Paul Cunningham Builds Strength From Humble Beginnings
Paul Cunningham 23, once frail and under 115 pounds, now stands six feet tall and weighs over 160. He built a private gym behind his Ada home and lifts daily to develop a 470 pound total including his bar and weights. He credits regular, progressive weight lifting, a strict routine, and a malted milk diet for his dramatic change.
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Paul Cunningham
West 14Th
Paul
Cunningham
Max David
Ada
Soil Work Begins In Atoka County District
First operations in Atoka County Soil Conservation district planned for this week with engineering crews at work. Ron Stephens WPA administrator authorizes 3830 dollars to start preliminary activities as the district opens with 61176 WPA funds for its first year.
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Atoka
Atoka County
Methodist Pastor Transfers to New Posts in Oklahoma and Texas
Bishop Selecman announces Rev. L. C. Summers moving from Davidson Tillman county Oklahoma to Goodwell Texas county. Summers will replace Dr. E. M. Antrim who goes to Woodward. Dr. S. H. Babcock of Woodward becomes Elk City district superintendent. Davidson vacancy to be filled by Rev. Joseph R. Bogle of Dos Palos California.
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Oklahoma City
Charles C. Selecman
The
Methodist Church
L. C. Summers
Davidson
Tillman County
Goodwell
Texas County
Summers
E. M. Antrim
Woodward
S. H. Babcock
Elk City
Joseph R. Bogle
Dos Palos
Calif
34 Clubbers Enter Pigs In Feeding Test
Thirty four 4-H club boys and girls enter 38 pigs in Ada Oklahoma sponsored feeding contest. Participants keep livestock reports. prizes by added weight. records of feed type and costs required. Contest opens at Southeastern Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Poland
Perry Allison
Allen
Robert Buchanan
Jerry Bryan
Roff
Wesley Beasly
Fitzhugh
Travis Ellison
Stonewall
Verlie Deaton
Lois Dean Franks
Therman Holland
Stratford
Louis Johnson
Margaret Jared
Joe Jared
Frank Jared
Joe Lynch
Barley Martin
Raymond Martin
Billy Sam Martin
Seldon Miller
Calvin Pennington
Carroll Pederson
J. C. Pederson
R. C. Rogers
Kenneth Ross
Betty Lou Sullivan
Ben Sullivan
Lucille Sullivan
Emery Lee Simmons
Brice Scott
Melba Sparks
Oliver Taylor
William Williams
Clifford Williams
Willis Young
Coleman Pennington
Willard Hickey
Soil Conservation Checks Going Out In Pontotoc County
Soil conservation payments are going out to Pontotoc County farmers as the payment season heats up. J. W. Herron of the AAA reports the county may be first in the state to start disbursements and notes that less than half of the total county payments have been made so far. Ant nuptial flight follows wing shedding later.
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Pontotec
J. W. Herron
AAA
Herron
Pontotoc
President Roosevelt Urges Swift Armament Rise in Congress
President Roosevelt told Congress that a rapid, driving increase in armament production is essential during a critical period. He urged broader personal sacrifices, warned against appeasement, and laid out a national policy and four essential human freedoms while detailing domestic steps to extend pensions and medical care.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Americas
Sen. Barklet
D.-Ky
Sen
Austin
R.-Vt
Ellender
D.-La
Rep
Tinkham
R.-Mass
England
Health Unit Report Shows 1940 Public Health Gains
Pontotoc county health department annual report for 1940 notes fewer communicable diseases with 43 cases vs 76 in 1939. Tuberculosis testing expanded with 276 admitted to service and 148 with X rays. 736 homes visited. 8 cases to sanatorium. School inspections and dental exams benefited children. sanitation and dairy surveillance conducted.
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Pontotoc County
Health Office
Tuberculosis Service
Health Department
Wassermann
Fay C. Cassetty obituary
Fay C. Cassetty 44 died Monday at 5 40 am at the Veterans hospital. Funeral services are Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home chapel with burial in Rosedale cemetery. Born in Eureka Springs Arkansas he was brother of Mrs W A Delaney Jr Mrs Delaney and his parents Mr and Mrs M C Cassetty reside here.
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Fay C. Cassetty
Veterans Hospital
Chapel of Criswell Funeral Home
Rosedale Cemetery
Mr. Cassetty
Eureka Springs
Ark
W. A. Delaney Jr
Delaney
M. C. Cassetty
Haskell McFarlin Dies at 31 in Ada Oklahoma
Haskell McFarlin 31 of 810 West Thirteenth died Monday at 10 am. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 am at First Baptist Church with Dr. C C Morris officiating. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery Criswell's in charge. He is survived by his mother Mrs H J McFarlin a sister Mrs A B Hallmark of Ada three brothers W H and J E McFarlin of Oklahoma City and O C McFarlin of Ada.
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Haskell McFarlin
West Thirteenth
First Baptist Church
C. C. Morris
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell’s
H. J. McFarlin
A. B. Hallmark
Ada
W. H
J. E. McFarlin
Oklahoma City
O. C. McFarlin
Death notice for John Bolin of Ada Oklahoma
John Bolin aged 97 of Route 2 Ada died at a local hospital Sunday at 12 10 a m Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m with burial near Center Cris in charge Surviving wife Nora Bolin four daughters Lessie Roberts Lizzie Roark Pauline Humphrey Lorain Bolin eight sons Willie Wellie Lee Floyd Johnnie Ray Pete James and Lloyd a half sister Sallie Winkler Tishomingo
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John Bolin
Route 2
Ada
Cris’s
Nora Bolin
Lessie Roberts
Lizzie Roark
Pauline Humphrey
Lorain Bolin
Willie
Wellie
Lee
Floyd
Johnnie Ray
Pete James
Lloyd
Sallie Winkler
Tishomingo
Ada man John Brumley dies of heart trouble
John Brumley 34 of Ada died Sunday at Konawa from heart trouble. Funeral from Criswell Chapel Tuesday 4 pm with Dr. C C Morris officiating. burial Rosedale Cemetery. He was an oil field worker survived by widow Naomi Brumley two daughters Patty Joe and John Jr and William six sisters including Walker Lass and Yakima Brumley and his parents Ed and Mrs Brumley.
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John Brumley
Ada
Konawa
Criswell Funeral Home
C. C. Morris
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell’s
Brumley
Naomi Brumley
Pettie Joe
John Jr
William
Walker, Lass
Yakima Brumley
Ed Brumley
Oil Center Youth George Coble Dies at 12
George E. Coble of Oil Center died Sunday at 2 p.m. in a local hospital. Burial will be in McGee cemetery. Criswell's Funeral Home is in charge. He was survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Coble.
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George. E. Coble
Oil Center
McGee Cemetery
Criswell’s
W. R. Coble
Auto Crash Leads To Damage Suit
A. P. Stanley filed a district court damage suit following an October auto accident. Defendant named is E. C. Hollis. Stanley was injured October 10, 1940, when the vehicle he rode in, driven by Si Freeman, collided with Hollis’s car.
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A. P. Stanley
E. C. Hollis
Stanley
Si Freeman
Hollis
Jimmy Thomas’s wholesome voyage through coins and service
Ada youth Jimmy Thomas, an Eagle Scout, collects old Roman coins and learns history through them. He works hard to save for the Boy Scout Jamboree and stays active at First Methodist, in De Molay, and on Ada High’s football team, sharing family rover trips with brother Tom Jr.
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Harry W. Miller
Jimmy Thomas
Thomas Concrete Tile Company
Washington
D. C
Fraternity of Eagles
First Methodist
Jimmy
Ada High
Elvan George
de Molay
Ada
Tom A. Thomas
910 East 7Th
New 4-H and demonstration clubs slated in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County 4-H and home demonstration clubs release 1941 schedules. Agent C H Hailey and Assistant J Link Haws list first and second Monday to fourth Friday meetings with multiple communities including Fitzhugh Laxton Steedman Allen Happyland Hart Vaness Conway Owl Creek Lula Union Valley and other locales.
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Pontotoc County
C. H. Hailey
J. Link Haws
Fitzhugh
Laxton
Steedman
Allen
Happyland
Vaness
Hart
Colberg
Owl Creek
Lula
Hickory Hill
Francis
Cedar Grove
Bong
Maxwell
Galev
Lovelady
Conway
Pickett
Rocky Chapel
Union Valley
Frisco
Morgan
Lightning Ridge
Homer
Colbert
Gaar Corner
Friendly Homemakers
Red Cross Opens Sewing Room Here
Mrs. W. W. Sledge announces the opening of the American Red Cross sewing room in Convention Hall on Monday morning. She urges group captains to mobilize their teams on assigned days as more clothes are needed for England. Volunteers and materials are encouraged to contact Red Cross officials.
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W. W. Sledge
American Red Cross
Convention Hall
England
Red Cross
School Enumeration To Begin Jan 15
County Superintendent Ray Stegall announced that enumeration of children of school age will start January 15. He said enumeration supplies are in his office and urged clerks of school boards to call for them.
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Ray Stegall
Stegall
Johnston county to swear in five new officials
Five Johnston county officials will be sworn in January 6 in Tishomingo. The group includes Sheriff Charlie Gilliam, Court Clerk Maude T. Gray, County Judge W. D. French, County Clerk Marvin Brannon, and Tax Assessor Clarence Jenkins. For two, oath is a first. one steps up in position.
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Tishomingo
Johnston County
Charlie Gilliam
City Waterworks Delayed by Rain and Mud
Rain and muddy ground threaten to stall the waterworks project this week with a mid January completion estimate. No WPA labor remains. remaining work rests with city workers and officials.
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Tishomingo
WPA
Atoka Mourns Death Of Lone Civil War Veteran
Funeral services were held in Atoka for 96 year old Aurelius Monasco Chitwood, the county's last Civil War veteran. A former deputy United States marshal of Indian Territory, he had been ill for weeks at his son Aaron’s home in Lane.
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Atoka
Aurelius Monasco Chitwood
Atoka County
United States
Indian Territory
Aaron
Lane
Atoka Couples Mark Golden and Diamond Anniversaries
In Atoka this week two couples celebrated 50 years of marriage and another reached 60 years. Mr. and Mrs. John Mahnker, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cooper, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Goss marked the long unions in a quiet observance.
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ATOKA
John Mahnker
J. L. Cooper
W. H. Goss
Sanitary chief leaves for 12 week Vanderbilt course
Coal county health unit sanitary engineer Frank New departs for a 12 week sanitation course at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Herbert Talley of Miami Oklahoma arrives to take over his duties during the absence.
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Coalgate
Frank New
Coal County Health Unit
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tennessee
Herbert Talley
Miami
Okla
Central toma Schools unveil strong hot lunch program
Central toma Schools report a thriving hot lunch program with over 100 students served daily. Mrs. Joe Williams and Mrs. Mamie Jackson lead lunch preparation, with a session serving as many as 137 students.
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Coalgate
Central Toma
Joe Williams
Mamie Jackson
Brantley School Loses Miss Stella Crain to Graham Texas
Brantley teachers and students bid farewell to Miss Stella Mae Crain who leaves after five years to join Graham school in Paris Texas as a mathematics teacher.
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Antlers
Brantley
Stella Mae Crain
Miss Crain
Brantly
Graham School
Paris
Texas
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