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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
7
Court record lists heirs and executors of Jane Perry Fegan deceased as defendants in a Chickasaw Freedman case. Property bids show Lot 3 to 10 in Block 175 at $300 by D. D. Etchieson and Lots 6 to 8 in Block 111 at $3.00.
Public notice states F J Lovelace and J G Witherspoon sue the heirs executors and assigns of multiple named deceased parties to quiet title to land in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. Defendants must answer by July 12 1947 or petition will be taken true. Realty described includes parts of Section 14 Township 3 North Range 5 East with a 130/3360 undivided mineral interest.
In the Matter of the Estate of Wilma Norris, deceased. The filing outlines probate proceedings and notices to creditors and heirs. The document specifies appointment of an administrator and requests claims to be filed by a set deadline.
The sale of each property will be by bid at the stated price on the named date unless higher bids are received, cash in hand. Purchaser pays apportioned advertising and other sale costs. Signed Sam Dew county treasurer. In Pontotoc County Oklahoma. In the County Court for the county and state, In the matter of the estate of H. R. Allen deceased, Alice Allen administrator.
Susan Brown and other Chickasaw heirs of Harley Brown seek court approval of an oil and gas lease in Cape County Oklahoma. The petition requests authorization for Lee M. Smith to acquire all undivided interests in listed land parcels, with the hearing set for June 12 1947 in Sulphur Murray County Oklahoma. Costs and fees will be paid by the purchaser.
Edith Snow files for divorce from Elver R. Snow in district court alleging habitual drunkenness and neglect. The petition seeks custody of the child, a decree of divorce, and a reasonable alimony amount. defendant must answer by the specified deadline. Court Clerk Della Bedford signs the notice. Thompson & Braly represent.
Notice by I. Sam Dew county treasurer to sell at 9 a m June 30 1947 at the Pontotoc County Courthouse all resale lands in Pontotoc County Oklahoma with separate bids from R D Henderson on specific tracts including 1 acre SE NW NW Sec 3 Twp 3N Range 6E and N 2 SE SE Section 7 Twp 1N 9g 7E subject to higher bids and board approval with cash terms.
Oklahoma City May 31 H E Bailey state director of highways blamed inadequate planning and engineering during the Kerr administration for needed corrections on several road projects. He listed two projects to be corrected and one new project requiring a full rebuild with funding future, plus notes on prior contract handling and the legislature’s role in funding.
Vaness Miller and family spent Sunday with Jack Hurt. Bettie Williams of Ada visited Georgia Ruth Pitt. Cothrans and Holland family hosted John Cothran party. Ann Turner was visited by Bethena Files and the Dyers. Ida Berger guests included Sandy Dacon family from Oklahoma City and Philips family. Clarence Davis and son Earl of Oklahoma City visited Clint Childress.
Mr and Mrs Alan McDonald and family of Dumas Texas spent two weeks with Mr and Mrs Bert McDonald. Mr and Mrs Gean Shaw and Mr and Mrs Russell Shaw of Ada visited Mr and Mrs J J Shaw on Sunday.
Miss Geneva Childress is visiting friends and relatives in Oklahoma City this week for a short stay.
Halida Myers of Sunshine describes a 24 year dairy cycle. He notes cows peak in milk around October, then weather and pests cut production. Heat and flies drive cattle to shade, water, or idle breaks, ending in drying off when yields drop.
The victim believed the holdup to be a joke and was left laughing, with twenty five stitches needed after treatment at the hospital.
Muskogee Oklahoma June 4. The Grand River dam and powerhouse near Fort Gibson will be a 22 million dollar project. A 70 foot high 2850 foot long mixer waits with eight bins of raw material and a six hundred foot tunnel feeding four two cubic yard mixers. The system can produce eight cubic yards every two minutes yet is already seen as obsolete by its operators.
Oklahoma City June 2 The attorney general's office approved four municipal and school bond issues including Shamrock Creek county 3000 for building site and 8000 for transportation equipment Hughes Consolidated School District No 1 Garvin county 4500 for furniture and 4500 for transportation equipment School District No 43 Pittsburg county 1800 for building Olney Union Graded School District No 3 Coal county 4000 for building and 1800 for furniture Note Olney school brick building destroyed with its equipment by fire in winter.
Sulphur has two representatives Jean Miller of Platt National park and Ginger Warren of Sulphur chosen to attend Girls State June 8 14 at Oklahoma College for Women. Sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary Platt National park post 148 enrollment limited to 250 nationwide with Sulphur quota of two. The program opens Sunday with counselors under director consultant Sam Evans receiving room assignments.
Geologic time scales are built on measurements spanning millions of years. Researchers calibrate rock layers, fossils, and isotopic data to construct broad chronologies. The approach integrates multiple dating methods to outline Earth's history.
Billy Joe West a in his early twenties and Army veteran died from a self inflicted .22 rifle discharge while squirrel hunting near Allen Oklahoma The coroner ruled the death accidental after an inquest and his body was moved to Ada Oklahoma for funeral arrangements by Criswell Funeral Home.
E. L. Jackson, once Ada's 315 North Mississippi grocer for 15 years, died in Hanford California from a heart attack. He and wife sold their Ada store 18 months ago and moved to Hanford where he headed a grocery and his wife joined him in Vancouver Canada with their son Dr. Paul Jackson. He had served as superintendent of the First Baptist Sunday School in Hanford.
Arnold Richardson of Seminole visits with the Lamb family here. Haskell Nance and family from Oklahoma City spend the weekend with J. M. Nance and son Bobby. Doyle and Bobby Shockey of Ardmore stay with Pearl Shockey. Geneva Cecil leaves Oakman for California for a few months. Genev a Cecil joined Sunday visitors George Carter family and others.
Mr and Mrs George Scroggins and extended family are listed. Mrs J M Nance returns home after major surgery and convalesces well. Loyd Bush visits Jim Andrews. India’s population exceeds half the US size while housing triple the people. WWII rubber use drops from 600000 tons to under a quarter.
In Brahaman Indian tradition the wedding is deemed official when perfumed rice is thrown on the bride and groom signaling the marriage bond.
James W. West, believed to be the oldest native-born Pontotoc county resident, died Monday night at his son Thomas West’s home. A farmer for most of his life, he traced his roots to before the Civil War, married a Choctaw woman, and lived near Francis after growing up along the river bottom. Survived by three daughters and five sons, service Thursday at Cedar Grove school with burial in Cedar Grove cemetery.
State Highway Director H. E. Bailey sends a memo to Ada district engineer William G. Grace ordering all department employees from clerks to weed cutters to display prompt courteous conduct. Citizens deserve fair hearings and respectful treatment, with officers urged to avoid inattention or discourtesy in all public interactions.
Mr and Mrs Jack Belcher former Holdenville residents opened a jewelry store in Allen occupying a Smokey street building leased for five years. The shop will include their home and office and they are beginning civic involvement in the new city.
The Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies received a bill imposing fines from 25 to 5000 dollars for luring a woman into romance by lie or schemes. If the man is married, fines are doubled. The measure targets any social or amorous relations and requires proof of affection.
Mel Bates and Jud Polk debate factory versus farm roles with Jud working in tool works and Mel growing county’s best corn. They agree on a draw and end their quarrel over a glass of peace.
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