Rural Pontotoc County News Notes Late Letters
Local column requests timely letters by Tuesday with writers’ names. Editor traveled to Hickory. Cliff Collins and wife visited Cochran home. Roy May and wife and daughter Juanita spent Sunday with Bob Ashley family. Cubby Colbert and mother-in-law visited Norman. Two Red lipped Flappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Cliff Collins
Roff
Cochran
Roy May
Juanita
Bob Ashley
Cubby Colbert
Mrs. Simmons
Norman
Pleasant Valley
Mr. Cochran
Snider
Ercell Ward
Clayton
Western Oklahoma
Lucille Cochran
Mabel Colbert
Bonnie Halliburton
Betty Sue
Mrs. Brooks
Ada
Ray Goodwin
Mr. Colbert
Daniella
Irene Cochran
Ozzie Ward
Bob Brooks
Mr. Byrd
Bill Brooks
Hartshorne
Herbert Snider
Charlie Odell
Bessie Cochran
Rain Lifts Spirits Amid Sparse Cotton Prospects
Farmers praised Thursday night rain while reporting cotton outlook poor and corn and hay being harvested. Community notes list visits among Haggar d family, Hughey clan, and Ada area neighbors with many gatherings, church events, and a township fair planned.
Pleasant Valley social round continues amid weather and travel
Local notes show light attendance at Pleasant Valley School due to cold weather. Residents report visits among Cochran Ward Colbert and Brooks families, with travels to Ada and Hartshorne. A baby death, revival attendance, and out-of-town relatives in Alex Okla are also recorded.
Blue Mound School Improves Daily Amid End of Year Plans
The Blue Mound school progresses with improvements as staff and students prepare a final week program marking the end of the school term.
School Notes On Enrollment and Community Activities
Enrollment stands at 167 pupils with 38 in high school and 31 average daily attendance. Teachers are well known and liked. A Miss House party for high school pupils was enjoyed. Pupils built four swings and a 500 foot trolley line for the playground. Several illnesses and injuries are noted, including Burtis Smith and Orville Crawford. Verone Brooks and Teddy Nickell married last Saturday. Various relatives and visitors are mentioned, with reminders for Sunday school and prayer meetings. School Girls.
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Miss House
Blue
Burtis Smith
Orville
Jester
Okla
Ode Haskins
Texas
Rev. Davis
Bonham
Eva Ray
Omer Miller
Edgar Tinér
Altha McCormick
Velma Kuykendall
Rannie Reed
Réed
Lula
Alta Odom
Vanoss
Jeffries
High School
Glee Club
Cordia Mullens
Hellen Patterson
Ada White
Callie Templeman
L. E. Sloan
Ross
S. M. Berger
Joe Gibbens
M. E. Bradley
Vesta Bradley
Ada
C. C. Nelson
R. L. Walker
Verda
Lois
Bell
Cordell
Hild. P. A. Templeman
Alex
Stafford
Valley View
J. H. Bradley
Buster Berger
The
Baptist Church
Indian Territory
R. L. Mullens
George Littlefield
Ben Mullens
Stratford
Laura Mullens
Edna Mitchell
W. T. Burch
Vaness
Clint Sturdivant
Carl Soloman
Carl Tilly
Jewel Mullens
Harley Mullens
Claude Mullins
Nubie Mullens
Local social notes from Franks and Ada area
Thursday night rain was welcomed. Numerous visits and dinners marked the weekend with Mrs. Stewart and Esther Arnett hosting, and Ada trips by the Reidel and Driver families. Several residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Frisco visitors, and others, spent time with friends and attended church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Lewis Leais
M. H. Miller
Stewart
Glover
John Burkhart
Frisco
M. BE. Chambers
Kenna Cross
Tom Jones
Little Son
Onward
Billy Jones
al Nabors
Fred Wakefield
Driver
Reidel
Rowlett
Tom
Sam Neff
Ethel
Emma Driver
Lee Thompson
Bonita Miller
John Braham
Anderson
Melon Thief Trio Jailed After Patch Heist
A Friday court scene in Vanoss details melon theft near Ada. Three alleged thieves faced trespass charges, pleaded guilty, and were fined five dollars plus costs after a water melon patch incident. The report also notes Ardmore’s bid to host a National Pecan Growers convention in September 1929 with optimistic plans for southern Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Cullins
Justice of Peace
Sam Floyd
Ada
Katy
Ardmore
Oklahoma
National
Pecan Growers’ Association
Macon
National Nut Growers’ Journal
Arch Clark
Oklahoma Association
National Association
Russell petition faces legal obstacle in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma election board weighs whether Campbell Russell's tax protest initiative required a majority of all votes or just the yes and no votes to be adopted. A Friday hearing will hear Moon and opponents. Assistant AG Crowe notes inquiry volume from county attorneys. McAlister considers delay if a full-vote majority is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Jerusalem
A. H. White
Carl Solomon
W. T. Buck
Jefferies
R. L. Mullens
Cordell
Oklahoma City
Campbell Russell
W. C. McAlister
State Election Board
Charles Moon
Muskogee
Wv. P. Crowe
McAlister
Moon
Crowe
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Euna
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Ben Gurley
Sam Vandergriff
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Walter Vandergriff
Euna Hughey
Clara Mae Gurley
Haskell Hall
Louie Stewart
J. L. Crabtree
Lorene
Carlos Hughey
Laura Jewel
Marshall Hughey
Loran Hughey
M. N
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Woodrow
Barney
Jennie
Ben Burley
Everett Coley
Louis Burns
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R. L. Haggard
Sill Shrimpton
Fred Stephens
Henry
Marchie
Tennessee
Marcella Hughey
Mildred Roundtree
J. S. Bethurem
Pleas
Elmer Cook
Pickett Community
Jim Cook
Chicotah
Tom Smith
Tess Hoosier
Wilber Carl
Woodrow and
Reck
Hughey
Earl
Carl
Dilton
Ellie Roberts
Haskell
C A. Stewart
A. O. Clark
Nox Community
Edith Roundtree
Raymond Cassady
Ozell Clark
Prof. Watson
Cence I Happy Land
John
Chester Madden
Homer
Oren Lowden
Conway
J. M. Ingram
Kin Lamb
W. E. Lindsay
Ivas Lindsay
Francis
Silas Joplin
Lawrence
J. J. Lamb
W. R. Head
George Robbins
Thelma Holland
Centrahoma
Bushers
Owl Creek
Dallas Lamb
Grandma Laughlin
Othar Head
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Dovie Johnson
Claudie’ Robbins
Myrna Strickland
Raymond Woods
Colbert
Boy Scout Council
van Roberts
Earl Muchief
Tygirma Smith
Carmilee Suitor
Leona Mitchusson
Johnnie Tilley
Oakman
Viola
Ellen Ernest
Mill Creek
Laura Wise
Ida Walker
H. E. Wise
Wewoka
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Bill Wise
W. J. McAnally
C. L. McAnally
Rachel Beam
Essie Smith
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Albert Wilson
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Burrows
Alice Dobson
Pearlie Wilson
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Ethel Driver
Ethel Stewart
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Esther Parker
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Roxie Thomas
Leslie Hewett
Lucy Brown
Ruby Ashburn
George Odom
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Jewelton Brown
Lee Ashburn
Couch
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J. W. France
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J. H. Davis
W. H. Buchanan
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Jake Kent
J. Q. Moore
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J. G. Stone
Little J. Q. Moore Jr
Bro. Kields
Bro. Drennen
Will Goin
N. C. Drennan
Stonewall Drennan
G. W. Evans
James Parnell
L. D. Haskins
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Lawson Watts
Cliff Northam
Lakeba
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J. R. Wood
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