Stonewall Heat Record Sparks Local Weather Talk
In Stonewall on Sunday all three local spots Briscoe Produce Pace Filling Station and Birdies Cafe registered 111 degrees. Dennie and Patsy Briscoe visit grandmother Flora Wallace and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Williams in Ardmore. Jack Eden and Allen Shaw fished near Moyers John Valley and killed a large diamondback rattler after failing to find luck.
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Stonewall
Briscoe Produce
Birdie
Dennie
Patsy Briscoe
Flora Wallace
Mrs. Elmer Williams
Ardmore
Jack Eden
Allen Shaw
John’s Valley
Moyers
Lulu Darnell
Tulsa
Minnie Harper
Darnell
Los Angeles
Frank Harper
Ucla
L. A
Seagreaves
Tex
Clayton Harper
Weekend Visit Notes and Local Family updates
Jackie Eden, a machinist's mate third class in the Navy stationed at Memphis, spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Lee Miller and her son Larry Joe visited from Spaulding for a tooth extraction. Louis Lilliard and Smokey Miller redecorated Wallis Variety Store. Families including the Jarvis, Hastings, and Montgomery households visited the Lilliards, and Nancy Stewart returned home after eye surgery at St Anthony's Hospital with healing progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Eden
Navy
Memphis
Lee Miller
Larry Joe
Spaulding
Nancy Stewart
St. Anthony’s Hospital
City
Summer visits and travels of Burns and friends across states
Dr and Mrs S L Burns visited a niece in Durant. Woolleys traveled to Sturgeon Bay for summer, with D L Whitenach and Ethiopian teaching ties. Harrells from Shawnee visited, and Boatright family members hosted relatives. Several trips to Colorado Springs, Denton, Ada, and Aspen noted. Freddie May wed LaVoise Hatton in Stonewall Union Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Burns
Durant
Glen Jones
Freddie May
Stonewall
Miss LaVoise Hatton
Union Valley
Union Valley Wedding and Oil Rig Injury Report
July 30 ceremony at E. W. Weems home Union Valley with May wearing a white pink trimmed dress and pink corsage. May injured at an oil well near Spaulding when a bulb exploded striking his eye. doctor later said injuries not serious. Guests included Robert Lilley Virgil Wilson and Rev Bill Ledbetter. Miss Robert Ann Jamison visited Tulsa with Mrs Mayfield.
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E. W. Weems
Union Valley
Weems
May
Stonewall
Spaulding
Steve Lilley
Robert Lilley
California
Virgil Wilson
Ada
Bill Ledbetter
Methodist Pulpit Share By Sybil Stokes Across Two Churches
Sybil Stokes occupied the pulpit at Tupelo and Stonewall Methodist churches while Pastor Ronald Ritchie was on vacation. A church ice cream and cake supper on August 16 will fund new sanctuary drapes, with proceeds by free will offering. Residents note visits by families and revival services at Angel Wing Baptist Church led by Rev. Marshall Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybil Stokes
Tupelo
Stonewall
Ronald Ritchie
the Methodist Church
D. D. Duke
Oklahoma City
Troy Gibson
Cynthia
Mrs. Gibson
Angel Wing Baptist Church
Marshall Hughes
O. E. Wright
Lovelady Community News Highlights Local Socials
Heat hits farming income as ponds dry and pastures burn while dairy and egg production fall. Quilting bee participants and a club ice cream social are noted, with Carrol Blankenship and John Davis honored at a wedding shower. John and Carrol wed at Ahloso Baptist Church. Perry Don to San Diego August 16. updates on Bettie Taylor and the Parks family trips are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol Blankenship
John Davis
Cordell Lee
T. O. Deaton
Cornie Walton
Alvin Davis
Truman Coffee
Edna Boren
Bertie Woodward
Pauline Young
Wedding Guests Attend Davis Blankenship Nuptials
Mr and Mrs Billey Ross and Mr and Mrs Curtis Ross and David traveled from Wichita Kansas Friday night to attend the wedding of John Davis and Carrol Blankenship Saturday night as guests in the home of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Woolley
D. L. Whitenach
A&m College
Stillwater
Woolley
Whitenacks
Ethiopia
Billey Ross
Curtis Ross
David
Wichita
Kan
John Davis
Carrol Blankenship
Epigrams and Wry Wit From a Small Town Rev
A compact collection of humor and maxims attributed to Rev Charley Grant H 2 56. The lines offer satirical takes on religion work life aging and human folly, comparing a town drunk to a candle and poking at faith and bluffing in daily life.
Birthday Dinner Surprise for Mr Parks
Surprised attendees found a birthday dinner ready for Mr Parks, though his actual birthday isn’t until Friday.
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Mr. Parks
Families Seek Swim Spots at Turner Falls and Devils Den
The Bob Rosses and Harvey Bakers drove to Turner Falls and Sulphur Sunday afternoon to swim as crowds filled the sites. They planned to try Devils Den next, praised as an excellent swimming location. Cynthia Brannon visited Wan da Parks Thursday with Martha Fields, her children, and Nora Ross visiting Pat Taylor Monday.
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Bob Rosses
Harvey Bakers
Turner Falls
Devils den
Martha Fields
Nora Ross
Pat Taylor
Our sick list shows most improving this week
A brief health roundup reports that nearly all listed individuals are getting better this week. The note credits strong recovery progress and steady improvement across the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
Local Health Updates and Family News
Brannon improves while Terry Lynn Denton recovers from illness. Maudie Davis shows progress and Frank Jared returns to work with a full cast from hips to shoulders. The Davis family visit extended relatives Sunday. Earnest Meeks and wife celebrate the birth of a baby boy born Tuesday July 31, with Mrs. Meeks a Brannon daughter-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannon
Terry Lynn Denton
Maudie Davis
Frank Jared
Earnest Meeks
Mrs. Meeks
Cecil Brannon
Israel Proclaimed in Tel Aviv in May 1948
The Free State of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv in May 1948. The United States quickly recognized the new state on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free State of Israel
Tel Aviv
U. S
Water Well Salt Water Found On Akins Farm
H A Anderson and Son drilled on the Fred Akins farm east of town and reached 145 feet on Monday finding salt water. The salt water permeates the sand and ruins chances for good wells in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Anderson and Son
Fred Akins
Anderson
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Stonewall News
S. J. Markley
Louis Lilliard
Smokey Miller
Wallis
Elbert Jarvis
el Dorado, Okla
Bob Hastings
Amarillo, Tex
Richard Montgomery
Louis Lilliards
W. W. Woolley
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
A. G. Harrell
Shawnee
Charlie Burnett
Stratford
Sam Boatright
Boatright
Sam Henry
Mangum
Charles Norris
Tarzana
Calif
W. C. Story Sr
Colorado Springs
Colo
Vance Tomlison
Anna Young
Minnie Billings
C. L. Burnett
Burnett
Clifton
Alma
Aspen
George McKay
Lilly Wilson
Denton
Robert Ann Jamison
Mrs. Mayfield
Jack Williams
Delores and
Elmer
el “Ty
L. G. Palmer
Harry Wallis
Eunice
N. M
Myrtle Morris
Fred Wallis
Lovelady News
Ruby Deaton
Bertha Sanders
Ethel Jones
Juanita Jones
W. M. Ross
Champ Looney
Nora
Ross
Francis Cantrell
Bob Ross
Edd Blankenship
Perry Don
San Diego
Bettie Taylor
Dumas
Charles Hunt
Joe Parks
Vanda
Bixby
Tim Taylors
Earl Taylor
Mrs
Lawrence Parks
Art Beeman
Owen
Hossface Hank
Heah
A& Gun
Sich
Uw Demaresens
Frank Thomas
Russ Arnold
Kamchatka
Smith le Demaren
Sonny South
By AL Sonders
Smut Seren Dewar
Joe Dennett
Sam
BY Kern Pederson
Smith Service Demarest
N. B
Precious
Alkali Ike
BAR Q
Texas
Billy the Kid
Tori Mereid
Deems
BY AL Smith
By Tom Oka
Smith Serv Demores
By Brad Anderson
Ridge Corners
America
Grandpa Hedges
Charley Grant
Cynthia Brannon
Wanda Parks
Thompson-Hayward Chemical CO
Kansas City
Missouri
Trader Mills
Ize
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