Local social notes and school events from Vanoss area
Misses Alva Dame and Estell McElroy visited the Bergers weekend. Commodore Sutherland arrived from Okmulgee. New pupils started school Monday. Bro. Clarkson preached at Pickett. his wife accompanied him. Lester Williams is very ill with suspected diphtheria. Arno Griffith left for naval service. Miss Alvetta Berger trip to Ada. Miss Ethel Sturiivant visited Rena Shaw in Sulphur. The high school auditorium hosted the play An Arizona Cowboy. $24 taken. Plans to Center Thursday for advertising and a new laboratory valued with Vaness. Bro. Coffee preached at Fitzhugh. A fruit supper Friday to pay for domestic art machine. Dinner for Mr and Mrs Duff Hunt for Mr Hunt’s birthday. Byford boys basketball team defeated on Vanoss court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Dame
Estell McElroy
Bheaulah
Alverta Berger
Commodore Sutherland
Okmulgee
Bro
Clarkson
Pickett
Lester Williams
Arno Griffith
Navy
Alvetta Berger
Ada
Ethel Sturiivant
Rena Shaw
Vaness
Coffee
Fitzhugh
Duff Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Byford
Vanoss Court
Local Newsgleam from Maxwell and Frisco Community
Community notes report school progress at Maxwell with 133 pupils and eight month term, a union Sunday school forming, and sports including a Hawkins team. Friday events include a pie supper at Pecan Grove, plus visiting musicians and gatherings at Rocky Chapel. The piece lists numerous residents, visits, moves, and council actions across Maxwell, Francis, and surrounding towns.
Parish Chapel Plowing Begins as Community Hunkers From Cold
A busy week sees extensive plowing around the parish chapel area. Cold weather keeps many at home. several social visits are noted including Mr. and Mrs. Bilbert Tucker and Miss Nina Tucker with Mr. and Mrs. George Dean, and other local households. An Farmers Union meeting drew delegates from six locals with attendees including Isaacs and White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbert Tucker
Nina Tucker
George Dean
Bennie Thompson
Irene Cantrell
Blanche Wood
Blanche
Irene
Bud Dryden
Luther Dryden
Farmers Union
Mr. Isaacs
Mr. White
Willie Isaacs
Mele Wood
Randolph Tucker
Alva Pennington
Zela Pennington
Aut Ledford
Maxwell
Hazel Morton
Naoma Eddings
Willard Ingram
Okmulgee
Ollie Wood
Virgie Maddox
Doyal Dryden
Frank Dryden
Johnnie Metcalf
Melze Wood
Brown Eyes
Center pie supper nets 44.20 for lighting and uplift
The Center pie supper raised 44.20 to fund a lighting system and spare cash for community uplift. Leaders J. J. Copeland J. W. Taylor Prof. Will Peck and others are praised for public mindedness. Miss Alma Medlock oversees the Christian Endeavor as Vaness prepares a Friday western drama for school funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Copeland
J. W. Taylor
Will Peck
J. B. Parker
Crossland and Family
Denim
Sam Brundridge
Sam Smith
Alma Medlock
Vaness
Center
Tyrola L C Stubblefield Moves to Springfield
Tyrola L C Stubblefield plans relocation to Springfield Missouri, while Mr South and family relocate to Egypt. Mr and Mrs Smith set to move to the South as Miss Ethel Myers and Silby Stubblefield visit Delia Myers. Manley and Ona visit Ada. Turner through threshing peanute. Myers on sick list. Perry Simpson and Sterling Jones travel to Ada. Bailey family also on a business trip to Ada. School reports large enrollment and upcoming Christmas tree on Friday December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Stubblefield
Springfield
Hog Killing Weather Spreads Social Visits at Jones Chapel
The community notes a period of hog killing weather and lists visits and social gatherings. Mrs Williams and others spent Sundays with neighbors including Mrs A E Nolen and Rosa Ballard, with multiple households hosting guests and a pie supper planned at Union Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
A. E. Nolen
Louise Golden
Rosa Ballard
Gwaltney
Pitt
Lidda
Etta Crump
Pickett
Mrs. Williams
Eva Norton
Etta Golden
West Burns
Egypt
R. D. Norton
Osn
Tupelo
W. W. Norton
Donald Faulkenberry
Frank Williams
John Abbott
Jessie Norton
Joe Fulton
Harrie Stillwell
Anna
Lee Norton
Union Hill
Jones Chapel
Ada area notes and local mentions in a rural column
The item lists health, schooling, and social notes from Ada and nearby towns. Highlights include Hughes recovering, Rankin home from Ada school, Bray nursing a fractured arm, Rev. Scrogging preaching, McManus family returning from Mountain View, property rental to Ollie Law, Pearl Clark visiting relatives, school average noted, Ferguson couple new baby, Fowler visiting Pauls Valley, Vandiver family in Ada, Madge Newby and Atchison in Ada, Barnes visiting Oklahoma City, and a voiced editorial exchange about rural life and neighbors providing produce and meat gifts with fond local nicknames and friendships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boss Hughes
Oscar Rankin
Ada
Ada College
Gaither Bray
Rev. Scrogging of
Blanchard
Free Will Baptists
Walter McManus
Mountain View
McManuse
Ollie Law
Pearl Clark
Will Ferguson
Mack Fowler
Pauls Valley
Audrey Vandiver
Fred
Bob Mitchell
Luke Ward
Madge Newby
Howard Atchison
J. T. Barnes
Oklahoma City
Byron
God’s
Pie Supper Benefits Christmas Tree In Sunshine
Proceeds from the Sunshine pie supper on the night of the second of this month totaled 78 dollars and 50 cents for the Christmas tree fund. Q F Hooks had a Ford accident on the wrong side. W H Brents has moved to take charge of the Horse Shoe ranch. Mr and Mrs H E Tinsley visited Ada Friday. Mrs Hawkins Underhill and Mr and Mrs J W Kerkis visited Ada Friday. Rev Dorsey Lee united three couples in marriage on the third of this month. Winter seems to vacation but will return next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Q. F. Hooks
W. H. Brents
H. E. Tinsley
Ada
Hawkins Underhill
J. W. Kerkis
Dorsey Lee
Franks News Briefs Report Local Moves and Mishaps
Franks area reports include Q F Hooks crashing his flivver on the main road with torn top and bruises but no broken bones. Mrs. Hooks and Francis travel to California. Deetha Sheed leaves for Breckenridge Texas. James Chambers loses barn or crib, killing two sows and several shoats in a $150 loss. Rev W B Walker to preach on Franks second Sunday. Lon Byrd contemplates a move to North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. F. Hooks
Breckenridge
Tex
Madill
M. C. Hooks
Jas. Chambers
Franks
Bill Chambers
W. B. Walker
Lon Byrd
North Carolina
Letters From Our Readers Mentioning J J Parker and Farm Policy
A reader from Lindsay Oklahoma praises J J Parker for returning to Pontotoc County and renewing his Ada Weekly News subscription. The letter notes Parker’s affection for the area and asks Union Hill Walnut Grove and Worstell correspondents to share news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J
Old Pontotec
Lindsay
Okla
Ada Weekly News
Ada
Pontotoc County
Union Hill
Walnut Grove
Worstell
J. J. Parker
John Balthrop Clashes With Health Tree
John W Balthrop blames cold weather and local crops for a mishap as his car crashed into a tree after leaving the engine running outside his home two miles north of town. He says the event was worth the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Balthrop
John
Pontotoc County Poultry Breeders Win State Honors
Ada poultry breeders shine at the state show in Cushing Oklahoma with multiple firsts in White Wyandotte Rhode Island Red and Buff Orpington classes. J F Weldon Mrs C S Aldrich and Lute Douge win top pens and cockerels, boosting Pontotoc County's reputation. The Pontotoc Poultry Association seeks public support for a December show in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Cushing
Okla
Ada News
Ada
J. F. Weldon
Rhode Island
C. S. Aldrich
Lute Douge
Shriners
Robertson
Pontotoc County schools lose on Frisco tax cut
Supt Floyd says the Frisco railroad tax cut won t cripple Pontotoc county districts though funding will fall. Roff loses about 400 dollars. Fitzhugh Oakman about 300 each. Latta ~290. Francis ~265. Other districts incur smaller losses. Assassination attempt to poison Entiere family fails. Fletcher family in Brandon Hill county ill after eating poisoned potatoes. Bloodhounds brought in. no arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Frisco
Pontotoc County
Roff
Fitzhugh
Oakman
Latta
Francis
Entiere
FT. Worth
S. W. Fletcher
Brandon
Hill County
National Farmers Union Acts at Annual Convention
At its late November convention in Lynchburg Virginia the National Farmers Union adopted numerous resolutions. Delegates called for abolition of the electoral college direct presidential election six year federal judges highways financed by government only and a tax on estates over one million dollars. They endorsed Muscle Shoals sale to Ford urged pursuit of war frauds and backed a national committee to press Washington for swift prosecutions. They also urged strict enforcement of the 18th amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Cotton Marketing
M. L. Corey
Farm Land Board of Omaha
Neb
Congress
H. E. Miles
The
Fair Tariff League
National Farmers Union
Lynchburg
Farmers’ Union
Ford
Washington
Death of Jesse Standifer After Gas Station Accident
Jesse Standifer aged 33 died from injuries after a gas station accident near Henryetta. He ran a quarter mile to shut off the gas, died after 14 days of suffering at Henryetta hospital. He leaves a wife and one child, his mother, brother Willie Standifer, sister Mrs Grant Trimm, and many friends. The message from Pecan Grove expresses sympathy and faith in divine consolation. Beloved by family and community, with a note from Mrs Belle Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Standifer
Henryetta
Jim Standifer
Willie Standifer
Grant Trimm
Pecan Grove
Belle Cooper
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Pula Lan
Vanoss
Pleasant Hill
Homa Reed
Cecil Goyings
Mrs. Flowers
Nora Willis
Rocky Chapel
Lora Holt
Ethel] Hisan
Viola Fuller
Novella Holt
Ellard Elmore
Jewel Hisaw
Zimie Sanders
Nova Groves
Stonewall
Charlie Roberts
Sam Roberts
Leslie Voyles
Ruby Elmore
Alene Wise
Beaulah Colbert
Willie Hisan
Reba
Shawnee
Santa
Will Cumming
Sasakwa
Masonic Lodge of
Sth
Wm. H. Powell
W. M
W. I. Lahue
E. E. Johnson
Kansas
Joe Toebe
Bob Merkel
Tryni
G. Dustill
Pgme
Maxwell School
Allene Summers
Floy
Beulah Sutton
Dovie
Lida Morris
Orva Roberts
Pleasie
Obeyer Sutton
Ed Jones
H. J. Morris
Jerald Roy
Jester Flowers
May
Mildred Flowers
Oliva
Cornelia Roy
R. R. Roy
Fred Sweat
Noah Easley
Fred Roy
John Stalcup
Mr. Fleming
Monay
Ruby Cole
Overy Tremble
Galey
HB. E. Sutton
Little Son
Davis
A. S. Graham
Mr. Graham
G. §. Cole
Dr. Brown
Maudie Hightower
Tom Rutlidges
Elzy Easley
Stratford
Oscar Hopkins
T. A. Mackey
Pottawatomie County
Hopkins Place
Dephin
Mena Swan
Veulah Meeks
Gwendolyn Robertson
Edith Farr
Carrie Hooser
Charlie Hooser
Miss Daily Whitaker
Wilma Faulkenberry
Robin Herrin
Elma Whitaker
Gertie Farr
J. J. Cantrell
A. P. Robertson
Nora Faulkenberry
Eee Bell
Ada Friy
John Yerguson
Bill Mulling
McCloud
John Ferguson
Perry Poteet
Jeff
Aaron
L. P. Jackson
Knox
Faulkenberry
Mra Willem
Curlie
Tyrola
Committee On Education
C. S. Barrett
Union City
E. L. Harrison
Kentucky
A. C. Davis
Gravette
Ark
G. H. Bowles
John Trumbull
Salina
Kan
C.S. Osborn
Omaha
J. M. Collins
Eaton
Col
John Balthrop
Health
Pontotog County
Lute Douawe
Pontotoc County Poultry Association
Henman Floyd
Buff Orpingtons
Erat
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