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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
8
A man, desperate to recover five thousand dollars, confronts Mrs Curtis over a seized sum. He insists the money is his and asserts that if she admits the claim their link to him would surface, potentially aiding his position.
A tangled trial exposes plots involving Mrs Curtis Uriah Devon and the Pendlehaven clan. Paul and John Pendlehaven intervene freeing families while Edith reconciles with Reginald and Tony is found. Doctor Paul secures new futures for the Devons and Curtises as reconciliation prevails and Toru del Pen Gleh finally reunites with a daughter. The tale closes with healing and the couple Tennibel and Philip affirm enduring love.
State of Oklahoma Pontotoc County District Court notices warn that Wm A Conway is challenged by LL Be rprankian court clerk and JEF McKeel attorney for plaintiff in a land title cancellation suit. The petition filed February 14 1921 seeks to cancel a 1911 deed clouding title to 8.86 acres in Lot 6 Section 6 Township 3N Range 4E. Respond by April 8 1921 or the petition will be taken as true and judgment entered.
The article lists 16 men summoned for service in the Ardmore area, detailing names ages and occupations. Residents include T W Deen a bank assistant cashier. T H Roberts a barber proprietor. W A Jolley a grocer with nine children. G E Newman a merchant and father of two. G M Haney a farmer near Ardmore. R R Callaway farmer and dairyman with a fine herd. D E Allen carriage works owner. O D Thomas 38 a Berwyn merchant banker and farmer. D M Sellars a Springer merchant and farmer. T O Wilkes a Carter county resident and cigar store proprietor. A D Davis 38 the only unmarried man and oil operator.
The Oklahoma crop bureau reports 43 percent of corn and 23 percent of wheat remain on farms or in storage, the largest on-farm share in years. Oats and barley also show notable stays. insects threaten future losses, while farm land values hold steady. Also listed are biographical notes on Oklahoma governors from territorial days to J. B. A. Robertson.
Fire at the Grace hotel in Clinton destroyed records and injured several people, with two men dead and others missing. The blaze began from a kitchen gasoline coffee percolator explosion, four stories high, as volunteer firemen dynamited walls to check for casualties and escapes.
N. B. Stall secretary treasurer of the Southwestern Photographers association left for Dallas Saturday to attend the group annual meeting set for March 15 16 and 17. He will return home after the session closes tomorrow.
County of Pontotoc notice in district court case 4720 G W Jackson plaintiff against Sallie Ford and unknown heirs of Martin Carney defendants states suit to quiet title on lands described as the SE of SW of section 17 SE of SE4 of section 17 NE4 of section 20 NW of NW and West half of SW in Pontotoc County Oklahoma with unknown heirs of Martin Carney named as defendants and served on State of Oklahoma as to the unknown heirs.
A stock from Walter Martin near Rufe Oklahoma disappeared February 20 1921. A $25 reward is offered for recovery. Descriptions include a 145 hand pony mare eight years old branded A on left shoulder a black 14 hand mare mule six years old no brands a black or crown horse mule seven to eight years old a blocky black horse mule smaller with rope burn across the nose. Notify Walter Martin.
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the county court orders the sale of Laura D P Colberts undivided one third interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and East Half of the Northwest Quarter in Sections 15 and 22 Township 4 North Range 6 East. The guardian will offer the real estate at public sale to the highest bidder on April 7 1921 at 10 oclock in front of the Ada Oklahoma courthouse, cash subject to court confirmation.
Annual meeting of stockholders will be held Tuesday March 2 1921 in the Flist National Bank building at 3 o clock. Local notice lists Pontotoc County Fair and Treeders Association as the involved organization.
Promotional note announces spring suits discounted from 14.75 to 49.75 at Burk's Style Shop. Limited details on exact styles or dates.
Cold settling in neck and shoulder muscles makes movement painful. Ballard's Snow Liniment relieves pain and relaxes muscles. Available in 30c 60c and $1.20 sizes. Sold by Hensler & Story.
An advertisement touts Liquid Borozone as a rapid healer for torn flesh cuts burns and sores with prices 30c 60c and 1.20 sold by Hensler and Story. It also notes Burk's Style Shop promotions and local visits from A J Walker and Bud Creom with sale items on spring dresses blouses and footwear.
The article warns that serious diseases such as influenza pneumonia tuberculosis diphtheria scarlet fever whooping cough and measles can follow a cold. It urges rapid relief and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Kennedy as a widely known remedy for bad colds.
The date of Rollow's Aluminum sale is recorded as March 19 at 3 p m. An internal note cites the time and day for the upcoming auction.
One man died and four others in two families fell ill from a mysterious internal poisoning starting last Tuesday. Frank Kerr died Friday. his daughter and the Copeland family members, including a 7 year old girl and a 10 year old, were also affected. The Copeland man later improved. Mrs Kerr and the children recovered. Four Elliott farm mules also showed poisoning signs. Doctors have not determined the cause.
M C Gilmore 85 recalls 1876 scene with Custer and Reno burying 22 barrels of hooch at Powder River Cache Creek while Indians advanced. The veteran scout says ghostly thud of shovels and sweat marked the last stand rumor.
The chemical warfare service reports a liquid poison so deadly that three drops on skin kill. Planes could release two tons over a wide area, dropping from nozzles to cover miles and kill unprotected people, with fatality expanding beyond the immediate zone.
Burk's Style Shop announces a sale on spring coats dresses and suits for ladies and children slippers and shoes also featured in the advertisement. The notice date shows 3-17.
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