Notice of Sheriff Sale in Pontotoc County Oklahoma 1944
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser will sell at public auction on a Sunday in September 1944 at 2 00 PM at the Ada Oklahoma courthouse steps the undivided interests in several parcels totaling 80 acres 169 acres and other townsite lots in Pontotoc County Oklahoma to satisfy a district court judgment in Cause No 18271 against Earl M Thompson and Zara May Thompson for 28 23 with 19 interest and costs. Warren B Rice attorney for the plaintiff Witherspoon Finance Co. will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Pontotec County
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
St. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad Company
Swi
Nwi
TSN
ROE
Indian Base
Meridian
District Court
J. G. Witherspoon
Dba
Witherspoon Finance Company
Earl M. Thompson
Zara May Thompson
Clyde Kaiser
Warren B. Rice
Plaintiff
Joe Watters
Reuben M. Roddie
Nadine Payne
Roddie
Cora Roddite
W. H. Brents
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Towit
Tim Dew
Francis City
W. C. Scroggins
Board of County Commissioners
Sam Dew
Nutritionists See Hopeful Signs in War-Time Diets
Nutritionists forecast an all-time high in national nutrition from 1944 war-time food supplies. Higher incomes and bumper crops boost meats eggs fruits and vegetables while canned goods dip. Fresh apples peaches pears and citrus rise. grapes and prunes may be short. War Food Administration replenishes stocks and home canners adapt by preserving whole fruits.
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Ann Stevick
NEA
Washington
U. S
War Food Administration
Wise Fruit
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma Estate Notices and Local Community News
State records list creditors to present claims against John W. Davis deceased with four months to file. District notices also warn heirs and assigns of Millie Johnson Shields deceased and W. H. Brents vs Will Brumley et al in real estate actions. Local notes cover family visits, church events, and community updates in Pontotoc County.
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State OF
Oklahoma
Pontotoc
John W. Davis
Ina Odell
Kerr, Lambert & Conn
American Building
Ada
State OF Oklahoma
Launa S. Davis
Launa
Davis
Hinabe Pettigrew
Esau Shields
Julius Walton
Elizavene Walton
Lillie B. Shields
Dorothy Shields
Millie Johnson
Shields
Walton
Ernest Graves Richmond
Grace Hyder Richmond
Ernest Greves Richmond
Kerr
Lambert & Conn
American
Pontotoc—S
Henry Thomas Ferry
Ll. A. Ferry
J. A. Ferry
Kerr, Lambert
Button Show Displays 100 Members in California Society
Los Angeles attendees from the California State Button Society showcase hundreds of buttons. Mrs. Helen B. Moody of Santa Monica displays 80 000 buttons, with collectors stressing each piece has character and history beyond laundry residue. In New York, gardeners blamed striped beetles for cucumber damage. Jay Smith advised using moth balls around each cucumber hill to deter pests.
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Los Angeles
California State
Helen B. Moody
Santa Monica
Warsaw
N. Y
Victory
Jay Smith
Wanted Wom an to Succeed Rawleigh Route in Ada OK
Want ads seek man or woman to take over Frank Hudsons profitable Rawleigh route serving about 1500 families in South Pontotoc County where products have sold for 30 years. Well known products. Write Rawleighs Dept OKH-3-119-SA Memphis TN or contact R C Austell Route No 5 Ada Oklahoma.
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Frank Hudson
Rawleigh
Pontotoc County
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
R. C. Austell
Ada
Okla
Relatives and neighbors return from California visits
Mrs Bettie Hughes returned from California where she spent a month visiting relatives and friends. Pvt and Mrs Hughes Wood are visiting relatives here. Mr and Mrs Steve Odom have returned from California where Mr Odom has been employed. Several local families hosted or visited others on weekends and Sunday. The death of Mrs Rycroft's father Mr Bryson was reported. burial took place at Wanette.
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Fred Arthur
Blackwell
H. A. Estes
Mac Allen
Lee Hall
Gregg Cook
Union Valley
Emmet Agee
Piez Bethurm
Dolly Arter
Etao
Maud Sliger
George Turner
Clarence Arter
Jequeta Ann
Little Rock
Ark
H. W. Estes
Elmer Cobern
Union Hall
Babe Balthrop
Colbert
Brother Wright
Young People’s Society
O. F. Scroggins
Elmer Scroggins
Danny Joe Leeds
Glen Jay Anderson
Orel Dryden
Dale
Gale Cecil
Son Bryan
Wayne Lee Lillard
Ted Lillard
McAlester
Clyde Kaiser
Olen Vail
Ada
Jim Roundtree
Wanda Sue Eppler
L. L. Lillard
Juanita Kaiser
Betty Mounger
Denny
Pernie Lillard
Oklahoma City
Henry Scroggins
Fressie Wallace
Connerville
Buster Hobbs
Eugene
George Carter
William
Sarah Carter
Charley Carter
Delma Carney
Ola Anderson
Bettie Hughes
California
Hughes Wood
Steve Odom
Odom
Newton
O. E. Jamar
Henry Jamar
E. C
Local social notes from Vanoss and Ada region
Mrs. Ben Mullins and Mrs. Whitney visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. B. G. McDonald in Vanoss. Ardmore bound Cpl. Stephie Kozimer engaged to Alice Ragland in Ada. Multiple visits from Stratford and Ada residents mark a quiet weekend with neighbors and former residents.
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Geneva Childress
Leona Willis
Mavis Williams
Edyth Ryles
Arthur
Ada
Minnie Miller
Arthur Hurt
Nathan Ragland
Ed Walker
M. J. Brewington
B. G. McDonald
Lloyd Buck
Telephone Workers Reject Increase in Southwest Bell
Union reps for about 33 000 Southwest Bell employees reject a 2 1/2 to 3 3/4 cent per hour raise as inadequate. They sought 17 1/2 cents, arguing current non supervisory pay under 65 cents hourly and asserting regional costs exceed national averages. A Chicago conciliation commissioner joins negotiations, ongoing since August 1, 1944, affecting about 60 Ada workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Labor Department
Conciliation Service
Chicago
D. L. McCowen
Southwestern Telephone Workers’ Union
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Bell Operated
Ada
Baseball Skull Practice Sets Ada Youths for Sunday Game
Local Ada youths’ baseball team readies for a Sunday clash with the Oklahoma City Y squad. Three candidate lineups are under review by Manager R E Mayfield as skull practices lead to field workouts at the fairgrounds north of Ada. The 3 p.m. kickoff marks the season’s next step after a summer of league enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City “Y
Adans
R. E. Mayfield
Ada
Fair Grounds
Woman tipped by sandwich dough in New Jersey theft
Police pursued a woman for large money theft in New Brunswick. An officer spotted green in a hamburger sandwich she carried, revealing the missing bills hidden inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick, N. J
Farmers Seek Help to Harvest Hay This Season
Farmers face labor shortages as harvest approaches and help remains scarce. Historical note mentions sealskin being cheaper than buffalo hide in 1885, underscoring market price comparisons of animal hides.
Man Rescues Vehicle From Blaze In Reading
Herbert Wolf saw his burning car and leapt behind the wheel to move it to the Friendship firehouse where curb service existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Herbert Wolf
Friendship Firehouse
More Workers Are Needed For Plants
Oklahoma City reports state war manpower commission director Dave Vandiver announcing a nationwide street recruitment drive to place more workers in vital war plants. Four Oklahoma officials will join national crews in Washington while a local street campaign continues. 1,421 workers have been cleared for out of state jobs since August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Dave Vandiver
State War Manpower Commission
Oklahoma
WMC
W U. S. Employment Service
Washington
Vandiver
Army
Navy
U. E. Employment Service
Night Fighter Black Widow Goes Into Action
The U S Navy new Black Widow night fighter with 20 mm cannon has entered combat from a U S base in France. It destroyed four nocturnal German raiders including a Junkers 88 shot down by Lt Raymond A Anderson. Details of the aircraft remain secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
France
Raymond A. Anderson
Taylor
Wis
Nazi 12th SS Tank Division Destroyed in Normandy
Aug 23 report from the Canadian First Army says the German 12th SS tank division, cited for killing 19 Canadian POWs in France, has been destroyed in the Normandy pocket. Canadians pursued remnants toward Falaise and Trun, with heavy German losses as they tried to break out.
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First Army
12Th SS
Normandy
Falaise
Trun
Oklahoma City Truck Drivers Quit Work
Sixty five Santa Fe Trail Transporta tion and Clinton Transfer drivers walked off the job in Oklahoma City to press for higher wages. AFL leader James E. Hamilton said a settlement may come after a War Labor Board talk with conciliator Ethan Walker. The board ordered a five cent hourly raise to 70 cents retroactive to Jan 1, 1944, with 15 firms complying and 31 not. A 650 driver strike call was issued yesterday amid questions who the raise covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Santa Fe Trail Transportation Company
Clinton Transfer Company
James E. Hamilton
A.F.L. Union
Ethan Walker
War Labor Board
Indians Ready For Citizenship Questioned By Mundt
Chairman Mundt said many Indians are ready to shed government wardship but for every one prepared for full citizenship another will need more years of assistance. He spoke after a committee inspection of reservations in several northwestern states.
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Washington
Mundt
R.S.D
House
Indian Affairs
Mundat
Aspераgus Continues Growth After Cut On Way To Market
A fragment notes asparagus continues to grow after harvest and heads toward market. The brief highlights ongoing fresh produce flow and the supply chain movement toward market destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marnet
Invasion Money Used By Troops In Italy France
Invasion money now used in France and Italy as troops advance across Europe. Morгенthau confirms French acceptance, with spearhead currency transitioning to invasion money. The system aims to fund military needs while questions remain on ultimate repayment by each nation.
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Italy
France
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Karl R. Bauman
Germany
Morgenthau
North
Africa
United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
G. I. Joe
Pershing Praises Liberation of Paris as Step Toward Berlin
General John J. Pershing issued a statement through the Office of War Information praising the liberation of Paris. He recalled Paris as the heart of France and credited American, British, Canadian, and French forces for upholding U S military traditions on the road toward Berlin.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Paris
Berlin
Office of War Information
Pershing
France
Victory Day Liquor Store Closures Reported in Some Cities
Overseas notes report Gates Jr. assigned to a P-51 Mustang group in Italy with 360 German aircraft victories. Army service since Oct 16, 1941. France battle to climax soon amid Soviet massed attacks. adds wartime concerns from Sydney and Ada News ads.
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Gates
Lynsted J. Gates, Jr
Stonewall
Italy
Pvt
Army
France
Ludwig Sertorius
Three Convicts Escape Granite Reformatory
Granite Aug 23 Two convicts jumped into a truck driven by a trusty near Granite reformatory at 11 a m and the three sped south amid non fatal shots Warden Mundy said. Warden Claude Moore led the search as highway patrol converged. Julius Blankenship serving 15 years for armed robbery from Lawton Fred A Newell serving six concurrent 10 year terms from Tulsa for car theft Clyde Lowe from Tulsa serving five years for armed robbery drove the truck toward a barn where the trio regrouped as workers returned from a mountain assignment.
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Granite
Granite Reformatory
R. F. Mundy
Claude Moore
Highway Patrol
Mundy
Julius Blankenship
Lawton
Fred A. Newell
Tulsa County
Clyde Lowe
Lowe
Newell
Blankenship
Kiowa Indian Chosen To Head Exposition
ANADARKO Aug 19 Robert Goombi Kiowa from Mountain View was elected president of the 1945 46 American Indian Exposition as the program ended Jasper Saun keah Oklahoma City Kiowa becomes vice president Paul Edge Anadarko Caddo is secretary Joseph W Hayes Anadarko Chickasaw is secretary and Phillemon Berry Fort Cobb Kiowa Apache remains treasurer The exposition drew a record crowd of 3000 for last nights grandstand performance and clos ing tonight Next years dates not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
Robert Goombi
Mountain View
Goombi
Jasper Saunkeah
Oklahoma City Kiowa
Paul Edge
Anadarke
Joseph W. Hayes
Anadarke Chickasaw
Phillemon Berry
Fort Cobb Kiowa-Apache
Six State Soldiers Get New Promotions
Washington Aug 23 Up Captains James John Armstrong of Muskogee Patrick Henry Monahan of Mayfair Major county and William Desha Bunton Tulsa have been promoted to major The army announced Two other Oklahomans became captains Mons Herman Benson and Joseph Edward Day Tulsa Made first lieutenants were Raymond Lindsay McCallair Anaderko and Paul William Corbett Oklahoma City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James John Armstrong
Muskogee
Patrick Henry Monahan
Fairview
Major County
William Desha Bunton
Tulsa
Army
Mons Herman Benson
Joseph Edward Day
Raymond Lindsay McCalla Ir
Anaderko
Paul William Corbett
Oklahoma City
Marines and Sailors Wounded in Action
Four Oklahoma Marines and two sailors are reported wounded by the navy. The wounded include Pfc. Robert Bigpond of Depew Pte. George A. Cheek Jr. of Oklahoma City Sgt. Herman C. Dickey of Quinton Cpl. Victor L. Dobyns of Elk City Yeoman 3/e David Gene Culley of Tulsa and Seaman 1/e Paul Eugene Dowling of Tulsa note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Navy
Robert Bigpond
Depew
George A. Cheek Jr
Oklahoma City
Herman C. Dickey
Mary A. Dickey
Quinton
Victor L. Dobyns
Elk City
Yeoman
David Gene Culley
Bessie Walker Culley
Tulsa
Paul Eugene Dowling
Tulse
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Bureau of Standards
OPA
Holmes Johnson
William Johnson
Elmay Alexander
Nee Walton
Millwauuse Johnson
Range 8
Della Bedford County
Vesta Reed
Willie Brumley
Nee Ford
Rennie Jensa
Della Bedford
Jewell Ford
Thompson & Braly Attorneys
Wilson
Oakman
Maud V. Snead
Orville Snead
Moss Wimbish
New York
Ada News
Galey
Adam News
Texas
Jane Dillard
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Pop” Dillard
Fair Ground Diamond
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Sydney
Australia
Morning Herald
Britain
Hitler
America
Ben Lear
J. W. Nourse
Saint Louis
ST Louis
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