Sale of Oil Land and Equipment in Pontotoc County
Executors of the Tom D. McKeown estate set April 14 1952 for public auction of real estate in Pontotoc County Oklahoma including tract two and tract three oil and gas leases with extensive equipment lists. Also notice by publication in Pontotoc County District Court regarding M. L. Rich Mintie Aaron heirs and related land disputes with the Atlantic Refining Co and J A Rich. plaintiffs seek title relief and injunctive order.
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Pontotoc County
State OF Oklahoma
Tom D. McKeown
Ernest Kniffin
J. B. Gilbreath
Oklahoma
Ada
Pontotoc
State of
Esate
M. L. Rich
Mintie Aaron Nee Rich
Laintiffs
Elton A. Stewart
Bonnie Stewart
J A Rich
Towit
Abe Holloway
F. Robinson
How to Choose a Legislative Candidate in Oklahoma
A columnist outlines a simple, effective system for evaluating political candidates. The author notes elections shape Oklahoma's future and provides measuring sticks to identify a favorite among Senators and Representatives seeking votes.
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Oklahoma
Estate of Robert Keyes administrated in Pontotoc County
Ruth Keyes administratrix asks all creditors to present claims with vouchers within four months to Ruth Keyes 527 S Highland Ave Ada Oklahoma or Kerr Lambert Conn Roberts 203 American Building Ada Oklahoma. Claims not timely presented will be barred. Court notice dated March 12 1952.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
S. H. Mount
H. B Mount
S H. Mount
H. B. Mount
Velma Lee Crowell
Ada
Pontotoc
Robert Keyes
Ana
Ruth Keyes
Robert Keves
S. Highland Ave
Kerr, Lambert, Conn & Roberts
American Building
Kerr, Lambert, Conn & Roberts Attorneys
Notice to Creditors in Estate of N A Wilson
Trust executrix Cora E Wilson of N A Wilson deceased requires all claimants to present claims with vouchers within four months to Kerr Lambert Conn Roberts at 203 American Building Ada Oklahoma. Dated March 28 1952. Attorneys for executrix appear.
Two Names Added To Highway Toll
Traffic deaths for 1952 rose to 133 with two new names added to the toll. Erling C. Landvick an Oklahoma City insurance salesman 35 died in a head on crash two miles east of Hobart on U S 183 after being thrown from his car and dying before Hobart hospital. Lindsey Keller Greer of Tonkawa died from injuries after his auto overturned at a curve a mile east of Smitho on State Highway 21 in March.
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Erling C. Landvick
Oklahoma City
Lindsey Keller Greer
Tonkawa
Landvick
Hobart
U. S. 183
Greer
Smith—o
Fire hazards of materials with fluorine contact
The statement notes that wood steel glass and even water burn when in contact with fluorine indicating severe reactive hazards and material compatibility concerns for handling fluorine in industrial settings.
Bees Gather Pollen To Feed Hive’s Young
Bees visit flowers to gather pollen in their leg baskets and use it to nourish young and immature workers.
Foreclosure Sheriff Sale in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
Notice of sale on April 21 1952 at 10 00 A M for cash at Ada Oklahoma at the south front door of the courthouse to satisfy a 2400 debt plus 6 percent interest from 1949 attorneys fees and costs in case 19 798 First State Bank vs J M Etchieson Nora Etchieson et al. Parcels include West Half of Lot 1 and parts of Northwest Quarter in Section 7 Township 2 North Range 4 East and several Lots in Roff Oklahoma.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Roff Oklahoma
Roff
District Court
First State Bank
Tishomingo
J. M. Etchieson
Nora Etchieson
Sprightly Widow Gives Up Search for Boyfriend
Sadie Brooks a 74 year old widow from Canada ended her fruitless search for her youth sweetheart Tom Mitchell in London Ealing and Birmingham. She says she has 12 children and doubts the old romance can be rekindled after decades apart.
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London
Sadie Brooks
Canada
Sadie
Ealing
Birmingham
Tom Mitchell
Tom
Oshawa
Toronto
England
Cry Over Spilled Beer No Action in Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate spent an hour debating a bill to ban drinking beer in seating areas at sporting events but rejected the measure 19 to 9. Senator Charles I Taylor warned it would hardship fans at football games.
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Boston
Massachusetts Senate
Charles I. Taylor
Taylor
Jockey Brothers Highlight Winter at Hialeah
Three sets of brothers raced this winter at Hialeah led by Ovie and Don Scur lock Jimmy and Nick Combest and Clarence and Jimmy Picou with multiple entries and notable performances.
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Hialeah
Ovie
Don Scurlock
Jimmy
Nick Combest
Clarence
Jimmy Picou
Positive Stand and Pressure in Political Choice
The piece argues voters should demand clear positions on key issues and resist pressure from lobby groups. It warns against smear campaigns and late campaigning, noting that vague or self serving pledges harm taxpayer interests and accountability. It promotes independent thinkers who answer on tax, welfare, and other policy questions.
Austria Aims to End Occupation with National Plea
Vienna reports the Austrian government launches a nationwide campaign to end seven years of Allied occupation. Parliament and nine provincial legislatures plan sessions to issue an End The Occupation appeal. Chancellor Figl insists any state treaty must restore Austria’s 1938 borders amid stalled Russian replies.
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Vienna
Austria
United States
Britain
France
Leopold Fig
Russia
Guards In Danvers Armored Truck Robbery Suspended
In Danvers Massachusetts three guards associated with the armored truck robbery were suspended indefinitely by U S Trucking Corp owner George Patton Jr. who said there is no evidence of their complicity. The $681000 loss was insured by Commercial Assurance Co Ltd. Police lack a solid clue to the theft as three men reportedly took the money while guards drank coffee in a drug store.
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Danvers
Mass
George Patton, Jr
U. S. Trucking Corp
Patton
Commercial Assurance Co. Ltd
Edison Amberola Delights Ada Junior High Social Studies Class
An Edison Amberola phonograph from 1903 wowed Ada Junior High School students in Mrs. Daisy L. Moore's class. Genevea Hunsucker brought the relic, valued at 600 to 800 dollars, and has 39 cylindrical records to play. Election officers were elected with Bryan Medlock as president and Danny Walker as vice president. Pictures were taken by Honor Society members. sponsors included Mrs. Renfro Herndon, Mrs. Bill Winn, and Mrs. Lorene Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy L. Moore
Geneva Hunsucker
Geneva
Bryan Medlock
Danny Walker
Nancy Cunningham
Mary Ann Miller
Don Hoover
Renfro Herndon
Bill Winn
Lorene Graves
Junior High Band Performs Rotary Club Selections
Eight members of the Junior High band played a series of selections for the weekly Rotary club meeting. Performers included Kent Kidwell Arthur Morris Mack Braly Jerry Howard Carroll Trash Jerry Bullock Kenny Grant Tommy Wilson and accompanist Mrs Finis Morrison. Austin E Kidwell directed the program and outlined judging pointers as the group eyed district honors at the East Central contest and a possible state meet with a 4 30 pm performance time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Kent Kidwell
Arthur Morris
Mack Braly
Jerry Howard
Carroll Trash
Jerry Bullock
Kenny Grant
Tommy Wilson
Finis Morrison
Austin E. Kidwell
Kidwell
East Central
Artwork from Oklahoma exhibit tours state and Alaska
An exhibit by the American Association of University Women in Oklahoma City displayed several Bernice Hargis class drawings. Joe Hyden’s Horses Heads was chosen to tour Oklahoma, while Betty Stevens and Jean Parry’s works will travel to Alaska to promote art education.
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Oklahoma City
American Association of University Women
Bernice Hargis
Joe Hyden
Oklahoma
Betty Stevens
Jean Parry
Alaska
National Junior Honor Society Elects Officers
The initial meeting to elect officers was held March 31. Eugene Gash, an eighth grader, served as temporary chairman and Linda Drummond, also an eighth grader, participated as a member.
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National Junior Honor Society
Eugene Gash
Linda Drummond
Retail Prices on Eggs and Vegetables Ease Up This Week
Prices for eggs and a long list of vegetables rose slightly this week in most stores while hams and frying chickens fell a few cents per pound. Meat prices overall stayed near unchanged though some cuts dropped up to 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
California
Agriculture Department
Government School for Lazy Men Sparks Commons Debate
In Worcestershire a nine month program run by a Scotsman head, Hamilton Douglas, teaches habitual unemployed to work. Gerald Nabarro urged a House report. Twenty volunteers learn in stages from chores to factory work, earning a diploma with their first paycheck.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Gerald Nabarro
House
Worcestershire
Hamilton Douglas
Uglas
Music Lesson Highlights and May Concert at Junior High
Miss Iris Faye Gaar teaches student conducting in rhythm classes aided by a recording machine. Mercedes Davidson to represent Junior High in soprano at the District Music Contests at East Central with Ramona Sloan as accompanist. Spring Concert set for May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Junior High auditorium, with eighth and ninth grade music classes active in preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Faye Gaar
Mercedes Davidson
East Central
Ramona Sloan
Calendar Year program staged by Health and Gym girls
Girls of Health and Gym classes directed by Mrs. Doreen Smith present a month by month calendar year program in the assembly on Friday April 4 at 10 10. Each month features a scene or tableau with student performers from January through December and concludes with Prom. Patrons and visitors are invited to attend this colorful panorama.
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Doreen Smith
Jane Roberts
Melba Jane Reeves
Kathryn Cook
Shirley Whittington
Joyce Colvard
Tableau
Jackie Martin
Mary Ann Landon
Charsey Lamb
Sue Lindsey
Ruth Ann Norris
Charlotte Collins
Beverly Whitehead
Beth Buxton
Mrs. Smith
Greasy Grind in Studies Outperforms in Careers
AP Education Reporter David Taylor notes a study by Ernest Havemann and Patricia West finding the “greasy grind” graduate earns more than the all around student. The authors say many graduates hold key societal roles, though one quarter work clerical or sales jobs. They add college wealth and family background influence earnings, with over 70 percent of students funding college themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Havemann
Patricia S. West
Taft Wins 19 of Tennessee Delegates at Convention
In Nashville the Tennessee GOP Convention awarded 19 Taft delegates with four more Taft hopefuls named, bringing Taft's total to 19 of the state's 20 delegates. The remaining slot will be decided at the May 2 Eighth District Convention. Guy L. Smith, Knoxville Journal editor, was named among the at large delegates. Senator Dirksen praised Taft as the clear choice and commented on President Truman's decision not to seek re election.
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Nashville
Tenn
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Tennessee
Taft
Guy L. Smith
Knoxville Journal
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Bob Taft
Truman
Japan Leads World as Cotton Goods Exporter in 1951
The Cotton Board reports Japan became the world’s largest exporter of cotton goods in 1951, overtaking Britain and the United States. 1951 output is about 40 billion square yards, with Japan exporting 1.08 billion, Britain 865 million, and the U.S. 807.2 million square yards.
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Japan
Manchester
Britain
Cotton Board
India
United States
The
America
House Debates Vatican Diplomatic Claim in Spending Bill
Lawmakers edge toward a clash over funding for a U S diplomatic mission to the Vatican The $1069 9 million spending bill would bar State Department funds from financing a Vatican mission unless the Senate confirms the head of the mission Rep Rooney opposes the provision calling it a sham subterfuge Rep OToole and Rep Preston defend it noting it does not bar a personal presidential envoy as in the Roosevelt era
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
United States
Atatican City
Riation
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
State Department
Senate
Truman
Mark Clark
Vatican
Clark
Rep
Rooney
D-Ny
O’toole
New York
Preston
D-Ga
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Vandivier Replies To Rolls Criticism In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Dave Vandivier chairman of the State Employment Security Commission defended unemployment rolls. He cited a drop from 9.14 million to 5.8 million dollars in 1951 and a further 7 percent decline in the first quarter of the year. He said 54 000 workers drew benefits in 1950 and 37 000 in 1951 with 36 percent rejected last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Dave Vandivier
State Employment Security Commission
Vandivier
Johnston Murray
Murray
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Shrouded by Light Showers Across State
The Associated Press reports light showers across Oklahoma with Ada noting a trace before 7 a.m. The heaviest rainfall was .22 inches in Carnegie, while Lawton, Pauls Valley, and Chickasha logged .10, .09 inches respectively and many cities saw lesser totals.
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Oklahoma
Ada
Associated Press
Carnegie
Weather Bureau
Lawton
Pauls Valley
Chickasha
Byng High to Stage The Boarding House Riot Comedy
Byng High School speech department will present a three act comedy The Boarding House Riot Tuesday at 730 p m in the high school auditorium. Admission is 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. Cast includes Eugene Meeks Keith Massey Geneva Teague Margaret Henry Barbara Foxx Ernest Thompson Anna Boyd Ona Wall Jerry Chandler Pat Smith Jimmy Taylor Christine Linker Lavon Caton Moneine Perry Christine Abbott Alvin Davis.
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BYNG
Byng Highschool
Eugene Meeks
Keith Massey
Geneva Teague
Margaret Henry
Barbara Foxx
Ernest Thompson
Anna Boyd
Ona Wall
Jerry Chandler
Pat Smith
Jimmy Taylor
Christine Linker
Lavon Caton
Moneine Perry
Christine Abbott
Alvin Davis
Indians draw 1,240,891 in 26 night games in 1948 season
The 1948 Cleveland Indians total attendance reached 1,240,891 with 26 night games, averaging 47,720 fans per game.
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Cleveland Indians
Firemen Benefit Show Funds Stonewall Department
A multi event rodeo in Stonewall raises money for the Stonewall Fire Department. Events include bulldogging, steer and calf roping with participants H. D. Binns Dick Truitt Snively Shaw Sheriff J. D. Gaar and others. Proceeds buy fire hose and support a volunteer force with a four thousand dollar truck and a seven hundred fifty dollar trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Binns
Coalgate
Dick Truitt
Stonewall
Snively and Shaw
Binns
Truitt
J. D. Gaar
Stonewall Fire Department
Banker's stepson Graham leaves estate to housekeeper
C D Mitchell probate petition filed in Mayes County Court after Graham dies from a fall. The will leaves 250000 in bequests to nine individuals including three nephews and four nephews and distributes 10000 to four bank employees. Graham had previously aided Adairsville with 30000 for a needed hospital project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Mitchell
Graham
Rose Drew
First National Bank
W. J. Brown
Roy C. Lawson
Lynn Hudson
George Tilly
Mitchell
Adairsville
Mayes
Tom Landrum
McGrath Faces Questions Over Morri s Questionnaire Delay
McGrath told a House committee he has not decided whether to fill out Morris’s personal finances questionnaire and has not ordered subordinates to do so. Morris defender of the inquiry presses for compliance as the President and officials discuss the issue at the airport and White House.
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Morris
New York
Truman
Joseph Short
McGrath
Short
Queen Juliana
White House
House Judiciary
Senate OKs developments on continental shelf beyond state waters
The Supreme Court asserts federal paramount rights to submerged coastal areas while leaving room for Congress to pass laws preserving state owned zones. if such law is enacted, the high court ruling would not apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Congress
Government Takes In 11 Billion In Taxes In'51
Washington reports a record 11 billion dollar tax intake for March 1952 with income taxes at about 10.8 billion. The Treasury notes the year remains in deficit, down from March 14 to March 31 figures, and estimates the full-year shortfall may drop to around five billion rather than the eight plus billion forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Truman
Four Die in Milwaukee Ave Apartment Fire in Chicago
A fast spreading blaze at 1547 49 Milwaukee Ave Chicago destroyed a 12 flat four story building. Four persons died including a grandmother and her 9 month old grandson. Eight others were injured including six firefighters. About 30 residents fled or were helped out. Fire officials blamed an undetermined basement origin and rear porch tanks feeding oil burners. Damage was estimated at 50000 dollars. Victims named Mrs Mary Loucks 54 Kevin Kelly Nichols 9 months Bonnie Laiske 35 Leonard Presley 50 Casey Nichols 3 hospitalized.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and
North Avenues
Milwaukee Ave
Mary Loucks
Kevin Kelly Nichols
Bonnie Laiske
Leonard Presley
Kevin
Casey
Women organize Center HD Club with elected officers
Center Mississippi women form a home demonstration club with Martha Mote as advisor. The group meets fourth Mondays. Officers: President Mrs. Tom Murphy Vice President Mrs. R E Tilley Secretary Mrs. Bob Austell Reporter Mrs. Lester Blair Song leader Mrs. R L Bennett. Standing chairmen lead membership program exhibit citizenship and civil defense and 4 H. Charter members include Bob Austell S H Ayers Robert Bennett Lester Blair D Burdine Sherman Estes E E Hatchett Clifford Lamb Tom Murphy R E Tilley and D P Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Mote
Tom Murphy
R. E. Tilley
Bob Austell
Lester Blair
R. L. Bennett
D. Burdine
Tilley
Pie Supper Supports Hereford Heaven Ramblers
A Sulphur pie supper raised about 220 for the Hereford Heaven Ramblers, a youth group including Eddie Collins and Johnny Cooper. Organizers Opal Howe and the social committee led the event with master of ceremonies Fred Hunt and auctioneers Earl Maxey and R. T. Bain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford Heaven Ramblers
Opal Howe
Artie Brown
Val Collins
Ina Little
Ruby Love
Vera Burnside
Fred Hunt
Earl Maxey
R. T. Bain
Bob Fulton
Stumpff
Anne Buchannan
Has Thrifty Idea To Save Taxpayers
A Los Angeles city employee proposed a method to save about 100000 dollars yearly through a new system for assessing and collecting lighting district taxes. The employee chose anonymity to avoid reprisals by higher ups. The council adopted the suggestion despite concerns voiced by a council member.
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Los Angeles
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W. V. Stanfield
Bonnie K. Stewart
J. A. Rich
the Atlantic Refining Company, A Corporation, Et al. Pendants
J. Tal Crawford
Claude V. Thompson
Petitioner
N. A Wilson
Cora EF. Wilson
N. A. Wilson
Pontoetoe County
J. O. Abney
McArthur
Rotarians
By David Taylor Marke
AP Education
Rolls
Byng High
Morris II
Women At Center
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