Barnett Fortune To Creek Indians Disbursed
Federal judge rules Jackson Barnett estate valued at 2 to 3 million will go to three Creek groups Connors Barnett Gouge Stepheney and Rosa Fisher with 50 percent to Barnett heirs and 25 percent to each other group. Mrs Anna Laura Barnett excluded though she is widow of the famed Creek oil heir. A separate suit involves Harold McGugin and a $187,500 recovery judgment against him.
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Muskogee
Okla
Anna Laura Lowe Barnett
Jackson Barnett
Robert L. Williams
Connors
Barnett
Gouge
Stepheney
Rosa Fisher
Memers Williams
Barnett Group
Crazy Jack
Kansas
Los Angeles
Wilshire Boulevard
Williams
Indian Territory
California
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Arkansas
Harold McGugin
Coffeyville
Kan
Anna Laura Barnett
Richard J. Hopkins
McGugin
Police Pensions Discussed In Leavenworth City Hall
A Leavenworth city hall meeting examines a police pension plan following the off duty shooting death of Officer Myron Reynolds last Monday. Reynolds left a wife and two children. meanwhile city firefighters already have a pension system in place.
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Leavenworth
Myron Reynolds
Clinton Belvoir 4-H Club Activities And Community Notices
Clinton Belvoir 4-H clubs met in the church basement Tuesday with three reels of silent pictures shown by Mouland Baldwin. Officers elected include Louise Bald win president Mouland Baldwin vice president Doris Anderson secretary treasurer Betty Harrell reporter Saddle Dermeritt cheerleader Edith Anderson song leader. The annual 4-H banquet is planned for Friday at the Eldridge hotel in Lawrence. Royal Neighbors meeting in Lawrence elected Mrs. Harrell vice-oracle and Mrs. Leslie Demeritt manager. The Clinton teacher Miss Reilly and pupils marched in the Santa parade in Lawrence on Friday along Massachusetts street with Lawrence merchants praised for support. Mr. and Mrs. Swearinger and children visited the Ebon Anderson home Sunday. Twenty-one attended a Taxis group meeting Sunday evening with a party planned during vacation. Sunday school at the Presbyterian church drew fifty-eight. no service as Rev. Montgomery was at Vinland. Christmas program practice continues for December 23. Leslie Tucker Alvin Harrell Olin Harrell Laddie Demeritt Franklin Bidinger Edwin and Erwin Steele to solicit treats. William Johnson and Joe Clough to purchase. Missionary meeting Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Kennison and Mrs. Charles Kampschroeder assisting hostesses Mrs. Fred Demeritt and Mrs. Oral Bradley readers. Fifty women attended the annual.
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Mouland Baldwin
Louise Baldwin
Doris Anderson
Betty Harrell
Saddle Dermeritt
Edith Anderson
Ebldridge Hotel
n_ Lawrence
Roy Harrell
Royal Neighbors
Lawrence
Harrell
Leslie Demeritt
Clinton
Miss Reilly
Massachusetts Street
Swearinger
Louis
Gertrude
Audrey Robison
Toreka
Ebon Anderson
Taxis Group
Presbyterian Church
Montgomery
Vinland
Leslie
Tucker
Alvin
Olin
Laddie
Demeritt
Franklin Bidinger
Edwin
Erwin Steele
Joe Clough
Joseph Kennison
Charles _Kampschroeder
Fred Demeritt
Oral Bradley
Kennison
Luke
Carl Woodward
Ross Sinclair
Topeka
Harry Unger
Leavenworth
Charles
Link
Pras
Olka
Old Belvoir
Russell Sutton
Loretta Shaw
Otis Heines
Francis Rice
Mildred Jensen
Christ’s Hospital
Howard Kampschroeder
Ralph
Louise
Jack
Glenn Cox
Laverne Kampschroeder
Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light in Bach Chorales
The text notes breaks arising from Bach Choral work Christmas Oratorio, linking Johann Schop melody to a harmonized setting. Rist penned the original hymn words published in 1641, highlighting Bach’s religious spirit and peasant heritage in transforming the tune.
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Johann Schop
Johann Rist
Local notes recount dances, visits and mis chance thefts
Mrs. D L Burton and neighbors visit and many neighbors attend a chivari for Alvin McKinney who wed last week. The community recalls visitors, church plans, school moves, a burglary, and holiday events in Oskaloosa and nearby towns. Santa parades, sales, and county meetings are noted along with road work and fishing trips.
Christmas party and church news from the neighborhood
Readings of the Christmas story and carol singing marked a Thursday afternoon church basement party. Gifts were exchanged in a clever receiving routine as a decorated room and festive centerpiece delighted attendees. The report also notes several local visits, family news, and community events including a funeral, quilting club, and social gatherings.
Valley Chapel Christmas Program and Parade Recap
The Valley Chapel school notes detail a Christmas program by Mrs Sparks and students at the schoolhouse on Wednesday evening December 20. Washington Creek pupils Wilbur Longanecker Mary Ellen Gray Charles Lamb Conrad Curtis Bobby Wilson Joan Longanecker Bobby Bowen Wayne Puckett hung stockings at the fireplace for perfect spelling. The school marched in the Lawrence Christmas parade. Guests Mr and Mrs Fred Greggory from Kanwaka and Bert Greggory of Greenwood Missouri attended dinner with Mr and Mrs Hugo Schellhorn Sunday.
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Fred Greggory
Kanwaka
Bert’ Greggory
Greenwood, Mo
Hugo Schellhorn
Williamstown News Briefs Highlight Family, School, and Hunting Season
Kenneth Hawk of Dean school helped celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Worth Hawk. Mrs. L. D. Allen grows weaker and stays with daughter Mrs. Matt Stallard. Raccoon hunting season opened with hunters and dogs on Saturday December 2. Garland Green sawed wood for Mr. Julian with aid from Will Allen Virgil Green Carl Turkleson and Mr. Trusty. Joan Allen has been absent from high school due to flu. School reopened after Thanksgiving vacation. Christmas break looms soon. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Green visited Lester Worthington Sunday. Art Koerner of Lawrence Len Wal-.
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Kenneth Hawk
Dean School
Worth Hawk
L. D. Allen
Matt Stallard
Garland Green
Julian
Local Rivalry Ties Championship as Teams Split Legs
Teams split the championship by winning one leg apiece after Skokaloosa defeated McLouth 20 to 7 on Thanksgiving, leaving both schools with one leg toward the trophy. Mrs. P. N. Rees lies critically ill and has refused nourishment as her sister visits. Virgil Green visited relatives Sunday and reported all well.
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P. N. Rees
Rees
Oskaloosa
McLouth
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