The Quay Times (Quay, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1918 Page: 1 of 5
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VOL 2
Quay, Oklahoma, Friday, June 14, 1918
No. 7
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FRIDAY. JUNE 28—
—NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS D
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--FRIDAY, JUNE 28
Gordon Magicians I Two live messages by a
I lie Kirs! State Hank has
receivd a large quariity of
W ar Savings Stamps in an-
ticipation of I lie big drive of
June 48tli.
As the time approaches for
the big Thrift Stump Drive
to start D<i..y is on the qui-
vive waiting for the word to
“g‘>. ’ Quay has got a big job
on hand to s< II her quota of
stamps, Dut Quay has demo-
nstrated that she is capable
of big things in the way she
has subscribed for bonds,
and donated to the Red Cross
and we predict that on the
-8th of June we will again
have occassion to feel proud
of the town and its people.)
Men’sMocks . 141 per pair.
Ladies voil shirt*waists, white
and striped value up to $4 00
all goal $1.35 at The Boston
Store.
Mrs. James Knox left
for Covington, Okla. to join
her husband who has been
there working for the past
four weeks.
Ladies gauze vests ,45c
value at .19c, .40c value at
.15c, .15c value at .14'2® at
The Boston Store.
Men’s sport shirts good
value at ,95c at The Boston
Store.
Buy W. S. S.
John Garibaldi i in forms us
that on Thursday a deal was
made whereby Messrs. < «M>k
& Horner of the Empress
theatre becomes managers of
the Stand.r Th- Fnq ress will
continue to run pictures
while the Strand will be used
for Vaudeville and public
meetings.
VKSTUI6 MUCH.
John Terry and Leo Chase
will wrestle tomorrow night
at the Empress Theatre.
Mr. Chase claims the middle |
weight championship of the
state and such being the case !
some of the local sports think |
that John is going to meet
his Waterloo However, Mr.
Terry has a long series of
victories to his credit and the
man who puts him on his
back must be a good wresler.
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.
PRKSIDENT WILSON SETS ASIDE JUNE 2S AS NATIONAL WAS
SAVINGS 0AV^—APPEALS TO EVERYBODY TO BUY
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
In a proclamation designating Juna 28 aa National War Saving*
Day President Wilson aald:
"This war la one of nation*—not ol armies, and all of our one
hundred million people must be economically and Industrially ad-
justed to war conditions II this nation la to play Its full part In
the conflict. The problem before u» la not primarily a financial
problem but rather a problem of Increased production of war eaten
tlala and the saying of the materials and the labor necessary for
the aupport and equipment of our army and nay? Thoughtless
exi I ndlture of money for non essentials uses up the labor for non
essentials uses up the labor of man. the products of the farm, mines
and factories and overburdens transportation, all of which must
be used to the utmost and at their beat for war purposes
"1 earnestly appeal to every man woman and child to pledge
themselves on the 28th day of June to save constantly and to buy
aa regularly aa possible the securities of the government. and to do
this as far aa possible through membership In War Savings Societies
The 28th of June ends this special period of enlistment In the grent
volunteer army of production and saving baas at home. May thers
be none unenllsted on that dap"
WOODROW WILSON.
President of the United Stela#
At the Whit* House,
May 2* ltlS
showed three
Strain! this
nights
\\ eek.
at the
Their
live man at the t hristian
Church Rev. Spicer was
tricks of magic are truly former State Secretary of the
marvelous. Especially my m- Oklnhomn Christian Missiou-
M. IV Fair has been ap-
pointed local food administ-
rator ami will have charge of
issuing bread cards in the
future.
PANAM and SAILOR HATS
at Low Prices.
$10 Panama Hats now - $7.50
$7.50 ” ” ” - * $6.00
$6.00
$5.00
first of the week visiting with
his father J. II. Woolsey.
Little Miss Ruby Burris of
Yale anticipates spending
next week with Miss Gladys)
Stroup.
I Buy NY. S. S.
tifying was the "Box trick
in which Mr. Gordon allows
a coinittce from the audience
to lock him in a burial casket
I which is lowered into a
“rough box ami the lid
tightly nailed on, and from
which he .ippenrantly vanish-
es into thin air.
LATER.
M. IV Fair, one of the
managers of the Strand, ao-
eoiu.pl idled the box trick
Wednesday night. Mr. Fair
was placed in the casket
which v as lowered into the
rough box and the lid nailed
on, and in 48 seconds Mr.
Fair appenrd before the au-
dience. 48 seconds is a little
better than the time consum-
$4 50 *'*v Mr. Gordon in mat -
erializing after being nailed
«po.a>U jn box. Mr. Fair claims
$4.00 Sailors Straws and Fancys $3.25 to have discovered the trick
^ - — - by himself. The remainder
of our citizens still look on
the act as little short of super-
natural.
Wesley MuKatlghaii enlist-
ed with the Navy June 4nd
and is only waiting to be call-
r aa cd. He expects to enter the
training camp at New
Orleans.
Men’s neck ties good value
at 50c at The Boston Store.
$3.50 ” ” ” ” $2.50
Work Hats at 50c. 75c. $1.00 each.
Mr. Ivey Wo-Ucy of iiu*o iLl $10 WALKOVERS AND PACKARD 0KF0R0S 7.50
j Old., .pent a few .lay. tlie ■ ,, jg ^ ,, „ „ .. $6 00
$7.50 “ ..... $5.00
$6.00........
BLACK TENNIS SHOES AT 75G AND $1.00
CAWLEY BROS.
ary Society. Subject II a m
“A man before a mirror.-)
Subject 8:30 p. m. “The gui *
of indifference or How Hi
devil secures and h'd I
over men.” ' F ■»
and wcfei d,
instruction i .
messages.
W. L. Alcxa> oe em"
era tic candidate for governoi,
lias issued Ids platform. It
contains a patriotic plank
that sounds like a real
American who means what he
savs. and devotes attention to
good roads, education, reform
in the way of readjustment of
salaries of county officers,
improvement of our agricult-
ural conditions and various
other stale problems. '• But its
main feature is a four-square
stand against the reduction
of the the three per cent gross
production tax on oil, which
is made the big issue by the
Alexander platform. Not
only is the candidate opposed
to the reduction of this tax.
but he accepts the Campbell
Russell idea that it can be
worded as to be effective on
ml produced on restricted
Indian lauds, recently made
ineffectual by a decision of
the I’nited States supreme
court.
SU6AR LIMITED.
Oklahoma (’il\. June 1 U h.
Sale of sugar is limited to two
pounds at one t ime to families
living in cities and five pounds
to families residing in the
country by an order sent to
retail stores today by C. B.
Ames, Federal Food Admin-
istrator for Oklahoma. I he
rule limiting the use of sugar
to three pounds a month for
each person also is to he
enforced rigidly, Judge Ames
announced. The amount of
sugar that a family may use
for home canning and pre-
serving purposes is limited to
45 pounds, except on special
permit from tin* County Food
Administ rator. Submarine
losses of sugar and ships and
the difficulty of obtaining any
more shipping is given as the
reason for necessity of prac-
ticing greater conservation
in sugar.
Special reduction on men s
work shoes. $0.00 shoes at
$4.95, $5.00 shoes at $3.95.
$4.50 shoes at $3.48. At
The Boston Store
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Vaughn
was called to Chautauqua,
Kan. Thursday to the bed-
side of Mr. Vaughn’s father
Mr. G. M. Vaughn w ho is
very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bergevin
departee Tuesday for Llano,
Texas, wdiere they will attend
a family reunion of her people,
oeeassioned by the enlistment
of Mrs. Bergevin’s brother
Lynn Ward who will depart
for camp the 15th.
Buy W. S. S.
-AT.
The Empress
FRIDAY
“THE PRICE OF FOLI.Y”
Also
Wm. S. HART
IN
‘Horns and Hoofs”
“HOUSE OF HATE-’
Episode No. 12
SATURDAY
LOUIS LOTELY
IN
‘The Girl Who Wouldn’t Quit’
SUNDAY
BIG SPECIAL
Evlyn Nesbit
* IN
“REDEMPTION”
SEE
The W. R. Pickering Lmbr. Co.
What You Want—When You Want It
Phone 8
C. J. Horton, Manager
QUAY
PENWELL’S SHOP
WE DO ALL KINDS OF BLACKSMITHING, PLOW
WORK, HORSE SHOEING and WAGON WORK
Also Screens and all kinds of Job
Work. Prices Right. Give us Trial at
Albert Horner’s old stand.
JOSEPH PENWELL.’S
Quay, Oklahoma
ANNOUNCEMENT.
1. the undersigned, hereby
announce myself as candidate
for the office of County Sheriff
of Payne County, on the
Democratic, ticket, and sub-
ject to the will of the voters,
in the August primary election
AMOS TI LL.
We are authorized to an-
nounce O.C.Dale us a candi-
date for Representative in the
Oklahoma Legislature.
GRAND TAILORS
TUESDAY
Keystone Comedy
Episode 3
‘ The Lion’s Claws ’
THURSDAY
Blue Bird D&y
The Beilis Company to Sell Out
Our manager having gone to Tulsa and other
interests requiring our eutire attention we have decided
to sell our Hardware and and Undertaking business
located in Quay, and offer the same for cash or approved
seenrity.
This business was established one year ago and
offers a rare opportunity for one desiring to engage in
this line of business.
Call or address. Quay, Okla. or Cushing, Okla.
THE BELLIS COMPANY
Hardware, Furniture, Undertaking
Phone 4 Main Street. Quay
“Always a Little More For a Little Less’’
Cleaning, Dyeing
..Pressing and..
... Repairing ....
IN THE RED FRONT BLDS.
Ju.t about oppoiite Garibaldi t Cafe.
We call for and deliver your
clothing.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Particular work for
Particular People
W. B. RICHARDS,
Attorney at Law
State Bank Bid*..
YALE, OKLA.
Erma Bomgardner
Notary Public
Application.-, for State Auto
Licenses
Exchange Garage
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Cranston, C. M. The Quay Times (Quay, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1918, newspaper, June 14, 1918; Quay, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc908384/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.