Final account hearing in Beck estate at Ada Oklahoma
Magdalen Beck Taylor Bert Williams and Eben Lesh executors of Adam L Beck deceased have filed a final account and motion for distribution and discharge The county court Ada Pontotoc Oklahoma fixes hearing for August 7 1941 at 9 00 am in the county courthouse The notice invites interested parties to appear and show cause why the account should not be settled allowed and the estate distributed and executors discharged Dated July 16 1941 (SEAL) Hoyt Driskill County Judge J F McKeel Atty for Executors 12-17-31w
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Adam L. Beck
Magdalena Beck Taylor
Bert B. Williams
Eben Lesh
Adam I. Beck
Ada
Hoyt Driskill
J. F. McKeel
County of
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
Kansas
Bruce M. Brady
Clyde Kaiser
Pontotoc County
W. N. Hughes
C. Durbin
W. E. Pepperell
Attos
Ruth Bible class holds monthly meeting at Autrys lawn
The Ruth Bible class met on the lawn of Rev. and Mrs. Roy Autry for a regular monthly business meeting and social hour led by president L. R. Thompson. Devotional by Melvin Dixon followed the business session, then games and a gift to departing member T. D. Snider preceded refreshments for numerous attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Autry
L. R. Thompson
Melvin Dixon
Israel
T. D. Snider
Durant
A. A. Miller
R. E. Sturman
H. G. Raley
Norman Turpin
Carl Morgan
Lloyd Miller
H. E. Moore
Claud . R. A. Boyer
Earl Milner
Reece Dalton
Roy Townsend
J. E. Thorn
Sunday School Draws Crowd in Pickett Community
Rural Pickett notes report a well attended Sunday school and a large religious gathering Sunday night. Community members from Ada Purcell and nearby towns visit, with numerous social calls and hospital or home visits noted throughout the week.
Community visits and family gatherings across Stratford area
Sunday activities include Rev Shields preaching in Stratford. multiple families and friends visiting in homes from Stratford to nearby communities. Notable mentions: baby born to Berton Myers. several locals hosted guests from Pauls Valley Lindsay and California, with numerous Sunday visitations among Rycrofts, Odoms, Bittles and Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Shields
Stratford
Winona Rycroft
Bettie Lou Odom
J.C. Rycroft
Otto Rycroft
Chism
Jackie Odom
Doris
Dorothy Hughes
Jim Shirley
Buck Fowler
Fedes Fowler
Boss Hughes
California
Geraldine Cole
Claudine Cole
Mona Faye Shirley
Clara Fox
Floyd Stone
Ruby Bratcher
Mildred Fowler
Ivah Gentry
Lela Hinkle
Buene Bittle
Ellen Wood
Daisy Wood
Bertine Moore
R. Tucker
Ida Hi
Conway Community Notices and Local Visits
Conway residents report visitors including Mr and Mrs Bud Correll at H P Toby home and Mr and Mrs H G Sarrett with Mrs Ross Monday evening. Hershel Malone injured in a car wreck and wished speedily recover. Arthur Lamb family leaving for California Thursday. Marie Nickell attends arbor meeting Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Bud Correll
H. P. Toby
Hershel Malone
H. G. Sarrett
Ross
Arthur Lamb
California
Marie Nickell
Local pastor changes noted at Happyland church
Sunday and Sunday night services were led by Rev Merl Wilson of Happyland. Ward Wood was named pastor for the coming year and various local residents and visitors, including Mrs Julia Scroggins and Miss Luella Hemingway, were mentioned in weekend activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merl Wilson
Happyland
Ward Wood
Julia Scroggins
Mark Henson
Ina Hoosier
Ada
Mildred Price
Luella Hemingway
McCall Chapel
Noma Bingham
Hazel Copeland
Steedman
Baxter Scroggins
Hattie Louise Bingham
Colbert
Woodrow Mathis
Magdalene Green
Mildred Nickerson
Wesley Price
Edd Price
Loyd Price
McCalls Chapel
Haskell Nance
Jess Nance
Juanita Robertson
Louise Chandler
Owl Creek Meeting Closes After Large Sunday Night Attendance
The Owl Creek meeting concluded Sunday night with a large attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rose and other residents were present as the gathering ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owl Creek
Ira Rose
Local social notes and revival begin in Maxwell area
Miss Louise Beiley visits aunt Mildred Barnett in Wetumka while Mae Barnett hosts in Oklahoma City. Jeanette Buchanan spends Sunday with Pauline Bar and Verde Hudson visits Dorothy Berry. Families Barnett and Carmichael host and visit. Marvin Carmichael leaves for Puerto Rico. A revival starts at Maxwell school house with Brother Lee Little leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Beiley
Wetumka
Okla
Mildred Barnett
Mae Barnett
Ora Spence
Oklahoma City
Jeanette Buchanan
Pauline Barnett
Verde Hudson
Vaness
Dorothy Berry
Lowell Hively
Bertha Carmichael
C. A. Barnett
K. W. Barnett
Pauline
Dutch Buchanan
Muriel Barnett
E. C. Hampton
Marvin Carmichael
Puerto Rico
L. E. Carmichael
J. D. Isaacs
Robert Buchanan
Maxwell School House
Brother Lee Little
Louise
Berry Family Weekend Visit Noted in Local Column
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Berry spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Arvo Bingham, as neighbors and relatives share a quiet, hometown gathering. The snippet highlights family ties and social visits common to the community page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dymple Brecheen
W. A. Berry
Arvo Bingham
Visitors and relatives travel after Arkansas death call
Mrs Maud Evatt of Pueblo Colo visits Mrs G R Ship ley at 924 East Tenth. Mrs Mattie Hayley of Oakland Calif visits sister Mrs P J Stidham and family. Mr and Mrs Byron Eppler and son Byron Jr Ralph Fuller and two daughters Lorene Fuller and Mrs Julian Henry left Tuesday night for Mansfield Ark where they were called by the death of Mrs Joe Fuller mother of Ralph Fuller and Mrs Eppler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Rose
Oklahoma City
Professor Dame
Bessie Dame
Dame
Center
C. H. Martin
Stonewall
C. C. Couch
O. R
Derry
Hanford
Calif
Denman
Claude Bailey
Sam Fisher
Henry Odom
Ada
Pearl Wingard
Dallas
Charley Vineyard
John Kitchens
Helen Deen
Gala Sue Deen
Los Angeles
California
Nickels
Ode Deaton
Conway
R. A. Sliger
Oral
Pete Leslie
Richardson
Washington
Callie Hatton
Berniece Leard
J. W. Leard
Bertha Lee Bandy
Miss Beula
Carmen Cupps
Bill Leslie
Maud Evatt
Pueblo, Colo
G. R. Shipley
East Tenth
Byron Eppler
Byron, Jr
Ralph Fuller
Lorene Fuller
Julian Henry
Mansfield, Ark
Joe Fuller
Eppler
Calvert Visit Keeps Family Tiers Busy in Ada
Mr and Mrs George Calvert visit Ada this week after spending a last week in Carlsbad New Mexico they plan to return to their Pine Bluff Arkansas home later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Calvert
Ada
Carlsbad
N.M
Pine Bluff
Ark
Morelock Brothers Visited Ada Home of G L Morelock
Dr H W Morelock president of Sul Ross Teachers College Alpine Texas and George W Washington of Ft Worth transacted business in Ada Tuesday and were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs G L Morelock. G L and H W Morelock are brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Morelock
Sul Ross Teachers College
Alpine
Texas
George W. Washington
Ft. Worth
Ada
G. L. Morelock
G. L
Ada Held Visitor Pair From Tuskahoma
Mr and Mrs F L Nelson of Tuskahoma visited Ada on Thursday with their daughter Mildred Faye who has completed the summer term at East Central and returned home with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Oakman Pentecostal Holiness Church
Oakman
Virginia Bandy
California
Archie Bandy
Pauline Dryden
Maroline Nelson
Ada
Jewel
Mable McDonald
Elverita Caton
Jimmy
Cowling Clinic
Marion Rose
Charley
Byng
Lates
A. M. Cecil
Sunny
Sulphur
Jesse Fulton
Bobby Gene
Allen Foxx
Nora Hobbs
Kansas
Hobbs Hore
S. S. Lilly
Esther Lilly
Denny
Stella Bush
F. L. Nelson
Tuskahoma
Mildred Faye
East Central
Visits and farewells across Oklahoma towns
A series of brief notes records residents and visitors from Ross Ada Stonewall Allen Norman Holdenville Lawton and Oklahoma City among others. Entries mention personal visits transits and returns and conclude with a light obituary note about a cat in Omaha.
Travelers Tied to Fort Worth Dallas and Visits
Reported travels include a business trip to Fort Worth and Dallas. Ada hosts include Mr. and Mrs. A. J. D. Black from Muskogee for several days. Several residents visit relatives in Houston Norman and Ft. Smith while visiting Ada households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Harzman
Dallas, Texas
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Dallas man transacts business in Ada on Wednesday
Bobbie Nell Brashears returned to her Allen home after a Tuesday afternoon tonsillectomy at Valley View hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Nell Brashears
Allen
Valley View Hospital
Stoneman Couple Visiting Logsdon Family in Oklahoma City
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Stoneman of Oklahoma City are visiting the Logsdons at 1200 East Ninth for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Roberts
Helen Ruth Garrett
Lawton
Oklahoma City
J. K. Stoneman
Claude Logsdon
East Ninth
Corsicana Editor Visits Home of Mrs Byron Norrel
Mrs S C Bagby society editor of the Corsicana paper arrived Wednesday for a visit in the home of Mrs Byron Norrel in Corsicana Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Bagby
Corsicana
Texas
Byron Norrel
Bagby
Turner Family Plans Extended Western Vacation
Mr and Mrs C B Turner with children Dell Marie Britt Jr and John David and Mrs J L Barringer will depart Thursday for a two week vacation visiting the Grand Canyon Boulder Dam and Los Angeles en route to Houston New Orleans and Montgomery. Blake leaves Monday for Houston New Orleans and Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Turner
Dell Marie, Britt, Jr
John David
Musical Pipeline Solves Dance Ban At Canadian Border
A Fort Fairfield event used a bold workaround to a Canadian ban on U S musicians. The Aroostook Valley club’s parking lot housed Yankee players while a public address system carried the music into the club house on the Canadian side. Canadian officials cited labor law restrictions as the reason for the prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Fairfield
United States
Aroostook Valley Country Club
New Brunswick
Uncle Sam
Canada
Ottawa
Army Troops to Direct Traffic in Texas Maneuvers
Army units will take control of many east west Texas roads from August 2 for Third Army maneuvers in East Texas and western Louisiana. Col Homer Garrison Jr urged civilians to avoid these routes and not to pass the columns. Army vehicles will keep space between them to allow normal traffic flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Third Army
Louisiana
Homer Garrison Jr
City Mayor Blames Heat Over Blank Federal Letter
Indianapolis Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan said the incident stems from heat after his secretary opened a federal department envelope to find a neatly folded baby-blue sheet fully blank inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Reginald H. Sullivan
Washington
Army quiz contest ends in tie at Camp Robinson
Forty two soldiers queued at the canteen as officers of the 110th Regiment in Nebraska stake battle for victory. The result was a tie and officials remain skeptical of the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Robinson
Ark
110Th
Nebraska
Something Is Wrong Somewhere in Senate Alleged by Cotton Ed Smith
Ada News reports Senator Ellison DuRant Smith of South Carolina, age 77, admitting he does not know what is going on in the Senate as debates over conscription and defense unfold. He calls for facts, questions the adequacy of the Army and Navy, and warns that something is wrong somewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Ada News
Washington
Ashington
Senate
United States
Ellison DuRant Smith
Lynchburg
S. C
Old Cotton Ed Smith
L.L. D
Charleston
Cooper
Santee
Atlantic Ocean
Charleston Navy Yard
Otton ED
America
Hitler
Europe
Smith
Chandler
Distillers warn of price hikes from proposed federal tax
Lobbyists and industry reps say retail booze prices could rise up to 20 percent if Congress approves a new one dollar per gallon tax, lifting total liquor taxes to four dollars per gallon and boosting government revenue. They cite higher costs for juniper berries corn rye barley malt and barrel making as parity laws bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington Distilled
Congress
Uncle Sam
Harvey Couch Dies at 63 in Arkansas
Harvey Crowley Couch, 63, industrialist and head of Arkansas Power and Light and Kansas City Southern Louisiana and Arkansas, died at Couchwood on Lake Catherine after a year of ill health. Family at bedside. funeral planned in Pine Bluff then Magnolia burial with Bishop H. A. Boaz officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Harvey Crowley Couch
Southern Utility
Couchwood
Lake Catherine
Couch
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Kansas City Southern Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Lines
Pine Bluff
Magnolia
H. A. Boaz
Methodist Church
Notre Dame Coach Praises Prospects for 1941 Schedule
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy in Los Angeles says Navy, USC, Northwestern and Indiana present the toughest tests as the Irish build for the season. He predicts Indiana will win the Big Ten and recalled his own 1940 bench role in the win over USC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Indiana
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Leahy
Southern California
Navy
Northwestern
Hoosiers
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D. W. Davis
Minneapolis
Control Board
Alley
State of Oklahoma
Patricia Haney
Carrie M. Walker
State of Oklahma
Wit
Guardian
Konawa News
Ruth Bible Class
Douglas Morgan
Abilene
Mrs
John Morgan
C. B. Howard
The
North America Aircraft Company
Leonard Slusher
Benny
C. E. Keller
Tulsa
Bud Burch
J. A. Peevler
Mr. Peevler
Joe Lee
Junction City
Kas
Ralph Beaver
Bristol
Brother
G. H. Beaver
Mrs. Beaver
W. A. Chase
Plainview
Pickett
Elvia Eggleston
Madill
Wesley Eggleston
Thomas Bulloch
Herman Caley
Cash
Oklo
CCC
Woodrow Coffey
Jean Southerland
Ruth Smith
Floyd Wallis
Jess Corvin
Annel
Mary Sue Bulloch
Hazel Thrasher
Jess Norvill
Reynolds
Jewel Southerland
Grace Sutton
Barbra Wallis
Laerenie Corvin
Minnie Lee Johnson
Christine Files
Galey
Cedar Grove
Maxwell
Mattie Hayley
Oakland, California
P. J. Stidham
Christine Payne
Ray Griffin
Nora
Edna Ross
Dorothy Jean Moore
Norman
Martin Soref
L. B. Chesnut
Holdenville
J. L. Young
Geoffrey Cantrell
Illinois
W. G. Wyman
Daisy Burton
June Wyman
Howard Weston
Dawn Elaine
Altus
Horace Clark
Helen Swan
Konawa
Eva
LeMoin
Tabby
Omaha
Bud Gregorich
A. J. D. Black
Muskogee
Virginia Eddleman
Houston
W. L. Eddleman
R. R. Lee
Betty of
Warren S. Moore
Mildred Foster of
McAllester
Burl Thompson
A. J. Geren
Jackie
Betty Lou Cramer
Ft. Smith, Ark
Jack Clawson
Mrs. Geren
Mrs. Clawson
L. B. Nation of Dallas
Blake
New Orleans
Montgomery
Cecelia Woolley
W. W. Woolley
Carolyn English
A. C. English
South Townsend
Camp Waldemar
Kerryville
Carolyn
Cecelia
Leon Henders
Harvey
Industrialist
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