Public notice and estate litigation across Pontotoc County OK
Public records publish notices from Pontotoc County Oklahoma involving Etta Roberts seeking title to property in Sunrise Addition Ada and warnings to Gertrude Chandler and others. The notices include executors and heirs of A K Thornton and Alice Thompson, with claims to described lands and court deadlines in 1950 and 1980.
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Statu OF
Oklahoma
Gertrude Chandler
F. J. Amos
Barney Johnson
Leo A. Coskey
LI L
Ada
Virstreet Improvement District NO
Zemney Court
Etta Roberts
Pantatoc County
Pest
Llanedy
Della Bedford
Pontotec County
State OF Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Sai
A. _K. Thornton - Decrasedt
Elizabeth Fowler
Pontotoc Couty
Alice Thompson
Moss
Salt Court
East Central Homecoming Weekend Highlights
Alumni gather at East Central with registration at 10 a m and tours by student guides. A parade at 11 a m winds through downtown after which floats visit Norris Stadium for a halftime showcase. The East Central Tigers face Northeastern Redmen at 2 30 p m in Norris Stadium followed by an Alumni Association banquet at Knight Hall dining room.
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Norris Stadium
Knight Hall
Tigers
Northeastern
Redmen
Oklahoma
Alumni Association
Banqnet
Luxuries spoil children in postwar Japan says Australian teacher
H Porter, an Australian school teacher who taught BCOF children in Iwakuni for a year, says luxury in Japan harmed allied families. He reports classroom regression among their children and notes Japanese children show strong zeal to learn, contrasting with the spoiled behavior observed abroad. Faerste Shes
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Sydney
Japan
H. Porter
Porter
BCOF
Iwakuni
Faerste
Automotive Hint: Check Radiator Hose for Leaks
Before adding anti freez e solution for winter, inspect radiator hose and connections for possible leaks to prevent engine cooling failures.
Mysterious water barrel still works near Orr farm
SIMMONS Mo Oct 17 The J H Orr family on their farm report the wooden barrel used as a water reservoir for chickens refills itself since last May. About three gallons are used daily and many visitors once came to inspect. The Orrs now charge 25 cents to view the barrel while offering no public explanation of the phenomenon.
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Orrs
J. H. Orr
Orv Hag
Springfield
C. C. Williford
Community Chest Campaign Slows In Second Day
The Community Chest fund drive slows on the second day with $17,620.85 raised to date. In the downtown club competition, Rotarians gain while others stay near, as volunteers report steady but not enthusiastic responses. Funds support Ada playgrounds, child welfare services, Ada Youth Center, Salvation Army, a colored preschool nursery, Camp Fir, and Scouts. Emil Wyatt, chairman, urges workers to continue contacting potential donors until all possible contacts are made.
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Community Chest Fund
Ada
Salvation Army
Emil Wyatt
Tede
Food tops world concerns as Rotary hears talk
Neal Stidham, conservation expert, told the Rotary club the number one question today is food and that plant leaves supply food, noting native grasses like big and little bluestem but warning some blue stem species have little value. He urged soil protection, praised grasses, and announced an October town meeting with Dr M L Wardell as speaker on October 23 at J Junior High auditorium.
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Neal Stidham
Rotary Club
Stidham
Georgia
New Mexico
Tom Granger
Kenneth Nowels
M. L. Wardell
Department of History
University of Oklahoma
Lions Club Plans Halloween Carnival
The Lions Club prepares its second downtown carnival two weeks before Halloween. The group promises a better event than last year with the favorite features returning and new attractions designed for younger children. Further announcements will follow as plans progress and residents are urged to get ready to enjoy the carnival.
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Lions Club
Young Show Exhibitors Highlight Four 4-H Members
Four youths from Pace One exhibit animals with extensive training before show time. Lucas Holstein, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs WD Lucas of Fitzhugh, is in his fifth year of 4-H work and was the 1950s Central Oklahoma Dairy show champion exhibitor. Langley, 16, of Stonewall, also a Holstein winner, pursues corn production small grains hog production and handicraft. Eggs deteriorate rapidly in 99 degree heat, comparable to two months at 4/ degrees.
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Wunanrveg
Pace One
Lucas
WD. Lucas
Fitzhugh Commuualius
Langley
Lee Langley
Stonewall
Frisco Freight Derailment Narrows Damages On Main Line
A diesel powered freight train derailed its thirteenth car near Mississippi Avenue at p.m. Tuesday with minimal damage and quick clearance. The derailment caused a broken draw bar, but 94 cars behind pushed the damaged car along several hundred feet before separation. Frisco officials noted the 11 pound rails and good tie conditions kept the main line intact and warned that higher speeds could have caused far greater damage.
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Frisco Railroad
Mississippi Avenue
Frisca
Govett Reappointed Hospital Chairman At Veterans’ Home
Mrs Dolph Govett was reappointed state hospital chairman for the Oklahoma state veterans hospital in Sulphur at the Oklahoma City American Legion convention. It is her fourth year in the role. She named Mrs Anna Hell LeFever of Sulphur as assistant and hosts monthly birthday parties for patients born in the month. The largest party honored many veterans, including William F Baker and Ernie Wilcoxson of Sand Springs and others from across the state and nearby cities.
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Dolph Govett
Oklahoma State Veterans Hospital
William F. Baker
Ernie Wilcoxson
Sand Springs
Dee Kizzar
Seminole
Eric Hawkins
Charles Banks
Roy Lee
Claud Mates
Oklahoma City
Victor Bunch
el Reno
Lotus Treat
Norman
Berbert Sreak
Granite
Joe Raines
Muskogee
Arthur Ostrander
Shawnee
Charles Malone
Marriages listed for many couples in Oklahoma towns
A list of marriage licenses shows numerous couples from towns including Coalgate Wynnewood Lindsay Ada Seminole and Pauls Valley. Ages range from 16 to 50 with brides and grooms named alongside their home towns.
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Clarence Lee Jarvis
Walters
Alfa Mae Sutterfield
Stonewall
Ernest’ Paul Fanning
Pegay Lou Franklin
Bisbeth
Coalgate
Odis Bong
Pauls Valley
Jo Ann Dunn
Wynnewood
John LL
Joe Stone
Joy Wise
Melvin Wise
Jean Voyles
Ada
Benjamin Miller
Prisoners Speak of Jail Life in Rangoon Parley
Burmese prisons are described as houses of vice catering to depravity. Be P. Thakin Ba Than told Parliament prisoners can get anything they want at a price, including opium. Ba Than, jailed in 1948 for a political offence, claimed homosexuality was encouraged and practised in prison.
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Rangoon
P. Thakin Ba Than
Ba Than
Cheerful George Enjoys Long-Awaited Train Ride
PORTLAND Ore Oct 19 UP Cheerful George a bedridden 42 year old man paralyzed 18 years since a swimming accident finally rode a train to San Francisco last night invited by Southern Pacific railroad workers. He left his Canby Oregon home with his mother Effie Nelson and will visit his casino in San Francisco.
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Portland
Ore
George
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad
George Nelson
Canby
California
Effie Nelson
Nelson
Reservist Baggett humor at recall from 45th Division
Camp Polk La October 19 Second Lt Jimmie C Baggett 45th Division platoon leader and training officer laughs at Altus Times Democrat listing Altus men recalled to active duty He had joined the National Guard and went federal September 1 Two master sergeants in the division artillery David M Johnson Ada and Leon T Carruth Anadarko were commended for training leadership In rain Camp Polk was drenched by a heavy downpour Military police stood at posts as Lt Tolley D Woodley replaced Capt William G Jamison as commanding officer of heavy tank company 278th Infantry Beggs Jamison leaves for three months training at Fort Benning Ga with 12 years service RO"
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Camp Polk
Jimmie C. Baggett
45Th Division
Altus Times Democrat
Altus
Army
Jimmie ©. Baggett
Signal Corps
Fort Silt
Baggett
The
National Guard
Hal Mc Muldrow
Artillery Command
David M. Johnson
Ada
Leon T. Carruth
Anadarko
Sven
Tolley D. Woodley
William G. Jamison
278Th Infantry
Beggs
Jamison
Fort Benning
Georgia
University of Oklahoma
45Th
Ada Doctors Register Monday
Two Ada doctors registered Monday as part of nationwide registration for doctors dentists and veterinarians or possible call to military service. Only two men appeared both physicians. One had 19 months of service toward the 21 month minimum.
Allen People Send Gift to Soldiers
Allen men of the 45th Division, former National Guard, received a radio and table model record player from Allen residents.125 citizens funded the gift, delivered to Camp Polk before week’s end, per SFC Phillip T. Milner HQ Co Ist Bn 80th Eng. The soldiers appreciate the community support and note this isn’t the first gift.
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Allen
National Guard
Camp Polk
SFC
Phillip T. Milner
Sulphur Kiwanis Anniversary Observed At Banquet
Sulphur Kiwanis club marked its 25th birthday with a banquet at the Artesian hotel. Invocations by Bobby Riddie, with Davis and Scoup singing, opened the event. Guest speaker Julian Bobo of Dallas spoke as past district governor. special guests included Hugh Sandlin of Holdenville, Lt. Governor George Sturm, Judge W. G. Long and Mrs. Long, and Mrs. H. W. Broadbent. Charter members listed among attendees from Ardmore, Ada, and Davis.
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Oklahoma City
W. G. Long
Ada
Orchards to be Nationalized in Kashmir
The state government proposes nationalizing all large orchards in Indian held Kashmir, including the Valley of Kashmir. A committee will fix compensation for orchard owners. Agrarian reforms will distribute farm land to tillers with a maximum ownership limit of 20 acres, reflecting population growth over 16 years.
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Sprinagar
Kashmir
Ada Junior Highschool Activities and Awards Highlight Week
Ada Junior High reports busy two weeks with six weeks tests signed by parents, a Community Chest drive at 109 percent, and a publicity drive for Freedom Crusades. Seventh graders nominate candidates for Liberty and Freedom parties while science classes see most students earn A grades and a chicken snake donation.
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Crusades For Freedom
Pen
Doreen Smith
Liberty and Freedom
Pauline Whitsett
Daisy Moore
C. L. Robberson
Grace George
Home Room 261 Elects Officers At Meeting
Members of home room 261 sponsored by Mrs Renfro Hern don elected officers Nancy Curingham as president Bob Jones as vice president Warren Rice as secretary Jimmy Maloné as program chairman Ruth Ann Norris as reporter A new member Dortha Holliman from Melish joined the class.
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Home Room
Renfro Hern
Don
Nancy Cureningham
Bob * Jones
Warren Rice
Jimmy Maloné
Ruth Ann Norris
Dortha Holliman
MeLish
Ada Junior High PTA Meet Sets Friday October 20
Ada Junior High School family teachers association plans initial meeting Friday October 20 at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium inviting all new patrons and visitors to attend and meet teachers. Chapel hour attendance tops with room 208 led by Charles Krumtum and other rooms earning honors for high attendance. geologist K Nowels spoke on God and Geology. National Oil Week features films for students Friday at 10:30 a.m.
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Ada Junior High School
A. R. Wallace
Charles Krumtum
Pauline Whitsett
Wilma Lain
Doreen Smith
Enid Oliver
H. V. Burrough
Anna Belle Winn
Laurice Core
K. B. Nowels
The
Sun Ray Oil Co
National Oil
ARF Students Study Proportions in Art Class
Ninth grade students in Miss Bernice Harris s class focus on good proportions and values of bone and dark. They practice free hand lettering and design with displays featuring Tol Keithley Don Reed James Leonard Franchine Snow Jaquita Raper Cherrie Randall Maxine Terry and Shirley Floyd.
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ARF
Bernice Harris
Tol Keithley
Don Reed
James Leonard
Franchine Snow
Jaquita Raper
Cherrie Randall
Maxine Terry
Shirley Floyd
Pyongyang Falls as U S Troops Enter Town News Report
Corresponder Whitehead notes link up of cavalry troopers and South Korean forces on Pyongyang east side and a breach of the city by American units after North Korean defenders failed to block all routes. Generals Allen and Park Sun Yup exchange praise amid rubble as Capt Robert Terry confirms entry. A surge of homeward hopes follows the breakthrough. A stray aside mentions a 1692 tidal wave at Port Royal Jamaica and a potato’s health warning.
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Taedong
Ongyang
Whitehead
Hukkyo
Pyongyang
Frank A. Allen, Jr
Cleveland
Allen
Paik Sun Yup
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Thomas P. Holt
Executrix
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State OF
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C. M. Deaton
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Mysterious Water Barrel
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L. G. Denny
Frisco
Mrs. Govett
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