Final account hearing for Adam Beck estate set
Magadalena Beck Taylor Bert B Williams and Eben Lesh executors of Adam L Beck deceased file final accounting for distribution and discharge. Hearing scheduled July 7 1941 at 10 am in Ada Oklahoma courthouse. Interested parties must appear to show cause why account should not be settled and executors discharged. Dated July 16 1941. (SEAL) Hoyt Driskill County Judge J F McKeeI Attorney for Executors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plahome
Pontot
Adal. Beck
Magdalena Beck Taylor
Bert
B. Williams
Eben Lesh
Adam JL. Beck
Ada
Hoyt Driskill
J. F. McKeel
Atty
Sheriff Sale Notice in Pontotoc County Oklahoma 1941
The Ada News publishes a sheriff sale notice from Pontotoc County Oklahoma. The Federal Land Bank of Wichita sues Bruce M Brady et al to collect $2834.35 plus interest. The sale of 160 acres NW Section 25 1N 7E and 64/176 minerals is set for August 18, 1941 at 2 PM at the Ada courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Pontotoc
Oklahoma
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
Kansas
Bruce M. Brady
Gsaid
Clyde Kaiser
Pontotoc County
W. N. Hughes
J. F. McKeel
C. Durbin
W. E. Pepperell
Federal Land Bank of Wichita
Attys
Doughertys Return After Week with Daughter in Yale
Mr. and Mrs. P F Dougherty return to Yale after a weeklong visit in the home of Mrs I E Fleming and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Dougherty
Yale
Townsend Family Checks In For Gull Lake Vacation
Mr and Mrs M T Townsend and daughter Marguerite arrived at Grand View Lodge on Gull Lake near Brainerd Minnesota for a month long vacation. Townsend is rated as a leading out of state fisherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Townsend
Marguerite
Grand View Lodge
Gull Lake
Brainerd
Minnesota
Townsend
Ada student among twenty to complete OU civil pilot training
Neuman Everett Ramsey of Ada is among twenty students set to complete the secondary civilian pilot training course at the University of Oklahoma in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neuman Everett Ramsey
Ada
University of Oklahoma
Miss Winifred Shelton Starts Three Week Lovington Trip
Miss Winifred Shelton leaves Tuesday for three weeks of vacation in Lovington New Mexico with her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs J R Cockburn Mrs Cockburn had visited here and Winifred returns with her to join her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Shelton
Lovington
New Mexico
J. R. Cockburn
Oklahoma City business and travel notes
Roy Harp transacted business in Oklahoma City Tuesday. Ben McKinney also transacted business in Wewoka Tuesday. Mrs Herman Hamilton of 1119 Highschool has returned from a visit in Los Angeles California. Miss Elizabeth Tallant is spending a two weeks vacation in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Harp
Oklahoma City
Herman Hamilton
Los Angeles
California
Ben McKinney
Wewoka
Elizabeth Tallant
Arkansas
Ada Visitors Reported From Fittstown and Oklahoma City
Mrs. D. B. Yount and Mrs. Harry Free of Fittstown were Ada visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Cecil Hamilton of Oklahoma City and Mrs. John Kirk of Holdenville visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton, 131 West Thirteenth, Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Yount
Harry Free of
Fittstown
Cecil Hamilton
Oklahoma City
John Kirk
Holdenville
Harry Hamilton
West Thirteenth
Tallmans Visit Holdenville and Ada Soldiers
Mr and Mrs Richard Tallman visit Holdenville while Lt Fayne Ryan, after completing duty at Randolph Field Antonio, travels via Ada en route to California where he will be stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayne Ryan
Randolph Field
Antonio
Ada
California
Mrs Etta Russell Returns Home From Visit
Miss Etta Russell has returned to her Youngstown home after visiting her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Albert Russell of 1032 South Belmont. Her mother Mrs Isa Ringer of Oklahoma City is visiting and will stay about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Russell
Youngstown
Albert Russell
South
Belmont
Russell
Isa Ringer
Oklahoma City
Rex Hall
Mona Jean Hayes
M. C. Moore
Caton
Earl Lee
Texas
Oakman
Francis
W. A. Lee
Enos Lee
Homer
John Penderstrass
Camp Barkeley
Abilene
J. R. Pendergrass
Wayne Lee
Kindell Walling
J. R. Allison
Betty Jo Dryden
Norma Jean Dunnagan
Ruby Wilson
Eli Nelson
Laura Dryden
Eli Rogers
Virgil Wilson
Tommy Foxx
Fittstown
Nancy Foxx
Mrs. Ethel Smith Visits Wewoka on Tuesday
Mrs. Ethel Smith, a business visitor, traveled to Wewoka on Tuesday to conduct planned visits and meetings with local enterprises. She engaged with regional business leaders and explored potential partnerships during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Smith
Wewoka
Alsbach Family Vacationing in Hot Springs Arkansas
Dr and Mrs George C Alsbach and their children are on a vacation trip to Hot Springs Arkansas with plans to enjoy local sights and relax during their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Alsbach
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Oklahoma City Man Bob Elms Heads to Dallas
Bob Elms of Oklahoma City travels to Dallas after completing business here over the past several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Elms
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Soldiers on furlough and visits across towns
Pvt. Ben Dibrell of Camp Barkeley Abilene is spending a ten day furlough visiting friends in Ada. B. D. Denton and R. H. Harris transacted business in Oklahoma City Wednesday. J. L. Wren Jr. of Tulsa was a business visitor here Tuesday and Wednesday. Denver Davison of Oklahoma is visiting Ada Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Ben Dibrell
Camp Barkeley
Abilene
Ada
B. D. Denton
R. H. Harris
Oklahoma City
J. L. Wren Jr
Tulsa
Denver Davison
Oklahoma
Berger family attends Sulphur Hill reunion
Mrs. C L Vanoss and families attended the Hill family reunion in Sulphur. Several visitors and neighbors from Pickett, Ada, Homer, and Francis joined in activities. Multiple local residents make visits, birthdays noted, and travel reports include Jimmie Mullens and Henry Johnson going to Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Beregr
Maurine Berger
Calvin
Wilma Jewel
Wanda Fay Berger
Hill
Williams
Denham
Roy Gene Arnett
Clyde Walker Jr
Kendrick of
Pickett
Roy Kendrick
Billy Denham
E. J. Farley
Knox
Henry Johnson
Colorado
Alfred Denham
Earl Hodges
Earline
Center
Joe Hart
Madonna Fay
Ada
Collins
Siday
Quentin R. Brewington
Navy Department of
Boston
Mass
M. J. Brewington
Conway Community Arbour Meeting Attendance Noted
Mr and Mrs Charlie Laughlin and other locals attend an arbor meeting near Allen highway. Miss Gertie Laughlin Miss Loren Laughlin and Leona Nickell are seen at various local visits. Harve Nickell visits Tupelo and relatives. Prof Jim Huff and wife visit Conway area. Mildred Rogers visits Ada last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Charlie Laughlin
Allen Highway
Gertie
Loren Laughlin
Leona Nickell
H. H. Lillard
Harve Nickell
Tupelo
Jim Huff
Mildred Rogers
Ada
Oakman school opens with enrollment and project progress
Oakman school began July 21 with 82 students enrolled and an opening ceremony. The gymnasium should be finished in two to three weeks. Oakman 4-H members work on projects as a fair exhibit is prepared. The class will study units for future fair work. Local visits include families from Happyland and Kansas visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakman School
Oakman
Oakman 4-H Club
Monroe Lee
Kenneth Wilson
Marshall Ragland
Elmer Ragland
Happyland
Jess Fulton
Bobby Gene
Kansas
Emmitt Sanders
Betty Jo Dryden
Mildred Hampton
Hammond
John Lamar
Lucy Nelson
Lauraryden
A. R. Hayes
C. B. Moore
Wetumka
M. L. Caton
Ku Klux Klan Demonstration Invades University of Oklahoma
A band of robed Klansmen from Oklahoma City, led by Grand Dragon J. W. Reed, marched through Norman to the University of Oklahoma campus to scatter anti communism handbills. Reed alleged the campus is infested with communists and called for banishing foreignisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Ku Klux Klan
University of Oklahoma
J. W. Reed
America
Westerly Cop Tells Off Nude Sunbathers
Westerly police praise an officer who tempered duty with diplomacy while enforcing an ordinance against undressing in cars or woods. He spotted a group of girls sunbathing nude in a clearing, then backed away and ordered them to leave, and they did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerly
R. I
Lestman Aces Hole Two At Fair Hills In Tour Stop
Detroit Lakes Minnesota Chester Lestman a St. Louis touring golfer made golf look easy at Fair Hills. He holed out a 151 yard tee shot on the first hole and followed with a 235 yard ace on the next hole prompting partner Ray Wolk to threaten to quit. Lestman finished the nine hole round in 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Chester Lestman
St. Louis
Fair Hills
Ray Wolk
Lestman
Wolk
Census Counts Trailer Inhabitants as Residents
The 1940 census counted automobile trailer inhabitants with no permanent homes as residents based on their location at the time of the census. This practice included individuals who lived in trailers temporarily, ensuring they were recorded as part of the population.
Hirsch Jacobs Comes Back As Horse Trainer
New York July 23 UP Hirsch Jacobs rebuilds his string and returns to top form as a horse trainer. Once derided for slipping he now nears 70 total winners in 1941 at Empire City and Delaware meet, proving skill in reviving old and broken horses for steady wins. His wife Isidore Berber shares the operation as Jacobs preps for Washington Park after Empire City closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hayden
New York
Hirsch Jacobs
Joe Miller
Ted Williams
Hirsch
Wizard
Isidore Berber
Empire City
Delaware
Jacobs
Total Eclipse
Air Brigade
Emtire City
Washington Park
Saratoga
Pocket Testament For Every Soldier in the Army
The Army plans to issue pocket Testaments to every enlisted man. Three bound versions will honor three major faiths with Army of the United States in gold on the cover. Distribution falls to the chief of chaplains who will present them in ceremonies in the name of the commander in chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of the
Four-State Farm Crop Total Higher
Frank M. Butcher president of the Federal Intermediate Credit bank of Wichita predicts a larger total farm crop in 1941 for Oklahoma Kansas Colorado and New Mexico than in recent years. He cites higher income from bigger production and stronger prices plus good irrigation water and subsoil moisture across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Frank M. Butcher
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of
Butcher
Farm Credit Board
Dust Bowl
Air raid on Suez Canal Zone causes property damage
Egyptian government reports an early morning air raid on the Suez Canal Zone with bombs dropping and damage to civilian property but no casualties. Italian high command cites German and Italian air attacks on British targets in North Africa and British air raids on Bengal Libya port and Gondar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Suez) Canal Zone
Rome
North Africa
Gondar
Ethiopia
German raiders strip captured ships amid metal shortage
A British report states German raiders were stripping vessels they capture to recover metal, signaling the Reich faces material shortages during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reich
Prize-winning hashund Tinka Too ill after birth of five pups
Salt Lake City report says Tinka Too the prize winning hashund became ill after giving birth to five pups and was hospitalized. Her older daughter Freda now guards and cares for the litter, with owner Mrs. Paul J. Jones noting Freda keeps watch constantly since the mother left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
P— Tinka Too
Freda
Paul J. Jones
Rival crush leads to license suspension in Lancaster
Titus Denlinger, 22, faces 90 day license loss after speeding to a girl's home. He allegedly drove 70 mph and mistook a state patrol car for that of another suitor, leading to charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Titus Denlinger
Denlinger
Biddy May Be Forced Into Action Again
Kansas City July 23. Defense needs may force poultry producers to supply aluminum for aircraft, with incubator plants competing for scarce metals. Donald Kane notes shortages of copper zinc steel and galvanized sheets hamper egg and poultry output as defense officials urge substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
National Defense
International
Biddy
District Meetings of the Oklahoma Education Association
Oklahoma City July 23. District meetings of the OEA will be held in Alva Tulsa Enid Edmond Durant Weatherford Ada Guymon October 9 to 11 or October 23 to 31. W E Brians of Okmulgee County was chosen to succeed R E Geren as East Central district president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education Association
Northwestern
Alva
Northeastern
Tulsa
Northern
Enid
Central
Edmond
Southeastern Durant
Southwestern
Weatherford
East Central
Ada
Panhandle
Guymon
O.E.A
W. E. Brians
Okmulgee County
R. E. Geren
Schuster
East Central District
Feminine Touch To Army Camp Mess
A Hill family reunion at Bromide Springs near Sulphur is noted with many attendees from Ada Konawa Sulphur Maud Roff Joplin Texas and other towns. Army food expert Miss Mary I Barber returns to the War Department as a food consultant to assist with menus and talks, sharing how Army meals support weight and color for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Bromide Springs
Sulphur
Ada
Bertha Cooper
Flowers
Opal Henderson
F. N. Westrope
Velma Westrove
Johns
Parker
Allen Barnes
Konawa
Roy Carroll
Naida Carroll
Jim Hill
Mary I. Barber
Battle Creek
Michigan
American Dietetic Association
War Department
Secretary of War
Office of Production Management
Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster Corps Replacement Training Center
Camp Lee
Virginia
Mississippi
Miss Barber
Kimball Buys Dallas Oil and Refining Co
The Dallas Oil and Refining company stockholders sold their shares to Ray Kimball of Fort Worth and Sherman cotton oil mill operator P A Norris of Texas and Oklahoma. The vice president said no disposition details are available and future plans will be made by the new owners.
Policeman Resigns Day After Joining LAPD Over Wife’s Objections
Harlan M. Chase turned in his police badge one day after joining the Los Angeles force. He told superiors his wife dislikes his work as a copper after he married following his policeman’s test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harlan M. Chase
Regents to Fill Faculty Vacancies at Oklahoma Colleges
Oklahoma City July 23 The board of regents of Oklahoma colleges will meet tomorrow to fill several vacancies in college faculties and make salary adjustments. Ellis Nant secretary announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges
Ellis Nant
Pullen Fails in Washita Catfish Caper
Assistant attorney general Jess Pullen recounts a weekend chase for the legendary Washita catfish Big Boy near Davis. He failed to land the big fish or its smaller kin, citing a stomach disorder or off feed and misfired bait as reasons. Pullen admits no success, returning to Oklahoma City with only tales and empty nets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Jess Pullen
Big Boy
Pullen
Washita
Davis
Plans Outlined For Bigger Use Of Peach Crop
Prospective peach production in the ten southern states is the largest since 1931. Lester J. Cappleman of the surplus marketing administration announced a June 1 estimate of 22,031,000 bushels for 1941, up 62.4 percent from 1940. A campaign starting July 24 will boost consumption of fresh peaches and promote home canning, with peaches added to the blue food stamp program for needy buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester J. Cappleman
Surplus Marketing Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food Trades Industry
Chambers of Commerce
Cappleman
Counties Get First In F.S.&W. Claims
Oklahoma City July 23 Attorney General Mac Q Williamson said the federal circuit court of appeals at St Louis upheld a Fort Smith district court ruling giving about 100000 in county tax claims from 1932 to 1938 priority over railroads and the Reconstruction Finance corporation in their suit against the Fort Smith and Western Railway company. The counties and amounts include LeFlore 11103, Haskell 14948, Pittsburg 17262, McIntosh 3884, Hughes 5431, Okfuskee 25964, Lincoln 14299, Logan 5079 and Kickapoo grainage district Lincoln county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mac Q. Williamson
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Fort Smith
MclIntosh
Hughes
Okfuskee
Lincoln
Logan
Kickapoo
Lincoln County
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Waite Stephens
J. F. Willing
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Lillian Lamar
Conrad Massey
Sharon LaVaughn
Dan Dunnagan
Curtis Foster
Mrs. Benton Crawford
Tad Lillard
Miss Pernie Lillard
Stanley Lillard
Edith Higdon
Essie Lou Dunnagan
Phyllis Sweeny
Serrano Suner
KKK
O. U
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William Ferguson
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