Public Notices and Probate Proceedings in Pontotoc OK
District court notices include quiet title suit by J A Richardson against multiple defendants, a land description in Pontotoc County, and hearings on estates of Rosa Underhill and S G Wood. Also probate petitions for will of R E Blanks and conveyance under decedent contract in Ada and Sasakwa. Court dates set in March 1952.
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Pontotoc County
Sta OF Oklahoma
J. A. Richardson
Daisy Pearl Anders
Marion Castleberry
Melvin Keith Underhill
Willie Edna Underhill
W. A. Lackey
M J Lackey
Federal Land Bank OF Wichita
Wichita
Kansas
Board OF
Oklahoma
Virgil Hunt
State OF Oklahoma
M. J. Lackey
Rosa Un.derhill
Uinton Spelter Company
Pittsburg County
Bank of Crowder
Crowder
District Court
Inlaintiff
Klahoma
Rosa Underhill
Pontotoc
ATE
Ss. G. Wood
Adam Harris
William Presley Harris
Margaret Wood
S G. Wood
Seminole
Wallace
Sasakwa
S. G. Wood
R. Blanks
Minnie E. Blanks
Ada
J. Tal Crawford
Oklahoma Tourism Draws National Inquiries
The Planning and Resources Board reports a flood of travel information requests from across the United States Canada and overseas. Schoolchildren especially promote Oklahoma as a vacation destination, pressuring families to visit next summer. Jerry Wilkerson of Webster Groves Missouri exemplifies the trend after receiving more state materials than classmates.
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Planning and Resources Board
Canada
Oklahoma
Jerry Wilkerson
Webster Groves
Missouri
Jerry
Spann Motor Company Partners Form General Ada Oklahoma
Orval Spann Wanda C Spann and E L Moore Jr form a general partnership in Ada Oklahoma for buying selling repairing and maintaining automobiles and related appliances under Spann Motor Company dated February 22 1952 with all partners residing in Ada and no other partners listed.
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Orval Spann
Wanda C. Spann
EL. Moore, Jr
Ada Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Spann Motor Company
Ada
Notary Acknowledgement in Pontotoc County Oklahoma 1952
Public records show Orval Spann Wanda C Spann and E L Moore Jr acknowledging a deed before notary Lucille A Backus in Pontotoc County Oklahoma on February 22 1952. The commission expires December 8 1952.
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Pontotoc County
Orval Spann
Wanda C. Spann
E. L. Moore, Jr
Lucille A. Backus
French Turn Back Advancing Vietminh in Indochina
French forces ambushed Vietminh columns infiltrating the Red River Delta near Hanoi. In one strike 15 rebels were captured and freed French captives. French air and ground units repelled two Vietminh divisions, destroyed ammunition dumps near Kesai, and claimed 31 dead and 1000 wounded.
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Saigon
Indochina
Red River
Hanoi
Kesai
Thunderbird Gets Top Rank Pin-Up
Korea bound Army private Charles K. Williams of Searcy Arkansas tops a top rank pin up in the 45th division. The 179th Infantry corporal wrote to Anna Rosenberg assistant secretary of defense asking for a picture. A Washington photo arrived with best wishes and the soldier received it on Valentine’s Day.
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Korea
Charles K. Williams
Searcy
Ark
Anna Rosenberg
Washington
Reckless Driving Charged to Davis in Pileup Case
Bob Wesley Davis of Sulphur faces a reckless driving charge after a Sunday pick up pileup near Roff. Earlier driving on left side charges filed by I J Blevins were dismissed and the new charge filed in county court. Davis, 48, was the pickup driver and alleged property damage and injuries occurred.
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Bob Wesley Davis
Peace Justice Court
C. W. Floyd
I. J. Blevins
Roff
Davis
Speech Students Swarm East Central State Campus
East Central State College hosted the annual high school forensics meet with 45 high schools submitting entries. Over 30 plays, multiple speech contests, and debate teams filled the campus through Saturday, exceeding last year’s participation.
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East Central State College
Ardmore Chamber Group Talks With Ada Development Board
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce delegation met with Ada Industrial Development Corporation leaders Wednesday night. The Ardmore group led by Ardmore C. of C. manager Lex James seeks funds to buy sites for new industry and plans a second delegation from Ardmore.
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Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
Ada Industrial Development Corporation
Ardmore Group
Lex James
Ardmore C. of C
Spanker Warned About His Temper
SAN MATEO Calif The judge stern warned aviation mechanic John K Thomas 31 after he pled guilty to spanking 9 year old Sandra Marsh who interrupted him at his car His sentence included probation and a warning about future conduct from Municipal Judge Francis W Murphy
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San Mateo
Calif
John K. Thomas
Sandra Marsh
Marjorie Marsh
Francis W Murphy
Thomas
Wild and Wooly: Tourist myths about Oklahoma face planning board
Dorothy Reid and Karldene Moseley review tourist information rules as outsiders stereotype Oklahoma. Comments from Kentucky, New England, New Yorker, Canadian and Boston sources show perceptions of Indians in tepees, rattlesnakes, and rugged travelers, prompting questions about weather, culture, and work life.
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Dorothy Reid
Karldene Moseley
Planning Board
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Tepees
New England
New Yorker
Claremore
Will Rogers
Boston
Paris Woman Visits Oklahoma Inspired by Oklahoma Tunes
A Paris resident traveled to Oklahoma inspired by the musical Oklahoma and its French popularity during Paris liberation. She noted Oklahoma songs spread during freedom in Paris and praised Oklahoma natives in the liberating forces, expressing determined plans to visit at the first opportunity.
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Paris
France
Oklahoma
Plumbers Free Larry Lonson From Drain Pipe Ordeal
In a Chicago basement incident 16 month old Larry Lonson became lodged in a five inch drain pipe. Police and city officials attempted rescue before plumbers Harvey Holmes and Owell Stewart used an air hammer to remove a section of concrete and pipe. Larry's leg was freed after 25 minutes and remained unharmed after 14 hours in the pipe.
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Chicago
Larry Lonson
Helen Lonson
William Finegan
Glenview
Erwin Meirhoff
John Rugen
Larry
Harvey Holmes
Owell Stewart
Holmes
B 36 bursts into flames at Fort Worth landing
A giant 10 engine B 36 intercontinental bomber burst into flames on the landing roll in Fort Worth Texas. All 14 crewmen aboard escaped uninjured while one firefighter suffered burns. The aircraft was piloted by Frederick Bachmann Jr on a routine training flight that began the previous day.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Frederick Bachmann Jr
Finnegan Goes on Trial on Bribery Charges in St Louis
James P Finnegan, ally of President Roosevelt, faces federal charges of taking bribes and misconduct. A 28 person juror panel was summoned from a pool of 90 as the trial opens in St Louis with U S District Judge Rubey M Hulen presiding. The five count indictment cites bribe receipts from Karol Kell Garment Co and other dealings with hotel firms and RFC loan matters.
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ST. Louis
James P. Finnegan
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue U. S. District
Rubey M. Hulen
Finnegan
Karol-Kell
Internal Revenue Bureau
Denis W. Delaney
Boston
Hulen
Harry C. Blanton
U. S
Thomas E. DeWolf
Washington
George L. Robertson
Missouri
American Lithofold Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Karol Kell
RFC
Army All Right But Not Korea
Philadelphia teen James Banks, 17, a wounded Korean War veteran, speaks about Army life and his belief the Russians are not present in Korea. He enlisted at 15 in 1950, served in Japan and Korea, was shot in the leg, and later received a medical discharge last fall. He urges youths to stay in school if possible.
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Philadelphia
Korea
James Banks
Jimmy
Bok Vocational Technical School
Japan
Banks
Pung Ni
Reddicks to Leave Tishomingo as Evangelists
Rev. J. W. Reddick and his wife of Tishomingo announce plans to travel as evangelists through the western and southern states. He has served as pastor of the Assembly of God Church for over two years. Their daughter Lucy, employed at the Johnston County Capital-Democrat, will accompany them.
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Tishomingo
J. W. Reddick
Reddick
Assembly of God Church
Lucy
Johnston County
Jaycees to Meet and View Ada High Football Film
The Junior Chamber of Commerce holds a regular meeting at 8 in Convention Hall. After the meeting, Ada High School coach Elvange will screen color films of Ada High’s Ponca City state championship football game. The public is invited to attend.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Convention Hall
Elvange
Ada High School
Ada
Truman’s plea for defense funding and world leadership
President Truman urged Congress to approve about 64 billion for security in the coming fiscal year. He defended the Mutual Security Program as essential and warned against retreat or starting a costly war, arguing strong allied support safeguards freedom and avoids costly future battles at home.
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U. S
Congress
Russia
Pinay to form new cabinet in France crisis
Antoine Pinay 60, a conservative, said he would try to form a new cabinet to pull France from its political and financial jam after a half hour with President Vincent Auriol. He faces slim odds as peers recall failed attempts by Reynaud and Pleven and note ongoing cabinet instability since liberation.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
France
Pinay
Vincent Auriol
Edgar Faure
Paul Reynaud
Rene Pleven
Independent Republican Party
Auriol
Eastern States Begin Warming Up
The Associated Press reports warming prospects for the eastern two thirds of the United States as temperatures moderate from the sub zero readings in the Midwest. Warmer weather is forecast from the Atlantic coast to the South with light snow in parts of the northern Appalachians and Great Lakes regions and rain along the southern New England and Pacific coast areas.
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Associated Press
Prospect
Midwest
North Central
Atlantic Coast
Appalachians
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Central
Rockies
New England
Washington
Oregon
Peron urges sacrifice as Argentina faces rationing
President Juan Peron vowed to feed Argentines before exporting food while appealing for support of his austerity plan. In a nationwide broadcast, he amplified his February 18 address on meatless days and insisted the nation must avoid useless sacrifice.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Sulphur Highschool Rodeo Slated May First and Second
The Sulphur 4 H FFA and 4 H clubs announce a high school rodeo May 1 and 2 at the Sulphur Civic Center arena open to all FFA and 4 H high school members in Murray Garvin Pontotoc Johnston Jefferson Carter Marshall or Love counties. Five events calf roping wild cow milking steer riding boys and girls pole bending with a $3 entry per event due by April 15. Entries limited to two per school with selection by the school superintendent. A sterling silver belt buckle will crown the all around cow boy and each event winner receives a prize.
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Pecos
Texas
Sulphur Ffa
4-H
Sulphur Civic Center
Leo Barnes
Barnes
Fred Hunt
James Howe
Bill Allen
Okla
Murray, Garvin
Pontotoc
Johnston, Jefferson, Carter, Marshall
Love County
High School Athletic Association
Biggest Snow Fills Kansas Roads Boosts Wheat Prospects
A heavy winter storm blanketed most regions of Kansas with over 10 inches in many areas. The snow boosted hopes for a bumper 1952 wheat crop while major highways remained open Monday morning but travel was hazardous in spots.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Department
Lawton Pilot Among Six Missing From Guam B‑29 Crash
Far East Air Forces identified six airmen missing after a B 29 weather reconnaissance plane exploded and crashed off Guam February 26 near the Pacific. Four crew members were rescued. missing are Lt Walter Kreuger pilot Lt Vincent P Gendusa navigator Lt Robert J Shaw co pilot Sgt Frank P Leach flight engineer tech Sgt Donald E Parker flight mechanic technician Cpl Francis X Toland radio operator.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Forces Headquarters
Pacific
Guam
Walter Kreuger
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Vincent P. Gendusa
North Sacramento
Calif
Robert J. Shaw
N. 16Th St
Lawton
Okla
Frank P. Leach
Donald E. Parker
Dania, Fla
Francis X. Toland
Philadelphia
Ten Best Dressed Men Are Selected
The New York Custom Tailors Designers Club named ten men as the nations best dressed while noting Americans have grown fatter and lazier. The list includes Warren Austin Ray Robinson Arthur Murray Gregory Peck Charles Munn Sr Freddy Martin Robert Montgomery Richard Rodgers Bob Hope and George K Funston head of the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
Charles Munn, Sr
Freddy Martin
Robert Montgomery
Richard Rodgers
Bob Hope
George K. Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Blanton Returns Home After Illness in Ada Hospital
Ray Blanton, who had a heart attack weeks ago, was discharged to his Milburn home from Valley View hospital Ada where he remained in serious condition. He is known in Johnston County and his friends are glad to see his recovery. He is the father of Eddie Blanton Milburn grocer.
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Ray Blanton
Milburn
Valley View Hospital
Ada
Blanton
Johnston County
Eddie Blanton
Miller Rodgers
Mickey
Willie Rodgers
Miller
Darryl
Cherokee County
Neal Robinson
Tahlequah
Arkansas
Thomas Woodrow Denis
Marlow
Silk Strength Compared to Spider Web Could Boost Fiber Use
A historic note compares spider silk with silkworm silk, noting spider fibers are stronger yet commercial production has remained elusive. It discusses challenges and potential for scalable use in materials.
Housing regulations ease as steel limits rise for dwellings
The NPA announces a shift to liberalized construction controls with most housing provisions increasing steel allowances to 2300 pounds per dwelling unit and reducing copper to 135 pounds while permitting aluminum substitution. Copper use rises where underground connections are required and alterations may use half the new dwelling limits. Non residential rules follow the same pattern.
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NPA
Grand Jury Indicts for Draft Dodging and Kidnapping in Oklahoma
A federal grand jury in Muskogee returned 41 indictments including charges of kidnapping and draft dodging. Named defendants include John Burke French Jr. accused of abducting Dr. LeRoy L. Engles, Durant, and Grady Duane Rodgers charged with draft evasion. The panel also reported nine no bills and recessed the session to April 7.
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Muskogee
Okla
Eugene Rice
John Burke French Jr
Denison
Tex
LeRoy L. Engles
Durant
Grady Duane Rodgers
Grady County
Mickey
Draft Board
Morris Aims Bill To End Fort Reno Breeding Program
Rep. Toby Morris proposes a bill requiring the Agriculture Department to abandon the Fort Reno breeding program. It would return about 7,000 acres to the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and transfer 1,500 acres to the Bureau of Prisons for a federal reformitory. Dr. Theodore Byerly said no other land in Oklahoma could match Fort Reno for breeding efficiency.
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Toby Morris
D-Okla
Agriculture Department
Fort Reno
Department
Bureau of Prisons
Theodore Byerly
Ragpicker Poser Leaves $15,000 to Trust Executive
Ragpicker Alvin Poser aged 70, who once deposited funds at a Toronto trust company, died eleven days ago. George Ernest Buchanan, a company executive, had advised Poser on investments and was named as his beneficiary in Poser's will, which disclosed a gift of $15,000.
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Toronto
Alvin Poser
George Ernest Buchanan
Buchanan
Poser
J Kent Smith Joins Pontotoc County Dairy Group
DHIA member J Kent Smith joins Pontotoc County Dairy Improvement Herd Association. C H Hailey notes Smith’s Milking Shorthorns provide top herd production and foundation stock from DIHA herds. Hailey cites production testing as key to judging dairy animal value. Artie J Wood supervises Pontotoc DIAH, largest in state.
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J. Kent Smith
Bebee
Pontotoc County
Artie J. Wood
Negro Family Stays In New Home Amid Protests
Wilbur Gary a 42 year old war veteran and his family settled in a new home in Rollingwood Tract near San Pablo despite a 150 strong hostile crowd. Sheriff James Long dispersed the protest with deputies and two patrol cars stayed on guard. A friendly group led by Rev. Fred H. Busher gathered on the lawn to support Gary as jeers and taunts came from the opposing crowd. Gary said he would remain at the home with his family.
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San Pablo
Califin
Wilbur Gary
Contra Costa County
James Long
Long
Gary
Rollingwood Tract
Bay
San Francisco
Fred H. Busher
Richmond Methodist
Sheriff Long
Oakland American Legion
May Use Copters As Aerial Cabs
Robert S. Northington, president of the National Air Taxi Conference, warned at the annual meeting that a new Civil Aeronautics Board rule prohibiting air taxis between points with scheduled helicopter service would nearly wipe out air taxi operations in metropolitan areas served by helicopters.
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Washington
Smay
Robert S. Northington
National Air Taxi Conference
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northington
Marine Will Pay When He Returns
Chicago collector of internal revenue John T. Jarecki disclosed a letter from a Marine in Korea who owed 30.36 on a 1950 tax. He promised to pay $30.30 upon returning to civilian life, sending a bank note of 100 Korean won worth about one third of a cent.
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Chicago
John T. Jarecki
Internal Revenue
Korea
Jaercaki
Morris Opposes Universal Military Training
Rep. Toby Morris says opposition to Universal Military Training. He argues UMT would threaten civilian control and fail to strengthen the armed forces. He favors continuing to rely on Selective Service for current needs.
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Washington
Toby Morris
D-Okla
Morris
UMT
Nap Cost Him Sixty Dollars From Sleep Incident
Marvin Ward filed a complaint with the county attorney claiming he lost sixty dollars while sleeping on a divan in Sally Weaver's home. Sally Weaver and Jimmy Dunlap were apprehended and jailed on larceny from the person at night, by C W Floyd's peace justice court.
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Marvin Ward
Ward
Sally Weaver
Jimmy Dunlap
Peace Justice Court
C. W. Floyd
Driver Accused of Left Side Driving in Rural Oklahoma
Bob Wesley Davis of Sulphur was charged with driving on the left side of the road in the peace ae court of C. W. Floyd Tucs av. Davis was stopped late Sunday 19 miles north of Roff on SH 12 by Highway Trooper H. D. Van Arsdell.
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Bob Wesley Davis
Peace Ae
C. W. Floyd Tucsav
Davis
Roff
SH 12
H. D. van Arsdell
Properly storing leftover prunes in fridge
If you are cooking only part of a packazte of prunes at one time store the remainder in a covered container in the refrigerator. They'll keep best this way.
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Abe Holloway
Kerr
Lambert, Conn & Roberts
Plaintiff
J. Tal
Crawford County
Joe Looney
Wewoka
Wanda C. Spann, E. L. Moore, JR
State OF
Thunderbird
Ardmore
AIDC
Spanker
Reddicks
Jaycees
Eees
DHIA
Marine
Nap
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