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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1970
Page
12
A Ada area drought feature warns moisture below normal with hay shortages and rising prices. It urges fire safety and plow fireguards while suggesting backyard purple martin houses to curb insect pests and provide cheerful, educational birdwatching for families.
A court ruled a bus company liable after intoxicated passengers attacked a woman and a later pin incident, citing the driver’s duty to police actions beyond mere neutrality. In separate cases, the judge limited liability when the driver was unaware of misconduct or focusing on operating the bus.
In a meditation on Genesis, the speaker recalls labor management fraud on a cost-plus munitions plant and ties it to the Tower of Babel. Pride drives men to seek equality with God, harming community and humanity. A prominent industrialist’s suicide illustrates pride’s collapse when unable to accept limits.
An Asher teenager, Michael O Neal Faulkner, 15, was killed Tuesday when his tractor ran off a county road southwest of Asher and crushed him beneath a turning wheel. The incident marked the 447th Oklahoma road death this year, down from 522 a year earlier.
The passage muses on how small, ordinary moments linger in memory. It recalls water offered in fields and pastures as a source of comfort on hot August days, noting how such simple acts shape faith, nostalgia, and the sense of life’s pattern. It links these memories to ancient wisdom about good news refreshing the thirsty soul.
The piece muses on a dog's experience of polluted air and the human need to act. It shifts to reflections on 1970s boyhood, circus memories, railroad life, and the fading era of grand attractions. It contrasts past adventures with present entertainments and contemplates life for future generations.
Eighty four attended Sunday school and church at the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Oil Center with Rev Glenn Eaves in charge of morning services and Rev Lonnie Smith leading prayers. Families from Oklahoma City and Pickett joined the event while others traveled from Texas Arkansas Illinois Georgia Indiana Shawnee Ada Asher Homer and more.
George Booth with Larry and Steve visited Fort Sill and Paul Tuckers Sunday. Coy Booth is a patient at Valley View Hospital. Mr and Mrs M E Booth dined with Mr and Mrs Billy Jim Robertson, Stacy and Tamara Sunday. Mr and Mrs Billy Jim Robertson, Stacy and Tamara, Paul Tucker and Tonya attended the Ada Rodeo.
Paula Tucker of Boswell spent Friday with her parents Paul and Mrs Tucker and attended the rodeo. She will teach Home Economics in Boswell.
Mrs Juanita Frantz arrived home Thursday after a month in Puerto Rico visiting her son Mike Frantz.
Mrs Dovie Willoughby spent Wednesday with the Leroy Willoughbys and family. Visitors included Jewel Jones O'Dell and Rev Bert Jones. The week featured multiple visits among Willoughby and Sutton households plus a revival at Oil Center. Ray Northam and Randy visited his mother Vannie Northam before he flew to El Paso Texas.
SODA chairman Bill Hoover confirms initial $340,000 EDA grant payment after property purchases for four Ada parking lots. Revenue bonds totaling $426,000 were issued, with bids for demolition and construction opened. Six properties settled or in process. one tract disputed. City of Ada exited project amid local opposition.
A reflective line notes that reaching middle age brings awareness of self-care and readiness to start taking action, capturing a tone of self-help resolve and unfinished plans.
A humorous dialogue features a cannibal and his wife with a quip about supper and baked beings. It contrasts with a pun on deficits and living standards. A teacher quizzes Willie on the Bible and parables, and he favors the meal-eclectic tale about loafing and fishes.
Mr and Mrs A B Northam and Bret visited Mrs Josie Northam and Sam Raines. George Welch and Mrs Martha Franks visited. Mr and Mrs Earnest Roberts spent Monday with Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tucker, Tonya Robertson, and Tanara Robertson appear in a social notice continuing on page 5. The brief item highlights family connections and local social events as reported in the community newspaper.
The accident prevention subcommittee of Bournemouth Council endorses a French concept where drivers stop when a child at the roadside signals with a thumbs up to allow safe crossing. The proposal aims to reduce accidents by using child initiated traffic control.
Petra is a fortress city in southwestern Jordan famous as the rose red city for its desert rock tinted by iron oxide. The name reflects the warm tawny red hues that light up the stone throughout the ancient site and surrounding landscape.
A total of 2021 head of cattle sold at Ada Livestock Auction on Tuesday. Packer cows and bulls were steady with last week while stockers and feeders held firm. Heifer prices rose up to 1.00, with various classes quoted: slaughter cows 16 to 21, bulls 24 to 27, slaughter calves 27 to 29, stock steers 28 to 34, stock heifers 27 to 30, stock steer calves 32 to 45, stock heifer calves 28 to 37, stock cows 19 to 25, and cow and calf pairs 225 to 275.
Hartwell Greer says his son Maj Jack H Greer acted as expected when he wrestled an M16 from would be hijacker Pvt George Hardin during a hijack attempt at Saigon San Son Nhut. Hardin fled Sunday after authorities detained him following another attempt on July 22. Greer, a 36 year old Air Force navigator, has a long career including OU education and work with GE before rejoining the service in 1967.
A Pontotoc County girl Rhonda Kay Adams 16 was reported missing Friday night. Daughter of Mr and Mrs B J Adams Route 2 Ada she is a Vaness senior eight miles NW of Ada. Last seen 3 p m Friday she may have been in nursing home uniform or street clothes driving a light 1960 Ford PC 1511. She is 5 1 117 pounds with light brown hair and gray eyes. Contact Adams at 332 2809 or local law enforcement with information.
Ada firemen answered two calls Sunday afternoon. At 2 23 p.m. they extinguished a car fire for Robert J Kendrick in the 700 block of East 5th caused by a backfire at the carburetor. Earlier, a grass fire burned along the Frisco right of way in the 300 block of East 7th.
Charles R Willeford of Prague wed Deborah Kay Null of Stuart. Henry H Holleyman of Norman married Phyllis A King of Del City. J B Warner of Ada joined Christina Courtney Ruback of Ada. Robert W Breeden of Ada married Ruby Davis of Vanessa. Wayne Cathren of Ada married Laura Pedersen of Ada. Charles Braun of Stonewall wed Jo Ellen Welborn of Ada. Dicky Dee Griffin of Konawa married Joan Whelchel of Ada.
Britain reports 14,186 dollars per year to maintain each of its 385,000 service men, up from 11,498 dollars for 453,000 personnel four years ago. The Defense Ministry cites pay raises and purchases of advanced equipment as the reason for the per-man rise.
In Providence 1923 the Democratic minority led by Lt. Gov. Felix A. Toupin staged a 41 day filibuster to force votes on three platform measures. Republicans finally yielded but the bills were defeated.
Eight industrial specialists will visit Ada on Thursday for an Industrial Institute at the Kellogg Center of the University of Oklahoma. Hosted by Ada Growth and Development Corporation, the group will tour Ada facilities in two teams with guide remarks by Ray Warren and luncheon meetings at the Aldridge Building and Holiday House. The delegation includes Donald S. Frango, Rodney P. Dempsey, William V. Stephenson, Culver E. Heaton Jr., George S. Woodall, Julius A. Denton III, Melvin B. Mc Reynolds, and Louis J. Atherton from various regional economic development bodies and utility firms.
Gov. Dewey Bartlett announced appointments to four state boards and commissions. Walter Woolley Jr. of Adan will serve five years on the Soil Conservation Board. Woolley is a rancher and oilman who has served as board supervisor for Pontotoc County. He has been president of the Alumni Association of Oklahoma State University. Other appointments include E D Allen of Hendrix to the Peanut Commission for three years, Betty O Neal of Altus to four years on the Cosmetology Board, and Maurice Temerlin of Norman to three years on the Board of Examiners and Psychologists replacing Dr. Martin Krimsky of Ardmore.
Egyptian pharaohs reportedly cooled with long-handled semicircular fans while Assyrians boasted ceiling fans capable of generating wind strong enough to wreck a ship, illustrating ancient ingenuity in climate control and grand engineering claims.
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