Old-Time Cowboy Sees Changes in Pontotoc County History
Native Countian R. C. Berry recalls Ada and Pontotoc County’s slow changes over six decades. Born in Indian Territory near Roff, Berry notes his Choctaw heritage and early family ties to the Chickasaw Nation land, shaping his years of growth and the region’s evolution.
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Pontotoc County
R. C. Berry
Indian Territory
Roff
Ada
Berry
George Berry
Garvin
Territorial
W. L. Knickmeyer
Ya Pevehouse Writes for Oakman Meet the Press
Mrs. Ya Pevehouse took over Oakman news duties for the WEEKLY in May 1955 after her daughter Trenna vacated the Oakman post to pursue a full time town job. A native Pontotoc Countian with deep local ties, she enjoys meeting people and reporting on community life.
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Ya Pevehouse
Oakman News
Weekly
Trenna
Oakman
Lovelady
Homer
Byng
Oakman Ladies
Oakman Community Church
Pevehouses
Oakman Sportsmen's Club
County Roundup Preview Highlights Local News
Editor notes introduce county items for a complete roundup, directing readers to the page 5 feature, Galley-Wanting Around the County, for expanded county news coverage.
Visitor at Mrs. Byrd’s home triggers furniture rearrangement
Mrs. Byrd recalls a Sunday evening visit to her Frisco home. She found chairs and the coffee table stacked in the living room and the front bedroom bedding altered as if by an intruder. She suspects a familiar person and notes no food was taken.
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Mrs. Cow Byrd
Missing Mailbox At Corner Sparks Local Mystery
Mrs. Prentis West attempted to mail a letter last Tuesday night but found her mailbox missing. Local residents reported all community mailboxes at the corner were gone, prompting a police inquiry and neighbor observations.
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Uncle Sam
Local notices mix of names and chatter from parish life
A stream of short items mentions Harrells and boxes found beat up in a ditch, family scenes with Doug Smith and Ahloso Frailin, hair jokes about Charley Deaton, Patti Lea Cummings loving Dinah Shore, Jimmy Dan claiming to be prettier than Pat Boone, gifts of orchids, and various community names including Mary Laseman Roff and Barbara Christian Stonewall.
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Harrells
Doug Smith Ahloso
Patti Lea Cummings
Dinah
Shore
Patti
Dinah Shore
Patti Lea
Jimmy Dan
Pat Boone
Freshman Susie Bigham Cooks Pie for Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clampitt dined with the Charlie Bighams on Tuesday. Susie Bigham, now a kindergartner, baked her first apple pie with her own hands, much to Mr. Clampitt’s delight. The Bighams are missed since moving to Latta last year.
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Henry Clampitt
Charlie Bighams
Susie Bigham
Big
Susie
Fred Gray Sicks With Laryngitis, Doctor Visits Sunday
Fred Gray is on the sick list after a Sunday visit to a doctor due to a severe laryngitis. He has been advised not to speak while he recovers.
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Fred Gray
Mrs Stephens Returns to Us Who's Next
Ada News invites local correspondents from Pickett to Worstell as it welcomes back Mrs J H Stephens of Lightning Ridge after a months absence. Readers are directed to her piece It Seems to Me on Page 4 and reminded to contribute News from their communities.
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Mrs. Stephens
J. H. Stephens
Lightning Ridge
Pickett
Fitzhugh
Owl Creek
Steedman
Happyland
Maxwell
Byng
Colbert
McCall's Chapel
Sunshine
Worstell
ADA
North Broadway
Fire Sweeps Frisco Area as Winds Drive Blaze
Sunday afternoon a fire broke out north of the Windell Price home in Frisco, fanned by strong southern winds. Neighbors including the Prices, Cager, Boda, Charles Hisan, John Daniel, H. R. Herron, and Sam Herron helped extinguish the flames near the Price residence with aid from the Stonewall fire truck, preventing spread to a hog pasture but flames roared north and east around the pump before the fire was tamed.
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Simon Patton Frisco
Windell Price
A. R. Johnsons
Cager
Boda
Charles Hisan
John Daniel
A. R. Johnson
Johnson
H. R. Herron
Sam_ Herron
This Way Up Price Hike Spurs No Apology
The newspaper explains its single copy price rising to a dime while boasting the paper’s value. It touts 26 full time writers, local coverage, and a $2 yearly subscription in Pontotot and nearby counties, $4 elsewhere.
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Pontotoc
What’s Behind the Name Lula Weekly Writer Finds Lula
Ed Smith of Lula explains the town's name origin with Lula Scott wife of John Scott. The article notes Lula’s early growth from a farm to a small town with now only a grocery store, a shrinkage from a once busy commercial district.
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Lula
Ed Smith
Lula Scott
John Scott
D. R. Clifford
Cliffords
Big Chief
Brown and white spotted dog roams to home in Vaness
A brown and white spotted dog wandered to Boyd Ponder's home in Vaness on Saturday afternoon. The dog entered the house through the front door while no one was home and ate a loaf of bread. Mrs. Thomas returned to see the dog leaving with an unopened can of dog food in its mouth. An editor's note jokes about the dog's smarts.
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Boyd Ponder
Vaness
Thomas
Vernon Gassaway Vaness
On Top of Old Baldy Billy Dean Deaton
Local notice highlights Billy Dean Deaton last week in a feature about his act on Old Baldy. Details are limited in the readable fragment.
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Billy Dean Deaton
Reed Family Visiting Dallas Denton Weekend
Mr and Mrs John Reed and their children from Dallas and Denton Tex spent the weekend with their parents. Mrs Reed receives flowers from the visitors.
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John Reed
Dallas
Denton
Tex
Weller Couple Finishes Living Room Painting
Mr and Mrs Joe Weller completed the living room painting after a night of effort and report they have stayed up late and feel sleepy. Jan Weller Jesse.
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Joe Weller
Jan Weller
Jesse
Latta Fifth and Sixth Grade Girls Tourney Shines
Latta's young girls proved entertaining in a two night event last week as fifth and sixth graders, including a daughter of the narrator, played their first games. The team scored two points the first night and three the next, drawing laughs and support from the crowd.
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Latta
Fishermen At Lake Texoma Reel In 109 Fishes
The Cunninghams and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kemp fished at Lake Texoma using new gear and lucky bait. They caught a total of 109 fish with Kemp noted for his steady rod. Mrs Lavona Jones Union Hill is mentioned in the text.
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F. L. Cunninghams
Ray Kemp
Lake Texoma
Mrs. Reba Blevins and Debra Kay Head to California
Mrs. Reba Blevins and her daughter Debra Kay travel to California this week to await the return of husband and father Charles Blevins from his Navy Pacific tour, seeking to be together when he arrives home.
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Reba Blevins
Debra Kay
California
Charles
Navy
Pacific
Henderson Receives Citation Award for Class A Office
Paul Henderson at the ASC office returned Tuesday with a Citation Award bearing his name. The local office and personnel were selected as the outstanding Class A office in the southeastern district, the first time this office has won the honor. Jeraldine Henderson Egypt.
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Paul Henderson
ASC
Jeraldine Henderson
Egypt
Granny Evans Rebounds After Hip Injury Care
Mrs. Otis Coffey visits daily with her mother Mrs. Pinkie Evans who has been in an Ada nursing home since hospital care for a broken hip. The update notes Granny Evans is able to sit.
Spot Sees 3rd Home Disappear
Francis reports a long term stray named Spot, a medium large woolly white and black dog, has faded hopes of finding a steady home after spending about 13 or 14 years around the Francis area. He first appeared in 1945 as a puppy belonging to Wade Killcrease, an elder local resident.
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Spot
Ida Lee
Francis
Hershel Kelley
Wade Killcrease
Killcrease
It Seems to Me Chief of Choctaw Nation’s Tomahawk Tale
The article recounts Killcrease, chief of the Choctaw Nation, who owned a tomahawk with a pipe on one side and notches signaling scalps. He lived near town and, though around 100, walked with Spot. He died in 1946.
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Killcrease
Pontotoc County 4-H Achievement Program set for Jan 26
The annual Pontotoc County 4-H Achievement Program will be held Monday January 26 at 7 30 p m in the Willard School Auditorium.
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Pontotoc County
Willard School
Mrs J H Stephens Appears in Lightning Ridge Item
A brief item from Lightning Ridge notes Mrs J H Stephens is seen at the locality for a period and is mentioned in connection with a social visit or local event.
Claude Horsley Admitted for Treatment at Oklahoma City Hospital
Claude Horsley entered an Oklahoma City hospital Thursday for several weeks of treatment. He was taken there by his children.
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Claude Horsley
Oklahoma City
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Meet the Press
Mrs. Ila Pevehouse
Frailin
Larry
Florence Isaacs Parish Chapel
Charley Deaton
Silas Taylor Lovelady
Mrs. Lavona Jones
Union Hill
Mrs
Mary Laseman Roff
Wesley Brantley Latta
Barbara Christian Stonewall
W. E. Snyder
Fittstown
Frisco
Price
Lois Clifford
Orchid
NIGHT
Francis — Spot
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