County's Prize Matriarch Has Lived In Vicinity For 49 Years
Mrs. Mary J. Roberts of Pontotoc county near Oil Center will be 97 in December. She is the county's oldest woman and matriarch of 217 descendants across six living children. Born 1844 in Alabama, she joined the Methodist church soon after Willie’s birth and has lived in Pontotoc since 1899.
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Pontotoc County
Mary J. Roberts
Oil Center
Roberts
Prez” Roberts
Teumdt 60
Wiermerin
Wm Am
al Iuca
Mid
John Jones
Prez
Conway County
Arkansas
Texas
Ross
Center
Methodist Church
Willie
Willis
Oklahoma
Rosedale
John
Ellis
Lizzie
Ellen
Government Takes Control of Rubber Out of Far East
The U S government extends control over rubber imports and usage. Private imports from the Far East are suspended and civilian consumption must fall 20 percent in six months. A government ceiling on tire prices will be set, and the Rubber Reserve company becomes the sole buyer for crude rubber exported to the United States.
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Washington
Far East
Jesse Jones
Rubber Reserve Company
United States
British Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Asiatic
Rubber
Leon Henderson
Ada Boy Writes Navy Newspaper Column for Shipboard Paper
Ada Boy, a former Ada high student now serving as a shipboard journalist in the U.S. Navy, begins a regular column in the Northhampton cruiser’s aboard paper Nor Easter. In his first piece “Oven Letter from a Boot” he shares early navy experiences and hatchway mishaps while stationed at Pearl Harbor and Honolulu.
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George Johnston
Ada High School
United States Navy
Johnston
San Diego Naval Base
Northampton
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Johnny
USN
Navy
Honolulu
C. T. Johnston
East Ninth
Army Air Corps To Use Texas Site For School
The War Department announced a 1,273 acre site about six miles from Sherman and Denison Texas for an Army Air Corps basic flying school. Estimated construction costs total 3,966,883 with 1,842,500 for the flying field. The facility will house about 2,300 personnel and include numerous buildings and utilities to support training to raise output from 12,000 to 30,000 pilots annually.
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Washington
Sherman
Denison
Texas
Army Air Corps
War Department
A Question of Value at the Marriage License Desk
A 62 year old Adanegro timidly asks how much a license costs. The deputy answers three dollars. He explains he is bringing his bride from Fort Worth, and the license is issued.
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Adanegro
21-Year-Olds to Register for Draft in Ada Office
The Ada draft board on the county courthouse second floor prepares to receive and list men turning 21 this spring. Clerks Pat Murphy and Jack Lloyd say supplies are ready as the May milestone approaches and registration may continue until July 1.
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Draft Board
Pat Murphy
Jack Lloyd
Roosevelt
Ada
Reunion Looms As Pecan Grove Record One Sponsors Optimistic
Reunion organizers for Pecan Grove schoolhouse expect a thousand or more attendees for a July all day gathering. Postcards sent nationwide have drawn strong responses from former residents now in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas. Bring your own lunch. dinner on the grounds. Judge A W Oliver aids promotion. program details forthcoming as attendance potential rises.
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Pe- Pog Grove Schoolhouse
Ada
Pecan Grove
A. W. Oliver
New Mexico
Tennessee
Texas
Pontoto County
Peanuts and Candy Bars Aid Soldiers on Maneuvers
American soldiers now carry peanut butter and chocolate bars on maneuvers and to games. Nutrition experts say the fortified rations supply protein carbohydrates fat and B vitamins. Dr Russell M Wilder notes peanut butter is high in protein and energy from candy with brewer's yeast adds vitamins.
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Washington
Russell M. Wilder
Food and Nutrition Committee
National Research Council
Oklahoma Private Killed In Crash
Clarence Patrick twenty from Healdton Oklahoma a private with company B 120th quartermaster regiment Camp Barkeley was killed when the car he rode in struck a bridge abutment on U S highway eighty east of Abilene Texas Raymond D Phelps also of Healdton was injured internally and Jack Pemberton of Healdton received facial throat and knee injuries all three were members of company B Patrick's body with a military guard of honor was returned to Feldton for burial this afternoon
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Abslene
Tex
Clarence Patrick
120Th Quartermaster Regiment
Camp Barkeley
U. S. Highway 80
Here
Healdton
Okla
Raymond D. Phelps
Jack Pemberton
Patrick
Feldton
Ada. Oklahoma Celebrates Statehood Enabling Act Jubilee
Ada marks 1906 statehood enabling act with a grand 8:30 pm jubilee at the Commercial Hotel. Lights adorn the street and veranda as Broadway fills with cheering crowds and citizens celebrate the path to full rights and municipal pride.
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Ada
Broadway
Ada and Francis Celebrate with Special Train to Ada Event
A large gathering from Ada and nearby towns attended a jubilant celebration in Ada. Out of town speakers included Hon. F. H. Reily Shawnee city attorney Hon. Stillwell Russell Ardmore and J. E. Colston Francis. Ada speakers included Judge Henry M. Furman Judge A. G. Winn Dr. Holley and former mayor W C Duncan.
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Ada
Francis
F. H. Reily
Shawnee
Stillwell Russell
Ardmore
J. E. Colston
Roff Band and Ada Band Shine at Ardmore Meeting
A large Ardmore gathering featured the Roff and Ada bands in red and gold uniforms. Irene Eddleman sang A Toast to Oklahoma and the audience applauded her. At eleven, the Doxology ended the meeting as some students continued a late celebration with anvils and powder.
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Roff
Ada
Irene Eddleman
Lex Eddleman
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Red Cross Report Details Pontotoc County Service 1940–41
The Pontotoc County Red Cross chapter reports 84 military and naval cases from Aug 1 1940 to June 1 1941. Emergencies include 54 cases with 15 telecare visits and 30 serious illnesses. Nine false reports. Problem cases 10 with letters and home visits. A WOL five cases with home visits. Dependency discharges six cases with two disapproved and two pending. Veterans administration nine contact reports on incompetent or guardian cases. Red Cross loans aid soldiers in emergencies with a field director for every 10 000 soldiers, serving as a communications link between service members and families.
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Home Service
Military
Naval Service
Pontotoc County
American Red Cross
Veterans Administration
Red Cross
Chapter
Congress
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Denny Presses Pontotoc Red Cross Leadership
L G Denny elected chairman of the Pontotoc County Red Cross at the annual meeting. The next year’s executive committee includes Hoyt Driskill Orville Snead Floyd Haynes O E Parker and Bill Bevers. Directors listed include Foster McSwain Harve Lambert S C Boswell and many others. Mrs A M Stuart remains executive secretary with Mrs Helen Cobel outlining European and domestic relief work.
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Pontotoc County
The
American Red Cross
L. G. Denny
Homer Peay
Ada
S. C. Boswell
London police to drop steel helmets by day
London officials expect most police to revert to peacetime high topped helmets during the day as the RAF is believed to have repelled the day raid threat. The order allows steel helmets at night for metropolitan police special constables and war reserves, while a stray zoological note mentions plantigrade animals like bears.
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London
RAF
Metropolitan
Marriage License Index Promises County Records Expansion
WPA project workers in Pontotoc County compiled 12 962 licenses issued since statehood uncovering gaps due to early deputies issuing licenses at Rofs and Allen. From 1907 to 1933 they cataloged 9 005 licenses, promising two volumes of indexed licenses, alphabetical and chronological, with both names indexed.
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WPA Records
Pontotoc
Oklahoma
Rofs and
Allen
Health Office Schedules Summer Clinics and Immunizations
Pontotoc county health department runs summer clinics to examine infants and preschool children for defects and provide immunizations. A recent Ada clinic saw high attendance with Dr. W. R. Cheatwood and Nurse Jessie Mercer leading exams and diphtheria shots. Upcoming typhoid immunizations include Fittstown on June 23 30 and July 7 at the power plant office. Adults urged to receive vaccines as well.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
W. R. Cheatwood
Jessie Mercer
Fittstown
Defense Work Interest Grows in Ada Area
A civil service bulletin lists open positions at Fort Sill and Oklahoma City including engineers, machinists, and inspectors with salaries from 1200 to 2600 a year. Other posts cover engineering aid, repair shop supervision, stenography, and ordnance inspection in the ninth district. Local interest rises as Ada residents join defense related factories and firms. Application blanks are obtainable from Nolen W. Dyer at the Ada federal building.
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Fort Sill
Oklahoma City
United States Civil Service Commission
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Leavenworth
Ninth Civil Service District
Civil Service and Employment Office
Ada
Nolen W. Dyer
Federal
Capture Follows Soon After Robbery
An ex convict from Denison was captured near Durant Oklahoma hours after a masked bandit robbed the Henningsen Bros Egg Breaking plant at Kraft Cheese. The bandit forced manager Bill Howell and secretary Miss Mary Ellen Davidson to fill a sack with payroll totaling 1923.61 in small denominations and sealed envelopes. Police from Denison and Sherman made the arrest and recovered the money. The suspect was brought to the county jail.
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Denison
Tex
Durant
Okla
Henningsen Bros
Kraft Cheese Factory
Denison and
Sherman
Bill Howell
Mary Ellen Davidson
Wildcats Come Through To Brighten State Oil Picture
Oklahoma drilling roundup highlights Wilcox sand finds. Superior Oil No. 1 Faubian flowed 205 barrels in 13 hours from Wilcox, north of Otoe pool. Robberson Frensley swab produced 160 barrels. Cromwell sand gasser in Seminole county yielded up to 20 million cubic feet gas after deeper drilling. Bryan Petroleum added West Arno district well with 160 barrels in 24 hours. Week totals: 37 completions, 23 oil wells 5,600 barrels daily, 4 gas wells 21.5 million cubic feet daily, 10 dry holes. Multiple counties reported first reports totaling 36. Locations include Payne, Seminole, Stephens, Carter, Creek, Muskogee, Okfuskee and others.
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Tulsa
Noble County
Oklahoma
Superior Oil Co
Wilcox
Otoe
Layton
First Wilcox
Skelly Oil Co
Selby Oil and Gas Co
Robberson Frensley
Stephens County
Simpson
Cromwell
Seminole County
Winona Oil Co
Heller
Anderson-Pritchard Oil Co
McGuire
Payne County
Bryan Petroleum Co
West
Arno
Creek County
Stewohney
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Mr. Jones
Henderson
Ada Boy
U.S. Navy
Shipboard
Basic Flying School
Sherman and
Fort Worth
Pecan Grove Party
Oklahoma and
Indian Territories
Red Cross Report
Brighten State
Pottawatomie County
Seminole
Stephens
Carter, Creek
Muskogee
Okfuskee
Caddo
Garvin, Grady
Tillman
Washita
Hughes
Latimer
LeFlore
McIntosh
Payne
Kay
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