The Ada Weekly News Labor Trend Article
The piece surveys farm labor trends noting a shift from personal management to leasing and rising farm efficiency. It cites 1969 Agriculture Department data showing 2.6 million paid farm workers, a 12 percent drop from 1968, with declines since 1950 in resident and migratory labor. It highlights college students as a growing seasonal labor source and predicts further consolidation of farming with larger, more automated operations.
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America
East Central
Red School
Home Deed Rules Shape If Family Biz Can Operate
A 1970 American Bar Association summary explains how residential deed restrictions affect home based ventures. Courts balance kitchen table commerce against neighborhood character. Minor intrusions may be tolerated while large scale operations face court orders to stop.
New Organization Rise Prompts Do Your Own Thing Debate
A rambling call for a fresh body to collect clues and fund a home office, featuring plans to form a protest group that taxes dues, imposes entry limits, and promotes a new crew cut look. It envisions massive proliferation of nonprofits, federal grants, tax credits, and mass demonstrations.
Union Hill church notes and revival plans
Union Hill Baptist Church reports 53 present for Sunday services with Dr. D. J. Neighbors and Rev. Don Newby delivering sermons. A revival begins May 4 at 7 45 p.m. led by Rev. Jess McDowell. Multiple visitors and local engagements are listed along with ongoing social and family visits around Union Hill and nearby communities.
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Union Hill Baptist Church
D. J. Neighbors
Don Newby
Bob Gray
Leona Poindexter
Carson Poindexter
Nadine Summers
Jess McDowell
Fitzhugh Baptist Church
Ruby Horton
Barbara
William
Vernon McCurdy
Roger Stone
Jimmy Jennings
Glen Horton
Barbara Horton
Rhonda Adams
Strayed from the wal Ho Reapers of Life's Harvest
A reflective verse urges action and discipline to fulfill a divine mission. It contrasts idle waiting with striving in adversity and ends by stressing the value of an open mind and faithful service, warning that a closed mind warrants silence.
Witty Fragments and Jokes Thread Through Unsourced Anecdotes
A collage of quips and vignettes spans topics from smoking mortality and water pollution to humor about farming, church, money, computers, travel, parenting, love, and retirement. The lines mix jokes, aphorisms, and light verse, some with religious or rural flavor, with no cohesive news event.
Breaks Turned to Blessings in Early Church Persecution
The article reflects on adversity as a catalyst for growth. Clem Labine’s injury is used as a parable, linking to Acts 8 where violent persecution follows Stephen’s death. It argues God uses evil intents to advance the Gospel, pushing Christians beyond Jerusalem to Samaria and beyond.
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Clem Labine
Stephen
Saul
Jesus
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
God
Church
Mothers Are People Poem Description and Praise
A playful verse extols mothers as versatile, caring figures who cook, sew, decorate, mend, nurture, and protect. It celebrates mothers as indispensable, tender anchors in family life, noting there are worse houseguests than mothers.
Oklahoma to Expand Car Exhaust Checks at Inspections
Oklahoma City AP report says the Motor Vehicle Inspection Division will require exhaust system checks during inspections starting next month. A vehicle will be rejected for no muffler or tail pipe or obvious exhaust leaks after a complete visual test with the engine running. Captain John Osmond notes drivers risk fatigue and gas buildup.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Inspection Division
Motor Vehicle Inspection Advisory Board
State Capitol
John Osmond
Daylight Saving Time Starts Early in Oklahoma
Daylight saving time arrives at 2 a.m. Sunday bringing an extra hour of daylight in the evenings. Most Oklahomans will set clocks ahead Saturday night to 3 a.m. before retiring. The period ends at 2 a.m. October 20.
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Oklahoma City
District Court Jury Finds Woman Guilty in Manslaughter
A district court jury found Mary Lou Cassady guilty of first degree manslaughter for the February 16 shooting of her husband Paul Lloyd Cassady and set punishment at 30 years in the state penitentiary. The eight men and four women deliberated over four hours.
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Mary Lou Cassady
Cassady
Paul Lloyd Cassady
Cecil H. Seals
Seals
James McClarty
Billy Gene Bishop
Bishop
Auto Parts Co
E. Main
Martha Matthew
LeRoy Hatton
Andrew J. Nanny
Carl Gene Bryant
Kenneth Meely
Don Everett
Byng Senior Wins NSF Award At OSU In Oklahoma
Jan Schornick of Byng High School won first place in a National Science Foundation competition at Oklahoma State University. She also won last year and received a $200 scholarship to the college of her choice this time. Schornick presented a paper on graphing complex number pairs and studies under math teacher Eugene Hobbs.
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Jan Schornick
Byng
National Science Foundation
Oklahoma State University
Junior Academy of Oklahoma
Boston
Oklahoma College
Miss Schornick
Eugene Hobbs
Kevil Bank Lock Fails, Trapping Staff Inside
Bank president Z. G. Miller says the Kevil Bank lock is supposed to deter burglars but jammed as workers prepared to leave. Employees remained inside for about an hour until a locksmith unlocked the building.
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Kevil, Ky
Z. G. Miller
Kevil Bank
Miller
Gassaway Resigns as Ada City Judge
Ada Municipal Judge Jim Gassaway submitted his resignation to the city council after ten years on the bench. He praised Ada Police Department staff and city officials before council members approved a resolution honoring him. Larry Kirkland was appointed interim municipal judge pending council confirmation.
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Jim Gassaway
Ada
Gassaway
Oklahoma Bar Association
Ada Police Department
Floyd Haynes
Larry Kirkland
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Soda Trust
Tom Atwood
Ada Public Works Authority
Flour Pan Coating Technique
To flour a greased baking pan, shake a spoonful of flour around in the pan until evenly coated. Remove excess flour by gently tapping the inverted pan.
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Don Cook
Oklahoma
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Sybil Collins
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Pickett
Roy Foster
Houston
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Rhonda
Bill Collins
Roma Waktman
Impson Anderson
Oil Center
Charlie Crane
California
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Mary Cook
Elmer Cochran Sr
Lake of the Arbuckles
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Myra Nell
Free Will Baptist Church
Virginia Wiles
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Albert Crow
Alvin Wells
Cindy Rollow
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Valley View Hospital
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Robert Bolin
Vernon Scaff
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Clarence Bess
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Dian
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Wess Farmer
Galey
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Westview
R. E. Tilley
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Stratford
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Jack McNutt Jr
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Dora East
Edgar Morrison
Center
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Bob Hodges
Oakman
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George Smith
Bobby Wayne
Latta
Connie Nelson
Christ
John Tabb
Wilmer
R. E. Cowling
U. S. Grant
H. D. Hail
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Shumard
Hiram
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Hickory
Charles Drive
Department of Public Works
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