Hearing on final account for Ben K. Mckinley estate
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the estate of Ben K Mckinley deceased, No 4116, is set for hearing May 8 1944 at 10 00 A M in Ada to consider the administratrix Fawn McKinley final account distribution and discharge and to allow or deny the account. County Judge Moss Wimbish issues the notice.
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R. P. Mole
Gollia Mole
State OF Oklahoma
W. M. Emanuel
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc
Laintiff
Arr
State OF
Oklahoma
Ben K. Mckinley
Fawn McKinley
Ben Kk. Mckinley
Ada
Moss Wimbish
E. Trippe
Lillian H. Trippe
Busby, Harrell and Trice
American Building
Jewelee
R. &. Stout
Jewel Stout
Delores Stout
Pdella Bedford
W. T. Givens
Florence Givens
William Tolliver
Ethel E. Tolliver
Ethel EF. Tolliver
J. W. McBride
Ollie McBride
Wilson News Briefs Include Local Visits and 4-H Ribbons
Village residents attended a Wednesday prayer meeting while guests visited several homes including the Tom Smith and Penrod households. Loretta Roundtree and Nancy Smith earned blue ribbons at the 4-H Club dress review with Elizabeth Smith, Mavis Roundtree, and Eugenia Hooser earning red ribbons.
Stradford Social Roundup Notes Community Visits
Mr and Mrs Rex Jackson and Clara Sue spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Marvin Matlock and family in Stratford. Guss Stonecipher welcomed a baby boy. Lemmie Lynn Wood and Wallace Wood were part of Saturday activities. Griffin sisters Laura Jane and Barbara visited by C L Griffin and Luther Stonecipher family. Opal Mae Wood visited Joetta Wood. Charlene Griffin called on Willa Dean King. Loretta and Pearl Wood stayed with Waneva Hunt of Stratford.
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Rex Jackson
Clara Sue
Marvin Matlock
Stratford
Guss Stonecipher
Lemmie Lynn Wood
Wallace Wood
Bobbie Jean
Annie Louise Griffin
Vendalean King
Jewell Jackson
Lloyd Wood
Wanda Brown
Lela Hinkle
Galey
Freddie Warren
McGee
Ben McMahn
C. L. Griffin
Laura Jane
Barbara
Luther Stonecipher
Opal Mae Wood
Joetta Wood
Charlene Griffin
Willa Dean King
Loretta and
Pearl Wood
Waneva Hunt
Union Valley Sunday School Officers Named
The Sunday School appoints officers led by Cantrell as superintendent with Fred Faler as card class teacher and Mrs. Bob Brashears as junior teacher. Also listed are Mrs. R. H. Hager as senior teacher and Cantrell as adult teacher. Local visits and family notes follow with multiple names and weekend gatherings.
Ada Cougars Defeat Stratford In Dual Track Meet
Ada Cougars win dual track meet at Stratford 68 to 49 led by Bob Waller with 13 points. Blackburn of Stratford shines in sprints with a 10.0 second 100 yard dash while Ada relies on Meaders and Waller to anchor relays and field events.
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Ada Cougar
Stratford
Blackburn
Pauls Valley
Hooter” Brewer
Cougars
Ada
Hardee
Tomlin
Miles
Waller
Bob Waller
Meaders
Fine
Franklin
Garrison
Makintubee
Perry
Fentem
Woods
Denham
Billy Woods
Manahan
Mayfield
Russell
DeMoss
Fulsom
Menahan
Carleton
Makintuhee
Sunday School Attendance and Local Gatherings Reported
Sunday school was well attended with Rev J N Caton leading preaching. The Young People's League met at 7 30 PM for the regular meeting and featured a program directed by Mrs Virgie Massey Dewayne Covention and Jackie Lamb. Various local residents visited or spent time with neighbors and families across Ada Colbert and surrounding areas.
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J. N Caton
Young People’s League
Virgie Massey- Dewayne Covention
Jackie Lamb
William Carter
Evelyn
L. C
Bud
Allene Blankenship
Allen
Harrell Crawford
A. M. Cecil
Joe
John
Harry Kaiser
Bobby Nance
Box
Tex Seymour
James Sanders
Colbert
James Clark
Edward Berryman
Ted
Tommy Hudson
Ada
Wayne Lee
Stanley Lillard
Faye Loman
Olen Vale
Elmo Coventon
Jim Roundtree
Dewey Hidgon
Marlene
Pauline Coffee
Evelyn Stevenson
Local Visits Spread Among Families This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Thurlow Clark and family visited his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Clark Sunday. Buster Hobbs spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Matt Hobbs. L C Blankenship of Allen spent the weekend with Harrel Crawford. Virgil Bandy visited Wayne Lee Lillard Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jess Berryman were luncheon guests of Mr and Mrs J N Cat on Sunday. Mrs Miskell Anderson spent Tuesday night with her sister Mrs Joyce Westrope of Ada. Mrs Ola Anderson and children spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs Dan Richardson and Mr Richardson of Seminole. Juanita Foxx spent Sunday night with Joyce Coventon. Orel Dryden spent Saturday night with Jackson Homer of Ada. Virginia Bandy and Joyce Coventon spent Sunday with Juanita Foxx. Evangle Bandy visited Geraldine and Pauline Kaiser Sunday.
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Thurlow Clark
Sam Clark
Buster Hobbs
Matt Hobbs
L. C. Blankenship
Allen
Harrel Crawford
Virgil Bandy
Wayne Lee Lillard
Jess Berryman
J. N. Cat
Miskell Anderson
Joyce Westrope
Ada
Ola Anderson
Dan Richardson
Richardson
Seminole
Juanita Foxx
Joyce Coventon
Orel Dryden
Jackson Homer
Virginia Bandy
Evangle Bandy
Geraldine
Pauline Kaiser
Perry to open teen town program by May first
Acting mayor Hubert Forney announced the Perry youth program building will be redecorated and ready for operation by May 1. The project aims to establish a teen town program run by the youth organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Hubert Forney
Norman boy wounded in hunting accident by rifle shot
Dalton Webber, 15, was wounded in the hip by a .22 rifle. His parents refused medical aid citing prayer. County health director Dr. Gertrude Nielson warned that cruel neglect could be charged if he becomes seriously ill as lockjaw serum would be useless now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Dalton Webber
Ralph Webber
Cleveland County
Gertrude Nielson
Dalton
Has Kell Named Assistant County Attorney in Muskogee
Charles N Has Kell grandson of Oklahoma's first governor was appointed assistant county attorney to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Erio V Vernor longtime district judge in Muskogee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Erio V. Vernor
Guthrie 89er Celebration Sets Expect 50 000 Crowd
Officials projected a 50 000 attendance for Guthrie s 15th annual 89 er celebration marking Oklahoma territory settlement. Anne Nell Flagg serves as queen with supervision by Supt. Cecil E Crooks and support from Lebron American Legion post.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma Territory
Anne Nell Flagg
Cecil E. Crooks
Lebron American Legion Post
Durant Presbytery to Convene 40th Annual Meeting
The 40th annual meeting of the Durant Presbyterian of the Synod of Oklahoma is scheduled here with Mrs. T. H. Atkins of Bromide serving as president.
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CAD DO
Durant Presbyterial
Synod of Oklahoma
T. H. Atkins
Bromide
Silence as Alarm Clock: Crickets Watch Overnight in Japan
Japanese households use crickets as night observers. Crickets are kept in cages and they fall silent when a stranger enters, their sudden quiet waking the owner to potential danger.
Duncan County Agent Orders Phosphate for Stephens County Farmers
County agent Max Barth has ordered two carloads of phosphate for distribution to farmers in Stephens County to support soil enrichment and crop yields.
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Duncan—County
Max Barth
Stephens County
Japanese Emperor as Allied Asset After War
The piece argues Hirohito could serve postwar reconstruction as a figurehead while Japan’s militarists are discarded. It notes Britain and the U.S. avoid anti-emperor rhetoric, given the emperor’s spiritual status, and suggests his release from domination could help educate the Japanese against militarism and align postwar goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Adolf Shicklegruber
Hitler
Haman
Japan
Hirohito
British Broadcasting Company
Office of War Information
Pearl Harbor
Tojo
Few Know D-Day Fewer Know H Hour
Washington reveals that D-Day stands for date and is rarely spoken of by authorities in planning. An even less known term is H-Hour which denotes the exact minute of a planned military movement. The briefing notes emphasize secrecy and precision in timing.
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Washington
Dartmouth Captain Charles Pearson Reported Missing in South Pacific
Hanover April 19 Charles Pearson a Phi Beta Kappa captain of both football and basketball at Dartmouth in 1941 42 has been reported missing in action in the South Pacific. Officials said his Hellcat fighter pilot plane crashed into the water and his parents Mr and Mrs Alfred C Pearson of Madison Minnesota were notified.
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Hanover
N. H
Charles Pearson
Stubby Pearson
Dartmouth College
Phi Beta Kappa
South Pacific
Alfred C. Pearson
Madison
Minn
Pearson
Oklahoma Supreme Court Opinions Filed
Oklahoma City April 19 details show multiple rulings. Cases include Lincoln National Life vs Read with partial affirmation and reversal another for O Shaughnessy vs Musgrave reversed remanded. Bishop vs Bishop modified affirmed. Magnolia Petroleum reversed. Culbertson Reilly vs Trope affirmed. Maloney and Cale Operating Co. vs Albert affirmed. Wetherbee Electric United States Casualty vs Carmichael and State Industrial Commission upheld award. Wake Moore vs Slade affirmed. Sinclair Prairie Oil vs Stevens award vacated.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Jess G. Read
A. S. J. Shaw
Oklahoma County
I. A. O'Shaughnessy
Robert Musgrave
McCurtain County
Alice Mary Bishop
William Wallace Bishop
Tulsa County
Magnolia Petroleum Company Et al
Sherman G. Davidson
Creek County
J- W. Culbertson
Hugh Reilly
Morris S. Trope
Comanche County
R. M. Maloney
A. and
A. Cale
Jack Albert
Wetherbee Electric Company
United States Casualty Company
James R. Carmichael
State Industrial Commission
Wake Moore
Perry F. Slade
Wagoner County
Affirmed
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company
Sidney A. Stevens
Electric Shock Used to Halt Sneezing in Arkansas Woman
In Memphis on April 19 a series of electrical shock treatments were given to Mrs. Albert Sanders of Jonesboro Arkansas to halt a sneezing attack ongoing since April 7. Attendants report complete relaxation of nerves and muscles after treatment with 22 hours of quiet following the second session. The 28 year old matron sneezed 15 times a minute at admission.
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Memphis
Albert Sanders
Jonesboro
Ark
Capone Star Follows Slaying Probe In Chicago Area
Chicago police and Cook County deputies searched for Matt Capone and Wally Sanders amid a jail relations flare through a retraced bar quarrel over a missing five dollar bill. James D. Larkin, a gambler and former horse trainer, was fatally shot Monday night. Larkin’s body was found in a west side alley near Capone’s tavern, once linked to Al Capone’s operations.
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Chicago
Cook County
Matt Capone
Thomas Alcock
James D. Larkin
Alcock
Wally Sanders
Cicero
Larkin
Capone Brothers
Sanders
Capone
Scarface
John McGinnis
Surplus War Material Sparks Call for Prosecutions
Washington April 19. Chairman Sabath of the House Rules Committee warns that surplus war material is being discarded and urges hard penalties. He backs a war one termination bill granting the Comptroller General strong veto power and auditing authority to prevent waste and improper sales.
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Washington
Sabath
D. I
House Rules Committee
Lindsay C. Warren
Naval Affairs Committee
May
Kentucky
Military
Vinson
Georgia
Naval
Bagatelle
AT&T Stockholders to Decide on Labor Representation
New York April 19 The first Bell system stockholders meeting will decide if about 60 000 employees owning shares may be represented by a labor union in management. Henry Mayer attorney for United Telephone organizations and four union leaders will attend with proxies for 15 000 shares to push broader labor representation amid 18 870 000 shares outstanding and 40 000 Bell system employees. Mayer said the NY metropolitan area drive targets 10 000 members in the New York Telephone plant department with many more unions across the system. proxies could come from almost 100 labor groups.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Henry Mayer
Bell System
United Telephone Organizations
Mayer
Downstate
New York Telephone Company
Pass for Fort McPherson Players If Ball Hits Officer’s Window
Fort McPherson basesball players may earn a three day pass by hitting a ball through the commanding officer Col. Frank K Ross’s window during a game. His quarters sit across the street behind the right field fence, about 340 feet from home plate.
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Fort Mcpherson
Frank K- Ross
Elsie the LCI Braver Than Sea Tamer on Anzio Run
Aboard an LCI off Anzio, admiralry lore calls LCIs little ladies of the sea but crews report Elsie as rough and reliable. Skipper Frederick W. Ahearn recalls seasickness, 90 percent land-lubbers, and hulls that pitch at 35 degrees in bad weather yet deliver supplies to the Allied beachhead. The crew details include Lt. (JG) Lowell Johnson and motor machinists Harold Favila and Jasper Lopiccolo, plus George Breha, all new to sea life, who endured a brutal first night crossing the Atlantic before adapting to swift LCIs in Sicily and Salerno.
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Daniel DE Luce
Hal Boyle
LCI
Anzio
Elsie
Frederick W. Ahearn
Ahearn
Naples
Lc’s
United States
Holy Cross
Columbia University
New York
Ellington Road
Wollaston
Quincy
Mass
J-G
Lowell Johnson
Cloquent
Minn
Saleron
Sicily
Atlantic
Johnson
Japanese Spy Ring Exposed in Argentina Thriller Methods Revealed
Buenos Aires reports detail a Japanese espionage ring led by Shozo Murai that sent code based on letters from ordinary novels to Tokyo. After the war began, all Japanese in Argentina were instructed to gather and transmit information on U S industry politics unions and military moves. Several leaders were arrested while others remain at large.
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Buenos Aires
Tokyo
Shozo Murai
United States
Argentina
U. S
Tuberculosis Drops to 10th in WWI Discharges
New York April 19 Tuberculosis the chief disability causing army discharges fell to 10th place last year says Col. Esmond R Long of the surgeon general s office. Long credits routine chest X ray use for early TB detection improving the figure.
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New York
Coll
Esmond R. Long
Surgeon General's Office
Long
City curfew ordinance limits under16s after 10 p.m.
Shawnee city commissioners approved a curfew ordinance prohibiting youths under 16 from being on the streets or in amusement places after 10 p.m. The measure targets late night activity to reduce disturbances and requires parental enforcement.
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Pleasant Hill
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Pecan Grove
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At&t
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Brewing Industry Foundation
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