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Living in Allen, you get to watch a lot of humanity, just like in other small towns that populate our fruited plain. Another nice thing about writing a weekly article in a small town paper such as ours is you get to observe and even be a part of the details that make America interesting. Big stuff in our small towns as time passes by is watching kids grow up, mature (most of them) and sometimes we get to share in the pride they bring to their families and our town as they go out and see what other happenings take place.
Read moreThe “Green Corn Revolution had, as its home, Allen, Oklahoma. Allen’s history never fails to amaze. Nor do the farmers of 1915. As usual they were living in hard times. Most were tenant farmers working tiny patches of land and, of course, they couldn’t make much money on those little tracts. The farmers were for all practical purposes “failed” capitalist but in the politics of the day had embraced socialism and come to believe that all their problems had been brought on them by outside forces — such as government and banks. These people wanted the government to open up free stuff to them, such as free land and other free stuff — like free money. The new president (Woodrow Wilson} hadn’t noticed.
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