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1 story matching oar
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:oaa, oak, oarlock, oarrock, oarsman, oarsmen
- An Oar Snaps, a Boat Drifts, and a Rancher Nearly Freezes to Death
Henry Schultzie left Cusick by boat, but a broken oar left him helpless in the current. The Brown brothers spotted him hours later, lying in the bottom of the boat with both feet already frozen.