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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
4
Compilation notices reveal Ada Oklahoma publications consolidating from Ada Weekly Democrat Ada Times Democrat and Ada Evening News under The Ada Weekly News brand. The merged papers cover Pontotoc and adjoining counties with annual subscription details and postal information.
A rural Ada County reader laments urban littering and animal dumping near the countryside. The piece urges neighbors to report offenders, cites car-dropped trash, firearm dangers, and deliberate fires, and condemns dumping pets in rural areas while urging collective responsibility.
The text debates whether immortality means endless life or a life of better quality. It cites JesusChrist in John 17:3 and Romans 4, arguing eternal life is knowing God and Christ and living now as a foretaste of heaven, not merely endless existence.
A Oklahoma Bar Association column explains how a court judgment on a debt does not erase the obligation. It notes rights arising from judgment including a lien on real property, seizure of personal property, writ of execution, and garnishment against wages to satisfy the debt. The piece emphasizes the judicial steps and the resulting encumbrances on the debtor.
Johnston County 4-H marked its fifth annual Achievements banquet at Murray College dining hall with Home Demonstration clubs as hosts. County president Miss Mary Faulkenberry acted as mistress as Miss Linda Kay Mettnis led singing and Dr. Richard Murray delivered the invocation. The event announced the County Hall of Fame winners and top project performers from Agriculture to Dress Revue medals, naming numerous youths and leaders including Mary Faulkenberry, Charles Robert Taylor, and many 4-H participants across towns like Wapanucka, Tishomingo, Coleman, and Mannsville.
Virgil Medlock, superintendent of Lawrence School, signed the final contracts for the Oklahoma Public School textbook program. The six month process involved 175 textbooks from 24 publishers for Reading and English grades 1-8 and Literature grades 1-12.
Officials of the Kansas Oklahoma and Gulf railroad pleaded for spectators to stay away from the Wapanucka area after two eight war derailed cars near the rail line. A spokesman said random onlookers and a few fools hampered removal, slowing salvage work for hours. Guards were placed around the wreckage as operations continued.
A fragmented society section lists marriages including Gary Hertelec aged 22 to Ana in June in Florence and Jane Campton aged 17 to Bal Smith aged 18 with Ada among the names. The OCR yields multiple unreadable fragments but shows early 20th century dating and names.
East Central State College announces a new training program for police officers from various cities. Faculty will conduct two hour sessions each Monday through March 25 with courses on interrogation, defensive tactics, firearms, and related investigations starting the opening session this week, excluding December 24.
The essay critiques public prayers at football games, questioning their focus on sportsmanship and victory. It notes ministers rarely pray for officials' honesty, suggests praying for virtue over temptation, and calls out the tension between religion and the violent, competitive nature of the sport.
Fragmented collection of quotations and aphorisms with vivid, humorous lines about parenting, marriage, ambition, and everyday life. Notable voices include Connie Nelson and Margaret McKeever, interwoven with wry observations on fatherhood, aging, and appliances.
Dozens of school counselors gathered at East Central State for a guidance conference. Discussions centered on defining the counselor’s role and the philosophy of guidance with group sessions led by district educators and college staff. Group leaders and recorders from multiple high schools participated as the state department and East Central State College sponsored the event.
A fragment from a page features varied remarks about Santa Claus’s appearance and mood. It hints at a playful exchange on changing a frowning countenance into a smile and mentions The Globe and a Poet's Corner element associated with Mrs. L. Jones and Union Bill.
The Ada CAP unit announces a Sunday open house and parents day to mark the 21st anniversary of Civil Air Patrol. The event is at CAP headquarters with Vice Mayor David O. Howe proclaiming Civil Air Patrol Week beginning December.
Ada board moved through a light agenda approving a revaluation of school buildings and contents for next year. The latest values total 3,079,200 for buildings and 116,200 for contents. They also prepared a resolution to return a five acre Mayline tract to the Mayhue heirs after taxes. state attorney general opinion sought. Present were Rex Mattison, G C Mayhue Jr, Roy Vernan, Vernon Rober, Millard.
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