Rural Community Notes Fortified By Christmas News
Emma Barnett and daughter visit in Old Midland while many families share Christmas with kin across the area. Local visits, school events, church services, and a community Christmas program highlight a season of gatherings in vanous homes.
City Hall Sale Suggested to Fund WPA Project
Callie Templeman notes slower completion while a project outline seeks about 33000 dollars from the WPA with the rest from city funds. The plan proposes selling the current city hall, which contains the fire station library and water and street departments, to raise money. Convention hall could be remodeled to house other departments beyond the fire department.
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WPA
City Hall
Pryor
Convention Hall
Christmas visits and family gatherings noted across communities
Mr Winter is welcomed as rain falls Saturday. Several families share Christmas Day visits across Stonewall, Black Rock, Ada, Sasakwa, and Knox including Moshier, Jared, Sweat, Kerr, Ginn, Watson, and McMeans households.
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Winter
Howard Jared
Tom Jared
Black Rock
Florence Lee Brown
Ahloso
Irene McMeans
Stella Mae Rowe
Charlie Moshier
Lawrence Drennan
Everett Ashburn
Stonewall
H. L. Sweat and Sons
S. E. Sweat
Allen
Roscoe
Bud Sweat
Herman Kerr
Arnold Burleson
Dewey Stone
Knox
A. M. Henry
Ada
Ruby Sanders
Lou Phillips
Sasakwa
H. T. Johnson
Pleasant Hill
Jack McMeans
Henry McMeans
Myrtle Ginn
Charlie B
Maynee Lee
Celia Watson
Seaborn
Brownie Kerr
J. B. McMeans
Christmas Socials and Visits Across Ada Area
Local families share Christmas gatherings with kin in Ada and neighboring towns. Numerous visits include Miss Mary Wortman with Georgia Deatherage, Mrs. Ruth Wilson from Ada, and Wesley Bittle's death at his home. Weather improved after rain, with singing and music noted.
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Mary Wortman
Georgia Lee
B. B. Estes
A. J. Hughes
G. R
R. D
Ruth Wilson
Ada
C. O. Wortman
Q. R. Bevers
John Smith
Harrah
Jack Mosley
Charley Douglas
Elk City
Luke Ward
Christmas visits ink Light Ridge families
A flurry of holiday greetings fills Light Ridge as the Gentry family and Mrs. Faulkenberry visit. Coffey relatives from Pampa spend Christmas with H G Coffey. Louise Meeel from Okinawa joins A A McKeel family. Virgle Hoover and baby with Meeks. David McKeel from Fitztown visits A A McKeel. Bennie Owenby Fay Pendleton and others share Christmas with Dosson. Holcomb of Jesse visits Bumpas. Garretts travel to Centraloma. Roberts and Hagar relatives visit Tulsa. Hennigan household hosts Bunyard Montgomery Hennigan Reed and family on Christmas Day.
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Dorothy Thomas
Inez Bumpas
Kenneth and
Louise Ables
Roff
Jack Pendleton
M. R. Dalley
Tipton of
Davis
Odis Coffey
John Ray
Meek
Mrs. Lucas
Dallas
Lightning Ridge
Brother Bryant
Lightning Ridge Cemetery
Lucas
Patton
Elmore Patton
Catherine McKeel
Watson
Mr. Richardson
Gaar Corner
Willie McCollough
Lillie Coffey
Kelley
Pauls Valley
J. A. Kelley
Roe Hall
Stratford
Gentry
Geneva
Mildred McKeel
Buff Coulson
Vaness
Faulkenberry
Dorothy
Moore Home
Cleo Coffey
Pampa
Texas
H. G. Coffey
Louise Meeel
Oknawa
A. A. McKeel
Virgle Hoover
Meeks
David McKeel
Fittstown
Bennie Owenby
Jimmie
Fay Pendleton
Dosson
Mrs. Holcomb
Jesse
Mrs. Bumpas
Grandpa
Grandma Garrett
Centraloma
Roberts
Hagar
Tulsa
A. Hennigan
Harry Bunyard
Mildred
Walters
Ross Montgomery
Alaire
Leo Hennigan
Elbert Reed
Dau
Summers Chapel Christmas Greetings and Local Updates
Christmas has passed with wishes for a happy New Year. Local residents report visits, family gatherings, and a birth at the Galey household. James Howard, an eight and a half pound son, was christened and welcomed on December 15.
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Santa Claus
J. B. Abney
Gene
Wetumkaast
David Galey
James Isaacs
Archie Woods
J. S. Isaacs
Maxwell
James Howard
Pearl McIntyre
Frederick
J. O. MeIntyre
Grant Isaacs
Wanda Joyce
J. O. Meiintyre
Martha Dunaway
Grant
Christmas Celebrations Across Local Families
The community shares gatherings as families attend a schoolhouse Christmas program and enjoy dinners with relatives. Mrs. Neal Hudson and Tom Bennett return to Camden after holidays with the Bennetts. Many locals visit, host, or attend dinners in households including the Haskins, Jones, Hayes, Meek, and Hightower families.
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Stegall
Latta
Old Mac
Shan D. Bolen
Dodson Lilly
Norman
Wash Greenwood
Henry
High Hill
Pierce
Dyer
Ada
Charley Landreth
Homer
Jack Malloy
Clyde Newton
Bill Bowers
Ahloso
Jennie Chapman
Mildred Cope
Pecan Grove
Foster
Ray Jones
Louise
L. H. Foster
Ladonia
Texas
Jewel Flannagan
Flanagan
el Reno
Buck Storie
Troy Moss
Lemesa
Mrs. Akers
Elva Jones
John Jones
Neal Hudson
Tom Bennett
John Bennett
Camden
Arkansas
Earlin Haskins
Yeager
L. A. Haskins
O. E. Roberts
Hightower
A. A. Hayes
Virgil Meek
Hugh Brittian
Carl Jackson
Joe Meek
Christmas gatherings span families across Round Top to Center
The Christmas tree event drew a large crowd and many gifts. Tiner and family from Round Top joined Claude Tiner Tollie Walker and Pleasant Hill kin for dinner. Various local families including the Bergers Shooks and Cummins shared holidays with relatives, noting visits with S. F. Berger J. P. Walker and MecCrackin family in Center.
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Frank Tiner
Round Top
Claude Tiner
Tollie Walker
Pleasant Hill
Clde Walker
J. P. Walker
Buster Berger
Lovee
Lightning Ridge
S. F. Berger
Earl Smith
Darby Smith
Darvin Cummins
Ross Cummins
Clarence Tiner
Billie Jean
Mrs. MecCrackin
Center
Harveys Lose Ranch Home In Early Morning Fire
Sunday about 11 o clock a fire destroyed the ranch home of Mr and Mrs W E Harvey four miles southwest of Ada. Firemen and ranch employees could not save possessions. origin undetermined possibly hot water tank explosion. The Harveys plan to build a new home and live in Ada until completion.
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W. E. Harvey
Ada
Harveys
Harvey
Widened Main Street Opens After Pavement Expansion
The city opened a three block widening on West Main to ease traffic flow. Commissioner J H Pryor led the project and now eyes a $14000 WPA graveling plan to improve most streets. Additional WPA projects include drainage ditches and two fire stations totalling about $193000.
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West Main
City Street Department
J. H. Pryor
WPA
Ada
Negro
Pryor
Real Gar Tag Buying Now In 1937
Mrs. Vester Meharg operates a tag office at 105 Court street with a new vault inventory and ready equipment for 1937 automobile license sales. Mayor Crawford and Police Chief Keller plan 15 minute parking at the east end of Court street during the rush, with white line designations to aid quick entry and exit. The black and yellow tags go on sale January 1, potentially delayed if January 1 is a state holiday.
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Vester Meharg
Court Street
Bill Crawford
Roy Keller
WPA garments for Pontotoc Co available to needy
Nearly 200000 WPA produced items including 159015 garments 37482 household articles and 2225 mattresses are available to Oklahoma's needy. Pontotoc County lists 643 garments 165 household articles and 28 mattresses. Items can be obtained through county commissioners where the WPA workrooms are located.
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Works Progress Administration
Oklahoma
W. S. Key
Peesy McEwan
WPA
Key
Pontotoc County
Civil docket set for motions and non-jury trials in district court
A civil docket of about 100 cases is scheduled for motions demurrers and non-jury trials in district court on January 6 and 7 before District Judge Tal Crawford. A two week criminal docket is being prepared for trial starting Monday January 18.
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Tal Crawford
Resettlement Office Adds Two To Force
Two persons joined the Pontotoc county resettlement administration staff. Raymond Walker, formerly with the Pottawatomie county farm agent’s office at Shawnee, becomes assistant supervisor under D. E. Slingerland. Oma Wilcox of Roff, now an assistant clerk, previously worked in J. B. Hill’s Pontotoc county farm agent office.
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Pontotoc County
Greatest returns for amount in vested
Classified ads note favorable investment returns on vested amounts and compare options. Details are limited but emphasize maximizing value for funds placed in long term securities or accounts. Readers are urged to consult the listing for specific rates and terms offered by providers.
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