Few items May 20, 1938 Waurika News Democrat - Jefferson County, Oklahoma Submitted by: RedRiverTXOK 19 Dec 2010 Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== Orignally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.jefferson/1238/mb.ashx The Waurika News-Democrat Waurika, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma Friday, May 20, 1938 Cornish Gleanings by W. C. HOGAN Mrs. JOHN MEANS Mrs. LAURA MEANS, widow of the late JOHN MEANS, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. ERENST PRUITT in the East Mountain Home community early Thursday morning of last week after suffering a month from paralysis. Funeral and interment were in Rock cemetery Friday. Mrs. Means is survived by three sons and two daughters: CRUCE and CHAMP MEANS of Orr, BAILEY MEANS of Healdton, Mrs. ERNEST PRUITT of East Mountain Home district and Miss MARGARET MEAN of Garber. Mrs. Means was well and favorably known throughout this part of the country and will be sadly missed by her children and friends. R. C. LESLIE accepted a position with an undertaking concern at Weatherford and moved there last week with his family from Ringling. Senior Class Night Tuesday evening of last week was class night for the seniors of the high school and as they passed through the portals, they hand their key to the Junior Warden BEN J. CAGLE. 'The dust comes floating by' was presented by MARIE HAMM; the salutation was given by GRACE V. ALKIRE; 'Pan' by JOE SHELINGBERGER; BILL ROCHE was the class pessimist; JOE HARPER historian; JAMES FITZPATRICK, lawyer; MARIE LONGEST as spinner of dreams; JOAN EAKIN as muse; MARY MERKLE STEELE was goddess of wisdom; MARY ACREE as historian; "The old apple tree' was presented by Mary Hamm. THEO COLSON was valedictorian. OTIS COGDILL and DOCK LANCE were in Texas on business. Mrs. MYRTLE CLINE'S music pupils gave a short program at the Rotary Club at the Fish Hotel. ED GARNER reported on the Rotary convention held at Stillwater. Mr. and Mrs. MIKE BAILOR and children of Dundee visited her mother, Mrs. EMMA UNDERWOOD and other relatives at Cornish. Mrs. EMMA REYNOLDS of Fox visited her aunt Mrs. A. E. WOODS and other relatives here. Misses RUBY and ROSIE EVASN of the Boggy Swamp community visited their sister Mrs. R. V. UNDERWOOD and other relatives here. Mrs. FRANK CARROLL and baby of Asphaltum visited her brother, JOHN WALLACE and family. W. P. FOLSOM, J. L. BAKER, W. A.D AVIS, H. G. AWTREY, T. J. CREEL, JIM DUCK, TOM NOLAN, RUDOLPH FOLSOM, BARON AWTREY, H. D. SESSUM, BILL ENGLE, CURT SORRILL, CALVIN DAVIS, HERMAN LONGEST, WID EAKIN, JESS MERSER, and RUFFIN LONGEST of Courtney and Bellville were business visitors at Ringling and Cornish Saturday. G. W. AYERS subscribed to the paper. Baptist Women's Union Mrs. B. N. NEWMAN, assisted by Mrs. DEE CONNELL, entertained the Baptist Women's Missionary Union and some friends, with a social at Mrs. Newman Tuesday. It was Mrs. Newman's birthday and the members of the Union surprised her with a handkerchief shower. Mrs. DOW GREER sang 'Because of you.' A duet was given by Mrs. Greer and Mrs. BUCK FOX and devotionals by Mrs. BOB MANNING. Refreshments were served to Mesdames L. R. MASSEY, O. B. TARR, EARL STANGER, WES HAMMONDS, INEZ GLASGOW, H. J. HOWARD, C. O. POLLARD, R. Y. MANNING, HARMON, HAWKINS, GREER, C. O. BIGBIE, O. S. DAVIS, GEORGE FALKNER, NORMAN SKINNER, HOWARD MCINTYRE, MARSHALL THOMAS, L. M. KING, L. WHITE, ODE FREEZE, FRED MITCHELL, EARL CUMMINS, JESS ROBERSON, and Miss MINNIE BETH COFFEE. M. E. Women's Meet The Methodist Women's Missionary society met at the church last week, Mrs. CHARLES HACKLER presided. Mrs. W. W. WOODWORTH was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the vice president caused by the resignation of Mrs. H. L. HOLMES who is moving to Pauls Valley. Mrs. HENRY SMITH was appointed treasurer, taking the place of Mrs. R. C. LESLIE who moved to Weatherford. Plans were made to attend the zone meeting at Loco this week. News from Terral by Mrs. J. H. PEALER Dr. and Mrs. SMITH of Ada spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. N. B. SMITH. Mr. and Mrs. FRANK PHILLIPS were at Dallas. WALTER SCHWARTZ is home from the hospital. CLYDE STANTON of Marlow and Miss MOZELLE TROUT were in Fort Worth. LUCIAN PALMER of Union Valley was here. Mrs. FRANK PHILLIPS and Mrs. EMMIE HILL were in Ryan. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. T. V. JACKSON last week at the Ryan hospital. He was named THOMAS RAY. H. L. FINLEY is here. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. STEWART and Mrs. MARY GAMBLE were in Waurika. Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE BEACHAM of Newton, Kansas and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. HILL of El Reno visited their sister Mrs. ROY PEALOR and her husband. Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT KIRBY, son R. C. and daughters Misses EULA and LOSSIE were in Bowie. Mr. and Mrs. ELMER HAYS attended the program at Union Valley. Mr. and Mrs. JAP LOVING and daughters Miss THELMA and Grandpa BELL visited the CHARLEY HODGE family. Miss BEULAH DUFFLE and BOB SMART attended the show at Waurika. J. P. PEALOR was in Waurika and brought home the little 7 year old son of EDDIE GAMBLE from the Waurika hospital where he had been very ill. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. ANDREWS and son BOBBIE were at Wichita Falls. Mr. and Mrs. HARRY WILLIAMS and daughter VANETTE made a business trip to Waurika. Misses WILLIE MAE CEPHUS, JENNIE VEE HOOD and DOROTHY CHAFFIN and Mrs. W. R. WAGGONER went to Ryan. EARLE GREEN of Ryan visited friends here. SAM DONALD and JOE ALEC BEATY of Henrietta, Texas were here on business. Mr. and Mrs. DICK CEPHUS of Comanche visited the JOHN CEPHUS family here. Mrs. W. E. SPEED returned from the Duncan hospital. Mrs. R. L. ANDREWS and children visited in Wichita Falls. Mrs. STANFEILD of Wichita Falls is visited Mrs. J. S. VANDERBURG. Mrs. JOHN BRISCOE and Miss DOROTHY CHAFFIN were in Ryan. Mrs. ROY ELLIS of Wichita Falls and Mrs. SCHOOLKOFF of Oklahoma City visited Mrs. ORA BARNETT. ROY PEALOR and ROY BARRENTINE are on the sick list. Mrs. JIM PICKINS and daughter BETTY JO of Winfield, Kansas visited her niece, Mrs. LOYCE THOMAS and Mr. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WALLING were at Wichita Falls. Sorosic Club Mrs. BERTHA CAHLLY was hostess to members of the Sorosic Club and guests May 17 at the last club meeting for the year. After a roll call, an one act play, directed by Mrs. MAUDELL WALLING, was given by cast members, Mrs. BERNICE GALLIMORE, Mrs. EILEEN THOMAS, Mrs. THELMA ROGERS, and Mrs. PEARL HULLUM. Afterwards, refreshments were served to club members and the following guests< Mrs. JIM PICKENS of Winfield, Kan., Mrs. OPAL SHAW of Wichita Falls, Mrs. O. P. GREER, and Mrs. HALLIE SPOON of Terral. School Notes School closes Friday, May 27. There are ten seniors graduating. Among the seniors: LOYCE WILLIAMS, valedictorian for 1938, born July 26, 1939 at Terral, glee club and mixed chorus, girls quartet, leading role in plays, plans to be a nurse; EMMA DELL WEATHERLEY, salutatorian, born in Ryan, May 26, 1922, basketball player, softball, glee club, mixed chorus, school plays, plans to attend Central State Teachers College to become a commercial teacher; EMILY ROBERTS, born Feb. 25, 1921, had been valedictorian of her 8th class; glee club, glass club, highest speed in typing, plans to take nursing training; AILEENE COFFEY born June 29, 1920 at Terral, softball team. Ryan News by Miss AUDRA STEWART HOUSTON BURNS is visiting his mother Mrs. VADA BURNS. Mrs. GLEN MAJOR and daughter MARGIE visited her mother Mrs. ROLLA WEATHERLY at Waurika. HASKELL ALFORD of Wichita Falls visited relatives here. Miss OLLEN MAJOR and Mr. and Mrs. GLEN MAJOR and little daughter MARGIE were at Wichita Falls. JOHN COBB of Addington was here. J. T. DANIEL was in Ryan. CLABE BURNETT and granddaughters, GEORGIA and MARTHA JANE, and his daughter Mrs. MARY KIETH visited the WILL BURNETT family at Iowa Park, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. MCGINNIS of Terral visited in Ryan. Mrs. CLAUDE THORPE and Mrs. VADA BURNS attended a dinner at the ELKINS home near Waurika. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. BAKER and Mr. and Mrs. CARL BAKER visited relatives at Burkburnett. Mr. and Mrs. JIM GREENE and little son visited Mr. and Mrs. OTTO ROBINSON at Terral. Mrs. J. T. ROARK and family of Terral visited the T.A. GILCHRIST family. GORDON CARVER and JONES WORRELL were at Duncan. HERSCHEL WILLIAMS of Nocona was here. The BILL WEATHERLY family visited the homecoming at Fleetwood. GORDON and BILLIE GILCHRIST accompanied them. HASKELL ALFORD of Wichita Falls visited here. Mrs. R. E. WELTY and Mrs. AETHEL ALFORD visited the HERSCHEL THOMAS family at Waurika. The R. E. WELTY attended the homecoming at Fleetwood. The E. E. HASTINGS family visited at Hastings. Mrs. R. F. U. HOUSTON from Irdale, Texas visited Mrs. NEVADA HOUSTON. Mrs. JOHN CURTAIN of Wichita Falls visited NEVADA HOUSTON. The TOM SMART family visited the BUSTER DODD family. Mr. and Mrs. NELSON ECKLEBERRY, nee Miss ALTA RUTH CARVER, visited here. BOBBY HATCHER visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. M. HATCHER. Mr. and Mrs. NOEL NORMAN went to Shamrock, Texas to attend the funeral of CHARLIE BARNETT. Mr. and Mrs. TOM BARRENTINE of Duncan visited Mrs. C. P. JONES and family. Mr. and Mrs. P. HENDERSON of Waurika visited the C. P. JONES family. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. BEARE of Freer, Texas were guests of J. H. BEARE. Their host returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. MAINS went to Jolly, Texas to attend the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. CAMPBELL. Mr. and Mrs. RUSSELL WINTON visited her parents at Henrietta, Texas. Miss BERNICE RICH visited her mother at County Line. Senior Clubs Entertained The Senior girls were entertained with a slumber party at the home of Mrs. LESTER ALLEN Monday night with Miss VERA HUNTER as hostess. Attending were PEGGY MCCULLY, LAURA BELLE UTZMAN, MITCHIE MALONE, JERRINE JONES, JAUNILLA YOUNG, FAYNELL MILLER, FATIE ARMSTRONG, IRENE STANTON. WILLIAM BENNETT SULLIVAN William Bennett Sullivan, one of Waurika's best honored and respected citizens, passed away at the Oklahoma Confederate Soldiers' Home at Ardmore, Thursday, May 12, the advanced age of 92 years. Uncle Billy, as he was familiarly known among friends, had lived in the old soldiers' home for the past two years. Death came as the result of a general breakdown due to his advanced age. He was active until the last and had been to Waurika only ten days previous to his death to visit his daughter. The body was brought to Waurika for funeral services, which were conducted from the Christian Church here Sunday afternoon by the pastor, Rev. G. LYLE SMITH, a friend of long standing. Interment was made in the cemetery at Ryan by the side of his wife who preceded him in death in March 1930. Mr. Sullivan was born at Nashville, Tennessee May 3, 1846. At the age of three years he moved with his parents to Searcy County, Arkansas where he grew to manhood and married. In 1863 when he was a lad of but 17 years, he enlisted with his father in the army of the Southern Confederacy and served with distinction until the end of the war. In June 1869, he was married to Miss MALINDA JANE CASH and to this union eight children were born, four of who survive and were here to attend the funeral of their father: Mrs. J. M. RUFF of Waurika, Mrs. W. T. HINDS of Milburn, F. A. and W. C. SULLIVAN of Lawton. There are 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Uncle Billy became a Christian in early life and united with the Church of Christ, living a consistent Christian through all the years. He was a great student of the Bibl and made a life long study of the Book. He was also well informed on history and government and was an interesting conversationalist on these and other topics. His death marks the passing of one among the last of that sturdy group of pioneers that blazed the trail in the West and are responsible of the development of all that is best in our civilization. His life may be summed up in the statement that he was a good citizen in all that the term meant, in his home, in his church, in his community and in his nation. He stood for what was right and best. We need more like him. The Sullivan family moved to what is now Jefferson County, Oklahoma in 1893, locating on a farm near Terral. At the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche country in 1902 he settled on a school land lease northwest of Waurika which he afterwards bought and which remained his home until he retired and moved to Waurika. For many years he was a familiar figure about Waurika, always jolly and with a kind word for everybody. Few men had more friends. ED WISEMAN The community was shocked Sunday afternoon when the news was spread about town that ED WISEMAN had fallen into Beaver Creek and was drowned. A search for his body was begun at once and it was located only a few feet from where he had fallen in. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful as he had probably been in the water two hours or more. He was last seen about noon as he was walking towards the creek, as he did frequently to rest under a tree. He had been trouble with a lame leg for some time and this time he probably stumbled and fell over a high bank. The body was recovered and taken to the EARL C. MORRIS undertaking rooms. Funeral services were conducted from the Chapel at the Waurika cemetery Monday afternoon by Rev. G. LYLE SMITH, assisted by Rev. J. D. CUNNINGHAM. ED WISEMAN was born at Waco, Texas October 19, 1889. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. WISEMAN, early day Waurika residents. The elder Mr. Wiseman was one of Waurika's first merchants and prior to that had a general mercantile business at Marietta, Oklahoma. On July 5, 1908, Ed was married to Miss ANNIE ROBERTS of Waurika. Following his marriage, he kept the books for a time for Miller Brothers at Altus, and later had a like position with O. B. GARRISON of Ryan. He was also employed for a time in his father's store. Ed was a most capable man in his line of work and he had few equals as a bookkeeper and advertising man, widow decorator or sales promoter. In the early days of Waurika his services were much sought after in this line of work. He was a jolly, good natured man, with many friends and no enemies. He is survived by his wife, and two daughters DOROTHY, Mrs. ENNIS TYSON of Waurika, and SUE JANE, Mrs. JOHN A. ROBERTS of Longview, Texas; his mother, Mrs. A. M. WISEMAN of Lancaster, Texas; one brother ALBERT WISEMAN of Longview, Texas; and three sisters, Mrs. JAMES LONDON of Chickasha, Mrs. J. A. MEADOWS of Maryville, Louisiana, and Mrs. LOYD LARSON of Valleyjo, California. His mother, brother and a niece, Mrs. LOIS MILLER of Tyler, Texas, were here to attend the funeral. FRED HARRISON Loses Only Brother PAUL HARRISON, who had spent his entire life in the neighborhood of the Red Store, died Tuesday evening of last week at his home a mile south and a quarter mile east after a long illness due to ulcerated stomach. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist Church at Hastings and were conducted by the Baptist minister of Temple.PAUL HARRISON was the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. JAMES HARRISON, pioneer settlers here and at his death, he was 32 years, 4 months and 20 days old. He is survived by his widow, and one son LOUIS, age 8 years old. He and his brother FRED HARRISON of Waurika were the only children of their father's family. Four years ago, the mother died and last December the father and with Paul's death, Fred is quite alone, the only survivor of his family. Paul was converted during his illness and had made his peace with god before being summoned from this sphere of usefulness. He will be sadly missed in his home and community. Mr. and Mrs. BOB HULL of Marlow, Mr. and Mrs. B. SHIRLEY of Duncan, uncles and aunts, were among the out of town relatives attending the funeral. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm