Rural Communities of Pontotoc County News Brief
Rain last week lifts crop prospects as planting continues in Pontotoc County. Community notes detail visits, family gatherings, church services, and local arrivals while crops begin to show a good stand in cotton and corn. Weather relief remains hoped for amid ongoing farming activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franks
McCloud
Noel McNair
Ada
Zelma Ennes
Lindan McDonnel
J. H. Little
Sapulpa
Bryan Payne
Claud Rolls
Washington
Rev. McCloud
L. F. Tulley
Sunday School Attendance and Community Visits Noted
Sunday school and preaching drew a good crowd with Brother Grimes of Ada returning for the next fourth Sunday. Local families and friends traveled to Ada and Fort Worth for summer sessions and visits, with multiple couples and individuals listed among those observed in regional towns.
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Brother Grimes
Ada
Lura
Edwena
W. A. Oliphant
W. A
College
Merle McGuire
Adta Simmons
Lewis Emerson
Edna Lou
Franklin
Ballard
Edna Lou Oliphint
E. P. Woodard
Roff
Hazel
Bernice
Ray Tinsley
L. R. Watson
Clayton
Sturdevant
Georgia
Opal
Jewell Thompson
Bud Morris
Media Williams
Panhandle
Texas
Jack Morris
Sterling Ballard
W. H. Williams
KR. J. Watson
Fort Worth
Dallas
Graford
Bernice Tinsley
Horace McFarland
Koff
Ed Cope
Vanhandle
R. J. Watson
Zera Oliphint
Dandridge
Atoka
Okla
W. A. Simpson
Naomi
Mamie Moore
Dupert Rouquemore
Wakman
Alta Simmons
Johnnie Hart
Rain Parade of Visits and Church Events in Damuhobeska
The community documents broad social activity with visits among neighbors and families. Included are illnesses such as whooping cough, frequent Sunday gatherings, B Y P U events, church services and festivals in Roff, Ada, Fitzhugh, Knox, and Ross. The misspelled closing line notes an attendance figure around six hundred.
Local Social Notes From Saturday and Sunday Gatherings
Daisy Holland and Beatrice Evans hosted Saturday night visits while Willard Ingram and family hosted guests. Friends and relatives spent time in Sumners Chapel and Summers Chapel with candid social calls and meals. The community enjoyed a singing event at Maxwell and several households hosted relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Holland
Beatrice Evans
Willard Ingram
Lee Tucker
Ranee Tucker
L. D. Haskins
Sumners Chapel
Bob Zumbro
Howard Wood
Blanche Wood
Escelle Lamb
Lamb
Ray Lamb
Earnest Cavender
Okmain
Edward Horton
Stele Lamb
Vernice Migar
Summers Chapel
Maxwell
Irene Cantrell
Ada
O. S. Holland
Pickett School Closes May 7 With Play Day
The Pickett school ends its term on May 7 with a play day. Teachers and pupils thank the board and patrons for their hearty cooperation in maintaining the Model School rating. Notable students include Gwendolyn Robertson who was never absent or tardy. Eighth grade and spelling certificate recipients include Leona Crump Lois Hooser Gracie Fowler Rhoda Bell Fowler Minnie Philpott.
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Glen Smith
Glen Houser
Gwendolyn Robertson
Edith Farr
Nettie Sawyer
Clovis Meeks
Vada Mae Mullimax
Ikey Gilmore
Rubie Farr
Morgan Fowler
Velma McGee
Ralph Ferguson
Gregg Cook
Velma Sanders
Thelma Fowler
Imogene Houser
Mildred Philpot
Geneva Johnson
Cleo Johnson
Rosa Lee Tate
Saturday Socials and Sunday Visits Across Frisco Area
The record lists numerous local social calls and visits on a weekend. Names include Miss Icy Roland Noma Stewart Ruth Cross Kenna Cross Mar grett Ready Cleo Nabors Jessie McVey Mabel Miller Sie Wardlow Ethel Driver Bonita Miller Emma Driver Lee Cherry Sammie Browning Pearl Craddocks and Grace Smith. Residents from Frisco Stonewall Madill and nearby communities are mentioned with several ill or visiting relatives and a general note of a bean mention at the end.
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Icy Roland
Noma Stewart
Ruth
Kenna Cross
Margrett Ready
Cleo Nabors
Jessie McVey
Mabel Miller
Sie Wardlow
Ethel Driver
Frisco
Bill Hays
Madill
Bonita Miller
Emma Driver
Iva Allen
Grace Smith
Billy Jones
Tom Jones
Emma
Mable
Lee Cherry
Sammie Browning
Miss Pearl Craddocks
Stonewall
Henry Brady
Rain and Flood Reach Town As Storm Strikes Last Tuesday
A heavy one hour downpour saturated the area flooding the earth and driving creeks higher than this year. Lightning hit Eliot Smiths house causing significant damage but no injuries. Ada resident Mr Flowers was waterbound Tuesday night. John Craddock stayed with his brother across the creek while Ford dealer George Owens sold his current car and bought another. Virgile Owens now owns a Ford coupe. Wyecie and Walter from Franks visited Med and his wife Wednesday. New preachers visited Sunday delivering sermons but their names were not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot Smith
Mr. Flowers
Ada
John Craddock
George Owens
Ford
Virgile Owens
Wyecie
Walter
Franks
Med
Rain is Needed Across Town Outlook Darkens
The community laments drought as crops suffer and residents hope for rain. Local gatherings include visits among families in Ada Stratford and Blanchard, with school news and Pentecost observations noted amid broader social updates.
Local farm notes on crops and pests
Farmers report good crop condition and hope pests like ball weevils leave for good. Elbert Jones and son Harold visited Ada on Saturday. C. H. Dobson and wife and daughter Grace also went to Ada on Saturday.
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Elbert Jones
Harold
Ada
C. H. Dobson
Grace
Ada Independents See Fluctuating Batting Averages
Batting averages for Ada Independents players fluctuated after a tough game with visiting Dixie Carter at Wilson. Jack Kelley led the surge with three hits in four appearances and rose to the top of the team batting list, while Paul Young returned to raise his average to .500. Agnew snapped a slump with two hits and Jones scored a run, aiding Ada in a season noted for uneven hitting.
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Ada Independents
Ada Nine
Dixie Carter
Wilson
Jack Kelley
Independents
Jack
Bulla
Kelley
Johnson
Formby
Paul Young
Earl. Johnson
Ada
Waner
Agnew
Jones
Leonard Gill Sings at Stone Wall Gathering
Leonard Gill spent Saturday night with home folks at Stone Wall. The crowd recalls singing at 3 o clock and invites everyone to come and bring someone with you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charsey Rhoades
Mattie Patton
Ellen Duan
Alaric Montsomery
Irene Shook
Leonard Gill
Stonewall
Remembeer
Former Ada Girl to Be Seen in Movies
Coryell Alsup daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Alsup formerly of Ada danced and helped entertain the 15000 visitors at the strawberry festival given at Vinita Friday May 21 A Pathe News representative made a moving picture of the scene and the former Ada girl’s dance forms a feature of the picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman
M.S. Solomon
Rofs
G. G. Lunsford
Nola
Ada
Montgomery
Knox
Dollye Ables
Fitzhugh
Edd Cushman
Nola Lunsford
Ross
Bonnie Kitchens
H. G. Coffey
Laugher
Maybell
Ennis Hudson
Rufus Evans
Ike Coffey
Debb Solomon
Tidwell
M. S. Solomon
Chloe
Opal
Jewel Fussell
Bernice Patton
Helen
Francis Kerr
G. Lunsford
Kitchens
Roff
Mark Solomon
Nora Lunsford
Elmore Patton
Mattie Patton
Charlie Nordean
Lois
Hazel
Cleo Coffey
Shook
Irene
Oren Shook
W. C. Dawson
iMr
Ables
Ross Montgomery
Mnokeanls
Damuhobeska
Coryell Alsup
Henry Alsup
Vinita
Pathe News
Dante
Echo of Walton Case Heard in Investigation
May 25 investigation into charges that J K Wright Oklahoma county attorney falsified records in the Walton indictment opened before a special grand jury. Claude Weaver issued a call for Warren K Snyder Walton's former attorney and asked P M Sullivan for a transcript of proceedings.
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Criminal Court of Appeals
Sullivan
Wright
Walton
Brownsville Farmer Displays Irish Potatoes and Onions
A display at the Security State Bank features Irish Turnip potatoes sent by I. Hodge now of Brownsville Texas Route 1. The early red variety weighs about seven eighths of a pound on average and appears large and firm. Hodge also sent matured onions from his Brownsville area farm.
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Security State Bank
I. Hodge
Brownsville
Texas
Hodge
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