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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1961
Page
4
The Ada News urges better hunter landowner relations for fall. It argues landowners may close land to all hunters due to few careless individuals, but most landowners welcome respectful, responsible guests who share game, invite owners, and protect gates and livestock. Controlled hunting benefits game and property.
A column from the Oklahoma Bar Association discusses the law of nations, piracy, and the treatment of war crimes under international and national laws. It traces how nations police the high seas, the duty of states to prosecute piracy, and the evolving view of the “enemy of all mankind” in global opinion.
A devotional tracing Lydia from Acts 16 shows her as an independent, prosperous businesswoman who hosted missionaries, prayed, and led women. The piece argues women empower church growth, evangelism, and peace through active personal support, education, and hospitality.
SAPULPA AP Earl Sellers, dismissed last week in a manpower cutback, is named acting police chief to replace Ray Sutton. City Manager Max Minor says Sutton takes extended leave of absence due to ill health and may return later in a lesser capacity. Sellers, 53, has over 20 years in law enforcement and had been with the crime bureau 11 years.
In frellies, males flash to announce presence during courting. If females show interest, they flash back, indicating receptivity and mating readiness. The exchange marks a concise courtship ritual observed in the species.
A reader laments lack of local letters while sharing nostalgic memories of childhood on the Nebraska plains. She recalls her mother Velma Mendelson and a stolen jar of yeast bread, the dare of mischief, and a scalding lesson before returning to family life as grandson visits and school routines resume.
Ada law enforcement officials harvested a marijuana patch Saturday afternoon on a city farm. The crop, valued at about $6,000, had eluded detection for the past five weeks and was discovered after surveillance observations.
A torn mix of prose reflections on natural scenes and a real marijuana seizure is reported. Officers, led by County Attorney Pat Holman, destroyed an eight foot marijuana patch on an unnamed farm near Ada after failing to arrest growers due to manpower limits. Dozens of multi leaf stalks were dismantled with an estimated street value around six thousand dollars. A prior marijuana find near Ada, valued at about five thousand dollars, had already been cleared in the past six months.
Nettie Jane Pegg longtime Allen resident dies at 41 in Atlantic, born July 16 190? in Marcella Arkansas. Survived by husband William M. Pegg and three sons Trubert Ovie Harrell Pegg. seven grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Services held at Allen Church of Christ with Perry Blut officiating. burial in Atlea Cemetery.
Ada High announces Charles Dixon Roseberry as vocal music instructor replacing Joe D Richardson who resigned to take a Tulsa post. Roseberry, an Ada graduate, studied at East Central State College and Oklahoma Baptist University and is pursuing a master's degree. He previously taught vocal music at Pritchett Colorado for three years.
A fragmented note describes growing world excitement over a baseball homerun, with fans more focused on whether the homerun was earned rather than on which team won the game.
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