The Lexington Sun (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1958 Page: 3 of 6
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As a present for their first anniversary being practical
he bought her a U S Series E Savings Bond
And being romantic also he slipped it under hot
plate at the dinner table as a surprise
As the anniversary dinner waxed on (it was by
candlelight) the young man forgot about his gift
At dirmer's end the happy couple was paying more I '
attention to each other than to what they were
doing What they were doing was the dishes--
and the Savings Bondi After a se-Icion with the very r4 ' - z
practical detergent the bride used the Bond
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But it wasn't The practical young man wrote a
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what happened - a !sing remnants of the Bond
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couple's anniversary
This true story Diustrates the safety—CA N
indestructibility of U S Savings Bonds which b
something you 13hould remember Any of your Bondi
that are lost stolen or destroyed will be rsplaccd
without charge by the U S 'Treasury Theta lei
Bonds ale said to be 'Safer than cash
And U B Series E Savings Bonds are not only sofa
than cash but one of the soundest investments
you can rode Your Government guarantees the Par of every Arnelicesoinfts s
pritripal of yrAs Bonds sate—up to any amount— -
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Wilson, Herman O. The Lexington Sun (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1958, newspaper, August 21, 1958; Lexington, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2160209/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.