Guardianship Sale Notice in Pontotoc County OK
Public auction to sell the minor Hampton Reed's undivided 1/30 interest in 160 acres in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. Sale set for March 27, 1944 at 10 a.m. Ada court room. Mineral rights reserved to the minor. real estate described by sections and township. Guardian Ada Reed and attorneys Thompson and Braly.
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Pontotoc County
State OF Oklahoma
J. W. Ellis
J. W. Lillis
Mary C. Ellis
L. A. Sawyer
Pearl Sawyer
A. Ford
Thomas Privett
Luther Privett
Fleury Ford
Mary Ford
Oklahoma
Ction 19
Cordelia D. Melville
S. T. Privett
J. R. Ford
Minnie Ford
Mame
Cordelia PD. Melville
T. Privett
Hampton Reed
Ada Reed
Ada
Pontotoc
County of
State OF
Elizabeth
Higgins
Ina Odell
Elizabeth C. Higgins
Zoe Arrington
Cities Service Oil Company
Zoe Arrington Wiley
Zoe Arringtonsley
Adair
Clyde Kaiser
W. N. Hughes
Miss Nancy Smith and others visit local residents
Social notes report visits by Miss Nancy Smith to Miss Laura Welker and by Eugenia Hooser to Elizabeth Smith plus Geneva Dillbeck visiting Virginia Hooser. Illness of Mrs. B F Gurley noted. A good crowd attended last Sunday’s services and reminders to attend Wednesday and Friday services.
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Wilson News
Nancy Smith
Laura Welker
Eugenia Hooser
Elizabeth Smith
B. F. Gurley
Geneva Dillbeck
Virginia Hooser
Start Now Getting Tin Cans Ready For April 8 Drive
War salvage drive urged Ada residents to prepare tin cans for a city wide pick up on April 8. Secretary Guy W Belt of the Oklahoma WPB salvage committee asked housewives to cooperate and outlined how to prepare cans including cutting ends and flattening them. The effort aims to complete a carload for shipment to a salvage center and support the war effort.
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Guy W. Belt
Oklahoma Wpb Salvage Committee
Ada
Belt
Sweatt’s Cleaners
J. E. Fleener
Panama Rubber Tappers Move by Canoe Through Dense Forests
In Panama dense forests yield few trails forcing rubber tappers to travel by canoe. The note dismisses rumors of April Fool style price hikes, stressing it is no joke and prices are not rising on the first.
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Panama
Rawleigh Route Opens in Memphis District
Salesmen wanted for Rawleigh route newly available in Memphis Tennessee. Welcome opportunity for willing workers to join Rawleigh's team. Apply Rawleigh's Dept OKC-3-140 Memphis Tenn. 3-16-ltw.
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Rawleigh
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Oakman Sunday School Welcomes Many Visitors
The Oakman Sunday School reported strong turnout and invites all to attend each Sunday at eleven. Numerous visitors from Ada Oklahoma City Seminole and California spent time with local families including the Berryman Higdon and Foxx households. The Ladies Quilting Club meets Mondays and the Bible Study Class meets Mondays with guest visitors.
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Oakman
Pfc
Junior Lee
California
Betty Joe Lee
Ada
Jess Berryman
Earl Bandy
A. A. Bandy
Camp Barkley
Texas
Charles Junior Craddock
Amarillo
Dudley Lamar
Cpl. Faurett
Houston
Elmo Coventon
William Carter
Dewey Higdon
Marlene
Elvarieta Walton
Wewoka
Dan Richardson
Seminole
Ola Anderson
Glen Jay
Luther Foxx
San Diego
Ora Lee Fox
Shirley Massey
Lois Moberly
Oklahoma City
Mart Massey
Joyce Westrope
Ed Lamb
Junior Bryan
Orel Dryden
Edward Berryman
Linver Lillard
L. L. Lillard
Horace
Jackie
Vernon Lamb
Tex Seymour
Barbara
Jo Foxx
Marlene High
Jewel Bandy
Martha Wheeler
Edna _ Scroggins
Ira Wommack
Marlene Higdon
Joyce Coventon
Thurion Clark
Sam Clark
Bob
Evangle
Sharbara Bandy
Evelyn Scroggins
Bobby Nance
John
Geraldine
Pauline Kaiser
Jim Crawford
Trudy Nance
Henry Scroggins
A. M. Cecil
L. D. Baird
Ladies Quilting Club
Elva Duvall
Caton
Ethel Clayton
June Crumb
Galey News Social Notes Tie Local Families
Ida Byers of Vaness stayed with J R Newby on Wednesday. L M Ward and family returned from a visit to Richard Ward in Pauls Valley. Hughes Wood and others visited Ambers Bittle and Bill Ballard. Minnie Wooten hosted by Sulphur trip. Sam Rankin from Stratford visited his father. Anglin and Danner did Ada business. Sunday school attendance noted. tax quip closes the item.
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Union Valley
Carlee Stephens
Shawnee
B. M. Stephens
Boren
California
Fred Faber
Emitt Sanders
Byng
R. S. Sanders
Wayne Davis
Herbert Welch
Dean Stephens
Clarence Gentry
Ada
Snow Langley
Leroy Sellers
Coalgate
Connie Hill
N. A. Scott
Alyne Loman
Virlene
W. A. Scott
Roy Loman
Jerry Kathryn
Wilma Farris
Willie Porter
Galey News
Ida Byers
Vaness
J. R. Newby
L. M. Ward
Richard Ward
Pauls Valley
Hughes Wood
Ambers Bittle
Luke Ward
Bettie Hughes
Bill Ballard
Minnie Wooten
Sam Newy
Maudie Jamar
Doyle McCoy
Sam Rankin
Stratford
A. L. Anglin
Jack Danner
What Is An Indian The Question Congress Faces
James Marlow and George Zielkle examine how the United States defines an Indian. With no universal standard, the House Indian affairs committee probes eligibility, noting census accepts self identification while the Indian Office ties status to blood quantum. The piece explores legal and practical ambiguities, including implications for liquor laws.
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James Marlow
George Zielkle
Washington
Congress
United States
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Uncle Sam
Bureau of the Census
Office of Indian Affairs
Census Bureau
North Carolina
Indian Office
House Committee
Governor Kerr Praises Hughes County War Effort
Governor Kerr visits Hughes County on March 11 to honor farm families for surpassing the War Food Administration A Award quota in 1943. He cites Oklahoma's broad farmer dedication to wartime needs, notes local activism, and urges continued support for veterans and postwar peacetime employment. A Caddo update recalls a large FFA Father and Son banquet and local service by 280 men since 1940. The Red Cross drive kicks off with Judge Edgar Vaught leading the fundraising breakfast.
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Hughes County
War Food Administration
Oklahoma
Creek
Tillman
Hughes
America
Caddo
Red Cros
Red Cross
Sons of First World Warriors Go Abroad in Grimmer Spirit
Veteran S. J. Woolf declares the sons of World War I veterans go abroad in a grim spirit. The report notes U.S. crude oil production fell by 16,120 barrels daily to 4,383,680 for the week ending March 11 with state by state changes across Texas California Illinois and Oklahoma and the Rocky Mountain region.
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S. J. Woolf
Tulsa
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
East Texas
California
Michigan
Kansas
Illinois
Eastern
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain Area
Regimental Artillery Ace 45th Division Fights 13 Battles
Battery commanders of an American 45th division field artillery regiment in Italy report 13 battles with only one gun lost to capture. Since D day on Sicily and Salerno operations, the unit has fired on 30 enemy tanks and fought from Anzio to Telese, earning a fierce reputation as the war rages on.
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George Tucker
Italy
45Th
Oklahoma National Guard
Arthur Large
Ardmore
Oklo
Sicily
Comiso
Metta
Salerno
Venafro
Telese
Anzio
Monroe D. Little
Wewoka
Okla
Little
Allied Bombing Push Smites Cassino in Bold Assault
The article reports a coordinated air and ground offensive against Cassino on March 15. Allied air forces, from fighters to Flying Fortresses, dropped heavy bombing with precise timing, followed by Fifth Army artillery and infantry advances. Ground actions also affected Anzio positions while patrols and shelling continued along the Cassino front.
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Germany
Cassino
Fifth Army
Ira C. Baker
Mediterranean
Anzio
Luftwaffe
Carroccio
Rome
Carroceto
Demos Target Seats in Congress as Campaign Heats Up
Democratic leaders predict maintaining a House majority in the November elections with a close race ahead. Rep. Drewry says Republicans are split on a candidate. Republican insurgents plan to wait until January for Senate minority changes, hoping to gain seats and push a new leadership lineup led by Taft.
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Washington
Rep
Drewry
D-Va
Congressional Democratic Campaign Committee
House
Roosevelt
Robert Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Bridges
R-N.h
Missouri Sheriffs Go To Straight Salaries
A constitutional convention panel proposes paying Missouri sheriffs a straight salary instead of fee based pay. Current sheriff earnings come from fees with no required accounting, but under the plan fees would be deposited into revenue funds.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Royal Norwegian Air Force Notes 150th German Plane Destroyed
The Royal Norwegian Air Force says it destroyed its 150th German aircraft since reforming in Britain in 1941. The milestone marks continued Allied air operations against German targets from 1941 onward.
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London
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Britain
Army withdraws ASTP engineering students from A and M Oklahoma
Army orders withdraw all advanced ASTP engineering students from the unit at Oklahoma A and M College received by Col. Howard M. Yost. About 300 students affected. The move mirrors similar separation of roughly 400 engineering students from the training unit at Norman.
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ASTP
Little Joe Adams Grows In incubator
In Plattsburg New York the infant known as Little Joe Adams reached 29 ounces in weight during his second week in an incubator marking a three ounce gain from the prior week. He was born weighing 36 ounces and shed 10 ounces in his first week but is reported doing very nicely today.
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Little Joe
Plattsburg, N. Y
Adams
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested Ad Spotlight
Classified ad notes higher value from invested funds in Ada News. Product details and terms emphasize larger yields for committed amounts with clearer payout schedules and potential bonuses for long term holders.
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Ada News
Funeral services announced for infant Elbert Eugene Carter
Elbert Eugene Carter nine months old son of Mr and Mrs Emanuel Carter of near Tupelo died in a runaway accident near Tupelo on Tuesday Arrangements are delayed pending arrival of relatives from California with funeral home Smith Funeral Home handling details.
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Elbert Eugene Carter
Emanuel Carter
Tupelo
Smith Funeral Home
California
William B. Fox Dies at 74 in Ada Funeral Saturday
William B. Fox, 74, died at his Ada home early Wednesday. Funeral services were held at Egypt Church that afternoon with burial in Egypt Cemetery. Criswell Funeral Home supervised. Survived by three sons Frank Love and Leonard Fox.
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William B. Fox
Ada
Egypt
Egypt Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Frank
Love
Leonard Fox
Mrs. E. T. Stone Dies at 76 in Frederick
Mrs. E. T. Stone, 76, died in Frederick on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Criswell's. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. J. W. Moore, Ada.
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E. T. Stone
Frederick
Criswell’s
J. W. Moore
Ada
Mrs Adair Dies in Fort Worth. Rites Planned
Mrs. Mattie Adair died Wednesday at 1 25 a m in Fort Worth Texas Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a m at Criswell Funeral Home with Rev Virgil Alexander officiating Burial will be in Rosedale cemetery Surviving are a daughter Mrs Sam Archibald a son A G Adair of Fort Worth and a sister Mrs A H Cox
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Mattie Adair
Fort Worth
Texas
Criswell Funeral Home
Virgil Alexander
Rosedale Cemetery
Sam Archibald
A. G. Adair
A. H. Cox
Former Marine Sergeant Helps Build Jeeps at Willys-Overland
Everett Leggett, a former Marine sergeant who fought in Guadalcanal, rode a taxi in Brisbane, spent almost a year in a hospital, and was recently discharged. Now he works at the Willys-Overland plant in Toledo, aiding jeep production alongside other workers.
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Toledo
Everett Leggett
Guadalcanal
Australia
Brisbane
Leggett
Willys-Overland
Twelve Soldiers Die In Mine Explosion At Camp Robinson
At Camp Robinson Arkansas an accidental surface mine explosion during a demonstration killed 12 army enlisted men of the 652nd Tank Destroyer Battalion and sent 14 to hospital. Ten died instantly, two later. four were in critical condition. Cause undisclosed. blast at 3:30 pm following start of the demo. Also noted is war correspondent Dean Schedler’s honors event in Stillwater.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
652Nd Tank Destroyer
Unnamed Observer Sacrifices in Anzio Firefight Hero
In the Carreceto area near Anzio Italy an unnamed artillery observer directs a defensive barrage while burning records and orders his position be shelled by twenty howitzers. The 24 year old lieutenant, a former Midwestern teacher, earned a Silver Star earlier for gallantry. Captain Harry Lane of Tulsa, husband of Ruth Sowers of Ada, recounts the event amid Lane’s return to action after six months wounded.
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Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Harry Lane
Tulsa
Ruth Sowers
Ada
Carreceto
Anzio
Italy
Lane
Middle West
Peace Message From Captain Richards At Columbia Graduation
Capt John K Richards warns Columbia University midshipmen graduates that enemies must hear a harsh message. He emphasizes that lasting peace requires decisive action against inhuman intolerance and military deceit.
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John K. Richards
Columbia U. Midshipmen
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