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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
4
A reflective editorial discusses the rise of adult-teen closeness in families. It warns that too much parental involvement on teenagers terms can erode childhood, urging a balance where youths gain independence while respecting parental guidance.
A devotional study on the Bible concept of Covenant as a two way relation between God and people. It emphasizes personal commitment, continuity of faith, and the church as a community of the committed. It notes religion is intentional, not incidental, and that obedience accompanies belief.
Fine horses dominated the East Central Quarter Horse Association show at the fairgrounds drawing a record 228 entries from 123 exhibitors. Bumble Bee Lee owned by Dick Robey and Clyde Reeves won the traveling trophy. champions included Otoe, Fancy Bloomers, and Sam my H. McCue with numerous other winning horses across halter, reining, barrel racing, and cutting events.
An Oklahoma traffic safety column answers questions on stopping distance lane markings and teen driving. It explains total stopping distance includes perception and reaction time, identifies solid yellow lines as no passing zones, and states a 15-year-old cannot legally receive driving instruction.
From Ischia in the Bay of Naples comes a rare sight as underwater plants and water hue create a green sunset illusion along the island's north coast. The phenomenon changes with seasons and alters the typical red or orange glow of dusk.
Greece imported seven tons of shaving brushes last year, a notable influx for a land famed for clean-shaven traditions and grooming habits. The AP report highlights the surprising volume of imports and its implications for local retailers and consumers.
The U S Department of Agriculture will supply frozen fryers for Oklahoma school lunches in the fall term under the national program. Oklahoma schools received about 30 000 pounds of broiler fryers last year as the national total reached 60 million pounds.
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority faces funding gaps as director John Dunn warns that $100,000 annual legislative support is insufficient. A fall brochure may urge 15 000 residents to donate ten dollars yearly to maintain 72 year old equipment across Tulsa and Oklahoma City channels.
In Verona Italy Capt. Charles L. Naegel at the Southern European Task Force heads a board listing available shoes in odd sizes. A prank call asked if size 12 triple E shoes came with or without oars, amusing but irking him.
A massive deep current flows beneath the Gulf Stream in an opposite direction, suggesting a notable subsurface circulation pattern. The report highlights unexpected water mass movement beneath the known surface current, with potential implications for regional climate and marine navigation.
Prices held firm to higher at Ada Livestock Auction as 1600 head traded. Cattle ranged from 9 to 24 per head with varied classes including heifers, cows, bulls and veal calves. Stockers and feeders showed strong demand with steers and calves commanding 20 to 30, hogs solid at 16 to 18 for butcher hogs and sows 12 to 14.
Cattle receipts 5500 with feeders and calves dominating Thursday sales. Cows and slaughter calves steady, bulls scarce. utility cows 13.50 to 15.00, 300-550 lb slaughter calves 22.00 to 24.00. Hogs 600, barrows and gilts 25 lower on average, sows scarce. feeder pigs 15.00-16.00. Sheep 200, slaughter lambs steady to weak, ewes 5.00-5.50, feeder lambs 12.00-14.50.
The State Board of Agriculture lists cash wheat at 1.81 to 1.88 across Alva Clinton Manchester and others with regional variations. Eggs are mostly 31-32 cents for large, 26-27 for A medium, 19-20 for A small. Fowl returns 4-6 cents for under 4 12 pounds, 7-12 for 4 42-6 pounds, 13-14 for 6 pounds and up. Butterfat remains at 50-60 cents, commonly 52-56.
A 58 year old woman from Voesendorf near Vienna received a suspended four week jail term for forging an official document by dating her passport ten years younger. The judge said three more women will face his court on the same charge.
Pirates used Rum Island Dog Rock Fallen Jerusalem Money Rock and Dead Man s Chest as meeting points in the Virgin Islands during the 1700s, serving as a network for hidden loot and coordinating attacks.
A newspaper column laments rising weight among youths and declining physical activity. It contrasts countryside activity with city sedentary habits, urges outdoor sports and hunting, and argues physical conditioning builds discipline and resilient mental attitudes amid historical examples.
Doctors urge back-to-school health checks for older children and teens. Regular exams assess vision hearing teeth and mental well being to catch hidden problems and reassure youths facing growth differences and illness in the family. Immunizations and boosters are stressed for ongoing protection.
Hobart AP District Judge Weldon Ferris ruled that Clinton Huggins age 48 serving life for rape had his constitutional rights properly protected. He said Huggins was advised of rights by the county attorney, the sheriff and the court and ordered him held at Oklahoma jail until further ruling by the Court of Criminal Appeals. The ruling followed the U S Supreme Court vacating a state writ denial and holding indigent defendants are entitled to counsel on initial appeals. Huggins appealed while in prison asserting lack of counsel at his guilty plea.
Classified section urges readers to place buy sell trade and rental notices using the local phone number FE 2 4433. The short prompt invites engagement without details on specific items or prices.
Old Farmer roots run deep in fertile acres as I he walks the field and guides the yield. A strong son will reap what they have sown and the land earns perpetuated gain. Ruth Holt Payne notes pins misdirected as gossip categorized in three types.
A beaver plans a dam and hires applicants. The tiny, skinny creature is told he cannot keep up. The beaver asks why he is so small and the runt replies, I guess I'm just a meager beaver.
About 165 000 Korea Conflict veterans must act within six weeks to qualify for a one time RS dividend totaling 18 million dollars. Eligible policy numbers start with RS and convert to WA or W policies at reduced cost, or convert to VA permanent plan. Since 1961 roughly 38 million has been paid in dividends. For details contact the Muskogee VA Regional Office.
In July 1861 Cherrapunji India recorded a world record rainfall of 366 inches for a single month. The event stands as the highest monthly total in history for any location.
A mix of remarks on practical handiwork and character. Omar Bradley and Ruskin quote about youth learning to respect work and finding happiness through small acts of kindness and steady effort. Devy adds that daily duties preserve the heart and comfort.
A teacher asks to define an atomy and a pupil playfully splits it into three parts the head chest and stomach naming organs inside each. The joke hinges on a pretend parsing of the word anatomy as if it described body parts and vowels.
The remark suggests that inflation cushions the impact of minor lost change. It contrasts value erosion with everyday cash handling and hints at shifting priorities in a rising price environment.
An opinion cites that death will not worsen while taxes persist, reflecting a sardonic take on enduring civic burdens and the inevitability of mortality alongside taxation.
The era of prosperity is marked by readily available loans to buy goods that households should pay for from their own income, encouraging debt to finance purchases.
Quote from Calvin Coolidge on listening and employment paired with a wry remark about the meaning of liking greens in golf culture. The item presents two aphorisms highlighting skepticism toward self restraint and the humor in golf course talk.
A columnist argues that wealth can come not from nonstop vocabulary building but from taking breaks. The piece suggests rest may sharpen focus and long term language gains be achieved by strategic pauses.
A quirky local item describes a parking space as the spot where a vehicle undergoes drastic changes with wheel base shortened and trunk caved in, a tongue in cheek nod to makeshift repairs and inventive car work.
A woman was asked about her married offspring and replied that three of her daughters had married and started families of their own.
American tourists crowd the highways as detours slow travel. A pithy quip notes the fast laugher may gain praise yet earn the label dumbbell. The column urges respect for gray hairs, especially our own, attributed to J P Senn.
A narrator recalls sneezing into the air and its fall to earth. The scene shifts to the cold, judgmental looks cast by those nearby as the snorer is unfavorably perceived.
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