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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1962
Page
4
The Ada newspaper urges hunters to obtain landowner permission before hunting quail dove and duck. It argues most hunters are responsible, but a few ruin access by damaging fences and leaving gates open. Landowners should be fair, and hunters should be careful with guns, cars, and trash to keep gates open and borders clear.
Mrs Edith, as former wife, sought $10,000 from John’s National Service Life Insurance policy after their divorce. Regulations require the insured to change beneficiaries in writing. John did not, and federal law governs the contract. The court concludes Edith remains the beneficiary and entitled to the $20,000, despite state divorce provisions.
A notice lists multiple marriages with ages and locations including W H Trammell 57 of Sallisaw and Grace Rowe 6 of Alten, Grover Brown 4 of Pauls Valley and Juanita Brown 48 of Ada, Cart 1 Hobbs 61 of Ada and Gareth L Stodghill 51 of Ada, Thomas Wayne Walls 23 of Ada and Donna K Scott 20 of Ada, Orvel Lee Whitaker 27 of Rolf and Lajuanna Wingo 18 of Rolf, Cassie Haun Hill 18 of Ada and Velma Ant Teel 17 of Rolf, along with advertising copy for news want ads. FE 2.4433.
A devotional study contrasts responsible and irresponsible behavior with Ezekiel as the clearest biblical case. It discusses individual and collective responsibility, cites Nathan and Elijah as examples, and weighs blame in disasters, noting broad societal accountability and the one in five couples reaching a 50th wedding anniversary.
A lively Ada weekly column recalls busy canning and garden days with notes on jars of vegetables and fruits, recipes, and memories of berries, flies, moles, and mountain tea. It mentions travelers from Wichita Falls visiting, African natives, and obituaries for Erssie Cecil Muse and local funeral notices.
Mave Allan Cochran, spring degree graduate, joins a Straight A club at East Central State College. Darryl Fisher, Ada High School graduate and Utah? no, attends Oklahoma School of Medicine, also praised for all A marks in chemistry with two minors. The club includes at least these two standout students among recent cohorts.
Ruth Koch attended the funeral of her sister Susie Savannah Hardy Lemon in Tahoka Texas. Lemon, born 1891, lived in Hickory from 1902, married W S Lemon in 1903, led singing at Hickory events, moved to Tahoka in 1947 to run a grocery, survived by husband six children and four sisters. The obituary notes Austria as Europe’s second largest oil producer in 1960 with an output over 2.4 million metric tons.
Fragmented relief of religious quotes and jokes touches on prayer's power, marriage timing across months, humorous quips about punctuality, love, and domestic life. Pieces reference Edith Wood, humor about speed, twins, cellmates, and a hamburger economy.
Ada set a 6 year heat record with 105 degrees and 111 in August. The burst of extreme heat tied or surpassed other Oklahoma readings, with Fort Sill near 103 and Ada reporting consecutive 100 plus days. Historical notes reference 1936 1943 and 1956 highs as comparisons while observing that 1962 may exceed prior records.
East Central States College readies campus housing for U S Public Health Service engineers joining a future water pollution laboratory. Plans include converting the gym annex and existing offices into temporary quarters while a new multimillion dollar lab is designed and constructed south of Ada.
In Tucson, a light moment unfolds in Justice Court as a man glances at a door marked Chambers and quips about Judge Chambers. Clerk Eddie Akers explains the scene, noting the intended chambers of the judge and a playful exchange amid the August heat.
Columbus AP notes cockroaches are active at night and wander indoors where food and shelter exist. Ohio State University specialists warn these pests thrive where conditions permit and emphasize control measures.
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