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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1939

Page

7

Notice of Partition Sale of Lands in Pontotoc County Oklahoma

Public notice of partition sale ordered by the District Court, Pon tor County, Oklahoma. Sheriff will sell the surface and subsurface rights to the northwest quarter of section 2, township 4 north, range 6 east, containing eighty acres, at public auction for not less than one half of appraised value on September 5, 1903, at 10:00 a.m. at the county courthouse, to the highest bidder, with sale proceeds to the heirs and parties of record. Attorneys for the plaintiff are listed.

Elle Balihirop Glia Tisk Maadiee Ane Dereinakter Couti Roprow Sears Partition Commissioniim Leva Dontotor County Oklahoma Pontorforce Aue Okiahoma Wiig Clyde Ratner Conner Okintome Tiryor

Oklahoma Briefs Roundup From Stillwater To Shawnee

Multiple short items across Oklahoma: a wedding at the Stephan home where a stork visit preceded vows, a bank charter hearing in Broken Bow with Albert Carson as managing officer, a drowning at Lake Sunset during a church cookout, a fatal car crash near Novata injuring W. T. Nelson, bank condition improvements state wide with loan and deposit gains, a Southeastern State College president appointment for T. T. Montgomery, Sac and Fox tribal election set, Oklahoma Federation officers’ school at Lake McAlester, and county attorney Douglass Garrett recounting honesty moments at Greenleaf Lake with two men fined.

Oklahoma City Broken Bow State Banking, Board Albert Carson

Big Farm Week Attendance Tops Doors at Stillwater

More than 2,800 Oklahoma farm men and women attend the farmers week program at Oklahoma A. and M. college. Mrs Charles W Sewell asserts unity and social planning as cures for national ills while promoting church based community activity. An egg with four yolks found in a Paul Myers shipment from Wincham is noted among New Hampshire egg auction totals since 1935.

Stillwater Oklahoma Oklahoma A. and M. College General Assembly Charles W. Sewell Associated County Farm Women of Town America Derry, N. H Paul Myers Wincham New Hampshire

Rural Community News From Union Hill Area

Local notes report weekend visits among families in Union Hill and nearby Sperry area. Multiple households in Egypt Fitzhugh Paducah Chickasha Abloso Stonewall and Wayne are listed with gatherings, church events, a funeral, and a revival. Additional items mention sick list, traveling relatives, harvest activity, and community events at Lula and Stonewall churches.

Union Hill Virginia Palmer Oklahoma City Argo Dodson Bill Cooper Egypt C. G. Argher Mae Bottoms Lois Ardyer Walter McAnally Bill Pollock Fitzhugh Murry Galden Edward Cantrell Alice Yancy Berry Daisy Binion Pirlee Hanrahan Teelman Cowan George Cocker Paducah Texas Will Thompson Grover Thompson Duckworth Kirckees Hazel McAnally Ethel Archer George Archer Myrtle Archer Emmett Archer Chickasha Orlen Braden Sentinel Braden Sneiz McAnally Milendia McAnally Nellie Rody Emimie Jones Raymer

Parish Chapel Sunday School Crowd Gathers Amid Quiet Evening

Sunday school attendance drew a nice crowd at Parish Chapel after a quiet Saturday night. Those spending Sunday there included Willie and Lavada Coleman and daughter Nadine, Nolen Hagler, Emmitt and Mrs. Coleman, Jack McDonald, Alpha McCause, Gene Gideon, Clasteen Allen, Mariece and Bernice Bowman of Bebee, and Juce Little.

Hell Barbara Luella Eel J.A Nell Rose Ralpha Geneva Nix Waley Rose Buford Whisenkunt Bula William and Leon Phillips Wayne Jack Lemon Willington Texas Joe Teel Leon Nix Panther Creek Ethel Wofford Ralpha Nix Lee Farmer Willie Lavada Coleman Daught Nadine Nolen Hagler Emmitt Coleman Jack McDonald Alpha McCause Gene Gideon Clasteen Allen Mariece Bernice “Bawerman Bebee Juce Little

Local Visit Notes From Galey Community

Sunday social roundup records visitors at the J R Newby home in Galey including Sam and Dayte Newby and Abs E Jamar with Mrs Cather Ragland. Revivals draw attendees at Summers Chapel and Shady Grove. Sunday School and B Y P U services urged. Dee Willoughby of Atla visited his parents, Father Ragland visited Ray Stone, and Ott Brecheen visited Louis Mahoney plus Mrs Baker and two children.

Ewes Clyde Abloso Ruth West East Central Jess Jones Will Jones Jim Ted Sears Holdenville Jim Phelps Christine and Lafern Treas James Royce DeQueen Ark Phelps Edwards Joe Harold Beach Milburn Clyde Sales Jr Sunny J.C. Russell Russell Dave Newby McLoud Clyde Sales Kermit, Texas Opal Deli Taylor Lovelady Sim Blackburn J. R

Revival and social visits mark Owl Creek assembly

Rev Joe Laffoon and family attended a Stonewall fellowship meeting with Rev Miss Fredona Ammeon and Miss Francis Vanbrunt from WeWoka leading revival and children’s work. The gathering included the Thomson quartet, local visitors from Ada Heavener McAlester and Conway, plus updates on Mayo Rose’s gradual recovery and several Sunday visits among neighbors.

Joe Laffoon Stonewall Fredona Ammeon Francis Vanbrunt Wewoka Miss Ammeon Miss Vanbrunt Thompson W. Beckett Greenhall McAlester Mayo Rose Jack Scott Reece Heavener Keebal Sliger Mildred Thompson Henry Odom Bill Hall Ada Ode Deaton Conway Andrew Sl

Thirty Years in the Sky How the Army Wings Grew

An article traces three decades of U S Army aviation from a single plane squadron to a force of about five thousand five hundred aircraft. It outlines organizational growth, milestones, key leaders, and evolving missions across war and peace times.

Army Air Power Then and Now 1909 to 1940s

Secretary of War article surveys 30 years of military aviation progress from the 1909 test airplane to modern high speed aircraft with long range. It notes key milestones, including growth after World War I, signaling a pivotal shift in defense strategy and the Aug 2, 1909 Wright plane purchase. It cites General Allen on aerial navigation expanding national vulnerability. Betty Courtney is also mentioned in a brief aside.

Washington Army Wright Brothers Aeronautical Division Signal Corps Allen

Keys to security Panama and hawat

Paramount in our national defense is protecting the Panama Canal and Pearl Harbor. Alaska is vital but less critical than the Canal Zone for access to Pacific and Atlantic fleets. The air force extends the defense, requiring bases and ground forces to repel threats, with anti aircraft artillery and mobile units, plus aircraft repair facilities. Next: U S Tanks to the future with aviation training.

Panama Canal Pearl Harbor Navy Hawaii Alaska Canal Zone United States Pacific Atlantic Army Air Corps Panama Puerto Rico Air Force U. S

Community Roll of Sunday Visiting in Rocky Chapel

Rocky Chapel residents and neighbors enjoyed a well attended Sunday gathering with multiple families visiting one another. Frequent visits included McCurtain, Bryant, Patterson, Wyche, Falter, Wrehe and Sherrel households in Rocky Chapel and nearby Lalla Fittstown Latta and Frisco areas during the weekend and midweek.

B.C. McCurtain Kiamieni Mountains Jasper Bryant Tuvelo Edd Patterson Rocky Chapel Frank Scott Dee Wyche Marjorie Lee Falter Othele Miles Lalla Juan Juanita LaRuth Wyche Sidney Thompson Frisco JE Smith Juanita Wyche Laura Wyche Fittstown

Prison term named for Chanute bank holdup

John Thornburg, 26, pleaded guilty to the First National Bank heist in Chanute Kansas on March 27. He faces thirty five years in prison as punishment for the crime.

Leavenworth Kas John Thornburg First National Bank Chanute

Lending Bill Contained Huge Loan Authorizations

Washington dispatch reports that despite the house killing the lending bill, Congress had already authorized at least 900 million dollars for agencies involved in the program. The piece details existing authorizations, proposed increases, and how the bill would have altered lending by RFC and other federal bodies, including municipal public works loans and housing and export-import facilities.

Congress Washington House Federa RFC Public Works Loan Municipal Public Works Public Works Administration

Harrington Maintains Pause on WPA Dismissals

Washington Aug 29 WPA Commissioner Harrington said he would let stand the July 29 order suspending automatic dismissals of long-time WPA workers for now. About 650,000 workers who have been on WPA for 18 consecutive months or more are affected. House action on the leading relief bill ended further moves this session to change dismissal rules. Harrington has until Sept 1 to lift the abeyance and direct state admins to proceed with terminations.

Washington CFL WPA Harrington House Herrington Senate

Old Boat Found Near Ipswich Believed Funeral Ship

Archaeologists near Ipswich unearthed rotted remains of a boat thought to be the funeral ship of a British king Tut style figure. They suspect it could mark the tomb of Raewald, a member of the East Angles, who died around 620.

London Tut Ipswich Sutfol Raewald

Worth His Time in Atlanta Auction Finds Hidden Bonds

W. H. Wilson, who attended a railroad auction of unclaimed baggage, bid four dollars on a trunk whose contents were unseen. Inside the trunk he found bonds and securities he valued at over 1,000 dollars, a discovery made while running his lunch stand business in Atlanta.

Atlanta W. H. Wilson Wilson

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