Heirs of Steward Wright Probate Petition Noted in Oklahoma
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the guardianship of Frank Wright filed for a court ruling to determine heirs and distribution of Steward Wright deceased. The petition lists lands in sections and townships, with Ada as the hearing location on March 11 1920 at 2 PM, inviting claims of interest by Islan Wright Judie Wilson Benjie Sam Mary Ollie Wright Robt E Lee guardian and unknown heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentotoc County
Oklahoma
Steward Wright
State of
Islan Wright
Judie Wilson
Lewis
Benjie Sam Nee Wright
Mary Wright
Ollie Wright
Robt
E. Lee
Mary
Dora Burns
Frank Wright
Ada
Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
A. D
Orel Busby
H. V. Lewis
Poteau
Okla
Rescue Hope Rises For Five From Wrecked Anton Van Driel
In St Johns Newfoundland dec 30 hope grows for rescuing five Belgian sailors lashed to the Anton Van Driel’s bridge after the ship wrecked. A calm dawn offered a chance that a locally sent steamer could reach the scene and lift the survivors as crews of thirty were aboard.
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ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Anton van Driel
van Driel
St. Mary’s
Christmas community notes and travels in Ada area
Small children of this community present to be put on the Xmas. The lamps for the school house have been bought with the proceeds of the pie supper Saturday night, December 13. Various residents visit Ada and travel to nearby towns for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Jones
Flossie Chambers
Noma Stewart
Eula Jones
Ozell Huegle
Bob Humphrey
Grandma Humphreys
Ada
Roff
Oklahoma
Hays
Herman Southrland
Joe Fontain
Stonewall
M. C. Hooks
Milford
Dr. Akers
Local Notes From Our Community
Mr V C Malone has sold his farm and will depart soon. Mr William Isaac, shot on Xmas day, is in serious condition. Mr C B Kenner and Texas relatives visit Mr G A Pitt. Mrs Lula Brents and family visit Mr Heathman over the holidays. A well attended prayer meeting. Mr G A Pitt gifted a Xmas tree to the children with Santa Claus. Public school opens January 11.
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V. C. Malone
William Isaac
C. B. Kenner
Texas
G. A. Pitt
Lula Brents
Heathman
Santa Claus
Summers Chapel Community News and Local Happenings
Fine weather and farming activity mark the week in Summers Chapel. Individuals make Christmas purchases in Ada and plan a singing school. Rev. Bond leads services while Virgil Farmer marries Alma Isaacs after church. Several residents travel, relocate, or prepare for new year moves.
Wood for President campaign headquarters opened in Chicago
The Associated Press reports Leonard Wood supporters opened campaign headquarters at the Congress Hotel in Chicago with William C. Proctor of Cincinnati directing the effort. Several marriage notices and social events are noted in the reader items from Choctaw and nearby towns. Rear Admiral John E. Pillsbury died in Washington at age in 190?
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Pillsbury
Washington
Associated Press
John E. Pillsbury
Ada man robbed in Oklahoma City hold up
A. H. Emmerson of Ada visiting his uncle G. E. Gatlin was held up at Phillips avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets. He lost 280 dollars in cash and a 100 dollar diamond stick pin. Emmerson, a traveling salesman for a farm paper, described the assailants as tall and short men.
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Oklahoma City
A. H. Emmerson
Ada
G. E. Gatlin
East Sixth Street
Seventh
Eighth
Phillips Avenue
Emmerson
Harris Hotel
Hapgood Resigns as Danish Minister
Washington reports Norman B Hapgood resigned as minister to Denmark after Senate confirmation. He sought to answer Harvey's Weekly charges about seeking financial aid for Russian Soviet authorities. The resignation was accepted by President Wilson, effective as Senate adjourned, with Hapgood's commission expiring.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Norman B Hapgood
Denmark
Senate
Wilson
Harvey
State Department
Hapgood
Princess Louise Reported Millionaire Fifty Times Over
Princess Louise former wife of Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg and daughter of King Leopold II is said to have become a millionaire fifty times over in Austrian kronen. She had 5,000,000 francs from her father's estate and, at current exchange, holds about 59,000,000 kronen. She is living at Hitzing near Vienna.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Louise
Philip of
Saxe-Coburg
Leopold II
Hitzng
Vienna
Poplar Tree Entered in Hall of Fame for Trees
A Spartanburg South Carolina poplar tree shot at the Fourth of July celebration in 1832 has been entered in the American Forestry Hall of Fame. The nomination notes its historical ties to an agreement between Indians and settlers over iron kettle ore. Other nominees include Logan Elm in Circleville Ohio and the Sir Joseph Hooker Oak in Chico California.
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Washington
Spartanburg
S. C
American Forestry
Ralph G. Smith
Circleville
Ohio
C. C. Royce
Joseph Hooker
New Still Pleading Insanity for Murder
Los Angeles dispatch reports defense aims to show Harry New was mentally unsound before and after the killing of fiancee Freida Lesser. The defense may call Miss Edna Clancy, New's half sister, to testify an innocent act led indirectly to Lesser's death, describing the forthcoming testimony as startling.
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Los Angeles
Harry New
Freida Lesser
Edna Clancy
New
Miss Lesser
Poland Marshals Entire Army On Frontier
Rome Dec 29 Poland has marshalled her entire army along the Russian frontier to form a barrier against Bolshevism. Cardinal Karkowski archbishop of Warsaw says Polish detachments are too weak to withstand the pressure from the east which may last 20 to 25 years according to an interview printed in Corriere D Italia.
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Poland
Rome
Karkowski
Warsaw
Corriere D‘ Italia
Theories to remake the world overlook elbow grease
Miami News notes that the bold theories proposed to reshape society share a common flaw by ignoring practical effort. The commentary argues that real progress requires hands on work and steady effort rather than grand abstractions.
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Miami News
Three Missions Named in Strikedom
Washington December 30 three missions named by President Wilson to study wage prices in the bituminous coal industry pressed ahead with work. The Rob inson public commission Lambert Peale operators and John P. White miners will not disclose if hearings precede their coal field visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Department of Labor
J. Henry Robinson
Lambert Peale
John P. White
Senator Hiram Johnson Files for Presidency
U S Senator Hiram Johnson of California filed with state officials to seek the Republican nomination for president. He will run as an independent candidate for endorsement in the South Dakota primary in March.
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Pierre
S. D
U.S
Hiram Johnson
California
South Dakota
Fourteen Thousand Shot by Reds in Moscow Orders
Berne Switzerland December 30 reports the Bolshevik authorities in Moscow ordered the shooting of fourteen thousand people in the first quarter of 1919. The Bolshevik investigators at Moscow conveyed the dispatch to foreign offices.
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Berne
Switz
Russia
Moscow
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Syble White
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M. R. Wood
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Nancy Perrine
Margie
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Bud Lawson
A. F. Lee
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Edna Barker
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Longview
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Noble B. Reeves
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Willie Aaron
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Joe Baugh
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Haley Williams
Alma ‘Herrin
Ed Etheridge
Newton
Kans
Carrie Ford
William Parrott
Princeton
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Lillie Robb
Edgar Finley
Francis
Ira Justus
Massachusetts
Naval Academy
Princess Louise
Poplar Tree
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R. F. Wilburn
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