Local notices of visits and gatherings across several Oklahoma towns
Community columns list visits and social happenings from Ada Vanoss and Francis to Hickory Roff and Elm communities. Names include Hattie Moore Allie Jackson Octava Underhill and J. J. Belt with neighbors at dinners church events and birthdays. The piece notes farm activity and a Shrine train arrival with local Memorial Day cemetery tributes.
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Hattie M. Moore
Hickory
Laxton
Allie Jackson
C. H. Hooks
S. N. Cantrell
J. W. McDonald
Ruby Kirkes
Octava Underhill
J. P. Jackson
Roff
J. C. Jackson
Rufus Jones
J. J. Belt
Ada
Community News Highlights From Roff Ada and Sulphur
Local social notes list residents visiting relatives in Ada Roff and Brinkman with many attending school in Ada summer. Young people carouse at a water carnival in Sulphur and a Sunday singing event at the Christian church draws attendees.
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Mary Louise Melton
Winnifred Alvis
Wichita Falls
Texas
B. E. Braselton
Byars
Ada
J. Bullock
Cussenberry
Sybil Thacker
Hattie Tingle
Homa Brady
Gladys Tingle
Marzelie Hall
B. R. Stetbs
S. Crowder
Eva McAlester
Calla Irick
Adam
Rosa
Vivian Rains
Roff
Short
Brinkman
Butler
H. F. Leeper
Mina Palmer
The
Christian Church
Fred Martin
Kenneth Larsh Wa
Ruccy Lambert
Vanoss Erratum Corrects Beulah Berger Reference
A correction notes Morris Williams replaces Miss Beulah Berger in last week's items. The column reports numerous local visits, dinners, prayer meetings, and social events across Vanoss, Blue Mounds, Canyon, Lightning Ridge, and nearby areas with many residents named and listed.
Yeager community notes on farm work and visits
Yeager farm work advances with crops looking fair. Floyd Gentry and family visit Shawnee relatives, Miss Ruby McGuire visits Miss Jervis, and H C Ledford and Max of Maxwell stay with Miss Jervis. Singing night returns to Sunday. Edd Rawlins and wife visit Edd McGuire. Thelma Shults hosts Halley Gentry, and Mrs McGuire and Mrs Jones visit Mrs Jervis. Wilbur Cosby visiting Seven Shooter area.
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Floyd Gentry
Monroe Jones
Shawnee
Ruby McGuire
Zenoba Jervis
H. C. Ledford
Max
Maxwell
Miss Jervis
Edd Rawlins
Edd McGuire
Halley Gentry
Thelma Shults
McGuire
Mary Jones
Mrs. Jervis
Mr. King
Allen Gentry
Wilbur Cosby
Tyrola Crops Thrive as Planting Finishes
Tyrola area reports good crop conditions with cotton planting nearly complete. Local social notes include Loyd Klines visiting relatives, Mrs. Nora Smith kin from Konawa, and neighbors like Chandler and Smith families gathering for weekend and church events at New Bethel.
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Loyd Klines
Tyrola
Nora Smith
Konawa
Ida Sniders
Addie Klines
Dave Chandler
John Smith
Bessie Chandler
Delia
Ethel Myers
Allen Smith
Novela
Lena Manley
Helen Spivey
Diamond Martin
New Bethel
Arthur Ison
Grady Chandler
Dave
Julian
Brase Chandler
Audie Simpson
Perry Simpson
Minnie Myers
Floyd
Willie
Grady Smith
Joe Bailey
Fay Turner
Local families gather for visiting and singing in Ada area
Widespread social visits fill Ada and surrounding places with friends and relatives over the weekend. Names include Owens Melton Bolen McDaniel and others sharing meals church and singing at various homes and churches. An upcoming Sunday singing invitation closes the note.
Parish Chapel notes crowds and visits brighten farming area
Rain aided farmers as residents share Sunday visits and family gatherings. A large crowd attended Parish Thursday night speaking with several candidates present. Preaching is planned next weekend at Parish and Summers Chapel with Maxwell inviting readers to bring news.
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J. E. Maddox
Bud Horton
Pickett
J. W. Isaacs
Alva Farmer
Alton Shipley
Prentiss Horton
Glen Dryden
Versie Summers
Claud Pennington
Andrew Maddox
Jewel Isaacs
Willie Isaacs
Ollie Wood
Mamie
Community Notes From Roff Area Saturday to Sunday
Local residents including George Hewett Audrie Peterson and Charley Peterson traveled to Roff on Saturday. The community features church services, visiting relatives, and small gatherings with updates on who spent the week with whom and where. People from Ada Bebee and Rollins areas are variously noted among travels and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hewett
Audrie Peterson
Charley Peterson
Roff
R. L. Hagler
J. W. Pruett
Nellie
Ruby Pruett
H. O
Ruth Jesse
Vera Allen
Sidney Daniels
Texas
Sunshine
Rev. Bryant
Sony
Annie Poe
Carrah Hagler
Singing draws large crowd in Laxton event
A large crowd gathered in Laxton for a Sunday singing described as the largest in the town's history. People from Pontotoc County and beyond attended, with praise for the Bible class from Ada’s Baptist church and a warm note from the writer Shorty.
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Laxton
Pontotoc County
Baptist Church of
Local Church Sees Large Attendance and Social Visits
A large crowd attended Colbert church services both Sunday and Sunday night with fifty enrolled in Sunday school aiming for a hundred. Saturday and Sunday scenes include Mr. and Mrs. Drexel Sales visiting relatives, Miss Gladys Ray at the Teachers College, and multiple family visits among the Ray, Bazemore, Floyd, Goggans, Earnest, and Chesnut households. Colbert ball gains 12 to 9 against Pecan Grove, while many residents shared meals and greetings across the community.
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W. J. Standridge
McGee
Dolly
David Walters
Mary Bradley
Ada
Anna Williams
H. B. Williams
J. L. Tilley
Edd McCleary
Yale
Oklahoma
Roberts
Sam McNair
W. T. Buck
Willard Owens
W. J. Cooper
J. M. Tilley
I. N. Hodges
Carl Solomon
Ida Solomon
Tom Cook
Ray Stegall
Rachel McNair
Leah Bradley
Beulah McKinley
Stella
Lena Hutchens
Louise White
Wilson
Anna Bell
Mattie Collins
Rev. Coleman
Shawnee
Vanoss
McKinley
Ray
Morris
Anna Bell Berger
Christina Berger
Mildred Smith
Lavern Zubro
Juanita Zumbro
Dorothy Mullins
Ruby Mullins
Evylen Mitchell
James Mitchel
David Smith
Claude Mullins
Harold Shaw
Lenona Hodges
Wilma Auten
Bonnie Simmons
Victoria Simmons
Churcah
Drexel Sales
Harrison Bazemore
Britt
Jones
Gladys Ray
Teacher’s College
Bill Huddleston
Clarence Pitts
Morgan Carroll
Haskell Floyd
Clifford Ray
Pecan Grove
G. D. Ray
Marjorie Floyd
Mattie Chesnut
Colbert
Chestnut
Mildred Laughlin
Viola
Ellen Earnest
Letha Richman
Minta Lee
Mr. Jones
Frank Smith
Goggans
Mr. Rushing
Sam Thomas
Viola Tennyson
Teachers College
Bazemore
Winnie
Pickett
Viola Earnest
Bro. Teague
Boy Scouts
Lawrence
Faye Coventon
Geneva
Otherine Peddy
G. Z. Floyd
Raymond Young
Ceary Goggans
Lucie Ray
Arthur McCurry
D. F. McCurry
Juliette Smith
Bertha Rushing
Clara Robbins
Jewell
Pernie Lillard
Lora Hughes
Bertie Shannon
Poy Robbins
Barney Busher
Steedman
John Wilson Wer
Shannon
Pernie Lillerd
Effie Wilson
Gann
Lottie
Barney Bushers
Ciara Sherman
Roy Robbins
Bushers
Ingram
Clarence Williams
Lily
Thomas Shannon
Srd
Warm Spring Week Sees Social Visits Across Town
Residents enjoy good weather while neighbors gather for Sunday social events. Thelma Manley and Lola South spent the evening with Autrey Yancy. Bessie Owens Pearl Owens and Willie Bethel shared meals with Martha Adams. Martha Adams visited Jennie Palmer in Pickett. Egypt church draws crowds Friday to Sunday. Walres Jackson visited Orpheline Raimol. Come on Bevee and Worstell readers.
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Egypt
Flora Luther
Colbert
Ella
Lillie
Susie Cooper
J. R. Lee
Homer
Jasper Manley
Scott
R. L. Robins
Ella Cunningham
Ada
E. B. Jones
J. R. Floyd
Bessie
Lela Graham
Letha Binion
Walnut Grove
Opal Jones
Lora South
Mr. Cantrell
Shive
Willie
Violet Ramer
Jewell
Juanita Lee
Laura
Katharine Manley
Eula Fae South
Mr. Floyd
Bob Manley
Oscar South
Clint Palmer
Thelma Manley
Autrey Yancey
Union Hill
Furman Palmer
Gayne’s. Cat
Lola South
Autrey Yancy
Bevee and Worstell
Weather and social notes from the community gathering
The record lists sunny conditions and cotton planting parity while noting a large crowd at Box XX cemetery. Local gatherings include prayers, dinners, and visits among families such as Melton Owens Hayes and Bolen. An all day singin is planned for the third Sunday in June with church reminders and community invitations.
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Box XX
Melton
Lanham
Jack Tolbert
Rebec
Owens
Ethel
Esta
Vernal
Mr. Bolen
Ada
Clarence Irwin
Esta Owens
Mr. Jones
Henry and
Birt Jones
Thomas Melton
Bebee
Henry Jones Report From Rebee Satur Lanham
Reader note from Lanham praises a June issue and invites further news while Henry Jones appears in a local report framing community correspondence.
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Henry Jones
Rebee
Lanham
Rev Stegall Sermon Draws Crowds in Ada Visit
The Fitzhugh notes Rev Stegall preached here Sunday morning and Gospel Team of Ada visited for a Sunday afternoon service. A large crowd enjoyed the events and visitors were welcomed back.
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Stegall
Gospelg
Ada
Beryl Simpson
Opal Thompson
Susie
Henry
Willie Nichols
R. E. Wesson
Floyd Henry
Green Hill
Lura Oliphant
W. A. Oliphant
England's Smallest Industry Makes Bacteria Stains
England produces specialized stains used to highlight bacilli in human tissue under microscopy. This tiny field supports medical diagnostics and laboratory work.
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England
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Marie MecNinch
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Jeff Byrd
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W. B. Goodrich
Lerline Kitchens
Ethel Driver
Christine Elam
Adamis
Mable
Bonita Miller
Brittie Brown
Emma Driver
Bill Sherrell
Griffin
B. Griffin
Hickory Hill
W. H. Miller
Dora McCabe
Irene McCabe
Hermann Sutherland
Fay McNinch
G. W. Driver
S. E. Hawkins
Marie McNinch
Flossie
Bessie Chambers
Beulah Berger
Morris Williams
Jim Bohannon
Anite
Woodie
P. A. Templeman
Elmer Auten
Rosedale
Harry W. Miller
Blue Mounds
Carl Underhill
J. W. Cook
Rolf Saturay
Opal Cochran
Plesant Hill
Ora Lee Ashby
Bob Ashley
Jack Brents
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Lorena Thompson
G. W. Allen
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Dovie
Iva Rose
Ethel Rose
Okmulgee
Grace
Ethel Dobson
Zella Ashley
Leta
Walker Cantrell
Eula Cook
Estella Jones
W. H. Hart
Mr. Pittman
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Ray McKee
Ross
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Cleo Roach
Nellie Pittman
Clara Hart
Billie Ready
Homer Cook
Jasper Allen
C. H. Dobson
Reena Ansell
Brother Stone
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Roy McBride
Marvin Johnson
J. Fussell
Ottis Webb
Haskell Hall
Ike Webb
Johnie Webb
Willie Webb
Iva
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Jewel
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Meda Bryant
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Iva Gerth
Ruby Stewart
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Joe D. Houten
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Virgil Bryant
Clarence Wess
Meda
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Johnnie Taylor
Clarence Christian
Lightning Ridge
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Jeff Fussell
Ruby Loman
Cora Hilliard
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Elmer Gerth
Stratford
Bob Fussell
Rocky Chapel
Florence Hilliard
Virgle
Bryant
Carl
Louie Stewart
William
Henry Hilliard
Yeager
Worstell
Frank Owens
Dewey Barmon
Burk
Mr. Molloy
Noah McDaniel
Fannie Molloy
Esta O Owens
Laverne Cutle
Etta
Myrtle McDaniel
Vernal Melton
Argon Hayes
Glover Hagar
Joy Polen
Ofa Davis
Elsie Isaacs
Ethel Molloy
Alpha Kirby
Jewell Cape
Molloy Girls
Stella Roberts
Lottie Long
Earl Johnson
Rollins Home
Maryed Wilkerson
Marie Bethel
Audrey Bethel
Artie Hood
G. W. Wells
Curtis Wells
Lois Rollins
Johnson
Lilla
Pat Johnson
Oliver Crane
R. L. Rollins
Mr. Bethel
Lonnie Haggard
Bebel
John Wells
Tom Gillock
Roy Gillock
H. H. Bethel
Jack Humphrey
Allie Hood
Dave Kite
Willie Wilson
Gladys Rollins
Lou Bolen
S. F. Johnson
John Layne
Bebe
Marion Burke
Arthur King
Box X
George Shultz
Kenneth
Happyland
Fitzhugh
Shaw
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