Notice to Sell County Property and Hear Final Accounts
Notice announces sale of county acquired land in Pontotoc County Oklahoma on May 12 1941 at 9 a m with bids listed for Commercial Addition Allen City Lot 1 Block 25 and other parcels, cash terms and board approval. Also notices hearing May 21 1941 for final accounts distribution and discharge in estates of Winnie Fisher W W King Virgil Hale Dee Hale with probate Nos. 3312 3334 3795 and administrator/ executrix named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IL Sam Dew
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Allen City
Board of County Commissioners
Sam Dew
State OF Oklahoma
Winnie F. Fisher
Ben Murphy
W. W. King
W. H. King
Virgil Hale
Dee Hale
Ada
Pontotoc
Winnie Z. Fisher
Paul Stangl
Rose A Stangl
Paul Stang
Beaver County
Pennsylvania
Rose A. Stangl
Os Court
Andrew J. Harden
Andrew J. Harden, Jr
Busby, Harrell & Trice
American Building
Andrew J. Hardien
JIR
Indian Hospital Is Called Firetrap
Dr. L W White testified before a House subcommittee that the Concho Indian hospital near El Reno Oklahoma is a firetrap and in urgent need of repairs or replacement. The interior budget proposed no new hospital construction in the state with only a $9500 nurse aide program at the Kiowa hospital and several listed hospital estimates for 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
L. W. White
The
Indian Service
Congress
Concho Indian Hospital
el Reno
Okla
Concho Hospital
Interior Department
House
Kiowa Hospital
Cheyenne
Arapaho
Claremore
Clinton
Kiowa
Pawnee
Wooden Hand Relic Returns to Legion Hall of Honor
The famed Captain Danjou wooden hand of the French Foreign Legion rests in the Legion Hall of Honor where members touch it for luck. Hispaniola, named by Columbus, is being restored as the island's name in official books and maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danjou
French Foreign Legion
Legion
Hispaniola
Haiti
Island
Cedar Grove Roundup Details Visits and Illnesses
Rural notes from Cedar Grove record several measles cases including Cleo West and Patsy Jones. Visits span Holdenville to Homer with gatherings at the 4-H rally in Ada and numerous Sunday excursions. A local baseball softball tournament is planned if weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
W. H. Nance
Holdenville
J. M. Nance
Cleo
Nadine West
Opal Harris
Patsy
Betty Jones
Ed West
Melvin West
Little Daughter
Tulsa
Leo Chism
Stump Bell
Homer
Virgie Marie West
Norma Gene
Adaings
Imogene Jones
Edd Price
Loyd Price
Wesley Price
Otalene
Anti Rainbolt
Louise Chandler
Geraldine Jones
Helen Bryant
Hurley Kelley
Oakman 4-H rally at Ada shows strong participation
About 30 Oakman 4-H members entered the Ada rally on Friday April 25. They earned blue ribbons in many classes with a second in the girls demonstration and a third in music. Coaches included Mr. and Mrs. Cromer Mr. and Mrs. Higdon and Mr. and Mrs. Millard Anderson, with Sheriff Kaiser helping transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakman
Ada
Cromer
Higdon
Millard Anderson
Sheriff Kaiser
Mary Katherine Cromer
Bobby Hammond
Betty Jo McDonald
Leota Hampton
Marlene Higdon
Vondel Cecil
Mary Katherine Cramer
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Neal McDonald
Mildred Hampton
Norma Jean Dunnagan
Eli Nelson
Laura Dryden
Vina Hobbs
L. D. Baird
A. M. Cecil
Ira Wommack
John Williamson
Amos Williamson
Allen
Wondel Cecil
J. R
Charlene Hammond
Azanell Hampton
Lamoine Caton
Robert Bushers
California
Juanita Caldwell
W. A. Lee
Cordell Lee
Washington
J. R. Pendergrass
A. E. Pevehouse
C. H. Hilton
Billy
Karl Lee
Enos Lee
Homer
Cledis Levington
Mellicine
Citra
Elmer Lee
Betty
Elva Lee
Hilton
Mildred Lee
P. M. Wright
Odath Williamson
Eula
Juanita
Barbara Jo Fox
Sepon Hammond
Bonnie Hammonds
Ahloso
Wayne Lee
Earl Sutton
Bufford
Junior Hammond
Archie Bandy
G. R. Tilly
Jessie le
Lee Carter
Maxwell Announces Sunday School Program Returns
The local community recounts a well attended singing event as Maxwell organizes Sunday school again. Numerous visits and family gatherings are noted among residents including the Dewey Cox and Cox families, Hodges and Barnett households, and Reverend Parker preaching in the absence of Rev. Brooks.
Pests Threaten English Crops Rabbits Cause Major Losses
Animal pests including sparrows rabbits and rats plague English agriculture with rabbits causing an estimated annual damage of 280 million dollars. The report highlights the severity of crop damage and ongoing concerns for growers.
Sunday School Crowd Amid Sickness Fills Pews
A Sunday morning crowd attended services despite local illness. Bro Shields of Stratford preached both services. Galey 4-H members plus chaperones attended Ada rally Friday April 25, enjoying the day. Numerous visits and family gatherings are listed among area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Shields
Stratford
Galey 4-H Club
County Club
Ada
McCoy
Peterson
N. J. Cole
Bobby Jean Mosley
Lorene Peterson
C . Willoughby
Ellis Atenson
Jack Mosley
Tom Myers
Charley Wren
C. D Morgan
R. P. Peters
Marvin Bray
Oil Center
R. D
Ruth Hughes
Jong
Bill Hughes
Famly
Jewel Mobley
Daisy Wood
Lewis Hinkle
Waford Fox
Nathan Moore
Birdie
Bonnie Wortmran
Ber
Oklahoma Debt Per Capita Falls Since 1932
Oklahoma total public debt per capita was 84.50 on June 30 1940 a drop of 17.2 percent from 1932. State and local debt totals 197 395 million with local units cutting debt 29 percent while state debt rose 224.1 percent. The report covers state counties schools and municipalities with comparisons across states and national totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Department of Commerce
Islature
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Georgia
Indiana
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Florida
California
District of Columbia
Pickett Community News Highlights Socials and Visits
Sunday school drew a large audience and a nice crowd gathered Sunday night. 4-H club rally was well attended on Friday. 10 pound daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Miller with both mother and baby thriving. Ada visitor J. C. Melton stopped by Thursday. Pap Bullock moved his office to home near Pickett. Arlene Hall returned to school after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P.S
Leo Johnson
Hart
D. E. Johnson
L. G. Hooser
Herman Solomon
Lightning Ridge
Budd Solomon
This Place
Johnnie Webb
Ada
E. R. Roundtree
Jim Roundtree
Oakman
Ernest. Roundtree
Homer
Floyd Winters
K. M. Wall
Lorene Johnson
W. H. Shumard
Ruby Dempsey
Louise Estes
Warren Shumard
Mavis
Lorette Roundtree
L. G. Houser
Carl Wayne Hall
Orel Stephens
Jackie Dunn
Dewey Stone
Albert Stephens
Bro. Hooper
Union Valley
Ruby Stephen
Lola Mae Hoggatt
Durwood Malloy
Anvil Stout
Ahloso
Rotha Ellison
Grisso
Pauline Slocum
Wiley Porter
Iris Godby
Joe Scott
Bill Courtney
Owl Creek
Sheppard
Jeff Byrd
Carmen Walcott
O. V. Stout
Ames Bradley
Conway
Dan Hoover
Ray Sliger
Frisco
Edgemore Melton
Christine
Jewel Hoover
Pickett News
Mary Lou Southerland
B. F. Fowler
Pickett
L. J. Penrod
Geneva Hice
J. C. Melton
Bill Miller
Six Men Of 45th In Car Accidents
Six men and officers of the forty-fifth division sustained injuries in two separate motor accidents while moving to new maneuver positions. Lieut. Col. Roy W. Kenney suffered knee and nasal fractures. two artillery officers and three enlisted men were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Tex
Roy W. Kenney
G-4
Camp Barkeley
Paul Bell
Oklahoma City
189Th Field Artillery
Webb Wyler
Cherokee
Okla
Demond Moss
Tonkawa
Buster Tucker
John Pollard
Lamont
German Troop Movements Reported Across Finland to Norway
Pravda reports four German transports carrying about 12 000 troops with tanks and artillery landed at the Port of Turku on April 26 and began moving toward Tampere on April 28 It says the troop movement is part of a regular flow through Finland to Norway under an agreement with the Finnish government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
P— Pravda
Communist Party
Turku
Abo
Finland
Tampere
Pravda
Tallinn
Estonia
Cross-border workers and platypus puzzle noted
About 275 Michigan residents work in Canada while 2856 Canadians work in Detroit. The platypus puzzle describes an animal with a duck bill webbed feet thick fur eggs suckling young and flightless swimming with front feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Canada
Old Nineveh Reputed Ancient Capital of Assyria
Ruins point to Nineveh as perhaps the oldest city in the eastern hemisphere with roots tracing to 2500 B C in the ancient kingdom of Assyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineveh
Assyria
Food Stamp Sales Jump in Pontotoc County in April
County issuing officer Jim Whitehead reported a 50 percent rise in April food stamp sales to 38,964 dollars with 1,778 cases and 7,158 people served. Orange stamps totaled 21,554 dollars and blue stamps 17,410, with 28,393 dollars total blue stamps over two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Whitehead
Whitehead
Pontotoc County
Loss Of Oil Export Markets Offset By Domestic Use
John W. Frey of the Petroleum Conservation division told the House appropriations committee that American oil exports have fallen sharply due to the European war but increased domestic consumption has offset the loss. He noted exports to Europe are limited and central Europe is no longer a factor in oil exports. Frey also criticized a temporary national economic committee report alleging price control by twenty major oil firms as inaccurate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
John W. Frey
Petroleum Conservation Division
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Europe
Frey
Temporary
National Economic Committee
Russia
Ukraine
Hitler
Max W. Ball
Ball
Germany
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Iraq
Iran
Britain
Near East
Egypt
Libya
Suez Canal
East African Front
Byrd Sees Antarctic Bases in United States Strategy
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, retired, told a House appropriations subcommittee that if the Panama Canal were destroyed the United States might establish part time naval and air bases in Antarctica to sustain communications between the Atlantic and Pacific. He noted Little America could serve as a potential link, estimating a 1,650 mile distance to Tasmania and feasible winter routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Panama Canal
United States
Antarctic
U. S. Antarctic Service
South Polar
Byrd
House
Antarctica
Atlantic
Pacific
Rep
Johnson
Dokla
Little America
Australia
America
Tasmania
Hitler Eyes Near East Drive For Oil and War Supplies
AP reports Hitler considers a push into the Near East from the Balkans to seize Iraqi and Iranian oil fields, widening Axis access and challenging Britain's blockade. The plan would coordinate with a Libyan Egypt invasion as Britain strengthens defenses along the Suez Canal and Egypt.
U.S.-Built Planes Raid North France
American built Havoc aircraft conducted successful raids on three northern France airdromes from which German raiders attacked Britain. One Nazi fighter reportedly shot down during engagement as bombs and incendiaries hit aims on the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Britain
Air Ministry
Rhineland
Mannheim
RAF
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Yugoslavia to Be Split by Four Allied Occupation Zones
Berlin dispatch reports a high level German publication outlining a four power dismemberment plan for Yugoslavia. It lists zones held by Germany Hungary Bulgaria and Italy with areas including Styria Carinthia Carniola along the Drava Danube frontiers Thrace and Salonika and the Dalmatian coast under Italian control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Dienst
Foreign Office
Balkans
Steiermark
Styria
Carinthia
Carniola
Krajina
Drava
Danube
Pirot
Vranje
Skopije
Prilep
Ohrid
Thrace
Salonika
Greece
Dalmatian
Adriatic
Ljubljana
Oklahoma Aims for Fifth Consecutive Safety Title
Oklahoma officials announce hopes to win a fifth straight national safety championship as Harold L. Mueller, Mrs. Leon C. Phillips, and Walter B. Johnson reflect on four consecutive wins. The state touts highway patrol and citizen cooperation, with W. H. Cameron slated for a victory celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Harold L. Mueller
Oklahoma State Safety Council
Mueller
Washington
Leon C. Phillips
Walter B. Johnson
Department of Public Safety
National Safety Council
National Safety
Johnson
Spot Gentry
Highway Patrol
Owen A. Smith
Richard L. Burton
Lois Ann Phillips
Phillips
Etiquette Hint From 1891 Dining Room Guide
A passage from Dining Room and Kitchen 1891 instructs serving a lemon wedge with hot water for finger rinse. Guests dip fingers in water then squeeze lemon juice on them to clean and refresh fingers between courses.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoyt Driskill
Indian Hospital
Firetrap
Jeter Hardware
H. H. Allen
George
J. L. Crownover
Jimmy
L. M. Allen
Dustin
Cullen Hampton
Earl McAdams
Latta
Lindle Winters
New Mexico
Grady Smith
Big Sandy
Byng
Amos Hayes
Wetumka
M. L. Caton
Johnnie Richardson
Harden City
Opal
Mildred Green
Dorothy
Debra Green
Hobgood
Clyde Hobgood
Keith Underhill
W. H. Underhill
Edythe
Marel Myers
Bob Nabors
Fay Dans
Dale
Donald
Leonard Ford
James Ford
A. E. Ford
Wilson
Kenneth Melton
Bobby Ray Sparks
Edna Lee Puckett
Viola Bingham
Milt Stephens
W. M. Benge
C. F. Hill
Connie Hill
Mary Dale
Jimmie Nell West
Geradline Porter
Billie James
Bill James
Hatcher
Gus. Poplin
Ira Rose
Lavaugh Oliver
Mr. Ladd
Arthur Hutchins
Virl Lomand
Millie Maude Scott
LaVern Scott
Cecil Brannon
Jine Moore
Sherman Estes
C. QV. Wortman
Jack Ward
2Ichie Wadlow
Conway Blevins
Steve Odom
Maxwell
Dewey Cox
Sam Cox
Lawson Watts
Jack Watts
Rhoda Berry
C. A. Barnett
Laura Isaacs
Ora Dunn
Lizzie Brecheen
Bertha Carmichael
Mona
Arlene Cox
Pauline Barnett
Ruth Bailey
W. A. Berry
Arvo Birnham
Roy Sliger
Virginia
Dorothy Berry
Lizzie Powell
OWL
Parker
Brooks
Claude Bailey
Sam Fisher
Bill Hall
Henry Odom
Josie Barton
Kenneth Turner
Milburn
Gentry Hatton
Bill Leslie
Tunvelo
Susie Lowe
Margie Flowers
Luther Hatton
Callie Hatton
Ada Stepheson
Stonewall
Sam Flowers
Mrs. Saterfield
Mrs. Hobbs
Galey
Dewitt Mackenzie
Balkan Peninsula
Plymouth
Eastern
Mediterranean
North
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