Community Event Notes From Lighning Ridge Area
Sunday and Sunday night regu lar appointments filled by Brother Clarkson. Hart and Wilson youths attended services. Large crowd at Mr Barrentts singing Saturday night. Ella Shelton of Roff and Lennie dined with Naomi Dunn Vera Patten and Blanche Cushman. Elmore Patten Roy Martin with John Dunn Saturday night. Mrs B H Brice visited Mrs J E Dunn Sunday. Large crowd at Johnson Floyds Friday night. Edith Shook supper with Fannie Evans Sunday. Homer Tipton Vera Patton and Shelby Stanfield supper with Naomi Dunn Sunday. Mr and Mrs White and others attended church at Hart. Pauline Pitts spent Sunday with Willie McCullar. Doris Irene Shook slept over with Alma Ellen. Mrs W H Weir visiting Stroud returned Sunday. Louise White Dollie Ables slept over with Ollie Dyer. Church at Happy Land Saturday. Play party at Jess Daniels last Friday well attended. School recipients of larger perfect spelling certificates: Johnnie Lamb Josie Maione Leona Lamb Eva Brumley. DEW DROP
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lighning Ridge
Clarkson
Hart and
Wilson
Johnson Floyd
Edith Shook
Fannie Evans
Homer Tipton
Vera Patton
Shelby Stanfield
Naomi Dinn
Mrs. White
Durham
Barrett
Hart
Pauline Pitts
Willie McCullar
Doris
Irene Shook
Alma
Ellen Dunn
W. H. Weir
Stroud
Louise White
Dollie Ables
Ollie Dyer
Farmers Plant Cotton As Dry Weather Persists
The community farmers plant cotton and plow corn taking advantage of the dry spell. Social notes record visits and gatherings including Mrs Schofield with Mr and Mrs Ben Gurley, Grace Reynolds with her sister, and various to and from Ada and Knox. Church and singing events feature Mr Stones regular appointment and local singing classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield
Ben Gurley
Fulton
Grace Reynolds
Willie Coffley
Shady Grove
Florence Hilliard
Ruby Stewart
Bethulem
W. H. Taylor
Joe Bob Hooten
Goodpasture
Knox
Charley Stewart
Earl
F. Bethurem
Evelyn Coffey
Mrs. Reynolds
Monroe Dewn
J. C. Price
Loran Hughes
Ada
Brother Stones
Joe
Herbert
Shade
Vance Price
Joe D. Hooten
Sissel
Lightning Ridge
R. L. Haggard
Lannier
Pickett
Edna Nail
Hall
Verna
Loreen Arnett
Ruby Hill
Oklahoma Teachers Resign to Take New Posts in Oklahoma
Lehigh Oklahoma May 8 Special lists several resignations and appointments in area schools. W A Allen and wife resign to join Wapanucka positions. D G Thoes to become Lehigh City schools superintendent. Join Garrison and wife resign from Tupelo posts. Oscar Carter moves from Tishomingo to Tupelo. Harvey Black leaves Coalgate for Haileyville. Clarence Wallace re elected at Shady Grove. Roland McWilliams new principal at Phillips. Coal County teachers enroll 100 at East Central for summer term.
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Lehigh
Okla
W. A. Allen
Lehigh High School
Wapanucka
D. G. Thoes
Lehigh City
Garrison and Wife
Tupelo
Oscar Carter
Tishomingo
Harvey Black
Coalgate
Haileyville
Clarence Wallace
Shady Grove
Roland McWilliams
Phillips
Coal County
East Central
Happy Land Church Attendance and Visits Report
Regular appointment filled each Saturday and Sunday night. Opal Wilson stayed with Eva Brumley Sunday. Edward Deaton visited Fred Daniels Sunday. Austin and Mrs Deaton with Clyde and Mrs Wilson Sunday. Singing Sunday night drew a good crowd. Charley Laughlin and Mrs Laughlin visited Henry Lambs Sunday. Grandma Deaton visiting Will Deaton Sunday. School closed last Friday with no program. Zora Vaughn visited Lizzie Lamb Sunday. Bro Gibbs did not attend Sunday night due to his boy’s illness. Jewt Falter was the guest of (incomplete).
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Bro. Caton
Opal Wilson
Eva Brumley
Edward Deaton
Fred Daniels
Austin Deaton
Clyde Wilson
Charley Laughlin
Henry Lamb
Grandma Deatop
Will
Zora Vaughn
Lizzie Lamb
Bro. Gibbs
Jewt! Falter
Local notices recount weekend visits and singing events
Numerous residents attended social visits and church singing across Ada Ahloso Homer and Owl Creek. Names such as Tollison Summers Kaiser Massey Brannon and Lillard appear with gatherings Sunday Saturday and midweek, plus a new baby boy born to Dawel Sliger family. Regular appointments and weekly singing reinforce community rhythm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Nettles
Bettie Potter
Anabel
Florence Summers
George Jones
Eliza Tollison
Orphin Massey
Ruel Summers
Eulas Brannon
Lena Potter
Dena Lillard
John Brannon
Massey
Ola Tollison
Bobby Summers
Mrs. McNinch
Lois Robison
Ed Massey
Alvis Ross
Eulas Brann
Allen McNinch
Franks
Marvin
Carl Kaiser
Walter Dickers
Ola
Ada
Purdy
Gene
John
Lucy Sanders
Cephas Lillard
Weldon Lillard
Ahloso
H. S
Hermon Tollison
Walter Dickerson
Paralee Throgmarton
Letha Robison
Farls Reed
Owl Creek
W. C. Dickerson
Ona Lee
Florence
Bob Summers
Bettie
Dena
Effie
Jewel Moore
Homer
John Brann
Purdy Massey
John Pendergrass
Mr. Kaiser and
Clyde
Carl and
Community notes of visits and singing events in Owl Creek area
The report records residents attending a Pecan Grove choir event on Saturday and a singing gathering at Owl Creek on Sunday. Attendees include Prof L B Thompson and daughter Ellen, J H Lovelady and granddaughter Bertha Williams, Miss Mittie Hutchings, Weldon Lillard, Mr and Mrs Charlie Lillard, Miss Meral Young and sister, Curtis Byrd, Ellen Thompson and Bertha Williams, Mrs Grant Hutchings, Sam Arthur Hutchins, and Earlard Hoyt West who received a telegram from Hartford Arkansas about a brother near death.
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Pecan Grove
L. B. Thompson
Ellen
J. H. Lovelady
Bertha Williams
Owl Creek
Mittie Hutchings
Eillon Thompson
Weldon Lillard
Charlie Lillard
Meral Young
Pauls Wesley
J. R. Young
Curtis Byrd Oky Ciske Mane Thompson Mann
Ellen Thompson
Grant Hutchings
Sam Arthur Hutchins
Earlard Hoyt West
Hartford
Arkansas
Rother
Hopt
Maxwell News Roundup of Social Ties and School Life
Replanting corn and repairing fences after heavy rains dominates work in Maxwell. Local events include dances at Mrs Kiersey’s and gatherings at Mrs Little’s, May Day Festival in Ada, and a school program planned for May 18. Miss Mercedes Fleming wed to G B Northcutt after a motor visit. eighth grade diploma awarded to May Flowers. school improvements noted. several residents attend revivals and church events. various visits and Sunday School growth reported.
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Flora Summers
Oakman
G. B. Northcutt
Literary Society
Maxwell
Stratford
Black Eyed Susan
Center Folks Attend May Day Program and Supper
Center residents gathered for an epic supper on Friday night and numerous attendees joined the regular Saturday and Sunday services. Proceeds of eighteen dollars will fund interior painting of the church house.
Pleasant Hill Residents Share Sunday Visits
Pleasant Hill notices detail Pauline Harper as dinner guest of Etta Blankenship. Local residents including Mrs. Rolen, J F Hisaw, Zimmie Sanders, Pearl Wagoner, Stella Wagoner, Agness Hisaw, Ruby Elmore, Uncle Nat Hisaw, and Reba Hisaw attended church and singing events in Ada Frisco and Ahloso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Pauline Harper
Etta Blankenship
Rolen
J. F. Hisaw
Zimmie Sanders
Pearl
Stella Wagoner
Agness Hisaw
Ruby Elmore
Ahloso
E. Golightly
Floyd Hisaw
Judge Bolen
Ada
Nat Hisaw
Reba Hisaw
Ruby
Ellard Elmore
Parish Chapel Highlights Sunday Services and Visits
Parish notes show Brother Crossland of Center preached to a large crowd and was welcomed back. Sunday night featured Brother Bill Dryden, with Brother Dewey Dryden leading a Saturday prayer meeting. Singing occurred Sunday afternoon and first and third Sundays are set for future gatherings.
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Crossland
Center
Brother Crossland
Bill Dryden
Dewey Dryden
Lessie Cheek
Gladys Metcalf
Jewel Isaacs
Ollie Wood
Roper
Near
Round Top Social Notes Highlight Weekend Gatherings
In Round Top the pleasant weather aided a series of social visits and gatherings. Emma Sellers and Sadie Standridge enjoyed time together. numerous friends including Gelemma Bryant, Dorothy Throgmartin, Eva Johns, and others attended singing at Shady Grove and Standridge home. A community note lists several visits and a Sunday preaching service at Belview. Mrs. Weltha Hunt is ill this week. Floyd Throgmartin visited Robert Bryant. Two Lonesome Kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Winfield Johns
Bill Bryant
Charley Oxford
Frank Connell
Hughston Marcum
Haskell Brinlee
Belview
Weltha Hunt
Floyd Thregmartin
Ahloso
Robert Bryant
Latta Club Girls Learn Sewing At Mrs Duvalls
Community notes record Latta consolidated club meeting led by Mrs Duvall with practical sewing tips and a May 16 gathering planned. Singing Friday night drew visitors from Ada Oakman Homer Colbert and nearby areas. Numerous social visits, picnics, and church gatherings are listed among local families and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta Club
Irma Henry
Nina May Henry
Lorena Anderson
Bessie Rigsby
Gladys Coley
Vendetta
Juanita Smith
Vera
Vida Simmons
Clarence Laughlin
Likie Wauson
Theodore
Vaness
May Festival Attendees and Local News Over Ada and Vanoss
Vanoss C W White and Misses Reed Clark Gaar and West attended the Ada May Festival on May 3. Cody Sutherland and Evan Johnston also went. Mrs J E Sutherland visits Ada with her daughter for a week. Goteers visit Ada. several local residents attend events and share Sunday dinners. Owl Creek notes Farming is current focus with cotton planting. A singing school runs. all invited. Ford purchase by G O Griffith. local trips noted. Messages prompt readers to send items from Lovelady and Ahloso.
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C. W. Whte
Reed
Clark
Gaar
West
Ada
Cody Sutherland
Evan Johnston
Maggie Cunningham
J. E. Sutherland
Tom A. Thomas
Williamson
Bradley
Vanosshool
McCauley
P. G. Smith
Rubye
Ethyl Sturde
Launa
Mexia Stewart
Winnie Wesson
Jewel Davis
Ora France
Williams
G. O. Griffith
Jewel Hart
Jesse
Ross White
Whisenant
W. M. Parker
Earl Reed
Roy Fisher
Lovelady
Ahloso
Webster Heirs spelling reform swerves to British norms
Noah Webster sought to regularize American spelling but his reform efforts influenced and reflected British spelling conventions. The move sparked debate over national linguistic identity and practical usage in schools and publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Websters
America
Cotton Wood Notes From Garvin County Camp Meeting
Singing at Mr Gosnell s drew a large crowd and Brother Smith preached. Visitors included Mrs Morris Ada visiting sister Mrs MacAffery near Stratford and hosts Thelma Head Irene Holland May Hendrix and Ora Holland with John Parmer. Cotton planting ends and corn chopping begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garvin County
Bessie Parmer
Elva McAffery
Grey
Farmers Clash With Mr Green Amid Local Gossip
A fragment from a small town column notes tensions between farmers and a Mr Green. It also records multiple visits and social calls among residents such as Meltons Owens and Glass from Stratford, with trips to Ada Bebee Rebee and Lightning Ridge. A caption mentions a lost sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Mr. Melton and Son
Ada
Esta
Bethel
Fred Owens
Bebee
Myrtle Robertson
Ethel
Vernal
Jessie Melton
Shady Grove
Thomas Melton
Rebee
Jessie
Clara Melton
T. D. Glass
J. W. Glass
Stratford
Mr. Melton
Lightning Ridge
Local Living Notes and Social News from Ada Area
The column lists social visits and updates from Ada and surrounding areas. Entries mention Ethel Hopper visiting New Bethlehem, Arthur McCurry and Vera House wedding, Joe Richmon’s dinner in Healdton, families in Sulphur and Ada, and local sick lists with Cecil Earnest and G Z Floyd improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inging
Ethel Hopper
New Bethel
A. R. Selph
Arthur McCurry
Vera House
Joe Richmon
Healdton
S. J. Richmon
Frank Arnett
Beulah Bazemore
Viola
Ellen Earnest
Grandpa Adcox
Ed Adcox
Ada
P. E. Richman
S. J. Richman
Ruth Sanders
Jewel Laughlin
Arthur Floyd
Byng
Virgle Brumley
Joe Rushing
Cecil Earnest
G. Z. Floyd
Local notices and community updates from New Bethel area
Residents report travels and visits with relatives. Grace Hyden Vera Love return from school. W A Patterson visits M L Earnest. John Coventon S J Richman attend Latin singing. Bertha Rushing visits Lula. Ola Sales visits Sulphur. Barton family moves from Cedar Hill to tech farm with Miller family. Curley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula
Bob Stringer
New Bethel
Ola Sales
T. J. Barton
Jack and
Hyatt
Cedar Hill
Texas
O. J. Miller
Tech Farm
Curley
Sapulpa Judge Participates in College Debate
J. R. Barton of Sapulpa served as a judge in the college debate held last night, helping to determine the outcome of the event.
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J. R. Barton of
Sapulpa
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