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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1972
Page
4
The county's ranches have built a thriving beef sector as a main product while other meats lag. Scientists stress protein needs and nutrition evolution, but meat remains an essential protein source. Open markets, not price controls, sustain beef prosperity amid rising labor costs and big packing firms' modest profits.
A discussion of how contest rules anchor contracts between sponsors and entrants. Courts typically defer to judges within contract terms, but decisive cases show discretion narrows only within the original agreement. A father’s football pool entry overcomes an employee restriction due to family separation, awarding him first prize.
Georgia's Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox told Eastern Illinois University that government bears blame for ghettos and slums not private enterprise. He recalled discovering hypocrisy in government and claimed state workers owed back wages after years on the payroll.
A collage of reflections on home and society mix sentimental lines about home as shelter and warmth with cynical proverbs and social observations. The piece blends poems, aphorisms, and quotes attributed to various voices including Jane Priest, exploring family, education, discipline, and public life.
Peter DeVries in a mock modern church tale titled The Mackeral Plaza explores a contemporary worship space with multiple rooms and a preached message on worship. It argues worship attendance affects national character and communities, citing biblical references from Mark and Acts to illustrate prayer, fellowship, and growth.
Community reports span visits across Ada and Seminole including Jerry Northam family, Willoughby relatives, and Eaves households. Easter egg hunts, church activities, and Lake Texoma weekends show active social ties. Noted: delegates chosen for Life Liners convention in Raleigh. Mont h day hospital return of Thelma Garrett.
A discussion on tension in modern life features a traveling coach offering relaxation methods to executives, noting mind and body interconnection and the drain of constant ambition. The piece critiques committee meetings, cites Norman Vincent Peale, and reflects on how social and work pressures wear down relaxation and fun.
Oakman church reported 42 at Sunday school. Birthday songs were sung for Kent Atwood and Lena Stovall. Visitors included Donna Atwood and Jack Flynn family from Oklahoma City and others from Dallas. An egg hunt followed. Bro. K M Stovall led Bible study and the congregation elected Bro. Carl Jackson of Fillstown as pastor for the coming year. Additional visits from Harvey Manuel family and Ada relatives noted.
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