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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1940

Page

7

Foreclosure Sale Notice in Pontotoc County Oklahoma

Notice fixes January 13 1941 at 2 PM for public auction of Belmont Addition Lot 15 Block 5 Ada Oklahoma to satisfy a Home Owners Loan Corporation judgment 2116.12 with interest and costs. Sheriff Clyde Katser conducts sale per County Court order in Cause No 16899. Witness December 9 1949. Warren Rice attorney for plaintiff. formatos.

Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma Pontotec County Belmont District Court Home Oowners’ Loan Corporation Beatrice Hurst Dana Clyde Katser W. M. Hughes Warren Rice

Foreclosure Action on Ada Oklahoma Mortgage Property

Court orders foreclosure of a mortgage on Lot 1 Block 12 College Addition Ada Oklahoma. Principal 1880.63 plus 10 percent interest from Oct 22 1940, plus 188.06 attorney fees, costs, and a receiver pending sale. Witness Pella Redford court clerk. Hubert G. Orton attorney for plaintiff.

College Ada Oklahoma

Notice to Sell County Property in Pontotoc County

Pontotoc County Oklahoma announces the sale of county acquired land on January 1941 at 9 a.m. in the Courthouse. Bids on each tract are Lorece Rich for two parcels totaling 60 and 40 dollars with cash in hand due at purchase and subject to county board approval.

Notice to Sell by County Treasurer in Stonewall City

I Sam Dew County Treasurer Pontotoc County Oklahoma will on the January 1941 day bid $1.00 for multiple Stonewall City lots including Lot 6 Block 7 Lot 19 Block 16 Lot 4 Block 36 Lot 13 Block 24 Lot 14 Block 24 Lot 9 Block 16 Lot 10 Block 16 bids to be accepted at the cash sale price with higher bids possible subject to County Commissioners approval and sale costs borne by Sam Dew.

Sam Dew Pontotoc County Oklahoma Stonewall City Rigby Owen Board of County Missioners Samd J. M. Vincent Board of County Commissioners

Legal notices and deeds in Oklahoma district citations

Notice from TI Sam Dew County Treasurer dated January 17 1941 details land bids by J M Vincent for sections 21 and 22 Township 1N Range 7E and 3N 7E with bids 25 and 40 dollars. Also final settlement hearing in estate of J W Eddings with executor W T Buck set for January 16 1941 at Ada County Court. Dated December 18 1940 Hoyt Driskill County Judge J F McKeel Attorney.

Hoyt Driskill Pontotoc County Oklahoma TI. M. King Ada Okla

Public Notice in Pontotoc County Mortgage Case

The Home Owners Loan Corporation sues unknown heirs and executors of Anne Delores Smiley in Pontotoc County for a first mortgage lien on Lots 10 11 12, Block 35, Commercial Addition to Allen. Respond by February 6, 1941 or face foreclosure and sale with attorney fees and costs. Dec 24 1946. Deputy R W Gay. Warren B Rice, Ada attorney. 12-26-4tw

State OF Oklahoma Anne Delores Smiley Pontotoc County Allen Pontotoc

Notice of Guardian Appointment Hearing in Pontotoc Oklahoma

Ten heirs and kin of Charley Brown and Peggy Sue Brown a minor are notified that Salina Davis now Brown has filed to be guardian of Peggy Sue Brown. The hearing is January 3 1941 at 10 AM in the Pontotoc County Ada Courtroom. Parties may appear and show cause why guardianship should not be granted.

State OF Oklahoma OF Pontotoc Charley Brown Peggy Sue Brown Salina Davis Brown Ada Pontotoc Oklahoma

Notice of Sheriff Sale in Pontotoc County Oklahoma

In pursuance of a district court order of sale the Pontotoc County Sheriff will auction an undivided one fourth interest in a Viola Limestone leasehold and related equipment. The sale includes both personal property at 10:00 a.m. January 27 1941 and real estate at 2:00 p.m. the same day at Ada Oklahoma. The property is subject to court confirmation and a prior foreclosure decree for First National Bank in Ada.

Ian Pontotoc County State of Oklahoma First National Bank Ada Oklahoma Nathan Phillips Anne Peal Phillip Peal Marylin Peal Janice Peal H. N. Peal Sams. Miller W. A. Delaney,Jr Francis Oil & Gas Inc Turner M. King Edna E. King Lester W. King B. C. King Harry the English King Mary Curtis Eaves Edna Earl Keehn H.L. Blackstock First National Bank & Trust Company Oklahoma City Okla Blackstock Oil Company J. FE. Mabee Lee Daggs Pontotec County J. E. Cradduck Bessie Cradduck Viola Limestone Court House Clyde Katser Pontatoc County W. N. Hughes

Sheriff Sale Of Ada Property In Pontotoc County Okla

Notice of sheriff sale scheduled January 2 1941 at 2 00 PM in Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma. Real estate described as parts of Lots 15 and 16 Block 6 Donaghey Addition to Ada with a detailed survey. judgment debt 3670 45 plus interest from 1939 and 367 00 attorney fees and costs. Defendants include Home Owners Loan and W B Jones et al. Holder Clyde Kaiser sheriff and W W Hughes attorney.

Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma Towit Donaghey Doneghey District Court Home Owners Loan Corporation W. B. Jones Clyde Kaiser W. WN. Hughes

Ada Flying Service Partners Form Flying School in Ada Oklahoma

Robert M. Kelley and J C Wolf form a general partnership to provide flying instruction and operate an aircraft business in Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma. The partnership dates from December 31 1940 with offices and hangar sites in Ada. Notary Annaline Bond certifies the agreement with Thompson and Braly as attorneys. publication dates December 26 1940 January 2 9 16 1941.

Robert M. Kelley J. C. Wolf Ada Pontotoc State of Oklahoma Ada Flying Service Pontotoc County Oklahoma Annaline Bond Notary Public Thompson and Braly

George Howard Visits Ada From Illinois

George Howard of Illinois is visiting friends in Ada. He is a former resident of this vicinity.

George Howard Illinois Ada Mr. Howard

Foreclosure Sale Ordered for Mineral Interests in Ada Area

In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the district court orders a special execution and sale of undivided mineral rights in portions of section 19 township 3 north range 8 east. The order covers 75/150 and 5/10 interests in oil gas and minerals including lease rights with proceeds to satisfy a 1940 judgment of $603 plus interest and costs. Sale set for January 27 1941 at 2 PM at the south door of the Ada courthouse.

Pontotoc County Oklahoma Benjamin J. Theimer J. D. Sickman Louis Schickram J. PD. Sickman Louis Sc Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation Ada Clyde Kaiser W. N. Hughes

Colbert School Close Ahead of Christmas Holidays

Flu grips Colbert residents with many cases reported, including Balzora Balthrop bedridden for a week with influenza. Several local families share holiday visits as Eugene Selph recovers from a Saturday night wreck and others stay home ill or visit relatives.

Geneva Balthrop Rossy Lee Estes Doris Crane Lavern Balthrop Eugene Selph Jerry Don Burcart James Melvin Balthrop Paul McCuchin Sign Hammond Jake Balthrop

Merchant Shipping Losses Drop Sharply in Week

London reports 41,476 tons of merchant shipping sunk in the week ending December 15, a sharp drop from the prior average. Five British vessels totaling 30,830 tons and two allied ships totaling 10,646 tons were sunk, contrasting with German claims of 82,450 tons.

London Admiralty

Traces Found Of Prehistoric Hulas On Pacific Island

Archaeologists on San Nicolas Island report evidence of a prehistoric people whose women wore grass skirts and whose men were skilled sailors. Arthur Woodward, director of the county museum, arrives with a major artifact collection from offshore studies.

Los Angeles Pacific Island Arthur Woodward County Museum San Nicolas Island

Miss Gussie Bartley Spends Holiday Season with Sister

Miss Gussie Bartley of Chickasha is spending the holiday season in the home of her sister Mrs. F. W. Meaders at 521 South Broadway.

Gussie Bartley Chickasha F. W. Meaders South Broadway

Ada OK Sets Airport Bond Issue At One Hundred Thousand

City of Ada voters approved issuance of Airport Bonds of 1940 to raise 100000 for purchasing land and building an airport and flying field. Bonds numbered 1 to 1000 linked to interest rates up to 4 12 percent and mature through 1954 with annual taxes pledged for debt service. Election December 3 1940 showed 894 in favor and 503 against with one mutilated vote.

Ada Pontotoc County State of Oklahoma County Election Board State. OF United States of America Manufacturers’ Trust Company New York State of Oklahoma

State Highway Commission May Take Over 4885 Miles of Road

Oklahoma City reports the State Highway Commission plans to add 4885.1 miles to the federal aid secondary system to combat rural road problems. The plan, based on traffic counts, excludes immediate inclusion in the state system and forecasts future primary system projects from Oklahoma City to Asher and to Tulsa.

State Highway Commission Oklahoma City Sandy H. Singleton Asher Tulsa Singleton Adair

Attorney General approves bond with valid obligation in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Attorney General Bond Department certifies the bond as valid and binding. It states that proceedings precede issuance comply with statutes and that the bond remains incontestable unless a suit is filed within thirty days in a court of proper jurisdiction.

State of Oklahoma

Airport Bonds of 1940 Sinking Fund Authorized

The city council approves the issue of airport bonds and the required sinking fund. Bonds will be signed by the mayor with the city seal and attested by the city clerk, interest coupons lithographed, registered by the City Treasurer, and endorsed by the County Clerk and County Attorney. Proceeds go to a special sinking fund for interest and principal. A continuing annual tax, starting 1941, will fund the sinking fund and interest. An emergency clause makes the ordinance effective immediately.

State of Oklahoma Edgar Honnold First National Bank and Trust Company Oklahoma City A. D Bill Crawford Albert Chamberlain Ada

Prisoner Tally Rises as British Move Italian Captives

Cairo reports the British have moved 35 949 Italian prisoners including 1704 officers from Sidi Barrani to the rear and say several thousand more await transfer. British reinforcements push toward the siege line around Bardia as 20 000 Italian survivors of the tenth army are believed trapped in the Libyan port. HQ says artillery harasses Italians in Bardia while preparations outside progress.

Cairo Egypt Sidi Barrani North Africa Bardia Italy Tenth Army

Oklahoma Farmer Income Shows Gain

Oklahoma farmers earned 143 million dollars from crops this year aided by good weather. Harvested acreage reached 13.208 million, up from 12.769 million in 1939. Grain crops output rose about 22 percent from last year and 27 percent above the 10 year average. Wheat averaged 62 cents a bushel, corn 54 cents, cotton seed 20.70 dollars a ton, and cotton lint 8.9 cents per pound.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Federal Agricultural Marketing Service

Holiday visitors and a newborn announced in Hugo

Fred Cox and daughter Duncan visit Duncan Wimbish and Ruth Ada Gee at the Gee home in Hugo. Mr and Mrs Robert Wim bish and Ruth Ada Gee share holiday time with Dr and Mrs R L Gee. Ada route 2 couple, Mr and Mrs W E Stephens, announce the birth of a daughter on Monday December 23 at home.

Robert J. Wimbish Ruth Ada Gee R. L. Gee Hugo

Mrs Don Farmer and Mrs Joe Wyatt Visit Holdenville Relatives

Mrs Don Farmer and Mrs Joe Wyatt were in Holdenville on Tuesday for a brief visit with relatives.

Don Farmer Joe Wyatt Holdenville

Holiday Visitors From Texas In Mrs Stephens Home

Mrs Florence Stephens hosts relatives during a holiday gathering with her son and daughter in law Lon Stephens of Levelland Texas and daughter Mrs R J Delaney of Kosse Texas visiting at her home.

Florence Stephens Lon Stephens Levelland Texas R. J. Delaney Kosse

Ada shoppers host Christmas guests from Kona

Mrs. Alice Morrison of Kona wa visited Ada for shopping Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith plan to stay with their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelly in Oklahoma City for Christmas.

Alice Morrison Konawa Ada John Smith Jack Kelly Oklahoma City

Holiday Guests From Fort Worth And Wewoka

Mr and Mrs R H Gladwill entertain over the holidays with Fort Worth guests Mr and Mrs Leon Harris and son Reid and Wewoka visitors Mr and Mrs Fred Johnson and daughter Karen Sue.

R. H. Gladwill Leon Harris Reid Fort Worth Fred Johnson Karen Sue Wewoka

Santa Claus and Stork Compete in Toy Output Statistics

Census figures show 1939 and 1937 trends in doll carriages and baby carriages. Doll carriages reached 2.18 million dollars while baby carriages total nearly 2.95 million. Modern scooters fell, but classic three wheeled play cars rose in output.

Eddy Gilmore Washington Santa Claus Stork Census Bureau America

Nervous Over U S Foreign Policy Nears Japan Pact Clash

Tokyo reports express worry over U S policy possibly leading to a Berlin Japan clash under the three power pact. A one yen drop to 108 in Tokyo shares is linked by Chugai to Germany warning and Roosevelt adding 15 items to export controls. The Japan Times notes Germany’s diplomatic pressure and a warning to stay out or face consequences.

Tokyo United States Japan Germany Tokyo Stock Exchange Chugai Britain Roosevelt Japan Times and Advertiser Foreign Office

Nebraska Cornhuskers Progress Against Stanford TF Formation

Coach Lawrence Biff Jones scheduled two workouts for his Rose Bowl bound team in Phoenix as Nebraska seeks to improve timing and defense against Stanford’s TF formation. Jones believes the Cornhuskers are progressing satisfactorily in preparation for the Pasadena New Year’s Day clash.

Phoenix Ariz Lawrence Biff) Jones Nebraska Stanford Indians Jones Cornhuskers Stanford Pasadena Calif

Also Mentioned on This Page

P. M. Wright Ll. D. Baird L. D. Baird P.M. Wright County Court Room Oklahoma Home Federal Savings & Loan Association of Ray Emma Elizabeth Cora Carpenter Robert Eliot Carpenter First National Bank of Stratford Mark Lunsford G. D. Kendell Pella Redford Hubert G. Orton Plaintiff T. Dew Ontotoe County Lorece Rich Oakman 8. D. No Oakman Pontoetoc County J. N. Lillard Arress J. XN Caton J. F. McKeel District Court OF Frank Crane W. P. Smiley Jean Anne Smiley Della Bedford R. W. Gay Warren B. Rice Hoyt Driskill Gill County Atty Atoka Beaver Beckham Blaine Bryan Caddo Carter Cimaron Cleveland Coal Camache Cotton Craig Creek Custer Delaware Dewey Ellis Garfield Garvin Grady Grant Greer Harmon Harper Haskell Hughes Jackson Jefferson Johnston Kay Kingfisher Kiowa Latimer LeFlore Lincoln Logan Love McClain McCurtain McIntosh Major Marshall Mayes Murray Muskogee Noble Nowata Okfuskee Okmulgee Osage Ottawa Pawnee Payne Pittsburgh Pottawatomie Pushmataha Roger Mills Rogers Seminole Sequoyah Stephens Tillman Wagoner Washita Woods Woodward State of Oklahoma Office of Attorney-General Fayot Fred Cox Duncan Jans U.S Biff BY William Ferguson Christ MEA Service. Inc T. M. Reg Oliver Wendell Holme
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