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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1946
Page
7
Notice records Roland S. Moore acting through his next friend H. S. Moore asking Pontotoc County District Court Oklahoma to grant him majority rights. The filing seeks authority to engage in contacts deeds leases and other business dealings as if of age. Dated December 23 1946.
Sam Dew county treasurer of Pontotoc County Oklahoma announces a public sale of county acquired resale tracts on January 24 at 9 am in the courthouse. bids have been submitted for each parcel with names and amounts, sale at cash price subject to board approval. purchaser pays apportioned advertising and other expenses.
Public notice to Jim Stephens and spouses and other defendants that Blanche Russell sues to quiet title to Lot 4 in Block 38 in Allen Oklahoma. Respond by February 15 1947 or petition will be taken as true. Court: Pontotoc County Oklahoma District Court. Clerk Della Bedford. Attorneys Busby Harrell and Trice.
The State of Oklahoma on relation of the Commissioners of the Land Office sues Bertha Thay Cooper and others in Pontotoc County to foreclose a mortgage dated August 26 1830 on East Half of Northwest Quarter and East twenty acres of Lot 1 Section 31 Township 3 North Range 5 East Indian Meridian. Defendants must answer by February 10 1947 or petition will be taken as true. Dated January 6 1947. Everett F H Welborn Roy F Lewis Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
In Tokyo on January 8 the war crimes trial heard that 13 American airmen shot down over Japan were executed in 1945 by order of Hideki Tojo. Naoki Hoashina, a Tojo cabinet minister, was moved to Sugamo prison for treatment after reporting a headache. doctors reported a 101.4 degree temperature. Government documents note the execution and cremation of the 13 Americans, including Second Lt. Robert Watson Nelson and Sgt. Algy Stanley Augnus.
American farmers harvest about one million tons of rice each year, with domestic consumption accounting for roughly one third and the remainder shipped abroad.
Capitol Hill braces for a clash as two new presidential messages may break the Truman Congress honeymoon. The budget and economic reports hint at a $37 billion outlay or bigger, risking GOP opposition and sharp budget cuts.
Laura Belle Devlin, 72, accused in the handsaw killing of her husband Thomas Devlin, 75, whose dismembered body was found in the Newark, Ohio backyard. Police say she admitted striking him and cutting up the body after years of alleged abuse. Burned remains were located in a stove. Devlin remained jailed without charge.
Mrs. Alpha Andrews Banker, 2., died in a hospital from exposure and pneumonia after being found unconscious in snow beneath a parked truck near her home. Her mother said she left Thursday night in light clothing, and a passerby found her after she had lay in the snow about six hours.
Oklahoma growers report brusk control lime and grasses restore pastures and stop erosion. Sweet clover as a soil building crop boosts yields in Caddo and Mayes counties while live records from T J Kenyon and spouse span 42 years.
County Agent Ernest Back reports stockmen in Washington County using several methods to keep water warm for livestock in winter. Commercial heaters are among the approaches, all yielding good results.
County agent A. R. Garlington reports upland wheat yields in Pawnee county more than doubled after planting sweet clover. He says sweet clover builds soil in tight wheat land. In Mc Cloud area farmers grow blackberries for cash income, with 1946 yields at 525 acres producing $185 per acre after harvesting costs.
Dr. C. F. Huffman, dairy nutrition specialist from Michigan State College, will be the principal speaker for the annual dairy day program at Oklahoma A and M College on January 25.
Police said Sid ney George Chambers confessed to abducting nine year old Marion Rusnak on December 23 as she walked home with a Christmas present. He strangled her and burned the body in a factory furnace after luring her to his dormitory room. He is a 34 year old stationary engineer at a canning factory. Authorities report the statement followed ash investigation. Security was increased around police headquarters due to mob fears.
Oklahoma Governor Robert S. Kerr granted nine paroles after the state pardon and parole board recommendation. Among those freed is Jake Strickler, ex head of the stolen car division, who received a 20 year and five year sentence after car theft and resignation from the highway department in 1938.
John Barker administrator at Valley View hospital spoke to Rotary club members at noon Wednesday about hospital functions and operation. He described community support and the 25 mile service area funding needs for charity and equipment while praising the governing board and noting costs have risen 300 to 400 percent in recent years. In Budapest 22 more people were arrested in an alleged counter revolution plot aimed at restoring Adm. Nicholas Horthy’s regime.
Despite bad weather attendance at Sunday School remained steady. Several residents visited relatives in Ada and surrounding areas, including Shockeys, Seeds, Covingtons, and Carters. Local folks reported Welcoming visitors Homer Loman returning to California and Obbie Scroggins recovering after major surgery.
Seventy five men and wives gathered at the Silver Dollar for the Hereford Heaven banquet traditionally linked to the Association sale postponed by weather. Bill Likins presided as master of ceremonies while breeders from across the country were introduced and K. C. steaks were served as guests arrived. The event, run by the Hereford Heaven Association, is a Chamber of Commerce project started recently though it remains a key cattlemen gathering.
Oklahoma City January 6 The senate committee on committees named five chairmen for key panels ahead of the opening session. Roads and highways James A Rinehart El Reno Appropriations Raymond Gary Madill Revenue and taxation Bill Logan Lawton Oil and gas Homer Paul Pauls Valley Insurance Boyd Cowden Chandler Paul chairs the committee. Other chairmanships and vice chairmanships to be set by the session and the full standing committee roster by week’s end. The appointments align with Governor Roy J Turner’s wishes.
A fire near pier 17 in New York harbor severely damaged the two stack tug Nottingham and an adjacent empty barge moored to the pier. Owned by Cullen Transportation, the blaze started from a pot stove in the tug forward galley and caused no injuries after three hours of firefighting.
All partially disabled combat wounded World War II veterans may reenlist in the Regular Army if they apply at the Ada U. S. Army recruiting station before January 31, 1947. They should visit the station to confirm qualifications and the grade held at discharge.
In his congressional report President Truman argues that consumer buying hinges on wages credit and savings. Prices have risen faster than wages and many rely on credit and savings while production remains strong. He urges price cuts to restore purchasing power and prevent a downward economic spiral.
Norman Mitchell reported that county schools receive funding for Indian children ages 6 to 21 with one quarter or more Indian blood. Tuition is paid by the government for actual attendance in public schools within the Five Civilized Tribes jurisdiction, rural exceptions apply, and two semiannual reports cover July to December and January to April.
The piece describes rabbit hunting tied to the first snowfall near Ada. Hunters deploy shotguns rifles pistols BB guns and clubs. Snow hides tracks but rabbits still emerge, prompting humorous mishaps as hunters miss or jam their guns.
New federal suits filed in at least nine cities seek 66.5 million, boosting total to 3.703 billion. The largest claim is 38.5 million against Goodyear Aircraft in Akron. Iron ore miners in Birmingham seek 7 million against three steel firms for pre pit time. Other suits filed in Chicago Los Angeles St. Louis Omaha Houston Springfield and Danville.
Marshall Ballard, renowned fighting south ern editor of the New Orleans Item, retires on the 40th anniversary of his editorship. His columns challenged Huey Long, the Ku Klux Klan, and other power structures.
The United Nations Security Council begins discussion on a basic arms reduction program with delegates seeking a quick procedural start. Debates center on whether to create a commission within 90 days per the Soviet proposal or to elevate atomic energy control to priority status as urged by the United States.
Judge Franklin Bourland faces a busy morning as first a couple from Oklahoma City and Tupelo seeks marriage in his county court, then immediately another couple, J. R. Swiger and Pauline Swiger, requests a divorce. The scene captures a chaotic start to the day.
Tuesday night Dudley Young was elected president of the Ada firemen's organization replacing Billy Ellis who had held the post after returning from the navy Vernon Younts assistant chief was elected vice president Archie Leach became secretary replacing Chester Sneed who served the past two years New officers were chosen at the regular monthly meeting of the group
Gov elect Frank Carlson of Kansas said he would decline the $ a month congressional pension he would be entitled to at age 62 nine years from now. He noted he voted against legislative officials pensions, which later became law, and said it would be wrong to take it.
A historical note claims that converting one half of one percent of U S petroleum production into alcohol would equal all U S alcohol requirements, implying a potential fuel ethanol comparison.
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson urges replacing state and local AAA farmer committees with a seasonal independent staff and a trained insurance executive to reduce costs. He cites California data showing high expenses and outlines six changes including area exclusions, higher high risk premiums, trained adjustors, stronger farmer responsibility, capped coverage, and dollar- based premium/loss payments. None would take effect before 1948.
Governor Fielding L. Wright said he plans to appoint Theodore G Bilbo to an interim Senate term if Bilbo is not seated after the controversy over his election campaign. Bilbo praised the decision from his Poplarville home as he awaits hospital surgery and vows to continue his fight.
Police officers Mullinex and Flurry left their patrol car running at a fire station and returned to see the vehicle driven off by a thief. The car was found abandoned about 45 minutes later in an alley after a citywide search. A second note states America's largest brewery produces a half million barrels of ale annually in normal times.
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