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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
7
Informed quarters predict Great Britain will sign an agreement with Siam before Christmas, despite a U S request for delay until Britain’s views are known. The British were reported to be moving toward a formal accord with Siam, signaling closer postwar trade ties.
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the administratrix of Norris B Haney deceased will auction a oil and gas mining lease covering lands in Section 36 Township 5 North Range 7 East totaling at least 20 acres with a cash bonus of no less than 50 dollars per acre and a 1/16 oil payment clause until 100 dollars per royalty acre is reached. The sale is December 26 1945 at 10:00 a.m. in the Ada County Courtroom.
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma Christine Lorene Woods sues Ben Woods for divorce and custody of a minor child on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Charles Ben Woods must answer by January 24 1945 or the petition will be taken as true and a divorce and custody judgment will be entered. Deputy Jewell Ford signs for Della Bedford.
Administratrix of the estate of E Trippe deceased files final account and petitions for determination of heirs, distribution, and discharge. Court sets January 3 1946 at 10:00 AM in Pontotoc County Oklahoma for hearing and settlement in Ada city county court.
The report states the United States has ratified its demand for security facilities in Siam with no mention of naval or air bases being involved.
Brig. Gen. H. R. McKenzie, Quartermaster of the Mid-Pacific area, announces that turkey and all trim mings are on order for the Christmas dinner of every soldier in the Mid-Pacific. The menu includes fresh frozen turkey cranberries fruit cake mince pies and ice cream.
New York Dec 20 Branch Rickey president of the Brooklyn Dodgers has been elected a director of Guardian Life Insurance Company. The firm noted Rickey owns substantial life insurance and is among the first major sports leaders to join life insurance management.
Tony Janiro of Youngstown Ohio is a strong favorite to defeat Humberto Zavala of Mexico City in an eight round main bout at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Janiro is expected to weigh about 144 pounds while Zavala will be around 138.
The Buffalo club signed two star backs, defensive back Harry Hopp from the Detroit Lions and Nebraska, and Steve Jurwig a standout Notre Dame running back who had been on the Washington Redskins reserve list in the armed forces. Both were stars for Fleet City Bluejackets in California.
Not Yet SOUTH BEND Ind Dec 20 Edward W Moose Krause discharged from the marine corps after 13 months service is back at Notre Dame but will not begin as head basketball coach until next season Elmer Ripley on leave from Georgetown will remain as Irish cage coach for the current season Krause will also serve as assistant football coach next year
Chicago officials from the Cubs and White Sox confirm all next season games will begin at 1 30 p m. in peacetime following the wartime experiment which proved successful. The change aims to maintain the earlier start that boosted attendance and efficiency.
Heidelberg, Germany, sent an entry to the San Francisco open golf tournament to be held January 10 to 13 with 15000 dollars in Victory bonds for contestants. S/Sgt Rod Munday of the 333rd Infantry, a former White Plains pro, wrote the sponsor that he is on his way home and hopes to arrive just in time for the tee off.
Seattle date shows the University of Washington seeking an intersectional opponent to start its football season on September 28 in Seattle.
County commissioners received a petition calling for a special election on a $995,000 bond issue to improve Negro schools in Muskogee city and county.
Stillwater reports the fourth annual wheat improvement show sponsored by the Oklahoma crop improvement association will be held on the Oklahoma A and M campus in January.
Ruby the camel at the Oklahoma City Zoo is expected to deliver a calf soon. Zoo director Uncle Leo Blondin hopes the stork delays until December 25, Christmas, his birthday, for a boy camel as a present.
Football writers at Bear Mountain dinner for Bo McMillan saw the Army and Indiana outcomes, with many predicting four cadet touchdowns. George Mikan scored 37 in Chicago and 53 in the Garden last year, noted as a Chicago stadium record. The San Diego headline warned of pro league cutthroating. Shortstop Slats Marion likely stays with the Cardinals. Notre Dame basketball demands a 30 minute warm up in Garden games. Gulfstream Park reports 59,582 admissions and 3,839,876 in mutual play over 13 days.
St Marys Gaels open their train trip to New Orleans for a Sugar Bowl date with Oklahoma A M. Coach Jimmy Phelan takes halfback Herman Wedemeyer and 31 players aboard the coastal train in Oakland for Los Angeles practice en route. The squad reaches New Orleans Sunday and will be billed at Edgewater Park Mississippi 85 miles from the Sugar Bowl.
Eddie Miller of Cincinnati was named the top fielding shortstop in the National League for 1945, besting Marty Marion of St Louis. The Reds star tied the league record with five titles, as Chicago's Cubs showed strong infield defense and Claude Passeau extended an errorless streak. Verban and Miller tied a major league mark by five double plays in one game, while Al Lopez set a lifetime games caught record.
AP World Traveler DeWitt MacKenzie argues that with a socialist government in power England benefits from a king who is a plain man of the people. He notes George VI accepts ministerial direction, lacks royal ambition, and remains popular with the public and queen.
Detroit reports Ford Motor Co of Canada reaches Windsor plant to restart after a 99 day general strike. CIO UAW-CIO local 200 voting 72 percent to accept government proposal for ten days of talks, then arbitration if needed. Pickets withdrawn, talks to cover closed shop and dues checkoff.
The train carrying First Lady Bess Truman, her daughter Margaret, and Mrs. D. W. Wallace arrived over three hours late in Independence due to snow. They were greeted by relatives and whisked to the White House, where a 16 foot Christmas tree from Colorado awaited in the garage car drive. Also, Noble County names Willie Nelson as school superintendent succeeding Meril Emerson.
Oklahoma City December 19 bids for 16 road projects across eight counties came in about 1.69 million dollars under the engineers' forecast. The US 70 work in Bryan Choctaw and McCurtain counties accounted for 789,581 dollars of the total, with Ardmore’s US 77 four lane highway segment also included. Low bids were submitted by multiple firms, including E A Richards & Co Moran and Buckner and Amis Construction Co W E Logan and Sons and Southern Construction Co among others.
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