Rural Communities of Pontotoc County Highlights
Homer school seeks higher score after a 663 rating by the county superintendent and Rural School Inspector. Local events include a Homer vs Egypt baseball game 12 to 7 favoring Egypt, weddings, births, and many social visits. Several residents are noted with travel, illnesses, and community activities across Homor Lanham and surrounding areas.
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Homer
Heflin
Norris
Homer Boys
Egypt
Lee Carney
Roldon Janier
Clinton Roberts
Grandpa Brumley
Juanita Graham
Emily Deaton
Grover Brown
Mr. Holland
Grandpa Estes 93rd Birthday Dinner Amid Rain
Grandpa Estes celebrated his 93rd birthday Tuesday with a large family dinner despite heavy rain. Attendees included many relatives from Ada Meadow Bebee Stratford Vernon Olustee Acme Corley and more, with Pinkie and Dovie providing care.
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Grandpa Estes
Pinkie
Dovie
Estes
Jessie Grier
Frank
Ada
J. W. McCutcheams
Meadow
Texas
Peley Jones
Bebee
R. B. Estes
Grandma Pannell
Bayley
Stratford
Ruben Loring
Heston Estes
Vernon
P. J. Willoughby
Floyd
Olustee
Okla
J. O. Henderson
E. J. James
Clarence Stephens
Acme
Tex
Lester Ozburn
Corley
J. T
Falllike morning in region as residents visit kin
A cool Tuesday morning brings a hint of fall. Families from Sweetwater and Pontotoc visit relatives, travel plans include trips to Oklahoma and the western states, while local errands and Sunday school attendance are noted amid a string of visits by Hays, Dobson, Batey, Turner, and others.
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Gunter Thomas
Sweetwater
Texas
Jen Turner
Hot Springs
Ark
Chas. Batey
O. M. Sallee
Oklahoma
John Hoggatt
Tishomingo
California
Colorado
Everett Turner
Wichita Falls
Ernest Durbin
Ernestine
Tulsa
Arthur Wardlow
Ada
C. C. Hisaw
Sand Springs
H. Jones
B. D. Thomas
Harry Stout
Fess Little
Duard Thomas
Stonewall
B. N. Sallee
Little Opal Gooch
Pleasant Hill
Blue Mound
Mr. Watson
H. H. Hays
Roff
C. H. Dobson
Ethel Cantral
Hallie Hays
Cleo Roach
Mr. Turner
Allen
J. W. Cross
O. V
Thomas Burrows
Horseshoe Ranch
N. M. Hays
Carl Underhill
Grandma Dobson
John Batey
D. M. Hudson
Henry Whetstone
Ozell Cross
O. H. Hays
Harry Brents
Will Hagler
Bullock Home
Bonnie Dobson
W. H. Hart
Pontotoc
I. Jones
Gold Robison
Midway
Edith Jones
Sunday School Crowd and Church Attendance Noted
A large Sunday crowd attended Sunday school and church services. The report lists numerous local residents visiting, hosting, and traveling between Ada, Roff, Sulphur, Fitzhugh, Okmulgee, and Fort Sill, including Miss Alma Dunn, Miss Bernice Patton, Bro Ford, Lunsford Sun Loris Shook, and other named families and individuals.
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Ada
Jessie Killian
Chersie Rhodes
Jewell
Garnett Fussell
Texas
Patton
Davie Patton
Olive Hudson
Montgomery
A. Hennigan
Bess
Vella Johns
Ethel Bess
Lunsford
Eflen Dunn
Charlie Rhodes
Jeff Fussell
Doris Shook
Doris Sook
Alma Dunn
Howel Crane
Shook
Henry Fry
Madill
Bernice Patton
Bro. Ford
Henry Bolt
Mary Alice
Okmulgee
Mr. Bolt
J. T. Minyard
E. W. Turner
Frank Kelso
B. E. Ratliff
Roff
M. Merritt
Marguerite Givens
Imogene Russell
Ed Smith
John Avon
Okemah
Oscar Parker
Burgess Steed
Rofs
Jo Heathman
Geneva
Frances McKee
Eva Robinson
Gertrude Montgomery
Cora Thacker
Manuel Merritt
R. F. Crumley
Fort Sill
Swink
Tiller Motor Company
Lowell Glasgow
Pauls Valley
Iris Tinsley
Fitzhugh
Mary Ellen Williams
George Tiller
Ardmore
Clay Jones
Haskell McManus
Lee Dowdy
W. W Wiliams
Dallas
John Roff
Rain Delays Hay Harvest and Crop Planting Blues
Rural community news notes rain delaying hay cutting and baling while farmers lament missed cotton and corn planting. Local families visit Ada and McAlester, and weddings and socials are reported including the marriage of Miss Allie Jackson to Austin Taylor. Neighborly visits, Sunday meals, and church events conclude with a chicken barbecue at the church lawn.
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Beulah Hughey
Ada
Latta Hughey
Tom Watson
Norman
Eltie Watson
Earle Stewart
Glen
Lorcan Hughey
Viola Rountree
Vaness
Ann Rountree
W. H. Taylor
Lonnie Cassady
Earl Stewart
Ottie Sligar
Austell
Albert Cassady
Loran Huchey
Dorman
Evert Deathridge
F. A. Stephens
W. H. Creak
Gates Roberts
Mr. Salmon
Owen Stephens
Mrs. Taylor
Foss Hoosier
Fitzhugh
Jewel
Maude Mounger
Bess
Albert and
Austell Cassady
Winnie Holman
Tommie Smith
Kenneth
Evertt Coley
Mrs. Coley
W. H. Traylor
Lanham
Henry
Smith
Francis
J. H. Little
Mae Smith
Washington
Emory Smith
Colbert
Roy Stewart
Oakman
John Ennes
Broadway
South
Missouri
Roy Cosby
Jim Kirkes
Jim Cargill
Charita
Joe Belt
McAlester
Oscar Belt
J. A. Ashley
Allie Jackson
Austin Taylor
Pleasant Valley
Ashley Home
Bob Ashley
Bill Belt
Joseph
I. Jones
Blue Mound
Gary Coplin
Franks
Floyd Taylor
Laxton
George Minor
J. Ashley
Ela Belt
Margie Copelin
Carl Underhill
Ada Twirler John Jones Emerges as Promising Pitching Find
Agrarian John Jones, a pitcher for the Ada ball club under manager A. O. Green, debuts in a pre season game against St. Joseph of the Western League. He shows pure speed and two developing curves, bats third with hard wallops, and accumulates 135 strikeouts against 65 free bases while posting 23 chances with six errors and 87 hits allowed this season.
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John Jones
A. O. Green
Ada
Jones
Potomac
John
St. Joseph
Wilson
Kendall Wilson Wins Ada Election Poster Contest
Kendall Wilson tops a pole poster contest with 156 election pictures collected by scouts in Ada. Robert Bradley places second with 144, Henry Cathey third, and others like Frank Chambers Daniel Burdeshaw and J C Emerson also high scorers. The campaign imagery on local telephone poles is removed.
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Ada
Kendall Wilson
Kendall
Presbyterian Church
Robert Bradley
Henry Cathey
Frank Chambers
Daniel Burdeshaw
J. C. Emerson
Young Bradley
Ada youngsters pass life saving tests
A third class of junior and senior life saving students graduated in Ada by the National Red Cross. The group completed the junior and senior tests yesterday morning under the guidance of A. Ragland of Dallas. Senior test participants named include Dale Fishbeck Farley Smith and Harry.
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National Red Cross
Ada
A. Ragland
Dallas
Dale Fishbeck
Farley Smith
Harry
Anti Ku Klux Call State Conference Organized
A convention of citizens opposing Ku Klux Klan domination was called in Oklahoma City to meet at 10 a m next Saturday. The call signed by 338 people spans Democratic and Republican supporters from various state regions and aims to outline political action to curb Klan influence in the November election.
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Anti-Ku Klux Call State Conference
Oklahoma City
Old City
E. C. Wallace
State Anti-Kaln Association
J. T. Jones
Oklahoma
Wallace
Jones
Omer K. Benedict
Tests Given by Ragland Examiners In Water Rescue
Shannon. Junior test list includes Robert Fahr ay Hubert Odell Mack Braly Albert Davidson R L Kennon Eugene Chilcutt Glen Davidson with Miss Imaleta Potts and Harry W Miller as chapter examiners. Ragland plans life saving awards for outstanding boys. tests held yesterday morning before Ardmore trip for another course.
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Ragland
Ardmore
Man Denies Driving While Intoxicated Arrest in County Jail
Buster McCurtain claimed he was not the car driver when officers arrested him on a charge of driving a car on a price highway while drunk. He was willing to plead guilty to drunkenness but denied driving the vehicle.
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Buster McCurtain
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L. E. Jones
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Geo. Coots
Mrs. Massey
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Geo Smith
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Cora Jones
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Hazel Spence
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Scott Lea
Mr. Burrow
Geo Chapman
Sind Springs
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Jess Bishop
Jack Wells
Jesse
John Cheat
Glover
W. H. Gray
Ben Whitehead
Billie Gray
C. R. Eubanks
Mr. Willis
I. T. Hoggatt
W. F. Morris
Fort Worth
Mr. Hoyle
Viola Gordon
Fitzhugh High School
Charlie Gordon
Lee Bolen
Walnut Grove
T. O. Roberts
W. B. Waldon
Herman Page
Lorene Waldon
Belle Waldon
Warrick Noble
Noble
D. R. Bowerman
Elsie Robertson
Reba Parker
Mrs. Owens
Galey
Frisco
Ada Baseball Club