The Right Time and a Call to Action in Haggai
A preacher reflects on human tendency to begin projects and fail to finish them. Using Haggai's rebukes of Jerusalem’s exiles, he argues that delaying the rebuilding of the temple mirrors excuses like not being ready for rights or commitments. The message urges timely action over endless alibis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Chaldea
Zerubbabel
Joshua
Moses
Gideon
Samuel
David
God
Haggai
James Thurber
Ada Oklahoma News Publisher and Editor Listing
In 1901 The News Publishing and Printing Co. issued Ada Oklahoma weekly editions with W D Little as publisher and Don Cook as editor, published Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADA Times-Democrat
W. D. Little
Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Don Cook
Ada Weekly News Consolidations and Publication Details
The Ada Weekly News history notes consolidations with The Ada Weekly Democrat Pontotec County Enterprise Ada Star Democrat and The Ada Times Democrat over years 1910 to 1933. It lists mailing rates for Pontotoc and surrounding counties and outside regions and notes second class postage paid at Ada Oklahoma.
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Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotec County Enterprise
Ada Star- Democrat
Ada Times-Democrat
Ada FE
ADA Weekly
Pontotoc
Ada
Oklahoma
Voting intelligently in Oklahoma elections urged
The piece argues voters should inform themselves beyond voting, suggesting many elective offices could be better as appointive. It notes difficulty evaluating state offices and urges systematic study, cautioning against frivolous ballots while emphasizing knowing why you vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Commissioner of Labor
Tishomingo Sets School Dates
Gerald Utley, principal of Tishomingo Junior and Senior High Schools, announces enrollment dates for 1968 69 term. Seniors enroll Monday and Tuesday, juniors Wednesday, sophomores Thursday, freshmen Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Grades 1 8 enroll August 22 from 8 30 to 11 30. First day is Monday August 26 at 8 30 a.m.
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Tishomingo
Gerald Utley
Byars School Enrolls Students for August Start
Students at Byars will enroll and begin classwork on Aug. 26. Principal Troy Pinley said buses will make rounds and the hot lunch program will operate the first day. Teachers begin work on Aug. 20.
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Byars
Troy Pinley
Pinley
Ada Schools Set Enrollment
Ada schools announce enrollment by grade and date starting August 26. Elementary, junior high, and high school students have specific mornings for enrollment, with grade level times and buildings listed, plus workshops and a faculty meeting scheduled August 28–29.
Marriages Recorded Between Ada and Yukon Residents
Marriage notices list Paul David Hail of Yukon weds Michael Dawn McGann of Ada. James L. Watson of Ada wed Karen E. Vandegriff of Ada. Stanley L. Anderson of Ada weds Marie Pegg of Henderson vy. George Robyn Walker of Seminole weds Lorene Johnson.
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Paul David Hail
Yukon
Michael Dawn McGann
Ada
James L. Watson
Karen E. Vandegriff
Stanley L. Anderson
Marie Pegg
Henderson
George Robyn Walker
Seminole
Lorene Johnson
Roasting Ears, Rats, and a Storm Hit Johnsons
A wild storm drives chaos at the Virgil Johnson home as corn stored in the cellar attracts rats and traps. The Johnsons, Blevins family, and others take shelter in the cellar while rain and wind tear at nearby roofs and barns. Mrs. Johnson vents temper as Mrs. Patton listens.
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Virgil Johnson
Virgil Johnsons
Mrs. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Bud Blevins
Boda Hisaw
Betty Slater
Weekend visits extend across families in multiple towns
Mr and Mrs B W Scott hosted relatives including Carl Crowley Lori and Gregg Moore and the Scotts in law as the group visited Misses Byrd and Sharrell and Mrs Shirley Daniel. Eva Foreman spent a month in Texas visiting relatives and friends across several towns in Premont Vanderbilt and Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Scott
Walt
Carl Crowley
Lori
Gregg
Moore
Coy Byrd
B. W. Scotts
Dora Jumper
Pleasant Hill
Bertie Sharrell
Harden City
Shirley Daniel
Beale A.F.B
California
Scotts
Jumper
Daniel
Crawley
Stonewall High School
Fittstown Couple Visits Grandparents on Saturday
Mr and Mrs Wayne Hisaw of Fittstown visited Saturday afternoon with their grandparents Mr and Mrs Cager Hisaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Hisaw
Fittstown
Mrs
Cager Hisaw
Beale AFB Visitors and Daniels Family Reunion
Joe Daniel and children from Beale California visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Richard Davis and Paula. The group joined Shirley Murphy and family for a trip to Lea's Park for a swim. Tracy Daniel stayed with aunts Dora Daniel and Clara Kennedy in Ada Oklahoma.
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Joe Daniel
Vickie
Valerie
Mickey Lew
Richard Davis
Paula
Shirley Murphy
Tracy
David
Beale
Calif
Ofi
Bud Murphy
Frankie
Rush Springs
Shirley Daniel
Lea’s Park
Tracy Daniel
Dora Daniel
Clara Kennedy
Jack Daniel
Ada
Ben Weaver
Hobbs
N. M
Buck Daniel
Daniels
Beale A.F.B
Local visit by Daniel family and friends
Dora Daniel and Clara Kennedy Ada and Mrs Shirley Daniel and children visited Wednesday with Mr and Mrs John Daniel.
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Dora Daniel
Clara Kennedy
Ada
Shirley Daniel
John Daniel
Family visits and summer departures noted in Tupelo
Mr and Mrs Son Thomas and Ada visited Mr and Mrs John Daniel on Friday. Leonard Daniel took his vacationing children home to Lawton for school. The group spent most of the summer with grandparents Sam Sanders in Tupelo and with Mr and Mrs John Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Ada
John Daniel
Leonard Daniel
Lawton
Sam Sanders
Tupelo
Note on missed call and apologies to recipients
The message apologizes for not making a planned phone call on Tuesday morning due to dead lines. It acknowledges that many recipients already know this situation.
Local Visits Highlight Harkins and Sweat Families
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Harkins and children and Neal Tipton of Bakersfield California visited Mr. and Mrs. Claude Harkins. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Harkins and Mike called on Mr. and Mrs. Bud Sweat Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Ellis visited Bud Sweat Tuesday. Patti Fowler stayed Tuesday night with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Pat Ellis.
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Lois Clifford
R. B. Harkins
Neal Tipton
Bakersfield
Calif
Claude Harkins
Chester Harkins
Mike
Bud Sweat
J. O. Ellis
Patti Fowler
Pat Ellis
Dinner gathering noted with Lois Clifford and family
Mrs. Lois Clifford along with Debbie and Ronnie shared an evening meal on Tuesday with Mrs. Marcene Brooks and her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Clifford
Debbie
Ronnie
Marcene Brooks
Local Residents Share Weekend Health News
Mrs. Jacob Smith and J L Wilson took Jacob Smith to the doctor Friday. Mrs. Marvella Loyd and Jackie and Debbie Clifford spent Friday night in Oklahoma City with Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Goode and James Richard. Dickie left Saturday for two weeks training with the National Guard at Fort Chaffee Arkansas. Mrs. Dickie Goode and James Richard returned home with her mother Mrs. Marvella Loyd for two weeks.
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Marvella Loyd
Jackie
Debbie Clifford
Oklahoma City
Dickie Goode
James Richard
Dickie
National Guard
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Brashears Family Weekend Visit and Return
Mr and Mrs Pete Brashears Beckey and Paul Keith Prague spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Marvin Brashears They took Beverly Brashears home with them She had been visiting her cousin Jackie Loyd and her grandparents Mr and Mrs Marvin Brashears
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Pete Brashears
Beckey
Paul Keith
Prague
Marvin Brashears
Beverly Brashears
Jackie Loyd
Mrs
Visit Notes From Mineola Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs Walter McWe thy and Mrs Eva Foreman visited Sunday afternoon with Mr Donna Sweat Lula. Connie Sweat spent the last month at Fairfax Virginia visiting her brother and family Ernest Lee Sweat Vernon Vaughn and ya Ann returned home Tuesday.
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Walter McWethy
Eva Foreman
Donna Sweat
Lula
Lewis Echols
Mineola
Tex
Connie Sweat
Fairfax
Ernest Lee Sweat
Vernon
Vaughn
Ya Ann
Ada Residents Visit and Family Dinner Gatherings
Sami and Terri Clifford of Ada spent Tuesday night with Mrs Lois Clifford. Mrs J M Stegall and Sandi Clifford visited Wednesday morning with Mrs Lois Clifford. They took Sami and Terri home. Mr and Mrs Walter Mc Wethy dined Saturday with his sister Sylvia Hillburn in Coal Gate.
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Sami
Terri Clifford
Ada
Lois Clifford
J. M. Stegall
Sandi Clifford
Frankie Hampton
Terri
Walter McWethy
Sylvia Hillburn
Coalgate
Burris Visited by Parents Over Weekend
Hoyt Burris of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Moss Burris.
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Hoyt Burris
Oklahoma City
Mrs
Moss Burris
Navy couple welcomes first child Amy Lynn Harkins
Mr and Mrs Roy James Harkins announce the birth of a daughter named Amy Lynn born August 9. This is the couple’s first child. Mr Harkins serves in the Navy.
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Roy James Harkins
Amy Lynn
Mr. Harkins
Navy
Local Family Biographical Snippet Including Rush/Harkins Kin
The item notes individuals stationed in Long Beach California and identifies Mrs Harkins formerly Jeannie Rush. It lists maternal grandparents M L Rush Clarita and paternal Roy Lee Harkins with the maternal great grandmother Lu ther Rush.
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Long Beach
Calif
Harkins
Jeannie Rush
M. L. Rush
Clarita
Roy Lee Harkins
Luther Rush
Local Visit Highlights Williams and Brooks Families
Mrs Burtis Williams and her relatives Stephen and David from Lone Grove spent Sunday night with Mr and Mrs Charley Williams in Lula. Mrs Donald Brooks and her daughters Linda and Diane visited Sundy after noon with her mother Mrs Lois Clifford.
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Burtis Williams
Stephen
David
Lone Grove
Charley Williams
Lula
Donald Brooks
Linda
Diane
Lois Clifford
Ca ruthers and Angel Family Vacation Notes
Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Caruthers and Billy visited Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Tony Angel Miss Doris Angel who spent the summer with her parents left Tuesday for Kansas en route to Washington D C for a vacation She will then go on to Miami Fla where she will teach school.
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Billy Joe Caruthers
Billy
Tony Angel
Doris Angel
Kansas
Washington, D. C
Miami
Fla
Williams Family Visit to Midland Kin in Texas
Mr and Mrs Lyndel Williams visit his parents Mr and Mrs L A Williams and Doyle in Midland Texas. Also accompanying are Kim and Kris.
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Lyndel Williams
Kim and
Kris
Midland, Tex
L. A. Williams
Doyle
Tupelo Independent Baseball Team Sweeps Graham in Doubleheader
The Tupelo Independent Baseball Team hosted Graham on Sunday in Tu Pelo. The twin bill produced a 63 to 51 win for Tupelo in game one and game two results showed a 6th games 63 and 51.
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Tupelo
Graham
Local families share Saturday night visit
Mr and Mrs Bud Sweat and Mr and Mrs Raymond Ellis with Terry Jerry Bernie Kenny Michelle and Ruby Diane visited Saturday night with their coworker Mr and Mrs Pat Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Sweat
Raymond Ellis
Terry
Jerry
Bernie
Kenny
Michelle
Ruby Diane
Pat Elis
Party Guests Attend Event at Kathy Pate Residence
Rhonda Goss Ada Marcia Harter Patti Fowler Twila Underwood Ricky Midkiff George Allen Ronald Burris and Melvin Burris attended a Saturday party at Kathy Pate's home. Refreshments of cake chips and punch were served. Kathy moved to Tupelo this summer and will be a Tupelo High freshman. Mr and Mrs Jerry Howard Jerri Lynn Ada visited Sunday night with her sister and family Mr and Mrs Gordon Parnell Dorothy and Vickie.
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Rhonda Goss
Ada
Marcia Harter
Patti Fowler
Twila Underwood
Ricky Midkiff
George Allen
Ronald Burris
Melvin Burris
Kathy Pate
Kathy
Tupelo
Tupelo High School
Jerry Howard
Jerri Lynn
Sunday N Ter
Gordon Parnell
Dorthy
Vickie
Mrs Crane and family visit California friends Saturday
Mrs Myrtle Crane of Contra Costa and daughter Jean Tulsa visited Saturday with Mrs Ada Linker. They also visited Mr and Mrs Charles Jones in California and with Mrs Garland Hink.
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Myrtle Crane
Jean
Tulsa
Garland Hink
California
Charles Jones
Ada Linker
Family Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings Across Oklahoma
Mrs. Gladys Davidson hosted relatives including Mary Williams and Emma Turner while Toby and Shonnie Davidson stayed with her in Edmond and Guthrie. Other families from Ada Coalgate and Denison shared time with Jones and Guinn families during the weekend.
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Mary Williams
Donnie
Tommy
Lesa
Tulsa
Gladys Davidson
Toby Davidson
Edmond
Shonnie Davidson
Guthrie
Emma Turner
Eula Davis
Ada
Weekend Guests Gather at Canada Home in Quitman
Mr and Mrs Donnie Sweat and Anita Kay of Quitman Texas hosted a weekend gathering with Charlotte and their son Hugh Don. Guests included Mr and Mrs H B Canida, Mr and Mrs Benny Roan of Stonewall and Charley Anderson of Coalgate.
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Donnie Sweat
Anita Kay
Quitman
Tex
Burlanida
Charlotte
Hugh Don
Canada Home
H. B. Canida
Benny Roan
Stonewall
Charley Anderson
Coalgate
Weekend Visits Across Oklahoma Towns Include Families
Mr and Mrs Sam Steele and Mike visited Lone Grove over the weekend and called on her parents Mr and Mrs Jack Patton in Clarita. Mr and Mrs Herman Taylor left Tuesday for Minnesota and will return Friday. Mrs Helen Phares of Coalgate stayed Thursday night with her mother Mrs Lillian Welch. Mrs Welch visited Friday in Coalgate with Mrs Ethel Sli ger.
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Sam Steele
Mike
Lone Grove
Jack Patton
Clarita
Herman Taylor
Minnesota
Helen Phares
Coalgate
Lillian Welch
Welch
Ethel Sliger
Turner Family Returns and Hospital Releases
Mrs. Nora Turner left Talihina hospital Friday and spent the night with sister Berdie Turner in Coalgate. She traveled to Oklahoma City Saturday to gather her children Judy Rickey and Jackie who had visited their brother and wife Billy Turner. Jerry Turner also was released from an Oklahoma City hospital.
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Nora Turner
Talihina
Berdie Turner
Coalgate
Turner
Oklahoma City
Judy
Rickey
Jackie
Billy Turner
Jerry Turner
Jack Martin
Kansas
David Martin
Sherry
Kenny
Tecumseh
Clarence Martin
Polls and Privacy in Public Life
The piece discusses public concern over polls and surveys by Harris and Gallup, noting potential overreach and anxiety about private information. It argues polls offer useful data but warns they may influence voters, and predicts television predictive methods will pause until West Coast results clarify pivotal election dynamics. It concludes individuals still govern their own lives despite data predictions.
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Harris
Gallup
Pontotoc County
Little Johnny
West Coast
John Doe
Savings Bonds Rise In Oklahoma In First Half
Oklahoma residents bought 30,307,303 in U S Savings Bonds and Freedom Share Notes in the first six months, a 2.12 percent rise from last year. County chair John Park said the total equals 44.5 percent of the state 1968 goal of 68,100,000, with Pontotoc County reaching 38.65 percent of its 1968 dollar goal. Nationwide bond sales are 1.5 percent below last year.
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U. S
John Park
Pontotoc County
Postal Delay Traced to Brighton Station En Route Home
A check mailed in Melbourne to Scott's service station in Church Street Brighton took three months to arrive. It was sent via England after first going to Scott's Radio in Church Street Brighton Essex. A line on the envelope read Small world isn't it.
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Melbourne
Iap
Scott
Church St
Brighton
England
Essex
Roving Snatches of Speech and Verse From The Era
Readable fragments include a sharp exchange at a filling station in the East and a rooftop suicide gambit near Atlanta. The dialogue features a Park Avenue resident and a native, plus a man quoting Robert E. Lee as a would-be jumper hesitates. The excerpt also presents brief verse on daily life and moral sentiment by Carolyn Jerauld.
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Park Ave
Mrs Marlene Skiba Crowned Miss Home Beautiful
In Phoenix Arizona Marlene Skiba won the Miss Home Beautiful title at the Arizona Home Beautiful Show. Sponsors joked that a shortage of eligible Misss came from the crowd being married already.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona
Marlene Skiba
Boulder teen operates a growing mouse ranch for college funds
Boulder Colorado youth Raymond Gilbert aged 17 started with two white mice four years ago and now houses over 300 at his home. He sells pairs for one to five dollars and lists 27 varieties as he builds toward college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder, Colo
Raymond Gilbert
Boulder
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T. P. ‘“Buck’’ Daniel
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Houston
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Oliver Rayn
Tommy Ryan
Alberta Alfree
Clyde Robbins
Liberty
Leroy Williams
Edna
J. T. Williams
Lannie
Roy Ervin
Tommy Williams
Tommy Jr
Premont
Sam Hawkins
Freeport
Ora
Roy Williams
Vanderbilt
Marie Hawkins
Wink
Williams
John Williams
Isabel
Jacob Smith
J. L. Wilson
Jim Guinn
Roy Elkins
Dennis Smith
Joy Deanise
Denison, Tex
Howard Jones
Ronnie Rowe
Debbie and
Clyde Massey
Jolene Rowe
Marilyn
Jamie Len
Cire
By Buzzy Bonehouse
Connie Nelson
Hilda Clark Fairchild
Lyn
Atlanta
Robert E. Lee
Carolyn Jerauld
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