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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1962
Page
4
A reader recalls Dallas signs of aging youth and fashion, noting girls aged under 16 dressed like adults with hair styling makeup and high heels. The author questions societal pressure pushing girls into adulthood before maturing, and laments loss of carefree childhood moments and May warmth.
A landlord can sue tenants for damages when the carelessness of the renters leaves a home in shambles. The article explains an implied obligation for tenants to return premises in the same general condition as rented, minus normal wear, and notes liability for damages caused by negligence. It emphasizes consulting an attorney due to fact variance.
Francis School will enroll children for the 1962 63 term on August 24. Classes begin August 27. The bus will run at the regular time on Friday, August 24. A new teacher, Mrs Gerald Stewart, has joined the staff.
Political notice announcing Republican candidate Theodore Seaman for State Representative No 2 in the general election on November 6. The fragment references party and candidate but lacks full details or spelling consistency.
A devotional interpretation of Ezekiel 33 and Psalm 145 centers on God’s steadfast love. It contrasts divine love with fragile human affection, highlighting three themes: blessing, peace, and security. God’s love is shown openly, guides toward shared blessings, fosters peace among people, and provides ultimate security beyond earthly trials. The piece notes prophets’ emphasis on love and urges Christians to reflect this love in unity and restraint.
One case filed Wednesday in Kendall County Court, Kendall Lee, Ada, charged with reckless delaying. Jones pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $25.
In Tupelo workers faced challenges placing a 70 foot high water tank with a 60 thousand gallon capacity. The project involved a 4 foot deep concrete foundation, a 19 foot platform, and 9 anchor bolts. After delays and equipment trouble the tank was finally set, welded, and secured, with pumping to fill and test planned within 48 hours.
A fragmented column blends quips on social meals, business talk over lunch, and humorous vignettes. It pivots around social rituals, wit, and aphorisms from Franklin to Yutang, linking etiquette, manners, and everyday advice with a stray mix of city life observations.
County officers hunt a heavy smoker who devoured a watermelon after midnight burglary at Biggs and Henderson Grocery, one mile southwest of Ada on SH 12. He fled with no cartons of cigarettes as police and sheriff deputies pursue the trail Thursday morning amid mentions of his watermelon craving and cigarette habit.
Adan resident Adan Bacon was charged with embezzlement after an alleged illegal sale of 12 pounds of bacon valued at $4 from Wickham Packing Company to Dudley Tucker. The complaint alleges the money was diverted for personal use while the bacon remained company property.
AP reports Miami area and Sweetwater residents discuss licensing and office returns. Judge William Blanton, despite hunting and fishing, claims he has no license. Mayor Charles Pastore and three councilmen won reelection in a local contest amid historic, uneven urban rural contrasts noted since 1790.
Fred Hulick and Edward Vybiral enjoy kayaking on the Delaware River. Hulick’s 17 and a half foot fiberglass craft glides beneath bridges while rapids and heavy river traffic pose hazards. The pair note how low in the water they ride to stay unseen by passing ships and tugs.
In a reflection on Oklahoma summers, the piece extols trees and vegetation as cooling allies for homes and neighborhoods. It urges proactive plantings, citing Dust Bowl era shelter belts and George Washington’s tree-planting example, to boost beauty, comfort, and long term shade across communities.
Eleven year old Margaret Martin of Knoxville would not claim a dollar unless it was hers. She turned in a folded one dollar bill found at the county fair. Officials later returned it, but she replied that the bill was not hers and noted her own bills are folded differently.
Eulys Gridley Smith a former Allen drug store owner and Sunray Oil employee died Sunday at his San Francisco home after a cancer battle. Born March 8 1899 in Byars he married Lena Gilmore in 1917. she died in 1941. He later wed Elizabeth Wilson of Allen and moved in 1943. He served in multiple clubs, owned a drug store, worked at Sunray refinery, managed Memorial Parks in Oklahoma City and Jackson MS, and was a coin collector and secretary of the San Francisco Coin Club. Services Friday at First Baptist Allen. graveside Masonic rites by Allen Lodge. He leaves a wife, son, daughters, a brother, a sister, nine grandchildren, four step-sons and a step-daughter.
Walter R. Owens of 503 West Cottage died at 11 55 am Wednesday in a local hospital. He leaves his wife Minnie and other relatives. Smith Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements. Joseph Penick Hart of 610 West Twenty fourth died at 6 35 am Thursday in an Ada hospital after a weeks illness. He owned and operated an auto repair shop. Born March 10 1891 in Vernon Texas to A W and Beulah Hart, he married Mattie Elizabeth Collins in Wewoka. They came to Ada in 1924. He lived in Fort Worth and Ardmore prior to Ada. A member of First Methodist Church, Ada Chamber of Commerce, Texas National Guard, and former Rotary member. Criswell Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements. Hart leaves wife Mattie, a daughter Bryce Tomlin Ada, a sister in Ardmore, and a brother W B Hart Pueblo Colorado.
Funeral services for Edwin Kenneth Park of 1122 South Johnston are set for 2 p m Friday at Oak Avenue Baptist Church with Rev Joe T Dixon officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Smith Funeral Home in charge. Park worked 26 years at Ada Gumber Co then as bookkeeper for Southern Builders Supply. He born July 31 1903 in Gastonia NC to Archie D and Francia Clark. He married Laurene Johnson July 27 1930 in Technishe. They moved to Ada in 1924. He leaves wife Laurene a daughter Phyllis Geult Allen two sons Eddie Clark Allen and Charles R Clark Spavinaw three sisters Miss Marie Clark Cushing Mrs Mane Merington Orange TX and Mrs Catherine Purcell Fort Worth TX four brothers David Choctaw SFC Archie Clark Fort Benning GA Albert Huntington Park Calif and James Clark Alturas CA and six grandchildren.
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