked fifth in a fifty member class, Leonard is stationed at Dayton Ohio and may be deployed overseas soon.
Ensign Leeon Hayden, recently transferred from Pennsylvania and commissioned, spends a furlough with his parents near Balko. He will report to Annapolis on October 7 for a general navigation course after his stay. Hayden, a Beaver graduate, has many friends in Balko and Beaver who greet his advancement.
Fickel teases up ground with a newly purchased Fordson tractor seen as the farm's only true horse. He proclaims the purchase as a step toward better tilling and says his time shifts back to the farm as Elmer helps prepare.
Lieut Ledru Healy son of Mr and Mrs Geo H Healy was home for a brief visit. He has been transferred to the aviation section and is now at Brooks Field near San Antonio Texas. He appeared well and robust and his friends were glad to see him again though the visit was short.
A group of Beaver students including Harold and Bernard Loofbourrow Basil Feeras Harry Cay ler and others departed Monday to begin the new school term. The draft registration list shows these boys likely entering the Students' Reserve.
Harvey Hill, former editor of the Republican at Gray, was a Beaver caller Monday. He is now at Liberal Kansas, contributing at the Democrat office in town, a veteran newspaperman unable to leave the trade.
A readable fragment mentions a doctor and L L Long with a daughter, noting a family event or notice. The limited text preserves individuals but lacks clear action or full details for broader context.
Publishers announce stricter newspaper policies due to wartime paper restrictions. Subscriptions must be prepaid or dropped. free copies and exchanges end. October 1 is deadline to settle accounts to avoid loss of service. The Herald urges readers to renew or prepay to keep the paper from being discontinued.
The piece argues for Dick T. Morgan in the 8th District, praising his patriotism and wartime stance. It notes his push to designate Phillips University Enid and Northwestern State Normal Alves as Military Units to fund student education while providing military training for future officers and war service.
Mr and Mrs W H Gilliland left last week for May where he will manage the Big Doe Lumber yard. The community of Beaver ia expresses regret at their departure and sends best wishes for happiness at their new home.
A wartime casualty list honors fallen Americans and links their sacrifice to the call for renewed Liberty Loan buying. The message urges readers to invest generously, to back the government’s war effort and extend support on the campaign start date September 28.
Readers urged to support the war by buying War Savings Stamps and practicing thrift as many at home contribute yet others fall short. The note mentions a marriage notice sent to the office but unsigned, and stresses the need to identify contributors to prevent errors in publication.
MISSING IN ACTION Word has been received that Bradley Ellis, son of Mr and Mrs B A Ellis of Clear Creek, has been re waet a. ae tet acta ae usta by al) who know his Rudiplence pathy goes out to the parents.
A list of county posts and candidates emerges as Pearl Thompson resigns as Superintendent and replacements are named. Dick T Morgen aims for County Clerk while J B Couch seeks Sheriff and B F Kennedy for Treasurer. Others include C F Twiford for County Judge and J Quinn for Surveyor in Beaver and Gate counties.
Mrs Elma Crabtree left Monday for Wichita Kansas to visit her sister and family and to see her twin brother Ernest who expects to be called soon to army service.
An advertisement urges adopting the bank’s services over cash and hand methods. It likens checks to the upgraded tools of agriculture and promises easier bookkeeping, with canceled checks proving funds are guarded carefully.
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