Court in Pontotoc Estate Case Publishes Sealed Lands
Notice by publication announces suit by Alice Davis and Rogan Brown against heirs of Ben Courtney Jr a full blood Chickasaw to determine heirs and distribute his restricted estate including lands in Townships 4 South Range 4 East and to quiet title. Hearing in Ada Oklahoma set for February 24 1944 with respondents required to answer.
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Pontotocty
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
United States District Court For
Eastern District of
Mack Colbert
Guy Colbert
Granville T. Norris
U. S&s
Allen W. Stanfield
U. S
Eastern District of Oklahoma
State of
Pontotoc
Josh Lee
Maurine Evans Lee
Kerr, Lambert and Conn
Ada
State of Oklahoma
Grace Rodgers
Eula Click
Ben Courtney, Jr
Alice Davis
Nee Courtney
Bo- Zan Brown
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Ben Courtney
Rogan Brown
Della Bedford
Jewell Ford
Lester Cook
United States
Lee County
Oklama
Chester B. Williams
S. T. Foster
Busby, Harrell and Trice
American Building
Eleanor S. Wilson
Court of Pontotoc County
Ohio Oil Company
M. C. Wilson
Lois Lain
Yandell E. Lain
Julia May Smith
Eleanors. Wilson
Clyde Kaiser
W. N. Hughes
Charlies M. Rice
Co. M. Rice
Mary E. Waggoner
Charles M. Rice
C. M. Rice
Sarah Grace Wilson
Jim Phelps
District Court
Alahoma
County of Pontotoc
Ishoma
Sarah Jace Wilson
L. D. Jeter
Addie Jeter
Manuel Chalian
J. A. Criswell
J. Harold Criswell
Ounty
Foreclosure Suit Over Pontotoc Land Mortgage
John Panos sues Pontotoc County Treasurer and others to foreclose a mortgage on land in Pontotoc County and to recover 1384.44 deficiency after a resale. The petition seeks judgment directing payment of funds to Panos and barring defendants from any rights. Proceedings require answer by March 4, 1944.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
John Panos
Sam Dew
Pontotec County
Williams
N. T. McAllister
Samuel Doak
Columbia Oil Trust
A. G. Lawson
J. L. Meikle
State of
J. L Meikle
Nothwest
Township Four
Range Six
Louise Flynn
Nellie G. Flynn
Emma McAllister
Oklahoma City Golden Gloves Defeat Tulsa in Night Match
The Oklahoma City Golden Gloves team won 7 to 4 against Tulsa before 2,600 fans in a second victory over the East Side aggregation. Also notes on Moline walking cultivators and pl계nters being available with no rationing and Haynes Gear offered at $13.90.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma City Golden Gloves
Jamar Cadet Highlights Local Family Furlough News
Pvt. Albert Jamar stationed at Camp Gordon Georgia spent a ten day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs E C Jamar and family. He joined relatives including Mr and Mrs O E Jamar Henry Jamar and others visiting in Ada Shawnee and Shawnee area.
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Galey News
Albert Jamar
Camp Gordon
Georgia
E. C. Jamar
Sam Rankin
Oscar Rankin
L. M. Ward
Jack Dunn
Irene Bevers
California
Debr ’Adlow
O. E. Jamar
Henry Jamar
Ada
Hughes Wood
J. R. Newby
Maudie Jamar
Shawnee
Bankers Trust Vice President Manages City News Stand
Guy Emerson, vice president of Bankers Trust, hawked papers from a street stand near his bank in New York. He said he volunteered to run the stand while its proprietor bought a war bond inside the bank.
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Curb Exchange
New York
Wall
Woman lawyer hired to state school land staff at last
Oklahoma City January 17 a woman lawyer was named to the staff of the state school land department for the first time. She is Miss Beth Dale Guyman daughter of F Hiner Dale Panhandle district judge.
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Oklahoma City
State School Land Department
Beth Dale
Guyman
F. Hiner Dale
Panhand
Helena rancher seeks gasoline with dry tank remark
A Helena valley rancher tied his pony to a post then enters the county gasoline ration office and asks for gasoline for his truck with a dry tank phrase. The remark underscores his urgency and adds a humorous local flavor to the report.
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Helena
Mont
Helena Valley
I'm the division says captured German with a joke
A captured German is asked about his division. he replies I am the division hinting at subtraction. The piece notes a gasoline shortage may boost bicycle use this spring and ends with a wry line about pandemonium.
Army Air Force Officers Must Complete Spanish Course
A mandatory language requirement is imposed on all Army Air Force officers to complete a Spanish course, ensuring basic communication and operational readiness for deployments and liaison roles. The program underscores the importance of language training within officer development.
Hold Everything 20 Copr 1984 87 Weather Service
Fragmentary line appears from a 1984 87 weather service item. No clear event or outcome is readable.
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WEA
Oldest Fighter Recalls John L Sitting Across Street and Counting the House
Veteran Bob Cunningham and Billy Roche reminisce on early boxing, recounting John L Sullivan on a Houston street doorstep, refereeing quirks, and frontier bouts from 1891 to 1893. Roche praises Sullivan era moves, while Cunningham notes early purses and strange bouts.
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NEA Sports
Tor
New York
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New York Boxing Commission
Cunningham
Billy Roche
Roche
Sammy Angott
Willie Pep
Pep
Angott
Fourth Ward
Billy Smith
Elbows McFadden
California
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Sammy Kelly
Coney Island
Tim O’connell
Algeries
New Orleans
Old Bob
Tim Murphy
Johnny Eckhardt
Jack Adler
Murphy
Eckhardt
John L. Sullivan
Harry Hill
Houston
Crosby Streets
Boston
Drunkenness Leads in Arrests in 1943 Local Figures
During 1943 city police booked 813 arrests, 445 for drunkenness the highest single offense. Of these 418 men and 27 women, with other arrests for traffic, fighting, gambling, vagrancy, liquor possession, and more. Juvenile bookings included 24 white children and 5 negroes. A total of 111 accidents were investigated.
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Drew Thomas
Five Hundred U S Troops Enjoy Five Day Naples Rest Camp
In Naples on January 19 a Fifth Army rest camp hosts five hundred tired U S infantrymen after 59 days in the line. Capt Davies sets two rules: no women or liquor and lights out by 7 pm. Beds, baths, new clothes, and a day room with piano and games boost spirits as列 troops share meals and write home.
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Tom Wolf
NEA
Naples
Robert L. Davies
Division Special Service Section
James W. Jordan
Little Falls
N. Y
Fifth Army
Jordan
Pompeii
Red Cross
Grace Lowers
Carmel
Cal
Lydia Sherwood
New York City
Pfc
Herman Swanke
Tigerton
Wise
States
Sergi
Calvin Kattenhenry
New Knoxville
Navy reports deaths and injuries in Marine unit
The navy announced the death of Marine Private John W. Mahoney and the wounding of Marine Private William H. Oakley. Mahoney is the son of Mrs. Anna J. Mahoney of Tulsa and Oakley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Oakley of Tulsa. Read the Ada News Want Ads.
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Ada News
Washington
Navy
John W. Mahoney
Anna J. Mahoney
Tulsa
William H. Oakley
John C. Oakley
Oklahoma bans proxy or radio marriages under state law
Oklahoma Attorney General Randall S Cobb told the Red Cross that formal marriages by proxy or radio are not allowed. The inquiry involved foreign service soldiers becoming fathers out of wedlock who wish to marry. Cobb said existing law presumes traditional ceremonies and postulates lawful marriages.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Randell S. Cobb
Red Cross
Foreign Service
Cobb
Fitzhugh Defeats Byng Girls in County Basketball Tilt
Fitzhugh girls upset Byng 41 to 35 at Fitzhugh gym to end Byng’s 12 game unbeaten run. Clark and Robertson led Fitzhugh with 18 points each while Kaiser paced Byng with 14 as two Fitzhugh guards were fouled out.
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Fitzhugh
Byng
Oklahoma City
Clark
Robertson
G. Kaiser
Bertha Teague
Fitzhugh High School
Alfred Neely
Eigth
Bob Seamore
Girls Byng
Pf Winters
B. Hiller
Weatherford
Deaton
P. Kaiser
Cecil Em
Smith
Pf Clark
Fg Holkum
Aso
Salerno and Fedala Battles Reach Frontline Tense Levels
Soldier Walter Clouse writes from Italy describing the brutal Salerno area and earlier Fedala and Gela battles. He notes backcountry farming villages, widespread destruction, and continuous air cover with dogfights. He shares a humorous anecdote about a shovel blown apart and mentions the local wooden footwear.
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Salerno
Leo Clouse
South Rash
G. S. Allen
Italy
Life
Fedora
Gela
Jerry
Ada
Tho
Not All Rats Live In Tokyo Berlin Not All Rats Live In Tokyo
In Parsons Kas on January 19 a brick was thrown through a downtown store window and a German made pistol from a World War I relic display was stolen. VFW officials posted a sign saying Not all of the rats live in Tokyo and Berlin.
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Parsons
Kas
Parsons Vfw Post
VFW
Tokyo
Berlin
Cactus Face Rejected by Army Notified by Nose Injury
Gilford Dugan known as Cactus Face was rejected by the army due to an old nose fracture and a hidden eye defect. Dugan, a state highway patrol trooper, played football at the University of Oklahoma and last season with the Chicago Cardinals.
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Oklahoma City
Gilford
Dugan
Army
Duggan
University of Oklahoma
Chicago Cardinals
Sailor Surrenders After Bench Warrant Issued in California
SAN PEDRO Calif. police obtained a bench warrant when Don Finch failed to appear on an illegal parking charge. He told officers he would gladly pay the fine if they would come and get him, explaining he is a sailor somewhere in the South Pacific.
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San Pedro
Calif
Don Finch
Finsch
South Pacific
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Local readers see ads promising higher yields on vested amounts in Ada News classifieds. The feature highlights improved rates and tightened terms for investors seeking long term gains with step up bonuses and limited time offers.
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Ada News
March of Dimes drives kickoff with yard sticks and bottles
March of Dimes and Dollars to Open drives start Saturday and run a week. Jaycees and county superintendent Ray Stegall promote yard sticks filled with dimes. Booths at Main and Broadway and Main and Townsend will use month bottles for donations. Two new chairmen named Mrs. W. O. Smith and E. E. Leasure join the effort amid the 1943 polio epidemic context.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Ray Stegall
Main
Broadway
Townsend
W. O. Smith Hin
E. E. Leasure
Abe
Television signals fail to clear obstacles in early tests
Report describes signals which zip through to space rather than reflecting off upper air layers. Text notes improved night vision and mentions U S Army Air Forces pilots using oxygen masks from takeoff for unclear reasons.
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U. S
Army Air Forces
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