Public Notice of Quiet Title Suit in Pontotoc County
The State of Oklahoma through the Tax Commission sues the heirs and unknown heirs of J B Hill deceased in the 18th District Court of Pontotoc County Ada seeking judicial determination of rightful owners and to quiet title to all of Tat and Block 3 College Addition Ada Oklahoma. The defendants must answer by October 12, 1953 or risk default. The notice is dated August 30, 1982 with court clerk Abbott and attorney Thompson.
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College
Ada
Oklading
J. B
J. B. Fl
J B. Hi
J B Hill
Ostoner
Far Austin Hil
Oklahoma
Walter
Wright
Roseby Wright
Merriweathers
John Wright
Annie Wright
ENO
ATHUR
King
Vietor Py 'Phileifs
Arsiet
Lance
Fontaier County
Notice of heirs suit and school election in Pontotoc County
Citizens are notified of a suit to determine heirs of deceased landowners in Fontier County Oklahoma at the Northwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter of Section Township and Range, with a Sept 10 1951 filing deadline. The document also proclaims a September 10 1951 election in Dependent School District No 18 and No 1 of Pontotoc County for two bond propositions totaling 52500 and 2850 to fund repairs furniture and related tax levies, with polling at Homer School Building and named officials.
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State of Oklahoma
Board of Education
Pentpiog County
Oklahoma
Wid
ISI
Pontotoc County
Inc
Setoo
Pentetoe County
Vanoss HD Club Selects Exhibits for County Fair
The Vanoss HD Club members meet to choose exhibition entries for the county fair. Attendees include Mrs Louise Welch, Mrs Clifford Miller, Mrs Vernon Gassaway, Mrs A H Neal, Mrs J H Stephens, Mrs Williams, Mrs Thelma Perriman, Mrs Christian Berger, Mrs Wanda Parish, Mrs Naomi Bradley, and Mrs Ler Jones. The club plans a Negro minstrel to be staged at the school at a date to be announced.
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Vanoss HD Cub
Louise Welch
Clifford Miller
Vernon Gassaway
A. H. Neal
J. H. Stephens
Mes. Co
Lost Colony of Walruses in Gulf of St Lawrence
Great herds of walruses once inhabited the Gulf of St Lawrence. Wanton slaughter of the animals mainly for oil destroyed the colony more than a century ago.
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
Oil and Gas Leasing Sealed Bid Notice October 1957
Sealed bids for oil and gas mining leases in Pontotoc County will be received by the State Land Office until 10:30 a.m. on the sale date. Bids must be on separate tracts with 25 percent cashier’s bond, no less than 2.00 per acre, and must include the bid and check in an envelope marked Bids for Oil and Gas Leases. The successful bidder has 20 days to execute the lease with a performance bond. failure forfeits the bid deposit. Information and forms available from Oil and Gas Division, Commissioners of the Land Office.
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Endeas
Secretarute Commissioners
Aidles
Sonus
Land hit with possession charges in Ada
Harrison Land of Ada was charged Tuesday with possession after deputies seized two pints and four half pints of tax paid whiskey and three half pints of gin at the Ada Tourist camp. The complaint, signed by Deputy Sheriff Walker Hisle, notes he had been ordered to appear before County Judge Tom D. McKeown.
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Harrison Land
Ada
Tom D. McKeown
Walker Hisle
Motors sweep highway debris with magnetic sweepers
Motorists' delight as sweepers tour eight states with large electro magnets collecting about six pounds of tire damaging metal per mile per year. Arkansas Kansas Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma participate in the program to reduce flat tires and improve road safety.
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Arkansas
Kansas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahome
Oklahoma letters decry youth liquor ties amid debate
A collection of reader letters from Muskogee to Ada weighs in on youth morals and liquor, urging stricter enforcement, dry state policy, and protection of minors. Contributors include J. W. Dunlap, Helen Warford, Walter J. Pack, George Orenbaum, George Sawyer, Rev. J. Royce Thomason, and A. L. Vernon, with varied calls for action.
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J. W. Dunlap
Muskogee
Helen Warford
Chickasha
Walter J. Pack
Tulsa
Anadarka
Eorge Orenbaun
Normem
Remy
George Sawyer
Federal
Oklahoma
Lege
W. B. Allen
Tuskahoma
J. Royce Thomason
Mountain View
J. W. Hudson
Dewey
A. L. Vernon
Bill Ragan
Ada
Schoolmasters to Meet Monday Night in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County Schoolmaster club resumes for the 1981-82 school year with its first meeting Monday night September 10 at 7:30 at Latte school. The group, Ola homa’s oldest continuous club, expects several new members and will feature an informal program with music, fellowship, and familiarization. M. L. Stegall serves as secretary treasurer.
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Pontotoc County
Latte
Scheale
Olahoma
M. L. Stegall
Sulphur Police In New Uniforms
Sulphur police adopt summer weight uniforms with eight shirts and eight pants arriving after ordered earlier. Chief Marvin Steph ena notes the set lacks coats, and tailoring delays completed the outfit.
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Sulphur Police
Sulphur Police Department
Marvin Stephena
Ada Oklahoma McLish School queen chosen and local notices
Mrs Susan Whitwell and sons attend illness in Temple Texas. Leonard Barbara Wighey chosen McLish School queen for Ada's celebration. Melvin Fender and sons from California visiting Hookie Timmons family. Local residents and visitors list with illnesses surgeries and previews. Class elections at McLish schools list officers by grade and name.
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Susan
Barbara Wighey
McLish School
Ada
Mra
Melvin Fender
McLish
Frank Patton
Fawn Blenn Sates
Darlene Boydston
Flora Ethel Dooley
Eldin Flynn
Mary Ellen Jumper
Jack Linn
Marie Buttral
Cameron McKeel
Buddy McElroy
Claudine Ross
Gloria Eaton
Sohoomor
Dale Wrehe
Joe Wayne Howell
Edna Mae Snell
Katheryn Stevensan
John Davis Ross
Barbara Wigley
Margie Granam
Virginia Corbin
Bob Montgomery
Richard Davis
Clara Sue_ Durant
Tommie Wyehe
Special Meetings At Salvation Army Visit
Captain and Mrs Elmer Co of Oklahoma City will visit the Salvation Army unit in Ada in a series of meetings to boost youth programs. They will meet Ada group leaders, then the Junior Legion for ages 4 to 12, later with young peoples groups, and conclude with a public meeting at 7 30 p m.
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Elmer Co
Oklahoma City
Salvation Army
Capp
Salvation Arms
Orte Short
Ada Group
Legon
Local marriages list with ages and towns
The notice lists marriages including Ernest A. Crossley aged 24 of Route 2 Stone Wall and Mary Dale Smith aged 19 of Route 1 Stonewall, along with Travia R. Sims 23 and Margaret Malone 18 from Allen and a second pair Allen 18 and Joyce Potter 15 from ChLe mona City and Syatford.
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Ernest A. Crossley
Stonewall
Mary Dale Smith
Waskell Ray Cosby
ChLemona City
Joyce Potter
Syatford
Travia R. Sims
Allen
Mergaret Malone
Alen
Divorces Notice From Several Couples Mentioned
Divorce notices list Wetha Witwicke and Lewis, Skagg s, Brumiey and Robenek, Brumley Paulina Faye Thurmon and Lezei Paul Thurmoen, Jean Patton and Donald H Patton, Tyances McGuifee and Samuel Byr an McGuffer, with several reader name fragments and unclear details.
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Wetha Witwicke
Lewis
Asie Skaggs
Kery
Zelma Brumiey
Robenek
Brumley
Paulina Faye Thurmon
Lezei
Paul Thurmoen
Delea Jean Patton
Donard
TV Will Double Range of Man's Vision Round Earth
New wide spread television reaches coast to coast tonight as NBC and AT&T launch a 3 100 mile microwave relay linking New York to San Francisco. President Truman will speak from San Francisco, viewable from Boston, with 360 000 TVs in the four added cities and 11 380 000 in existing connected areas.
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New York
Truman
San Francisco
Boston
Teleone Ara Telegraph Company
Omaha
ATL
Aear
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
San Diego
National Broadcasting Companys
Hugh M. Bevilie, Jr
NBC
Earthquake Shakes Three-State Area No Injuries Reported
A quake near New York rattled parts of southern Connecticut southern New York northern New Jersey and the Bronx with no injuries. It struck at 4 26 p m and caused window cracks and broken chinaware. A Columbia seismologist called it a large local quake but could not determine its exact focal point.
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New York
Manhattan
Columbia University Seismonist
Connecticut
New York State
New Jersey
Bronx
New York City
Long Island
Boston
Fordham Unio
ECOEA Board In Meeting Here
A meeting of the OEA district board was in progress at Enat Central State College today planning the East jee district meeting for next April. Present were Cecil Oakes, Ghemah, J. B. Tea fue, Byng, Richard Duty, Tisho rringo, Lillian Collins, Sulphur, and F. E. Willingham, Tecumseh.
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OEA
Enat Central State College
East Jee
Cecil Oakes
Ghemah
J. B. Teafue
Byng
Richard Duty
Tishorringo
Lillian Collins
Sulphur
F. £. Willingham
Tecumseh
Konawa Boys Travel In Unique Cart After Family Curse
The Konawa youths Roy Jerry and Carl, sons of Mrs. Bella Seyler, ride a cart as a bony hereditary ailment follows a pattern from early childhood. The condition, causing leg weakness and progressive disability, has claimed three Taylor family members before age 25. The men say a heroic rescue freed them from confinement and now they travel daily by cart.
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Roy Weally
Carl
Jerry
Bella Seyler
Taylor
Car
Roy
Konans
Family Day at Free Will Baptist Church
A church event labeled Family Day drew families to sit together on shared pews at the Free Will Baptist Church last Sunday morning. Pastor W. S. Moon eyham noted the largest family as the J Howeths with 14 members, followed by the Harbin family with ten. The sermon titled The Christian Family addressed high divorce rates and delinquency, and after a film a pledge drive led eight families to commit to daily Bible reading and prayer.
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Free Will Baptist Church
W. $. Mooneyham
the & J. Howeth
W. L. Harbin
Oklahoma
Oklahoma football alum complains to OPS about Dallas hotel rates
University of Oklahoma alumnus Roy Spears protested to the Office of Price Stabilization in Dallas that Dallas hotels were forcing Oklahomans to book three nights to secure rooms for the Texas Oklahoma game weekend. He cited the Wycliff Motel charging 60 dollars for two rooms for Thursday through Saturday and noted similar policies at other Dallas hotels. Spears urged OPS to investigate and stop such practices.
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Mcalester
Okla
Pi Wa
University of Oklahoma
Texas
Office of Price Stabilization
Dallas
Roy Spears
Spears
Sauuday
Oklahoma
Sulphur School Nurse Begins 17th Year of Service
Sulphur public schools marked the Monday opening as Mrs. Nettie Webb started her 17th year as the district registered nurse serving the high school junior high and three grade schools plus Dunbar. she visits four schools daily and Dunbar twice weekly, administering serums, examining sick students, and providing first aid as a trusted fixture in the community.
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Nettie Webb
Webb
Borden-McGregory
Mangum
Southwestern Baptist Hospital
University Hospital
Okahoma City
Samaratan Hospital
Oklahoma City
Veterans Hospital
Thurman Webb
Willams Hardware, Sulphur
Reckless Driving Charge Filed Against Wedlow
William Fred Wedlow faces a reckless driving charge in Percy Armstrong's justice of peace court. Charges were filed Saturday on a complaint from Aubrey Mitchell, highway trooper, after Wadlow was picked up Friday night 10 miles west of Ada on 3H 13. Mex Fowler, a passenger, is charged with public drunkenness filed Saturday before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd.
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William Fred Wedlow
Percy Armstrong
Justice of Peace
Aubrey
Mitchell
Wadlow
Ada
Mex Fowler
Wadlowees
Fowler
C. W. Floyd
Murray in Tribute To Dairymen's Part In State Prosperity
Governor Johnston Murray praised Oklahoma dairymen as key to state prosperity during a speech at the Sooner State Dairy Show in Enid. He linked dairying and new industry to broader production and wealth. The dairy show queen was Jacqueline Stewart of Edmond, with Roberta Smith of Cushing and Pat Stringer of Bartlesville among runners-up. In 4-H judging, Craig county led with Oklahoma county second. John Thornton of Bartlesville 4-H was high individual. Collinsville won the FFA judging contest with Goltry second and Vinita third. team members were Raymond Keith, Blake Sheehan, and Charles Smith.
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Enid
Okla
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Big Cabin
Billy Smith
Vinita
Richard Borgstrom
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa
John Thornton
Bartlesville
Collinsville
FFA
Goltry
Raymond Keith
Blake Sheehan
Charles Smith
Wes Hieh
Readvertising Sewage Plant Job Moves Forward
John Hamman, new city manager, presided at his first council meeting. The council authorized readvertising the sewage disposal plant portion of the sewer project after earlier bids proved too high. They also approved a new car for the manager, four radio units for fire and management, and discussed airport gas buying and other routine matters.
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John Hamman
Hamman
Tupelo Farm Women's Home Demonstration Club September Meeting
Tupelo Farm Women's Home Demonstration club held its September meeting with the theme Good Grooming. President Mrs. Hiram Clark presided as Rev. Mrs. Scoma gave the devotional and Mrs. Eula Logue sang. Lectures on Good Grooming followed by a facial demonstration by Mrs. Arthur Boswell of Colgate. Attendees included Mrs. Bud White, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Earl West, Mrs. Birdie Bullard, Mrs. Boyett, Mrs. H. L. Bullard, Mrs. W. B. Hokett, Mrs. Scoma, Mr. Pogue, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Donna Blackburn and Miss Tietz. Special guests were Mrs. Scoma, Mrs. Pogue, and Mrs. Billy Gordon, daughter and son of Dallas, who are holding a revival at Eubanks this week.
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Tupelo Farm Women's Home Demonstration Club
Bud White
Hiram Clark
Scoma Ve
Eulalogue
Earl Danid
White
Arthur Boswell
Colgate
Scoma
Pogue
Billy Gordon
Dallas
Eubanks
Hard Luck Strikes Jeff Jennings Family at Local Hospital
Friday morning heat strike hit the Jeff Jennings family as both Mr. and Mrs. Jennings were rushed to a local hospital. Mr Jennings, who brought a cow to Dr. J Jewell veterinary offices, fainted after vomiting and was diagnosed with heat stroke. A helper who ferried the cow home found Mrs Jennings ill at the family residence, diagnosed as food poisoning. Police report unclear.
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Jeff Jennings
Well Balloted for Alabama Capital in 1846 Votes
In 1846 16 ballots were required to choose Montgomery as Alabama's capital. Tuscaloosa led the first ballot but failed to secure a majority, leaving the capital undecided through multiple rounds of voting.
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Montgomery
Alabam
Tusciloces
Clint Farmer Dies During Tuesday Night
Clinton L. Indian Farmer aged 53 of 612 North Beard died at home Tuesday night. Services set for 4 p.m. Thursday at First Methodist with burial in Memorial Park cemetery and Masonic honors. Survived by widow Myrtle, two brothers Sam and Paul, a sister Mrs. Charles Fisher. Death suspected from heart attack after hard work in heat. Farmer had lived in Ada since 1828 and held multiple offices in Lodge No. 119 A F and A M and served as Worshipful Master in 1939. He also belonged to the Order of Eastern Star Kiwanis Indian Community at McAlester and was a Shriner. He owned a floor sanding business.
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First Methodist Church
Memorial Park
Farmer
Ada
Masons
Lodge No. 119
Order of Eastern Star
Ada Kiwanis Club
Masonic Lodge
McAlester
Myrtle Farmer
Sam
Paul Farmer
Charles Fisher
Platter
Gas Blast Hits O. C. Highschool
An Oklahoma City gas explosion at Capitol Hill junior high school injured three maintenance men and caused about 5,000 dollars in damage. The blast occurred at 4 53 am during attempts to relight a pilot light in the boiler room, basement level, just before the new term. Injured were R Brasher 63 boiler room fireman Fred Norton floor man and Harry Willis engineer.
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Oklahoma City
VPA
Capitol Hill Junior High School
Kemen
R. ¥. Brasher
Fred Norton
Harry Willis
Wool Prices Drop In Australia But Clothes May Not
New York reports Australian wool prices continue to slide after Easter while U S mill buyers stay away from auctions for a month. Prices are down 16% from June and 22% from a year ago though still above pre Korea levels. Some manufacturers foresee small price increases for men’s clothing as mills wait to price spring fabrics. Weavers note a 12 cent hourly wage hike last October and expect another raise, potentially adding 15 cents a yard to cloth prices.
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New York
Sydney
Lanza Impresses Fans With Full Voice in Wichita
Critics praised Mario Lanza for a full voice and versatile emotion during a Wichita concert. Before the show, hotel chef Joseph Lemnas detailed Lanza hunger, noting six ounces of soup, a whole onion, a whole grapefruit, and three pounds of trimmed steak per meal, totaling twelve pounds of steak over four meals.
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Wichita
Kas
Mario Lanza
Ope
Alice
Kansas City
Joseph Lemnas
Lanza
Lassen
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WM. JA. Johnson
Oil and Gas Division
Commissioners of the Land Office
State of Gklaoma
Thomas J Lee
Fittstown News
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Hallie Brown
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Ariz
Sam Marshall
Viola Chronister
George Manahan
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L. L. Eee
Yvonne Mil~ Ter
Longview
Tex
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Donald Logan
Assembly of God Church
Julius Conley
Valley View Hoa Pith
Gene
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Valley View Hospital
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Pascel Polk
Lehigh
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Mark Reynolds
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Sunny
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Colorado
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Mire
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Christine Timmons
Cathey Storts
Edgar Sprachin
Arkan- Saa
Elmer Capp
Kere
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Murray
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