Oklahoma guardianship suit quiets land title in Pontotoc
Gale Statler sues unknown heirs of Susan Leader Minnie Leader and Coleman Perry in Pontotoc County District Court to quiet title to the SW quarter of the NW quarter of Section 29 Township 4 North Range 6 East containing 40 acres and bar all claims of defendants. Plaintiffs seek judgment unless defendants answer by April 17, 1941.
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L. M
O. J. McCannh
District Court
Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc
State of
Oklahoma
Tee Court
Gale Statler
Susan Leader
Coleman Perry
Minnie Leader
Della Bedford
Henry Dew
Thompson & Braly
G. C. Holmes
Niles C. Holmes
Holmes
G. . Holmes
C. G. Holmes
Cc. G. Holmes
Range 7
Smith-Lee Oil & Gas Company
Smith- Lee Oil & Gas Company
Smith-Lee Oil and Gas Company
J. F. McKeel
Notice to Sell County Property in Pontotoc County
Ti m Dew Pontotoc County Treasurer will sell at 9 a m March 28 1941 separate tracts in Pontotoc County Oklahoma acquired by resale Bids include Elmer Morgan for two tracts South 11 60 acres Lot 2 Sec 22 Twp 5N Range 8E 11.00 and NWi NW4 Sec 22 Twp 4N Range 8E 20.00 Sale cash in hand subject to County Commissioners approval Ad costs borne by the bidder. details in notice.
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Tim Dew
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
South
Elmer Morgan
Sam Dew
J. M. Vincent
Board of County Commissioners
FDR Seeks Vacation After Lend Lease Law Enacted
President Roosevelt told reporters at a press conference that he would like to take a vacation now that the lease lend bill is law. He said he is “crazy to go away for awhile” and wants sunshine, noting he still has a bit of a cold.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rare Sentence Contains All Alphabet Letters Without Repeats
A pangram sentence reads J. Q. Plow might vex Z. D. Burk's fancy, using every letter of the alphabet exactly once without repetition.
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J. Q. Plow
Z. D. Burk
Guardian appointment sought for Sam Ray in Pontotoc County
In Pontotoc County Court Ada Oklahoma Ad die Ray now Maxberry petitions for guardianship of Sam Ray an incompetent person to Mrs B P Gatton of Ada Oklahoma The hearing is set for March 22 1941 at 10 a m in Ada with letters of guardianship to Gatton W P Gullatt attorney for petitioner and Hoyt Drisetl county judge sign the seal of the court
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Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
George H. White
Minnie Marsh White
Ada
Hoyt Driskill
Busby, Harrell & Trice
Attys
Pontotoc
State of
Oklahoma
Sam Ray
Addie Ray
Maxberry
B. P. Gatton
West 13Th
B. D. Gatton
Adam Said
Hoyt Driset
Notice of Sheriff Sale in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
A sheriff sale is scheduled for April 15 1941 at 10 am at the Ada Court House south front door. The sale of Lot 9 Block 32 Daggs Addition Ada OK is to satisfy a mortgage foreclosure judgement of Home Savings and Loan Association for 1768.12 with 10 percent interest from Dec 18 1940 plus 200 attorney fees and costs, appraised at 2500.00. The undersheriff and attorneys for the plaintiff are listed.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Said
al Jen
District Court
Clyde Kaiser
W.N. Hughes
Warren B. Rice
State of
J. F. McKeel
J. W. Mercer
Auarter
Okla
Home Savings and Loan Association
Daggs
W. N. Hughes
Ben Hatcher
B. A. Lewis
Attys
Notice to Sell County Lands by Sam Dew Oklahoma 1941
Notice states county lands to be sold at cash bids with amounts of 40 and 5 dollars by J M Vincent for parcels in sections and townships specified. Sale subject to Board approval and additional apportioned advertising costs. Sam Dew County Treasurer, date 5th day of April 1941.
Nazis Requisition Dutch Gold for Paper Currency
German authorities in occupied Netherlands requisition Dutch gold from A to Z and replace it with Dutch paper currency. Reports say even Z-list holders have turned in gold. Occupation aims to reestablish trade with Nazi-occupied nations as Holland becomes a paying conquest. Holland exported more garden produce to Germany in 1940 than 1939.
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Washington
Netherlands
Holland
Netherlands Bank
Reorts
Belgium
Germany
Yugoslavia Moves Toward Axis Pact Amid Talks
Belgrade reports in reliable government circles that Yugoslavia agreed in principle to the Berlin Rome Tokyo three power pact. Premier Dragila Cvetkovic and Foreign Minister Alesander Cincar Markovic to visit Berlin to seek a transition period and German approval for a friendship declaration and demobilization terms. Germany seeks control of economy transport and war materiel transit through Yugoslavia and troop passage if needed.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Dragila Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincar- Markovic
Crown Council
Germany
Ofugoslavia
Greece
Rumania
Bulgaria
Tripartite Pa d
Vast Improvement In Treatment Of Bone Fractures
Richmond March 12 reports that modern surgery aims to nearly eliminate deformities from fractures. Dr. Walter G. Stuck and Dr. Charles S. Venable describe using vitalium splints and periwound sulfanilamide to achieve about 90 percent recovery, including military and civilian trauma cases.
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Richmond
Walter G. Stuck
Charles S. Venable
San Antonio
Texas
Southeastern Surgical Congress
Fight On Water Resource Law Dominates Washita Valley Meet
Chickasha Oklahoma March 12 planning fight over a federal plan to create an Arkansas Valley Authority governing the Arkansas Red White and St Francis rivers and tributaries including the Washita The 3 member authority would remove state control and nullify existing surveys and authorizations Don McBride says the measure would force a nationwide restart Alger Milton chairs the legislative committee and will brief the group while an education panel prepares public information on the authority proposal
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Chickasha
Okla
Washita Valley Improvement Association
Don McBride
Arkansas Valley Authority
Arkansas, Red
White
St. Francis
Washita
McBride
Congress
Alger Milton
Association
Farm Produce Was Low Around 1850 in Kentucky Accounts
An old family account book from Anthony Smith of Clinton County Kentucky, kept in 1850 1851, shows farm labor valued at half a bushel of shelled corn per day and payments in corn. John Brown worked two days in June 1850 earning four bushels per day equivalent in corn.
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Elk City
W. E. Wawson
Wawson
Anthony Smith
Clinton County
Kentucky
John Brown
Spices Recruiting Methods Af Tulsa
Navy recruiting sergeant George H. Bender of Tulsa used cheeky sales tactics to draw applicants. In a press release about vacancies in the Hawaiian Islands he urged quick action to see the Hula girls and their grass skirts, noting only 25 vacancies remain.
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Tulsa
George H. Bender
Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Bender
Seniors Should Register With Placement Bureau
Members of the senior class planning to enter teaching next year should file with the college Placement Bureau, an adjunct of the Personnel department. Registration now aids boards of education and superintendents by providing access to current student records and builds a professional file for future job changes. The bureau, formed in 1929, helps teachers secure positions and offers a lasting record of experience and training.
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East Central Journal
Boards of Education
Undressed conscript sports full body tattoos
Clarence Jorgensen 34 undergoes army induction physical in Los Angeles with elaborate tattoos across his body. His arms chest and torso display glamour girl stars Belle Starr horses and flying eagles as surgeons note the striking body art.
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Jorgensen
Belle Starr
Got Lilacs Could Not Keep Them
From childhood Mrs. Jim Haddock loved lilacs and planned a lilac bush in every yard corner. After moving to a new Norman home she was overjoyed to find lilacs in the yard but had the bushes dug up because her husband Dr. Jim Haddock was allergic to lilacs.
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Norman
Jim Haddock
Law Allows Delinquent Tax Payments in Installments
Oklahoma City March 12 A bill letting delinquent ad valorem taxes be paid without penalty in five annual installments became law without Governor Phillips signature. The governor withheld to avoid implying a policy shift on waiving penalties. Legislature recalled and revised the measure to remove objections. Proponents say it preserves faith with taxpayers who used a prior back-tax readjustment act later struck down by the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Phillips
State Supreme Court
Senate Panel Sets Defense Probe Focus on Contracts
A seven member senate committee organized to investigate the national defense program will probe production contracts. Chairman Truman said the panel will scrutinize contract letting and claim that defense output favored large plants in populated areas, neglecting smaller plants elsewhere.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
D-Mo
Dies Receives Threat Letter Targeting Him and Roosevelt
Rep. Dies of Texas said he received a Newark letter that threatened him and President Roosevelt. He reported the incident to the Secret Service and New Jersey state police after passing the note to the House Committee on Un American Activities, which directed officials to act.
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Dies
Roosevelt
Washington
Rep
D.-Tex
Secret Service
New Jersey
Newark
House Committee On un-American Activities
Pickett Rural News Highlights Sunday Visits and Travels
Community notes from Pickett recount a quiet weekend with visits to Ada Elmore City Stonewall and Owl Creek. Genealogies of social calls include Doris Brown Aubrey Cassedy families and members of the Stout Brannon and Stephens households amid church singing and blood transfusion news.
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Pickett
Doris Brown
Hall
Frank Cox
Gaar Corner
Aubrey Cassedy
Mr. Cassedy
Hubert Thrasher
Jean Southerland
Joyce Bee Vandergraff
Ada
J. B. Corvin
Haywood Fowler
Helen Brown
Mary Sue Bullock
Laverne Corvin
Minnie Lee Johnson
Cleburn Brown
Vivian French
Jess Martin
Lenora Wiley
Eunice Wiley
Frances Eggleston
Herman Lee Coley
Buck Penrod
Pap Bulloch
Wilson
Owen Stitt
Wilburn
Anvil Stout
Edd Gates
Elmore City
J.C
Alvin Wainwright
Owl Creek
Owen Stout
Wile
Anna Brann
Christine Hoover
Stonewall
Viola Jackson
Dick Fender
Jesse
Dan Hoover
Travis Ellison
Ruby Brannon
Carl Stephens
Pipes
Effie Scott
Carlee Stephens
Ruth Stephens
Verda Stephens
Grandma Stephens
Ed Stephens
Pecan Grove
Oakman Pentecostal services and community updates
The Oakman community reports strong attendance at Sunday services at the Pentecostal church. A Tuesday program will be presented at the Ada Church of God. Principal Cramer is recovering after surgery. Various local visits and domestic news finish with upcoming 4-H rally contests set for April 25 and ongoing school arrangements.
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Oakman
Pentecostal
Ada Church of God
Cramer
Oakman School
Nash
Pauline Kaiser
Pauline Dryden
R. C. Morgan
CCC
Buffalo
Oklo
General Foster
Army
Fort Houston
Tex
Pearl Simpson
Eula Scroggins
Laura Dryden
Harry Kaiser
Marion Rose
Charley
A. M. Cecil
Allen Foxx
Nora Hobbs
Mary Elizabeth Farmer
Oma Jean Cecil
Jewel McDonald
Juanita Caldwell
Comaleta Hulsey
Lloyd Bush
Harold Crawford
Elva Lee Hilton
Mildred Lee
Willie Lois Bushers
Jessie Copener
Oklahoma City
L. M. Hilton
Marion Robinson
Annie Fay Weldon
Ada
Tom Poplin
Willie Lee Bushers
Wesley Weldon
Eunice Winters
Delores
Annie Dell Walling
Emmitt Walling
Neal McDonald
Betty Jo
S. S. Lilly
Betty Jo Dryden
Helen Bushers
W. A. Lee
Wilmalone Pendergrass
Elmer Lee
J. R. Pendergrass
Jimmy Elevereta
Jack Caton
Barbara Bandy
Pendergrass
Massey
J. N. Caton
Benton Crawford
Elmo Covington
Bill Kelly
Bush
Sunday School Attendance and Local Visits Reported
The report notes strong Sunday school attendance last Sunday and ongoing community interest. Mr and Mrs Orville Davis visited relatives at Eubanks over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Cecil Brandon and family visited relatives in Lovelady. Mrs Cora Porter and daughter Geraldine visited. Mrs Faulter Dean Stephens returned to school after illness absence.
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Orville Davis
Eubanks
Cecil Brandon
Lovelady
Cora Porter
Geraldine
Faulter
Dean Stephens
Union Hill Social Roundup Recaps Sunday Visits
The report lists a string of Sunday visitations around Union Hill. Audie Teel and family shared time with Frank Roddy and others. Edna Golden and daughters visited Haley Williams. J W McAnally home hosted several families. Tommy Cooper and son from Egypt joined Luther Bottoms family. Albert Simpkins and kin from Ada and Pickett called. Arlen Braden visited Emmett Bottoms. Claude Allen and others visited. Hazel Henson and L A Corbin moved between Mildred Gray and Oil Center. Oscar Whitson and Argo Dodson visited Palmer at Pickett. Bernice Jones hosted R H Ramer and Red Jones. Bill Yancy and Ethel Archer visited Oscar Yancy at Byars.
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Union Hill
Audie Teel
Frank Roddy
Haley Williams
Edna Golden
Glen Braden
Pickett
Jeff Aaron
Bonnie Lee Buster
J. W. McAnally
Jess Newtoni
Braden
Allene
Myrtle Archer
Arlen Braden
Emmett Bottoms
Claude Allen
Roy Bottoms
Armstrong
Marvin Campbell
Euline McAnally
Hazel Henson
L. A. Corbin
Mildred Gray
Oil Center
Oscar Whitson
Argo Dodson
Palmer
Bernice Jones
R. H. Ramer
Red Jones
Bill Yancy
Ethel Archer
Oscar Yancy
Byars
Kiel Naval Base Heavily Bombed
London reports a large fire and heavy explosion from an RAF attack on Germanys Kiel naval base described as successful. The air ministry said attacks targeted Bremervhaven docks near Kiel and an oil storage depot in Rotterdam. Berlin sources noted civilian casualties in a northern town with no military damage reported.
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London
Germany
Kiel
Air Ministry
Bremerhaven
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Berlin
Air Raid Alarms Sounded After Malta Night Attack
Three air raid alarms rang in Valletta after a night attack that killed 18 people and injured 19 as Axis raiders swooped over in bright moonlight.
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Valletta
Malta
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Anne May Kratz
Pontotoc County Court House
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Ada Weekly News
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G. C. Mayhue, Jr
Pauline Mayhue
Mary Jo Maryvhue
G. C. Mayhue
G. CC. Mayhue
Mary Jo Mayhue
Paule Mayhue
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First National Building
FDR
Pr. W. Goodman
W. P. Gullatt
Petitioner
By William Ferguson
T.M. Reg
Monroe
NEA Service, Inc
Washita Valley Association
Placement Bureau
Los Angeles
Clarence Jorgensen
Pickett News
Union Valley
Jeter Hardware
ADA Chick Hatchery
West
A. Floyd
Eagle Lye
S&s
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NS. Wacker Srive Dept
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