Camera Creates Pontotoc Scenery
A photo feature surveys Pontotoc County landmarks including Turner Falls and a local natural bridge on Frank Vincents ranch near Fittstown. It explains the bridge appears grand but is a natural form whose perception can deceive the viewer, with additional images from East Central State College and Ada Lutheran Church.
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Turner Falls
Devil’s den
Platt National Park
Pontotoc County
Frank Vincent
Fittstown
Grand Tetons
East Central State College Administration
E.C
Ada Lutheran
Bob Heaton
Egypt Pioneer Recollects 1912 Grave Digging Winter
In Pontotoc County memories, Egypt resident W. R. Corvin recalls a 1912 January when digging a grave in the cemetery required hours as the ground was frozen 14 inches deep. He notes 1930’s six weeks of cold and snow were worse than 1963, while 1963 brings a dry cold and a slight thaw between spells.
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Pontotoc
Egypt
W. R. Corvin
Corvin
Con
Walter Gayne
Hendersons Visit Family and Cattle on Cold Ada Sunday
Mr and Mrs Paul Henderson spent Sunday afternoon in Ada with Mae Henderson and her daughter Rachel Reynolds in Prague hospital care. The Lanes kept warm and waited for water to thaw as Burl Lane, Mr and Mrs Horace Golden and others shared meals and chores. Patsy Bethune Oklahoma City visited to install a luggage rack on a station wagon, while a cold car refused to start until Rayburn assisted it.
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Paul Henderson
Mae Henderson
Little
Ruby McDaniel
Rachel Reynolds
Prague
Paul
Velma Henderson
Burl Lane
Ada
Horace Golden
Gary
Teresa
Randy
Horace
Olan Henderson
Patsy Bethune
Oklahoma City
Patsy
Local visitors share weekend greetings at Goyne home
Mrs. Willie Goyne spent Sunday visiting Mrs. Willie Welden. Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Putnam of Midwest City were weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goyne.
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Willie Goyne
Willie Welden
Zeke Putnam
Midwest City
Walter Goyne
Walnut Grove Couple Awakened in Incident
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Tilley of Walnut Grove were awakened by an unspecified event prompting local authorities to respond. No further details provided in the readable text.
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Johnnie Tilley
Walnut Grove
Man Walks After Dual Flat Tires At Egypt Cemetery
Thursday morning W R Corvin drove to Egypt Cemetery to work but found two flat tires including the spare. Hungry and upset he walked to the Paul Hendersons for help and found them willing to assist.
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W. R. Corvin
Egypt Cemetery
Paul Hendersons
Hendersons
Weekly subscription notice to Mrs Augusta Bivins
Thanks to the Roy Bivins family for their weekly subscription sent to his mother Mrs Augusta Bivins. Here is your chance Grandmother Bivins to keep up with your friends and neighbors.
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Roy Bivins
Augusta Bivins
Grandmother Bivins
Joy Roberts Jr Visits With Jerry Hender Family
Joy Roberts Jr visited Sunday afternoon with the Jerry Hender son family in attendance.
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Joy Roberts Jr
Jerry Henderson Family
Remodeling a House Trailer in Ellis Yard Underway
SEEN Ralph C Wilson is remodeling a house trailer in the D. O. Ellis yard. The project is shaping up and looking real nice.
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R. C. Wilson
D. O. Ellis Yard
Local notes share birthdays and visits across Ada area
Mrs Eula Scott keeps busy by quitting. Teresa Ann Golden celebrated her ninth birthday January 28 with family in Ada. Many relatives and friends visited and called as birthdays and anniversaries were noted. Noble Holman of Wilson was ordained deacon at Wilson Free Will Baptist Church.
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Noble Holman of
Wilson
Scott Jones
Wilson Free Will Baptist Church
Mrs Ru by Jones Home After Valley View Hospital Stay
Mrs Ru by Jones returns home after about three weeks in Valley View Hospital. She is slowly improving but remains quite weak and thanks visitors and others who sent cards and letters.
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Ruby Jones
Valley View Hospital
Ruby
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Rayburn
Eula Scott
Carol Golden
Debbie Henderson
Teresa Ann Golden
Henderson
Oakman
By Ila Pevehouse
James Ross
Donald Kaiser
Don and
Pauline
Clyde Kaiser
Ethel
Harry Kaiser
Enid
Roy Boren
Don Kaiser
Cecil
Canada
Mrs. Carver Jones
Choctaw
Mrs
Murray Smith
Albert Pevehouse
Bill
Tulsa
Medical Center
Bill Pevehouse
Bobby Johns
T. J. Stokes
Corey Haynes
Stratford
D. B. Magar
Dorsey Myers of
Byng
Jess Duvall
Louise Robertson
Angie Wright
Myra Berryman
Okla
Homa City
J. B. Berryman
Mercy Hospital
J.B
Joan
Gene
Dewayne
Deniece
B. J. Ainsworth
Janice
Ronnie
Elmer Lee
Jess Berryman
Jess
Berryman
Ron
Nie
Calvin Lee
Richard
Norman
Edward Berryman
Kay
Charles
Rebee
James Ainsworth
James Ainsworths
Berrymans
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