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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1963
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News column humorously laments spring housecleaning as a yearly male ordeal. It traces the onset with a wife’s puzzled gaze and drapes, then details the upheaval of rugs curtains and windows, the yard’s pruning and fertilizing, and the inevitable hiding of men's belongings before the end.
County tag sales in Pontotoc are breaking records with 9 300 car tags sold so far this year well ahead of 1962. Trucks and commercial tags also run ahead, and officials expect totals to exceed 10 000. New car tag sales rise as February and March show stronger demand.
A devotional meditation uses Mark 14 10 through 15 41 and II Timothy 3 1 5 14 15 to compare Gethsemane and Calvary. It reads the torn temple veil as symbolizing insight given by the Spirit, revealing Christ bearing humanitys sins and enduring the separation from God.
Miami ad invites women to bring husbands for weighing in the showroom, promising a 19 cent per pound deduction from the car price. The ad pleads, please take your husband back home, as there is no storage room.
AP reports the Italian company behind Vespa motorscooters sold its three millionth model in Rome. The firm produced the first Vespa in March 1946.
A poem urges praising a boy's bright youth and future promise as he grows into a man. It weighs future roles from shop to law and church, then a humorous exchange about a child and language with a lakeside cabin and dam pun.
A Honolulu hotel social director offers tourists a simple method to learn hula by placing grass on each hip and rotating the hips as a basic move. The playful guide reflects tourist education efforts at the hotel.
A man sought a government post in Washington and was hired by the agency head after a friend mentioned him. Months later a hometown letter forwarded his original application with a Washington rejection letter. He discovered the rejection had been signed by him.
A woman admits poisoning her husband’s coffee. The county attorney asks if she felt pity during the act. She replies she did once when he asked for a second cup, revealing a rare moment of remorse.
Randy looks forward to a festive birthday with a cake candles and guests. He asks his mother when they will set up the Christmas tree, showing anticipation for gifts and family celebration.
A quaint note describes desserts set on back stairs by a young baker. The little cook arranges cookies cakes and mudpies baked in bright spring sun, inviting readers to enjoy a mischievous kitchen display.
A collection of humorous asides and quips about everyday wisdom and safety. Jokes cover eating habits garden surprises hearing aids pedestrian patience and family conversations with a legal checkup framing. It juxtaposes common sense and practical humor in brief vignettes.
A guide urges wage earners and families to consult a lawyer early. It highlights life events like marriage birth or death, buying property, or signing large contracts as times to seek advice. It stresses bringing live and cold facts promptly, staying honest, and maintaining confidentiality for effective help.
A string of quips on changing wills, human folly, wealth noted in jest, and misheard or misspelled phrases. The items touch on talkativeness, women’s wealth, bachelors, grass, and roasting ears with playful misstatements.
Oklahoma Bar Association column explains the piece is informational not legal advice. It warns readers to consult a licensed attorney for case specifics since slight fact changes can alter law application.
The New York market advanced in morning trading with blue chips hitting fresh highs before profit taking trimmed gains. The Dow rose to 693.23 noon, up 2.72, as Chrysler and General Motors neared new records and IBM gained about 5 points.
The Rockefeller Foundation appropriated 3.2 million dollars in 1962 for fellowships and scholarships. This funding supported numerous scholars across diverse fields.
A nostalgic reflection on how live speakers once shaped public opinion and political campaigns. The piece praises direct street corner or crowd discourse, notes modern rules curb heckling, and urges more local voices to speak boldly like Carrie Nations and Patrick Henry to energize national and local issues.
James Grady Glover of Coalinga California formerly Pontotoc County died at his daughter's home in Albuquerque New Mexico at age 61 born April 21 1902 a carpenter by trade son of the late James Glover he leaves Opal Glover wife three daughters Gloria Poindexter Anna Gross and Tommie Jean Derrick a sister Beulah Duty and 10 grandchildren Services are 2 p m Sunday at Pontotoc Methodist Church Smith Funeral Home directing Interment Pontotoc Cemetery
Edward Franklin Sharber 59 died at home near Vamoosa after a heart attack. Services at 2 p.m. Friday at Vamoosa Baptist Church with Rev. Sonny Stuart. burial in Vamoosa Cemetery. He lived in Vamoosa since 1915 and drove a Vamoosa school bus for 25 years. Survived by wife Onie. sons Jack Shawnee and Joe Ed Seminole. daughters Maseline Berry Konawa, Maxine Pamplin Ada, Donna Berry Alice Texas, Linda Gregg Konawa. brothers Ollie Stratford and Tom Garland Texas. 10 grandchildren.
Charles L Maupin 71 of 113 South Hickory died at 4 05 p m Wednesday at Stratford Nursing Home after a two week illness following a paralytic stroke Born in Meigs County Tennessee April 27 1882 he came to Ada ten years ago from Chickasha He was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church He leaves a brother Jim A Maupin Madisonville Tennessee and several nieces and nephews Services set for 2 p m Friday at Criswell Funeral Home with Rev Scott Jones Oakman officiating Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery casketbearers include Derwood Maloy Bob Sammons Hank Shamlee Bert Ratliff M R Adams and Oscar Whitson
Two cases were filed Wednesday in County Court. Dewey Houston pleaded not guilty to illegal transportation of an open bottle of liquor. James E. Jackson was cited on a bogus check charge.
Classified ad fragment invites readers to place buy sell trade and rent notices with contact number FE 2 4433.
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