Pontotoc County Bonds Bought For Sinking Fund
Pontotoc county commissioners approved a bond purchase totaling 710.40 in accrued interest and 10 752 in premium as part of a 71 462 total investment for Latimer Creek LeFlore and Marshall county bonds. The sale to J Dan Sickman covered four Oklahoma counties dated 1920s to 1924 with maturities through 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Knox
John Rogers
Pontotoc County
J. Don Sickman
J. Fred McCoy
Hubert L. Bolen
Marshall County
Latimer County
Creek County
LeFlore County
Knox
Pontotoc Couty
State of Oklahoma
Board of County Commissioners of
Hall
Caldwell
Collins
Oklahoma
Bell
J. Dan Sickman
Oklahoma City
J. E. Hall
Geo. R. Collins
A. A. Caldwell
Pontotoc County Bond Report Details Funds Due
Pontotoc county still owes 2053.50 on a funding bond issued in 1934 and filed in Ada Oklahoma in 1937. The agreement lists H. P. Battles paying all expenses and the Pontotoc treasurer accepting warrants totaling 9464.20 with 14.74 in checks leaving 2053.50 due. The report notes no explanation for the delayed filing and includes signatures of county officials and the county attorney. Funeral notices announce Adams family services in Duncan with surviving relatives.
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Pontotoc County
John Knox
Deuty
John Rogers
H. D. Garner
A. D
J. Fred McCoy
Chas. N. Johnson
Board of County Commissioners
C. C. Roberts
D. B. Davis
Truman Harrison
H. P. Battles
Battles
Muskogee
Ada
Okla
Ious
Said
Allen Township
Chickasaw Township
Fitzhugh Township
Francis Township
Maxwell Township
Midland Township
Stonewall Township
Byng
Union Graded
Oklahoma
National Capital Labor Struggle Highlighted by Ada Lions Talk
Ada Lions club heard Jeff R. Laird discuss the Washington labor versus capital conflict as a life and death matter. He noted labor's rising power, warned about regional industrial differences, and commented on 1940 Democratic leadership. Musical artists performed at the meeting and charter member acknowledgments were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jeff R. Laird
Ada Lions Club
Laird
Lyle Boren
George Washington University
F. R. Laird
Supreme Court
Ada
Hicks Smith
Philip Schienberg
Maynard Russell
George Goddard
Wm. L. Whitaker
Monarch
Frank Fleet
Claude Rodarmel
M. Z. Thompson
Lions Clubs
Oklahoma predicts bumper fish season after drought relief
Oklahoma officials report 3,885,300 game fish planted across 752 streams and lakes from five state hatcheries and a federal hatchery. Species include black bass crappie bluegill and channel cat. drought last year reduced streams but rains restored habitats for a strong season.
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Oklahoma
Turner
Fish and Game Department
Tishomingo
Adams Funeral in Ada Today
A. T. Adams 41 of Duncan died in a West Main hotel after swallowing an unidentified paste used to kill vermin. Autopsy began Friday. officials expect a verdict of death by own action with no foul play suspected. Mrs. Ada Nunn, 26, transported Adams to Ada and reported his path to the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Adams
Duncan
West Main
W. W. Stanfield
Hodge Adams
Ada Nunn
Asher
Adams
H. T
Ada
National crude output declines across the United States
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly drop of 42 138 barrels per day in national crude production to 3 544 668 bpd for the week ending June 5. State changes include Oklahoma down 16 405 bpd to 642 350, Texas down 18 327 to 1 418 537, California up 5 500 to 664 000, and Missouri/Kansas shifts noted amid broader regional declines.
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Tulsa
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
East Texas
Texas
Louisiana
California
Kansas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain States
Oklahoma City
West Texas
North Central
Texas Panhandle
East
Gulf Coast
Southwest
North Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain Area
Girl Student Ends Life With Poison in Tahlequah
Mary Jane Netherton a 19 year old Northeastern Teachers college co ed died in a Tahlequah hospital after taking poison. County Attorney June Bliss ruled the death suicide and said the investigation is closed. Roommate Malvina Parrish of Nowata Oklahoma said Netherton mailed two letters then said she had taken poison. Miss Netherton had attended Northeastern the past term and planned summer classes. she was a Jay Oklahoma high school graduate of 1936. The body was sent to Maysville for burial.
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Tahlequah
June Bliss
Mary Jane Netherton
Northeastern Teachers College
Bliss
Malvina Parrish
Nowata
Okla
Miss Netherton
K. B. Netherton
Maysville
Ark
John Vaughan
Local residents visit and guests spend weekend in Vanoss area
Mr and Mrs Guy Fugate and family hosted guests from A M College Stillwater and Gerty. Christine Berger returned from Holdenville. Grandmother Tilley saw her son and family Tuesday. E J Farley and Carl Standridge hosted visitors Friday. Bill Beckham from Lindsay visited Vanoss Sunday morning. Ida Sanders Konawa and Obran Hudson near Ada called on C L Berger Jr Sunday. Rachel Tilley visited Elizabeth Owens Saturday afternoon. Dick Roundtree and children were in Vanoss for business Friday. Bonnie Peters and son Charles Ray visited Shawnee. M S Collins spent Sunday with Archie Solomon. David Waters visited Don and Willie Shaw. Mrs Jack Ballard called on Grandmother Tilley Sunday. Maddox and Darbie Smith of Ga ar Corner were in Vanoss Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Fugate
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Christine Berger
Holdenville
Grandmother Tilley
J. L. Tilley
E. J. Farley
Carl Standridge
Bill Beckham
Lindsay
Vaness
Ida Sanders
Konawa
Obran Hudson
Near Ada
C. L. Berger Jr
Rachel Tilley
Elizabeth Owens
Dick Roundtree
W. A. Fugate
Gerty
Bonnie Peters
Charles Ray
County approves jail improvements and bids set
Pontotoc county commissioners approve a resolution for courthouse jail upgrades on the present building. Bids are to be advertised June 17 and opened June 28. Plans call for interior rearrangement and extra cell space without adding a new floor. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser confirms the resolution and funding allocated in this year’s budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Court House
Board of County Commissioners
George Toler
Clyde Kaiser
Centrahoma wildcat oil well flows after acid treatment
Carter Oil et al No. 1 Thompson C 1-2 NE NW 34-29, near Centrahoma, Oklahoma, flowed oil intermittently after Viola lime acidization, spiking pressure before being shut in Saturday. The 7,126 foot well was temporarily abandoned a year ago, then plugged back to Viola lime with 270 shots and 6,000 gallons acid. A second test on the same structure, No. 1 Clayton CW 1-2 NE SW 27-2-9, is under way north of Centrahoma, while No. 1 Hamilton near Citra in Hughes county awaits cementing after a drill stem test showed 700 feet oil and 400 feet oily mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Carter Oil
Centrahoma
Clayton
Carter and Associates
Hamilton
Citra
Hughes County
Miller Loses Court Suit Over 101 Ranch Credit Deal
Zack Miller former owner of the 101 ranch near Ponca City Oklahoma lost a round in court as the Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld a $50 000 note assignment to Exchange National Bank of Tulsa The suit stems from Miller seeking to regain part of the ranch after pledging the 50 000 note against a 120 000 debt and exchanging an 89 300 note for the bank loan The ruling backed Kay county district court and shows the bank required the personal note and collateral amid a receivership fight
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Oklahoma City
Zack Miller
Ponca City
Okla
State Supreme Court
Exchange National Bank of Tulsa
Miller
Supreme Court
Kay County District Court
Alma Miller
England
101 Ranch Trust
Tulsa
District Court
Not First Time Oil Shows At Ada Well In 1935
Oil seepage from the Ada area well on Saturday morning is noted as not the first flow. Earlier reports in The Ada News on November 22, 1935, described bailing down to test the Viola lime at about 4 400 feet, with increasing gas and a cupful of green oil. The well was later estimated at eight to 12 barrels daily, not yet commercial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Pool
Contraloma
Jesse
Thompson
Ada News
Oil Well Booms at Centrahoma Wildcat in Oklahoma
Saturday morning bailing began and by 10 45 a m a 400 foot depth brought a column of oil from the well. By 1 30 p m three flows shot oil into the derrick while crowds gathered and further flows continued. Observers hail the wildcat as opening a new Oklahoma oil field on a structure long in high favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centrahoma
Hail and Flood Strike Jackson County Oklahoma
A June hailstorm and cloudburst hit western Jackson County causing crop damage and flooding. Turkey Creek rose to its highest level since 1935, bridges were washed out, lowlands flooded, and rail service halted on the Frisco line as rains continued.
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Altus
Okla
Jackson County
Turkey Creek
Greer
Harmon
Duke
Frisco
Red River Salt Fork
Doc Wadley Heads to LSU for Summer Work
Ada high school athletics coach D. M. Wadley leaves for Baton Rouge to pursue a master’s degree in physical education at LSU. He will study football coaching under Bernie Moore for eight weeks and return around August 15 to start preparing the Cougar football program for the September 1 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M
Wadley
Ada High School
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Bernie Moore
LSU
Ada
Army Blimp Lands Safely After Rough Flight
An Army airship 110 foot long with one man aboard landed safely near the Oklahoma City municipal airport after a windy flight en route to Fort Sill. The helium craft touched down one mile north of the field without damage after being forced down 20 miles south of the city. rescuers from Fort Sill and Fort Reno had searched for it.
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Oklahoma City
Fort Sill
Fort Reno
Pola Negri Recovers After Illness And Ambulance Dash
Berlin report says Pola Negri the silent film star is recovering from a digestive infection after an appendicitis scare. An ambulance carried her from Bayreuth to Berlin where she sought treatment and she had stopped at a Bayreuth hotel en route to Switzerland.
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Berlin
Pola Negri
Hollywood
Bayreuth
Switzerland
Obituary: J R McDonald 75 Dies Near Fitzhugh
J R McDonald aged 75 died Wednesday June 2 at 6 00 am at his home four miles south of Fitzhugh. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church of Roff with interment in Rosedale cemetery Ada. Survived by a son J W McDonald and four grandchildren, Fitzhugh, and two brothers J J McDonald Gilgore Texas and Albert McDonald Dallas, both attending the funeral.
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J. R. McDonald
Fitzhugh
First Baptist Church of
Roff
Rosedale
Ada
J. W. McDonald
J. J. McDonald
Gilgore
Texas
Albert McDonald
Dallas
Funeral services for H. T. Adams held at Criswell Chapel
Funeral services for H. T. Adams, who died Thursday night, will be at 2 p m from Criswell Funeral Home chapel. Interment in Memorial Park cemetery with Reverend J C Curry officiating. Survivors include wife Mrs Bennie Adams of Texas sister Annie Walker of Houston and brother Hodge Adams of Duncan. American Legion members will handle services.
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Adams
Duncan
Criswell Funeral Home
J. C. Curry
Memorial Park Cemetery
Bennie Adams
Texas
Annie Walker
Houston
Hodge Adams
American Legion
H. T. Adams
Rex L Brown, 26, Dies in Stonewall Oklahoma
Rex L Brown aged 26 died in Stonewall Oklahoma on June 4 1937. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday at 3 00 pm in Donathan Missouri with Keith Funeral Chapel in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex L. Brown
Stonewall
Okla
Donathan Mo
Keith Funeral Chapel
Mrs Clara Holcomb 75 dies Ada Oklahoma
Mrs Clara Holcomb aged 75 died at a local hospital Sunday evening. Her home was 630 N Beard street Ada Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 30 pm from Keith Funeral Chapel with Rev J C Curry of the First Methodist church officiating. Interment in Rosedale cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Roy Givens Tyler Texas and Mrs T O Cullins Ada and a son Claud Holcomb Oklahoma City.
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Clara Holcomb
N. Beard Street
Ada
Okla
Keith Funeral
J. C. Curry
First Methodist Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Keith Funeral Chapel
Roy Givens
Tyler
Texas
T. O. Cullins
Claud Holcomb
Oklahoma City
Death notice for Josie Majars in Allen
Josie Majars age 46 of Allen passed away June 6 at 6 30 am at home. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm in Allen with Rev Luther Prewitt officiating. Interment in Citra cemetery. Survived by daughters Lavelle Stone and Betty Jo Majors eight brothers and five sisters.
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Josie Majars
Allen
Luther Prewitt
Citra
Criswell Funeral Home
Majars
Lavelle Stone
Betty Jo Majors
Fred
Oscar
Frank
Truman
Gladstone
Quinton
Clifford
Kenneth Douglas
Mmes
Vada Singleton
Velma Pigg
Otho Hooten
Lucille Gadber
Gene Douglas
Infant of Conway Couple Claimed by Death
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riddle of Conway died June 7 at 7 30 a m at home. Funeral services were held at the home the same day with burial in Five Mile cemetery Criswell Funeral home in charge. Surviving are the parents a brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Riddle
Conway
Five Mile Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Mrs T H Clark of Ada Dies at 83
Mrs. T. H. Clark, 418 West Third, Ada, died Monday at 5:45 p m in a local hospital at age 83. Service set for Tuesday at 3 p m at the family home with Rev. Milo Arbuckle officiating. Interment in Rosedale cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Survived by daughters Lizzie Howell and Gus Sampson, and son W T Clark, all of Ada. Husband preceded in death. Pioneer Pontotoc County citizens who moved to Ada in the early days.
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T. H. Clark
West Third
Ada
Milo Arbuckle
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Pontotoc County
Perrin Texas Tornado Destroys Town Structures
A tornado hitting Perrin Jack County Texas on June 8 demolished several buildings and damaged nearly every residence. The Holiness church was leveled while the Church of Christ lost its foundation as hailstones up to six inches deep battered roofs along a ten mile swath with heavy rain and no reported casualties.
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Perrin
Jack County
Texas
Holiness
Church of Christ
Charles Johnston
The
Mineral Wells Index
Oklahoma Hereford Breeders Begin Field Tour Near Marshall
Oklahoma hereford breeders start their annual field tour at the J. C. Bryson ranch near Marshall with about 300 ranchers expected to join before Wednesday. An Osage county tour is set for June 24 and 25 following the southern tour, with Wednesday’s schedule including the ranch of W. E. Harvey in Ada.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. C. Bryson
Marshall
Osage County
South Conta Anak
W. E.harvey
Ada
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W. M. Anderson
County
Treas
W. V. Stanfield
State Examiner and Inspector Office
Standfield
Elmira
N. Y
Jeff Laird
Mr. Laird
Labor
Earle
Pennsylvania
Murphy
Mountain Fork
Holsen Creek
Big Eagle
Black Ford
Kiamichi
Blue River
Pennington
Little River
Barron Ford
Illinois
Spavinaw
Wichita National Forest
By Williams
NEA Service Inc
T M Rec
U.S
Wildcat
Jackson CO
Mrs
S. S. Holcomb
Riddle Infant
Harvey Ranch
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