Sale of Property in Pontotoc County Oklahoma Notice
The Pontotoc County Oklahoma district court sale proceeds May 2 1949. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser will auction the north half of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter Section 28 Township 4 North Range 6 East with two acre Greer exception for cash to settle a $28.23 judgment plus six percent interest and $25 attorney fees. Auction to be held June Sidday at 10:00 A M at the south front door of Ada County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
M. Mays Lumber Company
Wis
Thomas Starritt
Ada
Said
J. N. Greer
Clyde Kaiser
W. N. Hurches
J. Q. Moore
Mettie M. Moore
Gypsy Oil Company
Independent Oil & Gas Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Empire Oil & Refining Company
Land Owners Royalty Company
R. R
J. C. Johnson
Douglas Brown
B. F. Davis
A. S Norvell
W. J. Haning
Landowners Royalty Company
State of Oklahoma
Phate
Quieting Title in Ada Property Prompts Public Notice
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the estate of Emma P Thompson seeks to quiet title to Lots Four and Five, Block 139, City of Ada. The unknown heirs or assigns of H Thompson are named defendants. They must answer by June 20, 1940, or the petition will be treated as true and a judgment quieting title will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
B. F. Thompson
Emma P. Thompson
Emna E. Thompson
P. A. Thompson
Emma Thompson Witherspoon
Nina Thompson Napier
H. ©. Thompson
State of
City of
Ada
State of Oklahoma
Saich
Della Bedford
F. Robinson
Warren B. Rice
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Maud M. Jones
W. R. Jones
Hugh French
Hayden Haynes
Meaders Jones
Ben Ware Jones
W. B. Jones
Ren Ware Jones
Home Owners’ Tloan Corporation
Warren RE. Rice
Atty
Oklahoma land suit notices and partnership certificate filed
The document lists defendants in a Pontotoc county land case in Ada Oklahoma, with notices of substituted carbon copies and a June 13 1949 hearing. It includes a partnership certificate for Gaunt and Givens in Ada, detailing a general partnership formed May 1 1940 and notarized with commission dates.
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Classified section reports higher yields on invested amounts in Ada News. Local readers note improved returns from advertised schemes and saver plans as money markets adjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Quieting title suit over multiple lands in Pontotoc County
The Federal Life Insurance Company sues and seeks to quiet title to key sections in Oklahoma town by stating it owns fee simple and that all other defendants hold adverse interests. Affected parcels include parts of sections 21 and 28 in township 4N range 8E Indian Meridian. Defendants must answer by June 20, 1940 or risk judgment against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Jewel Cowart
W. Cowart
Bud Powell
Otto Powell
Guy Powell
Jess Powell
Ada Williamson
C. C. Williamson
Nora Bradley
Pete Bradley
Fannie Bearden
Lee Bearden
Ethel Davis
Frank Middleton
Goldie Middleton
Lorenzo Middleton
Eugene Middleton
Jewel Middleton
R.L. Starr
W. T. Macy
Frank Pickel
R. F. Garland
Cummings Oil Company
D. A. Crumley
Paralee Crumley
The
Unknown
J. B. Milner
Jane Milner
Artie Powell
J. P. Gathing
A. M. ‘Cummings
George Davis
Federal Life Insurance Company
Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
Township Four
Della Bedford
C. J. Robertson
Busby
Harrell & Trice
Community Notes and Local Happenings Tidings
Mrs. Laura Elam was taken to Talihina hospital after a standed trip. Ada visitors included D. O. Stewart and family. A large Ada shopping group and church events filled the week with sermons by Rev. Holland and schoolhouse candidate talks. A village play at Wilson school benefits a new church, and plans for a two acre church site among native trees are shared along with memories of departed friends.
Pickett Missionary Society Meets For Vision and Showers
The Pickett Missionary Society gathered Monday at 2 p m with Mrs Walter Enloe leading and Mrs Chas Enloe reading devotionals A visitor Mrs Cord in Owens spoke and new and regular members attended The group discussed Round Table talks and announced showers A tractor near the church basement provided unexpected music as the members pursue a vision of building a place of worship and uniting Christian workers beyond denominational lines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett Missionary Society
Walter Enloe
Chas. Enloe
Cordin Owens
Mesdames Miller
Sutton
Thurmond
Moss
Teel
Coley
Roberts
Smith
Files
Norvill
Ansell
Crowley
Fowler
C. D. Robertson
W. Enloe
Fannie Cruson
Pickett
United Christian Workers
Army Reserve enlistment offer and local social notes
Former Regular Army soldiers under 36 who served one year and were honorably discharged are urged to apply for $2.00 monthly Regular Army Reserve membership, with no drill requirements. Notices include church events, family visits, and a Tennessee/Oklahoma family reunion with 62 attendees and a 1894 wedding date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regular Army
Regular Army Reserve
U. & Army Recruiting Station
P. O. Bidg
Oklahoma City
Okla
Community visits and a May pie supper outreach noted
Local residents shared visits across Ada and Stillwater areas with many social calls Sunday Tuesday and Saturday. A pie supper and cake walk Friday May 24 aims to raise funds to send 4 H delegates to the state round up in Stillwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Lillard
Glessye Isaacs
Lindle Brandon
Betty Blackburn
Jim Cruson
Ada
Cliff Deaton
Sam Deaton
Stonewall
Vivian Jared
Dora Alice Isaacs
Julius Jared
Gertie
Loren
Cruson
Leona Nikell
Ruby Bryant
Betsy Malone
Laverne Brandon
Donald. She Visits Relatives During Past Month
A person identified as Donald has been visiting parents and relatives for the past month, according to a brief note. The report centers on travel and family visits without additional context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Weekend visitors and local gatherings in Ada area
Miss Marie Tinsley of East Central State College spent the weekend at home while her sister Edna Tinsley joined her for the last school week in Ada. Sunshine shoppers in Ada included Hobgood and Tinsley plus Ballard and Stewart families. Guests at Jess Green’s home came from Horse Shoe Ranch and Maine. Ollis Jackson was taken to an Ada hospital. Other visitors included Loveall, Orr, Kriuse families from Mill Creek and Sulphur. Sunshine invites church and Sunday School followed by Saturday events. The Selphs were visited by Eugene Selph. Club women met with Miss Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson School
Canton
New York
Deborah Underhill
Jeremiah Gosling
Lcuizy
Young People’s Union
Brother Gurley
Fred Stephens
Albert Stephens
Mose ‘Ea
Henry Stephens
Lightning Ridge
Shumard
Okemah
Ruby Dempsey
Vernie
Lorene Johnson
Stella Mae
Nav Dean Roundtree
Mildred Wall
Anna Rhea Keatley
Ada
Wall
Melvin Shumard
Jesse
Manuel Shumard
Warrer Shumard
Nay Dear
Stella Mae Roundtree
Urshall Wall
California
Bill Huddleston
Allen
Holiness Church
Edith Higdon
Merle Bell
Heyburn
Idaho
F. W. Bell
Earnest Williamson
Marian Williamson
O. W. Moore
Weleetka
Oklahoma
Arch Bandy
S. S.lilley
Denny
Herman Crawford
Ed Crawford
Harve Allen
Leon Anderson
Virgil Wilson
Barbara
Evangel Bandy
el Rogers
Will Yeates
Henryetta
Leonard Walker
Benton Crawford
J. N. McDonald
Richard Eaton
Othel McDonald
Eva Bell
Oakman
Pevehouse
Lester Gray
Oklahoma City
Dorothy
Mary Nathane
Garr Corner
Molly Williams
Virgil Bell
Donald Gene
Letha McDonald
Neal Mc
Marie Tinsley
East Central State College
Edna Tinsley
Sunshine
Hobgood
H. E. Tinsley
W. J. Ballard
Ray Stewart
Grady Ballard
Harvie Crager
Jess Green
Dan Hudson
Horse Shoe Ranch
Horse Shoe Ranch and Mr. and Mrs. Yeats
Maine
Ollis Jackson
Guy Jackson
Ada Hospital
Mount Driskill
Loveall
Mill Creek
Frank Orr
Charley Kriuse
Willie
Homer Kuykendall
Nearley
Higdon
Loyce Nix
Carl Thorp
Rube Lilly
Johnny Thorp
Homer Club
Homer
O. D. Meridith
Dora Heat
Guy Binkley
Doris
Lilley
Dora Heaton
Logsdon
Cliff Deaton
Betty Lou
Sonny
Conway
Rube
Ollie Lilley
Local Social Notes From Ada and Nearby Areas
Sunday visits linked families in Ada and Maxwell with multiple households hosting relatives and friends. Illness reported for Mrs. Jackson. Hazel Lois McAnally visited Edith Allen. Alf Ingram of Homer stayed with Ray Buster family. Haley Williams guests included Aaron, Aaron, Killings, Braden siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Scates
Frank Roddy
Roy Bottoms
Doyle Armstrong
Ada
Oscar Yancy
Byars
George Archer
Edith Allen
Maxwell
Hazel
Lois McAnally
Buster
Buel Scates
Bill Scates
Jackson
James Archer
Leonard Archer
Hazel Lois McAnally
Alf Ingram
Homer
Ray Buster
Haley Williams
Willie
Ollie Aaron
Mitchell Killings
Allene
Marie Braden
L. B. Archer
Murry Golden
Death of Mr. Clovis Meeks in Ada and local notices
Clovis Meeks died Friday night in Ada. Funeral services were held at the Pickett church with Rev. T. M. Robertson leading and burial followed in Rose Dale cemetery. J. B. Corvin visited relatives in Pickett from Sulphur CCC camp. Local residents shopped and visited Ada and Union Hill activities. Our new church house has begun construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis Meeks
Ada
Meeks
Pickett Church
T. M. Robertson
Rosedale
J. B. Corvin
Sulphur CCC
Frank Cox
Pickett
Wesley Eggleston
Jess Coley
Jean and
Jewell Southerland
Marvin Chilcoat
Union Hill
Ruth Fowler
J. C. Sutherland
Everett Hurley
Local Residents Attend Services and Visits Across Ada Area
Rev. T A Sammons preached here Wednesday and Thursday night. Mrs Edd Shelby and children from Oklahoma City visit Mrs Shelby's parents Mr and Mrs Mark Henson. Miss Bertha West visits relatives at Davis. Mr and Mrs Lewis Barber and Norma Jeanne visit Sasakwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Sammons
Ada
Edd Shelby
Oklahoma City
Shelby
Mark Henson
Bertha West
Davis
Lewis Barber
Norma Jeanne
Wayland Baker
Sasakwa
Miller
Allen
Johnnie West
Robert Harris
CCC
Sulphur
Melvin West
Tulsa
West
Edd West
James Massey
Francis
Will Baker
Wesley Price
Edd Price
Othaline
Santha Rainbolt
Jay Norris
Hazel Scroggins
O. T. Akins
Baxter Scroggins
Dank Scroggins
Mearl Wilson
Happyland
Colbert Community Notes From Rainy Harvest Time
Farmers in Colbert praise recent rains while local residents visit kin and friends. Jim Dismukes travels to Tulsa to spend time with cousin Carl Lu Allen. Sunday guests at H W Estes include Fred Arthur family and others from Ada and Colbert. Little Jackie Balthrop recovers from an accident with partial improvement. Tommy Thomas of Ada visits Mrs Thomas’s parents in Colbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dismukes
Tulsa
Carl Lu Allen
H. W. Estes
Fred Arthur
Merel Dewayne
Jessie Ward
Ada
Babe Balthrop
A. R. Selph
Jettie Smith
Ellen Dismukes
Jackie Balthrop
Tommy Thomas
Thomas
Jack Mat
Sunday Activities and Cemetery Work Notice
Sunday school and church were well attended. Mr. and Mrs. McKinley of Vaness and Dell Green of Latta visited. The community saw relatives and friends at multiple homes. W H Heath of Ada was buried here, leaving many friends. Cemetery work is planned for May 31 with volunteers asked to bring hoe and dinner baskets and help clean the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Hall
McKinley
Vaness
Fred Ray
Dell Green
Latta
Hlen Story
Mark Soloman
Fite
Floyd Brewster
Madill
Louis Shook
Kenneth Cobb
Grass roots flood control plan touted at Oologah meeting
J Wood Glass of Nowata Oklahoma urged contour farming over large dam projects to trap floodwaters where they fall. He said government would fund most work and act as teacher, improving climate, rainfall distribution and recreational benefits while warning the Verdigris river dam would not solve erosion and could become a silt-filled failure inviting mosquitoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wood Glass
Glass
Nowata
Okla
Oologah
Verdigris River
Verdigris
Nowata County
WPA Bill Heads Toward Passage
Washington May 22 Admin forces in the house sped toward final passage of a one billion relief bill for eight months beginning in July. Proposals to trim direct relief of $975,650,000 were discarded and a three man board to replace the WPA commissioner was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Roosevelt
WPA
Teeters Visit for East Central College Exercises
OCALS Mrs D M Teeter of Pottsville Arkansas and Miss Mary Teeter of Stratford accompany Bonner Teeter a senior at East Central College visiting the home of Mr and Mrs H V Stephenson 821 East Thirteenth They expect Mrs Teeter to return home Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Teeter
Pottsville
Arkansas
Mary Teeter
Stratford
H. V. Stephenson
East Thirteenth
East Central College
Bonner Teeter
Noell Family Returns to Jennings After Visit
Mrs. Leslie F. Noell and her young son return to Jennings Louisiana from the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W L Coleman. Also returning with them is seven year old Sari Ann Tipps who had been living with the grandparents. The Colemans reside at 630 West Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie F. Noell
Jennings
Louisiana
Ada Gossip Prominent Visitors And Attendance Notes
Ada residents and guests are listed visiting relatives and attending events. Names include Martha Jo Emry in Coalgate, Curtis Floyd. Billy Meredith in Ada from Sherman. Mrs. Minnie Nelson of Francis. W. P. Gullatt in Gainesville. Mrs. Allen Holmes in Ada. Dr. M. M. Webster at a funeral in Chickasha. Richard Couch heading to Tulsa for the International Oil Exposition. Jack McClure returning from Tulsa for the Oil Exposition. Constance Rhodes and Berlin party in city. O. B. Hardcastle of Dallas on business. various households hosting kin and friends in Ada during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jo Emry
Coalgate
Curtis Floyd
Ada Garden Club Flower Show Pilgrimage Attendance
Mrs. L. B. Clayton Mrs. Hugh Pierce Mrs. E. J. Tipton Mrs. Tina Hunter and Mrs. H. O. For gy of Shawnee attended the Ada Garden club flower show and pilgrimage in Ada on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Clayton
Hugh Pierce
E. J. Tipton
Tina Hunter
H. O. Forgy
Shawnee
Ada
Ada Garden Club
Ada social visit ends in Texas and back home
Mrs C C Nash of 723 East Six teenth street is visiting relatives in Texas this week. Mr and Mrs Sol Frisch of Stillwater with Miss Blanche Katz and Milton Katz of Sapulpa have returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs Ben Katz and Mr and Mrs Sidney Katz in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Meredith
Sherman
Texas
Mrs
Ben Rutledge
T. A. Lovell
Devon, Ray and
Francis
Plainview
W. O. Dunn
Lovell
Sidney Kitz
Chickasha
Mr. Katz
C. C. Nash
East Sixteenth Street
Sol Frisch
Stillwater
Blanche Katz
Milton Katz
Sapulpa
Ben Katz
Sidney Katz
Ada
Miss Anna Carol Deering Expected Back From Fort Worth Visit
Miss Anna Carol Deering is expected to return Thursday after visiting relatives in Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Carol Deering
Fort Worth
Texas
Don Hall Visits Norman For Business
Don Hall spends a few days in Norman attending to business matters and meeting local contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hall
Norman
Miss Reva Bass to Arrive in Ada for Extended Visit
Miss Reva Bass of Antlers will arrive Wednesday evening for an extended visit in Ada. Mrs. Lula Wheeler and Mrs. Ethel Newcomb have returned to Ada from Ardmore and Mannsville, where they visited relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reva Bass
Antlers
Ada
Lula Wheeler
Ethel Newcomb
Ardmore
Mannsville
Negro WPA Center Draws Record Attendance During Open House
The Negro WPA community center at 618 North Rennie reports a record turnout during open house week. Library hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. A book of gold lists visitors for transfer to Oklahoma City headquarters. Nightly programs include a capital punishment debate, a women's meeting, and a Booker T. Washington presentation with a children’s luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Rennie
Oklahoma City
Opportunity Club
W. M. Foshee
Booker T. Washington
Weems Implicates Waldrep In State Jobs Scandal
Oklahoma City May 22 former assistant state tax commissioner Weems testified that one of five Arkansas men who bought state jobs was placed in the commission in July 1937 at the insistence of Senator Tom Waldrep of Shawnee. Weems said Waldrep pressed for Thomason to replace Bob Boyd and urged his dismissal, tying the case to a broader job selling scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ray O. Weems
Arkansas
Tom Waldrep
Shawnee
Weems
State Corporation Commission
Common Pleas Court
Waldrep
Martin Thomason
Mayesville
Joe Smalley
L. V. Beaman
House
Waldrop
Bob Boyd
Ralph Spencer
Pottawatomie County
Thomason
Geologist Drives New Wildcat Test Near Cement Field
Geologist John Graham and son Paul plan a four mile south wildcat drill at the Cement oil and gas region after a hunch that oil men may have missed a pay zone. Dr Frederick Clapp supports the potential oil possibilities in this Oklahoma area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Graham
Paul
Frederick Clapp
New York
Graham
Clapp
Wildcat
Oklahoma
Poppy Day Observance Drives Aid for Disabled Veterans
Dimes and quarters dropped into poppy coin boxes on Poppy Day May 25 will fund welfare programs for disabled World War I veterans and their families. Mrs Loyce Dun lap Norman Howard unit American Legion Auxiliary rehabilitation chairman notes poppy contributions are the main support for the auxiliary’s welfare work. Muskogee veteran hospital remains full with a long waiting list of disabled veterans even as observance preparations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyce Dunlap
Norman Howard
American Legion Auxiliary
Veteran’s Hospital
Muskogee
Flivver planes start on cross country trip
Ten new two seated flivver planes depart Mercer airport for a five day hop and stop flight to California. Passengers include Hollywood figures Faith Bennett Nancy Carroll Roger Pryor Jackie Coogan and Jim Mitchell. The Falcon Aircraft Corp team also flies six of the planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Mércer
California
Hollywood Movie Colony
Faith Bennett
Nancy Carroll
Roger Pryor
Jackie Coogan
Jim Mitchell
Falcon Aircraft Corporation
Inglewood
Calif
No Adjustment for Oil Allowable OKC
Oklahoma City May 22 No adjustment in the 90 day crude oil allowable will be required because of a federal estimate of a 500 barrel daily increase in the state's market demand said Conservation Officer W J Armstrong. The Bureau fixed the demand for May at 408100 and for June at 408600. The corporation commission adopted the May figure as the daily allowable for May June and July in line with a recommendation of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Federal Bureau of Mines
W. J. Armstrong
Bureau
The
Corporation Commission
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Spanish moss a valued upholstery material in South Carolina
In coastal and swamp regions around Columbia, Spanish gray moss gathered from trees is sold for a cent per pound. A single picker can harvest 100 to 350 pounds daily, turning scenery into a small but steady income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S. C
Milk intake guidelines for children and adults
Nutrition guidance advises growing children to consume at least one quart of milk daily and adults to drink a minimum pint. The recommendation emphasizes dairy for calcium and growth support across age groups.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur R. Landis
Frank F. Landis
Bertha Miller
Susan Weidl
Verne Behrens
Martha Wahl
Mabel Kreider
Florence Kreider
Margaret Kreider
Raymond Kreider
Lester Kreider
Harold Kreider
Plaintiff
Guaranty Trust Comany of New York
Spire Oil & Refining Company
R. 2. Tell
PD. W. Hudson
Chas
Crawford
Pella Bedford
H. Fleming
R. E. Gaunt
J. R. Givens
Gaunt & Givens
R. BE. Gaunt
Zayda McKee
Laura Elam
Talihina
Jim Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Joe Parks
D. O. Stewart
Vernon Stewart
Pauline Martin
Christene Martin
Oliver Taylor
Earl Taylor
Horace Looney
Bill Frazier
Opal Wiles
Lea Taylor
Rev. Holland
Nichols
Vernon
Floyd Stewart
Wilson
Conway News
Eugene Selph
Miss Smith
Cedar Grove
Colbert
Roy
Susie Ellis
J. C. Stevens
Treva Kuykendall
Herman Ford
Ethel
Sam Zearley
Seminole
Mr. Wade
W. P. Gullatt
Gainesville
Allen Holmes
Okmulgee
Mrs. C. B. Schram
King’s Road
T. E. Clement Jr
M. M. Webster
George Moore
Mack Braly
Minnie Nelson
W. E. Black
East Second Street
Mark Thompson
New York City
Richard Couch
O. B. Hardcastle
Dallas
Mary Bradball of
Lagert
Gordon Witherspoon
Mississippi
Jack McClure
Jim Haning
Wewoka
Connie Rhodes
Wichita Falls
Cretenan
Ces
Tom Waldrop
Cement
Poppy Sales Aid Veterans
Flivver
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