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Jaymie Larney is the granddaughter of the late Virginia Larney and the great-niece of Geneva Larney, both of whom were part of the Moss High School team that won a fastpitch state championship in 1959. Jaymie’s parents are Jim (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma) and Landrea Larney (Navajo Nation).

I liked the old paths, when Moms were at home, Dads were at work, Brothers went into the army, And sisters got married before having children. Crime did not pay, Hard work did, And people knew the difference.

People often ask me where I get all that “stuff” I write about in this column space each week. The answer is complicated but one constant source is the wide circle of friends who share several things with me, including:

SCANLAN AND CLIFT Andy Scanlan, manager of the Holdenville Seamprufe plant which now represents a half million-dollar annual payroll in the city, and Cecil Clift, young insurance man and civic leader who won city-wide acclaim by his work on the lake improvement committee and on the city planning committee of the Chamber of Commerce. At the luncheon-meeting of Chamber of Commerce directors Thursday, John E.

FELONIES Robert Brian Hanson – Feloniously pointing firearm, Reckless conduct with firearm Larry T. III Crawford – Larceny from the house, Conspiracy Sumer Nicole Gaskins – Attempted domestic assault and battery by strangulation, Malicious injury to property under $1000 MISDEMEANORS Bryant Lee Hill – Harassing and threatening electronic communication Kenneth Teel – Larceny of merchandise from retailer CIVIL American Exchange Bank vs James P.

Jim and Zelda Ragland have only one son—they named after his Dad—Jim Junior. Young Jim was reared here in Hughes County—in fact James J. Ragland, now a missionary was a resident of nearly every school District that we had in the County during his lifetime.

Oklahoma shoppers willbeoutthisweekend to take advantage of the annual Tax Free Weekend, beginning Friday, August 1, and ending Sunday, August 3, 2025. Oklahoma’s sales tax holiday will exempt clothing under $100 from sales tax.

Will Rogers and Harry in New York Harry and I served on the same ship once upon a time. The USS Johnnie Hutchins out on the East Coast. He reads my weekly column faithfully there in Hoosac Falls in upstate New York. I guess Harry still goes to church just across the line over in Vermont — about 8 or 9 miles from his house. His pastor up there is named Mary Beth. She, too, reads my stories in the Allen Advocate, and I added her name to my list. Thanks Rev. Mary Beth. Heck, I should make her my Vermont correspondent. Not many other Advocate customers up that way, but welcome.

May 17, 2025 The May meeting of the Red Hat Rebels was hosted by Linda and Traci Ring at the Springs At The Artesian in Sulphur. Attending were Diane Bowman, Glenda Stinson, Linda Ring, Traci Ring and new members Georgia Ramsey, and Cathy Wilson.