Lightning Ridge Around the County highlights local visits and community events
The Around the County column details numerous Ada area social visits, baptisms, family gatherings, hospital news, and travels. It lists residents and guests from MeIlroy, Briggs, Kimmel, Shadwick, Cogburn, and others visiting relatives in Oklahoma City, Latta, Ada, Duncan, and Stroud. It notes a water incident, surgeries at Valley View Hospital, and a parade in Ada drawing Allen residents.
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Willard McGuire
Claude Shadwick
Oklahoma City
Miles Kimmel
Mrs. Kimmel
Ada
Kimmel
Lillie Mae Webster
Cantwell
Marvin Briggs
Mrs. Shadwick
Sarah Wilson
Lynn Sulivan
Valley View Hospital
Atters
Cinda
Carla
Wilson
Sulivan
Betla Ty Bell
Sullvan
Harvest time brings peanut crop damage in Allen area
Allen and Okmulgee county residents report peanut crops harmed by dry weather and potato bugs. Families share illness and hospital stays while celebrating weddings and gatherings. Notable mentions include James Jackson wedding in Davis and several visits among Allen folk, with multiple relatives visiting Ada, Enid, and Oklahoma City.
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EB. Davis
Charlie Vinson
Dunfarmers
Davises
W. B
Davis
Okmulgee
W.B
Johnny Kniveson
Enid
Odis Vinson
Joan Butler
Janice Butler
D. A. Burris
Yarry
James Jackson
Assembly of God Church
James
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Rev. Jackson
Billy
Arlington
Tex
Demos Rally in Ada Panel Calls for Democratic Unity
In Ada, Democratic figures led a pep rally as McCarty urged unity amid a testing year. He warned Republicans could dampen progress, urged restraint in primaries, and stressed Democrats must straighten their ranks while pledging heat on court officials who dodge work.
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McCarty
Bob Ford
Ford
Oklahoma County
Court House
George Nigh
Atkinson
Stonewall News Notes and Family Visits
Local column reports numerous Stonewall residents hosting and visiting relatives and friends over the weekend. Names include Sneed, Buddy, Fountain, Marshall, West, Wilson, Scroggins, Lee, Lilley, Anderson, Ganns, and Ray, with travel to Fort Worth, California, Denton, and Vernon. Mentions a birth, church attendance, a hospital stay, and a church singing event scheduled for October 2.
Foliage tours and county series spotlight Oklahoma scenic spots
Oklahoma readers are invited to join planned foliage tours this month, including Pontotoc County’s open drive to enjoy autumn colors. The WEEKLY will launch a series on picturesque county routes, urging reader input and noting a forthcoming interview with a noted prophecy expert. High schools’ dress rules spark minor student pushback while Allen High School earns praise for its strong student newspaper. A squirrel hunting offer is declined, and a sequence of local family notices and visits fills the rest of the column.
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Oklahoma
Seneca Nation to vote on women’s voting in Indian affairs
The Seneca Indians of western New York plan a referendum before December 31, 1962, to decide if women should have the right to vote in Indian affairs. The note adds a separate remark that the chimpanzee is regarded as the most intelligent of apes.
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