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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
4
Cattlemen increasingly use genetic tools and cross breeding to boost productivity. Pasture improvement, fertilizer use, erosion control and weed management expand grassland and beef output. Breeds diversify with new and exotic lines, while traditional black and white faces remain in registered stock.
A farm owner posts no trespass signs and rigs a spring gun to stop theft. A trespasser is shot in the leg. court rules the weapon use excessive, not justified by personal danger. It cites barbed wire fence in a yard as allowed to deter trespassing, though not on public sidewalks.
Members of the Irving School Association sponsor a bake sale Saturday in front of the J C Penney Store. Proceeds go to school projects. President Mrs. Peggy Ayres says cakes cookies brownies candies and pies will be sold from 10 am to 3 pm.
Sunshine Church reported 39 in Sunday school. Beatrice Wyche and Melissa Green sang specials for morning and evening services. Visitors included Paula Anderson Cindy Uhlich Mary Berry and the Quinlans. Social visits and gatherings spanned Ada Roff Pauls Valley and East Central State College events.
A devotional fragment mixes a heartfelt hymn plea for Jesus with satirical quips and short anecdotes. It blends religious verse about needing Christ's cleansing and guidance with humor about mishaps, remarks on leftovers, and light social jests. The piece includes a Bible quote attributed to John Quincy Adams and a pun on wedding plans.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Roff and Mr and Mrs Claude Hewett went fishing Wednesday. Mary Berry and Emma Heard visited Susie Quinton Thursday. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Williams and Mr and Mrs Ed Robinson fished Saturday at Clear Boggy. Mr and Mrs J L Green Julia Thomas, and Robert Hatcher Viola Kennedy and Beulah Mae Smith visited Mr and Mrs Sam Bingham Ada Sunday. Smith and Quinn Steffeny Albucquer que N M spent last week visiting Beulah Mae Smith and others Thursday.
The text recalls Saul and his followers’ violence against Jesus and the church, noting that persecution backfired. It highlights how God’s will proved unstoppable, expanding the gospel beyond Judea as Philip evangelized Samaria and apostles aided the mission, breaking Jewish Samaritan barriers.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who had a heart attack 11 days earlier, was reported progressing satisfactorily after a brief flare-up. Dr. J Willis Hurst flew in from Atlanta to treat Johnson at Brooke General Hospital and adjust care following episodes of extra heartbeats since hospitalization began.
A pantry bread recipe using Pillsbury flour, cornmeal, and yeast yields a soft dough formed with warm tomato soup and taco sauce. The method includes mixing, kneading, rising twice, and baking at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes, with optional taco seasoning and mini loaves.
A bread recipe using water oil molasses paprika salt beans and flour. Mix liquids and beans then add flour, knead and rise twice, bake at 375 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes until deep golden and hollow sounding. Cool before slicing, toast optional.
A warm water yeast dough flavored with garlic basil oregano and paprika, folded with Parmesan and olives. After rising knead into a 12 inch round bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes until golden. Recipe doubles for a 14 inch round.
Billy D. Derryberry, 39, of Ada, charged in district court with two felony counts of pointing a deadly weapon and three misdemeanors carrying a loaded weapon driving while intoxicated and transportation of an open bottle of liquor. Incident at J. D. Leslie home Tuesday night. breath test shows .417. Preliminary hearings set for April 25.
In Sandton South Africa motorists favor the number 777 for car plates. When the suburb issued its own plate, applications were invited for numbers from 11 to 20000, and 777 attracted the most demand, followed by 534 as the second choice.
The piece muses on spring seed germination across forests and fields, noting seeds awakening after dormancy and sprouting roots and first leaves. It references ancient seeds unearthed and planted, Harold Kettering’s GM research, and the wonder of how seeds know water, soil, and sunlight to form chlorophyll.
Local social notes recount visits and trips among Rooff residents including Mrs Harold Davis and her relatives traveling to Roosevelt and Washington to visit Ted Davis. Others welcome family from Elk City and Oklahoma City. church activities and community events are noted alongside reflections on plant life and a seed germination analogy.
A county rabid skunk control program starts Monday in Pot towattomie County. Government trapper Jack McPhetridge of Ada joins a six to eight man task force to attack the skunk issue. Tests show about 80 percent of area skunks infected. Poison bait will be dropped in selected locations under a special quarantine.
Wanette High presents a battle of the bands Friday night from 8 to 12 in the Wanette Gymnasium. The event gates open to ages 13 to 21, with admission set at 1 dollar per person or 1.50 dollars for a couple. Competing groups are Blue Echo Transition and Western Electric.
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