Pleasant winter weather boosts Sunday school turnout
Local notes describe mild January weather and a busy social week. Visitors include Bertha Rustiihe Vel TMma Golden and Miss Mollie Baty, with many gatherings at the school house, parties at Mrs Selph’s, and visits across Ada and Union Hill. Charles Rushing conducted district census work, and D S Chesnut family visited Oakman. A singing school begins at Egypt Monday night and Mr Selph and Mr Henry have bought Ford cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Rustiihe
Vel ™Ma Golden
Marie Chesnut
Henry
Egypt
Tulsa
W. J. B. McAnally
Floyd
Hydar
Sunday greeting circle at local families
Mrs. Willie Lee and grandma Smithy hosted Mrs. B F Haggard and others. Several visits occurred including B F Haggard’s Ada trip, Jewel Cape with Ares Robins, Xeneth staying with Mrs. Willie W Crane, Lorene with Mr. and Mrs. Mathey Standridge, Oscar Cope's family with Marion Cope, Ardia and Marie Bethel with Lois and Gladys Rollins, Owens with Mrs. Sarah Humphers, M Humphers with Ollie Rains, Willie Haggard visiting A M Rollins, Sadie and Charlie Haggard with Mrs. J A Burk, and Charlie Haggard with Romie Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebeef
Willie Lee
Grandma Smithy
B. F. Haggard
B. F Haggard
Ada
Mis
Jewel Cape
Ares Robins
Jo'l Goodson
Feel
Xeneth
Willie W. W. Crane
Lorene
Mathey Standridge
Oscar Cope
Marion Cope
Ardia
Marie Bethel
Lois
Gladys Rollins
Owens
Sarah Humphers
M. Humphers
Ollie Rains
Willie Haggard
A. M. Rollins
Sadie
Charlie Haggard
J. A. Burk
Romie Lee
Blue Jay
Miss Vera Bevell and Lee Moss Married
Rural social notes report Vera Bevell and Lee Moss married on Wednesday. The item lists visits, household movements, and kinship ties among residents including Mullinax, Faulkenberry, Bulloch, Laughlin and Bulloch families with various overnight stays and visits across nearby towns.
Pleasant Hill Social and School Notices
Pleasant Hill residents recount a Friday pie supper at Pecan Grove and a debate at Franks attended by many youths. Ada’s Estelle Wheeler visits with Miss Beaulah, while Zimmie pre and Stella Wagner spend Sunday with Susie Grover of Union. Local families host guests including Mr. and Mrs. L Robison and son from Franks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Etta Blankenship
Pecan Grove
Franks
Estelle Wheeler
Adam
Beaulah
Zimmie Pre
Stella Si Wagner
Susie Grover
Union
Tyrola News Roundup from Tyrola West Virginia
M Hodge of Oakman visited T A Floyd on Monday. Misses Willie and Gladys Smith stayed with Miss Fay Turner Tuesday evening. Mrs Smith visited relatives at Byng Monday. Sterling Jones moves to Byane home. J D Smiths visited relatives at Francis. Floyd shopped in Ada Monday. Singing at Mr Smiths Sunday night drew a crowd. Bradford and Miss Novella Manley visited Mrs Delia Myers Sunday. O L Myers made a business trip to Ada. Earl Myers' children improve after illness. Shropshire visits his mother Mrs Calwell. Ethel Delia Myers and Novella Lena Manley, studying at Ada teachers college, spent the weekend with home folks. Local farming active led by H D Chandler with much land broken. Tyrola people in Ada Monday for business. Snow Flake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrola
Wv. M. Hodge
Oakman
T. A. Floyd
Willie
Gladys Smith
Fay Turner
Mrs. Smith
Byng
J. D. Smith
Francis
Sterling Jones
Byane
Ada
Mrs. Floyd
H. D. Chandler
Frisco
Kenney
Geo. W. Cagnar
Purcell
Gussie Fox
Jewell Thomas
Ollie Baugh
Clayton Stegall
Sarah
Clarg Thompson
Sidney Thompson
Alvin Somer
Jesse
Bud Correll
T. J
Sam Andrews
Tom Jones
Lester Gayne
Willie Strickland
Theresa Burbin
Telma Blackwell
Myrtle Leonard
Venita Voyles
Hardaway Rives
Jack Massey
Joe Sallee
Bill Gray
Louis Calhoun
Joe Lee
B. N. Sallee
Joe Rives
Rives
Wm. Coe
Mat Morin
Ella Belle
Juanita
R. B. Morin
Ida Bolen
Agriculture club discusses fall plowing advantages
The Union Valley Boys and Girls Agriculture club met Thursday afternoon to hear Grady Allen explain the advantages of fall plowing. Talkers included Spaulding Lowrey Hiram Faler Clifton Mayfield and Mary Bullen Hatcher. County agent Mr Hill attended briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Valley
Grady Allen
Spaulding Lowrey
Hiram Faler
Clifton Mayfield
Mary Bullen Hatcher
Hill
Miller
Ada
Paul Byrd
Jesse
John Murphy
Oklahoma City
Mollie Anderson
C. M. Bishop
Jim Syder
Arnold
Lillie Bullard
Jimmie Bain
Jasper Turner
Joe
Lula Riddie
Stonewall
Roy Keller
T. B. Hatcher
A. Z. Thomas
Roff
Jim Blackwell
Frisco
Lee Blackwell
Jones
Miss Jones
Miss Carroll
Bessie Stephens
Mamie Gooch
J. R. Scott
MecCulloh
Joe Hoggatt
S. I. Hoggatt
Marvin Moore
Little J. C. Falter
Herbert Beck
Pontotoco
Francis Oklahoma News Roundup of Local Life and Plans
Community notes report busy land preparation for crops Sunday school sessions with many residents visiting relatives and friends. Electric light plans emerge as Oklahoma Light and Power Co. reps discuss wiring the town. oil drilling talks arise near Francis. town council orders tool storage closet amid water service thefts. local sports celebrate a high school basketball win, with broader town improvements and a Grand Jury summons in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa Baugh
Bill
Jim
Charley Baugh
Francis
Sid
Ed Norman
Claremore
Okla
Cc. S. Norman
Henryetta
F. H. Johnson
Ada
Water Service
Grand Jury
Choc
Local society notes mention visits and family gatherings
J. B. Gray traveled on a business trip with his nephew Willis Melton. Miss Margie Gray attended church at High Hill Sunday night. Miss Tiny Hoover stayed Friday night with her brother Jack Hoover of Lula. Blaine Glover spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs J B Glover of Lula. Lonie Glover had dinner with Y J Brooks on Sunday. Cutie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Hoover
Dan Hoover
Steedman
Will Campbell
Frank Campbell
Flora Julian
Joe Montgomery
Lula
Margie Gray
Tina Hoover
Gracie Brooks
Agnew Standridge
Ahloso
This Place
John Leader
Cooper
Rosie Collins
Graie Brooks
Allen
Tiny Hoover
George Melton
Stonewall
A. J. Hill
Virgil Hoover
Willis Melton
J. B. Gray
Ada
High Hill
Jack Hoover
Blaine Glover
J. B. Glover
Lonie Glover
Y. J. Brooks
Cutie
Lightnin Ridge Community Notes and Local Appointments
Farmers enjoy good weather as J E Dunn travels to Rofs. Johnie Webb improves from pneumonia. W C Coffey moves to Davis. Social visits occur among Dunn White Vandiver Evans Shook Hagar Brice Patton and other families. Pie supper nets 68.50 with Mrs Brice winning cake. Sunday services by Rev C W Stringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightning Ridge
J. E. Dunn
Rofs
Johnie Webb
W. C. Coffey
Davis
Jeb White
Standfield
Hart
Robert Davis
Vandiver
Margaret McDonald
Champaign
S. C. Evans
Blanche Cushman
Vera Patton
Edith Shook
Eva Hagar
Grace Brice
Naomi Dunn
Bessie Weir
Bud Martini
Fannie Evans
Mamie Dosson
B. H. Brice
C. W. Stringer
Pleasant Valley notes on farms and school life
Farmers burn fields to control boll weevils as plowing continues amid dry ground. Livestock healthy. Families relocate within the community to Sheep Creek, Snider farm, and Blue Mound area. The school reports strong progress with basketball, volleyball, new blackboard and globe, organ purchased, and emphasis on mental ability over age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Johnsey
Fred Hough
Cecil Baker
Mrs. Baker
Hickory
Roy Lindsey
Mother
Mr. Thompson
Blue Mound
Center News Chronicles Local Plowing and School Growth
Center reports ongoing plowing and no sickness. Several new students arrive from nearby districts. The community boasts the best school in Pontotoc county and plans a literary program soon. Dr A G Austell attended a Walton city event. Residents Hooser Cheshier Grindstaff relocated near Center station. Stone and Bess preached during weekend services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
A. G. Austell
Walton
Hooser
Center
Cheshier
Grindstaff
Austell
Center Station
Bro. Stone
Bro. Bess
Center News Briefs Highlight Local Church and Sports
J W Lunsford of Rofs preached Sunday night and Prof Lunsford visited Yeager with family. Center youths attend Parish Chapel and Emma Townsend visits Konawa grandmother. Center basketball romped Stratford 28 to 13, now four wins in five. Two strong teams rumored at Maxwell. invitation for boys and girls to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lunsford
Rofs
Jewel Copeland
Isabelle Eddings
Center
Goldie Kidwell
Byron
Crossland
Emma Townsend
Konawa
Cox
Lunsford
Yeager
Albert Warren
Texas
Stratford
Maxwel
Charivariing the Newly Wed at Bevels Family Home
About twenty young people gathered at G. C. Bevels Saturday night to celebrate the marriage with a lively charivari. The event drew a group of neighbors and friends, reflecting small town social life and community ties.
Rocky Chapel Community Notes and Local Debate Recap
Local weather clear for plowing and new neighbors Mr and Mrs Roberts of Wilson. Social visits include Pearl and Opal Phillips with Lillian and Ruby Smith, Mrs Johnie Foster hosting youths, and Ada normal students Dibrell Ledbetter and Orel Clam pitt visiting Lawrence. Rocky Chapel Franks debate claimed victory on Columbus pre 1492 greater men. Weekend visits and singing events wrap the week with strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Chapel
Roberts
Wilson
Pearl
Opal Phillips
Lillian
Ruby Smith
Ruby Fussell
Jewel
Nora Chapman
Johnie Foster
Dibrell Ledbetter
Orel Clampitt
Ada
Franks
Gladys
Linnie Vaughan
Alice
Reba Halliman
Gladys Fussell
Sumin GRS Chapel Sings and Social Events Highlight Rural Life
Fine weather and heavy plowing hint at 1923 crops. Prayer meetings at the chapel proceed well. Haskins and Whitehead butchered hogs. Aunt Mollie Summers recuperates after surgery. Bro Stone preaches, Maxwell singing convention with dinner on the ground. Local visits span Norman Blanchard and Parish Chappel. Ada pickle talk sparks glass jar factory speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumin Grs
F. B. Haskins
Joe Whitehead
Mollie Summers
Chickasha
Bro. Stone
Maxwell
Mamie Burris
Melze Wood
L. D. Haskins
Gon Earlin
Norman
Blanchard
Void Burns
L. D. Hasking
B. Haskens
Opal
Hazel White
Summers Chapel
Jim Pannell
Pannell
Wilburn Stone
Pontotoc County Boosters Urge Ada Pickles in Ada Jars
The Summer Chapel Scribe urges Pontotoc County residents to support Ada by choosing Ada jars for pickles. The piece extols Pontotoc as a premier county and calls on locals to boost community production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Frisco Notes and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
Frisco reports Sunday appointments by Rev. Kenney and various visits among residents. Social calls include the Cagnars visiting Purcell, Thompson and Thompson kin groups, and Ada trips by Lester Gayne and Joe Lee. Illnesses include Hardaway Rives with tuberculosis and Jack Massey with smallpox.
Galey Rev Armstead Woods Leads Local Holliness Meeting
Community notes report Rev Armstead Woods conducting a Holliness meeting with good attendance. Local events include J R Newby night singing, Ada shopping trip by Omer Gadberry family, Ora Cannon visiting Asher, and John Estes moving to Center. School activities feature a Galey boys win 6 to 12 and girls 11 to 0. landscape work by students and new books History of the World delivered by the School Board. flera
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GALEY
Thelma Danner
Lillie May Willoughsby
Jimmie Roberts Curtis Bleving
Jewell Clark
Jewel
Deb Myers
Leon Courtright
Gene Jamar
Howard Atchison
J. R. Newby
Richard Ward
Pauls Valley
Quiet Sunday Rehearsal and Local Visits Reported
Sunday school and church attendance described. Preacher Bro W H Hart led services. Residents C J Jordan and son visited Ada. Mr Allen family Vera went to Ross. J W Cook family to Ada. Lula Cook and Clara Hart visited Zella Ashley. Lula Ashley and George Minor wed quietly Thursday. Lee Ardrey and G W Poe to Ada Pontotoc visits noted. Families shared meals with C H Dobson and Hester Neely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hart
C J Jordan
Dells
Ada
Mr. Allen
Vera
Ross
J. W. Cook
Lula Cook
Clara Hart
Zella Ashley
Lula Ashley
George Minor
Lee Ardrey
G. W. Poe
Pontotoc
Mr. Hackworth
C. H. Dobson
Hester and
Blanche Neely
Sheapcreek
Leta Cantrell
G. W. Allen
Miss Mable Clark
Ethel
Grace Dobson
In Memory of A. P. Watts
A. P. Watts died in Troupe Texas on January 7. Funeral and interment at Roucker cemetery. Survived by wife Zelma Hart two children two sisters and two brothers. He joined Centrahoma Oklahoma Baptist church in 1922 and said he was prepared to meet God. He served with the 90th division and comrades attended the funeral. Mrs Watts will reside in Troupe then move to Clovis New Mexico. From the 90th division boys Troupe Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Watts
Troupe
Texas
Roucker Cemetery
Watts
Baptist Church
Centrahoma
Oklahoma
Army
90Th Division
90Th
Fitzhugh
Zelma Hart
Sunday School Peace and Reminders in Local Community
The note reports a peaceful Egypt Sunday and well attended services. It records a baby's death and funeral, sick lists, ongoing singing led by Prof. Henry, and visits among neighbors. It notes Mrs. White resigning as primary teacher and Mrs. Watson replacing her, plus announcements of a Friday library night and a call to attend singing events hosted by A Jolly Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Ray
Floyd South
Henry
Mr. Stone
Graham
Ramer
Misses Hazell
Opal Darman
Sarah Swiney
Barney Bottoms
J. K. Bottoms
Barney
Luther Bottoms
Mr. Watson
Mr. Simpkins
Stone
Bessie Bottoms
Miss Lee Norton
Fay Stephens
Ada
Willie Myers
Floyd
Jack Roddy
Mrs. Fulton
What They Say The School Question
A reflective critique of public schools argues the system yields underperforming graduates. It blames rural attitudes and teacher influence for creating impractical dreamers and urges practical, value driven education to curb waste and promote work ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jude
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Jerry Golightly
Pickett
Lena Mullinax
Misses Nona
Wilma Faulkenberry
Harold Turner
Howard Gilmore
Nona Faulkenberry
Luda Laughlin
Wisse
Daphine
Dena Swann
Faye
Bessie Bulloch
Myrtle Farr
Arkansas
Ada Whitaker
Florence Farr
Curley
Haskell
Pleasant Valley
G. C. Bevels
Charivari
Lillian Saterfield
A. P. Robertson
Pearl Owens
Veulah Meeks
Fannie Cruson
Jones Chapel
O. L. Faulkenberry
Burch Peek
Marvin Campbell
Effie Laughline
Lilian Saterfield
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