Jesse attendees at Methodist Indian Mission conference
Mr and Mrs Fred Rogers Mr and Mrs Chastain McCurtain Mrs Alba Ott Miss Elsie O Eddy and Mrs Loy Ott attended the Methodist Indian Mission annual conference at Jesse over the weekend. About 1500 people joined the gathering with several buildings and about 100 tents needed for overnight shelter. Storm warnings persisted until midnight before an all clear allowed participants to rest. Bro Hampton Anderson served as superintendent in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Methodist Indian Mission Annual
Fred Rogers
Chastain McCurtain
Alba Ott
Elsie O’eddy
Loy Ott
Rogers
Bro
Hampton Anderson
Local Rural News Haul and Health Notes
Leroy Sawyers reports rain ended just in time to harvest alfalfa in fine shape. B B Ryan cut and baled about 1200 bales of hay last week. Barley on Claude Thompson place yielded below expectations. Whooping cough appears locally. Women work overtime canning garden produce. Black army bugs threaten tomatoes. Van Harlin family plagued by colds and virus infections. Mrs Harlin has sinusitis and her mother a severe cold. Terry Van Harlin has whooping cough. Sunday Chester Nix hosted Edgar Harlin and families for supper. Monday Nix and Harlin wives attended a Rachel party at Mrs Warren Broughton’s home in Connerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Sawyers
B. B. Ryan
Claude Thompson
van Harlin
Mrs. Harlin
J. H. Broughton
Terry
Chester Nix
Edgar Harlin
Nix
Harlin
Warren Broughton
Connerville
Fishing tales and kinship at Roosevelt Bridge area
Local notes recount weekend fishing at Roosevelt Bridge with Jesse family and visitors from Holdenville Enid and Ft Worth. Several trips include trips to Sherman Ada and Wintersmith Park. Updates cover travel, rodeo entries, royal reunion, and health checks.
Up In Smoke and a Bid Result in Local Oil Plot
A tractor explosion after a burlap bag caught fire on a stump-pulling job left Steve Sullivan with extensive damage. J. T. Allen won the sealed bid sale for eighty acres formerly owned by Continental Oil Company. Bill Whittington remains the sole oil man on the property, with local church and family notes interwoven as the community reports continue.
Those Were the Days by Art Beeman
A humorous column reflects on beauty shops, gender norms, and grit in daily life. Satirical lines praise self reliance and sincere effort, noting that life improves through perseverance and thoughtful actions.
Pleasant Hill church Bible school opens with 35 pupils
Bible school started at the Pleasant Hill church Monday morning with about 35 children enrolled. Mrs. Steve Sullivan is the superintendent of the three classes. Each class has a teacher and a helper. The ladies of the community take turns serving kool aid and cookies to the children. The theme of the study is "A Happy World."
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Bible School
Pleasant Hill
Steve Sullivan
Young Auctioneer Robert Gregory Sets Two June Sales
Robert Gregory, a rising auctioneer, plans a sale each week with two firm dates in June. On June 9 he auctions for Mrs. Winnie Groves near Centrahoma and on June 15 he handles a sale for Mrs. Noah Felkins in Stonewall, with additional tentative dates in progress.
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Robert Gregory
Winnie Groves
Centrahoma
Noah Felkins
Stonewall
Local Trucking Man Expands Fleet With New Chevrolet
Edgar Harlin buys a Chevrolet truck to haul hay and loads for customers. He says he holds hauling licenses in seven states and carries full insurance. This is his second truck and neighbors joke he may become a trucking tycoon.
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Edgar Harlin
Harlin
Peg
Fittstown Leases Appoint New Foremen
Claude Cash of Seminole, formerly farm foreman, is transferred to Great Bend Kansas while Tom Jacobs of Allen replaces him in this field in Fittstown leases.
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Fittstown
Claude Cash
Seminole
Great Bend
Kans
Tom Jacobs
Allen
Local scenes and daily tasks in a Texas country setting
SEEN B Cox builds feed mixing setup in a barn on newly purchased land from Mrs N C Nix Arvell Phillips near East Jesse. Mrs L J McDonald returns missing cow and calf to pasture. Mrs A M Pharr wears boots to ward off snakes dew and chiggers while picking berries. Underhill twins’ pet sheep appear shorn by the shearers. Jody Allen’s
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Cox
Jody Allen
Local family notices and cemetery committee seeks support
Describes multiple travel updates for the Swanson and Whittington families visiting Oklahoma and Texas, plus upcoming move plans. Notes Jesse Cemetery Committee efforts, purchases, and staffing within Stonewall Oklahoma, highlighting funds on hand and need for donations to maintain grounds. Encourages public contributions and contact details for Mrs. Chester Nix.
Appeal Filed Over Award of Property in Benton v Byrd
A district court appeal challenges a judgment in the case of Ray Loyd Benton versus Anna Byrd. The June 1 trial in the peace justice court of C. W. Floyd awarded the plaintiff a four room house and outbuildings at 120 North Cherry.
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Ray Loyd Benton
Anna Byrd
Peace Justice Court
C. W. Floyd
North Cherry
Charges filed for alleged abandonment of child Roy Kemmitt
In Wilbur P. Lee's peace justice court on Monday, charges were filed against Roy Kemmitt. Complainant Mrs. Jewell D. Kemmitt of Ada Route 5 alleges Kemmitt abandoned and failed to provide necessities for his six year old daughter Sharon Mae Kemmitt since June 1.
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Roy Kemmitt
Wilbur P. Lee
Peace Justice Court
Jewell D. Kemmitt
Ada
Route 5
Kemmitt
Sharon Mae Kemmitt
Marriages listed for Wichita Falls and nearby towns
Forty two marriages are listed with ages and towns including Junior Lee Jolley and Roma Lee Wise of Wichita Falls both aged 21 and 20. Wayne Owens of Wewoka marries Lena Jolley 21 and 18. Billy Gene Toland 22 Stratford weds Patsy Gale Landress 20 Stratford. Odell Deaton 21 Stonewall weds Kyene Cantrell 18 Ada Route.
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Junior Lee Jolley
Wichita Falls
Texas
Roma Lee Wise
Wayne Owens
Wewoka
Lena Jolley
Billy Gene Toland
Stratford
Patsy Gale Landress
Odell Deaton
Stonewall
Kyene Cantrell
Ada
Across and Down Puzzle Clues Pack Dense Wordplay
A compact list of crossword style clues with numbered across and down entries. Entries cover verbs nouns and phrases such as Performed, Brown, Doctrine, Irons, Luster, Humor, Law, Flower, Locations, Tribe, Fruit drink and Metal fastener among others.
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S. J. Markley
Roosevelt Bridge
Roston Worthy
Holdenville
Enid
C. P. Wades
Mrs. Wade
Mrs. Worthy
R. A. Branum
Duncan Branum
Ft. Worth
Fat Truitt
Dick Truitt
Dixie
Richard
Clarksville
Tex
Jennie Mayfield
Melvin Nix
King
Wintersmith Park
Oklahoma City
Royce Murphy
State of Washington
Dale Mayfield
Mayfield
Frank King
Earl Hough
Hamp Holt
Tioga
N. D
Bryan Lackey
Janell
B. B. Ryans
Ryan
Charles Robertson
Purcell
Duane
San Antonio
Air Force
Willis
Pop
Perry Caldwell
Tulsa
Harvey
Jacqueline Caldwell
Caldwells
Mrs. Welch
Centerville
Nazarene Church
Lula
George Barrett
Ona Kilcrease
Bernice Stewart
Eula Burnham
Redondo Beach
Calif
L. J. McDonald
Jay
Sem-nole
C. D. Fenton
McDonald
Sherman
Lee Miller
Ray Miller
Baptist Bible School
Myrtle Jackson
Aline Claegston
Hugo
Frank Harlin
Mid- Continent Petroleum Corporation
Sunray Oil Company
Mid-Continent
Art Beeman
Sonny South
Amsterdam
Holland
Memphis
Tenn
E.d-Pollarp
By al Smith
Geezer
Earth
Charley Grant
Ephraim
Hossface Hank
Him
Sam
Mike
Izzat
Leetle
Frank Thomas
Aree
BY Courtney Alderson
Sonny
BY Kern Pederson
Joe Dennett
O.K
Smith Gane
FT I Behefond
Smith Servi
By Tom Oka
By Brad Anderson
Leys
Emory Swanson
Kan
Kansas
Bill Whittington
William McLish
Eunice, N. M
Leon Adams
Denver City
Whittington
Leonard Higgs
McLish
Adams
Will Hoggard
Kenneth Ross
Alma
Colorado
Jesse Cemetery Committee
Pleas Ferris
Con
Nerville
R. V. Mann Sr
Lloyd Lynch
Joe Weller
Rodney Harlin
Treasury
Okla
Route 1
Nolan Young
Wilson Lake
New Hampshire
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