Walnut Grove rural news notes social visits and births
Sunlit week in Walnut Grove with church Sunday School attendance down and many visits across Worstell Stratford and Vanoss. Families shared gatherings with the Moss Page Estes Hightower and Golden clans. Elmer Standridge and Rance Tucker welcomed a nine and a half pound baby girl Shirley Anne. several trips and visits cited in local home circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash. Hayes
Eary Jones
Betty June Hayes
W. H. Hightower
Jim McCutcheon
L. D. Haskins
J. A. Burk
Void Burnsed
Oklahoma City
Lorene Crow
Mannie Kirby
Elmer Standridge
Shirley Anne
Rance Tucker
Haskins
Sam’ Golden
Gwendolyn
Raymond Golden
Worstell
Hightower
Community Notes From Pleasant Hill Area
Local residents share visits and family news across Pleasant Hill and nearby towns. Christine Whisenhunt and Evelyn Lewis are mentioned, with several households hosting relatives and friends over the weekend. Barbra Rae Hunley and two children are noted as ill.
Summers Chapel Weekly Roundup Reflects Holiday Travel
Local notes list families visiting relatives and returning from trips across Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma. Names include Tucker E George Keatley McIntyre Isaacs Pennington Evans Hughey Pinley and Bittle among others. School resumed Monday with pupils glad to begin while adults recount weekend visits and sick lists.
Sunday School and Visits Highlight Local Week
Community notes show Wilson family church attendance and gatherings. Meals and visits describe Vernie and Larene Johnson, Stella Mae Roundtree, Christina Gurley, Edith Shumard, Ver Mel Roundtree, Alva Lee Gurley, and others at several homes. Beulah Mae Shumard and Mildred Wall are also mentioned with Ada connections and a radio purchase. BEREE School resumes after vacation with Ruth Kirby and Monnie visiting Hightower, while Sunday School and Young Peoples Union are recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples Union
Ruby Dempsey
Vernie
Larene Johnson
Stella Mae
Nay Dean Roundtree
Christina Gurley
Edith Shumard
Vermel
Roundtree
Woodroe Hall
Alva Lee Gurley
Thomas Smith
W. A. Oliphant
Ada
Beulah Mae Shumard
Vernell Roundtree
Mildred Wall
Karl Wall
W. A
Sunday School Attendance Boosted At Walnut Grove
Pickets note strong Sunday school turnout with four or more attendees earning Bible rewards. Local visits include Penrods calling on the Cunninghams, Hulin Henderson with Earls, and McCause and Farr visits. The Braden family moved to Union Hill and Herman Lee Coley is listed as sick. a fruitful Friday night social hosted by Nadine Bulloch and Sutherland drew a large crowd. Young folks meet Wednesday. reminder for 2 o'clock Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Esris
Gene
Skages
Nadine Bulloch
Sutherland
Braden
Union Hil
Herman Lee Coley
Walnut Grove
Parish Chapel News Recaps Christmas Holiday Visits
Local parish notes a Christmas pageant and holiday gatherings. Readers list relatives and friends visiting, weekend hostings in the community, school events, and a New Year’s party hosted by Geneva Isaacs. Names include Mitchell, Isaacs, Meeks, Cavener, Stinnett, and several others from Ada, Fitzhugh, Huston, and Vaness areas.
Christmas Memories and Family Visits in County News
Christ mas celebrations light up the community with visits from Eldred Jordan and family in Oklahoma City to his ill mother Mrs. Mark Jordan. Several households hosted Christmas day gatherings including Wortman, Renkin, Wilsor families and Jim Beaty. News notes marriages, travels, and family visits across local homes and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galex
Santa
Eldred Jordan
Oklahoma City
Mark Jordan
Wortman
Sam Renkin
Reuben Wilsor
Ads
Jon Wortmas
H. K. Rankin
JR. Newby
Jim Beaty
Fedie Fowler
Millie Bittle
Union Meeting Encourages Attendance Next Sunday
The community group reports strong Sunday night attendance at the Union Bill meeting and invites all to join, with the young folks meeting led by Evelyn and Ila Faye Williams. numerous visits reference neighbors, family, and friends stopping by, with health updates and moving notices about residents.
Sunday School Attendance and Family Visits in Red Oak
RED OAK Opal Horn Martha Ella Bryson Dertha Erwin and Donald and Emogene Phillips attended Sunday school at Halls Hill Sunday. Martha Ella Bryson spent last Thursday night with Dertha Erwin. Emogene Phillips spent Saturday night with Opal Horn. Dewey and Roy Reynolds of Halls Hill visited in the Wade Phillips home Thursday. Horace Hunter was an Ada visitor Saturday. Those who visited in the Wade Phillips home Sunday were Mrs Walter Horn and children Opal Yhelma and Wilma Curtis Thomas and Buford Whisenhunt and Vera Phillips Gyndlen and Alice Wallace visited Metyia Horn Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Shackleford
Ernest Payne
Sterling’ Isaacs
Hardy
Harley Day
L. T. Mitchell Jr
Vasto Pennington
Alfen
Bech Mitchell
U.S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
Opal Horn
Martha Ella Bryson
Dertha Erwin
Donald
Emogene Phillips
Halls Hill
Dewey
Roy Reynolds
Wade Phillips
Horace Hunter
Walter Horn
Opal
Yhelma
Wilma Curtis
Thomas
Buford Whisenhunt
Vera Phillips
Gyndlen
Alice Wallace
Metyia Horn
In memory of Mr Bob Driver Ada obituary notice
Mr Bob Driver 46 a long time Ada resident died at a local hospital Thursday evening December 30 and was buried December 31 at 3 pm in Rosedale cemetery Surviving are his widow Bessie Driver and several children The verse expresses sorrow over his passing and faith in Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Driver
Jesus
Thun
In Memory of Joe Winsor and a Tupelo Memorial Note
A memorial from Martha Phillips and Mrs Mattie May George mourns Joe Winsor who died December 23 1937. Daughters brothers sisters and many friends reflect on his life and faith as they await reunion in heaven. Notes describe absence loneliness and hope in Jesus. The writeups mention local social events and community figures in Tupelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Jesus
Martha Phillips
Ada
East 17
Joe Winsor
Margaret “Carter
Ada Weekly News New Year Wishes and Holiday Notes
The Ada Weekly News extends good wishes for a prosperous new year. Local readers recall holiday visits with Dorothy Matthews recovering well after hospitalization and various family gatherings at the Harrison, Moody, Gray, Thurman, and Norman homes. Social visits and church attendance are noted along with attention to Edna Thurman returning to work at Denny and Yvonne Henson's improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Ada Weekly News
Dorothy Matthews
Harrison
Troy Moody
J. B. Gray
C. E. Thurman
Faye
Edna Thurman
Denny
Claudia Lee
George Norman
Bowman
Doe
Chattenooga
Okla
B. Lee
Bobby Jean
Thurman
Thurman and neighbors share holiday calls in Ada region
The article records Thurman visiting Tuesday night with Joe Howmen and Bert Thurman calling on Max Bellew. William Phillips called on Herbert Thurman, and Miss Clara Mae Phillips of Ada spent Christmas with her parents. Woodrow Phillips family and Margie Ann joined Phillips relatives at Jim Williams’ home Sunday.
Early Settler Passes In Paris Texas
Paulina Catherine Saunders Ricketts born May 3 1862 at Many Springs Missouri married July 4 1886 at Couch Missouri died December 23 1937 in Paris Texas aged 75 years 7 months 20 days. Survived by husband W J Ricketts six children Graham Old Henderson Rodgers Ray Everett Walter and 17 grandchildren. Funeral at Chriswell Chapel Ada and family burial at Rosedale Cemetery Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulina Catherine Saunders
Many Springs
Couch
Paris
Texas
Alton
Okla
Oakman
Pontotoc County
W. J. Ricketts
Margarett Old
Ada
Ora ‘Henderson
Lula Oklahoma
Kate Rodgers
Oklahoma City
Ray Ricketts
Everett D. Ricketts
Walter’ E. Ricketts
Chriswell
W. H. Nettles
Littleton Davis
Francis
Rosedale
Ricketts
Community Notes from Lightning Ridge Past Week
Sunday messages invite all ages to weekly gatherings. Local movers include Mr and Mrs A A McKeel and family visiting Louise McKeel in Konawa. Sam Gurley and family move from Wilson. Geneva McKeel heads to Konawa for sister Louise’s beauty shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightning Ridge
Parker
Adz
Charley Dunn
Dunn
A. A. McKeel
Louise McKeel
Konawa
William Patton
Burmpas
Artie Dosson
Kathryn Bumpas
Braiden Rhodes
Dolberg
J. A. Rhodes
Sam Gurley
Wilson
Fite
Licey Mae Webster
Mr. Watson
Joe
Roff
Sunshine
Gentry
Fay Pendleton
A. Hennigan
Ell
Oz Webb
Sulphur Springs
Texas
FugitiveCaptured Confesses Murder in Philadelphia Case
Wendell Forrest Bowers, sought since December 1 for the slaying of Wilma Carpenter, confessed in Louisville to robbing Carpenter and her companion Mary Griffin of 12 dollars. Carpenter was shot dead as she tried to aid Griffin after an assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Wendell Forrest Bowers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wilma Vr. Carpenter
Philadelphia
FBI
Bowers
Miss Mary Griffin
Budget Highlights From Roosevelt Budget Message 1939
President Roosevelt's budget message to Congress outlines a possible 1939 improvement in business conditions and tax receipts, with potential for extra defense appropriations if needed. The plan calls for a $539 million cut in estimated 1939 expenditures to $6.969 billion, notes fixed charges and pensions limit reductions, and reports a net deficit of $949.6 million with a gross public debt of $36.526 trillion as of June 30, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Mrs Viola Ellis obituary in Oklahoma City
Mrs Viola Ellis aged 72 died in Oklahoma City on Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm Wednesday in Keith Funeral home chapel with Reverend Shackleford of the Methodist church presiding. Interment at Rosedale cemetery. Survivors include seven nieces and eleven nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Ellis
Oklahoma City
Keith
Shackleford
Methodist Church
Rosedale
Massillon petition fights utility contract by Gen Coxey
Massillon civic action led by Gener al Jacob S Coxey contests a new eleven year rate contract with Ohio Public Service and fuels charges. He argues a $1 monthly service fee plus higher energy rates would cost Massillon users $804000 over ten years. A public vote on August 9 1933 would be required if 10 percent of voters support the petition. Oklahoma City reports Postal Telegraph Cable seeks authority to close its Chickasha office on January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Ohio
Washington
Jacob S. Coxey
Coxey
Lewis M. Holcomb
Secretary of State
Foreific Gas & Electric Company
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Oklahoma City
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Autthority
Chickasha
Corpor Posation Commissioners
Many Checks Handled Through Bank Show Ada Business Pace
The First National Bank analysis covers six months of checks cleared, including both those drawn on the bank and those from other banks handled as transit and clearings. December exceeded July August and November while September was the peak month, signaling steady activity in late 1937. The tables define items on us as First National drawings and transit and clearings as checks cleared from other banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National’ Bank
First National
Oil Industry Sees Crude Prices Held Despite Weak Gasoline
An optimistic view grips Texas oil men as December output fell short of demand per the US Bureau of Mines and January production is seen near that level. Texas faces potential proration hearings January 17 as requests for higher rates surface. Kansas and the Wichita Falls area are noted in the broader supply picture as producers argue for market balance amid regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrell E
Lee Austin
Tex
United States Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Congress
Texas
Th Bureau
Ernest G. Thompson
Kansas
Wichita Falls
Flunking Fee Returns at University of Oklahoma
Norman reports the return of the flunking fee as exams near at the University of Oklahoma. Regents had planned to implement the penalty for the 1936-37 year, aiming to pressure students to maintain passing grades amid rising concern among faculty and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toy
Regents
Erlene Lasley
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma’ City
J.T. Timmons
Timmons
House
Oklahoma
Senate
Jack Luttrell
Norman
Jan
University of Oklahoma
Board of Regents
Reverend Wright Holds Weekend Services in Sunshle
Sunshle community reports large crowds for Reverend O. EZ. Wright of Idabel leading Saturday and Sunday services. Widespread visiting and social activity noted as neighbors and friends joined in church events and in homes across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. EZ. Wright
Idabel
Claud Hewitt
Tallant
Osker Belt
O. BE. Wright
Trnce Crisp
Fitzhugh Visted
Emma Cochran
Olene Visted
Jessie Jackson
Saomi
Katherine
Janett Jackson
Faye Kirkes
Zoe White
Ela Belt
R.A. Fussell
C. C. Anderson
Cc Cleta
Roff
L. J. Witt
Horse Shoe Ranch
Z. Herring
Roberta
A. _C. Shahan
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R. J. Moss
Iona
E. E. Agee
B. L. Page
Stratford
Howard Fowler
Worley Estes
Grége Cook
Golden Home
Winnie Tilly
Jessie Mary ‘Tilly
Vaness
Elbert Moss
Troy
Aleene Estes
Pauls Valley
Will Bolin
Butch Bolin
Gaar
J. L. Hunley
Christine
Clifoni
Pleasant Hill
Evelyn Lewis
M. L. Mills
Arrenta
Standridge
Mary Frances
Peggy Jo Ayres
Juanita Gaar
J. D. Gaar
Frank Steed
J. W. Murray
Beree School
Ruth Kirby
Monnie
Louise
Santa Claus
Mary Jo Tompson
Austine Thompson
Clyde Meeks
Meeks
Pickett
Jefé Reed
Bruce Little
Bill Jetton
Vt Fitzhugh
R. L. Hagler
Violet
Nolan
Carma Jean
Hagler
Fitzhugh
Thompson
Clara
Clariece Stignett
Carma Jean Hodgler
Ka Belle
Leia
Erma Ruth
Mary Florence
Wilburn Lee
J. W. Horton
Austell Horton
Ton Burch
Brute Little
Ernest Cavener
Estes Clark
Co. C. Stinnett
BE. J. Fletcher
Grant Isaacs
J. C. McIntyre
Julius Ellis
David Galey
Milburn Bittle
Rebee
Carl Pinney
Bulsh Sellars
Huston
Hughey
Evelyn Keatley
Jean Magar
Beatrice Stark
Sylvia Evans
Evelyn
Ila Faye Williams
Edward Cantrell
Bonnie Lee Buster
Marie
Dorothy Mae Williams
Haley Williams
Winnie Tiley
Claud
Ia Norton
Coneral Corvin
Burnl Howard
Adam
Dea Corvin
Lysue
Albert Simpkins
Groover Keéling
Grandma’ Bottoms
Evelyn Williams
Winnie, Bottoms
Y.pl
Mattie May George
Tupelo
Byrd
Mrs. Johnston
Bishop Brothers
California
Fern Young
Lucille Reed
Theo Reed
Velda Perry
Lesslie Perry
Willie Perry
Helen Johnston
Maxine Johnston
Bopby Dean Latermer
Johnny Bishop
Estal Bishop
Bud Bishop
Liberty Loyde
Harley’ Inhnston
Ralph Hawley
Charley Hagerley
Charlotte Daisy
Vera Sneed
Loyd Young
L. M. Callwais
Cleo
Roy Merrett
Mattie George
Charlie Romine
Irene
Lou Liddie Romine
Boo George
New York State
2Inese
Sing Sing
Cokey
Betty June Lacet
Linton
Ind
Thomas H. Chapman
Indiana
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