Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1918 — KEEPSAKE GOES FOR BONDS [ARTICLE]

KEEPSAKE GOES FOR BONDS

Oklahoma Man Gives Up Gold Piece He Has Carried for Thirty* Seven Years. Tulsa, Okla.—“l have Carried this gold piece with me for thirty-seven years, and I have resisted hunger and temptation to spend it, and have always kept It as a treasure. However, Uncle Sam needs it now, and I willingly let it go so it will help to bring victory to the American arms.” This was the statement of W. H. Martin of this city as he deposited a $lO gold piece at the post office window and asked for some baby bonds.