Jefferson Co. Okla. The Ringling Eagle Sept 1922

The Ringling Eagle
transcribed by Anita Emberlin

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The Ringling Eagle
Ringling, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Some Items

Thursday, September 7, 1922

Baby Girl Passes Away
The baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. COLSON born August 24 died September 2. The remains were laid to rest in the Oddfellows’ Cemetery.

PROFESSOR L. B. WILLIAMS in Ringling
PROF. L. B WILLIAMS of Bowie, Texas , who was the last teacher in the Cornish school under the Indian Territory, was an appreciated caller in Ringling Saturday, on his way to Ardmore. He has been county superintendent in Montague County and is now the superintendent of the Bowie Public School.

Thursday, September 14, 1922

Bee Hive Puzzle Contest Closed Last Week
The winners are among these named contestants: J. W. BULLIS, S. I. PENNINGTON JR., QUEEN KAMENZIND, LILLIAN CAVINS, NOEL WILSON, ALMA LEE HARWELL, WINNA MOORE, BEATRICE CARR, HAROLD LONGFORD, LAWRENCE EAKING, GERTRUDE V. FOX, and MRS. L. E. POWERS.

Local News Items

Cotton picking on the rush now and the yield may be better than expected.

Q. M. SPRADLING will attend the university at Norman.

E. L. CLAYTON of Ardmore, former Ringling cotton buyer, visited Tuesday.

C. M. ELDER and family were in town Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS of Wilson made the Eagle office a pleasant call and left behind a quarter page for the Rayborn Motor Co.

M. F. BRONAUGH of Ada, once manager of the Chickasha gin here, has been buying cotton in Ringling.

MRS. MORELOCK is having her house raised and a brick foundation placed under it. MINGUS and BUTLER are doing the work.

E. J. BEAN, manager of the B. & G. Oil Co., is having very extensive improvements made at his filling station on Fifth Street.

J. A BARE and family of Douglas and W. A. WILSON and family of Augusta are visiting their uncle W. R. WILSON.

MRS. LENA GOODE, manager of the telephone office, has been very ill.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. CAPPS of Waurika and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. MEANS of Wilson spent Sunday in Cornish.

HIRAM HANES and W. S. SHAW were jurors in the trial of JIM BRAY in district court.

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. WOODWORTH returned from their vacation in Iowa.

JOHN EWING and family of Carver visited relatives in Ringling.

September 21, 1922

Winners of Cash Prizes in the Bee Hive Contest
MISS LILLIAN CAVINS of Orr, score 129, first prize, $3
MISS QUEEN A. KAMENZIND of Grady, score 122, second prize, $2.50
REV. J. W. BULLIS of Ringling, score 117, third prize
SANFORD PENNINGTON jr., score 111, fourth prize
MISS WILMA MOORE of Ringling, score 109, fifth prize
NOEL WILSON of Ringling, score 108, sixth prize
If the first place winner had sent in a newspaper subscription of $1, the prize would have been $25.

Notice
MRS. DORA MOX has moved to the residence across the street and north of H. M. KIDWELL’s in east Ringling and is ready do first class washing.

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