Farmers Union notes and county fair plans in Ada area
The editors urge readers to share neighborhood news including Farmers Union events, lodge meetings, school interests, and club activities. Features describe Allen to Stonewall townships fairs with dates, Colbert school progress, local farms, artesian well at Cullins home, Rushing improvements, Pratts’ dairy venture, and Moser's premium drive boosting Ada’s fair standings.
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Farmers’ Union
Allen Township
Allen
Fitzhugh Township
Rofs
Francis
Maxwell
Midland
Vaness
Stonewall
Community News Tells Of Visitors And New Arrivals
County correspondence lists residents visiting churches and relatives in Ada Sheep Creek and Mill Creek. New neighbors join the community while families move from Frisco and Missouri. a baby girl is born to Noah and Mrs Talent. local school girls make paper hats as Sunday school interest grows with a 10 o clock invitation.
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Union Valley
Alolso
R. F. Stephens
Francis
Charley Payne
Missouri
Virgil Riddle
Okmulgee
W. R. Riddle
Jim Lowery
Miss Carroll
Miss Jones
Ada
Lydia Godby
Sheep Creek
Lem Killingworth
Oklahoma City
Allie Hale
Coalgate
Riddle
T. A. Locke
Mill Creek
Laura Lee Carroll
Mattie Carroll
Mart Durbin
Frisco
Noah Anderson
Evaline Fletcher
Jim Anderson
Joe Hoggatt
Noah Talent
Talent
J. H. Turner
Parish chapel visit and Farmers' Union meeting notes
Sam Maddox and family visited his brother J. E. Maddox Sunday to a large crowd. The Farmers' Union meets here every two weeks on Tuesday night, with about twenty members reported attending.
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Sam + Maddox
J. E. Maddox
Farmers’ Union
Local Family News From Blue Bell Area
Community social notes recount visits among families including Miss Ollie Wood Miss Augusta Thomp and Miss Gertie Pennington. School set to close in two weeks while cotton crops suffer boll weevil damage though corn looks decent. Mr Thompsons head to Sulphur for health. Bennie and Lynan Pennington visit Center for Sunday meeting.
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Bennie Thompson
Lynan Pennington
Debs Thompson
Blue Bell
Colbert Items Highlight Local Events and Birthdays
The Methodist Revival continues through the week with 14 conversions reported. Social visits include Henrys at the Richman home, Harold Smiths sixth birthday party with games and ice cream, and guests such as Ethel O Day of Ada. Nearby residents Mrs J F Lawson and W T McCarty family visited Beulah in Marietta Oklahoma, while Chestnut guests joined Mr Selphs family. Other notices mention J H Woods family, R Manley of Egypt visiting Frank Smiths, and Grace Hyder visiting Eunice McAnally.
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Beulah
Marietta
Okla
W. J. B. McAnally
Chestnut
Selph
J. H. Woods
River
R. Manley
Egypt
Frank Smith
W. C. Lindsey
Lonnie Cassidy
Pickett
Grace Hyder
Eunice McAnally
Konowa Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Travels
Messrs W M Akin and Peters visited relatives in the area. Erma Ford left for Shawnee to visit relatives. Bonnie Hamilton of Shawnee visits Roma Ford. W W Nunely delivered apples to Okmulgee. Ada visitors Mr. and Mrs. Adam. LeRoy Casteel and family moved to Maud. Charlie Taylor left for school. Eugene Doughit returned from Edmond. Lola Cox returned from Little Rock. C B Gordon visited Wetumka. Pearl Wade returned from Stonewall. Oda Terry returned to Oklahoma City. Mrs A B Fox spent weekend in Oklahoma City. Vivian Casteel returned from McAlester. Mrs W M Mefzels in Oklahoma City. Mrs F R Miller and son Claud visiting Stonewall. Fitzhugh Huddleston visiting his parents.
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Konowa
W. M. Akin
Peters
Erma Ford
Shawnee
Bonnie Hamilton
Roma Ford
W. W. Nunely
Okmulgee
Adam
LeRoy Casteel
Maud
Charlie Taylor
Eugene Doughit
Edmond
Lola Cox
Little Rock
Ark
C. B. Gordon
Wetumka
Pearl Wade
Stonewall
Mattie Miller
Oda Terry
Oklahoma City
Center News Briefs Show Local Visits and Visits
Center residents report visits from Mary Sutherland returning from Coalgate and Ada acquaintances, Pauline Austell visiting Stonewall, Jim Bohanon family from Roff visiting for a meeting, Lois and Vera Williams from Ada staying with friends, and W T Melton and wife among others in Center social notices.
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Center
Mary Sutherland
Coalgate
Tom Thomas
Ada
Pauline Austell
Earnest Austell
Stonewall
Jim Bohanon
Roff
Lois
Vera Williams
W. T. Melton
Laughlin
Davis
Center Church Meeting Draws Large Ada Area Crowd
Patterson family from Ada attend services at Center with Cecil and Clara. Visitors Flora and Flossie Summers return to Maxwell. many from Vaness Norman Maxwell Summers Parish Chapel and more travel for nightly meetings. Center school baseball loses 8 to 7 at Vanoss. third team beats Pickett 19 to 7. Mrs Bickley sings at the meeting and visits Ada.
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Center
Strong
Tabernacle
Vaness
Norman
Maxwell
Picket
Fron Post
Bellvue
Stratford
Ada
Flora
Flossie
Esther Sutherland
Myrtle Thomas
Tom Jr
Sutherland
Etta Mae Qualls
Mae Austell
Naomi Eddings
Vanoss
Pickett
Homer Pie Supper Supports Local School
The Friday night pie supper drew many townspeople and visitors. Proceeds totaled 17.22 for the school fund as residents thanked guests for their help and presence. Mr and Mrs Virgil Brumley returned from Texas and Mrs Eliza Ford and Miss Nan nie Barnes spent Saturday night.
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Homer
Virgil Brumley
Texas
Eliza Ford
Nannie Barnes
Sunday Social Notes From Local Community
Mrs Will Brum ley and Mrs D Lane are on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Lee Carney stayed with Brumleys. School enrollment is about 80 with Thursday night spelling or ciphering. Miss Willie Campbell visited Miss Nannie Barnes. Attendees went to the Masonic picnic at Ada. Sunday school and singing are held weekly and all are welcome.
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Will Brumley
D. Lane
Lee Carney
Jack Brumley
Willie Campbell
Lula
Nannie Barnes
Ada
Setter dog rescues master on perilous alpine fall
French Alpinist Morel fell into a 4875 foot precipice on Voiron's Mountain breaking both legs. His setter retrieved the injured climber and carried a note tied to the dog's collar to Croisette village. Six hours later rescuers arrived and carried Morel to safety with the dog guiding the party.
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Geneva
Morel
Voiron
Croisette
England to be appeased at midnight to end war
London reports that at midnight England will be appeased with all foes in the world war except Turkey. The formal termination of the state of war is set by an order in council on August 10, ending hostilities.
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Lonon
England
Turkey
Dirigible Destroyed in Naval Station Fire
New York August 31 The dirigible balloon D-6 and its hangar were destroyed by fire at the Rockaway naval air station today An explosion of gas tanks within the hangar caused the fire There were no deaths
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New York
Rockaway Naval Air Station
Gasoline Prices Stable at 14 Cents a Gallon in Fort Worth
Gasoline sold generally at filling stations in Fort Worth today at 14 cents a gallon. One station that cut to 12 cents recently returned to 14 cents. Mr. and Mrs. A L Bullock and their children from Roff were in the city yesterday for the Masons Day program and to visit friends.
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FT. Worth
Texas
A. L. Bullock
Roff
City
Bill Byrd Visits City with Friends from Maysville
Bill Byrd of Maysville is in the city for a few days visiting friends. He plans sightseeing and local gatherings during his stay.
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Bill Byrd
Maysville
Court Convenes At 9 30 Warns Motorists In Quincy
In Quincy on August 31 Chief of Police Goodhue posts signs on entry streets warning motorists that court convenes at 9 30. The notices aim to curb fast driving and have reportedly slowed overspeeding by drawing drivers’ attention to the impending court session.
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Quincy
Goodhue
Sweet preliminary set for September 8 in forgery case
Continuation of the preliminary hearing for H L Sweet, jailed on forgery charges, was granted by JP H J Brown upon defense counsel petition. A new hearing date of September 8 was fixed, marking a second postponement after an August 19 continuance. The same date applies to O J Sheers and Joe Brown, charged with stealing an automobile, to be heard before Justice Brown.
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H. L. Sweet
Justice of the Peace
H. J. Brown
Sweet
O. J. Sheers
Joe Brown
Justice Brown
Konawa Notes and Local Visits Record Cotton Sale
Mr Cross refurbishes his West Main residence while area residents travel and visit. J P Huddleston sold Konawa’s first cotton bale to Burton and Townsend for 15 cents a pound, with premium arranged by A M Lovette. Local residents include C B Hooks Arkansas trip and gatherings in Ada Stillwater Wewoka Shawnee and several Arkansas towns.
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Mr. Cross
West Main
C. B. Hooks
Arkansas
Frank Swan
James Bates
Frank Swan, Jr
Essie Russell
Laura Radnish
Stillwater
Ada
J. T. Cox
Lola
Marion Howard
Wewoka
Sam Bates
Lehigh School to Open With 13 Teachers This Fall
Lehigh will start classes on Tuesday September 6 with 13 teachers led by Superintendent W A Allen Willena Duncan and Verla Clark from Pontotoc county. A new gym and manual training building will be near completion. The Midway mines are active and some activity may appear at Number 5. The Coal County News was not issued last week due to linotype trouble and hopes to resume soon.
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Z. E. Cullins
Ada
Cullins
Joe Rushing
School of Lehigh
W. A. Allen
Willena Duncan
Verla Clark
Pontotoc County
Midway
Coal County News
Dodson Home Near Vanoss Destroyed by Fire
The home of C. D. Dodson, four miles southwest of Vanoss, burned Wednesday night of last week. The blaze is thought to have been incendiary in origin.
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C. D. Dodson
Vanoss
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Byron Norrell
Mr. Rushing
Will Coffman
R. F. Smith
J. D. Fulton
A. R. Selph
Ona Woods
Colbert
S. E. Pratt
Prof
A. Pratt
Hird
Pratt
Kansas City
W. G. Moser
Fred F. Brydia CO
Oklahoma
North Broadway
Ross
Ford Car
Fitzhugh
Pecan Grove School House
Adano Improvements
Byrd
W. D. Faust
M. L. Lewis
C. T. Brydia
Lewis
Faust
West Main Street
Bro. Strong
Leona Bradley
Auten
Beda Jones
Bud Whiite
Purcell
Roy Briggs
J. H. Lynn
Virgil Stanfield
A. H. White
Edna Mitchell
John Auten
Setter
The
Associated Press
Naval Station
Konawa News
Lehigh News
Cc. D. Dodson
Ifrocks
S.M. Shaw
Ada, Orla
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