Rural Communities of Pontotoc County News Summary
Local notes from Oakman Summers Chapel and surrounding areas include visits by Thelma Houtchens and others, church attendance, camp meetings, and medical updates. Residents from Holdenville to Stratford share visits, furloughs, and preparations for a revival at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church.
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Pontotoc County
Viola Marten
Earnest Rountree
Homer
C. A
Marlow
John
Earlsboro
Get
Lightning Ridge
Wilson
Dick Rountree
Duncan
Lansmark Missionary Baptist Church
Sunday School Attendance and Community Notices
Community members gathered for Sunday school with wide attendance and continued church revival activities led by visiting preachers. The column records numerous family visits, social events, travel for harvest work, births, illnesses, and local church announcements across Vanoss, Vaness, and nearby towns, highlighting a busy rural social calendar.
Local Social Visits Highlight Week in Francis Area
Bro Charlie Rader of Francis visited Mr and Mrs Alford Sutton Tuesday night. Mrs Ona Miller spent Thursday evening with Mrs Etta Sutton. Mrs Tom Hughes called on Grandma Henry Monday evening. Bro Huddleston and wife of (text cuts off).
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Beber
Bro. Corvin
Bro
Barfield
Bro. Merdith
South Carolina
Monnie Kirby
Lorene Crow
Merdith
Bro. Coffee
Worstell
Virgie Meek
Helen Jolene
Wolf City
Hightower
Chester Hayes
Lois Summers
Lindsay
Annie Duncan
Paul and
James
Etta Hightower
Vanoss
Rollie Stidham
Maxwell
Cecil Jr
J. J. Shaw
Henry Eaves
Purcell
Beckham
A. B. Farley
Varnell Berger
Harold Shaw
J. M. Sales
Vernell Berger
Sam McNair
Jesse McNair
Flossie Roberts
Wetumka
Agnes Tillman
Baptist Assembly
Prices Falls
Davis
Marjorie
Francis Berger
C. L. Berger
Dodah Riley
Powell
Leona Soloman
H. B. Williams
Carl Tilley
Mashall
Ark
Anna Belle
Christene Berger
Bonnie Phillips
Bessie McGehee
Ray Bradley
Wilson Philips
Teague
Russell
Noel Barker
Clayton Barker
Wiley Torter
Park
Ila Fish
Claude Loman
Arba Ayaktubby
Stonewall
Jim McLain
Lena Mae Killion
Erma Nell Carter
Tupelo
Hoppie Killion
LaZena Fender
Isobell Miller
Inez Moore
Otis Harrison
Robert Ellison
Cecil Brannon
W. C. Ellison
Prentis ‘West
D. T. Bourn
Fred Cecil
Zelma Tallent
Willie Lee Woods
Jesse
Grandma Hoover
Owl Creek
Dan Hoover
Virgil Hoover
M. E. Moore
Gladys Ellison
Vaness
Egypt
Theo Reid
Mildred Dunn
Pet Floyd
Toots Roddy
Ora Yancey
Marvin Floyd
Samalyrick
John
Johnny Myers
Della Dunn
Joyce Davis
Boog Dunn
Jones
Robert Ross
Lovelady
Bernie Cantrell
Trave East
Charlie Stephens
Johnny Myers. Son Jones
Roy Dunn
Dunn
Hester Horton
Theo Reed
Lillian Bottoms
Leona Dunn
Lon Jones
Bruce Myers
Union Hill
Bud Horton
Princess Horton
Alma Davis
Johnny Binion
Juanita Floyd
Verna Mae
Lorin Willis
Stratford
Raymond Stephen
Willie Graham
Baby
E. B. Jones
Francia
Sam Pevehouse
Tom Hughes
A. J. Deaton
Byars
William Miller
Frank Townsley
Henry
Andy Dame
Kuykendall
Quint Scott
Clit
Georgia Roberts
Myrtle Bales
Fittstown
Harden City
Vera Lois Upton
Bertha Farquhar
Burrows
Gladstone Hall
Ralph Treas
Lakeside
R. B. Brown
Rose Moshier
Goldie Hill
Joe Rodgers
Ernest Harbin
Fernell Frye
Fitzhugh
Medruth Moshier
Rachael Talbert
Joe Woolly
Terene Pheres
Johnnie Farquhar
Will Moore
Castleman
Paul Harbin
J. O. Hamilton
Lois Reed
Naomi Woolly
Virginia McCormick
Ada
Tom Moshier
Orman McCormick
Carl Hill
Dorothy Upton
Odra Mae Glover
Virgil Smith
Union Valley
Ted Smith
T. W. Davis
Thurman Cannady
Hamilton
W. E. Dryden
Mr. Dryden
Frank, Gleen
Ray
Ruby Dryden
A. T. Dryden
J. W. Law
Jewel Dean Gibson
Paul Valley
Geneva Isaacs
Dryden
N. Lamb
G. W. Lamb
Allen McAlester
Earnon Udnschargner
Frank Gidion
Jewel Dean Gidion
Winona MacLaw
Jay Isaacs
Gene Galgy
Berch Mitchell
B. B. Bishop
Shawnee
E. C. Cavener
Martha Dunaway
C.A. Pennington
Hazel Horton
Lovie Dryden
Mozelle Cavener
Colberg
Eva Hicks
E. Main
Ella Welker
Coffeyville
Kansas
Miss Welker
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Hicks
Ross
Austin Winther
Winther
Seminole
Austin
Gulf Pipe Line Co
Monroe Denman
Sulphur Hospital
Jack Stevens
Bradford Boys
Roff
Ft. Sill
John Axton
Idabel
Boren
Axton
Joel Hudson
Jnc. Hudson
J. R
Joe) Lunsford
North Rotf
Parsons
Tenn
Colls County
Zilpah Mays
Tennessee
Melsona
Zethra
D. L
Stanley
Zetha
Christ
The
Baptist Church
Lightning Ridge
Stanely
Masonic Order
Wm. Powell
Francis
C. S. Smith
Vic Leonard
Floyd Pates
Arthur Herron
Elmer Forrest
J. W. Ware
Fred McMahan
Apache
C. M. Dunn
Tishomingo
J. P. Miller
H. L. Majors
Ardmore
J. T. Ball
R. W. Kuykendall
Hovert Jr
Enid
Ball
J. L. Jenkins
Oklahoma City
Louie Dean Tucker
R. A. Fussell
C. C
Buzz) Anderson
Frederick
Anderson
J. W. Mardis
Stanely Roff
Oklahoma
Velma Moore
E. M
Cricket) Moore
Moore
Jermyn
Texas
Grandma Summers
Dan
Oscar
Eli
Samp
Jim
Sarah King
Ruth Summers
Hart Cemetery
Summers
Hart
Mahona Blevins
Ira Bishop
S. M. Teal
L. N. Coffman
Wanda Lee
Rheta Joe
Dr. Seaborn
Loretta
Fedinand Koch
Koch
Mineral Wells
Charlie Rader
Alford Sutton
Ona Miller
Etta Sutton
Grandma Henry
Huddleston
Quiet wedding and community notices in Sunday program
Jiss Elise Glove wed Mr Earl Sanders in a quiet Rocky Chapel home ceremony performed by Rev Hart. The Sanderses and M L Stegall family members attended events at Latta and home. Local sick list includes Thurman Sliger and Mrs Luther Foster, both improving. Grandma Cole, 82, died Sunday at the family home after a long community life aiding neighbors.
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Rebee
Sulphur
Roy
Lannie Brendie
Ralph Brendie
Bud Dryden
Woodrow Woods
Eugene
Lavada Keef
Union City
Bob Collins
Stratford
Keef
W. F. Keef
Bill Collins
Bernice Collins
Minnie Mae Crumpton
Douglas Griffin
Valley View
Ada
Eleanor Coffey
Ira Mae Keef
F. B. Haskins
R. M. Crumpton
Thelma Freeman
David
Mildred Joyce
Tecumseh
Josie Galey
Debs Thompson
Parish Chapel
Roy Brendle
Pauline Tyson
Elma McClure
McClures
Tyson
Fae Tyson
Sylvia Eveans
Kenneth Brendle
Carran Mitchell
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Lannie Brendle
U. S. Army
Fort Logan
Colo
C. H. Brendle
Earl Sanders
Hilton
Sanders
Hart
Rocky Chapel
Thurman Sliger
Luther Foster
Grandma Cole
Grandma
Sunday Socials and Health Rumors Ripple Through Town
A large crowd attended church services Sunday and Sunday night. Several local families visited relatives and friends over the weekend including the Kennetts Ada Coffeyes Pattons and Wells. Loris Shook is very sick with suspected typhoid fever and residents await updates.
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Mrs. Patton
Mrs. Wells
Arthur Coffey
Robert Stephens
Spider
Ray
Stephens
Mrs. Watson
Weather forecast calls for warmer day in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports 90 degree highs Tuesday along with 90 in Lawton and Blackwell, 87 in Okmulgee, 88 in Muskogee, 89 in Shawnee, and 84 in Beaver as moderate temperatures shift to warmer conditions today across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Lawton
Blackwell
Okmulgee
Muskogee
Shawnee
Beaver
Oil Field Drilling Activity Shifts in Pontotoc County
Wildcat tests southeast of the John Fitts pool dominate news as Carter No 1 John Thompson drills at 4 833 feet in shale near Centrahoma and Continental No 1 McCarthy nears 2 605 feet. Other wells report oil shows, water incursions, or being plugged back with multiple sites in the Fitts field and northeast edge tests.
Salt Water Found In Moore No 1 Witherspoon Well
Friday reports show salt water encountered in the Moore No 1 Witherspoon in the northwest area southeast of northwest. The well bottomed at 4 590 feet with water at 4 580 feet, 218 feet in lime, part of a trend defining water boundaries for Fittsfield borders. Nearby drilling includes Amerada No 1 Travelers Life at 5 070 feet and Carter No 1 Thompson drilling below 4 870 feet.
Wildcat Drilling Update North of Centraloma and Olney
Drilling drives press ahead in the Southeast Fitts pool area as Carter No. 1 Thompson shows no oil on a Tuesday stem test in 34-29. Life No. 28-1s-9e near Olney continues below 5 416 feet with ongoing operations. Continental No. 1 McCarthy 12-17 south of Jesse drilling below 2939 feet. Magnolia No. 1 J Norris Bromide sand first surfaced in section 26-2-6. second Bromide bottom at 4418 feet with initial output of 5 3 barrels first hour and 33 barrels second hour. Moore No. 7 Akers 36-2 6 plugged to 4480 feet and flowed 674 barrels in seven hours.
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Fitts
W. A. Delaney Jr
B. C. King
Sam Miller
Fitts Pool
J. E. Crosbie Inc
Tulsa
Moore No. 3
Atkins
Simpson
Byng
Stanolind Pipeline Company
McBride Et al
Center
Ada
Centrahoma
Olney
John Fitts
John Thompson
McCarthy
Jesse
Royalty
Amerada No. 1 Travelers Life
McLise
Moore No
Akers
Magnolia
Norris
Viola
Moore
Centraloma
Thompson
Amerada No
J. Norris
Portman Elected Legion Commander in Ada Meeting
Carl Portman was chosen commander of Norman Howard post of the American Legion in Ada Tuesday. Other officers include Oscar Hatcher as first vice commander and Bob Klepper as second vice commander. The meeting drew many attendees and discussed St Louis convention travel options with Frisco railroad plans.
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Carl Portman
Army
Navy
National Guard
Norman Howard
American Legion
Portman
Ada
Oscar Hatcher
Bob Klepper
Bill Cantrell
Harold Constant
Bernard Howard
Street Davis
Paul Norrell
St. Louis
San Francisco Railroad
Ada Legionnaires
Frizco
Ada American Legion Auxiliary elects officers for new year
Mrs Harold Constant is elected president of the Ada Auxiliary for the coming year. New officers include Mrs W R Black, first vice president, Mrs Carl Portman, second vice president, Mrs R B Gaither, secretary and treasurer, Mrs Bert Dorsey, chaplain, Mrs Roy Chrisman, historian, with parliamentarian to be named. Installation is set for September 9.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Ada
Harold Constant
W. R. Black
Carl Portman
R. B. Gaither
Bert Dorsey
Roy Chrisman
O. S. Massey
L. D. Aiken
Shawnee
Fourth District
Chandler
Alvis Jones
McAlester
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Oakman
Thelma Houtchens
Eulah Simpson
Olaf Myricks
Hobart
Holdenville
Melba Lee Eppler
Wynema
Virgil Hunt
Lester Lillard
Rubye Mae Houtchens
Inez Berryman
Annie Dell Walling
Reba Wall
Shirley Massey
Helen
Halls Hill
Bill Rose
John Rose
Carless
Barbara Teel
Susie
Otela Oliver
Garten Irene
Walco Rose
Leona
Bill Misenhimer
Earl Phares
Alvan Glenn
Lavern Tomlinson
Reynolds
Ed Conewyed
High Hill
Marshall Irving
Brook Haven
Herbert Horn
Red Oak
Lucile Woodall
Susie Tomlins
Lucile Woodall Pearley
Burt
Elamay Sutterfield
Mrs. Brown
Kate Gibbs
Chuck Watson
Adam
Harge Sweat
Reverend Bird
Horace Hunter
Earnie Tomlinson
Luella Teel
U. C. Brown
Bradley
Henry Ratliff
Allen
Susie Davis
Joe Tomlinson
GAAR
Elmer McDonald
la June
Tom Riley
Tommie Joe
Pleasant Hill
Buster Berger
Sylas Twyman
Ed Powell
Alleta Bare
Lorraine Riley
Jee Roy Riley
Joe Martin
Bud
Sidney Ayres
Mat Richeland
Luther Lee
Eugeae Smith
Edward Walton
Edith Riley
Edd Powell
Ad.ayd Powell
Evelyn Mitchell
Mavis Williams
H. L. Troutman
Helen S. Curris
O. U
Norman
Wayne
Curry
Callie Elizabeth Roundtree
A. J. Roundtree
Jack Jones
Pauline Mann
Norene James
Thomas Smith
Emery Welker
Marie Burnett
Maxine Endicott
Orb Smith
Orba Lee
Ethel James
Lennie McDonald
Smith
Elmo Hightower
Asher
Frank James
Lula
Eens
James Home
Virgel Bragg
Leona Jones
T. L. Welker
Tuffie Brock
Alen McDonald
Sandford Ayres
Bernadine Givens
Oklo
W. W. Price
Nadine Price
Denver
Zat Goodman
Kentucky
Arthur Jones
Wash Jones
Montecillo Calif
Nadine Hendrix
Faye Kirkes
Sunshine
J. O. Bryant
Billy
Oscar Jones
Lou Ellen Heathman
Lois Dean Dixon
Joe Thomas
Konawa
Ed Thomas
C. V. McDonald
Sasakwa
Tom Hamwis
Rev Stringer
Wilcox
Cromwell
Fittsfield
Amerada No. 1
Travelers Life
Wildcat
Legion
Legion Auxiliary