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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1972
Page
3
Legal notice from Oklahoma Penton County regarding the district court hearing of the final account for the estate of William Carl Henry, deceased, with distribution and discharge actions to follow. Specifies court, case caption, and required appearance for interested parties.
Multiple court notices in Pontotoc County Oklahoma including guardianship of Marjorie Peterson final account and return of sale. Also custody and divorce action Carla Adams vs Artie Adams with summons and attorney details. Property and estate hearings set for March 1972 with heirs notices and joint tenancy termination for Bill Price. Dissolution of partnership La Loma Restaurant and Ada Indian Mills Restaurant by Alice Brown and Bert Burkhart.
Jackie G Brown of Holdenville marries Janice S Wakeley of Holdenville. Jimmy Don Scott of Tishomingo wed Karen Hope Henry of Tishomingo.
The district court in Pontotoc County Oklahoma schedules a hearing for guardian estate return in Acton City on March 6, 1972. Interested parties may file exceptions in writing and inspect the return for further details of the Marjorie Peterson undivided interest and related real property claims.
Two police officers near Farmers Branch at I 35 and LBJ Freeway have unearthed hundreds of Indian artifacts dating back to 5000 B C including arrowheads tomahawks grindstones pottery teeth and human skeletons since their area surveys began two and a half years ago.
The State of Oklahoma sues Virginia Chastain and other heirs in Pontotac County to determine heirs of Harriett E. Chapman deceased. The petition seeks adjudication of death date and identity of all heirs, and to quiet claims on a described Northeast property. Defendants must answer by April 26, 1972, or petition allegations will be taken as true.
Motorists were warned to attach 1972 license tags before March 15 with 1971 tags expiring March 3. A short grace period precedes enforcement by Ada city police and Oklahoma Highway Patrol starting midnight March 14. Tickets for 1971 tags will be issued. tags must be properly attached in the correct location.
Rural mail carriers gather in Ada on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the East Central ballroom to organize along new lines for the southeast district. New officers will be chosen. Outgoing president is W. B. Blackwell of Stonewall. Tickets are $2.50.
Washington AP reports farm export prospects look up despite dock strikes. USDA sources say exports for the year ending June 30 may reach or exceed the record 7.8 billion value, with January at 770 million, up 15 percent from a year ago, though further dock tieups could change the outlook.
Byng among 13 Oklahoma communities approved to negotiate a federal mini grant to develop a comprehensive preventive drug education program. Grants average 2200 dollars to fund a 10 person community team to attend one of eight regional training centers. The move, announced by Rep. Carl Albert, aims to deter drug use among youths and mobilize local resources for a coordinated program.
A granite monument at 4th and Oak marks Ada city founding. Ada Reed Hemier, whom the city honors, attended with sisters Annie Bowers and Magdaline Brundidge. The Pontotoc County Historical and Genealogical Society led the dedication, aided by the Gifford Monument Company, with about 70 locals present. The discovery shows early Ada settlers arriving in 1890 and naming struggles before a post office petition shifted the town’s name from Sulfur Spuit.
AP report describes mercury poisoning traced to a shipment of wheat seed imported from Canada or the United States affecting Iraq. Farmers fed seed or ground it into flour, contaminating the meat market and provoking bans on sales.
Police and airlines confront an extortion plot after bombs damaged a TWA jet in Las Vegas and a second cockpit blast led to a defused device in New York. Investigators suspect insiders due to explicit industry knowledge. A private jet allegedly carried the $2 million ransom, with no payment reported.
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