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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
4
A long misc section combines old Ada Oklahoma newspaper notes with advertisements, community items, and brief columns. Snippets include humor about snorers, oddities on mistletoe and horse apples, trapping notes, Messiah concert upcoming, and commentary on teen dances. Sparse historical notices appear throughout.
A compact devotional snippet listing Bible passages Luke 4 16 21 1 Timothy 4 2 Timothy 118 6 4 5 Psalm 91 1 and related references. The fragment emphasizes scripture verse references without full context or commentary.
Christians celebrate Bible Sunday around the world on December 10. The article notes many fine truths in the Bible and recalls its long history, but laments that people do not read it enough and that reading remains a challenge.
The piece compares reading to eating, arguing books nourish the mind when read wisely and regularly. It contrasts wholesome works with trash, notes that even the Bible can fail if not absorbed, and highlights Jesus as the central, transformative figure through study.
A fragmented newspaper item blends a humorous tale about a camel and a porter's advice with religious reflection on scriptural growth. It weaves in random notes on nursing licensing tests, hospital staff, and a comment on salt and gum arabic production, creating a collage of local interest and faith-based guidance.
Ada graduates Ada area including Jewel Calhoun and Roberta Gipson among others who scored high on a practical nurses exam. Instructors listed as Mrs Josephine Ferry and Mrs Kathryn Gallup. Local column notes reflections on aging, advice, humor, and a bus driver Bunyard praising safe student transport for 29 years.
Motorists must watch four Ada school zone crossings as fines rise in Municipal Court. Police Chief Homer Gosnell warns of a crack down on red signal violations at Tenth and Bluff, Eighteenth and Oak, Ninth and Mississippi, and Fifth and Oak, where red signals pause for children.
Ada Lions Club hears of a new industry to locate in Ada a manufacturer of commercial bacteria cultures. Tom G. Scott president of American Chemical Co Wichita Falls says Ada has the brightest future among Oklahoma cities and notes the regional water pollution lab could bring at least a million dollars yearly. He discusses roadblocks in biochemistry work aimed at solving water pollution problems and says his firm will establish in Ada though timing is uncertain.
The piece contrasts cold morning discomfort with the idea that real maturity ignores minor pains. It argues that poets and nature can inspire, while Ada’s future looks promising due to a planned water pollution research laboratory attracting scientists and industry.
The It Seems to Me column announces a new deadline for correspondence by Tuesday noon and reflects on Christmas plans and community memories. The note thanks family sponsors, praises favorite columns, and includes two recipes for holiday baking and candy. It also promotes a Messiah performance at East Central State College and comments on Christmas excess like mistletoe.
A dated home recipe for coconut date balls with butter sugar dates nuts and Rice Krispies, yields about 90 balls. Includes reader notes from Mrs Opal Henry Irving Texas and editorial asides about Christmas spirit and a local Ada Weekly News classifieds column.
The YMCA in Vancouver is running an eight week program for young high school graduates unable to find work. Six city business men will serve as employment counselors for four participants. The course emphasizes attitudes, personal development, speaking and writing skills, and physical fitness.
Fire damaged an unoccupied two room house and two outbuildings at Twelfth and Oak Friday afternoon. The blaze began in a storage building on Harold Smith’s property at 124 South Oak and spread to Eldon Snodgrass’s two room storage house at 619 West Twelfth and to a small structure owned by Mrs. Don Buchanan at 111 South Oak. Assistant Fire Chief Herman Landrith estimated $200 in damages and said cause was undetermined. Fire crews also responded to a grass fire at 301 North Bluff and a reaf fire at Barneys Welding Shop, 329 West Main.
Ada police investigated a burglary at Whittle's Furniture and Appliance on West Main Street where $29.08 in change was taken from a bank bag. Entry was gained through a sheet iron wall door Monday night or Tuesday morning and the incident was not reported until Wednesday morning as staff believed another employee had taken the money home.
Ada police face vacancies as Captain Charles Scott resigns for civil service and Patrolman Hunsucker is recalled to the Army. Ill or injured officers Lester Hokit and John Hooper further shrink staff while Norman Farmer joins around Dec 15. Promotions shift duties among night and evening captains.
Richard D. Siles aged seven and Wanda Jo McGuire aged thirty, both of Ada, wed in a formal union recorded in this edition. The event marks a notable local pairing with Ada as the community backdrop.
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