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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1969
Page
4
The Ada News essay argues that small farm incomes are no longer sufficient for the rural family. It envisions larger land units and urges training in farm and ranch management. It predicts growing demand for educated managers with business training to run big agricultural ventures.
The article discusses the castle doctrine, citing Lord Coke and cases where homeowners used force to defend their homes. It covers lawful defense limits, protecting both owned and rented premises, and warns against excessive force and unlawful acts toward visitors. It notes examples of justified and unjustified actions and concludes with guidance on reasonable defense.
A reflective exhortation on true worship beyond mere church attendance. It contrasts going to church with worship, urges recognizing God’s presence, and cites Israelite tabernacle worship as a model. The piece questions whether Sunday worship engages spirit and invites personal communion with God rather than ritual performance.
Stratford man Joe Farnham aged 31 was found dead on SH 29 east of Marlow after a car driven by Richard Perryman 45 of Wichita Falls swerved to avoid an object in the roadway at about 2:50 a.m. Saturday Perryman reported finding the body after returning to the scene and it was taken to a Marlow funeral home for identification.
A reflective verse noting that youth heed actions over words when adults preach virtue. It argues that fine words lose impact if leaders cheat and lie, as lived example teaches more than sermons to eager ears.
Local column blends religious verse jokes marriages visits and community notes from Ada Oklahoma. Items include gatherings at the Marshalls Granada Colorado trip reports and many social calls among area residents plus poems and biblical verses shared by readers.
Local residents from Ada and surrounding towns share visits, rodeo outings, and family gatherings. Crops include Mrs. Bessie Baylis visiting relatives in Richardson and Ada, while many Daniels and Johnsons travel between Ada, Stonewall, Beale Calif, and Virginia for dinners, rodeos, and holidays. A broken phone interrupted contact.
Sunday school attendance at Lightning Ridge reached forty and Kevin Stanfield received a birthday song. Visitors included Bert Wright and Laura Johnson in town from Corley, Jim Ownbey, Vicky, and Greg from Dallas, staying with Ben Ownbey and Charles. Doug Burk and children from San Manuel Arizona joined the Ownbeys. Erey Ownbey and Mary Ownbey visited Straford residents. Continued on page five.
A two hour blackout hit Dade and Broward counties from Marathon to Port Pierce caused by a malfunction at a Florida Power and Light plant 50 miles north of Miami. Two births occurred under emergency lighting in Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale and a separate delivery at another site. Cuban exiles and Miami residents described the heat and chaos while investigators pledge a full probe.
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