Vanoss Rural News Reports Community Life and Weather
A dense community roundup from Vanoss notes crops and a first bale by P. J. Richardson on August 5. It catalogs visitors, school news, church revival at Midway, local sickness, farm moves, and a fire loss, with multiple families visiting one another and preparations for upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Gaar
Miss Little
Fugate
Shaw
Stidham
Missouri
Hickory
P. J. Richardson
M. L. Bradley
Vesta Burkhart
Ada
Elizabeth Owens
Florence Brewington
Duncan
Myrtle Nelson
G. M. Pitt
Adella Jones
Bonnie Peters
Shawnee
Grandmother Tilley
Marshall
Arkansas
C. W. Martin
Otis Martin
Jonn Kindrick
Roy Kindrick
Near Lovelady
Vaness
Wilson Phillips
Chas. L. Berger
Irven
Gaar Corner
M. S. Collins
Susie Jones
Orvel Barley
Hagar
Onward
Farley
Warren
Cuba Jones
Lee Ponder
Mr. Pitt
William T. Hughes
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
Freewill Baptist Church
Daddy
Alma
Ark
Sunday Bible School and Fellowships Around Town
Sunday school attended by many families including Gurleys and Stephens with visits from Ada and Hart. Several households hosted guests, while health and social visits continued through Monday and Wednesday with alums and neighbors encouraged to attend next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Percy Wilson
Stillwater
Melvina Nickels
Juanita Carpenter
Virginia Wilson
Kathleen Albert
Ruby Wilson
Kenneth
Cledith
Curtis Williams
Lindsay
Leroy Wilson
Ode Wilson
Donald Lee Robinson
Ada
Women’s Club
Barnes
Ladda
Young People’s Union
Leon Gurley
Eugene Roberts
Sam Junior Gurley
B. F. Gurley
E. M. Sliger
Henry Stevens
Cordell Goodpasture
Clifford
Sylvia Gurley
Vernell Roundtree
T. J. Wall
Woodrow Hall
Beatrice Stephens
Ruby Thomas
Sylvia Gurey
Ruby Dempsey
May Dean
Stella Mae Roundtree
Vernie
Lorene Johnson
Christine Gurley
Reuben Herring
Ed Johnson
Dean Roundtree
G. A. Logan
Blue Creek
Tom Cooper
Charley McNally
W. A. Meek
Truman Huddleston
Vaness
W. R. Frazier
Peppin
Roff
W. A. Oliphant
Union Hill News Weekend Socials and Services
Sunday school drew a large crowd as Rev Groover Keeling delivered a well received sermon. Local families shared meals and visits, with Norman and Mrs Mitchell, Jim Rich, Juanita Campbell, Claudie Norton, Evelyn Williams, Winnie Bottoms, Emitt Bottoms, and George Warner among those noted. Visits continued through Monday with Hal Williams, T S Bottoms, and M M Golden hosting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hill
Groover Keeling
Norman Mitchell
Jim Rich
Juanita Campbell
Claudie Norton
Evelyn Williams
Winnie Bottoms
Emitt Bottoms
George Warner
Homer
Corvin
Will Cooper
T. S. Bottoms
Leonard Archer
Haley Williams
Henry Golden
Worstell
M. M. Golden
Edward Cantrell
Mavis Rainoland
Revival Attractions Draw Crowds in Pettett Community
The article notes a revival event in Pettett with widespread attendance. Several residents are listed visiting or hosting others, including Ima Gene Coley returning from Kermit Texas and families like the Skaggs, Penrod, and Roberts sharing time over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ima Gene Coley
Kermit
Texas
Roberts
Sulphur
Gene Logan
Gertrude Penrod
George Luttrell
Leon
Missouri
Glen Braden
Knox
Ira Ferguson
Robert Gardner
Argie
Margie Skaggs
Local residents share visits and church attendance in Ada area
Martha Ella Bryson spent the weekend with Dortha Erwin. Alpha Woodall of Brook Haven visited Louise Knighten. Numerous residents visited friends and relatives, attended church at Halls Hill, and joined a pie supper at Citra. The Ada revival continues with high attendance and invites everyone to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Ella Bryson
Dortha Erwin
Alpha Woodall
Brook Haven
Louise Knighten
Opal
Roy Horne
Ralpha
Irene Nix
Lomna Bryson
Herman
Donald Phillips
Pud Ring
Wade Phillips
Heber Cope
Eufala
Dock Phillips
Hubert Bryson
J. R
H. D
Allen
Ralpha Nix
Emogene Phillips
Wanda Lee Hopkins
Geneva Nix
Jessie
Geraldine Curlee
Lorna Bryson
Martha Ella
H. D. Marshall Erwin
Mr. Ratliff
Citra
Jessie Curlee
Jessie Curlee. Mr. and Mrs. Heber Cope
Joe Teel
Ogene Phillips
Halls Hill
Marvin Olive
Holdenville
Butler Gray
Gerty
H. G. Wells
Weber
Ada
Kelley
Jess Kelley
Amanda Berger
Gaar Corner
Louis Shook
J. E. Dunn
Louise McKeel
Konawa
A. A. McKeel
Kenneth Cobb
Breeden
Thelma
Ab Stephens
Stephens
Pecan Grove
Arthur Coffey
Oliver
A. Hennigan
Dosson
al Smith
Roff
Lois Ables
Jack Pendleton
Sylvia Gurley
Wilson
Alfred Dosson
Mildred McKeel
Georgia Perryman
James Coffey
Davis
Mildred Watson
Bill Hudson
Wetumka
Local hot spell noted in Oakman and Rocky Chapel columns
The Oakman notes report extreme heat and dry conditions as residents welcome rain. Community updates include new student Carl Tharp from Happyland and various visits among families. Rocky Chapel mentions four weeks of school with light attendance, a typhoid serum drive, a new oil field development south of the school, revival attendance, and a revived Sunday school plan led by J D Tackett with Eula Bryant as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Hilton
Bill Lee
Fred Foster and
Linwell Lillard
Bird Smith
Gladys Morgan
R. C
Ernest Williamson
Leona Eppler
Juanita Kaiser
Bernice Richardson
Clara Richardson
Wilma Ruth Anderson
Mil
Harry McSwain
Stonewall
Mike Cassidy
Caddo
Ross Mauldin
Rodessa la
McSwain
Woodrow Scott
L. M. Braddock
Harrison Bryant
Jap Bryant
J. D. Tackett
Eula Bryant
Maudie Phillips
Ed Robertson
L. A. Faler
Lester Wingard
Jasper Bryant
Bud Creech
Hickory Hill
Happyland Girls Triumph Over Conway In Twin Wins
Happyland girls defeated Conway twice in late July and early August. The team won two consecutive games across Diamond and Conway venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Weekend visits span several Oklahoma and Texas towns
Lois Rickett and parents spent Friday in Paris Texas while J C Fike and son vacationed in Arkansas. Families from Oklahoma City Ada Sulphur and Pauls Valley joined weekend visits and gatherings around Luther Sullivan’s home with Floy Hayes and Mayme Peck among those seen Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Barrett
Mollie Barnett
Katherine Thomas
Oklahoma City
Walter Fussell
Pauls Valley
Paul Fussell
Hobbs N. M
Jim Spicer
Charles McCurdy
T. J. Fussell
J. F. Wade
H. W. Herring
Lorena Thompson
Texas
W. H. Brents
Geo. L. Hayes
Albert Wills
Lois Rickett
Paris
Doc Austell
J. C. Fike
Kenneth
Arkansas
Elva Jones
Fittstown
Gertrude Brown
Willard
Floy Hayes
Owen Grey
Borns Horton
Jessie Kendrick
Rebee
John Carnes
Ada
Pearl Horton
Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Dorothy Cobb
Tommy Parker
Dave Cummings
Parker
Davie Dame
Wicki
Bertha Williams
Nichols
Mayme Peck
Edgar Floyd
Luther Sullivan
Luther
Pleasant Hill and Halls Hill Teatime Neighborhood Notes
Sunday visits and weekend trips fill Pleasant Hill and Halls Hill scenes. Families such as Cochran Fussell Glover Teel and Hamilton share meals and greetings with relatives in Ada Calvin Fitzhugh Stillwater and Latta. Local church singing and gatherings invite everyone to join.
Day by Day Happenings in Pontotoc County Oil Fields
Readable notes report Wapanucka and Viola lime wells in Pontotoc County Oklahoma with several wells showing production in Cromwell Hunton lime and Viola formations. Includes depths up to 5 944 feet, test results from Burris and Mayhue wells, and obituaries for William T. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Community Visit Notes and Socials Across District
Western Oklahoma residents Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe and N O Wolfe of Francis visited Tom Bagley and his wife. The Murrays hosted visits with Alfred Coy and Billy Murray in Bennington and Stratford friends. A nearby Borger kin and Dott McGehee meeting closed. Susie Murray socialized with Helen Lunsford on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Western Oklahoma
N. O. Wolfe
Francis
Tom Bagley
Maner
Murray
Lowden
Talmadge Fleming
Johnny Wooten
Maysville
Alfred Coy
Bennington
Community notes from High Hill and surrounding families
Jessie and Jerline Curlee hosted company while Loretta Hamilton and Ollie Whisenhunt visited Georgia Curlee. Mr and Mrs Melton Oliver and Mrs Roy Whisenhunt attended. Roy Reynolds spent the weekend with home folks. Residents invited to share news from High Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halls Hill
Coy Mae
Juanita Kennedy
Pearl
Ella Mae Sutterfield
Wolcie Rose
Bill Rose
Barbara Teel
Lois Kerr
High Hill
Beatrice
Loretta Hamilton
Georgia Curlee
Ollie
Elmo Oliver
Odis Sutterfield
Bul
Ror Kerr
Jessie Wofford
Essie Curlee
Winzard Berryman
J. D. Yeager
Belpha_ Hicks
Emogene Philips
Wanda Lee Hopkins
Geneva Hicks
Jessie
Jerline Curlee
Emogene Phillips
Jessie Curlee
Ollie Whisenhunt
Melton Oliver
Roy Whisenhunt
Roy Reynolds
Ada Oil Area Sees Today News Despite Slower Field Drilling
Pottowatomi county led Oklahoma with 10 new starts last week in a region including Centrahoma and Roadhouse. Wildcat tests loom as potential new developments, signaling ongoing activity and broader significance in the Ada oil area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts
Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Centrahoma
Roadhouse
Centrahoma Well Sets Depth Record In Drilling Run
Carter No. 1 Claytor near Cenrahoma has reached 4 180 feet while drilling for the No. 1 Thompson a half mile south. The Claytor test topped the Wapanucka at 4 073 feet, about 273 feet higher than Thompson in similar formation. Earlier tests show water in deep sands and the Viola lime producing 35 barrels daily. The Claytor well now may yield deeper sand production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centrahoma
Viola
Thompson
Claytor
Drilling spreads in Roodhouse area
C W Roadhouse and associates started operations drilling No 1 Booth SE NW SE of 2026 three miles NW of Fitts field. Patsy Oil No 1 May hue drill at 609 feet. Magnolia Petroleum building derrick for No 1 Mayhue NW SE SE of 20-2-6. Clark and Cowden stake No 1 Mayhue NE SW SE of 20-2-6 south of Roadhouse producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Roadhouse and Associates
Booth
Fitts
Cromwell
Patsy Oil Company
Mayhue
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Clark and Cowden
Oil wildcat reports and well depths in Carter-Gulf area
Phillips No 1 Beck in SW of 6-1-9 set 550 feet surface pipe for a test. Carter-Gulf No 1 Buck in 6-1-9 set 620 feet. Shelton et al No 1 Chapman near 26-4S-6E set 12 1 2 inch pipe at 85 feet. Carter No 1 Hamilton near Citra produced 98 barrels in 21 hours in the McLish formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Beck
Sesw
Carter-Gulf
Buck
Shelton
Carter No
Hamilton
Citra
McLish
Jesse Pool Gains Notice in Oil Reports on Mid-Continent Extension
The Jesse pool shows greater prominence in reports as Deep Rock No. 1 Garrett tests 180 barrels in three hours on Hunton lime. Wells Mid-Continent No. 6 Statler and No. 7 Statler are watched for west-northwest extension potential while Carter-Gulf No. 1 Thompson rigs up west of Carter No. 1 Nix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Pool
Statler
Deep Rock
Garrett
Hunton
Mid-Continent
Carter-Gulf No. 1
Thompson
Carter No. 1
Nix
Producer completes CW 1.2 SW NE of 1. 17
A producer finished work in the CW 1.2 SW NE of 1.17 area with a northeast extensioner added to the field.
Hunton lime wells produce oil in Roadhouse and Fitts fields
In NE SE 13-1-7 west of Jes se field a Hunton lime well flowed 390 barrels in eight hours with 30 barrels in the last hour. Patsy No. 1 Mayhue at 20-26 was drilling at 1073 feet and Magnolia No. 1 Mayhue is expected soon. Magnolia No. 1 Reeves at 35-2-6 opened after acidizing and swabbing, flowing 78 barrels from basal Hunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep Rock
Garrett
Jesse Field
Hunton
Roadhouse
Patsy No. 1
Mayhue
Magnolia
Fitts
Magnolia No. 1
Reeves
Magnolia oil well stats and Cromwell tests in Fitts field
The Magnolia No. 1 B Reeves in section 35-2-6 shows favorable flow for a Hunton producer, flowing 187 barrels per hour through casing. Patsy No. 1 Mayhue begins drilling at 1 173 feet, with Magnolia planning surface hole at No. 1 Mayhue. Carter No. 1 Claytor near Centrahoma shows a gas show in a drillstem test and continues below 4 265 feet. Phillips No. 1 Beck drills below 810 feet. Shelton et al No. 1 Chapman resumes after surface work and stands at 173 feet when a hose failed. Cromwell sand tests in Fitts field report 101.14 barrels in five hours, Magnolia No. 7 Woolley yields 304.69 barrels in 24 hours, and Magnolia No. 15 Burris B produces 179.85 barrels in 24 hours, the 48th Cromwell sand producer in the Fitts Cromwell pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Centrahoma
Oklahoma
Phillips
Tishomingo
Fitts
State Conservation Department
Simpson
Bates
Agnolia
Woolley
Burris B
Cromwell
Fitts-Cromwell Pool
No. 1 Belle Reeves well yields high oil rate near Tishomingo
An unofficial figure of 963.16 barrels daily was posted for the Fittsfield Magnolia No. 1 Belle Reeves at 35-2-6 as it rests in the Hunton formation. The well had produced 187 barrels in an hour and was drilling at 1,313 feet while repairs were arranged for the No. 1 Chapman near 26-4S-6E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fittsfield
Magnolia
Belle Reeves
Hunton
Roadhouse
Mayhue
Shelton and Associates
Chapman
CNW
Tishomingo
Shipman Bullard Seeks Highway Patrol Job
Oklahoma City August 10 PJ M Gentry public safety commissioner announced 56 men would begin a three weeks training course as highway patrol cadets at the University of Oklahoma tomorrow. Appointees include Otis Lloyd Halton Hope ton Woods County Archie Bird Alva Melvin Robertson Pontotoc Shipman Bullard Ada and Amos Davis Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
M. Gentry
Public Safety
Highway Patrol
University of Oklahoma
Gentry
Otis Lloyd Halton
Hopeton
Woods County
Archie Bird
Alva
Melvin Robertson
Pontotoc
Shipman Bullard
Ada
Amos Davis
Lawton
Angel Falls During Stage Show in Atlanta
Louise Taylor, playing in Heaven Bound, fell 20 feet from a cloud during the drama. She suffered facial bruises but received hospital care and planned to return for tonight's performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Louise Taylor
Angel Taylor
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Joe Chapman
N. C. Mitchell
Luther Foxx Thursay
Colonel Corvin
Tom Abbott
Roy Bottoms
John Armstrong
Latta
Jewel
Jean Southland
Gracie Mae Corvin
Meeks
Mca
Melton
J. B. Chapman
Odell Bottoms
T. L. Bottoms
Marie
Dorothy Mae Williams
Mavis Raimoland
Dinks Binion
Lord Anderson
Pauline Kaiser
Helen Berryman
Lonnie Bandy
Verlie
Beulah Wilson
Denny
W. R. Owen
Loretta Mae
Glen Burrel
Olaf Myrick
Hobart Glen
Eula Simpson
Moraline Nelson
Charley Carter
Sarah Carter
Richardson
Seminole
Dan Richardson
Marion Williamson
W. H. Bandy
Emma Williamson
Earl Eppler
J. L. Eppler
Juanita Simpson
Wilma
Steedman
Will Jones
Treas
Jewel Dean Beach
Helene Sims
Lallathin
Ernest Farris
A. B. Blackburn
LeRoy Jones
Geneva Coffman
Viola Mitchell
Iler Farris
Mrs. Treas
James Royce
Sowards
Clifford Beach
Eddie Coffman
Mitchell
Pickett
Rocky Chapel
Happyland
Sunshine
Willie Cochran
Arline Clayton
Ashley
Russia Collins
R. A. Fussell
White
Sybie Cross
Bobbie Jeff Fussell
Johnnie Jones
Fitzhugh
R. Jones
N. A. Miller
Jeff Fussell
Euphia Lindsey
Janet Jackson
Winona
Hawkins Underhill
Floyd Hobgood
O. W. Cross
M. Conner
Pleasant Hill
Louise Foster
Marie Gouch
U. P. Glover
Ida
Emily
Ella Spears
Johnnie Gates
Commodore Gates
Calvin
Hice
Bess
Foster
Clampitt
Vivian Glover
Estell
Jewel Flanagan
Stegall
Mercedes Mu
John Chambers
Carl
Wis
Southeastern Oklahoma
Wildcat
Sheon Et al No
Cromwellland
Sinclair Prairie
Burris
Sinclair-Prairie
Lincleir-Prairie
Thena Vivian
Moore
Schaurer
Jesse
Feor
Jesus
Magnolia Company
Boettcher
God
Promised Land
Heaven
Golden Shore
Ona Miller
Route 5
Fitts Field
Magnolia Petroleum
B. Reeves
Jackson Lewis
E. H. Moore, Inc
South
Blackstock
Centrahoma Well
Angel
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