Jefferson Co. Okla. The Ringling Eagle Jun 1922

The Ringling Eagle
transcribed by Anita Emberlin

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The Ringling Eagle
Ringling, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Some Items

Thursday, June 1, 1922

AUSTIN-BOWMAN
MISS GLADYS BOWMAN of the Union Hill community and HENRY AUSTIN of Montague County, Texas were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony at the home of W. A. GOODE on May 20. REV. N. O. GOODE officiated. The contracting parties are well and favorably well known to their communities and will make their home in Texas.

Garage and Auto Damaged by Fire
On Wednesday night of last week when the school patrons were gathering at the high school auditorium, the fire alarm range out. Soon it was learned that C. D. GRIGG’s garage was in flames and almost that moment word came that the flames had been checked.

SHINN’s Store at Cornish Broken Into
Last Thursday, C. L. SHINN’s Cornish store was entered in the day time and several dollars stolen from a money purse.

BERTHA MOX Dead
BERTHA MOX, little nine year old daughter of MRS. DORA MOX, who resides in North Cornish, departed this life on the night of May 27. She had been very sick for several days when the attending physician advised the mother that he had no hopes for the child’s recovery. Mrs. Mox is a widow and Bertha was her only daughter. She has two bright little boys. Her husband died a few months ago. The body of this bright little girl was buried in the Cornish cemetery. The Eagle joins with the friends of the widow and dear little boys ins expressions of sympathy.

Two Injured by Lightning
During Sunday, a local rain storm a few miles south of Ringling, MISS HARRIS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. HARRIS, was shocked by lightning and also ALEX HAMMON jr. who was approaching the Harris home when he was knocked from his horse and so badly injured that is it was thought for awhile that he would not recover.

Baby Found Dead
On Friday morning, a dead baby boy was found on the front porch of a vacant house about ½ miles east of Ringling, in plain view of the D. C. D. highway. The baby was dressed and had been dead for several days. Beside the baby was a paste board box filled with baby garments, suggestive of care and consideration for the baby’s welfare. J. P. WADE, justice of the peace, summoned a jury of six men and held an inquest over the body. The baby was not a newborn….

Big Annual Picnic at Old BROWN’s Crossing on Mud Creek
W. B. STAFFORD, commonly known as ‘MUD CREEK BILL,’ made us a call on Saturday and asked us to announce that about July 20 a big picnic and barbecue will be given by his community for the special benefit and accommodations for the candidates. The Browns’ Crossing grounds are the finest in the country for a two days’ picnic and barbecue and Mr. Stafford’s community and section have never failed to entertain their friends and visitors at this annual picnic. Plans are under advisement now and in due time they will be announced, according to Mr. Stafford.

As an answer to the criticism that no road work is going on in commissioner’s district no. 2, W. E. ROSS, road supervisor, showed us on Wednesday 120 claims held by farmers for road service performed in May. These May claims range from $10 to $50.

Our good friend, I. HARMON, place an exhibition in the Eagle office Saturday morning the finest specimen of oats shown in this section. Mr. Harmon has 60 acres of the kind shown us, which are three feet high and heading out nicely.

Fine baby boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. GRADY LEWIS in Ringling last Sunday morning.

Thursday, June 8, 1922

Big Picnic at Belleville
On Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24, the Belleville community which includes both Courtney and Petersburg school districts will entertain all the country everywhere with a big two days’ picnic. The committee and community invite everybody to come and bring well filled baskets. Free ice water and plenty of fish and barbecue are promised. This is a regular old timers picnic and will be interesting every hour of eh two days. Both preaching and public speaking are on the program. .. Signed W. E. EAKIN of Grady and W. R. WATKINS of Courtney.

IRA R. DEASON of Fleetwood is a candidate for Tax Assessor. I am a native of Georgia, have been a citizen of this country 11 years and am familiar with the conditions of the county. Signatures for his support: WINNINGHAM BROS. Grocers at Terral; BUD REED, farmer near Fleetwood; L. G HIGHTOWER Drug Store at Terral; P. F BRISCOE Dry Goods at Terral; J. F. ROARK, farmer near Terral; W. E. CLEVELAND Groceries at Terral; J.H. PEALOR and Son Hardware at Terral; O. C. WALKER General Merchandise at Fleetwood; T. R.HARPER, blacksmith at Fleetwood; E. J. HORTON, gin man at Fleetwood; T.J. SMART, farmer and stockman at Fleetwood; H. G. MARSHALL, vice president of the First State Bank at Terral; S.G. TROUT, president of the First State Bank at Terral; G. W. MITCHELL, farmer near Ryan; A. F FUKE, director of Cotton Growers’ Association at Terral; J. E ENGLAND, farmer at Fleetwood; FULGHUM & EPPERSON Grocery at Ryan.

There is an article about R. B TRICE when he was deputy sheriff, explaining a sad situation. The following signatures reflect the support of the people of Ryan: ROBERT HUGHES of the Ryan Leader, MRS. ANNA HUGHES of the Ryan Leader, E. L. WORRELL of the First National Bank, TYSON, COBB, & NESMITH Grocery, R.H. MILLER barber shop, W. L. GIVENS as manager of the Brown Bros. Dry Goods, G. W. EPPERSON’s café, FULGHUM & EPPERSON Groceries, C. N. NORMAN of the Cashier Peoples Bank & Trust Co., W. I. REED Groceries, O. B. GARRISON as merchant, FRANK ARNER as agent for Pierce Oil Corp., R. H. HILLERY & Sons Hardware, Ryan Oil and Supply Co., A. L. MAINS Dry Goods, North Side Café with C. ATKINS, T. E EDMONDSON Furniture, CHAFFIN BROS. Saddlery, THOMAS & Son Groceries, BORUM & ROBERTS Insurance, C. L. PURVIANCE & SON Drugs, TALBOTT & MANNIN Drugs, STANFIELD Motor Co., City Barber Shop with T. B. SMITH, Brick Hotel with T. B. SMITH as manager, WILLIAM CAMERON Lumber Co. with E. C. TAYS, Chaffin Garage with J. W. CHAFFIN, Antrim Lumber Co. with L. R. COPPICK as manager, J. A. ROGERS of Rogers & Williams Groceries, BEASON GRANTHAM as president of the Chamber of Commerce.

In Quest of Health
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. EPPERSON, granddaughter OVELLA and J. H. MORRIS left Tuesday for an extended trip to New Mexico and Colorado. They will first go to Clovis, N. M. where a rest will be taken with friends and acquaintances, then they will turn northwest to Colorado. As the tour is taken for health, they will take their time. HERBERT PIGMAN is driving them.

R. PARISH of Bennington was making acquaintances in Ringling Saturday in the interest of the Farmer Labor League.

L. B. JACKSON and family are moving into the residence vacated by H. J. HALBROOK.

Saturday evening, MRS. O. O. HOLLINGSWORTH entertained honoring MRS. SABRA H. CLOUGHLEY and daughter MISS FLORENCE who are visiting their old friends and neighbors for a week.

MRS. L. B JACKSON Entertains
On last Friday evening, MRS. L. B. JACKSON and family entertained in honor of MRS. SABRA H. CLOUGHLEY and daughter MISS FLORENCE. Several friends and neighbors were guests and were delightfully entertained with dancing and games.

N. H. ARNER who was principal of Belleville school near Courtney was renewing acquaintances here Saturday.

Local News Items

MRS. W. E. CAPPS of Rose Hill farm is visiting in Cornish.

MISS VERNIE MORELOCK left for an extended visit with relatives and friends in Madill.

MISS ERA WHISENANT of Wilson is visiting her sister, MRS. MARVIN DAVIS.

MRS. M. E. GILCREASE is visiting with her son, A. GILCREASE this week.

R. F. BROWN, state health inspector, made Ringling a business visit Monday and placed us in better sanitary condition.

MISS EMMA BLAINE, who has been attending school here, will spend the summer with relatives at Stewart.

H. J. HALBROOK and family who have resided in Ringling several years are moving to Henryetta this week.

HUGH ROFF is in Marlow and Walters on business.

MISS BERNICE DULANEY returned from visiting her aunt, MRS. MORGAN.

MRS. S. F. DUNLAP of Wilson is spending a few days with friends in Cornish and Ringling.

PARUL R. HEDLUND has purchased the S. L. STEALEY property and is adding substantial improvements.

TOM TAYLOR of Marietta, who has been visiting relatives in Healdton, is visiting with DR. DOSSEY this week.

Mr. and Mrs. H. M. KIDWELL with their children are in Magnolia City this week.

MISS ANNIE ROFF returned from Norman where she visited MRS. A. G. ROBBERSON and daughters.

MRS. RAYMOND STEWART of Madill is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. SMITH HARWELL this week.

DR. T. F. ALLEN of Atlee shipped out the third load of hogs from Ringling to Fort Worth.

J. M. RICHARDS, age about 90 years, died Sunday a few miles north of Ringling and was buried in the Dixie Cemetery on Monday, as we were informed.

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. MEANS of Wilson spent a few hours Sunday with relatives in Cornish and MRS. E. W. CAPPS returned to Wilson with them for a short visit.

Mr. and Mrs. M. E. HARRIS of Chickasha have come to the Cornish Orphans Home for the summer and will give Mr. and Mrs. W.H. HACKLER an opportunity to rest.

MRS. W. F. KERR and her two daughters of Oklahoma City are visiting her mother and sister, MRS. LOVELACE and MISS LOVELACE.

MISS RANDA BALLARD, MRS. E. T. CAPPS, MRS. E. W. CAPPS, HARDIN BALLARD and E. W. CAPPS of Waurika were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. SPRADLING Sunday.

M. L. NEWMAN who had an operation on his neck performed last Thursday in the Von Keller Sanitarium is reported doing as well as could be expected, which all his friends and neighbors will be glad to learn.

Mr. and Mrs. ZACK STIDHAM with their daughter MISS REBECCA motored to Magnolia City and Foster last Friday where they visited relatives.

G. J. WILLIAMS, superintendent of the Ryan High School, and ROBERT HUGHES of the Ryan Leader were among the many visitors and friends at our Saturday Trades Day. We are always delighted to have such affable gentlemen among us.

PAUL HARRIS, who is a student at A. & M. College at Stillwater and son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. HARRIS, has joined the boys at the Cornish Home for the summer.

PROF. S. L. STEALEY left Wednesday for Wynnewood where the will spend a few days before taking up his summer’s work.

JOE BRYAN’s family leave Ringling today for their new home in Norman.

MRS. LERON ARTHUR of Henryetta, Texas is visiting her mother MRS. WRIGHT.

The community working on the Cornish Cemetery, which was planned for Monday, was continued to June 14 when everybody is requested to gather at the cemetery and care for the graves.

A good concrete bridge is being constructed across Mountain Creek north of Asphaltum. This bridge is on the Asphaltum to Loco road and will be a great convenience to the traveling public.

O. S. DAVIS, manager of the Hudson-Huston Lumber Co. and S. L. NYE of Ardmore left for a few days rest at Medicine Park. Mr. Davis says he can not risk another fishing trip to Cache Creek because the elements are too violent on the stream. It will be remembered that Mr. Davis and several of his friends were struck by lightning on Cache Creek a few weeks ago.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. KENDALL and family have just returned from a visit with relatives in Wichita Falls. Mr. Kendall witnessed the big fire at the Wichita Falls ball park Saturday afternoon when about 75 automobiles were caught in the jam and burned, but he got out safely with his car.

MRS. J. C. PHILLIPS and her little daughter CLARA DELL who reside now at Magnolia City are spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. JONES.

MRS. W. M. COLSON and children are visiting her father, S. M. DIXON in Ardmore this week.

Mr. and Mrs. T. F. MORRIS are the proud parents of a fine ten pound baby girl who arrived on Wednesday morning. Mother, baby, and even Terry are reported doing well.

REV. FRANK COCHRAN of Ardmore is conducting a series of revival services at the pavilion this week under the auspices of the Methodist Church.
MRS. S. L. STEALY is visiting in Wynnewood.

Professor and MRS. D. E. ROLLER are spending a few days with relatives in Chickasha.

Card of Thanks
We take this method of thanking our friends for the many kindnesses shown us during the late sickness and death of our dear little daughter and sister, BERTHA MOX, who died May 27. Signed MRS. DORA MOX, MARION MOX and BURTON MOX.

Thursday, June 15, 1922

HAMMONS-HARRIS
MISS MARIE HARRIS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. HARRIS of the South Center Point community, and ALEXANDER HAMMONS, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. HAMMONS of the same vicinity, were quietly married Sunday in Cornish. These young people are well and favorably known here and their parents are among the best farmers in the section. Their many friends feel a just pride in their marriage and hope for them every happiness life can afford. Mr. and Mrs. HAMMONS will make their home near here and will thus remain a part of our community.

To the Citizens of Jefferson County…A candidate for county superintendent… I am American by birth, having been born at Tracy, Iowa, in 1885, that my father was born in that same town and my grandmother was a native of Virginia and that my ancestry has been American for five generations…CHARLES G. MORRIS

WILSON-THOMPSON Marriage
MRS. BESSIE THOMPSON of Cornish and WHEELER WILSON of Durant were married Sunday in Ringling. Mrs. Thompson and her family have resided near Cornish for several years and is well and favorably known. Mr. Wilson is a native of Bryan County and comes well recommended. The newlyweds will make their home on the farm near here where she owns valuable lands for both farming and grazing purposes.

Star Line to Grady
DR. A. G CRANFIL and F. A. CRAWFORD, postmaster at Grady, ere in Ringling recently to talk over the extension of the Ringling-Atlee Star mail route to Grady.

Mr. and Mrs. PAT HUNTER lost their infant last Saturday. Its remains were laid to rest in the Cornish cemetery on the following Sunday.

There is a sad story about the baby’s body found on the porch of the deserted house… the parties who were involved in the murder case were jailed.

A. F. ORMSBY Died
On Tuesday night, June 13, ANDERSON FELIX ORMSBY passed away at the home of his daughter, MRS. CHARLES WRIGHT, of this city, from cancer of which he had suffered for months. Mr. Ormsby was born in Alabama On June 30, 1836 and was a veteran of the Civil War. He was twice married. Tow children were born from the first marriage and five of the second, of whom Mrs. CHARLES WRIGHT is one. He spent may years at Orr and Waurika before coming to the home of MRS. WRIGHT where he died and was well and favorably know among the old timers. His remains were buried Wednesday in the Oddfellows cemetery.

MISS CREEL Leaves
MISS EREBEL CREEL spent last week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD J. CREEL in Ringling, leaving Sunday for her summer vacation in Wisconsin and at the close of her vacation, Miss Creel will return to her work in Oklahoma City as head of the Routine Department of the State University Hospital where her work consists of blood analysis, preparation of vaccines and serums, and the chemistry of all physiological exudates.

GRIGGS Still Busy
Deputy Sheriff C. C. GRIGGS broke in on the cattle thieves this week and apparently played havoc with their business. Somebody said Griggs could not catch a thief, but such talk will have to change now for he can catch both the thief and murderer.

Card of Thanks
We thanks our many friends and neighbors who so kindly remembered us in the last sickness and death of our dear father. Especially do we thank Mr. and Mrs. JOURNIGAN for administering to his every want. Only those who have suffered such a loss can understand our feelings… Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES WRIGHT, MRS. ELIZABETH HAHN and children, MISS BELLE ORMSBY.

Local News Items

J. A. LEAVER made a business trip to Ryan.

LLOYD SAPPINGTON of Grady was a business visitor to Ringling.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. BAKER of Grady were Ringling visitors.

MRS. FRANK GILBERT of Wirt visited homefolks in Cornish.

C. W. WALLACE made a business trip to Waurika.

D. D. SHINN, our Cornish merchant, say he is ready for the picnic.

FRANK DRISKELL of Waurika transacted business in Ringling Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES COWAN of Dillard visited friends here Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. IVY BARNARD of Dillard visiting friends and relatives here.

JOE MYERS favored the Eagle office with a visit and subscribed for 2 year to the paper.

A. L. DUNCAN and EDGAR LEVERETTE of Waurika were business visitors.

G. C. HARRIS is having valuable improvements made in the concrete sidewalk in front of his dry goods store.

T. R. BATES of Mena, Arkansas was in Ringling last week, looking after his property here and is considering moving here.

REV. and Mrs. J. M. SIMMONS accompanied by MRS. S. J. DAVENPORT of Wirt paid the Eagle office a pleasant call.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. STEPHENS and daughter AGNES spent the weekend with relatives in Cornish.

MRS. R. J. CREEL left Sunday for Oklahoma City where she will visit her daughters MISS ERCHEL CREEL and MRS. LELA FUGIT.

WESLEY PARKER was among the nearby citizens who were on our streets last week with fine peaches to sell.

F. E. DRISKILL of Waurika is the delinquent tax collector on the eastside.

HENRY HAMMONS who has been in service in France for several months returned home Tuesday.

J. T. LITTLE who has been visiting his daughter MRS. ANNIE CORNISH returned to Duncan.

RMS. R. S. URE who has spent several months in Sulphur returned home.

ARCH ACRE of Grady was in Ringling and presented the Eagle force with a fine present of June peaches for which we all join in thanking him.

Mr. and Mrs. D. MILT GRIFFIN who moved a few months ago from the Prairie Pump Station in Weatherford, Texas are visiting here.

PROF. CHARLES G. MORRIS of Sugden, the leading candidate for county superintendent, made Ringling voters a pleasant call.

ZACK STIDHAM, candidate for county commissioner, called Saturday to tell us about his race.

Ringling is putting in a public watering place at the crossing of Main and Fifth Streets where the World War flag pole stood.

HALE BROTHERS are open for the business of auto repairing and gasoline vulcanizing work on Fifth Street South.

W. F. Kerr of Oklahoma City, who was formerly pen pusher for Ringling, made a short visit with MRS. LOVELACE and MISS BEULAH LOVELACE.

MRS. H. H. BILLINGSLEY, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. CARTER, returned to her home in Dallas, Texas.

W. B. STAFFORD of Grady was in our city with a wagon load of the choicest peaches we had seen up to that date and while here, he subscribed to the Eagle for 2 years.

J. H. GILLESPIE of Wilson who is always ready with the best eats for his friends who chance to pass his way attended the Hammons lot sale on June 9 in Ringling.

Local News Items

The Ringling Eagle’s Great Word Contest, Bee-Hive Picture Puzzle.. Find the objects in this picture beginning with the letter B.

LAWRENE BARRETT Dead
Lawrence, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. BARRETT, died at home near Cornish. He was one year, 10 months, and 25 days old. The remains were laid to rest in the Cornish cemetery on Friday June 9, REV. J. W. BULLIS conducting the funeral service at the grave.

Thursday, June 22, 1922

WOODWORTH’s Residence Robbed Thursday Night
W. W. WOODWORTH’s Cornish residence was broken into and robbed last Thursday while they were at church….

Ringling Chamber of Commerce Reorganized
F. M. COLLIER elected president; J. L. HARPER elected manager of the trades’ day.

W. F. JONES Dead
W. F. JONES whose home was a few miles west of Ringling died early Friday morning of congestion and was buried the late afternoon of the same day. Mr. JONES’ wife preceded him a few years ago, leaving five children without parents.

BEN CLINE Dead
BEN CLINE, a well known citizen of the county, is reported as being found dead in his pasture a few miles east of Comanche Monday evening. Mr. Cline had lived in the southern part of our county for many years and well respected as a pioneer.

CLOUGH-DULANEY
The marriage last Wednesday noon in Ardmore of MRS. ALMA DULANEY and O. C. CLOUGH was no surprise to their friends in Ringling. The ceremony was very fittingly performed by DR. CHAPPELL, pastor of an Ardmore Methodist Church at his parsonage. Mrs. Dulaney is a dressmaker and Mr. Clough is the cashier at the First State Bank of Ringling where both parties have many friends who join with the Eagle in wishing them a pleasant journey over the matrimonial seas. They boarded a Santa Fe train for Wyconda, Missouri where they will visit with his relatives.

PARSONS-BLOODSWORTH
The marriage ceremony of MISS JULIA MAY BLOODSWORTH and TOM PARSONS, both of Wirt, was solemnized in Ringling last week. They will make their home at Wirt.

JONES-CAMPBELL
Word has just reached this office of the marriage of MISS CHRISTINE CAMBPELL of Temple and HENRY PERCY JONES of Healdton last week. Both reside at Healdton. Mr. Jones is a hardware merchant and Miss Campbell is a teacher in the Healdton school. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F JONES, reside in Ringling

Local News Items

ARCH CARPENTER of Ardmore was in Ringling on business.

DR. S. O. TAYLOR’s son OVERTON was on the sick list.

Mr. and Mrs. J. N. RICE made a business trip to Ardmore where Mrs. Rice has been having her dental work done.

W. L. JACKSON an son JOHN left for the harvest fields Saturday and will be gone several months.

W. H. HODGES and MRS. GUSSIE ROBERTS of the Orr community were in Ringling selling produce last week.

JOE C. VIASAK and family left Monday in company with their sister MISS MAMIE VIASAK of Prague and CLYDE HOLLINGSWORTH for a few days in Medicine Park.

J. O. DRISKILL of Atlee has the finest flock of Johnson Giant Bronze turkeys reported in this season.

MRS. J. B. DOVE and family returned from the rivers and lakes around Lawton where they fished, catching about 60 pounds of the finny tribe.

MISS ODA JONES accepted a position with the Smith Dry Goods Company at Magnolia City.

MRS. E. T. HARRIS and daughters GERTRUDE and MARY LEE HARRIS of Dallas are visiting relatives in Cornish.

J. M. MASSEY of McMann called at the Eagle office Tuesday.

MRS. MARY WARD of Cement is spending a few days with her sister, MRS. MADUE HENSON.

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES OGELVIE of the Dixie neighborhood buried a baby Friday in the Cornish cemetery.

G. C. BYRAM of Boonville and O. H. BYRAM of Dennis, Mississippi have been in Oklahoma for a few days. They were called by the death of a brother W. O. BYRAM of Temple who died June 12 and while here, visited their brother J. E. BYRAM who lives north of Ringling.

South Center Point
Mr. and Mrs. EARL CUMMINS of Cornish were visitors here Sunday.

Mrs. BERNICE KNIGHT spent Saturday with MISS CLEATA ROCHE.

MRS. BURCH FOX spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. WALTER LOCKWOOD.

MISS IRENE WARDLOW has accepted the position as bookkeeper with the Ringling Motor Co.

MISS DOVA DORSETT of Ringling is spending the week with her cousin LENNIE WILLIAMS.

Mr. and Mrs. H. R. WILLIAMS of Healdton visited their son EULAS WILLIAMS Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. B. MOSES and children of Dundee visited with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. HAMMONS Sunday.

GRANDMA DORSETT spent the weekend with her daughters MRS. A. W. HAMMONS and MRS. M. F. WARDLAW.

Mr. A.W. HAMMONS gave a great feast Sunday in honor of his son HENRY who has been in overseas services for three years.

Mr. A. W. HAMMONS gave an ice cream party on Thursday. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. FRANK HARRIS, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. SLOVER, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. DORSETT and children.

V. T. NEWCOMB and family are at Exter, Missouri in a great revival meeting.

Thursday, June 29, 1922

JIM WILLIAMS for Constable
Mr. Williams is a farmer and came here from Texas several years ago. He is a wrestler, a general mixer among the younger set and will well acquainted with the larger number of ‘sports and rounders’ in the Earl Township and the eastside. He pledges full performance of official duty and an active campaign against petty thievery… promises to break up the outlawry that has grown up too common within recent months.

Good Side Money
W. H. HODGES, who lives a short way north of Orr, has made regular crops, excepting cotton, during the past two or more year. From May 26, 1921 to August 26, 1922, this farmer put on the market $214 worth of butter fat at prices ranging from 15 to 35 cents per pound and besides this side line, he produced 3500 pounds of pork. Remember that Mr. Hodges is a crop farmer, who makes feed for his own cattle of about 200 head last year, both grain and forage crops, and raise the corn that grows and feeds his hogs. His living comes to him by the sweat of his brown and this year promises to be his best year.

MR.S C. M. CAGLE and children have just returned form an extended visit and vacation at Kingston and Madill with friends and relatives.

South Center Point
REV. SMITH of Claypool spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. L. GLOVER.

M and Mrs. LON LAMBERT took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. F. L GLOVER Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. WHITTLE are the proud parents of a baby girl.

Mr. and Mrs. LEE SMITH of Ringling spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. BRANDON.

MISS MARIE WISE spent Sunday afternoon with MISS GLADYS MCDOWELL.

Mr. and Mrs. EULAS WILLIAMS spent the weekend in Healdton.

MRS. EULA HOPKINS of Healdton attended prayer meeting here Sunday night.

A. W. HAMMONS and four of his sons went to Texas after plums. Mr. HAMMONS bought a new Ford and says he is tired of walking in his old days.

MR. WISE of this community lost two good horses last week with hydrophobia; Mr. COX lost a horse.

GORDON ACOX and MISS THELMA ALBIN decided that their single life was too lonely so they went to Texas and married there, returned back to their home Sunday. The community wishes this happy young couple much happiness and joy in their journey through life.

Local News Items

BILLIE SPARKS of Graham spent Sunday with friends in Ringling.

MRS. LEE MACKY of Fort Worth is visiting her daughter MRS. WALTINE JACKSON this week.

MISS WILDA WINNINGHAM, MISS DORTHY LEVY, MISS REGINA LEVY and MISS RUTH JOHNSON of Ardmore are visiting with the MISSES JACKSON in Ringling.

MRS. O. O. HOLLINGSWORTH, MRS. H. M. KIDWELL, and MRS. G. C. HARRIS chaperoned a large number of Ringling’s youngsters on a hike to Turner Falls.

MRS. ANN COX, MRS. LEONA ECHOLS and daughter EVELYN and LAMONT CHADDICK of Ardmore, mother , sister, and son of MRS. H. J. ALLEN, spent Sunday with Mrs. Allen.

MRS. RUBY HUNTER and children left Saturday for McKinney, Texas where they will spend a short vacation with her sister MRS. BONNIE WILLIAMS.

Mr. and Mrs. J. L. SMITH of El Paso, Texas are visiting old friends at Ringling.

Mr. and Mrs. HERSHEL SHAW are the proud parents of twin boys who arrived at their home on June 24. The fine mother and the boys, HERSHEL and HASKELL, are doing quite well but the father was not doing well at the last report.

C. N. HENDERSON, former Ringling resident, and his friends, L. B. ISDELL and R. D. KELLY, all residents of Gainesville, Texas, made the Eagle office a pleasant call on Friday. They were on business that brought them to Healdton, Ringling, and Burkburnett and will soon begin drilling for oil west and north of Gainesville.

MRS. J. M. CURTIS, MRS. G. M ARNER, SAM SNELL and HARRY SNELL are visiting their sister MRS. C. C. GRIGGS in Ringling this week.

Mr. and Mrs. WALTINE JACKSON entertained last Saturday evening in honor of MISS MINERVA THOMPSON of Ardmore at their home in the Highland Addition. Music by the Ringling Orchestra and dainty refreshments were features of the entertainment.

REV. ALBERT MEEK, evangelist, will begin revival meeting at the pavilion next Saturday night. Rev. Meek is well known in Ringling.

After a few weeks vacation in Kansas and Missouri, during which he preached in Atlantic City, Iowa, in Platte City, MO, in Kansas City, Kansas, REV. GEORGE G. HAMILTON returned to Ringling.

Mr. and Mrs. P. H. CARTER and children spent from Saturday to Monday at Medicine Park and gave the place a great name as fishing and recreation grounds.

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