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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1973
Page
4
An Oklahoma perspective catalogs humorous and hazardous quirks of horses. The piece recalls horses that balk, stomp feet, race home, bite paint, or pull stunts, then concludes the animal is noble though not to be eaten. It notes horses’ varied preferences and the joy and danger they bring.
The piece envisions a dedicated entry room for men to remove dirt before entering the home. A self cleaning, pre entry decontamination chamber would handle mud dust and shoe care, washing and sanitizing before households enter. It argues for an Easter greeting to readers.
A novice skier Alice sues resort management after a sled collides on a shared slope. Court finds management liable citing foreseeability and proximity of runs, while noting skiers assume risk in a dangerous sport. Other cases show liability varying with slope conditions and lift types.
Mr and Mrs W A Lee hosted Sunday dinner with son in law Elmer Ragland and numerous Lee and Ragland relatives. Winifred Berryman spent the weekend at Lake Texoma. Wilfred Berry and family visited Jerry Moore in Valley View Hospital. Richard Berryman visited his mother Friday evening and Edd Berryman visited relatives Sunday afternoon.
Army Engineers began releasing impounded waters from Oologah and Eufaula reservoirs after gates were closed to curb downstream flooding on the Arkansas River. Discharges increased from Fort Gibson Hudson Lake Grand Lake in Oklahoma and John Redmond Lake in Kansas while Keystone near Tulsa held water. the river crested 5.5 feet above floodstage at Van Buren, Arkansas, before easing.
A mixed-performer page features a devotional poem about a Stranger whose compassionate touch eases burdens and reveals a divine presence. The verses share reflections on faith transformation, generosity, and quiet wisdom, interwoven with aphorisms about life, work, and human nature.
In a Lawrence Walthouse reflection, Easter is essential to Christian faith and Christmas meaning. Without the resurrection, Jesus’s teachings lose purpose, the church lacks motive, and Christianity would be a fragile, outdated tale.
Washington AP reports a clash between the National Farmers Union and the Nixon administration over world farm trade and export dependence. The White House seeks freer trade and Congress to shape new farm laws, while the NFU warns broader federal programs are risky as export markets falter. Earl L. Butz in Paris argued for domestic agriculture aligned with liberal international trade, noting U.S. moves toward market orientation, reduced subsidies, and larger meat imports.
The Ada area records multiple deaths including Robert C. Boyles 91 Jim Sherrell 57 Annie Scoggins 91 Dovie Browning 25 Mintie Borders 86 Chee sie Boyet 74 Eva Rollins 59 Alvin Riply Asher resident and Ruby Jewel Crow 78 plus Allen resident April 18 19 and 15 dates and funeral home references. The Bible passage from 1 Corinthians 15 is quoted alongside.
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