McClain County, Oklahoma -Purcell Register, Thursday, April 29, 1948 News Briefs Submitted by: Sheri Hammons hammons@shertech.net ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ======================================================================== Purcell Register, Thursday, April 29, 1948 News Briefs Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Skeet Moody were Mrs. Ray Bowles and son Jerry Ray of Corpus Christie, Texas. Mrs. Bowles and Jerry are here on a four weeks visit. __________________________________________________________________ Gerald Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hawkins, returned Sunday Morning from California. Sunday guests in the Hawkins home were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Baker. __________________________________________________________________ Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Roberts were Mr. and Mrs. Mallory and Lula Mae Lewis. __________________________________________________________________ Sunday guests of Ralph and Ellen Slate were Louise and Buddy Kern. __________________________________________________________________ Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Gosnell and family were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Robins. __________________________________________________________________ Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McPherson were Mrs. Grace Schrader and children. __________________________________________________________________ Joe Bradley visited over the week end with his parents, Mr. And Mrs. O. E. Bradley. Joe was recently elected president of the student association of A&M college. __________________________________________________________________ A. J. Mainord was the Sunday afternoon guest of Alex Glen Stephens. They enjoyed a fishing trip. __________________________________________________________________ Jack Dodson, who is employed in Oklahoma City, spent the week end in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dodson. __________________________________________________________________ Alvin Murphy spent Sunday afternoon visiting in the home of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jackson. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. Buck McKinsey and children, Cherie and John enjoyed a fishing trip Sunday afternoon. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. And Mrs. M. O. Kern and children spent Sunday afternoon visiting Mrs. Kern's brother W. R. Folks. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Burns spent Sunday afternoon visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith had as their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Smith and children of Oklahoma City. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Blair and children were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Finch. __________________________________________________________________ Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ketner and sons, Carl and Walter Ray, were Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Ketner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Criswell and Bobby Jo Haxel. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walls of Minco were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cox __________________________________________________________________ J. D. Wright, Dodge dealer at Pauls Valley, visited in Purcell Monday. __________________________________________________________________ Norman Smith was a guest of his brother Tommy, at the Phi Eta Sigma initiation banquet at Norman last week. __________________________________________________________________ Mrs. Nettie Sparks, Ada, was a guest last weekend in the home of her sister, Mrs. Alice Lindsay, 517 West Brule, Purcell. __________________________________________________________________ John L. Coffey of Oklahoma City, former state highway commissioner, visited among old time friends in Purcell, Monday __________________________________________________________________ Mrs. J. H. Fletchall returned home Wednesday from Harrisonville, Miss, where she attended the funeral of her cousin, Roy Robertson. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Willard returned to their home Friday evening after spending two weeks visiting with relatives in Los Angeles, CA __________________________________________________________________ Miss Martha Fuson and her sister, Mrs. Lyman Hobbs and children visited over the week end with her sister, Miss Tommy Jean Fuson of Atoka. __________________________________________________________________ Miss Peggy Williams and Bill Smith of Oklahoma City were houseguests over the week end in the home of Miss Willims' parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Williams. __________________________________________________________________ I.J. Blevins of Ada, a former well known and popular resident of McClain county, visited among friends in Purcell Monday. Mr. Blevins is finishing his law course at OU this year and will open a law office at Ada. __________________________________________________________________ Weekend guests in the home of Mrs. Roy Hammond were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hammond and daughter Ruth Ann of Oklahoma City, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hammond of Norman and Miss Bill Hammond and A. G. Lay, also of Oklahoma City. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. Emil Zimmerman and Mrs. Rose Woosley of Cleburne, Texas, were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Archer. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Hollis of Hanford, Calif., spent Monday and Tuesday with Mr. Hollis' uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Hollis and son Larry. __________________________________________________________________ Mrs. M. A. Ward is confined to her home because of a broken arm which she received Friday morning from a fall at the cab station where she was employed. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Mace returned his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mace to their home in Sentinel, Okla., and Sunday. They spent last week visiting in the Mace home. __________________________________________________________________ D. and Mrs. Louis Kennedy and sons Jimmy and Dickie of Colorado Springs, Colo., spent this week in the home of Dr. Kennedy's mother, Mrs. L. W. Kennedy, and other relatives. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. And Mrs. Baxter Alexander and son returned Sunday to their home in Detroit, Mich., after spending a month with Judge and Mrs. H. R. Jacobs and Mrs. T. B. Alexander. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Litson had as their guest Mrs. Litson's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Loy Kartie and son Gary, of Enid, and Mrs. Bud Elsworth and children Patty and Mike of Oklahoma City. __________________________________________________________________ Mrs. Dela Carter of Pennsylvania, Louisiana, is making an extended visit in Purcell and other cities in Oklahoma. She is the sister of Mrs. R. H. Harper and is visiting with her in the home of a niece, Mrs. D. C. Cavnar and Mr. Cavnar. __________________________________________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reed entertained in their home Saturday evening with a joint birthday dinner honoring their son and daughter. Marvin Reed of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Robert L. Curtis of Purcell. Also attending were Mrs. Reed and Mr. Curtis and son Gary.