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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1947
Page
7
Legal notice outlines defendants Ren Bodd and others in an equal employment opportunity case. The document specifies court action, parties involved, and related procedural steps. Names and details are partially legible, with governing jurisdiction implied by the filing.
State of Oklahoma Pontotoc County notices that Patras petition and a vast list of defendants face judgment on the 38th day of July and tax sale certificates are described. The description includes property in Pontotoc County and outlines cancellation of liens, court orders, and the right to redeem, with dates for proceedings and sale proceedings after publication.
Original and revised citations to creditors and heirs in the estate matters for Leura Ame and Mary A Patterson. Administrators and executors seek final accounts, distribution, and discharge. Court set hearings in Ada for October with notices to heirs, creditors, and interested parties.
State crime bureau officials led by Jaze Sims investigated an Ada explosion and fire at the Ed Menasco recapping plant. They found no foul play while detailing losses of about 3 000 to 10 000 dollars, stock worth 25 000, and a building valued at 7 300 with tires and tubes stock spilling from the scene. Police questioned suspects including Charley Benton and others as investigators sought how two keys and a body location relate to the fire and alleged burglary.
Bates Angus winner Bates Brothers of Ada four miles from Ada claimed the grand champion Angus with Princess Pride and multiple Bates animals placed in junior divisions. Prizes included first in various bull and heifer classes, with Get of Fire and Produce of dam also earning top placements. Bays of Sunbeam and Prince Eric Bri led several divisions, reflecting strong Bates showings amid a crowded fair lineup.
McALESTER Okla Sept 24 Rehabilitation efforts are urged to outpace Soviet influenced unrest to save Europe. The article argues Russia’s world revolution aims to establish totalitarian communism and warns that without effective rehabilitation and a stronger European defense the Red threat could overrun the continent and threaten the western hemisphere.
Marjorie Driver was charged with larceny after police said she stole purses a wallet a penny gum washline and cash from the Broadway hotel. City officers tracked her car, found her north of the city, and recovered the items. She admitted taking the belongings and was held by city jail officials.
A fragmented column recalls Vanoss Vanissa H club events and visitors from Ada to Stillwater, with numerous Sunday gatherings and neighborhood travel. It mentions fair attendance in Ada and a Tuesday drive night accident in Oklahoma City injuring three drivers including Cully Haginan, with injuries listed.
Washington reports that a three nation gold pot commission plans a prompt distribution of part of a 320 million dollar Nazi looted gold stash seized during the war. US Britain and France aim to restore funds to countries from which the gold was taken, with about half of the recovered pot soon available.
Oklahoma City Sept 24 The state pardon and parole board recommends stayed executions for Wallace and Lewi s to allow appeals to the State Criminal Court of Appeals. Gov Roy Turner has previously granted stays and may consider additional commutations and parole for several inmates facing manslaughter robbery and burglary sentences in multiple counties.
Gov reform era note outlines McLaughlin and Mrs McLaughlin assisting the state health service in venereal disease control. It mentions the district includes Portot as, Coal, and parts of Seminole counties, with duties to find and eradicate venereal diseases.
The Roundup Club will sponsor an amateur rodeo at the playgrounds next Sunday afternoon at 2 30. The field is open to non professionals and entries begin Friday morning with a deadline set. A committee meeting will finalize events and a jackpot prize will add money to contests and performances by a quartet and women riders.
Reader letter from Ada News praises firemen and volunteers for controlling a blaze that threatened a lumber yard. The writer notes rain helped little, highlights explosive hazards avoided, and sends a token of thanks and $10 to each regular and volunteer firefighter.
An irate mother complains that telephone workers struck for raises and won. She condemns the loss of the voice with a smile and criticizes rural operators for slow responses while praising long distance efficiency and urging repairs to the local system.
The Guermsey parish show herd from Tishorhinge at the Oklahoma Hate Fair finished second to a Chickasha herd. The Zack herd included eight animals, one male and seven females. Awards supplement regular livestock show prizes to support state fair dairy efforts. The Tishomingo herd came from Ardmore area farms Tent Cooper Mort Woods. Kentucky dental school admission and unrelated notes follow.
Four teenage inmates fled from Girls Cow, a state facility at Tecumseh, and traveled about 16 hours wearing jeans and shirts. They surrendered to Ada police after a stop near East Ninth Street. Names: Willard 17, Lorene 14, Mary 17, Imogene 14. Police returned them to Tecumseh under sheriff supervision. They cited seeking a vacation and better treatment as reasons for the escape. Residents feared loss of privileges upon return, though some praised improvements since a new superintendent arrived.
Frank Alexander, aged 8, suffered a fractured arm and facial injuries after his arm was caught in a press belt at the Times-Democcat office on West Twelfth. He was taken to Vatley View hospital in good condition and required dressing after the incident occurred Wednesday afternoon.
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