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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
7
District Court orders sale of mineral interests and real estate in Ada and Pontotoc County. Auctions set for January 27, 1941, include undivided interests in oil and gas leases, with figures, appraisals, and costs stated. Sheriff and undersheriff oversee, with attorneys approving the actions.
Guardian Carrie M. Haney Walker will sell at public court sale in Ada Oklahoma for cash the oil and gas lease on 306 acres in Pontotoc County described as part of section 13 township 4 north range east. The lease runs five years and continues as long as production occurs with a royalty of one eighth. Sale set for January 30 1941 at 16:00 in the county court room subject to court confirmation.
Notice items include a Sheriff sale in Pontotoc County Oklahoma tied to Federal Farm Mortgage Corp against Ella Kine et al for 120 acres in Ada with sale set for February 24 1941. Separate is a hearing for the estate of Mary E Tatum with Sara Lance administratrix on February 12 1941 in Ada County Court.
E C Larsh K P Larsh and D L Larsh appear before a Notary Public in Pontotoc County Oklahoma on January 2 1941 to acknowledge forming a general partnership to quarry dry and process glass sand as a marketable commodity with offices at Roff. The partners reside at Norman and Roff Oklahoma and there are no other partners.
Notice is given that January 27, 1941 at 2 09 PM at the south front door of the Ada courthouse Pontotoc County Oklahoma the sheriff will sell at public auction the described lot in Donaghey Addition Ada Oklahoma to satisfy a judgment in Cause No 16878 Home Owners Loan Corporation as plaintiff and W B Jones et al as defendants for 3670 45 plus interest 5 percent from November 29 1939 and costs Attorney fee 367 00 Warren B Rice attorney for plaintiff 12 26 51w
Sadie Rosella Rogers as administratrix files final account and motion for distribution and discharge in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. Hearing set for February 14, 1941 at 10 a.m. in Ada county courthouse. Interested parties urged to appear and show cause why the account should not be settled and the estate distributed and discharge granted.
Muskogee County Sheriff Tom Jordan received a deputy’s commission from Lon Jordan sheriff of Phoenix Arizona. The arrangement comes as the Jordan family continues cooperative ties between Muskogee and Phoenix law enforcement agencies.
Advertisement seeks 2000 bushels of Texas Red seed oats guaranteed free of grass and weed seeds. Location: one mile north of Old Center and one mile west. Contact J. M. McDonald. 1-9-4tw.
Nowata Oklahoma January 22 County Judge W I Thomason who holds the state record for the longest service in a county judgeship begins his tenth term. He was not sworn in January 6 but took office on inauguration day for county judges with oath administered by County Clerk C L Woods. He said he feels as young as when he first took office.
Laurence Wallace, an invalid World War veteran, created paintings on a hospital bed using a mirror, exhibited in the Cushing WPA art gallery. His works, copied from old master prints, were prepared for circulation among WPA extension galleries via Dr. Adah Robinson and Alpha Rho Tau at Tulsa University.
Oklahoma City January 22 reports the Oklahoma Farmers Union is nearing closure of its annual convention with expectations that Tom W. Cheek will be reelected president He is also expected to remain general manager of the insurance department and editor of the Union Farmer Rotterdam and The Hague mayors have made similar appeals.
Oakman plans a Wednesday January 22 game at Cedar Grove if weather allows with proceeds aiding the Cedar Grove school lunch program. Oakman basketball will host Pleasant Hill on Friday January 24 if rain holds. Art classes and 4‑H club reorganize with new officers. Community visitors include local families and church activities.
Local brief notes report flu easing as most residents show improvement. Visitors include Miss Jenelle Rose and Geneva Nix with Luella Teel, and Leon Nix with his parents. Farewell for H L Teel family, Mary Rose and Ruby Dean Rose visit Gerland Rose. new neighbors Mr and Mrs Ker move in. Preaching at Hall's Hill next Sunday and Sunday night by Bro Cottrell from Hamilton. all invited.
Sunday school attendance was 34. Local residents visited friends and relatives across Pickett and nearby communities including Sulphur, Wilson, Win Lake, and Heart. A baby boy Gerald Wayne was welcomed, illness noted, and several residents reported travel or visits during the weekend.
Cedar Grove School notes with regret the departure of Mr and Mrs Jim Massey. The community extends best wishes and thanks for their service and support during their time here.
Local residents shared Sunday visits and Friday calls across Vanoss with numerous names mentioned. Several households reported gatherings at Standridge and Berger homes while flu illness touched Adella Jones and others. Elder Ben Walters preached in nearby Garvin county, and the Kendrick family moved into the Vanessa community.
A broad Shawnee record of Sunday school attendance and junior banner progress. Local families visit, including Melba Sparks and Rose Ann Hill's gatherings, and 4-H member Orvill Donnis acquires a registered O I C pig. Merl Dunlap returns from New Mexico. sympathy extended to the Ross family after infant loss.
Galey Bro Shields of Stratford will fill his regular appointment this Saturday and Sunday night. Cordial invitation extended for services at this place with Sunday school at 10:30 and church at 11. BT at 7 30 p.m. Christian church with Bro Woodrow Allen of Stratford as pastor holds services every Sunday at 2 30. Visitors invited. Lorene Peterson and Dorothy Bittles spent Sunday with Ruth Hughes. Mr and Mrs Claude Pinson spent Sunday with her parents.
Washington reports a proposed federal unit under the White House to coordinate all economic defense work and keep dollar exchange and strategic materials from Axis powers. It would supervise treasury foreign funds, loan purchases, export controls, and other federal duties, with aims to centralize control alongside the production board.
The text notes various informal social visits among residents. Iva Gentry spent Saturday night with Ruby Bittles. Ruth Hughes visited Lorene Peterson on Saturday night. Mrs. W. O. Ragland socialized with Mrs. Walter Brown Thursday evening. Eddy and David Fowler spent Sunday with Ralph McGalliard. Alfred Bittles of Ada stayed Saturday night with his brother John Bittles and family.
Sunday school counted 60 attendees as Rev. Brooks led services. Local families and visitors from Ada Union Valley and Stonewall shared calls, meals, and hospital updates. Sam Tucker recovers from flu as new baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Hokett. several residents toured relatives and attended missionary meetings.
State champion Byng high school girls beat Latta 68 to 12 after a Arkansas trip while the Byng boys won 37 to 21. B. Blackburn led the girls with 12 points as Latta battled through a tighter first half. Referee Pete Duncan handled the game.
Mrs Ellen Hunt Mrs Mattie Osborn and Mrs Gladys Green visited in Oklahoma City Sunday and Monday. Mr and Mrs Earl Reed 900 East Fourth Street are the parents of an eight pound boy born January 21 at Valley View hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Black of Shidler marked their 62nd anniversary this week. The couple wed in Kusseth, Pennsylvania, in January 1879.
Local society notes show Mrs. R. W. Cason visiting Oklahoma City Tuesday. Several Ada residents travel to Wichita Falls Fort Worth Dallas and Norman for visits business and work. A Valley View hospital birth and multiple regional visits are reported including a Norman homecoming and a Wynnewood visit.
Bessie Mayfield, a Federal Land Appraiser based in Durant, will be in Ada for several days to conduct business. Frank McMillan and his son from Tulsa were in Ada for a visit on Wednesday. A J D Black of Muskogee transacted business in Ada on Tuesday and Wednesday. Denver Davison and Mac Q Williamson are among Legionnaires attending the convention in Ada.
L Futterman came back Wednesday from Mineral Wells Texas where he stayed a week. Kenneth Satterfield returned Tuesday evening after a week in Oklahoma City. Mrs Bill Rose of Ada Route 2 was admitted to Valley View hospital yesterday for observation.
A.G. Bailey, an oil field equipment distributor, sought to renew his driver’s license in Tulsa on January 22. After waitin g over an hour, the clerk reminded him he already held a 1941 renewal issued last October when license permits began.
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