Notice of Hearing Final Report and Discharge for Guardian
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the guardian C G Hall of William Edward Mayhue an incompetent has filed final accounts and a discharge petition. The court sets May 18 1943 at 10 00 a m in Ada for settlement and to hear objections from interested parties to discharge and bond release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotee County
Oklahoma
William Edward Mayhue
C. G. Hall
William
Edward Mayhue
Ada
Pontotoc County
Moss Wimbish
Final accounting and heirs likely in Wright estate
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma Arthur O Coon administrator with will annexed filed final account and petition to determine heirs and distribute Edwin Wright estate. Hearing set for May 19 1943 at 10:00 am in Pontotoc County Court Ada Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur O. Coon
Edwin Wright
Pontotoc County Court House
Ada
Oklahoma
Community Notes From Owl Creek Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Bill Bennett attended the Baccalaureate at Stonewall where their son Wilburn is in the graduating class. Several families from Owl Creek report weekend visits and Sunday gatherings including the Sligers Couch Richardson Hatton Melville Scott and Townsend households. Mrs Verlie Flowers is ill with pneumonia at Breco hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bennett
Stonewall
Wilburn
Brice Thompson
Ahleso
C. M. Sliger
C. C. Couch
John Richardson
Roy Hatton
Ruby Leslie
Luther Hatton
Kebal Sliger
C. M. Slicer
Elza Milton
Rush Springs
Thomas Stephens
Sam Flowers
Eddie B
Mary Joe Richardon
Ada Melville
Orel Leslie
Joe Melville
Douglas Smith
Helen Winyard
Jessie Lee Richardson
Mary Etta Scott
Anna Mae
Pauline
Sam Melville
Ernest Townsend
Ira Rose
Verlie Flowers
Breco Hospital
Jamar Family Visit Noted in Ada Area
Mr and Mrs E C Jamar and family visited their sons Henry and Oma Jamar of Ada Sunday. Mr and Mrs Cecil Hughes and Jasper Hughes visited their moth-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Jamar
Henry
Oma Jamar
Ada
Cecil Hughes
Jasper Hughes
Foreclosure Notice in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
The Federal National Mortgage Association files suit in Pontotoc County District Court to foreclose a first mortgage on the south 43 feet of the north 87 feet of the west 135 feet of Lot 8 in Southside Addition Ada Oklahoma. Judgment sought for 2690.23 plus 5 percent interest from August 1 1942 and 268 court costs with sale of the property and release of all claims by defendants and their heirs. Witness dated May 13 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Oklahoma
James Grayson
Mary Grayson
Pontotoc County
Bess Grayson
Pentotoc County
Oklahoma
Ross Grayson
Heredia
Ada
District Court
Federal National Mortgage Association
E. R. Green
BE. R. Green
Vera M. Green
Della Bedford
Oleta Ford
Warren B. Rice
City Lake Opens in Wintersmith Park Saturday
Ada fishermen may fish City Lake in Wintersmith Park Saturday for the first time since April 1 after a 45 day restricted period to protect spawning fish. State hatchery stocked several thousand young fish about two weeks ago. The opening extends to other state stocked lakes and streams in the southern district near the Rock Island railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
City Lake
Wayne Wheelock
Wheelock
Rock Island
Rutherford Resigns Seat On Court Bench
Oklahoma City May 12 Tulsa attorney S Morton Rutherford resigned as special judge of the criminal court of appeals following a dispute over proceedings last Thursday in which Rep Creekmore Wallace of Oklahoma County allegedly punched former Governor Leon C Phillips as he testified against Rutherford sitting on a manslaughter case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
S. Morton Rutherford
Tulsa
Criminal
Rutherford
Wallace
Phillips
Texas Legislature Nears Adjourment After Deadlock
In Austin the 48th general session nears sine die as the house and senate clash over the liquor control board appropriation for the next biennium. An all night session was possible to resolve the $390 000 cut and avoid a special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
House
Senate
Liquor Control Board
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
In Ada News classified listings a new pricing plan promises higher returns for investors with vested ads. The program aims to reward long term advertisers by expanding display opportunities and boosting exposure for established businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Foster's Butane Systems Now Available in Denison Texas
Farmers and ranchers and defense workers can now buy butane systems with quick approval. Large stock on hand for immediate delivery. Visit Foster's Butane in Denison to apply at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butane Systems
Foster’s
Butane
Denison
Texas
RAF studied bombing Vesuvius as possible act
In Parliament Sir Harold Balfour said no official report confirms 1940 bomb in Vesuvius crater during Naples raid. He noted seismologists were consulted and most scientists doubt man made explosions could activate a volcano.
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London
Royal Air Force
Naples
Vesuvius
House of Commons
Harold H. Balfour
Air
Japan
Fujiyama
Unions Charge Guards Started Riots On Lines
CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo May 12 The three unions AF L Local 513 Teamsters Local 574 and Building and Common Laborers Local 282 say paid guards provoked April violence at the Iulmo oil pipeline dispute They oppose forced unionization and note Missouri projects run with union labor while two firms Old States Construction and Dunn Construction are under state guard protection Bolz Dredging idle after aiding in AF L campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Birardeau
Iulmo
Southeast Missourian
Missouri
Oid States Construction Company
Dunn Construction Company
State Guard
Bolz Dredging Company
Bolz
A. F. of L
Southwest Sees Rainfall Easing Drought Across Regions
A weather bureau report notes heavy rains in a broad swath of the interior United States lifted drought conditions in areas from the central Mississippi Valley westward. The heaviest rainfall fell in Arkansas, northern Texas, eastern Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, Missouri, and the western Ohio Valley, with some spots near ten inches and accompanying flooding of lowlands. Warmer, sunnier days are still needed in much of the northern half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
New Meorico
Bureau
Strong Extortion Trial Opens Today
Oklahoma City May 12 A county attorney opened the extortion case against former legislator W A Strong charging he promised Mrs J W Eissminger a full pardon for her husband for 8000 dollars The prosecutor outlined expected testimony and cited that Strong would supply 5000 of the money from former Governor Leon C Phillips The case notes that McNally lured the 250 expense trip payment while the crimes were committed February 7 1942 Also indicted in the same transaction are C D McNally and Fred Lowe in connection with the parole payment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
George Miskovsky
W. A. Strong
J. W. Eissminger
Strong
Eissminger
McAlester
Leon C. Philips
McNally Miskovsky
C. D. McNally
Washington
Strong and McNally
Fred Lowe
Uncle Sam Decries Foreign Food Dependence
A satirical note laments reliance on imported foods, urging domestic production and self sufficiency. It frames the issue as a national fatigue with external supply chains and calls for renewed agricultural effort.
AP Correspondent Suffers Vertebra Fracture in Africa
AP war correspondent Wes Gallagher suffered a compression fracture of the first lumbar vertebra from a jeep accident near Bizerte. He will be bedridden six to eight weeks and wear a back brace about four more months. The jeep overturned after swerving to avoid a French bicyclist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Bizerte
Hiram P. Jones
Lawrence, Kas
Gallagher
Twelve More Dutch Executed By Nazis
Aneta reports that German authorities executed 12 additional Dutch patriots in the first two days of martial law, bringing total executions to 38. A special police tribunal sentenced two agricultural workers, Broer de Witt and Harm Bakker, to death on May 1 for fomenting a strike and they were executed the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aneta
Netherlands
Broer de Witt
Harm Bakker
Col Elliott Roosevelt Awarded Air Medal in North Africa
Allied dispatch reports Col Elliott Roosevelt, son of the president, receiving the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in five operational sorties against the enemy. He previously led photographic reconnaissance in the theater. The Eighth Air Force had announced his return to England earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Elliott Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Col. Eee
Engand
Capt Holsey of Oklahoma Featured in National Magazine
Altus Oklahoma May 12 Capt Raymond H Holsey a leading Oklahoma air fighter receives prominent mention in the Saturday Evening Post for the destruction of a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea on March 13. He served in Australia for months and flew 51 missions early in March earning the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALTUS
Raymond H. Holsey
Oklahoma
Saturday Evening Post
Bismarck Sea
Martha
Australia
Benes Arrives in Washington for Roosevelt Talks
President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia travels to the White House for a state dinner and discussions with President Roosevelt on postwar world order. He leads the London garrison government in exile and last visited the U.S. in a private capacity in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
White House
United Nations
London
United States
Fashion Field Day in Victory Garden Sparks Debate
SPOON RIVER SAM mocks fashion gurus urging practicality over style in Victory Garden attire. He argues vegetables grow with care, not chic outfits, noting oversized hats shade crops and calling fashion parades a distraction from the core program and price cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spoon River
Sam
Milady
Madame
Victory Gardens
Meat Price Ceilings Cut by OPA Amid Hold the Line Order
The Office of Price Administration announced new lower retail ceiling prices for beef veal lamb and mutton effective Monday as part of the hold the line policy. Cuts and grades drop one to three cents per pound with larger reductions to follow June 1 under a subsidy plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Reneau
OPA
Brown Disc
Poppy Day Set For May 29
Ada unit of the American Legion Auxiliary under Mrs. E C Pennington announces Poppy Day on Saturday May 29. Poppies honor men who died in the present conflict and those fallen in France and Belgium 25 years ago. Proceeds help welfare of war victims and their families. Volunteers will distribute flowers citywide under chairmen D R Pike and Mrs Joe Roper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Adaeon
E. C. Pennington
Ada Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
France
Belgium
Ada
Auxiliary
Post
The
Legion
D. R. Pike
Joe Roper
House Votes To Limit Trade Pacts To Two Years
The House approved 196 to 153 a plan to cap extension of reciprocal trade powers at two years, subject to a roll call. Debate cited fears of abandoning reciprocal policy, while supporters argued the program would continue through the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rep
Coughton
D-Nc
Wadsworth
R-Ny
New Yorker
Solomons Attacked By U. S. Air Power
Navy communique reports American air forces from the South Pacific attacked Japanese positions in the central and northwestern Solomons on Tuesday. Fire started at Kahili airbase and a seaplane was destroyed at Rekata Bay. Communications note dates are incomplete.
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Army Flying Fortress
Kahili
Bougainville Island
Shortland Island
Dauntless
Wildcat
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
U. S
Washington
Navy
South Pacific Command
Solomons
South Pacific
Missouri Rivers Crest as Flood Recedes in Parts of Missouri
Water from the White river crested at 18.81 feet above Taneycomo dam near Branson and began to fall. Hollister Branson and Forsyth areas remained flooded with lowland fields and lakefront resorts under water. A bridge near Branson Hollister washed out, two rescuers pulled from floodwaters, and Osage river levels dropped behind Bagnell dam as gates released 82 000 cubic feet per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Missouri
Taneycomo Dam
Branson
Hollister
Forsyth
Missouri Pacific
Big Bagnell
Osage
Bagnel
Csase
Bagnell
Arkansas Rivers Hit Record Flood Levels Across State
Flood waters from the Arkansas River surpassed the 1833 Fort Smith peak at 41.3 feet, with the White River also in near-historic rise. Levee breaches were reported near Crawford County while crews reinforced main-line dikes from Van Buren to Little Rock. Authorities warned of further breaches as crests approached.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Fort Smith
White River
Crawford County
Weather Bureau
U. S
van Buren
Flood Damage Hits County Farms After Weekend Rain
Heavy rainfall caused extensive damage in the county with losses to small grains and corn requiring replanting and alfalfa losses. C H Hailey notes most damage in creek bottoms and southern areas while roads reopen with several highways still closed or reduced to one way traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hailey
Highway Department
Sasakwa
Wewoka
Coalgate
Stringtown
Ardmore
Duncan
Uruguay Breaks Relations With Vichy After Envoy Arrival
The Uruguayan government severed relations with Vichy France after Luis Dupuy, formerly Uruguay’s chargé d affaires in France, arrived in Uruguay. The announcement came on May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mucinvideo
Uruguay
Vichy
Luis Dupuy
France
Victory Ship Faces War Wreck and Cadet Crowding
The Victory frigate, Nelson’s flagship, bears bomb damage from WWII while housing 70 cadets and 37 crewmen in cramped quarters. The ship retains old watches and grog routines as wartime relics persist amid limited supplies and aging wood.
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London
Nelson
Victory
Trafalgar
Goering
Luftwaffe
Portsmouth
Wright credits Grand River Dam for flood protection
Tulsa May 12 Doug las G Wright manager of the Grand River Dam said the hydro electric project proved its flood control by saving the Oklahoma Ordnance Works from flooding. He noted river flow could have doubled and that Muskogee would have faced higher water levels, while the dam continued to generate power at 56 000 kilowatts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Douglas G. Wright
Grand River
Oklahoma Ordnance Works
Wright
Muskogee
Ordnance Works
Capital City Changes Since Pearl Harbor
Washington wartime conditions bring higher boarding house rents with rooms and meals at 52.50 monthly, up from prewar prices. Lady Marines spearhead office duties as four sergeants arrive, while two veteran Devil Dogs shed combat hopes for duties on duty. Geological Survey staff face draft deferment scrutiny as mapmaking for the Army Air Forces continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Marine
Vincent Holland
Boston
Norman Beyl
Sellersburg
Ind
Mary Haselswertt
Santa Ana
Calif
Florence Ostermatt
Cleveland
Christine Matagna
Baltimore
Life Insurance Tax Faces Supreme Court Review
Oklahoma's 4 percent gross premiums tax on out of state life insurers, upheld by the Tenth Circuit, may go to the Supreme Court. The tax raises about 2,160,000 dollars annually for the state general fund and was challenged by the Great Northern Life Insurance Company as discriminatory against foreign firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Amarillo
Texas
Guard of Honor
Faia
State Department
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
United States Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Fred Hansen
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
U. S. District Court
Great Northern Life Insurance Company
Other Venereal Hospitals To Be Built In State
Col W Lee Hart, surgeon general of the Eighth Service command, said in an Oklahoma City address that a second venereal hospital would start soon in the state after the Rush Springs project. He noted plans are under way for other such hospitals and called venereal disease the biggest health problem for the armed forces yet praised progress in the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Army
Oklahoma
Rush Springs
W. Lee Hart
Eighth Service Command
Oklahoma Medical Association
Hart
Scientists Test Block Busters In War Time Trials
British scientists compare 8000 pound bombs with two 4000s using 100 and 1000 pound tests. Results show 100 pound bombs vary by ground, 1000 pounders reliable, and 8000 pounders do not double the effect of two 4000s yet offer concentrated impact. They note 8000s may miss if two 4000s hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Krupt
Essen
Col Meehan Reported Missing In Action
Col Arthur W. Meehan once a star quarterback for West Point at the 1925 1926 teams is reported missing after a November night bombing mission in the Southwest Pacific. He mentored alongside Chris Cagle Bud Sprague Harry Wilson and Blondy Saunders in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Arthur W. Meehan
Army
Southwest Pacific
Academy
Chris Cagle
Bud Sprague
Harry Wilson
Blondy Saunders
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Pontctoc
Fred Andrews, Atty
Boss Grayson
Oklahoma Tax Commission and Heirs and
F. Robinson
J. W. Dean
Atty
OWL
Galey
Bohanon
AAMS
Ramsey Tower
Attys
Plaintiff
Bettie Hughes
Rube Peterson
Leslie Peterson
S. P. Atchison
T. J. Myers
California
Ellen Wood
Laurel L. Anglin
Camp Barkeley
Henry William
Wintersmith Park
Uncle Sam
Africa
Capt. Holsey
Benes
Tunis
Rome
Harold Ickes
Pearl Harbor
Congressional Committee
Geological Survey Map Division
Army Air Forces
Selective Service
Col. Meehan
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