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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1975

Page

3

Adoption hearing and estate notices in Pontotoc County

Notices cover adoption of Terri Elizabeth Bounds with consent issues for Clifford Bounds. final account for Elsie Moses estate. death of C D Davenport joint tenancy termination. deed approval for Lucy Smith Sheppard land. multiple joint tenancy death notices including Robert Wilfong and C A Phillips with hearings set in Ada Oklahoma in June and July 1975.

Termination of Leora Wilfong life estate in Ada lands

Probate notice outlines that Leora Wilfong died May 9 1975 in Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma. It details multi parcel real estate deeds and mineral rights reserved to the life estate and requests judicial determination of death and termination of the life estate with hearing set for July 1 1975 in Pontotoc County. The notice also covers a separate estate for Retha Mae Lewis with creditor claims due two months from publication.

Leora Wilfong

Camp Adaka Sessions Start June 17

Camp Adaka opens with two sessions for Camp Fire Girls starting June 17. The first runs through June 23 and the second ends June 29. Reservations are advised promptly.

Adaka Camp Fire Girls Camp Adaka

Creditors Notified in Oklahoma Estate Case Chandler

P 74-84 State of Oklahoma Pontotoc County equity notice directs all claimants against Bessie Bell Chandler deceased to present claims with vouchers within six months of the first publication or be barred. Dated June 10 1975 by Glenn D. Chandler.

Elsie Moses O’delle Teague Ada Oklahoma Ronald L. Jones George B. Thompson Retha Mae Lewis Lambert, Roberts, Jaques & Scrivner West 4Th Street William Roedolph Lewis State of Oklahoma Pontotoc County Said Bessie Bell Chandler Mae County Glenn D. Chandler

Louie Freeman to Entertain at Murray State

humorist Louie Freeman will headline Murray State College’s 50th anniversary in the Fletcher Auditorium on Saturday. Freeman has spoken 2000 times across 42 states and, a former vocational agriculture teacher, now publishes four farm journals including the Sun Belt Dairyman. He hails from Johnston County Oklahoma and is a Murray State College graduate and reuniting with the Class of 41.

Louie Freeman Murray State Murray State College Freeman America MSC Fletcher Auditorium Sunbelt Dairyman Johnston County Regan, Oklahoma

Angolan Refugees Flee to Lisbon Amid Violence

Hundreds of white workers from Angola flee to Lisbon by airlift after violence in Angola escalates between rival rebel groups. Refugees describe looting, arson, and shootings as Portuguese troops attempt to restore order. Caprica camp houses about 2,000 with tents supplementing cottages.

Lisbon Portugal Angola West Africa Popular Movement For the Liberation of Front For the National Liberation of Angola The Union For the Total Liberation of Angola United States Luanda Caprica Lis High Commission

Pennington Heirs Face Suit Over Oklahoma Property Title

Coleman R. Pennington sues in Pontotoc County Oklahoma to quiet title to NE quarter of NW quarter and N half of NE quarter of SE quarter and NE quarter of NW quarter of SE quarter in Section 22 Township 4 North Range 4 East. The action seeks judgment that Plaintiff owns in fee simple and that all defendants have no claim. Publication notices defendants of July 23 1975 deadline. Wayne Joplin attorney. 6-12-3tw.

Iahoma Robert O. Wilfong Edith B. Wilfong Robert O Township 5 Pontotoc County Oklahoma Robert ©. Wilfong Ada Wayne Joplin Frances Rhoads State of Leora Wilfong Pontotoc Odus R. Wilfong Southwest Quarter District Court State of Oklahoma William Alva Pennington W. A. Pennington Vergio Inez Pennington Mnez Pennington Coleman R. Pennington Township Vergie Inez Pennington Inez Pennington

Prices and land values in 1791 United States detailed

Historian Ryan highlights that 1791 dollar prices reflect items of the time and not 1975 dollars. Wheat sold for 80 cents a bushel in York County, hay at $8 a ton, rye 46 cents a bushel, workhorses $53, oxen $45, cows $11, hogs $4. Pork and beef varied by county, with pork around 4 cents per pound in York versus 3 to 4 cents elsewhere, butter 9 cents per pound. Farm share later declined from 90 percent in 1776 to about 4 percent today.

Ryan Frederick County Washington U.S York County Franklin County York Franklin Wayne D. Rasmussen Agriculture Department USDA Adv Ams Sun

Cattlemen Cite Savings From New Grades Delayed

The cattlemen’s leader says feeders can cut grain by 200 pounds per steer and shorten feeding by 10 to 20 days, lowering costs by 15 to 20 dollars per head with potential consumer price relief. Changes set for April 14 were delayed after groups filed for an injunction to block them on technical grounds. The case will be appealed with a ruling expected in 30 to 45 days on the permanent injunction per the OCA.

Dunn OCA

Prostitutes Demand Recognition as a Legitimate Job in France

Paris and other French cities saw protests by prostitutes calling for formal recognition of prostitution as work. About 200 occupied churches in Paris and Marseille while Lyon and Grenoble saw sit ins. leaders argued for taxes, social security, and pensions to end stigma and arrests for pimps.

Paris Riviera Cannes Nice Marseille Lyon Grenoble Valerie

Congress Still Faces Strips of Mining Controls

Rep. Sam Steiger voices opposition to a federal strip mining bill, arguing Congress will not override a veto and that control should stay with states. The White House hails the veto sustainment as a sign of approval. The measure would have imposed environmental standards, required land reclamation, and taxed coal producers to fund mine cleanup.

Congress Udall Sam Steiger R-Ariz Steiger White House Ron Nessen

England's industrial rise began around 1760 with machines replacing hand tools

The Industrial Revolution started in England about 1760 as machinery displaced hand tools, transforming production.

England

Comptroller of the Currency Created in 1863

The office of comptroller of the currency was established by Congress in 1863 as an integral part of the National Banking System.

Office of Comptroller of the Currency Congress

Onassis Will Names Daughter Principal Heir

Aristotle Onassis names daughter Christina principal heir in an 18 page will filed in Athens. widow Jacqueline receives 250000 dollars yearly with 25000 for each of their two children until adulthood. Christina also gains control of major holdings and the private island Scorpios and the 325 foot yacht Christina. The will also confirms funds for a welfare foundation to memorialize Alexander Onassis and provides for other relatives and staff.

Athens Greece Aristotle Onassis Christina Jacqueline Onassis Acropolis Jackie Caroline John Kennedy Scorpios

Acne Vulgaris Pathogenesis

Acne vulgaris is an eruptive skin disease with the sebaceous follicles as the primary seat of infection. The lesion process centers on hair follicles and sebaceous glands in the skin.

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Terri Elizabeth Bounds Clifford Ray Bounds Boyd Lester Cummings Lois Beth Cummings Terri Elizabeth District Court of C. D. Davenport C.D. Davenport Mable M. Davenport Towit Pontotoc County Court House Fred Andrews Ada, Oklahome Lucy Smith Sheppard Guardian Calvert Cannon Seal Bennett & Taylor American Building P.O. Box G. C. Mayhoue, Jr Conn Hmayhoe, Mayhoe & Saunders Broadway Ada C. A. Phillips Rachel Phillips Rofs C.A. Phillips Bennett & Tay American ‘Building G. C. Mayhue, Jr Conn, Mayhue, Kerr & Mayhue S. Broadway Retha Mae _ Lewis Executor Lambert, Roberts, Jaques & Scrivner West 14Th Street State of Oklahoma Excel Oklahoma Tax Commission B. M Mack” Welch Gem Jewelers W. Main John Schelles Senate France Marthe Richard Stelios Papadimitriou Onassis-controlled Springfield Shipping Co Christina Onassis Alexander Alexander Onassis Vaduz Liechtenstein Victory Carriers Shipping Company Olympic Airways F.d.1.c Maxomerate Bank East 12Th Pho Ilianv
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