Summer chapel crowds and community notes in Pontotoc
Singing and preaching drew large crowds at Summers chapel. Farmers report first crop work completed. many names of locals and visitors appear as social notes across Pontotoc and nearby towns. Several families travel to Ada and other nearby communities, with church events and sickness updates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Summer's
Marguerite Bevins
Bessie Breche
Geneva Sullivan
John
H. L. Norman
Ollie Summers
Dorothy
Ada
Edith Brecheen
Thelma Burns
Marguerite
Olivia Mackey
Jackie
Helen
Jestica Brecheen
Andrew Brecheen
Sam Cox
Lottie Sheerfield
Ruby Hilton
Hilton
Ewell Cox
Ethel McCurdy
Grant Isaacs
Froy Sutton
Sewell Little and Little Son
Pontotoc
Hindricks
Local notes and community life in Northwest Pontotoc County
Maxwell hosts a county political gathering with 15 to 20 candidates. many local families attend hospital news reports and social visits. Notable items include Trynus Light’s burn recovery, Mary Rice’s death and Norman family travels, teachers Miss Flossie Summers and Miss Fawn Bevers updates, and several weddings, church events, and farm reports reflecting county life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna R. Pannell
Maxwell
Emmett Light
Trynus Light
McGee
W. A. Hearron
Box
Summers Chapel
Derville Watts
Bess
Ada
Galey
Lavonne Burk
Sam Newby
Price McGalliard
Donnie Brecheen
Mary Rice
H. L. Norman
Rain brings relief to farmers in Lovelady area
Community notes show a large Sunday rainfall appreciated by farmers. Many local residents visited relatives and attended singing sessions at Lovelady, with numerous Sunday dinners and casual calls among families including the Adams, Thogmartin, Robison, Williams and Cochran households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owl Creek
Claud Bailey
Lorene Williams
Stonewall
J. W. France
Henry Keys
Ruby Hill
Ruby Couch
Azlee Odom
Mr. Rockwell
Union Valley
Bab Ashley
Charlie Hough
Roff
Bethel Ready
Franks
Ashley Home
Irene Cochran
Iree
Ireen Wilson
Walter Wilson
Hugo
Cliff Collins
Lula Minor
Bessie
Lucile Cochran
Zella Ashley
Bessie Cochran
Gussie Baker
Horseshoe Ranch
A. P. Puller
Ada
Andrew Cecil
Oma Gene
Geneva
Annie Adams
J. B. Robison
George Thogmartin
Gladys Thogmartin
Bertha Sanders
Eulas Brannon
Robert Ross
A. P. Reby
Son Charley
Jack Adams
Cecil, Opal
Offie
Ollen Brannon
Alva
Evelyn
Raymond Dickerson
Mrs. Williams
Hickory
Clarence Williams
Cecil
Annie Brandon
Faroe King
Dessie Roby
Sanders
Carl Stages
Ilya Williams
Jim Brandon
John Sanders
Union Hill Community News Notes and Events
Rain disrupted farming but Sunday school continued with several in attendance. The next week features a pie supper on June 7 to raise funds for a piano. Local residents and visitors enjoyed singing and social visits, with regular Tuesday night singing announced and invitations extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckie Jones
Lillie Floyd
Marlow
Frank Tiner
Burle Cantrell
Boland
Ada
Opal Jones
Velma Floyd
Will Myers
Rocky Chapel
Nora
Mary
Edward Cantrell
Bottoms
Grandma Homer
Richardson
Jim Rich
Odie Ramsey
Opal Cowan
Alfred Rich
Pearlee Stone
Daisy Raimol
Leona Bivens
Myrick
Florence Stone
Annabel Jackson
Edith Tilley
Ruby Cowan
W. O. Young
T. T. Akers
Lou Sellers
Barney Bottoms
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Pontotoc County
Clarence Murgson
Mrs. Brecheen
Bessie Brecheen
Joe Isaacs
Willis Sutton
Beatrice Isaacs
Jim Brecheen
E. E. Sutton
Alcie Mae Brecheen
Myrtle Evans
Beatrice and
Buel Starks
Clarence Wood
Yeager
John Wood
Sam Bunn
Mamie Bevers
George Barrett
Rich Newly
Homer Steel
Alex Ellis
Jim Journey
Duncan
Okla
Mirs
Topsy
Ross
Fitzhugh
Mountain View
Brother Johnson
Ross Montgomery
Harry Bunyard
Walters
Cobb
A. Hennigan
Willie Tipton
Buster Hunter
George Davis
Shawnee
W. L. Wright
Arthur Coffy
Mrs. Wells
Doris
Irene Shook
Elvis Wright
Chearsie Rhodes
Mattie Patton
Dosson
Alfred
Mrs. Patton
Thelma Hoosier
Ethel Bradley
Ollie Sweet
Ruby Farr
Gerty Bergess
Egypt
J. L. Thomas
Henry Odom
Harrison Gill
J. H. Davis
Thalmer Holland
Near Tupelo
Bob Bushers
Jessie Daniels
Abl Scott
Fred Hoggatt
Fred Odom
Fitzhugh and
Maud
Alta Loretta
Clarence Odom
B. S. Williams
Willie Bennett
Wilburn
Grandpa Campbell
W. M. Parker
Eldo Whipple
G. P. Hatton
Jim Snow
Bertie Sherrell
Ladie Gray
Roberts
Underwood
Buster McCurtain
Tishomingo
Jess Spence
Emma Owens
Ila Anderson
Baily Miller
Elliot Smith
Grandpa Willoughby
Lucy Brecheen
Billie Joe
Biffle
Bill O'Dell
G. M. Spurlock
Claud Hooper
Stratford
J. J. Layne
Worstell
Wv. G. Perry
Wynnewood
Sewell Little
Our Parts
Sewell
G. R. Norman
Norman
Impson Anderson
Anderson
Poe
Shawnee Memorial Day
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Rut Cole
Leonard McBroom
McBroom
G. W. Cole
Graham
Jones County
Texas
Mr. Cole
Dallas Davis
Glover Hagar
Dallas
Grandma Robertson
Wesley Oberlin
Otto Robertson
Alva Evans
Miss Sylvia
Evans
Willis Roberts
Rebee
R. M. Crompton
Roger Wood
A. J. Wood
Fleming
Guy Northcutt
Washington
Lindsey Davidson
Waples-Platter Gro. Co
Lawton
Bill
Ina Woods
Rachel Burk
Alene Burk
Kathryn Woods
B. F. Hendrix
Charlie Haggard
C. O. Burk
Bertha Stone
Mack Fleming
Norman & Fleming
Columbus Bailes
Marion Powell
Powell
EK. W. Cotton
Cotton
Ruby Ashley
Bethel Reay
Elmo
Alvin Minor
Harmon Underhill
Cubby Colbert
Cochran
Earnest Cochran
Roy May
Bob Ashley
Willie Mae Walker
Virgie Wilson
Elmo Minor
Mr. Ashley
Bud Cantrell
Walter Ashley
Rev
A. E. Ford
Cotton Chopper
W. H. Hightower
Bebee
J. A. Burk
Mary Williams
Owen
Andrew Wray
Elmer Duncan
Hugh Brittain
Lavelle Cade
Chickasha
Whitted
Velma Duncan
Charley Powell
Archer
Union Hill
Bert Cade
Silva
Velma Mackey
Delbert Duncan
Virginia Lee
FF. E. Duncan
Lovelady
W. J. Akers
Shaw's
Union
Dad
Palm Beach
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