Rain Watch and Community Notes From Gaar Corner
Farmers await rain as crops look well and many residents share visits and gatherings. Community life centers on church, training classes, Sunday school, and local events with A. J. Deaton, Jim Tucker, and W. H. Ebey noted in local civic chatter.
Baptisms Mark Homer Church Meeting Weekend
The Homer congregation closed its Sunday night meeting with several members brought back into the fold of Jesus. A well attended baptizing service occurred Sunday evening with several baptised. Visitors include Miss Retha Lee and June Simpkins visiting their aunt Mrs. Lillie Russell of Wetumka.
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Homer
Jesus
Retha Lee
June Simpkins
Lillie Russell
Wetumka
Earnest Williamson
Jesse Lilley
Ruby Wilson
Mabel
Dorthy McDonald
Paul Landrith
Colbert
Loyd Winters
D. C. Kendrick
Pearley
Cecil
S. S. Lilley
Virgil Wilson
Rogers
Charley Moberley
W. R. Owens
Luther Foxx
Helen Brumley
Elva Crawford
Jane Maxweill
Rain needed as crops suffer in Maxwell area
Community notes describe ongoing dry spell affecting farms and gardens around Maxwell. Local residents share visits, social events, church services, and upcoming activities with numerous names and small town details, including a rodeo, ice cream socials, and a candidate speaking event.
Local social notes and Ada hall game results
A Sunday night singing event drew a large crowd. Attendees included Mildred and Roy Dunn and several Myers, Floyd, and Jones families. Ada hall game ended with Egypt losing by one score. Sundry visits occurred across Union Hill and Sulphur with multiple families sharing meals and greetings. Rodeo shown in Ada with Omer Davis attending.
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McSwain Theater
Bonnie Parker
Clyde Barrow
Omer Davis
Devota Hunt
Mildred Dunn
Jones
Floyd Graham
Roy Dunn
Floyd South
Lois
Lucille
Gaar Corner
Leona Dunn
Lucille South
Ruth Myers
Will Myers
Carl
Lonnie Cassady
Ada
Foy Son
Hiram Jones
Mildred
Chester Williams
Evelyn Harris
Pauline Floyd
Raymond Stephens
Ruth
Bruce Myers
Johnnie Bruce
Edith Myers
Ross Hays
Kalihoma
Henry Dunn
Raymond Velma Graham
Winnie Myers
Grandpa
Grandma Floyd
Marvin Floyd
Christina Searberry
Ruby Myers
J. H. Hays
Kallihoma
Ebey Pushes Old Age Pensions in Legislature
W H Ebey advocates old age pensions and seeks legislative support to pass the measure. Calendar note dated 6 28 11w.
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W. H. Ebey
Family and Dinner Guests Gather in Ada Area
Edith Baker spent Wednesday with Erma Kellogg and Edna West joined Erna Kellogg for dinner Sunday. Dozens of locals, including the Bakers, Kelloggs, Hamptons and Marshalls, shared meals across Ada Center and Francis during the weekend gatherings.
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Fayland Baker
Sasakwa
Edna Jones
Olla Scroggins
Edd West
Pearl Surgener
Edith Lee Gailer
Ruby Lamb
Bertha
Evelyn West
Roy West
Melvin West
Edith Baker
Erma Kellogg
Edna West
Erna Kellogg
Elmer Chandler
Ridgeway
Joe Hooser
Vera
Billie
Glen Peck
Ada
W. T. Baker
Jim Baker
John Baker
Francis
Center
Vernon Houser
Bobbie
Tommy
Eugenia
Henry
Wanda Virginia
Edd Gilbert
Sidney Kellogg
Louis Baker
Norma Jean
Wanda Jean Peck
J. T. Williams
Calvin West
Neal Matthews
Bill Baker
Max Wendle
Pat
Irene
Local visitors include Collins Peek and Farleys
Miss Lula Collins and Bob Peek visited Mr and Mrs E J Farley Sunday. Jack Jones visited his mother Sunday. Mr and Mrs Joy Childres spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs C C Childers. John Jaughan visited in western Pontotoc county Friday meeting friends.
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Joe Zumbro
Lavern
Junita
Lee Smith
Reba
Thelma
Evelyn Mitchell
Ada
George Littlefield
Viola Martin
Rachel Jones
Sam McNair
West Fort
Ark
Orvil McNair
Carl Solomon
F. A. Murphy
Clyde Walker
J. W. Owens
Lula Collins
Bob Peek
E. J. Farley
Jack Jones
Joy Childres
C. C. Childers
John Jaughan
Pontotoc County
Watermelons Triggered Chase in Ada
A young man allegedly took three watermelons from Ada Feed and Produce on West Main. Officers pursued through the commercial district with a warning shot fired. the suspect was captured in an alley and brought to city hall on petit larceny charges.
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Ada Feed and Produce Company
West Main Street
Main Street
Jones Survives a Storm Of Stranger Chances
Atlanta July 26. Julian J. Jones has endured four unusual dangers from fate. A bolt of lightning struck his lap then rolled off to the car floor while he sat in the vehicle. He has miraculously escaped a crash after being struck by a car and ending up on its hood. Earlier storms, a near encounter with a rattlesnake, and a long-remembered 1898 cyclone episode marked his uncanny run of luck.
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Atlanta
Death
Julian J. Jones
Jones
Bacon County
Quintuplets Not So Extraordinary Reported in Chinatown
The Chinese Daily Times notes Mrs Tom of King Shing Canton BifSvinee has given birth to eight children at once. Dated June 18 the eight infants, seven boys and one girl, are reported all alive and well despite being born a month ago.
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Toronto
Ovila Dionne
Chinatown
Chinese Daily Times
Tom
King Shing
Canton BifSvinee
Very Much Improved After Taking Cardui
Mrs. W. A. Sewell of Waco Texas describes cramping relief and reduced bed rest after using Cardui. She reports feeling more energetic and recommends Cardui to other sufferers. Thousands of women testify to benefits and a physician should be consulted if not beneficial.
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W. A. Sewell
Waco
Texas
Cardui
Rattlesnake Shot Sparks Field Encounter
A man fired at a rattlesnake that lay between him and a squirrel. The snake, coiled with 19 rattles, died after the shot.
Shawnee Suffers Heavy Fire Loss In Downtown Blaze
Shawnee June 26 Fire likely started from a cigarette in a sawdust spittoon above Woolworths caused about 100000 in damages. City and Rock Island railroad firemen fought the blaze six hours in the heart of the business district. Adjacent clothing store suffered 40000 loss. Offices of justice of the peace lawyer and real estate firm and Shawnee studio were destroyed. Owners narrowly escaped suffocation.
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Shawnee
Rock Island Railroad Department
T. J. Darden
E. D. Reasor
M. L. Hawkins
Porter & Fisher
Arthur Richardson
Maurice Lee
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