Sale of Minor Oil and Gas Lease in Pontotoc County
Guardianship notice announces public auction of an oil and gas lease on the south half of the southwest quarter of section 13 township north range 6 east in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. The sale to be held December 11 1952 at 10 a.m. in the Ada County Courtroom. terms include cash bonus upon confirmation and a royalty of at least one eighth for five years and as long as oil or gas is produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
State OF Oklahoma
Jimmie Thompson
Jimompson
Ada
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Citizens Seek Steady Government Says Murray
Johnston Murray predicts fine government for Oklahoma in coming years while denying reliance on any single party or group. He says Oklahomans will govern by vigilant citizens keeping tight reins on state affairs and watching Capitol actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Death of J D Lamb Joint Tenant Probate Notice
In Pontotoc County a court petitions to judicially determine the death of J D Lamb and terminate joint tenancy. Lois L Lamb filed the petition asserting ownership of a 110 acre parcel described as parts of sections 24 and 25, Township 4 North Range 7 East, with a hearing set for December 15, 1952 at 10:00 A M. The notice targets heirs devisees legatees and assigns of J D Lamb and others claiming any interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Oklahoma
J. D. Lamb
Lois L. Lamb
D. Lamb
Pontotoc County
Towit
Quieting Title Action in Ponotoc County Court
State of Oklahoma plaintiff on November 18, 1952 filed a petition in Pon totoc County District Court to quiet title against Gle a Earle nn Kennedy also known as Gle a Earle nn Bak Haus. Defendant must answer by January 19, 1953 or judgment by default will be entered enjoining any claim to the South 17 acres of Lot 1 and South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter Section 19 Township 4 North Range 7 East. Court to determine no right or title exists in defendant and grant costs and relief. By W. D. Abbott Deputy. Twelve four three tW
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Oklahoma
Glea Earlenn Kennedy
Glea Earlenn Bakhaus
District Court
Pontotocc County
Oklahoma
Ponce County
State of
Section
Township
Girl Tries Faith Cure But Dies
Ontario chief coroner opened an inquiry into the death of 19 year old Mary Taylor after she abandoned insulin for diabetes following a sermon by D. W. Holmes of the Voice Healing Association. Her death came after 15 years of insulin use and family reports of others cured by faith.
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Barrie
Ont
Ontario
Mary Taylor
David Taylor
Mary
D. W. Holmes
Voice Healing Association
Holmes
New Approach Replaces Old Attitude in Politics
The piece argues that citizens demand direct, detailed answers from Wisely elected officials who speak before groups. It notes the shift from delegating to doing it ourselves and emphasizes voters’ readiness to confront government problems with specific questions and knowledge. It warns that charm alone no longer suffices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Ood
Your Nickel's Worth Informed Citizens Shape 1953 Legislature
The writer notes a trend of active citizen input influencing lawmaking. Mail from private individuals reflects public desire for good government and accountability. Expect newly elected legislators to receive clear pro and con views from constituents, aiding decisions and representation.
Dairying Meet At Tishomingo Soon
TISHOMINGO Special A barbecue dinner in the cafeteria will launch the first annual meeting of the Texas Dairy Breeders Association in Tishomingo on Tuesday December 9 at 7 30 p m. Secretary Morgan Walker sent invitations to members and dairy breeders for the event. Guest speakers films and discussions on dairy breeding and management are planned. All members and interested dairy people are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Array
Texhoma Dairy Breeders Association
Morgan Walker
Coalgate FFA Members Lift Hogs for Project
Coalgate high school Future Farmers of America members participate in the swine project this year. Names include Lawson and Durocs entries by Lawson, Durocs by Wood, Moffer, Watkins, Frankin, Morrison, and Berkshire by Hester, with multiple Durocs listed. Joe Merrill Sweveland weighs a grade steer at the football field for the home freezer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
On Lawson
Durocs
Erkshire
Phillip Wood
Eddie Moffer
Berkshire
Bobby Hester
Eddie Watkins
Kenneth Frankin
Billy Don Orrison
Joe Merrill Sweveland
Assails Singing Carols for Pennies
Birmingham England a Church of England vicar attacked the custom of children singing carols for pennies at Christmas. Rev Guy Stanbridge of St Peter s Church called it a racket and said it teaches spying. He urged demanding full verses for donations to ensure value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Church of England
Guy Stanbridge
St. Peter’s Church
Good Conduct and Work Credits Cut Prison Time
Tom R. Phillips of Holdenville explains in The NEWS that Oklahoma law allows inmates to earn good conduct and work credits, shortening sentences. Using John Corday as an example, a 10-year term can shrink to five years eight months. credits vary with sentence length, showing liberal clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom R. Philli
Holdenvle
Pardon and Parole Board
John Cordray
Ada
Corday
Phillips
Oklahoma
Tse
Killips
Newspaperman Warns Bar It Must Rebuild Image
Sam W. Blackburn, Daily Ardmore editor, told Oklahoma Bar Association members in Tulsa that public opinion has dropped and a strong public relations program is needed. He urged lawyers to show the public what they do, citing the law, press, and clergy as respected professions. Erle Stanley Gardner will speak on the program, with topics on negligence, taxation, criminal law, real property, and insurance. The association adopted 36 resolutions for January with proposals on criminal and civil law reform, including allowing incomparability as grounds for divorce. The bar also vetoed replacing county attorneys with district attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Sam W. Blackburn
Ardmore
Oklahoma Bar Association
Blackburn
Freeom
Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason
Execution Council
Board of
Bar Examiners
Bar
Lie Tells Nine to Answer or Lose Positions
Secretary-General Trygve Lie reportedly ordered nine U.N. Secretariat members to answer questions about alleged subversive activities by nightfall or face dismissal. The nine, under suspension for refusing to disclose if they have Communist Party ties, were told by Lie that the Committee of International Jurists advised removing Americans who refused to incriminate themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Trygve Lie
U.N
McCarran
Communist Party
Lie
Committee of International Jurists
Secretariat
Reds damage air strip at Na San in Indochina
The French high command said Vietminh mortar fire damaged the Na San airstrip in northwest Indochina during an attack earlier this week. French Union troops later drove the guerrillas back and regained control of the strip, restoring the air link to the outside world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igon
Indochina
French High Command
Na San
Ada Letter Critics Sap Drought of Forest Beauty
A Ada Oklahoma reader writes to the editor in December 1952 lamenting the loss of autumn color in the forest and compares foliage to a striptease, noting the trees have shed their glamour as sap returns and hints at a possible interregnum before life returns with spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Okla
Oklahoma Forest
Tey
Billy Cook To Die On December 12 San Quentin
Billy Cook, convicted of kidnapping and murdering six people in a spree starting in Oklahoma, will be executed December 12 in San Quentin's gas chamber. Warden Harley Teets announced the date. The crimes included a car and mine shaft killings near Tulsa and Joplin, and a Seattle salesman murder in California. Cook, deemed sane, admitted all six killings and was sentenced to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Calif
Billy Cook
Oklahoma
Harley O. Teets
Oklahoma City
Cook
Carl Mosser
Atwood
Joplin
Tulsa
Alcatraz
Seattle
Fei Centro
Robert H. Dewey
Strike Halts Work At Altus Air Base
Army Engineers report 277 union members halted work at Altus Air Force Base in protest of non union labor on a 2 mile runway project. AFL picket lines formed and supply trucks were turned back while a Oklahoma City conference seeks a quick resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altus
Okla
Army Engineers
Altus Air Force Base
Metropolitan Paving Co
Oklahoma City
AFL
John McClelland
Metropolitan
Tulsa
Woman Jailed in Case of Contempt
NEW YORK report states Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a defendant among 13 in the Communist conspiracy trial, serves a 30 day contempt sentence as the trial pauses. The judge plans motions next week with the jury excused, while the Red leaders face Smith Act charges since March. Flynn, a Communist National Committee member, was punished for refusing to answer questions about nondefendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Edward Dimock
Miss Nn
Communist National Committee
Miss Flynn
Special program for alcoholics to start in state
A state initiated program of physical treatment for alcoholics will begin December 15 at Sanitarium Oklahoma City under Alcoholics Anonymous and the Research Foundation. Referred patients will receive prescribed therapies and a cottage is opening with 15 beds, potentially expanding to 30. Patients pay $75 to $80 weekly. profits go to cancer and metabolic research. no medical cure claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Alcoholics Anonymous
Research Foundation Sanitarium
Sani
FFA at Coalgate Plans for Banquet
The third annual Future Farmers of America banquet in Coalgate is set for Thursday December 11 at 7 p m in the Community building. Dr Edward E Dale of the University of Oklahoma will discuss the Cow Country he knew as a boy on the Chisholm Trail. Frank Streetman known as Mayor of Sasakwa will be master of ceremonies. Gloria Jean Jones will sing songs from Oklahoma. Ada Lou Bailey the FFA Sweetheart will help with decorations. she recently received a necklace from the Oklahoma A and M Collegiate FFA for riding in Stillwater homecoming on the FFA float.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Future Farmers of America
Edward E. Dale
University of Oklahoma
Chisholm Trail
Frank Streetman
Sasakwa
Oklahoma
Gloria Jean Jones
Ada Lou Bailey
FFA
Jimmy Lawson
Kenneth Franklin
Bailey
Oklahoma A. and
Stillwater College
Stevedoring Firms Admit Good Will Union Payments
New York hearings by the State Crime Commission reveal stevedoring firms paid gratuities to union leaders dock bosses and company officials to preserve labor peace and secure business on the waterfront. Ruth M. Kennedy testified that gratuities were established practice, with her firm wiring $7,500 to AFL ILA president Joseph P. Ryan over five years and, in 1948, using fictitious recipients to hide payments. Kennedy and others described gratuities as influencing officials to prevent strikes, while captains and ILA members acknowledged reliance on such favors to service ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ruth M. Kennedy
Daniels and Kennedy, Inc
Miss Kennedy
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL Interaaa
Kennedy
Ryan
ILA
AFL Teamsters Union
AFL Warehousing and Paper Handlers Union
Douglas Yates
Jarka Corp
Yates
Eighteen Oklahoma Firms Awarded Defense Contracts
Eighteen Oklahoma firms received government contracts totaling 3 202 000 in October led by Phillips Petroleum of Bartlesville with 1 529 000 for aircraft fuel plus a 343 000 fuel and lubricants order. Other recipients included Schroeder Grain El Reno 35 000 cars Warner Lewis Tulsa 106 000 separators Gorton Howell Tulsa 11 000 engine lathe Tulsa Winch 72 000 vehicle parts Deep Rock Oil Tulsa 12 000 lubricating oil Tulsa Municipal Airport 43 000 aircraft fuel Bell Oil Gas Tulsa 830 000 aircraft fuel Nelson Electric Tulsa Switchgear 46 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U. S. Department of Labor
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Phillips
Schroeder Grain Co
el Reno
Warner Lewis Co
Tulsa
Gorton-Howell Machinery Co
Tulsa Winch Co
Deep Rock Oil Co
Tulsa Municipal
Bell Oil & Gas Co
Nelson Electric Manufacturing Co
PMA Reports Many Farms Designated For 1953 Program
Pontotoc county PMA reports 2,044 farms visited in six weeks with 1,428 designated practices for 1953. Nine communities have committees visiting farms to assess needs and apply most needed conservation. Deadline for requests is December 15, 1952. contact the PMA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PMA
Henry Little
Pontotoc County
Tanker Deal Inquiry Focuses on Surplus Vessel Transactions
The grand jury probe will review surplus vessel deals involving North American Shipping and Trading Co. United Tanker Corp. American Overseas Tanker Corp. United States Petroleum Carriers Inc. and subsidiaries along with the U S Maritime Commission and Maritime Administration. McGranery has pushed many federal cases during his tenure as attorney general. observers say a large slate of prosecutions could await the incoming Republican administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Shipping and Trading Co
United Tanker Corp
American Overseas Tanker Corp
United States Petroleum Carriers, Inc
U.S. Maritime Commission
Maritime Administration
McGranery
Eisenhower Overrules WSB. approves 1.90 coal price rise
President's advisers press for a higher ceiling on soft coal after the WSB decision, with Putnam noting the move was not his preference. The ruling signals an 80 cent to $1 per ton increase for hard coal as well, reshaping heating costs for households amid wage-cost shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ators Association
WSB
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Defense
Henry H. Fowler
Uman
Eisenhower
Truman
Lewis
Mt. View Man Is Traffic Victim
Oklahoma 1952 highway fatality list rose to 529 from 522 last year as Mountain View resident James Haskell Masterson, 44, died in Chickasha when his car struck three parked vehicles on a Chickasha street early today. Also listed is Katherine Louis Shepard of Dallas, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Mountain View
Chickasha
James Haskell Masterson
Katherine Louis Shepard
Dallas
Tex
East Central Forensic Meet poised as one of nation’s largest
Dr P Melville Larson lauds the East Central Forensic tournament calling it among the top few nationwide with 100 or more debate teams. Nabors notes that East Central trains participants and keeps most events within a single day, with over 200 students laboring to ensure success as hundreds of hours have been spent planning through Thursday night. Dorothy Summers and Nabors co direct the three day event and anticipate a record year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Melville Larson
Texas Ed
United States
E. C
East Central Speech
Nabors
Dorothy Summers
Miss Summers
U.N Assembly Debates Tunisia and Morocco Moves
The Asian-Arab bloc pushes two resolutions on Tunisia and Morocco challenging French rule. France rejects external meddling, arguing internal matters, while the United States backs debate and Britain supports France. Eight weeks into the session, only the Korean POW plan nears a temporary close amid bloc opposition.
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Eisenhower
Morocco
France
U.N. E
Britain
China
County clubs outline year projects and donations
County 4 H clubs report on annual service projects and fundraising. Highlights include Happyland church grounds improvement and esse recreation effort, Red Cross and March of Dimes gifts totaling 8.42 to Retha Beck, Red Cross Home Nursing class with eighteen students taught by Mrs. Vivian Campbell, landscaping for a new school building, and community support across Lawrence McLish Pecan Grove Pickett Pleasant Hill Roff Union Valley Vaness and Union Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happyland
Esse
Red Cross
March of Dimes
Retha Beck
The
Baptist Orphans Home
Vivian Campbell
Lawrence
McLish
Pecan Grove
Pickett
Ritter
Pleasant Hill
Roff
State Library Commission
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Oklahoma City
Union Valley
Vaness
District Court action disposes of numerous cases
District Court in Oklahoma presided by Judge John Boyce McKee disposed of 26 docketed cases. Nine overruled seven stricken five passed three judgment rendered one set for trial and one disposed earlier. Cases include Fennell v Chapman Ranches overruled, Weaver v Moran demurrer stricken, Hale v Tucker demurrer stricken, Mayo v Central National Insurance motion to vacate order passed, Perry v Reciprocal Exchange overruled quash summons, Carter v Forehand demurrer stricken, Carpenter v Morgan overruled summons, Canady general demurrer overruled, Anderson estate v Rabon demurrer overruled, Richardson v Andrews order confirmed sheriff deed stricken, Layne v Hunt motion to qualify overruled, Adams v White quash stricken, Gamble v White quash stricken, Sheppard v Singleton sale confirmed, Singleton v Hooper set aside judgment motion stricken, Wynne motion for new trial overruled, Swindell minors trial, Crowder pass, Mayhue motion for new trial overruled, Maconarp er heirs judgment previously disposed, Sutton v Crossland Edwards default judgment, Canada v Thompson default judgment passed, Smyth v Smyth general demurrer passed, Harper v Harper quash passed, Hays v Hays divorce set for trial, McNeil v McNeil divorce granted and custody and support for minor child William and Sandra ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyce McKee
Ida Bell Fennell
J. A. Chapman
Dba
Chapman Ranches
Roy Graham
J. A. Chaman
H. T. Weaver
Pat Moran
Troy O Carpenter
Bob Morgan Motor Company, Inc
Super Transportation Company, Inc
Clarence E. Canady
Millard Anderson
Ola Anderson
Ruth Wiggs Rabon
General Demurrer, Overruled; J. Richardson
Daisy Pearl Anders
J. J. Layne
Virgil Hunt
J. W. Adams
William L. White
Lawrence Gamble
Ira D. Sheppard
Leroy Singleton
Oletha Singleton
John D. Hooper
Wynne
Mae Wynne
Supreme Court of
State of Oklahoma
Jerry F. Swindell
Betty Ann Swindell
Ssed
Spencer Crowder
Virginia Crowder
William B. Crowder
G. C. Mayhue Sr
Geneva W. Mayhue
William Maconarper
Byham Pettigrew
Etta . Sutton
Laura Crossland Edwards
Ernest A. Canada
J. Homer Thompson
Reba J. Smyt
Vadie L. Smyth
William A. Harper
Lillie Macarper
Daniel Hays
Alpha Hays
William F. McNeil
Sarah Mceil
William F. McNeil R
Sandra Sue
Unusual Christmas Outdoor Scene at Coalgate Church
In Coalgate the First Baptist church displays a full life size Nativity scene along the churchyard. The year end display shows the shepherd with flock and dog on one side the wise men with camels and star on the other and the Christ Child with Mary in the center. Rev. J H Bradley invites all to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
First Baptist Church
J. H. Bradley
Judge Speaks to Sulphur Kiwanis
Sulphur special report says Judge Marie Dunn of Murray County spoke on delinquency to the Sulphur Kiwanis club Tuesday with Harold John principal of Washington Elementary School as program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Dunn
Murray County
Sulphur Kiwanis Club
Harold John
Washington Elementary School
Dunn
Summers Chapel Pie Supper to Aid Lunchroom Funds
Summers Chapel announces a pie supper at the parish school Monday night December 8 at 7 30. Proceeds fund lunchroom facilities for the new building planned after the prior structure was destroyed by fire at Summers Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summers Py
Parish Hopel
Mild Formosa quake rattled Taipeh for minutes
An earthquake in Taipeh Formosa was felt over about thirteen minutes with no casualties or damage reported. The tremor prompted residents to seek shelter but caused no injuries or structural harm according to authorities. The event underscores the region's seismic activity despite the lack of impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipeh
Formosa
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Vera Hopper Thompson
Ste- Johnston Murray
Holloway
Emma B. Kennedy
Et al
Abe Holloway
W. D. Abbott
Claude V. Thompson
Plaintiff
Coalgate Ffa
Assails
Carols
Parole Board
Oklahome
Altus AF Base
E. E. Dale
Ada News
Mt. View
Summers Chapel
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