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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1965
Page
4
A humorous Ada Evening News column urges moviegoers to avoid Saturday crowds and critiques disruptive youths from toddlers to teens. The piece jokes about managing behavior and suggests tranquilizing popcorn as a comic solution.
The reading contrasts Amos and Isaiah showing a prophet who blends preaching with policy. A true statesman uses God to judge national life, exposes wealth misuse, and calls for a return to God. Leaders like Lincoln Wilson and Dag Hammarskjold mattered for serving all humanity beyond party lines.
A reflective look at approaching winter and drought concerns in Oklahoma followed by a note on the county early season basketball tournament. The piece discusses the need for ground water, the timing of winter, and the challenge of officiating in basketball, along with commentary on equal opportunity laws and a provocative classified ad example.
One of the nation’s leading agricultural bankers will be a featured speaker at the fifth annual Southwestern Cattle Feeding Conference in San Antonio on December 7. Dr. John Hopkins of Bank of America San Francisco will discuss Financing Tomorrows Cattle Feeding Industry.
The Weekly thanks correspondents for cooperation with mailing columns during Thanksgiving week. Readers contributed, aiding timely distribution and enhancing the issue.
A sermon can help people in different ways. Some rise from it greatly strengthened. others wake from it refreshed.
William G. Cane and Norma F. Hensley wed in Ada. Richmond Guess and Georgetta Vic Roberts unite in Holden Ville. The notices list two couples under local marriage announcements with brief routing details.
Freshman math students at East Central State College receive free tutoring four hours daily four days a week in Room 53 of the Administration Building. Donnie Pierce and Stanley Owens, upperclassmen, lead the sessions, financed in part by federal funds. Department head James Danley says the program reduces dropouts and supports anxious new students adjusting to college level math. The effort mirrors a similar Oklahoma State University program nicknamed the Missouri Club, but organizers emphasize openness to anyone needing help rather than membership.
City Manager J B Davidson presented a proposed one cent local sales tax breakdown to Ada City Council. Key items include 75 000 yearly for a special bond fund, 20 000 for water rate cuts, 49 500 for street maintenance, 23 500 pension for employees, 42 300 wage increases, 12 000 landfill disposal, 13 500 three more firefighters, 9 000 two police for night patrol, 9 600 public works chief and engineer, 14 000 to cover annual deficits, 3 500 sanitation staff, 3 500 water department staff, and 25 050 more operating supplies. The plan also notes other revenue sources and compares water garbage sewer charges across Ada Ardmore McAlester and Shawnee.
Cannon Aviation Co Inc of Tulsa announced a weekday air service linking Tulsa Muskogee McAlester Holdenville Ada and Oklahoma City. A Cherokee 6 flight will depart Tulsa at 8 am and return fromOKC at 11:30 am with stops in the same order. Fares to be cash or check with no ticketing and five passengers per flight.
The Byng Water Association schedules a 7 p.m. Friday meeting at the Byng School auditorium for residents using the new water line. Attendees will sign water agreements, with transfers allowed later. A limit will cap issued agreements as capacity nears. Residents from main and spur lines will attend.
The Education Ministry in Havana decrees that all university students nationwide must take at least two hours of physical education per week. Pre-university students have long had PE requirements, and the new rule extends this to higher education.
Larry Kirkland assumed duties as assistant county attorney, replacing Calvert Cannon. A 1964 OU Law School graduate, he comes from Oklahoma City where he worked with the State Teachers Retirement System. Born Maud, raised McAlester, educated Putnam City and OCU. Married with two sons.
Whip cream cheese and spread over a baked graham cracker crust. Stud with strawberries and glaze with melted currant jelly for a glossy finish.
The report notes that tires of multiple colors will be available to consumers in 1966. It highlights color variety as a notable trend for the tire market this coming year.
About 35 colleges and universities gathered on the East Central State College campus for the annual forensic meet directed by Dr. D. J. Nabors. Events include interpretation public address and debate with winners receiving medals and a plaque for the school.
Deloise Anderson separates from Paul Dean Anderson. J. R. Zenker splits from Rosalie Zenker. Robert S. Wright ends marriage with Erma A. Wright. Martha M. Hendrix separates from Ralph G. Hendrix. Pauline Van Skiver divorces Ralph Van Skiver.
The economy now counts an automotive sector responsible for about one in seven American jobs. Researchers note broad impact across manufacturing and services while ongoing studies explore origins of the moon and its formation.
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