Sunday School Outreach and Local Visits Report
The item notes steady Sunday school progress and seeks more volunteers. It records many visits and social calls among local families including Rev Steve Lily and Mrs Lily, Mrs Bertie Shannon, and Clara Robbins, plus meetings at Dennie and Steedman venues. The column closes with a reminder of Thursday singing and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Lily
Shannon
Charley Davis
Willie
Leela
Clarence Davis
Birtie Shannon
Lily
Clara
Roy Robbins
Maude Hamette
George Lily
Dennie
Bertie Shannon
Lydie Fulton
Clara Robbins
Steedman
Violet
Eva
Dallas
Lizzie Lamb
Sherman Robbins
Johnny
Frank Middletown
Sherman
Weather Damages Crops and Local Visits Reported
Heavy rain damaged crops along the ans area and affected travel to the fair. Residents note social visits with Mrs. Leonard and Elva Leonard at Center. Ada visitor Clyde Wall, Henry Stally, Stuard Allen, and Olen Rycroft are listed among attendees and travelers. Two loving sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springbrook
Leonard
Knox
Hester Morse
Mary Hiannery
Elva
Flora Leonard
Tarwater
Edna Allen
Husband
Clyde Wall
Ada
McElroy
Husddleston
Rai
Olen Rycroft
Albert Medlock
Virgin
Jewel
Geraline
Carl Leonard
Henry Stally
Center
Stuard Allen
Wet weather harms local crops and farming outlook
Rain damaged cotton by sand burying bolls and washed soil away while corn lay torn by winds. Pests moth and army worm eat remaining cotton. Farmers fear lower yields than last year. Summer school ends Friday and local residents share social visits and a new baby born to Munro Abbott and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing Williams
Haley Williams
Munro Abbott
W. L. Ray
Walnut Grove
W. A. Norton
Rain Delays Sunday School in Lovelady Area
Heavy rain kept the Lovelady community from holding Sunday school. Lois Robison visiting Ada students returned home Friday through Sunday. Walter Dickerson visited Karl Kaiser Sunday. Walter Farris traveled to W. C. Tollison's Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Jesse Ross visited Mrs. Fred Flam Sunday. Karl and Marvin Kaiser also called on relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Robison
Ada
Walter Dickerson
Karl Kaiser
Walter Farris
W. C. Tollison
Jesse Ross
Fred Flam
Karl
Marvin Kaiser
Francis Oil to Erect Concrete Coal House Soon
A Francis Oil Co site will rise a concrete coal house on Main Street within days. James Laugh, resident four miles south on the river, delivered the first cotton bale in town last Wednesday, sold for 9.29 per hundred. Deputies halted a poker game, charging two men who await justice court on the 24th. Eight-year-old Roland Combee shot another child in Cedar Grove. the four-year-old victim is recovering. Additional construction planned between Rickey and Miller buildings on West Main, with curfew ordinance to be drafted by W H Hammond. The town eyes wheat pasture, governor’s proclamation stirs locals, army worms threaten hay, and cotton yield estimates remain unsettled.
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Francis
Francis Oil Co
O Vly
James Laugh
Bocey River
Nick Wolf
Bone
Justice Court
Roland Combee
Vick Combee
Grover Kennedy
Cedar Grove
Rickey
Millers
West Main Street
W. H. Hammond
Rainy spell and social visits noted in Tyrola area
Heavy rain lasted from Friday night to Monday afternoon. L Myers and family visited Mrs. Kalker on Sunday. Willie Smith stayed with Fay Turner. Mrs. Earl Myers called on Mrs. Nora Smith. Gladys Smith stayed with Alpha Bailey. Bob Driver and family visited John Bailey. Nona Smith visited Mrs Bailey. Grady Chandler visited Earl Moyores. Mr. Cowell and family plan to leave this week. Mrs. Cowell visited Mrs. Nora Smith. Novela Lena Manley and others spent weekend with relatives. Many residents attended the fair. Cow Boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Myers
Kalker
Willie Smith
Fay Turner
Earl Myers
Nora Smith
Gladys Smith
Alpha Bailey
Bob Driver
John Bailey
Nona Smith
Mrs Bailey
Grady Chandler
Earl Moyores
Wright’s 1840 invention spurred rapid cotton press use
A solid headed ping did not enter general use until 1840 when an American named Wright invented a machine that turned out 160 a minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Parish Chapel Weather Damages Crops and Social Notes
Heavy rain Friday night and Saturday overflow damaged crops, especially corn and late cane in the bottoms. Mrs. Owens returned to Ada after visiting her son John. Alfreda Isaacs is listed as sick. Various local residents visited and stayed with neighbors, and church services were canceled due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
John
Ada
Alfreda
Willie Isaacs
Vestor Stonecipher
Howard Wood
Sidney Isaacs
Hailey Meredith
Wilburn Stone
Johnny Metcalf
Johnny
Bebee and Ada Visit Highlights Local Week
Rainy weekend recapped with residents attending fairs in Ada and a Bebee Bebee baseball score 17 to 16 over Bebee. Names include George Steele Thelma Earl Sue Johnson Ted Rollins and many Bethel Rollins Wells and Hood family members in Bebee and Ada social and sporting events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Steele
Ada
Byng
Bebee
Thelma
Earl
Sue Johnson
Ted Rollins
Willie Bethel
Mattie Wells
Clara Gillock
Jennie Lee
H. H. Bethel
J. W. Hood
G. W. Wells
Bro. Ball
P. Summers
Mr. Stegall
Mr. Standridge
Mary Crane
A. M. Rollins
Mabel Maghan
Dorthey
Jennie Bethel
Wylie Crane
Mrydle Robertson
Lester Shaw
Rollins
Worstell
Local Church News and Community Notes in Pickett
Harold Hooser returns home from summer absence and church sees two new members join. Ada visits mark high school moves. Lizzie Bullock starts Ada high school. Several residents attend, visit, or travel to Ada and Latta with social events and illness updates. A horseback mishap injures Erica Whiteaker and a camping trip precedes another youth ride with Bro Yancell at Center.
Farmers Union Leader John Simpson to Speak in Ada Parks
John Simpson president of the state Farmers Union will deliver an address at Ada city park Monday at 1 PM and at Center Monday evening at 8. He will also speak at Stonewall Tuesday afternoon in the second event of the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simpson
State Farmers Union
Ada
Center
Stonewall
Trains Delayed by Heavy Rains in Vanoss Area
Heavy rains halted rail service across the region. The Katy bridge on the Canadian river was out of line raising fears of washout, detours occurred via Holdenville, Frisco lines reported washouts between Weleetka and Wetumka, Santa Fe service largely untouched.
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Katy
Canadian River
Oklahoma City
Holdenville
Frisco
Weleetka
Wetumka
Fort Smith and
Oklahoma crop year shows only two crops above last year
Oklahoma’s drought gutted most crops this year with only grain sorghums and barley surpassing last year’s output. Corn 39.5 million bushels down from 76.9 million, oats, potatoes, alfalfa and fruits also severely reduced. barley and grain sorghums forecast stronger than 1922.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Castello Sangallo Tells 16th Century Power Shifts Under Mussolini
The Castello Sangallo once tied to the Colonna family passed through Lucrezia Borgia and Alfonso of Aragon before church and state ownership. It later fell under Borghese control, then state property, now guarded by Fascist militia as Mussolini arrives and departs.
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Rome
Colonna
Sangallo
Clement VIII
Borghese
Mussolini
Wynnewood abandons municipal electric plant
Wynnewood has shut down its municipal electric light plant and now buys current from a OG&E high voltage line. Since 1904, the city issued many bonds as the plant proved inadequate and worn. Wynnewood becomes the tenth municipal electric plant abandoned in eighteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynnewood
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Wynnewood City
Newood
Cotton Growers to Meet in Ada to Perfect Credit Association
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association members in Pontotoc County are called to gather at the County Courthouse in Ada next Monday September 24 at 2 o clock to perfect a credit association. Announced by A A Aldrich county electioner for the association.
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Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Pontotoc
Cunty
Ada
A. A. Aldrich
Éleayer
Skeleton with Three Feet Makes a Bone Yard Play
A playful word puzzle ponders if a skeleton possessing three feet would become a bone yard. It blends whimsy with a vivid visual of extra bones and cemetery humor.
Villa's Large Domain Now Without Leader
The death of Francisco Villa at Parral left a Durango region leaderless as about 6,000 loyal followers lost their chief. He ruled vast lands and colonies with feudal control, spanning towns from Rosario to Ornelas along the Durango Coahuila border, with residents relying on him for justice. The government promised no alteration of Villa holdings, easing resettlement for surrendered followers and new ranch owners forming colonies.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Parral
Durango
Tlazcala
Canutillo
Obregon
Villa
Adolfo de la Huerta
Rior
Rosario
Coahuila
Descobridora
el Rodeo
Ornelas
State Fair 1D Claim Sanction Reopens Oklahoma Event
Governor Walton lifts ban on the Oklahoma State Free Fair allowing the event to proceed. Ralph T. Hemphill, secretary and general manager, said fair visitors would not be interfered with by the military and that previously announced plans would be followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Walton
Ralph T. Hemphill
Hemphill
Walton
Governor Walton Allows Muskogee Fair To Proceed
Oklahoma Governor J C Walton announced that the Oklahoma Free State Fair at Muskogee would not be barred by the military and police duties would be left to civil authorities. He said cnNards would take no notice of the fair. The rest discusses European bugs in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. C. Walton
Muskogee
English swimmer tows boat with seven aboard mile
An English swimmer towed a boat carrying seven people for a mile in a notable coastal rescue. The event highlights the swimmer's strong endurance and quick action in challenging water conditions.
County Fair Closed by Rain Ends 1923 Exhibits
Heavy rain on Friday and Saturday forced an early closure of the county fair. Most visitors were absent while exhibit owners claimed their displays by nightfall. Premium winners list to be published later. A baby clinic treated over 50 babies under Miss Harrison and a nurse. Exhibits from seven schools Vaness High Hill Oakman Latta Maxwell Pickett Homer impressed attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaness
High Hill
Oakman
Latta
Maxwell
Pickett
Homer
Japanese Build Longest Submarine Power Cable
Japan claims the world’s longest submarine power cable running from Niihama to Shikoku’s Sakajima island. The 13 mile line comprises 23 factory lengths of 3000 feet each, linking power infrastructure across the region.
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Niihama
Shisakajima
Shikouku
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