Wedding Bells for Arnold Phillips and Marie Jones
Rural dispatch notes social visits and local movements in Red Oak area. Arnold Phillips and Marie Jones wed on Sunday night April 18. Several residents including Emogene Phillips, Geneva Wallace, Amogene Wallace, Opal Horn and Mildred Ford appear in visits and gatherings around Steedman Cit- Ta and Holdenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Geneva Coffman
Steedman
Opal Horn
Dortha
Marshall Erwin
Martha Ella Bryson
Char Jey
Brook Haven
Emogene Phillips
Amogene
Geneva Wallace
Cit- Ta
Arnold Phillips
Marie Jones
Mildred Ford
Letha Gray
Citra
J. R. Bryson
Emogene
Donald Phillips
Geneva
Amogene Wallace
Oren
Wade Phillips
Holdenville
Roma Olivo
Local Social News From Hickory and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Smith Hayes Jinks Clary and Etchieson attended a district missionary meeting at Calvary Baptist in Sulphur. Numerous visitors from Mill Creek joined assemblies at Hickory as school plans include May breaks and spring plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Smith
Hayes
Jinks
Clary
Etchieson
Calvary Baptist Church
Sulphur
Alice Wagner
Scullin
Albert Clary
Grady Jinks
Leonard Etchieson
Earl Etchieson
Ross
Mill Creek
Troy Crabby
Marshall Etchieson
Duncan
Lorean
Myrtle
Markle
Cromwell
Wichita Falls
Texas
Sid Osborn
Lawrence
Wyne Craig
Rain Lifts Spirits as Neighbors Visit Maxwell Family Homes
Local residents share a week of visits and gatherings across Maxwell and nearby farms. Neighbors including Mr. and Mrs. George Evans and daughter Sylvia host and visit relatives such as Mr. and Mrs. Jack Watts, Alpha McIntyre, and several Galey and Evans family members. A move brings Mr. Lawson Watts and family closer to Ada and Fittstown work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Evans
Sylvia
Jack Watts
Maxwell
Melborn Bittles
Curtis
J. O. McIntyre
Josie Galey
Gene
David Galey
Bursel Mitchell
Alpha McIntyre
Delia Watts
Missylvia Evans
Mrs. Grant Isaacs
Don Summers
John McIntyre
Kenneth Starks
Grant Isaacs
Wanda
Q. McIntyre
Ted
Bunk Pinley
N McIntyre, Jr
Tommy
Arthur Hively
Fred Keatley
Buel Starks
Sylvia Evans
Delta Watts
Lawson Watts
Ada
Watts
Fittstown
Local visitors share Sunday calls across towns
Bill Beckham and Roy Beck ham of Lindsey and Stratford visited Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Shaw Sunday. Mrs. Adella Jones and Mr. Eules Jones welcomed guests including Gay Pernell and Mother Pernell from Shawnee, Casey Jones of Oklahoma City, and Rachel Hunter and Lucy Brown of Sasakawa. J. A. Hill of Maysville visited daughter Mrs. Chas. L. Berger. Ruby Baker visited Hattie Mattie and Alpha Childers. Helen Richardson joined Louise Pitt for a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss
Bill Beckham
Roy Beckham
Lindsey
Stratford
J. J. Shaw
Adella Jones
Eules Jones
Gay Pernell
Mother Pernell
Shawnee
Casey Jones
Oklahoma City
Rachel Hunter
Lucy Brown
Sasakawa
Brown
Jones
J. A. Hill
Maysville
Chas. L. Berger
Ruby Baker
Hattie, Mattie
Alpha
Parish Chapel Sings. community invites help and reports visits
Saturday night crowds filled Parish Chapel for singing. Local residents honored guests include Mr and Mrs Bruce Little with children and Mrs G W Lamb family. School news notes April 23 vacation, play Murder on the Davenport, 8th grade graduates Nadine Escue Richard Eaton Raymond Eaton Vera Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Little
G. W. Lamb
Mozelle Cavener
Inetta Lonon
Geneva Isaacs
Ray Dryden
Clarence Bowie
Pauls Valley
J. H. Low
E. C. Cavener
John Lewis
J. W. Law
Carl J. Bowie
J. C. Law
Hazel Meeks
Jud Horton
Nate Thompson
Irene Wood
J. W. Isaacs
Virgil Farmer
Allen
Jocie Galey
Mitchell
Virgil Pennington
Nadine Reeves
Leola Stinnett
Wendell Stockton
Stratford
Henry Standridge
George Standridge
Hazel Horton
Davenport
Nadine Escue
Richard and
Raymond Eaton
Vera Thompson
Pleasant Hill School Progress Noted as End Near
Pleasant Hill School shows steady attendance as the term nears its end. Community members visit and host relatives with numerous Saturday and Sunday gatherings, including residents from Latta and Tulsa. Singing events draw crowds and an invitation is extended for Sunday night services.
Oil Derrick Rises in Walnut Grove District
Walnut Grove notes show an oil derrick under construction in the district. Social items include Mrs. Jimmie James visiting her mother Mrs. J W Tilley for a week. Other entries mention Irene Redman ill with appendicitis and visits among neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Grove
Jimmie James
J. W. Tilley
H. W. Estes
Pickett
Irene Redman
Winnie
Lavona Tilley
Bill Rose
C. W. White
R. E. Tilley
Mable Kirby
Fred Jones
Local families share visits and time with kin
Lorene Roddy Grady Lloyd Mr and Mrs Milton Lloyd and son Charles Everett attended a gathering. Mr and Mrs Lee Bolin visited awhile in the Albert Crow home. Ruby Agee spent the past week with her sister Mrs Ola Mae Clark. Mr and Mrs Elva Crowley and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Teel of Pickett. Grandma Crow spends a few days in the Kirby home. Mrs Gladys Young spent Sunday with her mother Mrs Lawson. Mr and Mrs Joe Dawley spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Binion. Mrs McCause Mildred Farr of Pickett and Sylvia Aaron of Union Hill spent Monday with Mrs Estes and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Roddy
Grady Lloyd
Milton Lloyd
Charles Everett
Sunshine
Lee Bolin
Albert Crow
Ruby Agee
Ola Mae Clark
Elva Crowley
Teel
Pickett
Grandma Crow
Kirby
Gladys Young
Lawson
Joe Dawley
Binion
McCause
Mildred Farr
Sylvia Aaron
Union Hill
Estes
Lula
W. M. Bryan
Margie Brooks
Louise Clifford
Tupelo
J. S. Upton
Miller
D. H. Ellis
Asher
J. B. Gray
David Gray
Hi Hill
Ethyl Hamilton
Loretta
Beatrice
Halls Hill
Rubye Jo Brooks
Vella Byrd
A. L. Hathaway
Lawanna
Green Brooks
Ethylene Yancey
Bessie Byrd
Greer Brooks
Ruby Duncan
Rocky Point
Vee Ella Bryan
Wilma Henderson
Lillie Fern Moore
McAlester
Oklahoma City
W. Moore
Lula Felton
Louie Moshier
C. H. Moshier
Ruth Ann Boyd
John F. Smith
Jake Treas
Mary Ruth Byrd
Bernice Davis
Lettie Old
Jack Henderson
Wilma
Ray Sherman
Joe Woolley
Jewel Farquhar
Ocie Kithherside
Alma Farquhar
Cashion
Oklo
Ezra Armstrong
R. E. Byrd
Luther Dugan
Clinton Franks
J. G. Brooks
Allie Byrd
Rainy Week Ends. School Plans Program for Friday
High Hill notes a good rain last week and announces school will dismiss Friday with a program the same evening April 30. Residents are invited to attend. Social visits fill the weekend as neighbors, relatives, and friends meet in Stonewall Ada and Mountain View areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Hill
Stella Mae Rowe
Irene McMeans
Clyde Mandrell
Mountain View
Bill Leslie
Charlie Vineyard
Brownie Kerr
Seaborn
J. C. Kerr
Mannie Lee Ginn
Stonewall
Bert Curlee
Shortie Spence
Oklahoma City
Walter Mayer
Henry McMeans
Orel Leslie
Leonard Mandrell
Pete Leslie
G. W. Brown
Ahloso
Albert Henry
Local Social News from Pickett Area Sunday Visits
Florence Gann called on Mrs McCause. Estes family from Walnut Grove spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Finch. Armstrong and Dewey Armstrong of Ada visited Braden. Skaggs family gathering included daughter Mrs Morgan and three children from Fitzhugh, Glen Braden, and Buck Penrod. Mary Lou Fowler visited Mildred Farr. Mrs Glen Roberts' mother arrived from Texas to stay. Fowler family from Fitzhugh called on Mrs Fowler. Penrod called on Mrs Smothers. Bill Simms of Homer visited Argie Skaggs. Mrs Smothers visited Mrs George Luttrell. Loie Smith visiting mother-in-law Mrs Sam Smith. Ernest Dew and daughters from Jones Chapel visiting Mrs L N Skaggs.
Lula School Hosts Fun Grade Program
Lula School closed last Friday and a large crowd enjoyed the grade program. Attendees included L D Moshier Tom Moshier Stella Mae Rowe and others. Vella Byrd shopped in Ada Thursday while several local residents attended Thursday night events. A pie supper is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula
Vella Byrd
Ada
L. D
Tom Moshier
Stella Mae Rowe
Worley
Viola Hokett
Owl Creek
Wanda Brooks
Illa
Allie Byrd
Cly Brooks
Greer Brooks
Sunday Singing Draws Large Local Crowd At Convention
Sunday school began at 10 o clock with a large attendance and singing lasting all day. The community hosted a singing convention with visitors and a full day of music and dinner. Future invites extended to singers and listeners as weekly gatherings continue Sundays at 2 PM. Also notes a Friday school dismissal and Friday night program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homa Brent
Pitts
Sunshine
Blue Mound
Bobby Jeff Fussell
Fitzhugh
Oklahoma City
Leonard Ford
Houston
Texas
A. E. Ford
T. J. Fussell
H. W. Herring
E T Haddock Dies at 60 in Ada Oklahoma
E T Haddock aged 60 died Sunday at 2:30 AM in a local hospital. The body was sent to Madill for funeral services at First Methodist Church with interment in Madill cemetery. Survived by three sons Lawrence E T Jr and Lindsey a daughter Mary Frances and granddaughter Rosemary. He lived in Ada eight years and was an early southern Oklahoma pioneer and oil operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Haddock
Madill
First Methodist Church of
Lawrence
E. T. Jr
Lindsey
Mary Frances
Rosemary
Haddock
Ada
Oklahoma
Sandbach Well North of Ada Shows Gas Flow and Oil Prospects
Gas breaks out around a pipe near the Sandbach well north of Ada, adjoining Fair Grounds. Gilcrease shallow sand formation yields good oil showings. Delaney No. 4 Smith SW of 25-2-6 drills to Hunton lime, oil rise 370 feet in 20 minutes, 1,915 feet measured. Operators plan to pursue Gilcrease for potential 100 barrel daily production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts
Hunton
Gilcrease
Sandbach Plans West Ada Drilling Test Near Cement Plant
L P Sandbach announces Summit Drilling Co will move in this week to test drill a 4000 foot well in 31-4-6 NW NE SE just west of Ada near the Oklahoma Portland Cement Co plant. Gas flow was seen at 1319 feet as mud and water erupted, drawing thousands to sight the progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Sandy Creek
Oakman
Blackwell Oil and Gas Company
Blackwell
L. P. Sandbach
Norris
MacThwaite Oil and Gas Company
P. A. Norris and Associates
Donaghey and
Citywide Oil Drilling Prohibition Enacted During Mayoral Era
A city ordinance banning oil and gas drilling within municipal boundaries passed while J. D. Willoughby served as mayor. The action reflects local environmental control measures and the city’s regulatory stance at that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Willoughby
Scouts and youth groups urged for Pontotoc county
The editor praises Boy Scout and Girl Scout efforts in rural Pontotoc county and urges broader organization. He notes the camping lodge funded by friends of scouting and led by Scout Executive Harry Miller, emphasizes citizenship and wholesome activities, and invites reports to The News by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Friends of
Scouting
Scout E
Harry Miller
Boy Scout Organization
Ada
Wondrous Jade Throne Dug Out Of Maya Mound
Scientists say a jade encrusted throne was found buried inside a pyramid at Chichen Itza Yucatan and may mark the Maya capital city site. Dr Morley of Carnegie and Mexican officials will study the temple rooms beneath the apex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carnegie Institution
New World
Chichen-Itza
Yucatan
Sylvanus G. Morley
Mother Cleared of Perjury Charge in Oklahoma
In Perry Oklahoma Mrs Mary West mother of a girl bride authorities said was 12 was cleared of perjury charges. District Judge Claude Duval ruled she did not perjure herself when she gave the age of her daughter Opal as 15 for a marriage license. Her acknowledgment was not sworn. John Lawrence Burns husband of Opal West faces perjury arraignment. Burns and Mrs West were arrested after a double wedding with Jewelene West also marrying Opal. County Attorney Judson Pierce said Jewelene would not be 15 until August 28 1937. A warrant for Carter who wed Opal was issued but not located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lawrence Burns
Opal West
Burns
Mrs. West
Opal
Harry Carter
Jewelene West
Pierce
Jewelene
Oklahoma
Carter
Blackwell
United States Holds Majority Share of World Motor Vehicles
Approximately 71 percent of the world’s registered motor vehicles are registered in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
Seed-bed importance for sorghum in Oklahoma farming
Oklahoma agronomist W B Gernert from A and M College emphasizes careful seed-bed prep for sorghum to combat chafy seed and moisture disease. He notes surface planting may outperform listing, advises seed spacing by sorghum type, and discusses drilling for hay with varying acre rates. Planting dates vary by region from April to June, with ongoing Stillwater tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
W. B. Gernart
A. and M. College
Gernert
Darso
Schrock
Kafir
Feterita
Oklahoma Panhandle
Northwestern
Central
Stillwater
Boud to Choir in West Virginia
Charles Russell Boud, an evangelistic singer from Ada, has accepted a post as choir and educational director at Twentieth Street Baptist Church in Huntingdon West Virginia. He will relocate this week. The article notes Reverend Cornelius Bowles led a recent meeting in Ponca City with 75 additions and praises Bowles work in Huntingdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Russell Boud
Ada
Twentieth Street Baptist Church
Huntingdon
W. Va
Cornelius Bowles
First Baptist Church
Ponca City
Bowles
Boyd
John Boyd
West Fifteenth
Gassaway Ends Political Career and Critiques Politics
Oklahoma City April 27 Percy L Gassaway once a congressman from Oklahoma 4th district says he is finished with politics after losing re election to Lyle H Boren. He vows to stay out of public life sit on the sidelines cheer friends and criticize enemies while predicting dangers in federal court packing and political interference. He remains a rancher in Coal county and a part time lawyer with no interest in the governorship or public office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Percy L. Gassaway
Oklahoma
Lyle H. Boren
Gassaway
Coal County
Washington
Dallas man posts 25000 prize for first nonstop flight
A Dallas resident offered a $25,000 reward for the first nonstop flight from Hongkong to an unspecified destination. The note cited the prize as a spur to pioneering long range air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Hongkong
China
Greater returns for amount in vested
Ada News classifieds note a better value for investment vested funds with clearer terms and anticipated yields. The notice highlights improved returns over time and simplified access to principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Fittstown W M U Holds Business Meeting At Church
Members of the Fittstown Baptist W M U met after song and prayer led by Mrs. Lowry. Reports from program young people and circles were adopted, 66 glasses donated for social events, and Mrs. Fish named stewardship chairman. Visitors from Ada’s First Baptist noted, and a ladies class picnic was planned for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
W. E. Ross
E. R. Yeorgin
Giesey
Bob German
Raymond Gardner
John T. Woods
D. C. Payne
Kathryn
Harold Payne
Lowry
Sibley on Budget Balance and Relief Burden
Washington April 27 President Harper Sibley of the United States Chamber of Commerce said a budget balance hinges on lightening the government relief load. He urged cooperation among management labor and government to cut unemployment costs while tax opposition grows and inflation fears arise among bankers and accountants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harper Sibley
United States Chamber of Commerce
Sibley
Chamber
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
William G. Irwin
Columbus
Ind
C. R. Whitworth
Chicago
Frank W. McAllister
Kansas City
Missouri
Fresh ice prompts halt of mislabelled poultry sales
In Winchester Virginia an order signed by Mayor C. Anderson requires poultry dealers to stop selling fowls labeled fresh killed when ice was found in a chicken sold as fresh killed. The action aims to curb mislabeling and protect buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
C. A.derson
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L. H. Foster
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Lula Mae Glover
Delia Spears
Imogene Hice
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Estell Simpkins
Geneva Hill
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Tulsa
Messamore
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Sanford Bess
Knox
Mrs. Hice
Ester Lollar
Latta
Jewel Flanagan
S. P. Atchison
Iras Odom
Ella Hinkle
John Smith
Crescent
J. R. Newby
Thelma Rankin
G. L. Cole
E. C. Jamar
Palmer and
H. D. Ragland
Henry Jamar
Joe Ann
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George Myers
C.O. Wortman
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