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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
7
Notice of sheriff sale details multiple foreclosures and public auctions in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. Includes Federal Farm Mortgage case with J F Lloyd defendants, land described in Section 6 Town 3N Range 7E, 260 acres, sale set Sept 3 1940 at 2 pm. other notices cover public sale of county property and various foreclosure actions with names, dates, and bid details.
Mr and Mrs C W Condred return to Henryetta after visiting Mr and Mrs C W Strader in Lawrence. They were joined by Mrs Strader who will spend a week there.
Notice dated September 23, 1940, states Elmer Morgan bid $10.00 for a fractional interest in NE NE Section 158, Township 2 North Range 4 East. Board approval pending for sale of the real estate.
Bank Commissioner Linwood Neal announces the liquidation of First State Bank of Stonewall Oklahoma taken charge on June 12 1940 all depositors and creditors must present claims with vouchers to the Bank Commissioner in Stonewall within six months or be forever barred dated June 27 1940 6-27-8tw
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma Guardian T J Cooksey will on August 21 1940 at 10 AM in the County Judge office offer for sale at public auction the undivided one-half interest in an oil and gas mining lease covering parts of Section 17 Township 4 North Range 6 East to the highest bidder The lease runs five years with oil and gas royalties of one eighth The sale is to be confirmed by the court following cash payment and timely filing of the sale records
In Pontotoc County District Court plaintiffs Mary Katherine Boyd et al sue A T D Webb William F Webb W F Deaton Elizabeth Webb Deaton Ruth Deaton and Lemuel Webb heirs and assigns for ejectment partition and rents on 60 acres NE NW and NW 1/4 of NW 35 5N 8E and 80 acres NW SW of SE 20 5N 8E with surface rights only. answer by Sept 13 1946 or judgment for plaintiffs.
Dr. Nathan VanEtten of New York, president of the American Medical Association, urged creation of a Department of Health led by a medically trained secretary. He criticized welfare agency politics and urged a careful national health program developed from local to federal levels with minimal federal intrusion.
As of January 1 1940 approximately 30 000 pilots are recorded in the United States with about 20 000 of them classified as non scheduled non military.
Oakman grades one to eight finish units for fair exhibits all work freehand. The 4-H lunch garden and canning project holds 960 quarts. thanks to Mrs. Bandy for tomatoes. Oakman ball teams beat girls 11 2 and outsiders 8 3. School events include assembly by Mr Cromer Bible reading Geneva Cecil quartet and boxing show. Community notices cover hospitalities, visits, illnesses and upcoming dental clinic and singing convention.
Reverend Henderson conducts a revival in Bristol while Reverend Bill Hudson closes his meeting at South Owl Creek Saturday night. Various local families visit relatives and attend services, with updates on health and travel including a Tonsil surgery for Miss Ollie Kinus and visits among the Sliger, Martin, Couch, Wielman, and Jared households.
Rev Marion Caton preached at Cedar Grove. Visitors Mary Baker and Virgie Baker of Antlers visited Mrs Will Baker. Virgie Chandler and Elen Ridaway attended Burris City baptisms led by Rev T A Sammons. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Marion Williams on August 6. Bill Price from Silverton Texas visits his parents Edd Price and family. Dewey Rheynolds and others attended a Francis revival by Rev Austin Deaton. Earl West works at Daugherty. The Baulch family from Freer Texas visited relatives. Elie West visits Jim Williams at Francis. Williams ill. Orpheus Scroggins injured arm in a fall. Dundean and Lindel Ray Deaton visited Minnie Baker.
Mrs W M Ross visits son Vernie in Amarillo Texas for a month. Mr J C Martin and son Kenneth attend the rodeo. Tim Taylor Opal Dell Taylor Earl Taylor Oliver Taylor Lena Taylor and Joe Parks family with J C Martin Kenneth Martin join the rodeo parade in Fada.
Sunday school attendance remained high at Pickett with ongoing Banner class charts. Visitors included Imogene Binnion and Homer Willson, Edna Fowler of Texas, and Howard Fowler party. Local residents and out of town guests were noted visiting or staying with residents during the week.
Pontotoc county AAA reports arrival of application forms for 1941 wheat crop insurance. Farmers have under three weeks to apply, with final date August 31, 1940. Coverage protects against natural hazards at 75 or 50 percent of average yield, with a premium rate of 0.78 bushels per acre.
British planes fought off a fierce Nazi air attack over the south coast as King George visited eastern Kent gun crews searchlight and sound locator stations to inspect anti aircraft defenses during the assault.
About 1200 refugees reached Funhal Portuguese port today from the British fortress of Gibraltar. The group includes 778 women and 316 children. Nationalities and destination were not provided in the dispatch.
A Berlin radio report quoted Stockholm sources saying the 8500 ton Swedish ship Canton was sunk off the Irish coast. The report was heard in London today.
In Vichy France on August 14 a decree published in the official journal extended the dissolution of freemasonry and other secret societies to the German-occupied section of France as well as the unoccupied region.
State police report jewel thieves looted the estate of Mrs. David Hall McConnell the former Mrs. Horace Dodge of Southampton N Y of about 20000 in diamonds rubies and sapphires over the weekend.
Twenty Americans who served as ambulance drivers at the front during the French German hostilities have been demobilized at Chateaugay. They will return to the United States by way of Marseilles and Lisbon.
William T. Atkins 56, vice president of Skelly Oil from Kansas City and Muscatine, died at his home near Muscatine after an illness following a Kansas City vacation. He had been in poor health for months and fell seriously ill about 10 days after arriving.
Ambassador P John Cudahy to meet Acting Secretary Sumner Welles to present his side on an unauthorized London interview about Belgium. They will also talk over Belgian diplomatic representation and Cudahy’s potential meeting with President Roosevelt after arriving from Europe.
Chicago lecture notes explore ancient and historical traffic controls from Caesar to Henry VIII and colonial America. S. M. Spears cites Rome’s 50 000 mile highway hub restricting chariots, royal regulations against using the king s highway as a stable yard, and colonial laws on walking pace and flagmen as precursors to modern traffic concerns with the rise of automobiles from four in 1895 to over twenty six million.
President Ira M. Finley of the Veterans of Industry of America said he received a telegram from Senator Elmer Thomas stating that Oklahoma's WPA quota would be substantially increased in September. Finley had telegraphed Thomas and other members of the state delegation urging the increase.
An organization formed at Ventimiglia by former residents of Nice urged Italian annexation of Monaco and Monte Carlo. The manifesto stated Italians in Monaco would soon gain freedom from the principality, which remains under French rule, with Mentone cited as a nearby Italian-occupied outpost.
Maj. Gen. John Northcott named chief of the Australian Army Staff in Canberra. He succeeds Lieut. Gen. Cyril B. White, killed in yesterday's air crash that also claimed Defense Minister Geoffrey Street Air Minister J. V. Fairbairn and Sir Henry Gullett among others. Senator Philip McBride and Representative Arthur Fadden sworn in as acting defense and air ministers.
Oda Cole, 36, of Glenale Arizona, was shot and killed at his father's Ink Arkansas home after returning for a visit. Sheriff Walter Jones pursued farmer Perry Ratliff on charges of killing Cole and wounding Cole's father Will. Ratliff's motive cited as a dispute over a fence and a water hole. Will Cole was seriously injured.
Not talking on Belgian crisis, ambassador to Belgium returned on the Dixie Clipper under instruction. He refused to discuss the matter and said criticizing the American army is criticizing his own army, as he was once a member.
A classified ad notice explains how investing increases value over time with vested assets. It outlines terms for returns, eligibility, and steps to participate. The notice targets Ada residents seeking better yields through structured investment options and trust arrangements.
STILWATER Aug 14. Oklahoma A and M agronomist W B Gernert says Oklahoma sorgo crops look good this year with rains aiding yield if chinch bug toll is limited. Thick rows for easy stripping yield syrup from varieties Honey Sourless Gooseneck Locoti Sapling and White African.
Northwestern University education dean Dr. Ernest O. Melby told Missouri Teachers Association members that internships with relief agencies, settlement houses, and factories should be available to all college students to build social sensitivity. He warned campus life often fosters aristocratic attitudes instead of democratic values.
Chicago August 10 veteran railroader A Downs aged 68 and longtime Illinois Central chairman of the board died today after two years of poor health. A 46 year railway veteran he had served as president for 12 years before becoming chairman of the system.
Juvenile Judge Walter Kimmell, riding in a police scout car, helped arrest three teenage boys for burglary after a Saturday night incident at a filling station. He set their trial for later this week.
Mr and Mrs Emil Rieke rushed to the second Presbyterian church after a mysterious bride appeared with a groom at First Presbyterian. They fled as the mistaken wedding proceeded, realizing the mix up just in time.
Phone service between Switzerland and Vichy, seat of the French government, was restored today after irregular communication under strict censorship. A French government order had halted all but official calls yesterday.
In 1939 oil exploration surged with more than 2,000 wildcat wells drilled by oil men. The figure reflects vigorous activity across exploration districts and signals continued expansion in unconventional drilling during the year.
Want ads indicate Rawleigh Route established 1907 now available in Coal county. Exceptional opportunity for right man. Address Rawleigh's Dept OKH-3-205 Memphis Tennessee for details.
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