Lillard Family Remembered In Stonewall Pastimes
A nostalgic look at Lewis Lillard and family from Old Stonewall and later Stonewall recounts their 50th wedding anniversary, early schooling, and community changes as railroads, gin mills, and a new post office shaped a prairie town while teens recall lively outings and telephone curiosities.
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Lewis “Lillards
Stonswall
Old Stonewall
Frisca
Old Lula
Jeff
Lillard
Mrs. Lillard
Duke
T. C
Stonewall
Frisco
Lula
Scottville
Lula Scott
Jeff Perry
Tupelo
Lewis Lillard
Indiana
U. S. Court
U. S
Bob Nestor
Stevenson Wins In Pontotoc County Election Report
In Pontotoc County, Stevenson led with 5930 votes to Hisehower 4814. Democrats dominated the contests with Montoney over McKeever 6777 to 3584, Steed 6875 over Potter 3121, and Freeman 7236 defeating Kinkaid 2661 for corporation commissioner. About 10 000 county voters participated, below early turnout hopes, with both state questions rejected and redistricting proposal 357 failing 4191 to 3754.
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Pontotoc County
Stevenson
Hisehower
Pontotoc
Mike Montoney
Doug McKeever
U.S
Tom Steed
Harold Potter
Harold Freeman
Robert L. Kinkaid
Ada Fire Destroys Granger Building in Downtown
A five year’s worst blaze in Ada gutted the Granger building on East Main between Broadway and Rennie early Saturday. Fire crews battled for about three hours, with $179,000 damage and smoke and water heavily affecting Cook’s Paint Store MH and M Diner and Dub Lindsey’s shop. Second floor dental offices of Dr H D Hall and Martin Tennis lab were in the structure. Mrs. Luther Thompson alerted authorities after a signal light failed to get a response. Fire chief Billy Ellis reported the blaze was discovered shortly before 3 am by the Hand Mainer's operator and Homer Gosnell, who alerted police and summoned help. Firefighters confined the fire to the building.
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Ada
Granger
Main Street
Broadway
Rennie
Cook
MH and M
Dub Lindsey
H. D.'‘Hall
Scott Wins Paid Trip to Farm Bureau Convention
W A Scott of Union Valley wins an all expense paid trip to Miami for the 48th annual American Farm Bureau Federation convention scheduled December 14. Scott is Pontotoc County General Agent of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company.
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Scott
Bureau Convention
W. A. Scott
Union Valley
Miami
Florida
American Farm Bureau Federation
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma J Farm Bureau Mutual, Insurance Company
Miss Pat Tiffin wins state in photography at 4-H fair
Patricia Tiffin of Vanoss 4-H club earned first prize in the state for her photography project, a before and after series featuring reupholstering a child’s chair. The 13 year old freshman at Vanoss High School also holds multiple county 4-H honors and serves as club secretary.
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Pat
Vanoss
Patricia Tiffin
RB. Tiffin
Ada
Singing Group Sets Ada Meet November 10 11
Annual Eastern Oklahoma Singing Convention will be held in Ada at Science Hall Mast Central State College on Saturday and Sunday November 10 and 11. Singers from 32 eastern Oklahoma counties are expected to attend the two day event. Woody Ledford Jenks is president and Mrs. C. H. Rushing Tulsa is vice president. Quennion Starver Ada is in charge of arrangements. Saturday night session begins at 730 p m and Sunday session at 10 a m.
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Eastern Oklahoma Singing Corvention
Ada
Tin
Mast
Central State College
Oklahoma
Woody Ledford
Jenks
C. H. Rushing
Tulsa
Quennion Starver
Adz
Pontotoc 4-H Pasture and Range Contest Winners
Pontotoc County 4-H held a pasture and range judging contest in Ada with 30 attendees. Top four were George Breeding of Roff first Jerald Barton of Fitzhugh second and Mike Lucas and James Lucas of Roff tied for third, forming the county team for future contests. Clarence E. Bunch from Stillwater led the school highlighting grass identification and pasture quality, using color pictures and exam segments on range plant identification and conditions.
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Stillwater
Pontotoc County
Ada
George Breeding
Roff
Jerald Barton
Fitzhugh
Mike Lucas
James Lucas
Clarence E. Bunch
Bench
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Lillards
W. L. Knickmexer
Jae
Musin
R.v. Baker
Territory
Nevada
John’ Me“Intice
A. Scott
Jill of
All Trades
Pat Tiffin
Union Hill
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