Property ownership suit in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
The State of Oklahoma to Bell Henergar W A Webb and W T Elser unknown heirs executors administrators devisees trustees and assigns. Plaintiffs Garrett and Garrett filed a petition December 4 1951 seeking fee title and possession of described real estate in Pontotoc County. Respondents must answer by January 17 1952 or judgment by default.
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State OF
Oklahoma
Bell Henergar
W. A. Webb
W. T. Elser
Pontotoc County
Notary Public Lyle Barrett Expires June 1953
State of Texas notice signed by Marvin A Moats and Lyle Barrett as notary public. Commission expiration listed June 30 1953. Document dated December 20 with 4tW designation.
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Lyle Barrett
Funeral Tuesday for War II Vet Jack T. McCurry
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Avenue Baptist for Jack T. McCurry a World War II veteran. Burial followed at Rosedale with graveside rites by the VFW and American Legion. McCurry died Sunday in Will Rogers Memorial Hospital Oklahoma City after a three and a half month illness. born April 23 1921 in Ada he served in the Pacific with the 96th Division earning the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was discharged October 31 1945 and had lived in Hobbs New Mexico before illness. He is survived by his widow Almarene McCurry a stepson Martin Dyer his parents Mr. and Mrs. D F McCurry sisters Mae Bennett Floretta Cockrell Ethel Ogg Myrtle Graham Bonnie Black brothers Arthur Ada Clarence Ponca City.
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Jack T. McCurry
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
VFW
American Legion
Rosedale
Karl Tawney
M. M. Summers
Clifford Plumlee
Harrison Bazemore
Jack Green
Bob Peak
McCurry
Will Rogers Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma City
Ada
D. F. McCurry
Colbert and
Byng
Almarene Hobbs
Armed Service
Pacific Theater
96Th
Okinawa
Hobbs
N. M
Almarene McCurry
Martin Dyer
Seals to Train at Home in San Francisco
The San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League will conduct spring training at their home park in 52 for the first time since World War II. Gates will be closed to the public with morning practices and intra squad games in the afternoons.
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SEALS
San Francisco
San Francisco Seals
Cottages Covered with Ivy Also Burdened by Mortgages
A compact note highlights homeowners facing mortgage pressures while their ivy covered cottages remain a visible feature in the area. The piece implies financial strain amid property upkeep challenges and local relief discussions.
Good Government Essay Contest Opens for Oklahoma 8th Graders
The second annual good government essay contest invites Oklahoma 8th graders to win cash prizes totaling 1 000 dollars with top honors of 500 250 and 100. County district and state winners receive certificates and a traveling school trophy. submits up to 1 500 words on How Efficient State Government Will Improve Oklahoma's Industrial Progress.
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Oklahoma
Johnston Murrays
Essay contest aims to spark youth interest in state government
The speaker urges a nationwide essay contest to engage 12 to 15 year olds in government work. He argues that shaping habits early can build Oklahoma’s future, and even one inspired prize winner could justify the expense.
Mansion Bargain Shows Oklahoma Governor’s Residence Quality
The piece notes that the Oklahoma Governor’s mansion was built 25 years ago with a $100,000 appropriation. Three quarters funded construction of a 3 story 19 room limestone structure, while the remaining $25,000 furnished the rooms and landscaped the grounds. It reflects on lower prices from 1927 and praises the mansion’s enduring condition.
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Oklahoma
Side Entrance Suggested for Capitol Visitors
First time visitors to the State Capitol often climb 89 steep steps to the fourth floor then ride an elevator back down. The article suggests using a side entrance to the right of the front steps to avoid the exhausting ascent and wear on health.
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State Capitol
Capitol
Ada native Capt Louis Kimmel earns Silver Star
Captain Louis Kimmel a former Ada resident and East Central State College graduate earned the Silver Star for gallantry in Korea. Leading his unit on October 11 1951 near Kongnae he moved to the front through heavy fire and helped repulse an enemy hill attack. He previously served in World War II and was recalled from the Organized Reserve after South Korea was invaded.
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Louis Kimmel
Ada
East Central State College
Second Infantry
Kongnae
Korea
Kimmel
McAlester High School
U.S
Organized Reserve
South Korea
Public hearing to extend pink bollworm quarantine in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City officials announce a public hearing January 3 before the State Board of Agriculture at the State Capitol to consider extending the pink bollworm quarantine to Grady and McClain counties. Twelve southwest counties are already under quarantine.
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Oklahoma City
Grady
McClain
State Board of Agriculture
State Capitol
Builders of H Bond Plant Fuss About Probes
A report to the Senate House Defense Production Committee says the AEC and Du Pont spent 4100 man hours in investigations at the Savannah River H bomb materials plant near Aiken South Carolina during September and October. The joint committee testimony notes overlaps in timing and scope and includes praise for the committee's review of progress at the site.
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Washington
Senate House Defense Production Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Aiken
S. C
Savannah River Project
Joint Committee
Gordon Dean
South Carolina
Dean
du Pont
Library Story Hour Adds Christmas Cheer This Saturday
Ada Public Library hosts a Yuletide Story Hour with film strips and the Christmas tale Christmas Joy. Children join in readings and carols, receive treats, and have photos taken in new Christmas clothes. The event marks the last Story Hour until January 12.
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Ada Public Library
Yuletide
Mr. McAnally
Eisenhower Seen Likely to Decline Democratic Bid in NH Primary
GOP leaders in Washington expect Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to reject efforts to place his name on the Democratic ballot in New Hampshire’s March 11 presidential primary. They doubt he will respond to a petition to run on the Republican line, and foresee only a neutral stance that would imply Republican status without a formal commitment.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Lease Holders Win Preference Rights in Oklahoma City
Lease holders win a state level concession after protests over re leasing rights. The School Land Commission agreed to stamp contracts with preference rights, but refused to strike the death termination clause. New leases start January 1 with five year reappraisal and possible higher rents upon renewal.
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Oklahoma City
School Land Commission
All-Woman Jury Delivers Rapid Verdict in Enid Case
An all-woman jury in Garfield County Oklahoma's Enid municipal court took 15 minutes to decide a damage suit. Six women awarded Guy Keepers $485 from J. W. Thompson for damages from an automobile accident.
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Enid, Oklaw
Garfield County
Guy Keepers
J. W. Thompson
Cupboard Not Bare Again After Ada Neighbors Help
Mrs. Gene Nolen, an elderly Pontotoc County widow, faced need at Christmas until neighbors acted. Mrs. F. E. Stroud and Mrs. Gus Reed organized aid, gathering cash and food from Thelma Coley, Mrs. Wayne Norwood, Mrs. Bart Smith, Haynes Hardware, Walker Grocery, and Dicus Grocery. Whitey Wilburn’s sale barn added a substantial collection.
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Gene Nolen
Oace
F. E. Stroud
Gus Reed
Ada
Thelma Coley
Wayne Norwood
Bart Smith
Haynes Hardware
Walker Grocery
Dicus Grocery
Whitey Wilburn
Pontotoc County
Auto Industry Seeks Higher Prices for 1952 Models
Ford Studebaker Hudson and Kaiser-Frazer seek OPS approval to raise ceiling prices on 1952 cars to cover rising costs. 1951 models not affected. Capehart amendment authorizes such adjustments. increases vary from 4.37 percent on Mercury to 28.48 percent on Kaiser-Frazer Henry J. models.
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Detroit
Ford
Studebaker
Hudson
Kaiser-Frazer
Office of Price Administration
OPS
Capehart
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Mercury
Allen News Briefs Reflect Family Visits After Tragic Death
Rual Vinson of San Diego California attends funeral of his brother Ozell killed in a hunting accident. Pat Miller an A M student visits with parents Grady and Mrs Miller and sister Marilyn. Mr and Mrs Sam Murphy and daughter Meladee and Joe Williams spend Sunday in Stonewall visiting B F Murphy former brother.
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Rual Vinson
San Diego
Calif
Ozell
Pat Miller
Grady Miller
Marilyn
Sam Murphy
Meladee
Joe Williams
Stonewall
B. F. Murphy
Ada Visitors and World War II Era Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs M L Rowe visited Ada Monday and hosted guests including Mr and Mrs C W Main in Stratford Sunday. Cpl F T Moody and Mrs Ry dal McGugan of Belleville Ark are guests of Mr and Mrs M L Crawford.
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M. L. Rowe
Cats
Lone
A. E. Malone
C. W. Main
Cpl
F. T. Moody
Rydal McGugan
Belleville, Ark
M. L. Crawford
Mrs Donaghey Heads to Iowa for Three Month Visit
Mrs. Fannie Donaghey travels to Iowa to visit a daughter for the next three months. Mrs. A. K. Kimbrough was a recent Ada shopper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Donaghey
Iowa
A. K. Kimbrough
Ward Family Weekend Visit Recounts Dallas Guests
Mr and Mrs Doris Gale Ward hosted a weekend visitor gathering with Mr and Mrs Lester Ward and Johnny Youngblood from Dallas visiting Mrs Ellen Ward.
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Doris Gale Ward
Lester Ward
Johnny Youngblood
Dallas
Ellen Ward
Arrington Faces Possible Party Power Struggle Over Funds
Arrington may clash with former Gov Roy J Turner national Democratic treasurer over money routed through party channels. Turner is Arrington’s friend and could oppose nonparty financing, risking a battle at next year’s state convention. Arrington, 47, longtime oilman and former legislator, has led party campaigns in 1948 and 1950 and counts Turner Kerr and Murray among close allies.
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Roy J. Turner
Turner
Democratic Party
Arrington
Murray
Sen
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Writer Declares Politicians Dull But Not Lacking Humor
A writer quips that most politicians are dull and in need of gags, yet acknowledges the author’s own sharp sense of humor. The exchange hints at satirical wit rather than a policy critique.
Congress Weighs Reducing Foreign Aid in 1952 Budget
Senators from Oregon and West Virginia forecast cuts in foreign aid spending for the 1952 fiscal year. They argue emphasis should shift to strengthening Western Europe defense production while some economic aid may be trimmed or tailored, with Spain cited as an example of economical impact. The lawmakers express disappointment with Western defense progress after European visits.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Truman
Cordon
R-Ore
Kilgore
D-Wva
Europe
United States
Spain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Long-separated couple meets after 42 years apart in London
Tom Robinson returns to Ada in Waterloo Station after 42 years. They first met as children in Darlington and married in Capetown in 1905. He worked in South Africa and a mine, while Ada stayed in England for their children. They plan to reunite in South Africa.
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London
Tom Robinson
Ada
Waterloo Station
Tom
Darlington
England
South Africa
Capetown
South Arica
State Wheat Crop Estimate Is High
Oklahoma 1952 wheat crop estimated at 79,820,000 bushels, double 1951's 38,902,000. Statistician K D Blood of the Department of Agriculture cites farmers reports on seeded acreage soil condition and current growth. Wheat acreage declined slightly to about 6,140,000 from 6,265,000 seeded in 1950 as some farmers shift to cotton and sorghums.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
K. D. Blood
Department of Agriculture
Department
Dutch in Korea Send Voices Home
Korea-Dutch troops forward Christmas greetings to homes via taped recordings. Voice of America records the messages in Korea and relays them through Dutch radio networks in New York. A choir of 50 soldiers directed by Chaplain Domino Meerburg of Maastricht recorded Christmas music.
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Netherlands
Korea
Voice of America
New York
Domino Meerburg
Maastricht
Feed Grain Shortage May Hit Meat and Poultry Output
Washington reports a 1951-52 corn supply cut and lower reserves threaten livestock, dairy, and poultry production in New England and the Middle Atlantic as officials expect to launch a feed conservation program to curb waste and ensure efficient corn use.
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Washington
New England
Middle Atlantic
Motorship Errca Ablaze Off Tongue Point Coast Guard
Fire turned the Danish motorship Errca into a blazing inferno near Astoria Oregon with 27 of 108 aboard unaccounted for. Coast Guard Lt. Commander W A Johnson said 81 remain at the Tongue Point barracks while crews fought the blaze and some passengers fled in lifeboats. Two people were rescued from portholes and two children plus an elderly man were reported missing though later possibly picked up by nearby boats.
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Astoria
Ore
Coast Guard
W. A. Johnson
Tongue Point Coast Guard
Johnson
Portland
San
Blyth
Turnpikers Must Dig Up More Cash
The State Turnpike Authority must raise five million dollars more than the 31 million from bond sales to finish the Oklahoma City to Tulsa toll road. Engineers estimate total costs at Sapulpa including bridges and toll house equipment at 5.442 million, depleting a 1.443 million balance. Manager H E Bailey urged early letting of remaining contracts if new bonds are assured.
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Oklahoma City
State Turnpike Authority
Oklahoma City- Tulsa
Sapulpa
H. E. Bailey
Voters Listed by Ward with Names and Addresses
A fragmented list shows residents and households across wards 2 3 and 4 with names and street addresses such as 504 East Seventeenth 1011 East Fourteenth Hillesdale Addition 1032 East Seventh and 1129 East Seventh Place includes individuals like E A Pokorny Harry E Morris Bill Lyons and Mary Long plus family heads in Ward 4 incl Jamar Roper Swimm Yarbro Hays MacDonald Hooks and Reynolds with Stockton Belmont addresses.
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E. A. Pokorny
Harry E. Morris
Broadway
Bill Lyons
Keith Grimes
Hillesdale
Jewell Flanagan
Keith Marshall
Bobby Thompson
The
Padberg Boys
Norris Hills
Mills Garrison
Charles H. Huddleston
Mary Long
Troy Gene Tipton
West Eighth
Kathryn South
West Fifth
Bill Phillips
West Tenth
O. E. Jamar
Joe Roper
North Beard
J. D. Swimm
West Fifteenth
Tom Yarbro
South Oak
Robert W. Hays
J. D. MacDonald
Employment Rises In State Plants In November
Oklahoma manufacturing employment climbed to 77 600 in November up 14 percent in the year. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission chair said the gain was 600 over October. Tulsa County added 625 workers to reach 23 550, and Oklahoma County gained 200 more for 15 875.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Dave Vandivier
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Tulsa County
Oklahoma County
250 Names Left To Check In Korea POW List
The Defense Department identified 2,940 of 3,198 names on the Korean POW list by last night. Telegrams went to next of kin as 11,051 Americans remained missing. 75 overseas next of kin messaged, while about 250 names still required special investigation at 8:30 p.m. EST.
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JE Hall
Washington
Defense Department
Ceck
Korea
Pentagon
Tokyo
United Nations
Panmunjom
Radio Active Water Spilled On Harwell Road
A Harwell atomic energy center truck crashed with another vehicle and spilled radioactive water. Police closed the road while workers in protective gear sprayed the spill with fluid and a white powder. after decontamination, the road reopened three hours later.
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Harwell
Eng
Thie Under Arrest In Medical Case
Oklahoma City officers arrested Amos LeCureaux self-styled preacher and evangelist his wife Hazel and Sam H Pate a man claiming to be a doctor for practicing medicine without a license LeCureaux and his wife sold blood medicines billed as a general remedy meeting many ailments the police said
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Oklahoma City
Amos LeCureaux
Hazel
Sam H. Pate
Pate
Oklahoma
LeCureaux
Expediter Named To Aid Wilson
Clay Bedford an industrial engineer and former assistant to Charles E Wilson has been named special expediter to speed up lagging military production. Secretary Lovett announced the appointment saying Bedford will serve as special assistant and focus on critical urgency items. Bedford now serves as executive vice president of the Iser Frazer Corp.
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Washington
Clay Bedford
Defense Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Lovett
Bedford
Iser-Frazer Corp
Identity ownership of 18 cattle found in roundup
Sheriff J D Gaar and force crack a cattle rustling ring catching four unidentified cattle. Sheriff Northcutt of Medford confirms a black cow and calf belong to a local cattle man. A Kansas man claims a white faced registered bull calf. John Russell linked to the theft. eight animals tied to a Hobart sale ring allegedly sold by Bussell.
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J. D. Gaar
Northcutt
Medford
Kansas
John Russell
Hobart
Antlers
Bussell
Allen Man Back From Far East
Master Sergeant Billy Joe Martin of Allen returns home for admission to Officer Candidate School after service in Japan and Korea with the 18th Infantry, 45th Division. A Murray State ROTC rifle award winner and former Allen football player, he will report to Fort Sill in February. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Tony Martin Ada Route 2.
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Billy Joe Martin
Allen
Far
Martin
Japan
Korea
18Th Infantry
Murray State School of Agriculture
Murray
Fort Sill
OCS
Tony Martin
Ada
Route 2
Four Indicted Over Mink Coat Testimony
A federal grand jury indicted F. Merl Young, his brother Herschel Young, and Washington lawyers Joseph Rosenbaum and Robert Dudley on perjury charges. They allegedly lied to a Senate Fulbright subcommittee or the grand jury about the $9,450 mink coat loan and payment. Trial date to be set after pleas.
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Washington
F. Merl Young
White House
Mer! Young
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
Robert W. Dudley
Young
Herschel Young
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Rosenbaum
Arthur Capper End of Long Senate Career in Kansas
Kansas Republican Arthur Capper died at 86 after a long career in public service and media. He retired from the Senate on January 3, 1949 after three decades in Congress, having led farm legislation and chaired the Agriculture Committee. He built a media empire owning newspapers Kansas City Kansan and Topeka Daily Capital and two radio stations. He sponsored the Capper Volstead and Capper Tindel acts and funded Capper pig and calf clubs and a crippled children’s fund.
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Topeka
Kan
Arthur Capper
Kansas
U. S. Senate
Capper
Senate
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Mollie Garrett
Henergar, ET
Abe Holloway
F. Robinson
Claude Marcum
Ned Marcum
Delton D. Marcum
Gordon G Marcum
Marvin A. Moats
Marcum
Gordon Marcum
State OF Texas
Scurry
Gordon G. Marcum
Jack McCurry
Capt
Silver
East Central
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Library
Ike
Harry
Allen News
By Ovid A. Martin
Thie
Wilson
Allen Man
Far East
Merl Young
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