Francis High School graduates and local activities summary
Francis high school released a class of graduates including Thomas Rushing Aubrey Salters Rosalee Stillwell Lerabell Middleton Neema Schalpbach Loma Sharp Juda Canada and Bessie Patterson All eighth grade students also completed the grade and will enter high school next term Oil company drilling on section 19 resumes operation Livestock traffic remains heavy on the Frisco town meetings held by Rev Peter Parker from Norman and Rev Ford from Ada with discussions of church leadership A G Winn and Robt Kerr of Ada attended justice court cases and light rain aided county crops with prospects for a strong yield
Rural notes and social visits from Stonewall area
Ony ARD reports most farmers behind with work and some replanting cotton. Mrs. Dora Tuggle visits Ada relatives. Miss Leola Batson and brother visit Franks. Families and neighbors share errands and hospitality with Miss Dallas Kile, Addie Blalock, Jessie Dillard, and others in Stonewall and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ony
Leola Batson
Little Brother
Franks Community
W. M. Burch
Lucille
Addie Blalock
Dallas Kile
Stonewall
Dora Tuggle
Ada
Katha Tackett
Jessie Dillard
Crit Harris
J. C. Howell
Roff
Blalock
Addie
Bureh
Ona Hunter
Jessie
Beulah Prince
Social Roster From Local House Visits
Gertie Tackett visited Mima Brown Sunday. Ester Kincade of Okmulgee visits her mother Mrs. Johnsey. Maxine Burch stayed with Albert Sherrell Saturday night. Meredith Sherrell of Franks community visited aunt Mrs. Bessie Pett. Mrs. Blalock called on Mrs. Sherman Chambers. Mr. Bureh called on Mr. Reed. Chrysanthemum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Tackett
Mima Brown
Ester Kincade
Okmulgee
Johnsey
Maxine Burch
Albert Sherrell
Meredith Sherrell
Franks
Bessie Pett
Blalock
Sherman Chambers
Mr. Bureh
Reed
Chrysanthemum
Community News Notes From Onward Sunday Period
Large Sunday school crowd attended with Bro Brown delivering a well received sermon. Residents report crops nearly ready for harvest. Mrs Esther Kincaid ill with erysipelas in eyes and face. Community members and relatives visiting and traveling between Sunshine Ada Leona Frisco and local homes. Three Loving Chums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Brown
Anderson
Esther Kincaid
Johansey
Maggie Harris
Jonnie Richardson
Ab Davis
Joe Arnold
Albert
Blanche
Neely
Hazel
May
Charlie Neely
Sunshine
Inez Lynch
Phillips
Jones
Ada
Leta
Walker Cantrell
Blanche Neely
Leona Byrd
Mr. Owens
Cedar Grove News Roundup and Local Social Notes
Local column from Cedar Grove reports community life with visits from Sybil Hearton of Tecumseh and extended stays by Calvin West with his uncle in Lindsay. Mentions include teachers moving to farms near Stratford, plowing and cotton planting, and social visits among families such as the Bakers Lambs Williams and Gann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
Calvin West
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Sybil Hearton
Tecumseh
Lindsay
Esther Chandler
Velma Jones
Warren Baker
Center
Jim Williams
Grandma Baker
Cr. W. Baker
John Baker
Finch
Stratford
Arthur Lamb
Gilbert Bingham
Henryetta
Edgar Scroggins
Weleetka
Prog West
Jess Lamb
Charly Baker
Dallas Lamb
Russell Head
Bro
Huddleston
Local residents share visits and gatherings in Bebee
Farmers busy planting cotton and many residents travel to Ada Worstell and Unison Hill. Visits include H H Bethel and family, Lois Rollins, Thelma Shultz, Beatrice Lee, Alice Summers, and multiple Rollins and Hood family members. Community notices overlap with church attendance and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebee
H. H. Bethel
Ada
Elles Wells
Pickett
Lois Rollins
May Crane
Thelma Shultz
Tulsa
S. F. Johnson
Neatta
Hazel Roddy
Johnson
Hatcher
Jack Onces
Ode McMasters
Sunny
Earl
Sue
Pat Johnson
Lilla Rollins
Worstell
Roy Gillock
Tom Gillock
Artie Hood
Beatrice Lee
Audry
Marie Bethel
Jewel Cope
Lula Lee
Sue Johnson
Alice Summers
Stanger
Healdton
Charlie Cook
Ted Rollins
Willie Bethel
Lilla
Gladys Rollins
Bud Humphres
M. A. Humphres
Jim Roddy
Ted Rolling
Clester Hood
Bob Hatcher
Alice Hood
Earl Johnson
John Hood
Lesie Roberts
Nancy Cope
Ben Starritt
Mrs. Adams
Unison Hill
Mrs. Rollins
Earl and
Gladys Rollina
Mrs. Humphrey
Rebee
R. E. Hatcher
Ben Starrett
R. L. Rollins
Fallen Leaf
Local Social Roundup and Oklahoma City Livestock Market
Cedar Grove community notes show visits among the Chandlers Harris and Akins families with plans for a June children’s day program and several weddings and births. Oklahoma City Western Livestock Market reports light receipts with prices around 7.45 to 7.50 for top cattle and fatter ranges for stockers and sows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Farmer as Salt and Light of the World
A piece by Thomas F. Beller extols farmers as the salt of life and the force balancing greed and poverty. It argues organized farmers deserve public light and leadership, urging unity to guide government and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Beller
Laxton Community News Sketches School Close and Visits
Laxton notes show Prof Bowman traveling via Frisco to Ada for term end, with his daughter Dorothy planning Iowa travel after school closes May 16. Local social items include visits by Maye Prewett, Bennie Mayfield, and Harve Prewett. sermons by Rev Cargill and Rev Coats. a sunny closing play at Sunshine. a well attended P C Majors gathering. and a Baptist Bible class program in Ada with plans for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laxton
H. E. Bowman
Frisco
Ada
Dorothy
Iowa
Maye Prewett
Lena Rucker
May
J. P. Freemen
Ephriam Roper
Lawrence
Ruby Odom
Sallie Rucker
F. L. Odom
W. B. Rucker
Frank Nordean
W. D. Mayfield
Baptist Church of
J. P. Freeman
William Vannant
John Vanzant
Roff
Malenda
Floy Hagler
Elizabeth Hall
Arlen
Otis Hagler
Otis
Fred Hall
Roy Lindsey
Clarence Hagler
Rena Stewart
Okwulgee
Hazel Fairchild
Remmber
Fitzhugh
P. C. Majors
Vaness
Lillie Berryman
Wilma Majors
Tobacco crop estimate for last year reached 1.462 billion pounds
The American tobacco crop was estimated at 1.462 billion pounds for the preceding year, reflecting the nation's large production scale and agricultural output. The figure underscores the industry's substantial role in the economy and farm-level harvest activity.
In Memory of Irene Farley and Missing Watch
A memorial notice for Irene Farley who passed May 11 at home in Colbert Illinois. She was born June 16, 1923 and suffered from whooping cough measles and pneumonia before death. The Cedar Grove cemetery burial is noted. A separate brief item reports a lost Illinois watch near Colbert school with a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
May Farley
Irene Farley
Irene
Kingdom of Heaven
Cedar Grove
Darling
Lola Tilley
Colbert School
Jewel
Illinois
West
Sunday School Attendance and Social Guests Report
Our Sunday school has steady progress but low attendance. Several families and individuals visited or hosted gatherings, including Clara Robbins, Lorene Goodman, Lorene Daniels, and Eva Brumley, with multiple Sunday night singing and prayer meetings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happyland
Bertie Shannon
Clara Robbins
Maude Hamnette
John Wilson
Maude Hamette
McCulley
Zora Daniels
Shannon
Ona Hughes
Lorene Goodman
Virgie Prater
Lorene Daniels
Es Wilson
Ben Fox
Williams
Hughes
Clara
Sherman Robbins
Lilley
Eva Brumley
Oakman
Thurman Fox
Ada
Clarence Williams
Rain Shower Brightens Egypt Weekend Gatherings
Rain fell late Monday as residents enjoyed the shower. Argie Robbins visited Saturday night and Sunday in Rebee. Thelma Manley spent the weekend with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Argie Robbins
Thelma Manley
Sunday School Attendance and Community Visits Noted in Homer
A large Sunday school and an evening singing drew a big crowd in Homer. Local residents share visits and meals with relatives across the community including the Cantrell Graham Shive Manley and Yancey families. An all day gathering and dinner is planned for the first Sunday in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Lola South
Mary Ellen Shive
Bill Cooper
Jim Melton
Bessie
Lela Graham
Lula
Nora Cantrell
Opal Manley
Autrey Yancey
Cantrell
Mrs. Shive
Frank Simpson
Wewoka
Jasper Manley
E. B. Gregory
Grandma South
Mr. Floyd
Oscar South
Letha Binion
Bessie Graham
Clyde Lloyd
Bill Manley
Jim Floyd
Bud Yancey
Cleo Corvin
Opal Jones
Violet
Willie Ramer
Garnett
Ethel Palmer
Clarence Shive
Theo Reynolds
Willie
Floyd Graham
Dalton Hammonds
Clint Palmer
Lula Cantrell
E. W. Cantrell
Johnnie Cantrell
Union Hill
Babe Jeter
Texas
Robert Simpkins
Oscar Scates
Barlie Cantrell
McKeown Popular in Washington Federal Court Bill Favored
Ada congressman Tom D. McKeown is described as highly popular in the present Oklahoma delegation. Reports from Washington say his court bill to establish a federal court in Ada is virtually assured passage, with other McKeown measures receiving favorable attention from lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeown
Washington
Tom D. McKeown
Ada
Oklahoma
Congress
East
Ada Sclon
Chicago Tops Nations in Municipal Golf Courses
Chicago leads the nation with the greatest number of municipal golf courses, reflecting a vast citywide effort to expand accessible recreation. The count underscores municipal commitment to public sports facilities across neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ada Independents Triumph Over Durant In Slugfest 14-5
Ada Independents defeated Durant 14 to 5 in a high scoring game. Johnnie Fain hit a homer and a double, Lee and Rutledge each contributed key hits, while L Waner Rutledge and Les had three hits apiece. Durant pitching faced early trouble, with Burnett and Davis relief limiting the visitors late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Durant
Johnnie Fain
Lee
L. Waner
Rutledge
Les
Fain
Burnett
Davis
Funk
B. Roberts Durant
Three Missing After Violent Kilauea Crater Explosion
Honolulu reports three persons unaccounted for after a violent crater explosion on Hawaii. Miss Mollie A. Thomas district nurse is among the missing along with two unnamed soldiers. Thomas S. Taylor, a bookkeeper, was injured by flying rock with both legs crushed.
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Honolulu
Kilauea
Hawaii
Hilo
Mollie A. Thomas
Board of Health
Thomas S. Taylor
Ten Nights Singing School At High Hill Baptist Church
High Hill Baptist Church near Ahloso hosts a ten night singing school led by Bro Thompson from Ahloso starting Monday May 19. Everyone invited to learn. A box supper for the school benefit is planned for Saturday night May 24 with attendees asked to bring baskets of cats and boys to bring money. Indian Baptists note the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Hill
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Peter Parker
Norman
M. E. Church
Ford
Baptist Church
Mr. Ford
A. G. Winn
Robt
Kerr
Justice Court
Mr. Kerr
Judge Winn
Gwin & Mays
Rexall Drug Store
Kore Ada
Elmer Chandler
Charley Jones
Stork
Harrison Stevens
Allie Williams
Stevens
Gladys West
Dovette Huddleston
Potter Henson
Foster Shelby
Brother Huddleston
Cecil Akins
Mande Green
Maud
Beulah Akins
Lillie Bryant
Frank Scroggins
Irene Farlety
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