Community Notices from Pontotoc County Rural News
A long village column recalls planting corn activity, family visits, illness and recoveries, and social events across Pontotoc County communities. It lists many names including Tatum, Choat, Bennett, May, Arterberry, Honeycutt, and Atterberry, plus church events, a memorial for W. E. Stone, and an Easter egg hunt with 87 attendees.
Community Singings and Visits Across Ada Area
A busy week of visits and gatherings spreads across Ada and surrounding communities. Residents attend prayer meetings and multiple singings from Union Valley to Maxwell, with many acts of hospitality. Notable events include a 10 night singing school starting April 2 led by Mr. Blanchard, and twin newborns announced by Mr. and Mrs. John Hilton.
Vanoss Home Economics Girls Craft Dresses and Projects
Vanoss school notes show home economics students designing dresses with careful consideration of type color and occasion. The agri culture class built and the girls paint tables. Miss Addabel McLaughlin teaches adult classes in Egypt Center Vanoss Maxwell and Lightning Ridge from 7 to 9:30 each evening.
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Vanoss Home Economics
Lowe
Holt
Addabel McLaughlin
Egypt
Center
Vaness
Maxwell
Lightning Ridge
Briggs
McLaughlin
Easter egg hunt in local school and community visits
The community pas ses Sunday with dinners and visits across many households. Easter activities included a school egg hunt with 113 eggs and prizes for top egg finders. numerous neighbors shared meals and hosted relatives from Ada Sulphur and Franks.
Butler Gray and Family Visit Highlights in Local Social
Butler Gray and family spent Sunday with his sister Mrs Hayes. Those who called in the Tom Linson home Sunday included Mr. and Mrs Earnest Davis Buster Misenheimer Henry Teel and son Joe Marmon Stockton and sons Jacob and Oscar and Audie Bryan. Barbara Teel spent Saturday night with Ollie Whisenhunt. Leona Misenheimer took dinner with Barbara Teel Sunday. LaVern Tomlinson called on.
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John Whitson
Harvey Whitson
Chester Underwood
B. W. Hampton
Ethel Scott
Leona Clark
Mat Honeycutt
Chickasha
Atterberry
Ruby Bennett
Tommie Tatum
Ethelyne Tatum
Joe Tatum
Pete Ledford
Ada
John Atterberry
Mrs. Reynolds
Leady Eubanks
Mrs. Bryan
Lula
Tomlinson
Barbara Teel
Eugene Teel
Orvil
Fred Reynolds
Ranson Tatum
Joe Davis
Citra
Cecil Leader
Owl Creek
Mr. Reynolds
Leon
Oliver Home
Ollie Whisenhunt
Marvin Fortner
Earl Phairs
Leona Misenheimer
Teel
Butler Gray
Mrs. Hayes
Earnest Davis
Buster Misenheimer
Henry Teel
Joe
Marmon Stockton
Jacob
Oscar
Audie Bryan
LaVern Tomlinson
Edith Baker
Erma Kellogg
Bertha West
Ben Ramsey
Mr. Ramsey
Ernie Chism
Charley Baker
Darvin
Lige Williams
Addie Sullivan
Beatrice Baker
Jewell Lee
Turner
Jewell
E. W. West
J. H. Kellogg
W. T. Baker
Bill Baker
Louis Baker
Tline
Irene Baker
Norma Jean Baker
Erma Kelogg
Edna West
Neal Matthews
Jim Baker
Monroe Chism
Mrs
Duel Chism
Community Notices and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
A string of social visits fills the weekend with relatives and friends meeting across Homer Colbert Byng Ada and Comanche. Notable names include Mr. and Mrs. Rich Melton Hamm and Betty Joe, Louie Backus Thelma Smith and Thelma in Vaness, Gene Farr family, Ernie Estes Delinea Hayes Evra Wanda Ham, Edna Simpkins Eula Musgraves Ada, Heston Estes Pickett, George Myricks Ralph Stone, Joe Marie Johnson Clyde Boyd, Daisy Binion Bruce Myers, W O Yancy Marie Johnson Glennie Phillips Florence Stone George Archer Willie Mae Ruby Hobbs Audie Teel and Virgie Phillips. The primary teacher Elmore returns to closed illness, egg hiding helpers A R Selph Irene Ray Myrtle Balthrop Wilson Balthrop, and a Colbert Byng baseball 3 2 game. Homer players present Beads on a String play. County Commissioner C C Roberts ill but improving. Vivian Thompson and Flora Thompson attend Passion Play in Lawton. Mrs Arthur McCurry and Mrs Selph visit. Virgil Brumley at Homer singing.
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Jim Rich
Jim Melton
Waite Hamm
Betty Joe
Mart Hanrahan
Louie Backus
Thelma Smith
Near Vaness
Gertie Burgess
Everett
Florence Farr
Ada
Gene Farr
Nola Stone
Ernies Estes
Delinea Hayes
eVra
Wanda Jane Ham
Edna Simpkins
Eula Musgraves
B. B. Estes
Heston Estes
Pickett
George Myricks
Ralph Stone
Joe Marie Johnson
Clyde Boyd
Daisy Binion
Bobbie and
Sonny
Bruce Myers
W. O. Yancy
Marie Johnson
Glennie Phillips
Florence Stone
George Archer
Willie Mae
Ruby Hobbs
Audie Teel
Virgie Phillips
Lady Bell Tate
Sallie Keeling
Barney Bottoms
Elmore
Pe Thompson
Miss Arnold
A. R Selph
Irene Ray
Myrrtle Balthrop
Wilson Balthrop
Colbert
Byng Boys
Homer
All
Cc. C. Roberts
Vivian Thompon
Flora Thompson
Comanche
Lawton
Arthur McCurry
Selph
Virgil Brumley
Lovelace
Bessie Burgess
Virginia Allen
Noyce Vaughn
Naomi Vaughn
Miss Barnes
Jess Norman
Cathrine
Walter Price
Ahloso
Lester Allen
Ollie Morrison
Miskell Lamb
Mark Raney
Allen
J. C
Willie Melton
Billy Joe
Juanita Carpenter
Easter Notes and Community News From Ada
Easter greetings open this Ada column with local visits medical notes and school updates. Mrs E A Easley remains ill at home after three weeks at Sugg clinic while Henry Dunn and others shop in Ada. Egg hunts at Egypt and local schools draw crowds and prizes. The Homer play Beads on a String entertains.
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E. A. Easley
Ada
Sugg Clinic
Jack Jones
Idus van Buskirk
Jackie Rae
Bud Horton
Egypt
Henry Dunn
Trave East
Ara Bell East
Mildred Dunn
E. A
Summers Chapel Sunday Social and Local Visit Notes
Inetta London and Elma Tyson plus others shared a weekend visit at Summers Chapel. The gatherings included families and friends such as Medton Evans, Sylvia Evans, Ewing Lusk, Fay Tyson, Nora Brendle, Clyde Haskins, Beryl Kent, Rubern Holland, John Allen Hudson with Fred Grey, Bill and Mrs Keef and children, E D Bryan and Lois, Ruth Brendle, Mrs E H Hudson, F B Haskins, Annie Elles and Nadine Tyson, Carran Mitchell at Homer singing, Thelma Freeman and her Macomb visit, Lawrence Landon with Ralph Brendle, and many others. An all day singing is planned Sunday with baskets.
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Arthur Lee
John
Jack Fletcher
Carlos
Lucille Ingram
Virginia Dale Meeks
Edmond Cavener
Calvin
la Don Law
Durwood Gray
Walton Isaacs
Willa Deen Gray
Winona
C. H. Bowie
Pauls Valley
Joe Beck
Ada
John Lewis
Bill Keef
Elbert
Ira Mae
Billy
Frank Roy
Ruby Dryden
Inetta
Lawrence London
Elms
Ray Tyson
Roy
Ralph
Kenneth Brindle
Impson Anderson
Orville Beaver
London
Elma Tyson
Ruth Brendle
Lois Bryan
Medton
Sylvia Evans
Ewing Lusk
Fay Tyson
Nora Brendle
Clyde Haskins
Beryl Kent
Rubern Holland
John Allen Hudson
Fred Grey
C. H. Brendle
E. D. Bryan
Lois
E. H. Hudson
F. B. Haskins
Annie Elles
Nadine
Tyson
Carran Mitchell
Homer
Thelma Freeman
Macomb
Jessie Galey
Lawrence Landon
Ralph Brendle
Law Home
Elenora Haskins
Sewing Club Demonstrations Highlight 4-H Meeting
Mrs. Collins led sewing and home improvement demonstrations for Colbert 4-H girls with 52 articles completed since December. An Adult club purse making session followed at Mrs. Gladys Balthrop’s home. Egg hunt attendance included 62 in classes with visitors and a 55 cent offering.
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Collins
Colbert 4-H Club
Mrs. Collins
Mrs. Irvin M Griffin Jr Returns Home to San Antonio
Mrs. Irvin Manley Griffin Jr. returned today to her home in San Antonio Texas after spending the holidays in Ada with her parents Mr and Mrs F F Brydia at 24th and Johnson.
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Irvin Manley Griffin Jr
San Antonio
Texas
Ada
F. F. Brydia
Johnson
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