Pioneer J. J. Townsend Dies at Local Hospital
J. J. Townsend a longtime Franks resident died peacefully Monday morning at a local hospital. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the Fittstown Methodist church with burial in Franks cemetery. He was born in Spara Tennessee taught school in Franks and later ran a farm and limestone business. He is survived by his widow Mary Alice Townsend five daughters two sons two sisters two brothers and a legion of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Townsend
Franks
Fittstown Methodist Church
Spara
Tenn
Townsend
Indian Territory
Frank Byrd
East Central Normal
Fitts
Mary Alice Townsend
C. T. Chestnut
Tulsa
John P. Dutch
Juanita Townsend
Fittstown
Nell
Joanne Townsend
Oklahoma City
Beecher
Bill Townsend
Pfc
Virgil Townsend
England
M. L. Pannell
Sapulpa
R. H. McNeill
Okmulgee
A. J. Townsend
Grove
L. L. Townsend
Six Traffic Deaths Mark Oklahoma Christmas Toll
Oklahoma state public safety reports six traffic deaths during Christmas travel, raising the year total to 262. The count excludes a Sapulpa fatality at a filling station, with December fatalities at 24. Pedestrian deaths total 61 for 1943, while 50 victims were defense workers and 26 armed service members. icy bridges and road patches blamed for the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma
Darrell W. Rice
Sapulpa
Armed Services
Yanks In Britain Have Their Turkey For Christmas
In London on Christmas Day every American soldier in the European theater received turkey with all the trimmings. The London mess menus featured cream of tomato soup, pineapple salad, roast turkey, cranberry sauce and dressing, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, celery, pumpkin pie and coffee. Brig Gen P B Rogers inspected mess halls noting a pound of turkey per man, all turkey sourced from the United States. Soldiers and officers joined services at St Martin's in the Fields and Westminster Abbey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Irwin Gulbranson
Flandreau
S. D
P. B. Rogers
Austin
Texas
United States
St. Martin’s In the Fields
Westminster Abbey
Roadside signs boost farm advertising in 1944 program
Pontotoc county outlines a six point farmers program for 1944 emphasizing roadside signs to draw buyers, plus crop and livestock guidance. It notes pecan samples for a state collection, winter mineral feeding for cows, and plans like an annual Hereford sale and home made lime spreaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hailey
Besi
Pontotoc County
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Ada
Hereford
America
Everyn Beane
Early varieties favored for Oklahoma harvests and farm notes
The piece discusses choosing vegetable varieties with emphasis on earliness for Oklahoma. It also reports N. S. Olivia’s corn yield of 40 bushels per acre after terrace work on his McCall Chapel land and describes drainage improvements on George Smith’s Ada area alfalfa field to prevent flooding, aiding baler operation.
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N. S. Olivia
McCall Chapel
George Smith
Ada
Smith
Lee Cross To Head AAA Program In 44
Lee Cross of Centrahoma was elected chairman of the County Agricultural Conservation Association at a Tuesday convention on December 21. W. R. Brothers of Midway became vice chairman and Elvis Jennings of Coalgate area continues as member. First and second alternates named were Clifford Daniels of Olney and Polk Cross of Rocky Point. J F Lane, former four year chairman, announced he would not seek reelection. Delegates named include Oscar Kelly Polk Cross N H Heck Frank Heck Frank King Lawrence Stutts Frank Martin W R Brothers W B Thornsbrough Charles McPherridge and George Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Cross
Centrahoma
County Agricultural Conservation Association
AAA
W. R. Brothers
Midway
Elvis Jennings
Coalgate
Clifford Daniels
Olney
Polk Cross
Rocky Point
J. F. Lane
Lane
W. B. Thornsbrough
County Civilian Defense Council
Usda War Board
Oscar Kelly
N. H. Heck
Frank Heck
Frank King
Lawrence Stutts
Frank Martin
Charles McPherridge
George Harris
Frisco Railway Boosts Seating in Cars
Frisco railway announced a seating upgrade increasing capacity in some cars by replacing two chair tables with four seats. A diner that fed 30 now serves 40. a 36-seat car expands similarly. By lengthening snack counters the line said serving capacity rose notably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco Railway
ST. Loui
Oere
Poultry Culling and Garden Outlook for Oklahoma
The article advises careful poultry culling to raise profits and reduce feed use with at night or entire flock checks. It notes dry grass and roadside fires threaten forage and suggest fireguards to limit losses. It reports 195,365 Oklahoma gardens in 1943 and optimism for larger, more productive gardens in 1944 with seed and fertilizer supplies and early Victory cookers arriving.
Negro Boys Get Pigs From Kiwanis
The Kiwanis club, with 4-H club boys and the county agent's office, arranged for two colored boys to receive pigs. R. C. Colbert and Crawford Harper pledged to breed their animals to registered stock and return two gifts each from resulting litters to the club, to be distributed to other boys. This marks the first such arrangement with colored boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
R. C. Colbert
Route 5
Crawford Harper
Ada
Navy reports two sailors missing in action
Tobias Raphael Biller a first class seaman and William Ira Morris a third class seaman were reported missing today by the navy. They are sons of Otto Raymon Biller of Okardie Oklahoma and Mrs Jewell Morris of Eminote, respectively tragedy sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tobias Raphael Biller
Otto Raymon Biller
Okardie
Canadian County
Okla
William Ira Morris
Jewell Morris
Navy
4-H Home Beauty Winner From Oklahoma Wins State Honors
Evaao Pool of Ramon a Oklahoma state entrant for the 1943 National 4-H Club Congress trip. She has eight years in 4-H with yard improvement projects including planning a landscape for a new farm, planting 29 trees and 156 shrubs, removing rocks, building a trellis, and serving as junior leader for nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeva Ao
Ramona
Oklahoma
Charles R. Walgreen
Chicago
Melva
Merchants to Get Certified Treated Seeds This Year
Pathologists from the Oklahoma A and M college note this year’s seedsmen will offer certified treated garden seed of many varieties. Relaxed packaging rules enable shipments of treated seed which guards against soil borne and seedling diseases. Certified and treated seeds cost more, but provide quality assurance and double insurance when combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Eisenhower Predicts European War Won in 1944
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters in Algiers that the Allied invasion commander plans to win the European war in 1944. He urged unity and full duty from all ranks and noted Allied staff must be welded to run the invasion. He contrasted October 1942 with progress as Germans neared Cairo and Malta’s fate hung by a thread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Kansas
Britain
Italy
Germany
Cairo
Malta
British Must Get Out Says Jinnah
Mohamad Ali Jinnah, president of the All-India Moslem league, urged at a league meeting in Karachi that the British leave India and said they would not rest until territories were set free and ruled by their people. He contrasted this with Prime Minister Churchill’s stance on liquidation of the empire as voluntary rather than compulsory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
India
Mohamad Ali Jinnah
All-India Moslem League
Churchill
Britain
King George VI Delivers Christmas Broadcast of Hope
King George VI spoke from his country home to the British empire in a Christmas address. He urged the nation to take comfort in faith and said desolation would yield new hope and a new brotherhood while warning of hard work and tougher days ahead before final victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George VI
British Empire
Two Killed In Christmas Morning Building Fire
A three story Philadelphia brick apartment building burned on Christmas morning. Two people were killed and 12 injured as residents fled into 18 degree cold. Firemen rescued others from ladders and nets. stockings and gifts were scorched. Cause was not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
All Church Union Services Planned for January Week
Ada undertakes Universal Week of Prayer with all-church union services January 2 to 9 under Ada Ministerial Alliance leadership. Rev Carl H Wilhelm chairs the arrangements with services each night at a different church and same sermon topic Power in Evil Hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Ministerial Alliance
Committee On
Carl H. Wilhelm
Churches of
Argest
Ada
Presbyterian Church
Harvey Human
Vernon Wilcox
Asbury Methodist Church
K. R. Jones
Victor Hatfield
Free Will Baptist Church
C. E. McKenzie
Mitchell Epperson
Assembly of God Church
Loyd L. Poag
Adjt
van Dee
Christian Church
Virgil Alexander
Reverend Thos D News Marks 46 Years Since Marriage
Thomas D News and Nannie Swaffar celebrated 46 years since their December 26 1897 marriage in Pearson Arkansas. News a preacher ordained in Belleville Arkansas 1900 has held pastorates in Hartshorne Commerce Fairfax and Asher Oklahoma and taught in Pawnee Nation and among New Mexico Indians. The couple has eight children including three sons and three daughters living with four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Rev News remains active and aids revival meetings while the family attends Ada First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Arkansas
Thos. D. New
Nannie Swaffar
G. W. Lafferty
First Baptist Church
Brother New
Baptist Church
Belleville
McAlester
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Hartshorne
Commerce
Fairfax
Asher
Willie B. Guthrie
Sells
Arizona
Harry S. New
Fort Yates
North Dakota
Polly Talbert
Oklahoma City
David New
North Africa
John W. New
England
Robbins Field
Georgia
Cloma Trask
Ada
Rev. New
Ada First Baptist Church
New
Joshua Lee buried Sunday in Ada funeral rites
Josh B. Lee lived in Ada since 1922 after attending East Central State College where he played football and baseball. He died Saturday at 4:20 AM in a local hospital after a brief illness. Survived by his widow Varine Evans and four sisters and four brothers. He was connected with O G and E Byng Prince Chevrolet and later operated as a used car dealer. He had played for the Orlando Gulf Coast League club and was a longtime Ada baseball figure beginning with A. O. Green Independents. He was born in 1903 at Van Buren Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh B. Lee
Ada
East Central State College
Lee
Josh Lee
van Buren
Ark
Purcell
East Central
O. G. and E
Byng
Prince Chevrolet Company
Meaders Chevrolet Company
Prince
A. O. Green
Five Killed in Oklahoma Christmas Holiday Traffic
Five people died and at least 66 were injured in Oklahoma Christmas travel accidents. Victims include Mrs Lonnie Reeves and Addie Ruth Reeves in Duncan, Burrell Rice of Sapulpa, John E Goodwin, and Edger D Rushing. Ice, wrecks, and overloaded highways caused dozens of crashes. 26 arrests for drunk driving and 43 for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Lonnie Husband Reeves
Duncan
John E. Goodwin
Stiger
Addie Ruth Reeves
Uncan
Burrell W. Rice
Sapulpa
Edger D. Rushing
Davidson
Tillman County
Forrest M. Doty
Rushing
Ardmore
J. M. Gentry
Highway Patrol
Gentry
Panhandle
McAlester
Claremore
Lawton
Gales Celebrate Golden Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs E D Gale of 222 West Fourteenth marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Monday December 20 in Ada Oklahoma. Their dinner was postponed to Friday December 24 with sons T J Gale Ada family Riley Nolan Ada Ewen Gale and others attending. The couple married December 20 1893 in Denton County Texas and have long resided in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Gale
West Fourteenth
T. J. Gale
Oklahoma City
Riley Nolan
Ada
Ewen Gale
Gale
East Eighth
Joe Bob
Denver
Floyd
Morris
Gales
Denton County
Texas
Quiet Christmas Weekend With Few Police Calls
Christmas holidays and the weekend that followed proved quiet. City police reported five arrests in as many days, mostly for drunkenness. Sheriff deputies said they had no calls or activity beyond a whiskey raid Friday.
Tag Office Busy With 1944 License Plate Sale
The tag office handled 176 license plate plans on Tuesday and Wednesday as 1944 plates went on sale. By Tuesday night 225 driver licenses had been sold and by Thursday night five-eighths of the total numbers were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
A. K. Thornton
Thornton
Charges Follow Christmas Eve Raid
Marion Allen posted a 250 dollar bond Monday after arraignment on possession of intoxicating liquor charges. Sheriff officers recovered 24 pints of liquor at the Ada Tourist camp north of Ada following a raid conducted Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Allen
Ada
Allen
Marine Fatally Burned In Truck Accident Near Stigler
John E. Goodwin a U S Marine from Norman Oklahoma was burned to death when his truck overturned on icy pavement near Stigler Oklahoma. Claud C Tiller and driver A C Copeland both from Fort Smith were seriously burned as the trio were en route from Okahama City to Fort Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
John E. Goodwin
U. S. Marine Corps
Norman
Okla
Stigler
Claud C. Tiller
Naval Base
A. C. Copeland
Okahama City
Luckless Hunters Lose Shirt Tails Displayed in Winchester
A Wardensville West Virginia restaurant collects cotton shirttail remnants from luckless hunters who return empty handed. Each hunter’s name is recorded on the severed shirt-tail suspended from the ceiling as a tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Wardensville
W. Va
Recruiting’s Dangerous Near Denver
First Sgt. Robert Payne on recruiting duty was rebuked by a young woman who swung a haymaker that struck his jaw after he touched her arm seeking to offer recruiting literature about the air WACs. He retreated, embarrassed, and did not explain his intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Army
Robert Payne
Emporia Marines Killed in Pacific War
Two Emporia Marines Pfc. Glenn Franklin White and Pfc. Floyd E. Campbell were killed in action in the South Pacific, the War Department notified their mothers today. White is son of Mrs. Sam Greater. Campbell is son of Mrs. Veda Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kas
Glenn Franklin White
Floyd E. Campbell
South Pacific
War Department
Sam Greater
Holdtbrand
Campbell
Ada News
Veda Campbell
Christmas Day In Ada Spent Quietly And Happily
Ada residents enjoyed a peaceful Christmas with family warmth and simple joys. Cloudy skies and icy patches framed the holiday, while two intoxicated celebrants were taken into custody and traffic accidents were minimal as business awaited a Monday return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Stove Explosion Kills Man in One Room Home
Sherman Landon aged 54 died after a kerosene stove exploded in his single room dwelling in Ponca City. He formerly lived at Chetna Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Sherman Landon
Chetcna
Kas
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Victory
Kiwanis
Eisenhower
New Command
Jinnah
King George
Thomas D. News
Ada Auto
Red River
Terrall
Pawhuska
Denison
Marine
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