Revival and community notices from Pontotoc County rural news
Sunday school modules with about 80 in attendance aim for 100. Revival scenes report six saved and several sanctified, with Pastor T. C. Sweet preaching. Social items note visits, baptizing planned near Worstell, and ongoing church revival efforts plus school reopening and local errands around Laxton, Franks, and adjoining areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Sweet
C. B. Gordon
Kay Cheat
Bertha Cobel
Floyd Jackson
George Humphreys
Ed Brooks
Grandpa Duncan
Bro
Boatman
Oba Parish
Roy Choat
Bro. Nix
Ed Jones
Dill
Worstell
Dame
Center
Old Discovery
Rebee
Revival Meeting Continues At Local Place With Community Invite
The revival meeting at this place continues and invites everyone to participate. School began Monday July 17 with new teachers Miss Parker and J D Underhill. Neighbors visitations noted as families spend Sundays in various homes, including the Cooks, Ford, Belt, Eager, Kirkis, and Lovett households, with several individuals mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Parker
J. D. Underhill
Creager
Lonzo Baker
Cooksey
Frank Green
Ford
Oscar Belt
Joe Belt
J. B. Eager
Elmer
Ray Goodman
Glove
Helen
Kirkis
Tom Nabors
Bob Fussell
Will Brents
Virgie Mae Lovett
Ashley
Visits and Calls Across Families in Ada and Nearby Towns
Grandmother Strauther visits daughter and family. Readhouse of Okmulgee calls on Tom and wife. Ada’s Mrs Trimble spends week with Norman family. Travis Norman and daughter Wilma June visit Isaacs home. Bueal Stark and Kenneth stay with George and wife. Ruth Soward and Cleo Brecheen visit Delta and Hazel Watts. Alpha MelIntyree visits Audie Cox. Grandfather Hatinger listed as sick. Layton Wood family from McGee visit Stark household. Steve Lilley returns home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strauther
Alfred Summers
Mr. Summers
Readhouse
Okmulgee
Tom Carmichael
J.W. Trimble
Ada
W. C. Norman
Travis Norman
Wilma June
J. S. Isaacs
George Evans
Ruth Soward
Cleo Brecheen
Delta
Hazel Watts
Alpha MelIntyree
Audie Cox
Hatinger
Layton Wood
McGee
Bueal Stark
Social visits fill weekends in local families
Manley Bragg and son Hugh and others traveled to Oklahoma City Friday on a business trip. Several households hosted visitors Saturday night and Sunday afternoon including McAlisters, Hunts, James, Welkers, Gedsons, and Standridges. Families, relatives, and friends shared meals and songs at various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manley Bragg
Hugh
Esther Welker
Claudia Ayres
Ila Mae Keith
Pauline Mann
Norene James
Georgee
Gene
Lavern
Jewelldene Gedson
J. C. James
Marvin Welker
Elmo
Bonnie
Sadie Mae Standridge
D. Hunt Home
Ruby Stafford
Billy Jo
Mary Frances
James Home
Jess Standridge
Doris Roper
Preston Mole
Merion Smith
Burel Smith
Merion
Avis Rae McDowell
Oklahoma City
Connie Rutherford
Vaness
Madelon Anderson
Madie Burk
Kirby Lee Anderson
Aubrey Rutherford
Summers Chapel
C. O. Burk
Arthur Duncan
Lucille
Dorothy
Budie
Sunday School and Church Attendance Report
Sunday services drew strong crowds with all ages present. Numerous neighbors and relatives shared meals and visits in homes of local families including Raglands Newbys Shirleys and Lees. Irene Cale remains on the sick list while several guests lingered in Friday and Saturday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Myers
Henry Jamar
Rhoda Shirley
Othar Ragland
Elva Lee
Lillie Ragland
Doyle Newby
Edd Shirley
George Lee Deatherage
Levar Ballard
Pauline Rankin
Local social notes from a warm weekend
Sunday gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. Watson with Tom Watson and sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDonald and children of Union Valley. Several visits and travels are noted among Addie B. Richardson, June Watson, Opal Mack, the Cradducks, Oglesbys, Blevens, and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester H. Watson
Tom Watson
Ray McDonald
Union Valley
Addie B. Richardson
June Watson
Atwood
Lester Watson
Opal Mack
Jim Snell
Troy Sherrell
J. C. Cradduck
Jim Oglesby
Buddy
Jimmy Lorene
New Mexico
Jim Cradduck
Velma Oglesby
Maisie Lee Zumbro
Ruby
Lorena Blevens
Dana France
Oklahoma notes and community life mix with a long obituary
The page records school start with good attendance amid drought and crop strain, social visits in the area, and local weather with rain. It includes a memorial for Vern Holmes, details of his funeral, and a poem. It also carries a regional column on recovery, industrial self government, and remarks by Gen. Hugh Johnson, plus local updates from Norman, Ada, and Konawa communities.
Interesting tale of General Hugh Johnson and the draft
Fred E. Tucker relays a story about General Hugh Johnson, national public works administrator, and his father Colonel Johnson. In 1917 Johnson secretly prepared draft questionnaires and arranged nationwide distribution to counties and exemption boards, earning Crowder’s praise. The anecdote reflects Johnson’s bold decisive style and signals future wartime innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Tucker
Hugh Johnson
Colonel Johnson
Oklahoma Senate
Fred Tucker
Fred
Enoch Crowder
Congress
United States
Johnson
Crowder
Local social rounds report from Ada area
Marvell J Trimble of Ada spent the first of the week with his daughter and family Mrs W C Norman and Mr Norman. Miss Hazel Brecheen spent Sunday with Marie Hilton. Mr and Mrs Earl McDaniel and son Billy Murrel spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Joe Robertson. Mr and Mrs Kell Barnett called on Mr and Mrs Sam Riley Saturday afternoon. Miss Sadie Cox spent Sunday with Miss Nellie Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keithley
Aliloso
Raymond Chapman
Guthrie
Rollen Duncan
Tupelo Wednemia
Duncan
Clarence Leader
Cecil Leader
Bryan
Won Audie
Mrs. Smith
Johnnie Smith
Ruby Duncan
Joyce Kerr
High Hill
Annie Bell Duncan
Johnson
Wanda
Genoma
Brother Miller
Viola
Ruth Parker
Williamson
Lonnie Toby
A. J. McNeal
Owasso
Aline Williamson
Stonewall
Joe Mayers
Ada
Myrtle Blackburn
Jimmie Dunnegan
Oakman
Jennie Barnes
Allen
Lee Gillock
Davis
Lovelady
Mary Kerr
Gloria Gene
Jack Riddle
Penrod
W. J. Palmer
Martha Lee Dodson
Florence
Nola Stone
Jimmie Rich
Johnny Stone
Emmett Archer
Mr. Sellers
Chickasha
Opal Teel
Glennie Phillips
Sis Penrod
Pickett
Jim Melton
Ben Stone
Pearlee Hanrahan
Annie Keeling
Beulah McGee
Roy Jr
Sallie Keeling
Ida Stone
Nola
Arthur Dee
Nellie Fay
Lillie Mae
Betty Jane Mullins
Dodson
Marvin Burnett
Buel Jackson
Cora Whitson
Helen Cook
Center
Cora Dodson
J. W. Trimble
W. C. Norman
Norman
Hazel Brecheen
Marie Hilton
Earl McDaniel
Billy Murrel
Joe Robertson
Kell Barnett
Sam Riley
Sadie Cox
Nellie Mitchell
Mildred Anderson
Dan Richardson
Seminole
Leroy
William Jenkins
Orley Morrison
Rainey
Marcarete
M. P
Claude Carpenter
Pauline
Lorene Laughlin
Bernice Anderson
Harold Laughlin
Leon
Hershal Anderson
Allan Lee
Leonard Rainey
Anie Jenkins
Sam Morrison
Harve Lambert
Zora Vaughn
Georgie Jones
Ollie Morrison
Miskel Lamb
Charley Laughlin
Gertie Marie
Willard Anderson
Scott Jones
Clarita
Georgia Jones
Denny
Leroy Wilson
Scott Wilson
Jess Caton
Atend
Gertie Laughlin
Averell Deaton
Ruby Wilson
Ona Deaton
New Well Activity Expands on Bill Standridge Property
The Denver plans new wells on Bill Standridge’s land as several recent wells indicate growth. Community members attended gatherings, visited relatives, and spoke of recent rains and revival meetings. Local residents, including Evans Burk and the Laughlin family, shared visits and meals across numerous Sunday and weekday departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Standridge
Denver
Johnsonville
Alva Evans
Handsel Burk
Dewitt Bryan
Verlin Light
Verlin
G. M. Northam
Ray Soward
Melba Northam
Oil Center
E. H. Hudson
Bryan Thomas
Bennett
Rebee
How You Can Help Put Over Industrial Recovery
A newspaper excerpt proposes an economic plan to aid recovery by ensuring workers receive a fair share of production. It suggests using an average of $2 per hour for a 46 cent hourly floor as a starting point to guide payrolls and prices, aiming to stabilize income distribution and support smaller businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gether
NIRA Debate and Call to Action Across Communities
An editor notes the National Industrial Recovery Act as a sweeping peacetime measure linking government with business to boost employment and standardize hours and pay. Gen Hugh Johnson outlines how local leaders can mobilize support, urging public spirit and coordinated action to advance the recovery program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
Johnson
E T Sorrels Pioneer Of Pontotoc Co Dead
E T Sorrels died July 5 at 3 30 p m at his son Bill Sorrels home two miles southeast of Ada He immigrated to Indian Territory 46 years ago and spent most of that time in Pontotoc county Born in Kentucky he moved to Wise County Texas and married Mattie McNealy in 1881 Seven of their eleven children survive Charley Bill Edna Mrs Emily Andrews Oklahoma City Mrs Gillie Agee Roff Tom Pontotoc and Mrs Laura Golden Anadarko
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Sorrels
Pontotoc ® Co
Bill Sorrels
Ada
Indian Territory
Pontotoc County
Kentucky
Wise County
Texas
Mattie McNealy
Charley
Bill
Edna
Emily Andrews
Oklahoma City
Gillie Agee
Roff
Tom
Pontotoc
Laura Golden
Anadarko
Tax Commission Underspends Appropriation in Year
Oklahoma City July 19 The Oklahoma tax commission spent 52 percent of its appropriation last fiscal year and returned to the state treasury an unexpended balance of 240 179 after expenditures totaling 266 299.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Melven Cornish
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Alf Kennedy
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Brad Shahan
Marrine Farmer
O. V. Crass
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James Ford
Dave Davis
Arlean Clayton
Mise Susie Owens
Haskell
Conway
Jared
Jewel Laughlin
Jim Laughlin
Robert
Ruby Surrett
Hugh Toby
Pearl Barnes
Marion Gay McNeal
Barnie Reyes
Sam Parker
Alma Lee Laughlin
Union Hill
Steve Lilley
Hound Top
Allie Ragland
Ralph
Irene Cale
Annie Blevens
Bettie Thrasher
Clyde Bray
Jim Shirley
Louis Shirley
Buck Fedis Fallon
Frank Shirley
Curtis Blevins
Henry Blevins
George Halbrook
Marvin Wood
Ester
Ruby Bittle
Ruth
Dasie Wood
George Lee
Dorothy Deatherage
Lizzie Myers
Agnes Mosley
J. R. Newby
Jess Roberts
Blanchard
Bob Mosley
Clarence
Roy Stephens
Acme
Tex
S. H. Newby
Hi Hill
Carrie Johnson
Henry McMeans
Florence Lee Brown
Mary Neill Rowe
Irene McMeans
Mary Neil Rowe
Lola Fay Brown
Ellen Farrow
Bertha Grey
Lois Kerr
Jewel McMeans
Billie Phillips
Hary Sweatt
Mrs. Brown
McMeans
Edith Henry
Vern Holmes
Dallas
J. S. Holmes
Ott
Rev. Graves
Lamar & Smith
Earth
Home
Darling Vern
Jesus
Lela Hudson
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Francis
Opal Wilson
J. Cariker
Rolten
Hugo
B. A. Chaddick
Charles Krieser
Leona W Krieser
Charles
Wilma Dean Cariker
Geneva Langston
Delbert Whitten
Glen
Woodrow Phillips
Attie Jones
Bill Jones
Ausmus of
Jeff Ausmus
Wim. Phillips
Maud Williams
Mamie Williams
Alger Jones
Jones
Bell Hamet
D. S. Keenr
Foster
Lois Lee
Zella Mae Thurman
Edna Jones
Cedar Grove
John Tullie
Arbor
Pearson
Milwaukee
Wis
Bernie Smith
Kingston
N. C
Bennie
NEA
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Dustry
Recovery Administration
Marvell
Happyland
Impson Anderson
Marie Bray's
Madelon and
Bettie
Roy
Ralph Brendle
Charles Thomas
Warren Cunningham
Chuck Roberts
Neal Hudson
Sarah Hagar
Mildred Bennett
Minnie Ola Corbin
Bill Flemmings
Dale Ryan
Johnnie Owens
Bernard Homer
Johnnie Ballen
Charles Thompson
Hugh S. Johnson
Ieee Co
Merong, Durabie
Pevarst
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McKoy Hardware
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