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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1972
Page
12
A county fair fan urges stronger participation to restore the fair as a meaningful agricultural event. They argue quality and market factors shape judging, note shifts in crop types and home crafts, and call for renewed entry competition to boost interest and vitality.
A court case debated if public school tuition or textbook charges violate the state constitution’s guarantee of free education. It ruled tuition and most textbook fees unconstitutional, while a minor refundable book deposit was allowed as a practical incentive to care for books.
The piece notes that with schools starting again many families expect calmer months ahead after a rough vacation period. Parents brace for teen battles and party energy, hoping nine months of relative quiet follow the summer friction.
The piece notes the Ploetzensee memorial in West Berlin and links it to a broader reflection on schooling, parenting, and moral witness. It cites Count Schwerin von Schwanenfeld as a wartime dissenter who left a lasting testament and burial place, illustrating courage amid darkness.
Ada area residents share visits and filming of family events across multiple towns. Relatives from Seminole Dallas Oklahoma City and Midwest City recount gatherings at Six Flags Konawa and Ada with barn work trips and hospital notes. A series of dinners travels and housewarmings mark a busy period for the community.
Pierce Brooks explains the Lakewood Department of Public Safety abandoned the Lakewood approach after a year. The force shifted from generalist patrol detective roles with participatory management to a more traditional military style chain of command with a detective bureau and rotated assignments.
Ada Police Chief Lester Hokit informs the Ada City Council he will retire December 31. The council approves a four month Deputy Chief for training the successor as Hokit ends 20 years as chief after joining the force in 1953. He is a Pittsburg County native and Navy veteran.
Community members from Homer and nearby towns visited relatives and friends over the past week. Dates and places include Oklahoma City Ada Latta Colonial Estates Nursing Home and Homer Baptist Church with multiple households mentioned.
A busy weekend saw many names travel and visit across towns. Konawa hosted an all night singing at the Church of God in Tupelo, while families from Oklahoma and Texas visited relatives and attended baseball events in Dallas and beyond.
The Sunshine church page lists 34 present at Sunday School. Bea Wyche sang a special in the morning and the young people sang in the evening. Various visits and dinners occur with families in Ada, Fitzhugh, Roff, Seminole, and Tecumseh, along with news of Mary Summers and the Goddard Youth Camp retreat.
A stream of Ada area residents and guests from Oklahoma City Tucson Tex Spearman Sterling Richardson Hawthorne Morris and other places visit relatives in Ada and surrounding towns. Revisions and travel details include Nell Hodges Maybelle Clary Ethel Tolliver and others visiting families. Henry Moore and Phyllis Hodges returning from trips. pastor Jerry Queen serving First Baptist Church. Leon Condren undergoing surgery in Oklahoma City.
AP notes how common English terms originate from diverse languages. Examples include boondocks from Tagalog, coffee from Italian via Turkish, taboo from Gonga, and raccoon from Algonquian. The piece catalogs many more terms reflecting language exchange.
A batch of death notices from Ada and nearby towns includes Alice S. Lane 73 Ada died Aug 18 Smith Funeral Home T M Hawkins 72 former Pontotoc resident Aug 17 Earl Baird 39 former Ada resident Criswell Funeral Home Nora Ellen McNinch 89 Stratford died Aug 18 Pickard Funeral Home Mary Elizabeth Ray 65 Tupelo died Aug 19 Smith Funeral Home Bessie Ann Crossley 74 Stonewall died Aug 20 Smith Funeral Home Albert Ray McNutt 43 Coalgate died Aug 20 Leonard Funeral Home Charlottie McKinley 89 Ada died Aug 22 Ellis S. Schneider 69 former Ada resident Albert B Holder 88 Coalgate died Aug 23 Slater Funeral Home.
United Nations sources indicate Communist China will veto Bangladesh's bid for U N membership in the Security Council session set for today. Bangladesh aims to seek General Assembly consideration to retry the bid as China seeks postponement or a veto.
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