William McKinley the Frontier Wagon Builder Remembered
William Luther McKinley recalls a Christmas morning when at ten he built a wagon by hand in his father’s blacksmith shop. The Arkansas native describes frontier life in Pontotoc County and his long career making farm wagons for neighbors while aging in Old Midland.
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William McKinley
William Luther McKinley
William
Annie Elizabeth
Pontotoc County
Territorial
Sevier County
Arkansas
DeQueen
United States
England
Grandpa
Grandma Little
Atlantic
Grandma
Midland
Oklahoma
Sharecropper Wounded by Shot in Tent City
In Somerville Tennessee an evicted Negro sharecropper sleeping in a tent city was struck by a gunshot from a passing car. Early B. Williams is reported wounded and the incident cited by local leaders amid racial tension. sheriff remained unavailable for comment.
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Somerville
Tenn
C. E. Pattat
June Dowdy
Fayette County
Exemption Forms Mailed To Ada Homeowners
About 3,000 Ada homeowners will receive homestead exemption applications Friday from County Assessor Frank Jared. Applications accepted starting January 3 with details on the mailed sheets. Rural residents must visit Jared's office for claims. Assessors will visit Roff January 17 to 20.
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Frank Jared
Jared
Roff
Local Lawmen Find Reefer Cache Here
Ada lawmen uncovered a marijuana cache valued at about 5000 dollars buried in Pontotoc County after a tip. The 10 gallon can concealed the weed underground, located with a pipe finder by a Southwest Natural Gas Co. employee.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Pat Holman
Holman
The
Southwest Natural Gas Company
Leon Scroggins
Holiday visitors fill homes across the region
Numerous relatives from Oklahoma and New Mexico visiting in Ada, Reagan, and nearby towns. Jeral Lee and Barbara Blankenship join family in Ada while Clifton, Smith, and Reese households host relatives over the holidays. Extended visits include Abbott, Harrell, Massey, and Brashier families with guests from Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Hobbs, and Denver areas.
Latta Couple Visit With Lucy in Lafayette
Mr and Mrs Lee Latta and Lucy of Lafayette Louisiana visited the area, sharing time with local families and enjoying the hospitality of the community during their stay.
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Lee Latta
Lucy
Lafayette, la
Betty Medcalf Visit With Galveston Parents Noted
Betty Medcalf of Galveston Texas spent the holidays visiting relatives with her parents Mr and Mrs. The fragment notes a family visit during the holiday period and includes the city of origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reese
R. D. Gooch
Oklahoma City
Betty Medcalf
Galveston
Tex
Mrs
Local families host holiday visits in Oklahoma region
John Eddie Ross, a Colorado teacher, spends the holidays with his parents Alvis Ross. Mr and Mrs Conrad Massey visit Ethel Mitchell in Okmulgee. Sunday, Dolph Treas and family of Ft Towson stay with J C Treas and spouse.
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John Clifton
Diana
John Eddie Ross
Colorado
Mrs
Alvis Ross
Conrad Massey
Ethel Mitchell
Okmulgee
Dolph Treas
Ft. Towson
J. C. Treas
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By Eric Allen
Howard Baker
Baker
Byng
Rock Creek
Howard
Rolland
Glen
Sharecropper
Isost
H. T. Gay
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
J. W. Tyler
Route 3
Ahloso
BY Eay West
Rufus Clifton of
Moore
Major
Tony, Wiggins
Colo
Douglas Smith
Arlie Collins
Konawa
Barney Abbott
Bradshaw
Prentis West
Kay
Stephen
Terry Wallace
Mark
Tip Mayfield
Jane
Ardmore
Joe Gordon
Jean
Dallas
David
Dusty
Joe Collins
Tony
Wiggins
Gene Thomas
Wendell
Winn and
Mike
Stratford
W. C. McCrary
Hice
Charley Flanagan
Ronald Black
Clifford Harrell
Paul Wayne
John Gray
Wesley Harrell
Rosie Harrell
Hobbs
N. M
Glen Harrell
Doyle Cheatham
Okemah
Gene Sanders
Leonard Weddle
Wayneath
Gerald Brashier
Houston, Tex
Mr. and
Junior Abbott
James Abbott
Tulsa
Floyd Elmore
Lester Elmore
George Keppner
Kit
Jimmy
Illinois
R. L. Cope
Mamie Stever
Helen Johnson
Harold and
Paul Fallis
Mickey
Jearl Lee
Barbara
Mrs. Blankenship
Mrs. W. E. Miller
Murray Medcalf, Richard and
Elsie
Mrs. C. L. Blanken
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