Notice of Partition Sale and Publication in Oklahoma
United States Marshall announces partition sale of two Pontotoc County tracts, Lot 4 and NW quarter areas totaling about 190.18 acres and 60 acres, appraised values 1000 and 725 dollars, to be sold Nov 14 1944 at Ada courthouse, with bids not below half appraised value. Also public notice of estate suit for Emaline Killerease with hearings set Nov 9 1944 and required answer by then.
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Pontotoco County
Oklahoma
Ada
Pontotoc County
United States Marshall
Pontotoc
United States District Court For
Eastern District of
Jefferson Johnson
Ve. M. O. Matthews
Notice to sell Pontotoc County land at resale
Sam Dew Pontotoc County Treasurer will begin at 9 a m on November 5 1944 in the Courthouse sale of county acquired land in Pontotoc County Oklahoma Bids were submitted for each tract with P T Bevers bidding 80 for SE% of Section 2 4N 4E Sale is to be made to the highest bid cash in hand subject to Board of County Commissioners approval Advertisement costs are payable by the purchaser.
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Sam Dew
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
P. T. Bevers
Board of County Commissioners
Guardianship sale of Terry Haney real estate in Ada Oklahoma
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the guardian of Terry Haney a minor will sell at public auction to the highest bidder on October 20 1944 at 19 o clock in Ada Oklahoma at the south front door of the courthouse. The sale includes an undivided 1 30 interest in Lots 11 12 and 13 Block 83 original townsite Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma. Terms: cash in hand upon court confirmation.
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Terry Haney
Pontotoc
Oklahma
Court House
Ada
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Notice to creditors in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
The heirs of Norris B Haney deceased are informed to present claims with vouchers to Lucile Haney administratrix Box 666 Ada Pontotoc County Oklahoma within four months from the date of the notice or be forever barred. Dated September 25 1944. Busby Harrell Trice attorneys for administratrix.
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State of
Oklahoma
Pontotoc
H. C. Roper
Zora Roper
First National Bank
Ada
Thompson & Braly Attorneys
Norris B. Haney
Lucile Haney
Final account hearing for Roberson estate in Pontotoc County
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the county court fixed a hearing for Friday October 20 1944 at 10 00 A M in Ada to settle final account of administrator Jack W Dennis for the estate of James Banks Roberson deceased and to consider distribution and discharge of the administrator all interested persons must appear and show cause Dated September 15 1944 Moss Wimbish Judge of the County Court
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Pontotoc County
State OF Oklahoma
James Banks Roberson
Jack W. Dennis
Ada
Pontoto County
Oklahoma
Texan Army Private Wins First Female FFA Outstanding Award
Kansas City dispatch reports Mrs. Elton Ellison of near Ralls Texas receiving the national FFA star farmer award and a $500 check from the Kansas City Star at the seventeenth annual convention. Ellison’s husband serves as a private in the U S Army stationed at Camp Roberts California. Regional winners named include Pete Gunn of Temple Oklahoma. Ellison began farming at 20 after training in vocational agriculture in 1937 assembling cotton milo and sudan grass on rented land and later purchasing a 260 acre farm with her father.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
National Star
Elton Ellison
W. A. Cochel
Weekly Star
Farmer
Ralls
Texas
Uncle Sam
Camp Roberts
Calif
Ellison
Sam
A. D. Ellison
Milo
Elton
What’s On Your Mind Soldier No 2
John Hulke of Munhall Pennsylvania Marine Corps is on Peleliu Island as the war grinds on. The piece questions what a GI Joe thinks about in the trenches, from politics and ballots to hunger and a desire for rest, and the drive to press on toward home.
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James Thrasher
Pfe
John Hulke
U. S. Marine Corps
Munhall, Pa
Peleliu Island
Palau Group
Oceania
GI Joe
Congress
Philippines
China
Japan
Home
Defense To Claim Phillips Didn't Get One Dime
Oklahoma City October 11 defense counsel J B Dudley told a district court jury evidence would show Leon C Phillips on trial for conspiracy received not one dime for clemency during his governorship. The state contends he conspired to accept 500 of 8000 paid in 1942 for a parole. Mrs Ruth Page clerk identified the Eisiminger file and an application for federal clemency for osteopath Eisiminger, now serving a perjury sentence at Leavenworth.
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Oklahoma City
J. B. Dudley
Leon C. Phillips
Dudley
A. P. van Meter
Phillips
J. W. Eisiminger
George Miskovesky
Ruth Page
State Pardon and Parole Office
Eisiminger
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Eissminger
Robert R. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Death notice of Second Lt Myer Winkelman Baird
Relatives in Ada report the death in action of Second Lt Myer Winkelman Baird of Texas a bomber pilot who earned his wings August 30 at age 23 and was single. His brothers Frank and George Winkelman serve in the U S armed forces and his parents are Mr and Mrs Winkelman.
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Myer Winkelman Baird
Tex
Slaner-Winkelman Department Store
Ada
Winkelman
Frank Winkemen
Italy
George Winkelman
U.S. Navy
Local boxing era figure tied to Ada and Murray agricultural roots
W Winkelman of Baird is linked to Myer Winkelman who studied at Murray Agricultural college in Tishomingo and boxed for the Aggie team in Ada tournaments. Relatives include Mrs. James Patterson of Ada and uncles L B Adams of Ada and George Adams of Allen.
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W. Winkelman
Baird
Myer Winkelman
Murray Agricultural School
Tishomingo
Aggie
Ada
James Patterson
Hubert Pegg
Allen
L. B. Adams
George Adams
Rain and Lightning Hit Ada and Oklahoma City
Heavy rain returned early Tuesday morning with 0.76 inch by 7 a.m. and continued for an hour. A lightning strike damaged the Ada Greenhouse area damaging a meter box and a transformer. In Oklahoma City lightning struck Champlin Refining oil tanks causing an explosion and burning oil. Temperature dropped from 53 to 54 degrees within hours.
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Ada
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Champlin Refining Company
Big Oklahoma teams eye Orange Bowl field early
Miami Fla Oct 10 two dozen colleges are watched as possible participants in the 1945 Orange Bowl with ten southern schools listed on a preliminary roster Georgia Tech Alabama Tennessee Auburn Mississippi State Wake Forest Tulsa Duke Georgia Louisiana State and others including Southern Methodist Rice Texas Texas Christian Texas A and M Pittsburgh Missouri Nebraska Michigan and more.
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Miami
Fla
C. F
Jack) Baldwin
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Tennessee
Auburn
Misissippi State
Wake Forest
Tulane
Duke
Georgia
Louisiana State
Southern Methodist
Rice
Texas
Texas Christian
Texas Aggies
Oklahoma A
Oklahoma A. and M
Tusa
Colgate
Holy Cross
Pittsburgh
Villanova
Missouri
Nebraska
Michigan
Oklahoma Soldiers Wounded in European War Named
Washington reports forty nine Oklahoma soldiers wounded in recent European action. The list includes Pvt Eurl Baggs Antlers Pvt Keith V Beck Durant 2nd Lt John W Boulton Oklahoma City Sgt James F Dean Broken Bow and many others from Ada Hartshorne Tulsa and more.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Eurl Baggs
Antlers
Keith V. Beck
Durant
Tech
Earl A. Beckham
Chouteau
John W. Boulton
Oklahoma City
Sam A. Burns
Calvin
Roy L. Burris
Sallisaw
Robert G. Chester
Hartshorne
Guy Creswell, Jr
Madill
James F. Dean
Broken Bow
Rubert H. Dew
Burbank
Ralph E. Elliott
Sperry
George W. Ellis
Nowata
Robert S. German
Ann P. German
German
Ada
Sam. H. Gidney
Piedmont
Herschell R. Harris
Elk City
Wallace L. Hightower
Cecil Jones
Keystone
Dallas Jones
Porum
Joe E. Kabrich
Haworth
George F. Kelso
Boswell
Kenneth J. Lewis
Dorothy M. Lewis
Tulsa
Ray McPherson
Fort Cobb
Oscar W Morris
Greenfield
Eddyfield
Jay
Billy G. Patterson
Seminole
Paul B. Price
Bartlesville
Joe H. Privett
Maramec
Simon A. J. Ramirez
Glen O. Salyer
Stroud
Raymond C. Sevier
Oklaha
John T. Sewell
Floyd W. Shoemaker
Nathan F. Shuler
Geary
James F. Simmons
Thomas D. Simpson
Charles E. Singleton
Claremore
Don Sipes
Lloyd I. Sisseck
Fairfax
Wilson Sitton
Okmulgee
Tank Smiley, Jr
Miami
Martin Soref
Max Soref
Henry Starr, Jr
Shawnee
Johnnie J. Taylor
Melvin G. Todd
Afton
Guy Wakelee
Meeker
Carl R. Warden
Altus
James C. “Jest
Sentinel
Warren W. Witt
Ponca City
Tax Rolls Now in Treasurer's Hands
Taxes for 1944 are available at the county treasurer’s office after transfer from the assessor. Pay any amount due, with the first quarter delinquent after November 10. In Purcell, a highway patrol report notes a collision near Pauls Valley on U S Highway 77 involving Orville G. Hall and Arleys C. Leveridge. no injuries reported.
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Chas
Sam Dew Bright
Purcell
Highway Patrol
Orville G. Hall
Pauls Valey
Arleys C. Leveridge
Pauls Valley
Here
Greater returns for amount in vested
An Ada News classified ad notes higher yields for investments tied to vested funds. The brief item highlights improved returns and investor appeal in the local market.
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Ada News
Men Would Have Unconditional Surrender Guide Says He Had Enough
The article notes that men demanded unconditional surrender while guides indicated he reached a breaking point. It presents a tense moment with conflicting impressions about leadership and resolve.
Aachen Holds Against Ultimatum as Allied Artillery Ramps Up
Oct 11 dispatch reports German commander in Aachen declines surrender after a 24 hour ultimatum. Allied forces unleash massive shelling and air attacks on the city while civilians show signs of evacuation, and hundreds of troops consider defecting as prisoners and orders complicate the siege.
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Don Whitehead
Aachen
U. S. First Army
Charlemagne
Aachen Byrtillery
Oklahoma Soldiers Award Bronze Star Medal
The War department announced the Bronze Star Medal for 10 Oklahomans in the 45th Infantry Division. Recipients include T/Sgt Cravens C. Charles of Konawa, T/Sgt Billie W. Wilson of Wagoner, and S/Sgt Granville W. Cannon of Wagoner who was killed June 13, 1944. Also honored are S/Sgt Guy C. Rounsaville Sasakwa, S/Sgt Gene Warren Eufaula, Sgt Jack R. McFarland Lawton, Sgt Woodrow W. Riggs Idabel, Sgt Fred E. Stratton Eufaula, Sgt Cleo S. Wright Sayre, and Pvt Homer C. Rhodes Eufaula.
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Washington
War Department Today
45Th Infantry Division
Cravens C. Charles
Konawa
Billie W. Wilson
Wagoner
Granville W. Cannon
Guy C. Rounsaville
Sasakwa
Gene Warren
Eufaula
Jack R. McFarland
Lawton
Woodrow W. Riggs
Idabel
Fred E. Stratton
Cleo S. Wright
Sayre
Homer C. Rhodes
Cotton pickers head west as Hattons depart Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Gentry Hatton and Mrs. Callie Hatton left Friday for western Oklahoma to pull cotton. Christene and Jewel Hoover have returned home from Dallas, Texas. Mrs. E. A. Parker visited and shopped in Ada Thursday. Mrs. House Johnson of Oklahoma City is visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Murphy and Mrs. W. A. Scott. Mrs. Ada Deaton and children, and Miss Edith Sliger of Ada spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Sliger. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Blevins spent Saturday night with Mrs. Blevins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Jessie. Mrs. Ira Rose shopped in Ada Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sliger of Pleasant Hill spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoover.
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Gentry Hatton
Callie Hatton
Western
Oklahoma
Christene
Jewel Hoover
Dallas
Texas
E. A. Parker
Ada
House Johnson
Oklahoma City
Wayne Murphy
W. A. Scott
Ada Deaton
Edith Sliger
R. A. Sliger
Bud Blevins
Oakman Sunday School and Community Visits Report
The Oakman church held Sunday school at 11:00 am with Rev. Muriel Wilson also leading Sunday night services at 8:30 pm. A long list of local residents and visitors shared Sunday visits and weekend gatherings at multiple homes including the Lillards, Crawfords, Silvers, and Kaisers with residents from Ada, Byng, Denny, and Camp Leonard Wood cited.
Community notes from Galey and area events
Sunday School at Galey drew many parishioners and guests with singing planned for Sunday night. A birthday dinner honored Rube Peterson and Alvin and Calvin Jamar, with a long list of attendees. Later, visits from relatives and friends filled Monday and weekend gatherings across Ada, Shawnee, Asher, and Stratford. A New York dispatch reports a 1000 tree Palestine memorial for Wendell L Willkie.
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Lees
O. T. Danner
Ruby Fowler
Easter Fowler
Sam Bittles
Ada
T. J. Myers
Bettie Hughes
M. Odom
Amy Lou
Leola Bray
Oil Center
Geraldine
Claurdine Cole
Tulsa
Betty Lou Odom
Winona Isaacs
Iva
Annie Ruth Gentry
Vinnie Hilton
Devil's Shoestring and Medieval Wine Anesthesia Notes
The wild pea weed called devil's shoestring yields rotenone from its roots as an insecticide. Medieval surgeons used wine as an anesthetic feeding to patients until they passed out.
Chaplain Evans Talks on Work for Army Transport Lions
Captain Hale Evans, chaplain aboard an Army transport in the Pacific, told Ada Lions that confidence of the men drives chaplaincy work. He described duties including religious services, morale, personal counsel, and entertainment via intraship broadcasts and overseas programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Evans
Pacific
Ada Lions
Evans
G. I
Australia
New Guinea
Cotton Exchange Building Sells in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports the 305 000 dollar sale of the Cotton Exchange building from Scott Ferris, a former Democratic national committeeman, to D A Stricklin, a local grocer. Earlier in the week Katz Drug Store property at Main and Robinson changed hands to D J Donahoe and his niece Mabel Esther Donahoe, a Red Cross worker in England. In Lusk Wyoming a barn on the Bradley ranch burned, prompting a cautious husband and wife to inspect the site and confirm the blaze.
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Oklahoma City
Cotton Exchange Punta
Scott Ferris
D. A. Stricklin
Katz Drug Store
Main and
Robinson Streets
D. J. Donahoe
Ponca City
Mabel Esther Donahoe
Red Cross
England
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Granville T. Norris
Allen W. Stanfield
Emaline Killerease
Reubin Frazier
Doler Killerease
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Emaline
Townshine North
Pella Redford
Jewell Ford
Luster Cook
United States
Plaintiffs
A. W. Wright
Portia Wright
Aid
Pella Bedford
Jewel
Lula
John Case
Okla
Lucile Haney Administratrix Busby
Harrel & Trice Attorneys
Moss Wimbish
FFA
Texan
Pete Gunn
Temple
Adam News
Soldier
Says
Adan
Myer Winkleman
Europe
Soves
OWL
Oakman
Muriel Wilson
Cedar Grove
Young People’s League
P. M. Wright
Rose
Angie Wright
Jesse Duvall
Gussie Lillard
Dorothy Lee
Watie Stephens
Granny Mounger
Wright Hart
Ola Anderson
Glen Jay
William Carter
Elmo Coventon
Jim Crawford
Ellis Seeds
Wirt Seeds
Oma Jean Cecil
Thurlow Clark
Dessie Sticks
Cpl
Vandie Clark
Camp Leonard Wood
Sam Clark
Zane Kaiser
California
Clyde Kaiser
New York
Palestine
Wendell L., Willkie
E.j Goldstein
Palestine Planters of Newark
Capt
Lions
Pacific Transport Service
Cotton Exchange
Lusk
Wyo
Bradley
Russell Bradley
Otjen
U. S. Senate
America
William J. Otjen
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