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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
4
Rural ranchers rally against a new executive order banning certain chemicals and an EPA recall of 19 control compounds. They warn banning all chemicals risks higher losses, urging safer, practical methods and fearing reliance on amateurs. The debate centers on coyotes and wolves and the potential for makeshift, dangerous solutions.
Ada citizens schedule an informational meeting Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Oklahoma Room of East Central State College to form an Ada Chapter of the Federation of the Blind with Raythel Jones Glenda Waggoner and Ed Bradley leading. The group will answer questions and coordinate via Richard Bently. Members of the Carl Albert Area Vocational Technical School board met to review district planning and cooperation. next board meeting is May 4.
Ada firemen were called to a grass fire on the Lois Whitwell property in the 800 block of East 5th Street at 3 30 p m Monday. The blaze was quickly brought under control.
A collage of brief quips and anecdotes features jokes about married life, health, and misadventures. It blends humorous vignettes about garage doors, silent films, engagement fallout, and the quirks of modern living with brief poems and reflections on fortune, television, and self-image.
A newspaper editor reflects on why public records of traffic violations must be reported. He argues newspapers serve the community by informing about law, local events, and personal matters that affect readers, and notes editors balance caution with the duty to report. The piece contrasts typical self centered pleas with broader civic responsibility and honors steadfast, quietly good individuals found among ordinary people.
The Union Hill Baptist Church hosted morning and evening services led by Rev. L. A. Farrell. Dozens visited or were visited by parishioners across Ada, Seminole, Norman, and Oklahoma City, with multiple receptions, birthday celebrations for Mrs. Etta Garrett, and tours to Fort Gibson Tahlequah and Muskogee.
A tale of two partners Gerald and Fred who split profits evenly after starting a toy venture. Misunderstanding fifty fifty led to two years of costly litigation over extra wages and working hours, showing plain English can mislead in legal rights.
Ada police investigated two burglaries on Monday night. At 6:30 p m a residence at 727 N Beard was entered via an unlocked east door and a Fender amplifier valued at 500 and a 200 guitar were stolen. The Fondue Chalet at 1030 N Broadway saw a kicked southwest door and goods totaling 87 80 reported missing including two stereo speakers 3 in pennies 30 in quarters beer and beer nuts.
An indignant MC seeks a prayer for a banquet but the assigned clergyman is delayed. A lay attendee steps up declaring he is a minister in the New Testament sense, illustrating that ministry is service for all Christians, not just clergy. The essay explains diakonos and Ephesians 4’s call to equip all saints for service.
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