Rural Communities of Pontotoc County Notes
Rev Byrd and Rev Hallmark lead meetings at Owl Creek while residents from Ada Frisco Tupelo and Fairview visit. Local social ties highlighted by family visits church piano purchase and community events across Pontotoc area during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owl Creek
Byrd
Hallmark
Worley Hokett
Oklahoma City
Ruby Gertrude Coue
Jimmie Cagle
Brice Thompson
Lovelady
C. M. Sliger
David Darden
C. C. Couch
A. Stone
Miller
Frisco
Couch
Ashton Stevens
Taylor Polk
Fairview
G. W. Bowin
Elmo Polk
Clarence Yoakum
Marlin Baker
Ada
Laula Couch
Jones
Tupelo
Stonewall
C. H. Martin
Local Socials and Events From Centrahoma Area
Sunday guests at the Stockton home included Dowel Nichols and family plus J H Hays Jack Vaus han and two Rh J and JC Nichols Donald Phillips and Jack Dean. Kalihoma ball game attendees were Cellie Nichols Ruben Stockton Alfred Nichols and child. Yoakum dance drew a good crowd. Ruben Stockton George Rail and David Nichols did business in Allen. Bess Vaughan also in Allen. Gladys Yoakum and Gene Nicholl wed Monday night. The pride residence was in Centrahoma. she is daughter of Bill and Mrs Yoakum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Allen
Bess Vaughan
Gladys Yoakum
Gene Nichell
Centrahoma
Bill Yoakum
Rainy Night Singing At Grover Tyree’s Home
The community enjoyed a Sunday night singing at Mr. and Mrs. Grover Tyree’s home with many neighbors attending. Numerous local visits and weekend gatherings are noted among families including Cox, Barnett, Boucher, Holloway, and Brecheen households. Revival services began Sunday night led by Brother Bill Huddleston of Atwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Huddleston
Atwood
Juanita Payne
McGee
Joleeta Little
Gaar Corner
Carmen London
Wichita
Kansas
Estaline Little
Adas
Ada
Amanda Berger
Anita Snipes
Fletcher Snipes
Friona
Sam Collins
Lindsay
Pickett
Revival meeting Draws Large Attendance As School Begins
Dry weather concerns crops while a revival meeting continues with strong turnout. School opened Monday to high attendance. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Watson and family visited his sister on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Watson
Local Social Notes Highlight Community Visits and Illness
Sunday and Sunday night church attendance by Rev. Pendergraft from Adam. Jane Blackburn listed as sick. Families visiting relatives include Cochranes, Cannons, Newmans, Davises, Brumleys, Wallaces, McNeals, Farnham, Gillock, Frederick, Ogee, Lamb, and Adams. Several trips to Allen and Homer noted with multiple gatherings at Davis and Allison households.
Dry summer prompts calls for rain in Oakman Ada area
The long drought grips Oakman and nearby communities as residents report heat and scarce rainfall. Local social notes list visits and gatherings across families such as Kerr, Kerr’s, Sweat, Brown, McMeans, and others, with many Sunday activities and church events. The Ada hospital treats Mrs. Everette Tucker and Miss Helen Pevehouse, while school plans shift with July 24 start for High Hit, and teachers: Mrs. Willie Kite.
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Rodeo Attendance
Roy Horne made an Allen visit or on Saturday. Mrs. Roma Olivo stayed with her sister Mrs. Janie Phillips Saturday night. Wanda Lee and Betty Hopkins visited Melvie and Thelma Horne Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson visited Jack Norton Tuesday eve ning. Oren and Arnold Phillips and Ross Hays attended the rodeo in Ada Wednesday. Hubert Horne and J. R. Bry son spent Sunday with James Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Phillips spent Saturday night with the lat ter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry McMeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Henry Sartors
Edna Jones
Loriie Harris
Christina Bingham
Marie Harris
Dora Sartors
Clarence Sartors
Steve Kellogg
Essie Hammonds
Dick Kellogg
Dock Jones
Isam Harris
Bill Baker
Bob Wilson
Ada
Maudie Casey
Conway
Neal Matthews
Niecy Matthews
Oklahoma City
Malcolm Baker
W. T. Baker
Louis Robertson
Buel Bradford
June Watson
Calvin
L. H. Watson
Elizabeth Watkins
Lorene Blevins
Ode Felkins
Debs
Earl Felkins
Charlie Mack
Frisco
Stonewall
George McKinney
Fay
Jim Snell
Sherrell
Rocky Chapel
Troy
Albert Sherrell
C. B. Mack
Sid Jones
J. E. Sutton
Albert Wilson
Juanita Crisp
Sunshine
Jim Caton
Oakman
Edith Lee Gaylord
Charley Shirley
Thelma Scrocgins
Sid Gaylor
Texas
Molly Gaylor
Joe Smith
Jimmie Dale
Asher
Moman Campbell
St. Louis
A. B. Elmer
Obbie Seroggins
Arsus Williams
Konawa
Sally Jones
Maybel Smith
Mark Henson
Clelen Scroggins
Clyde Chandler
Howard Jared
Black Rock
D. M. Kerr
McMeans
Carrie Johnson
Claud Sanders
Pleasant Hill
Albert Henry
Lou Phillips
Red Oak
Willie Kite
Herman Kerr
Alien Sweat
Florence Lee Brown
Allean Sweat
Knox Lee Sweat
Lola Fay Brown
Mary Nell Rowe
Irene McMeans
Jack Riddle
Sam Zealey
Conney
Hall's Hill
Will Kerr
Childner
Lilly
Ruby
Olaf Myrick
Ellis Leeds
Bobby
Enid
Pearl Simpson
Jess Berryman
J. B
Helen
Jean
Edward
Lee
Inez
Elmer Lee
Shirley Massey
Jimmy Caton
Denny
Earnest Williamson
Arvie Bandy
Lonnie Bandy
Mary McDonald
Wayre Moberley
Ellis Seed
M. M. Massey
Neal McDonald
Mary
Jewel
Mare
J. M. MacDonald
Center
Jessie Lilly
Corbin
Grandpa Jordan
E. PB. Crawford
J. C
Junior Smith
Jones Chapel
Raymone Corbin
Henry Maxwell
Henry Jamar
L. M. Wood
E. C. Jamar
Otha
Ragland
Ruth
Dasie
Ellen Wood
Blane Wood
J. R. Newby
Willie Berger
H. D. Ragland
Rosedale
Rice Nix
I. P. Atchison
Clyde Wilson
W. O. Rosland
Pollie Willoughby
Lela Atchison
Edna Anglin
Sam Rankin
S. H. Newby
A. C. Nix
Jessie Newby
T. J. Myers
Roy Horne
Allen
Roma Olivo
Janie Phillips
Wanda Lee
Betty Hopkins
Melvie
Thelma Horne
Charlie Johnson
Jack Norton
Oren
Arnold Phillips
Ross Hays
Hubert Horne
J. R. Bryson
James Hopkins
Herman Phillips
Henry McMeans
The
Baptist Church
Janie Matthews
Hazel Phillips
Glenn Hoosier
Sherman
Charlie Hoosier
Mollie May Williamson
Edna Mounger
Etta Phillips
Stanley Baxter
Edith West
Cedar Grove
Hazel West
Iva Jones
Harrie Chambers
B. C. Matthews
Drumright
Jim Walters
Sam Sutton
Myrtle Rader
Frank Baker
Irish Craddock
Clara Mae Phillips
Helen Matthews
J. D. Jones
G. A
Walnut Grove
Edna Agee
Odell
Cathrine Roddy
Robert Tilley
Grady Lloyd
Iona Tilley
R. E. Tilley
Lester Collins
E. E. Agee
Ray Buster
Bonnie Lee
Horton
Hudell Bolin
Oil Center
Evert Hurley
A. M. Collins
Clovis
Madge Eslick
Roddy
Tom Roddy
Aubrey Young
W. C. Rose
Edna
Ruby Ageé
Edna Tilley
Homer Bureh
Joe Danley
Editor Fears Nazi Propaganda In United States
New York July 9 CP Raymond Moley magazine editor and ex assistant secretary of state testifies before a House Un American Activities Committee open hearing. He says Nazi propaganda in the U S is a menace and discusses Stahlhelm groups drilling in New York City and swastikas. He notes four Today magazine articles as understatements backed by verifiable documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Raymond Moley
Brain Truster
United States
Moley
House Committee On UN
Massachusetts
Samuel Dickstein
J. Will Taylor
Tennessee
Today
Dickstein
Germany
McCormack
Washington
Kiep
New York City
Rockefeller to Celebrate 95th Birthday Quietly at Lakewood
John D. Rockefeller Sr. turns 95 tomorrow with a restrained schedule at his Lakewood estate. Family may join a short drive or a simple card game. no official birthday statement will be issued as his routines remain modest and private since returning from Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Henry Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Jockesfeller
Lakey Wood
Ormond Beach
Fla
Rockefeller
Florida
Pleasant Hill community notes and church events
A summary of social and church activities in Pleasant Hill and nearby areas. Visits, Sunday meetings, and gatherings are noted, including hospitality, family visits, and attendance at services. Several residents and visitors are mentioned across Ada, Frisco, Elk City, and Knox areas with occasional travel to Sherman and Arkansas.
Community notes from Ada and Walnut Grove area gatherings
Central farmers relax after harvest in Ada area with neighbors visiting and sharing ice cream. Several families from Ada and Walnut Grove attend Fourth of July activities and church services while local schools resume with small student turnout and visits from relatives.
Ex-convict may run in Oklahoma run-off election
Oklahoma City July 7 A former convict may have his name on the run-off ballot despite a constitutional ban on felons serving in the legislature Attorney General J Berry King ruled after a query by state election board secretary J William Cordell He noted the constitution leaves qualifications to each legislative house and no statute bars felons between primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. Berry King
J William Cordell
State Election Board
Cordell
King
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Union Valley
M. Watkins
J. B. Mack
McKinney
Woodrow Coffey
Lillie Mae Evans
G. B. Peters
Lubbock
Opal, Garnett
Jewell Fussell
Fitzhugh
J. A
Winfrey McKeel
Cleo Coffey
Robert Davis
the Baptist Church
Brook Haven
Maxwell
Grover Tyree
Dorothy Nelson
Etta ‘Ellis
Tom Carmichael
Mr. Carmichael
Chism
Cal Barnett
Pauline
Dewey Cox
Audie Cox
Mary Tyre
Pearl Johnson
Charlie Mae
Johnson
C. A. Barnett
Barnett
Sath Riley
Childrenn
Leonard Holloway
Hudson
Hudson Called On Mr. and Mrs. Holloway Sunday. Mrs. Ona Boucher
Maearnett
Eliza Brecheen
George Hilton
Jim Boucher
Earl McDowell
Cordie Sullivan
Delmar Scott
Grandma James
Willie Files
Charley Brown Gordon
Worstell
Worley Estes
Mildred
Dorothy Lee Finch
Louise Estes
Anna Marie
Mary Lou Fowler
Dora Crowley
H. W. Estes
A. M.files
Coal County
Sadie Mae
Alma D. Mobley
J. A. Martin
Grandma Martin
Elmer Sanders
Virgie Fowler
J. C. Bullock
Howard Fowler
Near Stonwall
B. F. Fowler
Rosa Lee
Joe Ward
Aleene
Sadie
Mary Lou
Anna Marie Fowler
Jimmie Monroe
Near Stonewall
Montgom
Finch
Pendergraft
Adam
Jane Blackburn
Toby
Floyd Cochran
Bob Cannon
Steedman
Leota Newman
Charlie Davis
Walker Brumley
Homer
Mattie Wallace
Davis
Leo McNeal
Eva Farnham
Pearl Barnes
Lee Gillock
Ruth Frederick
Linon Ogee
Jack McNeal
Ken Lamb
Stell Alexander
Wade Allison
Buck McNeal
Pat Toby
Earl Cooper
Clarence
Parker
Sherwood Wallace
Grandpa
Floyd Wallace
Yeager
Earl Mulliniks
Jim Best
Tre Criterfield
Luther Ashley
Dillon of
Plummer Smart
Clarence Cannady
Otis Brewer
Shawnee
Lula Dee Shirley
Everette Tucker
Ada Hospital
J. P. Wood
Mona Mae
Lela Wood
Lorene Cosby
J. M. Shirley
Byars
Travern
Gracie Mulliniks
Mabel Drake
Louie Rodgers
Baby
Midland
J. D. Sutton
Luther Parker
Tommie
Dave Cummins
Mayme Peck
Hattie Sellars
Irene Townsley
Norma Lee Henry
Ed Calahan
Effie Henry
Hughes
Ona
Nichols
Billie Denham
Vaness
Robert Henry
Helen Pevehouse
Myrtle Irwin
Ona Hughes
William Miller
Clarence Irwin
Danley
Egypt
Marcus McDonald
Smith
Egg
R. L. Moss
Odell Ampress
Lenora Wilfong
Leona
Bessie Crawley
Judson Kirby
Alman Danley
Leona Jones
Ola Danley
Dunn
Hayes
Happyland
D. C. Kendrick
Grace Bryant
Eulah Simpson
Raymond Owens
Opal
Elva Crawford
Callie Revels
Earl Revels
Wynema Coventon
Zellma Carter
Opal Smith
Letha McDonald
Ruby Lilley
Thurmond Kendrick
Flore Wirters
Annie Price
Hickory
Bertha Brashears
J. M. Ingram
Norman
Kerr
Adrian Price
Walter Price
Ahloso
R. D. Hammond
Rofft
J. D. Gann
E. E
Viola Nickells
Elizabeth Jay
Billie Nickells
Jackie Wilson
J. D. Rann
Hally Stephens
Elden Bernethia
Sowars
Viana Sowars
Jess Norman
Pauline Laughlin
Virginia Allen
U. S
N. Y
Bebee
Elva Jones
Terral Hayes
Lorene Crow
Lena Belle Jackson
A. A. Hays
Weleetka
W. H. Hightower
John Wells
Arthur Wells
Elk City
Leota Webb
Charlie Crane
John Crane
Wells
Charlie Haggard
Bobbie
Don
Sadie Haggard
Etta Hightower
M. C. Burk
Arkansas
Raymond Bonnie
Carmelette Miller
Franks
C. V. Polk
George
Viola Parker
Trippler
Elsie Glover
June McSwain
Oma McGalliard
Hobbs
Joe Rowlett
Mitt
Willis Looney
Raymond McGalliard
Byrd's Mill
Thurman Park
Floyd Fuller
Henry Clampitt
Oral Clampitt
Ethel Gamble
Ada Jean Creech
Bud Creech
Henry Creech
Mary Lena Polk
Lollar
Esther and
Ivan B
Knox
A. W. Gouch
Tom Hughes
Leroy McDaniel
Rosie
Florence Pevehouse
Mildred Calahan
Johnnie Henry
A. J. Deaton
Sam
John Vaughan
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