Notice for Hearing Probate of Will in Pontotoc County
Legal notice in Pontotoc County Oklahoma states that Lynn K. Lee filed a will for John E. Lee deceased and a petition for probate seeking Letters Testamentary. The court set April 21, 1952 at 10:00 A.M. in Ada for hearing and proof of the will, with interested parties invited to attend and contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
State OF Oklahoma
John E. Lee
Maron
Lynn K. Lee
Pontotoc
Gay
Ada
J. Tal Crawford
Busby
Harre i & Trice
Blanks
Minnie E. Blanks
Notices by Publication in Pontotoc County Court
Publication notices in Pontotoc County Oklahoma inform heirs and unknowns of Eddie Parmacher deceased and Lucetta McDaniel and C E Logan estates. Plaintiffs seek quiet title and heirship determinations on described lands in Section 14 and Section 21, with deadlines for answer in April 1952.
Spann Motor Company General Partnership Certificate
Orval Spann Wanda C. Spann and E L Moore Jr form a general partnership in Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma to buy sell repair and maintain automobiles and related appliances under Spann Motor Company dated January 1 1952 and filed February 22 1952 with all partners residing in Ada Oklahoma and no others belonging to the partnership.
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Orval Spann
Wanda C. Spann
E L. Moore, Jr
Ada Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Spann Motor Company
Ada
Notarial Acknowledgement from Pontotoc County Oklahoma
Notary public Lucille A. Backus certifies on February 22 1982 that Orval Spann Wanda C Spann and E L Gore Jr personally appeared and executed the instrument as their free and voluntary act and deed. Commission expires 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Orval Spann
Wanda C. Spann
E. L. Gore, Jr
Lucille A. Backus
Oklahoma district court quiets title in Pontotoc County land
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the district court hears the case of J A Richardson vs the Heirs Executors and others to quiet title to Lots 1 2 3 and parts of Section 5 South Half and Northeast Quarter Northwest Quarter of Section 55 Township 8 North Range 6 East containing about 190 acres. The suit asks judicial partition and determination of heirs and interests of Rosa Underhill deceased with defendants including W A Lackey Quinton Spelter Company Bank of Crowder and others. Judgment date February 27 1952.
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Cleser
Eddie Parnacher
Increase
State of
Oklahoma
Killcrease
Lille E Russell
Ada
Pontotoc County
State OF Oklahoma
J. A. Richardson
Daisy Pearl Anders
Marion Castleberry
Melvin K .Underhill
Willie Edna Underhill
W. A. Lackey
Mr. Lackey
Federal Land Bank OF Wichita
Wichita
Kansas
Board OF County Commissioners
Virgil Hunt
Rosa Underhill
Quinton Spelter Company
Pittsburg County
Bank OF Crowder
Crowder
M. J. Lackey
District Court
Churchmen urge another bishop in south central district
Oklahoma City churchmen in the eight state south central jurisdiction of the Methodist Church adopt a resolution urging appointment of a second bishop for the district. The body spans Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma New Mexico Texas Nebraska and Louisiana. Final action rests with the General Methodist Conference in San Francisco on April 23.
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Oklahoma City
South Central
Methodist Church
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Nebraska
Louisiana
General Methodist Conference
San Francisco
East Central State Leader Heads Oklahoma Essay Contest
Dr. Charles F. Spencer, president of East Central State college, will direct the East Central region in Gov. Johnston Murray s second annual eighth grade essay contest. The program aims to raise interest in state government and promote industrial progress, with 11 counties involved and a state total of 850 in savings bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Spencer
East Central State College
East Central
Johnston Murray
Spencer
Oklahoma
Konawa soldiers win Combat Infantryman Badges in Korea
Fourteen Konawa servicemen with the 180th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division in Korea receive the Combat Infantryman Badge. Listed are M Sgt Ronald E Nimmo Sgt First Class Kenna Harjo Sgt First Class Leonard Nunley Sgt First Class John C Phelps and others with family addresses in Konawa Oklahoma and routes. All belong to 180th Company B.
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45TH
Korea
Konawa
Ronald E. Nimmo
Pat
West Fourth
L. O. Denney
Kenna Harjo
Ishlam Harjo
Leonard Nunley
G. L. Nunley
South
Madison
John C. Phelps
Amelia
J. W. Phelps
Frank Sexton
Tom Sexton
Wilford Tucker
Peggy
Midwest City
W .M. Tucker
Harvey F. Wilson
West Main
Edward L. Adams
C. E. Adams
Steel Leaders Scramble Over Price Formula Ahead of Strike
Washington steel industry leaders study the OPS price formula tied to the Capehart Amendment as a looming national strike nears. They warn a $2 to $3 a ton rise may be insufficient, risking bankruptcy without broader price authority to cover wage demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
CIO
United Steelworkers
Filing ends for Sulphur city election
The filing period for the March 18 primary closed without new candidates. Current mayor manager candidates are John A. Chapman Jess Cotter and Thurman Webb. Ward 1 council seat contenders are Buel E. Green and Clarence F. Maas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lona Smith
John A. Chapman
Jess Cotter
Thurman Webb
Buel E. Green
Clarence F. Maas
Piedmont Pitcher Floyd Melliere Tops St. Louis Hurlers
Floyd Melliere the Piedmont right hander led Piedmont hurlers with 21 wins and 11 losses this season as he will pitch for the Cardinals Rochester Club in the International League. He was the only Piedmont pitcher to win 20 or more games in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
ST. Louis
Floyd Melliere
Cardinals
Rochester
Oklahoma anglers push to curb electric worm fishing
Farmers in McCurtain County complain worms are being stolen by bait sellers using shock devices similar to telephone fishing. Legislators study laws to ban electrical and mechanical gear, with sanctions proposed for offenders. Oklahoma sportsmen unite against the practice after warnings from Alabama and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCurtain
Legislatire Council
Alabama
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Elk City backs rehabilitation plan for inmates
Elk City Mayor W. W. Blackburn announces a program to rehabilitate selected prisoners from Granite Reformatory. A parolee may receive employment after release, with the aim of guiding good citizenship and reducing state costs through improved lawfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Elk City
Oklahoma study shows women drivers in far fewer fatal crashes
The Highway Patrol reports 58 women involved in fatal Oklahoma highway accidents last year versus 612 men. Women were involved in less than one in six accidents overall, despite more women on the roads.
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Oklahoma
The
Highway Patrol
Dr. Jacobs to Speak to East Central Faculty
Dr. John Jacobs administrator to the president of Kansas State Teachers College Emporia will speak to East Central State College faculty at a 7 30 p m dinner Thursday March 13. He coordinates the North Central Cooperative Study program aiding faculty improvement and student services among 37 teachers colleges in 19 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacobs
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Kansas
East Central State College
Knight
Jacobs
East Central
North Central Association
Junior Livestock Shows Produce Multiple Champions Across Oklahoma
The Associated Press reports junior livestock shows across the state named several champions. Enid’s grand champion Hereford steer came from Don Peacock, with Bruce Woodson reserve. Shorthorn, Angus, and reserve winners followed in Enid, Wilburton, and Ardmore, reflecting Garvin County strength. Shawnee also boasted top breed winners as 4-H members and FFA students showcased, with Geneva Atherton named queen at Enid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Enid
Don Peacock
Jefferson
Bruce Woodson
Douglas
Tommy Hoffen
Red Rock
Donovan McKeown
Noble
Geneva Atherton
Wauvkomis
Wilburton
Jack Finks
Finks
FFA
Barrow
Poland
China
Jerry Gentry
Moss Ffa
Tommy Davis
Wetumka Ffa
Lamb
Ardmore
Jimmy Gardner
Elmore City
Paul Wray McKinney
Maysville
Garvin County
Shawnee
Charles McMakin
Wayne Cole
Bethel
Southdown
Cole
Russians Doing All Right in Their Making of Arms
Aberdeen Proving Ground experts review captured Russian weapons from Korea. They find Russian arms crude yet efficient killers, taking fewer resources to produce and achieving battlefield results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Korea
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Proving Ground
Matthew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
Reds
Plans to Lift Mexican Stock Ban
The United States plans to lift the cattle and livestock ban on Mexico by September 1 after a 1946 embargo prompted by foot and mouth disease. The move follows a joint statement by Secretary Brannan and Mexico's President Aleman, contingent on no new outbreak. Mexico previously shipped 260000 to 580000 cattle yearly, versus 25 million U.S. slaughter last year.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Brannan
Miguél Aleman
Canadian
Regina
Saskatchewan
Europe
Asia
América
Deaths Found in Cabin Fire Gas Fumes Suspected
In Oklahoma City a man and woman were found dead by a burning stove in a tourist cabin yesterday, suspected to have died from gas fumes. The victims were identified as 24 year old Herschel L. Neel and 18 year old Patricia Loraine, both of Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Herschel L. Neel
Patricia Loraine
Atoka FFA Wins Sweepstakes in County Junior Stock Show
Atoka FFA dominated the Atoka County Junior Livestock Show winning sweepstakes with four firsts and two seconds. Exhibitors included Carl Rains Vernon Morris Jackie Hogan Donald Sai and others with prize money totaling $200 and more than 50 entries. Sale began at 1 pm at the Atoka sales barn with some top animals advancing to Oklahoma City.
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Atoka Ffa
ATOKA
Atoka Future Farmers of America
Atoka County
Carl Rains
Ralph Sullivan
Limestone Gap
Jackie Hogan
Chester White
Vernon Morris
Hampshire
Donald Sai
FFA
Poland
China
Harold Payne
Kenneth Rose
Caney
Duroc
Jim Morris
B. B. Harbison
Bruce Sain
Raymond Herring
Delot A. Mason
Limestone Gap Ffa
Wilson McDonald
Atoka High School
Cecil Dowell
Vern Briggs
Farris
Atoka Sales
Oklahoma City
Spring Leadership Home Ec Conference Plans Completed
Plans are complete for the Spring Leadership conference of college home economics clubs to be held Friday and Saturday at East Central State college. About 100 representatives from 13 state colleges are expected, with events including officer elections, a welcome by ECSC president, a keynote by Dr. John Keltner, workshops, a breakfast, and a popcorn session led by Miss Larra Z. Coe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central State College
Upsilon
ECSC
Clu
Betty Donica
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
Charles F. Spencer
John Keltner
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Keltner
Elliott Steiner Rodeo Ties to Sulphur Longtime Partner Leads Show
In Sulphur the Elliott Steine r rodeo set for June 10 to 12 will spotlight Tommy Steiner 26 a veteran of 17 years in rodeo and Wild Bill Elliott's partner and managing director He began in Austin Texas with a paint pony and roping after two years in the U S Air Force He and his father Buck Steiner built a rodeo stock stock line that gained fame in the Southwest now teamed with Elliott and traveling with his wife and baby son Billy Tom for the season
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Elliott
Tommy
T. C
Buck) Steiner
Buck
Tommy Steiner
Southwest
Wild Bill’’ Eliott
Billy Tom
Farm Experiment Station Set Up in Adair County
A new special farm research center serves Eastern Oklahoma, established in Adair County between Stilwell and Westville. Covering 136 acres, the station will conduct experimental work mainly in fruit and vegetable production under the Oklahoma A. and M. agricultural experiment station system.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Adair County
Louis E. Hawkins
Oklahoma A. & M Agricultural Experiment Station
Stilwell
Westville
Six Girls Prepare for Meat Identification Contest
Six 4 H club girls met at Brown Sales Grocery to study meat identification including lamb beef and pork cuts. The group plans practice judging at Wickham Packing Plant and will finalize a four girl Pontotoc county team for the state 4 H competition on March 19 with contestants Martha Mote and Minnie Lou Mc Daniel guiding.
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Pontotoc County
Brown Sales Grocery
Wickham
Martha Mote
Minnie Lou McDaniel
Robbie
Carol Young
Fitzhugh
Pauline Vincent
Allen
Chloe Ann Felkins
Phyllis Sullivan
Frances Davis
Roff
Red Cross Funds Still Rise Slowly in 1952 Drive
The local Red Cross chapter reports $7,293 received, up about $700 from Wednesday. East Central faculty donated 100 percent, totaling $279.50, nearly doubling last year’s faculty gifts. Ada business district submitted about 64 percent of its quota. Twelve of thirty assigned blocks have no reports and several county towns have not reported. Allen started a week later than the county campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
East Central
Charles Spencer
Oscar Parker
Hugh Norris
Ada
Allen
Fittstown
Stonewall
Roff
Byng
Latta
Britain’s wartime food subsidies grow into welfare cost
Postwar Britain preserves a large food subsidy program that began during the war. The Food Ministry buys staples in bulk and resells below cost, funding welfare through subsidy payments. Substantial costs rose from about 700 million dollars annually to a peak near 1.356 billion in 1949 before Cripps ordered price increases.
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Britain
Food Ministry
Stafford Cripps
Mixed juries in Oklahoma City show conservative verdicts
Oklahoma County District Judge A. P. Van Meter says the new mixed juries are generally conservative. In one accidental injury suit the plaintiff rejected a 12500 settlement and received 5400 from a mixed jury. The largest award in 21 civil cases was 7500.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
A. P. van Meter
No More Easter Egg Rolling At White House Soon
Robert Redmond, long time foreman gardener at the White House, says Easter Monday egg rolling is unlikely to return. He describes restoring the grounds after heavy construction and details ongoing plantings including boxwoods, rose beds, and trees planted by past presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Jane Eads
Washington
Robert Redmond
Redmond
John Quincy Adams
Mr. Redmond
Benjamin Harrison
Teddy Roosevelt
Rutherford B. Hayes
Herbert Hoover
Wilson
Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Rachel
Regional Park Officials Visit Platt Park in Sulphur
Perry E. Brown park superintendent hosts Harvey Cornell and Jerry Miller regional Park Service officials in Sulphur for two day visit to Platt National Park. They note visitor numbers are average for the season despite nearby Antelope and Buffalo Springs going dry and confirm water levels in the mineral springs remain steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Park Service
Platt National Park
Perry E. Brown
Harvey Cornell
Jerry Miller
Brown
Buffalo
Musician Dies In Texas Penitentiary Electric Chair
Robert Lee Johnson, 28, a California hillbilly musician, was executed in Huntsville Texas for the murder of Dallas policeman Johnie Sides. He proclaimed forgiveness before death as his nephew Marvin Eugene Johnson, 21, awaited execution in a nearby cell for the same crime.
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Huntsville
Tex
State Penitentiary
Dallas
Robert Lee Johnson
Johnson
Marvin Eugene Johnson
Johnie Sides
Oklahoma City Blue Law Targeted as Gas Stations Face Sundays
Oklahoma City adopts a Sunday closing rule for gas stations drawing strong opposition from attorneys and operators who call it class legislation. Threats are reported by two operators while a third vows to keep Sunday service. Legal challenge appears likely.
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Oklahoma City
Hiere
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Russell
United States of America
Five Civilized Tribes
Eddie Parmacher
Lille E. Russell
Abe Holloway
Thomas Holt
Plaintiff
Anand P. Hunter
Tax Commissio
Lucetta McDaniel
C. E. Loan
R A Logan
Towit
C. E. Logan
F. Robinson
L. Moore, JR
Benjamin Franklin
Gulf Stream
Kerr. Lambert
Conn & Roberts
Dr. Spencer Heads
Graeers
Edward L. Branscum
Cassie Branscum
Ted L. Fox
Willow D. Mason
Johnny R. Sanders
Frank Sanders
180Th
Dr. Jacobs
U. 5
Hubert Self
Jerry Calhoun
Ray Stemphill
Harley Edge
Hudy Hewitt
Lloyd Rains
Orlanzo Shoemake
John Rowland
Billy Sample
Ernest Morton
Tommy Rowland
Jonathan Trent
Harley Uber
D. J. Cook
Max McDonald
Wild Bill Elliott
Red Cross
Sam
Platt Park
O. C
Battle ‘Blue Law
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