Christmas in Tupelo area brings many shoppin g trips and gatherings
Rural communities of Pontotoc County record a busy Christmas season with numerous residents visiting Ada Fort Worth Denton and Pauls Valley for shopping and holiday time. Families share dinners attend church services and participate in community singing and a large Christmas program at Pleasant Hill.
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Lucy Beauchamp
Coalgate
Floyd Angriin
el Reno
Mise
Jennie Hail Fowler
LeeRoy Peauchamp
Stella Brown
Ss. G. Weatherspoon
Leroy King
Ada
Roy Brown
Miceer
Ree Fowler
Lacylie Veer
Lot Calloway
Cleo
Henry Williatee
Sid
Mradrith
Rena McDonald
Cauder Mildred
Fort Worth
Texas
Kvesay
Christmas Holiday Notes From Pickett Community
Local residents share Christmas visits and family gatherings in Pickett. Names include Porter, Stafford, Hunt, Standridge, Prewitt, Hokett, Williams, Smith, Grey, Davis, Gibson, Brendle, Evans, Tyson, Crumpton, and others. Events cover travels, church notes, school resumes, a senior weiner roast, influenza concerns, and holiday social rounds.
Weekend Visits Highlight Quiet Oklahoma Town
In Ow Creek the family notes a spell of fine weather and weekend visits across households. Melba and Margaret Murphy of Oklahoma City stayed with grandmother Mrs. Wayne Murphy. Mary Barnes visited Vivian Horton, and the prayer meeting at the billion home drew a large crowd. Families including the Deaton and Eppler households hosted guests, with many Sunday night gatherings and Saturday visits noted around Fairview and surrounding homes.
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Gaither Bray
Purcell
W. Ss. Bray
Lonnie Willoughby
Lindsay
Ernest Williams
Vaness
Brodie James
Chism
J. T. Barnes
Nick Ward
Stratford
J. M. Ward
E. C. Jamar
George Halbrook
Clyde Shue
Oklahoma City
Oma Jamar
J. H. Newby
Omhar Bagland
Maxwell
H. Newby
Lorene Myers
J. R. Newby
Willie Berger
Owl Creek
Melba
Margaret Murphy
Wayne Murphy
Mary Barnes
Vivian Horton
Billion
Jim Odom
Barnes
Altha Tiner
Deaton
S. A. Deaton
Clyde Daniels
Lorene Daniels
Local families share visits and events in Ada area
Numerous social visits, church notices, and holiday gatherings are reported, naming Mrs Esbeck, Mrs Light, Mrs Nabors, Mr and Mrs Bond, and many others. The piece records Christmas holidays, dinners, prayers, weddings, and illness with many small community ties and travel between Ada, Purcell, Roff, Verden and surrounding homes.
Little Stanley Stages Passes at One Year Old
A family obituary notes little Stanley Stages born October 29 1931 died December 22 1932 at Oklahoma City Hospital after a prolonged illness. The aunt Mrs Alma Davis writes of heaven welcoming the child and promises a reunion on the Resurrection day with comforting Bible imagery.
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Little Stanley Stages
Earth
Little Stanley
Oklahoma City
Stanley
Alma Davis
Weleetka Family Visits and Sunday Church News
Honey Jones and family from Weleetka spent Saturday with his brother Edd Jones. Miss Hazel Bessie Lola Boatman and T. C. Sweet spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nix. Little Joyce Nix was sick Saturday night but the Lord instant ly healed her. Sister Jessie Gordon preached a wonderful sermon and Sunday night services followed. Sarah Ann Hoggard returned from Tulsa on vacation with Velvin Booth. Bebee visitors called on the Goldens.
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George Piles
Jim Gaar
Margaret Butler
Hughes
Mr. Gaar
Lora Eddings
Myrtle Irwin
oLre Eddings
Ona Hughes
Stratford
Roy Briggs
Cahter
Martin Briggs
Helen Burruss
Oklahoma City
Mr. Wall
Fitzhugh
Mr. Maddox
Cveernine Gwyndel
Jackie Eavens
Charles Williams
Center
A. J. Dat
John Eddings
Tom Hughes
Effie Henry
Beulah Binges
George Files
Monroe Files
Pickett
Milo Pennington
Calvin
J. E. Maddox
Irene Davis
Elnora Fox
Davie Ward
B. F. Fox
Burrow
H. T. Thompson
C. Thomason
Vivian Thompson
R. L. Hale
Jewell Howard
Homer Howard
Gladys Pettyjohn
E. Ki. Pettyjohn
Buster Harden
J. Harden
Pontotoc
Ann Hale
Bob Davis
Valeria Fulkerson
Byng
Odell Davis
Chester Nix
Ruth Thompson
Anna Newal
BL Y. P. U
Lee Thompson
Honey Jones
Weleetka
Edd Jones
Hazel
Bessie É
Lola Boatman
T. C. Sweet
Nix
Joyce Nix
Viola Choate
C. B. Gordon
Jessie Gordon
Iredell Oberlin
Bert Jones
Sarah Ann Hoggard
Tulsa
Velvin Booth
Bebee
Melton Golden
Parish Chapel Christmas Weather and Community News
Parish Chapel reports mild Christmas weather and good community events. Sickness spread through the district with schools closed until after New Year. Families move in and out, visits occur, and Mrs Irene Wood slowly improves after a serious illness.
Christmas Bells and Visits Mark Ada Trip Weekends
Christmas bells rang as Santa made rounds, with residents sharing greetings and gifts. The Youngs spent the weekend in Ada with relatives, while Soward and Collins, Flowers and Easley, Sutton and Willis, and Thomas family made various visits or errands in Ada and surrounding areas.
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Oid Santa
Ray Young
Ada
Mr. Young
Mrs. Young
Joy Soward
Earl Collins
Delma Flowers
Russell Easley
C. O. Burk
E. E. Sutton
Son Willis
Bryan Thomas
Andrew Roberts
Mr. Thompson
Short Hightower
Alex
G. M. Northam
Later Wedding Bells for Huddleston and South Couple
Mr. William Huddleston of Center and Miss Lorene South of Egypt quietly wed on Christmas day at Mrs. Huddleston’s home. Mrs. Huddleston is the Souths’ daughter. Huddleston, a Vaness high school 1981 graduate, plans to make their home in Center.
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Magrvett Teft
Oklahoma City
Ince
Ruby Clark
Merrick
Pete Iueger
Denison
Mr. Guen
Muskogee
Jim Arnold
Sra
Walter Brown
Billie Katherine
Vinits
Mrr
J. W. Brown
Little Red Gene Brown
Eek
Micael Josephine Payte
Zelma Cody
Sera Mabry
Centrahoma
Tupelo Vistors Thursas
Mica Artis
Paris Flatt
Eflelen Proffitt
Woit
Virgie MeCurdy
Shawnee
W. M. McCurdy
Oliver Page
Albert Horn
Vernell Crege
Centruahoma
Duc
Della Barnard
Loraine
Ada
F. Kine
Pauls Valley
Andie Dean
Allen
Lee Roy Beauchamp
Coalgate
Familly
Roy Brown
Tre
Lois Hoosier
Braal
Mary Loie
Drake
Coalrate
Gene
Philip Ray
John Heck
Tupelo
Clayton Heck
Yancy
Jimmie Rich
George Aaron
Opa Teel
Fdna Simpkins
Lee Keeling
Egypt
Rebee
Joe Roddie
Haley Williams
Luther Bottoms
Glennie
Thelma Hobbs
Willie Mae
Ruby Hobbs
Alfred Rich
Webster Rich
Owen McCloud
M. L. D. Stone
Atwood
Mildred Maness
Austin Deaton
Joe Graham
D. F. McCurry
Colbert
W. M. Anderson
William Huddleston
Center
Lorene South
Huddleston
Floyd South
Vaness High School
Local Residents Visit and Move Notes
Visitors at Crane and Hightower homes include Leota Webb Virginia Webb Lerene Crow Lorene Summers Ola Mae Palmer Tom Bennett and families. John Crane and family move to Ada while social visits occur among Mayfield Standridge Jackson Long and Sterling households.
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Crane Home
Leota
Virginia Webb
Lerene Crow
Lorene Summers
Ola Mae Palmer
Tom Bennett
J. A. Burk
Virginia Lee
Hightower
Elmer Standridge
O. E. Roberts
Lorene Crow
Frank
Juanita Lane
Palmer Home
E. A. Mayfield
Elie Sterling
Asher Man Dies of Gunshot Wound in Feud
Virgil Coffee, 30, a farmer from near Asher, died in a Shawnee hospital after gunshot wounds. Ollie Melton, recently released from prison for a minor offense, was held for questioning. Coffee was found gravely wounded on the North Canadian riverbank near Asher last Friday. he cited a feud as the motive.
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Virgil Coffee
Asher
Ollie Melto
Oilman W. G. Skelly Improves After Emergency Surgery
Tulsa December 27 reports W. G. Skelly wealthy oilman and Republican national committeeman passes the critical stage and shows steady improvement after an emergency appendicitis operation last week. Doctors say he will remain in bed for several days.
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Tulsa
W. G. Skelly
Fire destroys store in Pittsburg near McAlester
Fire began from a defective flue and leveled a general store in Pittsburg near McAlester. The blaze endangered adjacent structures and caused about 14000 dollars in damage.
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McAlester Mcalester
Pittsburg
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