Notice to Sell County Property in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
Sam Dew Pontotoc County Treasurer announces a public sale of county acquired land on September 15 1941 at 9 am in the Pontotoc County Courthouse. Separate bids were submitted for each tract with Ida Mae Lewis bidding on several parcels. cash terms and board approval contingent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dew
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
E Courthouse
Rofs City
Ida Mae Lewis
Roff City
Lot & Block
Board of County Commissioners
Notice of Hearing Final and Annual Accounts
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma guardian G C Mayhue seeks final discharge after filing final account and annual accounts for wards Pauline Mayhue and Mary Jo Mayhue. The court fixes September 8 1941 at 10:00 AM in Ada for settlement and hearing of the accounts and discharge petition. Any interested person may appear and show cause. The bond sureties are released. Recorded by Judge Hoyt Driskill August 19 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
G. C. Mayhue, Jr
Pauline Mayhue
Mary Jo Mayhue
G Mayhue
G. C. Mayhue
Ada
Pontotoc
G. CC. Mayhue
Guardia
Notice by Publication in Pontotoc County Court
The District Court of Pontotoc County Oklahoma issues a notice by publication to Tom Bear defendant in a suit by H H Hamilton. The petition seeks judgments totaling several amounts with interest and attorney fees, foreclosure of mortgages on described land, sale without appraisement, and other relief. The action filed August 14 1941 with publication deadline September 25 1941 in Ada Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic
Flavious J. Gilmore
Isabel Gilmore
Joe Gilmore, Jr
State of Oklahoma
Tom Bear
H. H. Hamilton
District Court
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Ada
Township 5 North
Range 8
Notice of Adminstrator Appointment Hearing in Pontotoc
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the estate of Julius Hammerschmidt deceased. Anna Hammerschmidt applied for letters of administration to be granted to Anna Hammerschmidt. The hearing will be at the County Court Ada Oklahoma on September 16 1941 at 10:00 am. All interested may appear and contest. Witness dated September 3 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
State of Oklahoma
Julius Hammerschmidt
Anna Hammerschmidt
County Court House
Ada
Oklahoma
Hoyt Driskill
Ice Cream Social to Benefit School Lunch Program
Pecan Grove club sponsors an ice cream social and cake walk night on September 5 at the club house to raise funds for the school’s hot lunch program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecan Grove Club
Rural community Sunday notices and visiting friends
Rural Lightning Ridge residents share reports of church attendance and wide family visiting. Numerous names, towns, and trips appear including Ada, Duncan, Vanoss, Hugo, Wilson, and California with multiple gatherings and travel updates. Fishermen report a Grand River Dam outing yielding ample fish.
Revival Meeting Closes as Fair Winners Lead Local News
Conway reports the Revival Meeting ended last Sunday night. Allen Township Fair 4-H entries earned 17 first prizes for the small school. Miss Gertie Laughlin visited home folks Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Toby visited Henryetta last Tuesday. Mrs. Docie Nickell called on the Harve Nickell home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
4-H
Allen Township
Tey
Gertie Laughlin
H. P. Toby
Henryetta
Docie Nickell
Harve Nickell
Oakman school hosts softball games and notes
Oakman school capped Friday with two softball games, girls defeating outside girls 4 to 3 and boys losing 4 to 8 to outside men. The article also lists top six weeks test scorers by grade and announces a revival at the Oakman Baptist church starting September 6 with additional religious events and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakman
Geneva Cecil
Lela Lee
Harry Kaiser
Dorthy McDonald
Meryin Lee Cramer
June Kaiser
Gale Cecil
Juanita Fox
Vivian Jones
Avanell Hampton
Zane Kaiser
Wayne Walling
Billy Lee
Leota Hampton
Merilyn Lee Cramer
Oakman Baptist Church
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Lola Lilly
Marl Wilson
Happyland
Kenneth Dunlap
Cornell Lee
Orel Dryden
Helen Bushers
W. A. Lee
Elmer Lee
Harve Allen
George Allen
California
McDonald Home
ElWvereta
Lamoine
Joe Caton
Blake Faulkenberry
Joe
Junior
Margie Sue Taylor
Maud Kely
Weekend Visits Lace Union Valley With Friends and Relatives
Charley Little and Mrs Little traveled to Troy with visits to friends. Many names appear visiting relatives in Ada and nearby towns including Stevens KilIon Dillard and Nichols. Community notes invite Sunday school attendance and announce a family move to McAlester.
Pickett Sunday School Gathers Strongly for Revival and Community News
The Pickett community reports a well attended Sunday School and a request that more attend next Sunday. Several residents visit, travel, or host guests from nearby towns and states. A community fair is planned for Friday at the schoolhouse, Rev. T M Robertson leads a revival, and soldiers from CCC camp at Cash Oklahoma are home for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta
E. C. Farron
Pickett
Minnie Lee Johnson
Anna Marie Fowler
Christine
Wilma Joyce
Raymond D. McCause
Buck Penrod
Buddy Roberts
California
Clayton Christenson
Louisiana
J. H. Bulloch
Clinton Bishop
Lindle Groves
Johnson
Files
Bethina
Donald L. Hale
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Texas
Soldier Boys
Bulloch
Evelyn
Illie Lou
Local Social Notes Brush Weekend Visits Across Town
OWL CREEK residents recount visits from Professor and Mrs. L R Dame and Miss Bessie Dame to Center. Family members from Ada Ahloso and Stonewall attend church and baptisms at Lula. Several locals drop by Stonewall high school for Monday classes and Sunday gatherings with neighbors and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Dame
Bessie Dame
Center
Birdie Dryden
Gerald Dryden
C. C
Bettie Joe Richeson
Glory Gene Roe
High Hill
Ruby Leslie
Henry Odom
Bill Hall
Ada
Clarence Odom
Ahloso
Couch
Mrs Churchill Mistaken For Soviet Visitor At Exhibition
Mrs Winston Churchill visiting a London exhibition on Soviet life was mistaken for a Soviet visitor by a doorman who, not recognizing her, addressed her as comrade. The door attendant was an Irishman named Shaughan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Father and Son Honored With Birthday Dinner
A surprise birthday supper honored H D Lambert and Woodrow Lambert at the Lambert home in Francis. Guests from Francis and nearby towns gathered for a bountiful dinner and two large birthday cakes, with informal fellowship to close the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Lambert
Woodrow Lambert
Francis
Jim Lambert
Dave Watson
Daisy
Wayne Putnam
Lawton
Charles Hay
Wichita
Kas
Lily Laughlin
New London
Texas
Harve Farris
Allen
W. A. Lambert
Phoenix
Arizona
Lyle Putman
Moss Wimbish
Hoyt Driskill
Jeff Laird
Wilson H. Lane
Ada
Richest golf prize attracts top field at Tam o Shanter
Chicago report notes the Tam o Shanter Open draws about 200 pros and amateurs led by Ben Hogan and includes Open champion Craig Wood Vic Ghezzi Stewart Alexander Byron Nelson and Jimmy Demaret. The $11 000 purse offers 2000 to the winner 1400 to runner up and 1000 to third place based on past performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ben Hogan
Craig Wood
Mamaronek
N. Y
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Stewart
Alexander
Burlington
N. C
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Jimmy Demaret
Noroton
Conn
Finnish Air Force Claims 13 Soviet Planes in 24 Hours
Finnish air force communique reports 13 Soviet planes engaged in 24 hours. Two were captured on the Karelian Isthmus, eight shot down over the isthmus, and three shot down by fighters. No Finnish losses noted.
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Helsinki
Finland
Karelian
Ada Echoes Local Social and Business Visits
Ada observers list a string of visitors and travelers including Mr and Mrs George Dale of Francis in Ada for business. Many residents travel to Dallas Oklahoma City and Durant with bits about births and hospital stays noted in local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dale
Francis
Ada
Local visitors and residents return from trips
James Haning visited Seminole Tuesday afternoon. Dave Morrison from Oklahoma along with Edward Ray Halverson son of Mr and Mrs E S Halverson has returned home after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Louis Halverson in Pauls Valley. Mr and Mrs T M Yarbro returned from a few days in Whitney and Dallas Texas. Bob Elms of Oklahoma City is in Ada on business this week.
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Adelia Jones
Roy Childers
Casey Jones
Oklahoma City
John Paul Jones
Duncan
Wilson Phillips
Wewoka
C. L. Berger
S. D. Lowe
Hugo
Williams
Glenda Jean Wood
Ada
Mavis Williams
Wilma Jewel Berger
Sam Collins
Eulas Jones
J. C. Russell
J. W. Russell
Wellington
Texas
Anna Howell
Tecumseh
Mabel
Edna Lee Herrin
Marie
Anna Lee Turner
Joseph Huff
Joe Coughlin
Lola Gwendell Farmer
Marion Beth
Geneva
Wandell, Dale
Gale Cecil
L. L
Paula Jean Carter
Irene Homer
Betty Jo Dryden
Neal McDonald
Sidney Gaylor
Harold Ray Carter
Eula Scroggins
Don Henry Scroggins
Laura Dryden
Ray Akins
Henry Akins
Earl Lee
Francis
Marian Robinson
Csver
L. M. Hilton
Mildred Hampton
Lela Lee
W. A. Lee
Cecil Akins
Kenneth Wilson
J. M. Lee
Jessie Lee
Mildred Lee
Elva Lee Hilton
Betty Jo Lee
Elmer Lee
Simon, Bufford
Junior Hammonds
Jake
James
Melvin Balthrop
Grand River Dam
Blackhawk
Alvin Baker
Dewey Reynolds
Little Son
Red Oak
A. A. Bryant
Carthel Baulch
Freer
Helen Roger
Allen
Frank Scroggins
Elmer Akins
Anadarko
Earl West
Henryetta
Hazel Bryant
Lois Scroggins
Hazel Copeland
Steedman
T. A. Sammons
Virgie Chandler
Edna Scroggins
Scroggine
Jim Baker
Atoka
Ward Wood
Carmen Kite
Jo Ann
Kite
A. G. Johnson
Dallas
Murl Sanders
Estelle Tucker
Edward Ray Halverson
E. S. Halverson
Mrs
Louis Halverson
Pauls Valley
T. M. Yarbro
Whitney
Bob Elms
Local Visits Highlight Ada Area Commerce and Travel
Mr and Mrs C K Hamblen visited Abilene Texas with their son Charles Hamblen stationed at Camp Barkeley. Mr and Mrs A A Milne of Outland were in Ada on business Tuesday. Paul Rudell of Stonewall came to Ada Tuesday. N E Sipes of Hickory conducted business here Wednesday morning.
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Vernon Roberts
Charles F. Roberts
Holdenville
Roberts
Little Rock
C. K. Hamblen
Abilene, Texas
Charles Hamblen
Camp Barkeley
N. E. Sipes
Hickory
Ada Visitors Include Dallas man and Roff resident
Sammy Kamens of Dallas was a business visitor in Ada this week. John F. Williams of Roff trans acted business here Tuesday. Mr and Mrs L A Gatz and sons John Joe and Philip from Sem were Ada visitors Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Kamens
Dallas
Ada
L. A. Gatz
John, Joe
Philip
Sem
Local Visitors and Moves Highlight Ada Center Notes
George H Ward of Auburn N Y visits Mrs Fannie LaBarge this week A A Cogburn of Coalgate sees Miss Helen Irvin depart for Healy Kansas to teach commerce at the high school Miss Irvin formerly lived in Roff and has resided five years with E H Schroeder 127 West Sixteenth E H Crenshaw of Konawa transacted business here Tuesday Miss Evelyn Daniels of Harden City was an Ada visitor Tuesday C E Daniel of Drumright was
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George H. Ward
Auburn
N. Y
Fannie LaBarge
Helen Irvin
Healy
Kas
Roff
Irvin
E. H. Schroeder
West Sixteenth
Evelyn Daniels
Harden City
Mrs Holaday and Daugh Ter Visit Detroit and Bessmer
Mrs Marie Holaday and daughter Georgianna and Mrs Ione Askew traveled to Detroit and Bessmer Michigan to spend time with Mrs Holaday s family during a brief visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Holaday
Georgianna
Ione Askew
Detroit
Bessmer, Mich
Mr and Mrs R J Return From Texas Trip
Mr and Mrs R J returned home from visits in Fort Worth and Galveston Texas with family and brief travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J
Ft. Worth
Galveston
Texas
Miss Mary Caroline Emanuel Leaves Hospital for Home
Miss Mary Caroline Emanuel, recovering from pneumonia, was moved Wednesday morning from Valley View hospital to her parents home at 524 South Highland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Caroline Emanuel
Valley View Hospital
W. M. Emanuel
South Highland
Highway Letting Delayed After September Budget Limits
Oklahoma City Sept 3 Chairman Sandy Singleton said the first highway letting of the fiscal year will wait until after Sept 15 for a better revenue estimate. The budget-balancing law restricts spending and requires federal participation funds to be on hand. Van T Moon was instructed to seek a progress report from Army Engineers on three Denison dam area road projects and timing for a $1,000,000 Red River bridge south of Willis.
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Oklahoma City
Sandy Singleton
State Highway Commission
van T. Moon
Army
Denison Dam
Moon
Red River
Willis
State Jaycees Name Muskogee For 1942 Convention
McALESTER Sept 3 The 1942 convention of the state Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held in Muskogee. Officers elected yesterday include Al Cook Oklahoma City outgoing vice president who succeeds Herbert P Johnson Sapulpa Al Ian Davis Oklahoma City field secretary Arval Van Gulkin Okeene vice president at large Louis Butrscki Chickasha treasurer Al Chapman McAlester southeast regional vice president Smith Hester Purcell southwest regional vice president Herb Barnett Tulsa northeast regional vice president Vern Butler id northwest regional vice president
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McAlester
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Muskogee
al Cook
Oklahoma City
Herbert P. Johnson
Sapulpa
Allan Davis
Arval van Gulkin
Okeene
Louis Butrscki
Chickasha
al Chapman
Southeast
Smith Hester
Purcell
Southwest
Herb Barnett
Tulsa
Vern Butler
Corky the dog wins best of breed at Canadian national show
A dog named Corky, smuggled from central Ontario in a machine gun crate to England, was recalled by British authorities but yesterday won best of breed at the Canadian national exhibition dog show in Toronto.
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Toronto
Corky
Ontario
England
Lufkin Auditor Killed in Cabin Plane Crash Near Home
In Lufkin Texas Jack B Kerr young local auditor died when a small cabin plane he was piloting crashed near his home Witnesses reported the wing struck a tree as Kerr circled the area last night authorities said
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Lufkin
Texas
Jack B. Kerr
Kerr
Torpedo Hits Battleship Luetzow Acknowledged
London reports that a British torpedo plane struck the 10 000 ton Luetzow pocket battleship a few weeks earlier. Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair gave the remark at a national defense luncheon noting no details of the engagement. King George VI sent a loyalty message stressing resolve to restore justice and freedom worldwide.
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London
Luetzow
Archibald Sinclair
National Defense
George VI
National Defense Committee
Asbury Church Plans Reunion and Homecoming Services
The Asbury Methodist church announces a full day reunion and homecoming next Sunday with an Ada Singing Convention directed by Roy Collings. The public is invited to attend. basket lunches and iced tea or lemonade are requested, with dinner served at the church. Former pastors are expected as honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Methodist Church
Ada
Roy Collings
Asbury
Burglary Hearing Date Is Set Here
Preliminary hearing for Gwendal Choate Louis Ables and aymond Dickerson on second degree burglary set for September 10 at 10 a m before Peace Justice A W Oliver. The trio pleaded not guilty at arraignment for rifling a Roff filling station operated by J Bager. Each posted $2 000 bond and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendal Choate
Louis Ables
Andaymond Dickerson
A. W. Oliver
J. Bager
Dr. John R. Brinkley Improves in Kansas City Hospital
The 56 year old gland surgeon, hospitalized ten days after a heart attack, shows improved condition though still critical. He was placed under an oxygen tent but the tent is no longer needed as he improves during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John R. Brinkley
Mammoths smaller than often believed
An historical note contends mammoths were not as gigantic as once thought, but only modestly larger than the contemporary Indian elephant.
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Pdella Bedford
Okla
Busby, Harrell & Trice
Attys
King’s
Paris
Balmoral
Lightning Ridge
Russell Henline
Houston
Otis Coffey
Amazon McCulloh
Eloraelley
H. G. Wells
Arthur Coffey
Raochell Hawkins
Doris Pendelton
Elnora Kelley
Amazon
Willie McCulloh
Fred Ray
Mamie Soloman
Brother Wright
Veryone
Jeff Farley
Vanoss
Henry Stephens
Jolie Mansfield
Earl Emerson
Manhattan
Kansas
Moraline Nelson
Zora Nelson
Betty Joe Dryden
Shockey
Pearl Simpson
Cedar Grove
Union Valley
Charley Little
Troy
Carlee Stevens
Verda Stevens
J. E. Stevens
Vaness
N. A. Scott
Leon Nichols
Archie Kenneth Dillard
Lamont
Calif
Roy Keller
Roswell
New Mexico
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Billy John
W. A
Lindsay
M. Killion
J. C. Gouge
Hoye Byrd
Milt Stephens
Clarence Gentry
Bill James
A. J. James
Fitzhugh
Arthur Grisso
Jess Hall
Fritz Hatcher
Ima Jean
Lola Mae Hoggett
Stonewall
Wilson Perry
Roosevelt Reed
Roy James
OWL
H. D. and
Carl Coleman
Capitol Hill High School
S. W. Branham
Dan Brundidge
Gary
Durant
Jewell Watson
Tom McFerrin
R. V. Ogden
A. R. McFerrin
Beaumont
S. McFerrin
East Sixteenth
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Hag
Joe Kuhn
William O. Bias
United State Marine Corps
J. A. Reeves
East Fourteenth
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Hawaii
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D. C. Cox
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Bert Elder
Memorial Hospital
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Jess Hanley
Kingfisher
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Sand Springs
George L. Caruth
Otto
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E. K. Elmore
James Haning
Seminole
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A. A. Milne
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A. A. Cogburn
Coalgate
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Konawa
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Drumright
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Same Park
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Asbury Church
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