Ford W-8 Completes 10054 Mile Economy Run East of Bartlesville
The Golden Ford W-8 finished a 10054 mile economy test run at 5 12 am sixteen miles east of Ponca City. Sponsored by the Bartlesville Daily Enterprise the car logged daily 1000 mile legs with two drivers, averaged 18.9 mpg, oil changes every 1000 miles, no oil or water added, no repairs, and a strict speed schedule. Route spanned Bartlesville Tulsa Sand Springs and Enid with stops at Ford dealers and Phillips stations while spectators watched the speedometer and asked questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Bartlettsville
Bartlesville Daily Enterprise
Enterprise
Bartlesville
Tulsa
Sand Springs
Dilton
Drumright
Cushing
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Ford Dealers
Yukon
el Reno
Kingfisher
Enid
Garber
Covington
Perry
Kansas Line
Blackwell
Powea City
Palwhuska
Hood
Phillips Stations
Mule Is Back After Two And A Half Years
Mosley’s mule returned after two and a half years. In 1980 he drove a herd to a Wheeler County pasture north of Mobeeth and later claimed the mules were missing. The prodigal animal has now come home and appears in good condition and glad to be back, according to Mosley.
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Mosley
Wheeler County
Mobeeth
Amarillo
Social notes from Wellington and area visits
Community members and visitors travel between Hollis Shamrock Dallas and surrounding towns. Residents include Ray Bearden Iva Mae and Beatrice King Ruth Roy Lelie Stall and more visiting relatives and returning home with summers in Hollis and House New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Mae
Beatrice King
Ruth Roy
Mrs. Alton Newberry
Shamrock
Miss Alice Mae Ayres wins grocers' bathing beauty title in Texas
Miss Alice Mae Ayres of Tyler tops the Texas Retail Grocers association bathing beauty revue and will represent Texas in the Atlantic City beauty contest. The item lists various local visits and travel among residents including Miss Bula Bess Bell in Shamrock and Senator C C Smail in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Mae Ayres
Tyler
Texas
Texas Retail Grocers’ Association
Texas Grocers
Atlantic City
Bula Bess Bell
Shamrock
Miss Ve Maddox
Bess Boverie
Clem
Floyd Boverie
Lubbock
Katherine Boverie
Wellington
Floyd
Texas Tech
Swearingen Notes and Local Social Highlights
Swearingen residents share visits and gatherings as Rev. Foster preaches to a full house. West Cummings of Tishamingo visits relatives, while Eli beats the boys’ baseball team. Several families host dinners and Sunday school attendance is strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
West Cummings
Tishamingo
Oklahoma
June Jarrell
Memphis
J. H. Horton
Myrtle Hetheox
Wynona Johnson
Vera Sons
L. G. Yarbrough
Janet Johnson
Buck
Fresno Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Fresno society pages report Mr and Mrs Hoyt Nunnelley and others visiting with D F Roberts and families. Rosa Lee Roberts and others spent time with relatives in Wellington Lillie and Vernon. A Chicago reader laments stolen buggy gear while a newborn Tantarelli is registered in Harrons New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Hicks
D. F. Roberta
Frankie Roberts
Walter Langford
Hal Shanks
Shanks
Pleasant Point
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Harti
Vari i
Thelma
Hedley
Onal
Ray Bearden
The
Bearden Cleaners
Hollis
W. D. Aldridge
Ray
Dallas
Mr. Aldridge
Sarah Aldridge
Lelie Stall
Bess Kramer
W. R. Crawley
In House
New Mexico
Robert Posey
Points
Arkansas
Mrs. Posey
S. Ayoub
Detroit, Mich
Lewis Abnour
Roy
Streater
Illinois
Mack Saied
A. L. Nowlin
T. R. Water
J. A. Briscog
Annyee
John Payne
Childress
J. W. Payne
Jo Mae Payne
J. A. Goodson
Missouri
R. L. Scott
C. Be, Stone Store
Mrs
Ben Saied
C. W. Poling
A. V. Cocke
Lamesa
G. M. Terry
Coca-Cola
Collingsworth County
Coca- Cola Bottling CO
Grocers’ Choice
J. T. Baldwin and Sons
Joe
Ben
Pringle
George Estes
Chldren
C. C. Smail
Winifred
Austin
Senator Small
Lula Masten
Amherst
Buford Bell
Estelline
Mr. Bell
C. C. Bell
Hazel McClure
Abilene
McMurray College
Carl Benefiel
Borger
Mr. Benefiel
Ritz
EB. W. Cocke
South Platte, Colorado
Amon Johnston
Rev
Mrs. T. M. Johnston
Swearingen By
Ruby Yarbrough
Creek
Mike Fielding
Wilmaker
Eli
D. M. Jarrell
June
Roy Hetheox
Chester Foster
Grannie Johnson
Jeff Johnson
Buck Creek
Clyne Horton
Ellis Funeral Home
Fresno
Rosa Lee Roberts
Rose Samuel
Chicago
Hra
Pasquale Tantarell
Harrons, N. Y
Franklin Depression Tantarelli
Collingsworth
Motor Company
the Bandit
Our Office
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Detroit
Cylinder Assembly Exchange Service
Johanson
Barrow Bandits
Old Pperry
Mgr
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