Tax Sale Certificates Listed for Redemption in 60 Days
Property parcels in Ada and Indianapolis areas listed with owners John Dunn J E Patton Everett Interstate Mortgage Trust Co and Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children. Certificates issued Nov 2 1925 notify redemption required within 60 days from first publication or tax deed will be issued by R S Savery dated May 1 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dunn
J. E. Patton
Sunrise
City of Ada
Everett
Interstate Mortgage Trust Company
Indianapolis
Ll. M. Langley
R. S. Savery
Notice to Creditors in Estate of Randolph Laurence
In the County Court of Pontotec County Oklahoma Kathryne Laurence Kingsley executrix announces creditors must present claims with vouchers to McKeown & Green Ada Oklahoma within four months of May 4 1928 or be barred. Attorneys for Executrix Kathryne KK Eslinger file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Oklahoma
Pontotec County
Said
Randolph Laurence
Kathryne Laurence Kingsley
Kathryne KK. Eslinger
McKeown & Green
Ada
Oklahoma
Kathryne Er Kingsley
Clifford James Skirvin
J. F. McKeel
Nellie K. Skirvin
Executrix
Publication Notice in Pontotoc County Court Case
The State of Oklahoma notifies R C Maxecon C S White and Thelma Chancellor to answer by June 22 1928 in a suit by Jay D Hill to foreclose a mortgage on 80 acres in Section 31 Township 4 North Range 4 East Pontotoc County. The petition seeks 1283.50 plus interest and 128.35 attorney fees and costs and appointment of sale without appraisement. The case remains for judgment if unanswered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American First National Bank
Oklahoma City
William Underwood
Edmon Reed
State of
Oklahoma
Elsie Porter
Joe Porter
Stella V. Byrd
Herbert Porter
Emma M. Byrd
Emma M., Byrd
Pontotec County
Elsié Porter
L. E. Franklin
Pentotoc County
Byron Roberts
McKeown & Green
Rs. Nev
Mary C. Harriss
Nee Burris
F. O. Harriss
Andrew V. Erwin
H. H. Mundy
E. ST. Newblock
C. H. Howard
Harry Co. Peiker
L. Reed
J. F. Duncan
H. D. Milcgran
RR. Co. Maxedon
White
Thelma Chancellor
Monarch Loan Company
R. C. Maxecon
C. S. White
Ski
Meridian
Pontotoc County
LE. Franklin
Ohlo
Notice of Tax Deed Application in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
Responsible party R S Savery holds tax sale certificates for Pontotoc County land described as Southwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter and related parcels in sections 4 18 Township 2 3 Range 7 7. Names include William Murphy Laura Parks Oakley Fay Parks Brown Annie L Parks Goldie Bay Parks Fortney C Parks Lonnie Parks and others with unknown heirs or assigns. Proceedings warn all owners tenants and claimants of any interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
T. L. M. Langley
Indianapolis
Interstate Mortgage Trust Company
C. S. Everett
John Dunn
J. E. Patton
Laura Parks
Oakley Fay Parks Brown
Annie L. Parks
Goldie Bay Parks
Fortney C. Parks
Lonnie
Parks
William Murphy
R. S. Savery
Bend
Oakley Faysten Brown
Forthey C. Parks
Public Auction In Ada Oklahoma For Indian Land
Public auction in Ada Oklahoma by W K Hiskey field clerk Thursday June 14 1928 at two oclock pm 20 acres in Pontotoc County 8 miles from Stonewall rough grass dark sandy soil prospect oil and gas 12.50 per acre cash terms purchaser pays 20 in sale expenses Departmental lease in force Muskogee Oklahoma C L Ellis May 14 1928
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Ada
Oklahoma
W. KE. Hiskey
James W. Walker
Chickasaw
Pontotoc County
Stonewall
C. L. Ellis
Dist
Muskogee
Mrs Beatrice Lackey Obituary
Mrs Beatrice Lackey aged 21 wife of W A Lackey died Thursday evening at 7 45 in a local hospital Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon Interment Rosedale cemetery The family resides in the 4 west part of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Lackey
Beatrice Lackey
Rosedale Cemetery
Death of H L Lawson Pioneer Resident of Ada
H L Lawson aged 81 died Saturday at 6 a m at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs H N Inman with whom he lived Interment will be in Rosedale cemetery He leaves two sons C E and A I Lawson of Ada and four daughters Mrs H I Inman Ada Mrs R G Davis Wewoka Mrs W C Coats Arkansas and Mrs R B Hayes He was a long time pioneer whose number has thinned in recent years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Lawson
H. N. Inman
Rosedale Cemetery
C. E
A. I. Lawson
Ada
Mmes
H. I. Inman
R. G. Davis
Wewoka
Robert Jefferson Norman Dies at 31 in Talahina
Robert Jefferson Norman aged 31 died Sunday at Talahina. The body is at Hudson Watts undertaking parlors and will be moved Tuesday to Pontotoc for interment. He is survived by his widow and three children. The family resided near Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jefferson Norman
Talahina
Hudson & Watts’ Undertaking
Pontotoc
Stonewall
Mrs Mary Cunningham Dies at 34 in Franks Home
Mrs Mary Cunningham aged 34 wife of Felix Cunningham died Sunday evening at 10 45 at the family home in Franks The interment was set for this afternoon at 4 o clock at Hickory Hill cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cunningham
Felix Cunningham
Franks
Hickory Hill Cemetery
Taxpayers Begin On Second Half Payment Week
Treasurer Albert Chamberlain notes a few early payments for the 1927 taxes while the main rush is expected in two to three weeks, likely around June 1. The final day to pay without penalty is June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Chamberlain
Seven year old Dewey Thomas suffers broken leg after street collision
Dewey Thomas, seven, was struck while crossing near First Presbyterian church after Sunday school dismissal. Mrs Clyde Howard drove the car. the boy was rushed to Ada hospital for treatment of a crushed right leg and head bruises. Father D W Thomas of 216 East Fourteenth stated details are scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Thomas
Dewey
First Presbyterian Church
Clyde Howard
Ada
D. W. Thomas
E. Fourteenth
Delay 10 Costly High Court Reverses Rex Clinkenbeard Conviction
Oklahoma City May 12 The criminal court of appeals reversed Rex Clinkenbeard's conviction for selling liquor due to delays by the Woodward county court. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail and a $50 fine. Other appeals detailed include Mel Madden and various county cases on liquor, narcotics, and theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Woodward County
Rex Clinkenbeard
Criminal Court of Appeals
Clinkenbeard
Mel Madden
Hubert Smith
Washita County
Latch Hoskins
Comanche County
Otto Strickland
Garfield County
Lizzie Gordon
Municipal Court of
Tulsa
Jack Lebo
Murray County
J. H. Bynum
Jackson County
Fred Thomas
MclIntosh
O. B. Wheeler
Jim Hutchinson
Carter County
Emmett Malone
Tulsa County
J. W. Cole
Greer County
Mothers guide future with awakened parenthood says Marrs
Mrs. S. M. N. Marrs new president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers spoke in Cleveland about rising child welfare. She praised preschool efforts and adolescent guidance, noting schools and libraries grow, and education empowers parents to nurture children amid a prosperous era. Marrs, a former Denton Texas teacher, now leads 1,250,000 parents and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. N. Marrs
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
NEA Service
Cleveland
Marrs
Denton
Texas
Woman of Virginia Preserve Mary Ball Washington House
Fredericksburg Virginia residents, led by women, plan to raise funds to preserve the Mary Ball Washington home as a national shrine. The cottage, once home to George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, bears Revolutionary era furnishings and historic memory including Washington’s 1783 visit and the Marquis de Lafayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredricksburg
Virginia City
Mary Ball Washington
George Washington
Virginia
Washington
Washingtons
Rappahannock
Fredericksburg
Betty
East Side Gets 12-Inch Water Line Project
A $425,000 program enlarges city water supply with a new 12 inch line from Byrds Mill springs. The line runs from the reservoir east of town along Stonewall Avenue to Seventh Street and Broadway to connect with the springs main. The project improves fire protection and ties into the main system as half the line goes underground with Jay Randolph Construction Company crews at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrds Mill Springs
Stonewall Avenue
Seventh Street
Broadway
Jay Randolph Construction Company
New Law Requires Turks to Adopt Family Names
Fourteen million Turks await a surname as Ankara reports a forthcoming act mandating family names. The move aims to end mass usage of single names such as Mustapha or Fatima, with Moslem traditions cited as a reason for the absence of family tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Angora
Mustapha
Fatima
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Kemal
Namick Kemal
Three on Bond for Auto Tire Theft Robbery
Three defendants are at liberty on bond today in connection with an October 27 robbery here. Ted Rogers Jr. and Cecil Stewart are free on bonds of 1000 dollars each after being bound over to district court for burglary in the second degree and receiving stolen property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Brown
Justice of Peace
McCarty Brothers
Guy Buck
District Court
Ted Rogers Jr
Cecil Stewart
Prohibition Sought in Oklahoma School Clerk Election Case
Phillip Ware petitions Oklahoma Supreme Court to issue a writ of prohibition to block District Judge Ada E. Walden from enforcing a temporary restraining order. Ware, declared elected clerk of Carter County School District No. 50, faces claims of void election and improper voting procedures including underage ballots and potential multiple votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
District Court
Carter County
Phillip Ware
State Supreme Court
Ada E. Walden
Ware
Walden
Mary Tatums
Bond
L. B. Tatums
Alabama
Official Will Ask Dismissal Of Gase
Payne county attorney C C Suman prepared to move to dismiss embezzlement charges against M J Otey former financial secretary of Oklahoma A and M college The motion cites the death of auditor G P Balfour a key witness and the state attorney general s office withdrawal The case spanned about four years and Otey had been convicted in a prior trial with eight years in prison and a 500 fine The appeals court reversed that conviction and a third trial was planned for this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
C. C. Suman
Payne County
M. J. Otey
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
G. P. Balfour
Otey
Suman
Criminal Court of Appeals
County Attorney J W Dean Seeks Re election
County Attorney J W Dean announces his candidacy for re election to the office of County Attorney subject to the Democratic primary in August. He is a pioneer Pontotoc county lawyer who settled in Ada in the town's infancy and remains one of the county's best known lawyers and citizens through his bar practice and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dean
Dean
Pontotoc County
Ada
Alabama Delegates at Large in Primary Favor Anti-Smith Candidates
With 54 of 67 counties counted in Birmingham, A. H. Carmichael Borden Burr and Harry H Ayers secured spots on the delegation at large while T S Faulk led for the fourth seat by about 7 000 votes over Montgomery Mayor W A Gunter Jr Watt T Brown led Walter Moore for Democratic national committeeman Carmichael with 119 973 votes neared a full ballot and Gunter 44 768 with 162 precincts left to report if needed he could regain second choice votes to challenge Faulk The state executive committee ruled delegates may vote according to their own platforms not as a unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Houston
Alabama
A. H. Carmichael
Borden Burr
Harry H. Ayers
T. S. Faulk
New York
W. A. Gunter, Jr
Montgomery
Watt T. Brown
Walter Moore
Carmichael
Gunter
J. Thomas Heflin
Faulk
State Executive Committee
For Sale or Trade and Estray Notice in Ada Oklahoma
An Ada advertisement offers store building fixtures stock of groceries west of Ada for sale or trade including farm land or city property with contact 237 or Box 202 Ada. An estray note seeks a large gray horse with halter, L Lantz 527 West 2nd. A civil case report notes a girl awarded 25 000 and her father 5 000 reduced by a jury after an automobile collision near the high school during a geologists field conference, and other cases before Judge Orel Busby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Okla
Roxana
Orel Busby
Bowler Explosion Kills 8 in Chickasha
In Chickasha a Frisco switch engine boiler exploded this morning killing engine watchman Arzo Johnson and injuring two others. J G Parkinson of Tahlequah suffered critical injuries. Mrs Walter Patty was hit by debris. Fire bricks loosed from the wreck damaged nearby homes as flames started. The cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha
Parzo Johnson
J. G. Parkinson
Tahlequah
Walter Patty
Three Masked Men Rob Leonard National Bank
Three masked men robbed the Leonard National Bank at Leonard Texas about 20 miles north of Greenville. They overpowered the night watchman at 3 am trussed him and waited for officials. They forced C T Ferguson to unlock the outer vault door and escaped with about 4000 dollars when the inner door time lock opened at 8 03 am. Bank officials were confined in the vault during the heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Texas
Leonard National Bank
Leonard
Here
Charles Bland
C. T. Ferguson
Homer Collins
Ferguson
Girl Awarded Damages in Auto Crash Suit
A civil district court jury awarded Helen Broaderick 5000 dollars and T Broaderick 500 dollars against Roxana Oil company for injuries to the girl in the auto accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil District Court
Helen Broaderick
T. Broaderick
Roxana Oil Company
Santa Fe Plans Depot Vicinity Improvements
Santa Fe will beautify the depot area after paving on South Johnston. Ten carloads of gravel will fill the sunken spots near the crossing at Main Street to improve the route and remove the unattractive features. The company already completed improvements at the South Johnston crossing and reports a smooth route overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Main Street
J. H. Shackleford
Johnston
Washita County Judge Found Dead With Throat Cut
H. C. Hubbard 47, Washita county judge, was found dead in his Cordell office. His throat was cut and a poison bottle lay nearby. Relatives cited failing health. Deputy John Yates found the body after Mrs. Hubbard failed to reach him by phone. A letter to Mrs. Hubbard was found in his hat band. Hubbard had served six years as judge and sought re election. He had also been postmaster at Cordell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
Cordell
Major League Leaders From May 14 AP Update
National batting leader Grantham of the Pirates hits .430 while Douthit of the Cardinals leads in runs with 27. Frisch also has 27 RBIs for the Cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Grantham
Pirates
Douthit
Cards
Frisch
Traynor
L. Waner
Bissonette
Robins
Lucas
Reds
Farm Bill Favored as Preferred Legislation
Washington May 15 The House rules committee approved preferred status for the Fenn bill to reappoint the House membership of 435 based on the 1930 census. Time to consider the measure in the House was not set, but action ensures floor consideration before adjournment. Opponents include states set to lose representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rules Committee
Fenn
Mrs Mayhue Takes Second in State Reading Contest
Mrs George Mayhue representing East Central State Teachers College placed second in a state reading contest held at Southwestern State Teachers College Weatherford. A pupil of W V O Connell head of Speech, she is renowned as a reader and popular entertainer in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central State Teachers College
George Mayhue
Central State Teachers College
Edmond
Southwestern State Teachers College
Weatherford
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Jay D. Hill
Delaware
Trenton
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Mother
France
Marquis de Lafayette
Robert Lewis
Lafayette
Charles Thompson
East Side
Smith
Today
Ada Seed Co
Ada Studio
L. Lantz
West
A. Hostler
Greenville Bank
Washita
Major League
Kress
Browns
Ruth
Yanks
Meusel
Rice
Tigers
Senators
Regan
Red Sox
Barrett
White Sox
McNeely
Pipgras
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