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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1969

Page

4

Higher education expansion eyed in Oklahoma amid funding concerns

The Ada news warns that state plans to add junior colleges could balloon the higher education system. Regents study potential merges and new campuses at El Reno Poteau Sayre Seminole Henryetta Ardmore Woodward and Capitol Hill Oklahoma City. Authors urge consolidation over expansion, citing funding strains and demand issues, arguing capacity and efficiency should come first.

Oklahoma Board of Regents For Higher Education el Reno Poteau, Sayre Seminole Henryetta Ardmore Woodward Capitol Hill Oklahoma City

Grasshopper complex and the Caleb faith lesson

A sermon recalling Caleb's faith against real obstacles in Canaan. It contrasts the negative spies with Caleb who trusted God's power, warning that fear and self view as grasshoppers hinder entry to the promised land. The piece urges reliance on divine guidance and empowerment rather than solitary effort.

Joshua Caleb Moses Canaan Canaanites Israel Promised Land God

Family law: husband must prioritize wife over parents

A 1969 American Bar Association ruling states when a man marries, new duties replace prior ties and his wife has paramount claim to his earnings and home. He may not bring his mother into the new household to override the wife, though limited contact with parents can be allowed.

Accident Kills Stratford Man

Stratford man William T. Wauson, 73, who moved from Houston, was killed when his car stalled, he stood in front of it under the hood to start it, the vehicle in gear rolled forward, ran over him, and rolled 145 feet into an open field before his wife stopped it.

Stratford Houston Tex William T. Wauson Highway Patrol Wauson Libeth

Sooner heart transplant patient returns to work

Oklahoma's first heart transplant recipient, Dwain Shannon Marlow, 52, will start as a cardiogram technician at Tulsa's St Francis Hospital on Wednesday. He trained during recovery in Houston, rising at five each morning to study the duties, reporting no pain and regained strength while noting bacteria as his greatest enemy.

Tulsa Oklahoma Dwain Shannon Marlow Houston St. Francis Hospital Marlow

Ada area social notes from Ada Oklahoma week

Local residents from Ada and surrounding areas are listed visiting relatives and friends, attending lodge meetings, family reunions, and small social gatherings in Latta Homer and nearby towns. Names include McNeill Norton Beene Beene Hibbard Carpenter Younts Pendergrass and others with several trips to Ada and Wintersmith Park amid family events.

Around The County Oakman Visit Highlights Local Families

Mrs. Juanita McNeill notes visiting Mr and Mrs Lee Liopney and their son and family including Mr James Luney and Roy Hayward California with Dewayne Poe and Mrs Mentie Morrison Ada provide the county social roundup of kinship and travel highlights.

Juanita McNeill Lee Liopney James Looney Roy Hayward Calif Dewayne Poe Mentie Morrison Ada

Dark Glasses Show Complex Warns Eye Experts

Dr Christine Eberhardt, an eye specialist, warns to beware of women who always wear dark goggles or sunglasses. She says dark glasses signal either bad eyes or a psychological complex. Wearing dark glasses is unnatural and hinders natural eye development.

Christine Eberhardt

Ada Welcomes Lillard Family Visitors From Texas

Herold Lee of Oklahoma City visited his grandmother Mrs. Gussie Lillard in Ada. Also in Ada were Grandson and wife Forest of Norman and Lindell Lillard of Byng, plus Mrs Juanita McNeill visiting Mrs Lillard Monday. Zora Lee called on her brother Lester Berryman and wife at Bowie Texas Monday. The Berrymans are moving from Texas to Ada and have been visiting Mrs Lee along with Jess Berry.

Joe Bevers Joe Don Juanita McNeill Bart Nina Flowers McNeill Lloyd McNeill Betty Hibbartt I Cliff Steve Ada Denneta Norton and Hibbard Daisy Cooper Jack Beene Hattie Beene Jor Pillman Presley Dobie Walker Don McNeill Lee Ann McNeill Louise Johnson Effie Tharp Betty Carpenter Margret Younts Valley View Ruth Pogue Zora Lee Lester Berryman Bowie Tex Texas Lee Jess Berry

Ada couple visits friends and teaching move

Mr and Mrs Ed Caudle of Ada visited Mr and Mrs Floyd Mc Neill recently. Mrs Caudles daughter Karrie Raplee is moving to Cromwell for her first teaching assignment. Mrs Connie Fweedy and Tresa visited her parents Mr and Mrs Marion Lancaster and son Sunday.

Richard Norton Dustin Wintersmith Park Richard Nortons W. A.norton Ada Ed Caudle Floyd mcNeill Connie Fweedy Tresa Marion Lancaster

Local Social Gatherings and Visits Across Seminole

A collage of visits and gatherings from Seminole area households includes Rev. and Mrs. Cunningham with Denison relatives, Falls Creek Baptist assembly attendees, Fox reunion at Wintersmith Park, and multiple postings of friends visiting in Ada, Latta, Oklahoma City, and Shreveport. Families such as Keeling, Little, East, and Tilley participate in church services and picnics while relatives vacation in California and Texas.

Fox Wintersmith Park Lou Little Callis East Seminole Lonnie East Oakman Mark Kareear Oklahoma City Lee Keeling Eegar Morrison Center George Smith William Georgia Robby Wayne Richard Randy Hodges Ada Allan Fox Jess Fulton Wichita Kan

Wordy visits and church drives fill Latta area notes

Local residents and families visited relatives in Latta Oklahoma City and Shreveport over the weekend. Albert Crow attended a Free Will Baptist camp meeting at Oil Center. The Rev Don Newby and family attended Union Valley church services. Broomcorn harvest progresses with recent rains boosting late plantings and harvest expected through September. Labor remains adequate for harvest.

Albert Crow Alvin Wells Oklahoma City Luther Parish Sulphur Free Will Baptist Church of Oil Center Don Newby Kathy Stephen Bill Briggs Latta Benny Jones Kenny F. C. Jones Melvin Newby Oil Center Joni Pamela Adams Teresa Golden

Only the Hardy Survived Rugged Living In Alaska Farmland

Palmer Alaska four decades ago the Matanuska Valley colony faced harsh winds and rains. Of 200 families settled in May 1935 about 50 remained, yet the resilient colony grew into Alaska's main agricultural stronghold. Vegetables thrived in the short bright summers, famous 70 pound cabbages and 72 pound heads of cabbage followed by market gains through Matanuska Maid.

Alaska Matanuska Palmer Matanuska Valley Clair Patten Olks Anchorage Knik Arm Cook I Inlet Rebarchek Max Sherrod Seattle Matanuska Maid Tanana Fairbanks Kodiak Aleutians

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