Rainy period slows crop work in Pontotoc County
In Pontotoc County rural news the weather stays gloomy delaying cotton picking and corn gathering. Community gatherings and visits fill weekends as families travel to Ada and nearby towns. weddings, illness, and oil field activity mark the local scene while sermons and meetings bring crowds despite the rain.
Parish Chapel Community News Highlights Local Life
A sweep of social notes from Parish Chapel recaps birthday parties visits among families across Ada, Tupelo, and nearby towns. The piece references a big October 2 singing dinner, church services, prayer meetings, and a death in the area with memorials at Cedar Grove cemetery.
Local Campaign Ballot slate and nearby social notes
Democratic nominees for district and county offices listed with names. Ada visitors include Gibson, Billings, and Taylor families. Residents attend shopping, quilting parties, and visits to Atoka, Coalgate, and Oklahoma City.
Weather Baiting Harvest at Blue Mound This Week
Rain and overcast skies delay harvesting at Blue Mound this week, keeping fields soggy and farmers cautious. Warnings of further showers prompt planners to adjust fieldwork and harvest schedules accordingly.
Weekend Socials Highlight Local Pairs
Jack Kerr and Ray Killian spent Saturday night with Clyde Danicks and Ode Deaton. Woodrow Horton and J. C. Odom were guests Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burpo.
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Ada
Charlie Mutchins
Ellis
Vivian Horton
Lorene
Clyde Daniels
Odle Deat
Ollie
Dollie Horton
Clara Bushers
Hazel Bushers
Lorene Price
Eddie Melville
Union Valley
Horton Home
Hazel Barney
Clara
Willie Bushers
Lloyd Williams
Woodrow Horton
Ode Deaton
J. C. Odom
Oklahoma City
John Lunsford
LeeRoy McDaniel
Edd McCause
Robert Henry
Loris Shook
Sam Berger
A. J. Wall
Holdenville
Jack Kerr
Ray Killian
Clyde Danicks
Mrs
Jack Burpo
Rainy spell, church meeting noted in Yeager area
Weather outlook notes more rain expected after a weekend storm. Rev I W Yandell held a meeting here continuing through Sunday night. Local sickness lists include Mrs J M Shirley and others. Various neighbors visited and spent time with families around J M Shirley and nearby households.
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I. W. Yandell
J. M. Shirley
Virgle Farmer
Lawrence Drake
Lee
Wallace Southworth
Ray Shirley
Mollie Hooten
John Southerland
Allen Gentry
John Shirley
Jack Critchfield
Zelma Luster
Lorene Shirley
Flossie Gentry
Vivian Critchfield
Clawrence Wood
Lowell Wood
Local Social Roundup Includes Visits and Calls
Mildred Shanhan spent Saturday night with Maude Hewitt. Mrs W J Hurley called on Mrs Kifer Saturday morning. Mrs George Cantrell and Sally were also noted in the social roundup.
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Mildred Shanhan
Maude Hewitt
W. J. Hurley
Kifer
George Cantrell
Sally
Summers Chapel Social Roundup Notes Encounters
Sundry social visits are recorded with residents hosting or visiting on weekends and weekdays. Names include Isaacs Collins Anderson, Elma Tyson Bureh Duncan Burk Franks Rutledge Crumpton and others noting gatherings at multiple homes in the community.
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Willie Whitaker
Charley Wren
Mountain View
Okla
J. T. Law
Elbert Keef
Bob
St Collins
Stratford
Henry Dixon
Ada
Whitaker
Johnnie Law
Bill Keef
E. C. Cavener
M. R. Lamb
G. W. Lamb
Geneva Sterling
Walton Isaacs
Madelson Anderson
Juanita Collins
Mozelle Cavener
J. W. Isaacs
Lloyd
Tom Bureh
Summers Chapel
Liza White
Rush
Allene Bureh
Syble Isaacs
Alta Light
Billy Gene
Luther Isaacs
Maxwell
Jay Isaacs
Noah Anglin
Galey
Lillie Horton
Perry
Norman
Svble Isaacs
Madelion Anderson
Elma
Pauline Tyson
Pauline
Jake Mann
Bill Whittaker
Dallas Burk
M.C. Burk
Worstell
C. O. Burk
S. K. Duncan
Duth
Gene Abney
Ode Franks
Luman Rutledge
Ernest Summers
Ruth Brendle
Illa Mae Keef
Minnie Mae Crumpton
Sy Collins
Rain Lifts Spirits Amid Light Hail Damage
Community members share a rainy day with neighbors and visit friends across local households. Mrs. Guy Binkley’s circle includes Mrs. Fox of Francis and Mrs. Leota Littles, plus Modell and Elma Lee of Oakman. The Lamb family hosts relatives, with Kin Lamb and Eloise Lamb dining with J. M. Ingram, while Mollie Lamb visits Ora Binkle. Visitors from Sweetwater, Texas arrive to see friends, and Ruth, Rachel Tharp spend time with Rea and Brownie Vaighn. George Lee and Lowell Tharp also share Sunday visits.
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Edith Roddy
Ada
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Josie Northam
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Wolfe City
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Ruby Hood
Ola Mae Palmer
Ola Mae Vpalmer
Lesasie Jones
Christine Mole
Mi Jo Camp
Oma Hood
Talmadge
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Cless Hood
Gerry Pinley
FE. A. Mayfield
Juanita Lane
Lois
Lorene Crow
Lois Summers
Hazel Mayfield
Hayes
Sulphur
Bessie Jones
Miss Opal Rice
Bebee
Buster Phillips
Seminole
Artie Holland
I. P. Kite
Robert Jones
Hightower
C. F. Palmer
John Jones
Herb Kieling
Union Hill
Daniel Northam
Texas
Gertie Pinley
Mildred Bennett
Ruby
Ruth
Coalgate
Ailleene Reaves
East Central Teachers College
Ethel Reaves
Elma
Ruther McCurley
Bett; Ann
Edd Sallee
D. V. Grace
Johnny
Adams
Brown
Shawnee
Stonewall High School
Herman Hamilton
Stella Bell Young
Fitzhugh
Mike Young
Ora Morris
Billy Howard
Niss Mae Taylor
Atoka
Gertrude Bell
Bell
Edith Stillwell
Ed. Sallee
Oklahoma City
C. O. Martin of
Allen
Stonewall
Orphie Human
East Central State Teachers College
Isaac Simmons
Pug Hatcher
Francis Elanor Kile
Burndett Ronalds
Simmons
Merle de Benning
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Horace Prince
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Leonard Young
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Furman Gibson
Gene Acker
Granville Taylor
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Hardy
C. O. Scrivner
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Myrtle Fuller
Clarence Billings
Elma Rives
Glen Rh
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Novella Gibson
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Wayne Truitt
Charley Sawyers
Edwin Garrett
D. B. Everton
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Lawyers Produce
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T. G. Phillips
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W. H. Letter
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Fox
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Leota Littles
Modell
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Oakman
Zora Daniels
Oda Lamb
Kin Lamb
Eloise Lamb
J. M. Ingram
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Ora Binkle
Lester Bell
Sweetwater
Rachel Tharp
Rea
Brownie Vaighn
George Lee
Lowell Tharp
Sunday School Reminder and Visit Note
A church community note invites attendance for Sunday school and Sunday night singing. The item mentions Mr and Mrs Charlie Wren of Oklahoma City visiting, with no further details.
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Charlie Wren
Oklahoma City
Once Prominent Lawyer Dies As Charity Patient
Jarney Haughey a seventy three year old once famed lawyer and tax advocate died in a Denver charity ward at Denver Central Hospital He had seven years earlier appealed to end his suffering asking the world to mercy kill him His plea drew national attention during debates on mercy killings for incurable sufferers.
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Denver
Colo
Jarney Haughey
Haughey
Denver Central Hospital
Island bounty targets skunks in bootlegging scheme
In Charlottetown P E I a New Brunswick man was caught smuggling Pyne snouts from the mainland. The government had offered a 50 cent bounty per snout to rid the island of skunks.
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P. E
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