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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
7
In the district county of Orlarcia the estate of Bullard deceased and others sue J M Bose deceased. The defendants include Rigie Borria Chickasaw Indian and other named parties. The action concerns misjoined claims and seeks adjudication in the matter of the estate and related matters.
The State of Oblates publication announces proceedings in Delaware County Oklahoma. Executors and heirs are notified of final accounting, proposed discharge, and court hearing at Ada County Courthouse.
Fragmentary text shows district coverage in Portotoc County Oklahoma with names and a defendant list. Unable to determine full facts due to damaged OCR.
Legal notice declares defendants in a suit to quiet title and determine heirs of Mary Schumard deceased. The petition seeks judgment to establish owners of described land in Blaine County Oklahoma and exposes named individuals as various heirs with undivided interests in fee simple. Proceedings set for June 30 with further orders on costs and possession.
Fragmentary text shows references to EF T8E Dietarey and Frontzezac with state mentions and names like Preator and Chishoria. Content is incomplete with unclear context and possible list items.
A court notice records quiet title actions and probate matters in Pontotoc County involving Walter Proctor Sieg, Clara Ry Proctor Sieg, Mable West, and others. It details land parcels in the north half of the northeast quarter and related property, plus final settlement actions and administrator accounts in the estate of Walter W. Duglas. The filing includes hearings, dates, and legal representatives for the parties and describes sale procedures and final judgments.
Notice of final settlement and discharge for the estate of J M Bullard deceased. Emher Poller, executrix, filed accounts in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. Hearing set for Monday, August th, in Ada Pontiac County Court. Request to appear and show cause why accounts should not be settled and discharged. Dated July 1345. Seal. Tom McKewn, County Judge.
Berlin dispatch reports Americans refute a Soviet protest accusing U S flyers of disorderly flying in the Allied air bridge. London says Britain plans to greatly increase personnel and aircraft to bolster the blockade. Maj Gen George P Havs replies that investigations show the Soviet claims are unfounded and that a fuller probe is underway.
Wheat shipments show early relief as receipts dip to 444 cars while 1,400 unload yesterday. Officials estimate 3,300 to 3,500 cars inbound within 100 miles, with 1,500 more beyond. St Joseph also enforces an embargo as the market tightens.
Robert W. Hippe of East Central will graduate this month with an AB degree. He began at Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska and served in Germany and the Philippines. He studied at Heidelberg Manila and reentered college in 1946. He was senior class president and belonged to the Veterans club and honors roll.
President Truman pushes for civil rights, education aid, social security expansion, and a higher minimum wage, urging Congress to act in a special session. Dixie Democrats threaten a long filibuster while Republicans pledge to resist and force a showdown on the civil rights program.
In Chickasha on July 13, Pete Anars Tulsa and Dee Burrs Comanche were signed as announcer and arena crew for the fifth annual Dual rodeo set for August 22 to 28. A stray lasso incident in Livingston left a man bruised and cautioned by police during target practice.
A 1943 six-hospital system in Oklahoma City shows centralized reporting under Dr Chastes Obermann, detailing admissions and transfers for January through June. The piece links domestic health administration to broader wartime unity, stressing U S Britain leadership and the value of Allied collaboration to deter Bolshevist aggression and preserve democracy.
The article recalls General Pershing’s career from his 1580 birth near La Clede Missouri to graduation from West Point at 26 and commands in the Apache campaigns, the Spanish American War, the Philippine insurrection, and World War I. It notes his resistance to merging U.S. forces with French and British armies, his criticism of the German armistice, and a 1983 remark by President Truman on Pershing’s birthday as WWII concluded.
President Truman addressed delegates in New York City noting reluctance in Congress to fund Europe’s recovery program. He emphasized a bipartisan foreign policy and warned against partisan divisions at the water's edge while aiming to erase the Dixiecrat fight from the record and put Republicans on the defensive. The remarks followed intense campaign dynamics with Truman’s broad criticisms of opposing stances and references to his daughter Margaret.
In St Louis a 15 year old girl is reported to birth a seven pound Ree ounce daughter. The father, a 20 year old assemblyman for a stove company, is described amid family notes. The piece highlights a multi generational pattern with relatives sharing the age at which they became mothers.
In Claremore Oklahoma on July 14 Nicholas 82 and Mrs Jam Sowers 33 were charged with murder in the slaying of the couple s elderly husband Sowers who died July 2 at his home near Jencla. The updated charge follows Mrs Sowers naming Nicholas as the slayer after earlier statements.
A Boren for Congress rally will be held Friday at 7 p m at the district courtroom. Ele Joren, the candidate, will be on hand to discuss his platform. Local clubs urge Boren supporters to attend and boost the campaign ahead of the July 27 primary.
London reports 51 year old Ine Simms from Southampton walked across the Thames from near Albert Bridge to the far bank in about 500 yards wearing swimming trunks and a cloth cap. He claimed he does not tread water but walks on water using a secret relaxation technique.
Quincy Benton Iowa dimirdatretor of Charley Benton filed a district court suit against W. E. Menasco alleging negligence in the Menasco Recapping plant explosion that killed Benton and Howard Kirkpatricl. The suit seeks 4463652 in damages, including 915,000 for time from death and 180,000 for pre death suffering, plus hospital and funeral costs. The blast occurred on North Broadway in Ada near the Menasco Building, grievously injuring Benton and killing Kirkpatrick as fire and debris spread from the building. State officers investigated the case and identified the other victim, with Benton dying six days later after hospitalization.
More than 1 580 people attended the People's Electric Cooperative annual meeting at Wintersmith Park in Adg. The 2:30 PM session featured remarks by Douglas A Weight administrator of Southwest Power Administration in Tulsa on the power situation and B F Allen district manager of Southwestern Bell Telephone on rural telephone development. Local manager O Vernon said this was the largest attendance ever at the annual meeting.
With many wounded, the Veterans Administration hospital at Muskogee needs doctors and 27 nurses urgently. Positions permanent under Civil Service offer annual salaries from eight thousand to thirty one thousand five hundred dollars for doctors and from twenty nine forty four to five thousand four hundred for nurses. Benefits include 30 days vacation, holidays, sick leave, and retirement. housing available near the hospital. Contact Quinton Phillips, Box Tha, or call 3002-W for more details. Local Veterans of Foreign Wars post commanders in Oklahoma are assisting.
Paris officials investigate claims that as many as 66 people are buried alive yearly in the Paris area. Dr. Jean Huet cites officials noting misdiagnosed deaths and suggests reform in death determinations. He warns France could see up to 12 000 premature burials nationwide annually per socialist party recommendations.
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