Ada News History and Consolidations 1901 Era
The Ada News and The Ada Weekly News origin dates back to 1901 with publisher W D Little and editor Don Cook. It notes consolidations with Ada Weekly Democrat Pontotoc County Enterprise Ada Star Democrat Ada Times Democrat and Ada Evening News reflecting its evolving local newspaper lineage.
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WEE News
ADA Times-Democrat
W. D. Little
Don Cook
Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
Expansion of Rural School Sports Across the State
The piece argues rural schools should broaden programs beyond basketball and baseball toward tennis wrestling gymnastics and swimming. It notes cost and facility needs, gender inclusivity, year round opportunities, and lifelong carryover benefits while acknowledging limits like skeet and trap shooting costs.
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Oklahoma
East Central State College
Legal view on debt collection tactics and limits
A discussion of lawful and unlawful debt collection methods notes that physical force is illegal and that abusive language can create liability. Courts recognize the creditor’s interest in recovering owed sums but stress harm from harassment, including letters marked as bad debts and abusive phone calls.
Israel aid rises as Jews abroad boost contributions
The United Israel Appeal reports a twelvefold increase in donations from Jews outside the United States since the 1967 Middle East War. No exact figures are given, but prewar contributions are believed to be about 14 million dollars annually.
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Tel Aviv
United States
Israel
Middle East
United Israel Appeal
Daydreams and Revelation Inspire Enduring Hope
A POW describes how daydreams of home sustain him during captivity, while Revelation offers a parallel future vision. The apostle John shares a hopeful prophecy of a united, peaceful end times where Christ conquers and all nations gather before God.
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North Korea
John
Christ
Why We Say Flowers True Blue Beliefs in Loyalty
European peasants carried a small blue bachelor's button for 24 hours to test fidelity. If the flower remained true blue when removed from the pocket, the fiancé would be loyal in marriage. The color blue has long signified loyalty in folk superstition.
Soldier Saves Family Abandoned By Fire On SH 39
Sgt. Ralph Hiller of Oklahoma City helped Mr and Mrs Guy Shipe after their car caught fire on SH 39 near Asher. He beat out flames, drove them toward Lexington then to Oklahoma City airport to catch a flight, and returned to Ada with the family.
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Guy Shipe
Shipes
Oklahoma City
Shipe
San Francisco
Jack
SH 39
Asher
Good Samaritan
Ralph Hiller
Vietnam
Konawa
Hiller
Lexington
Sgt. Hiller
Mrs. Shipe
Mr. Shipe
Ada
Fittstown Family Visits Span Weekend Friends
Peggy Paxson of Searcy Arkansas visited recently with her father Sib Paxson and sister Laura. Loyd Brannan and daughters from Bartlesville spent time with the Longs. Harold Waldroup and family from Davenport, with Allen Waldroup of Konawa visiting grandparents C J Waldroup. Larry Waldroup visited his parents in Konawa and Mrs Charles Waldroup visited the Waldroups Sunday. Mike McGaha and Ada family members visited Sunday.
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Peggy Paxson
Searcy, Ark
Sib Paxson
Laura
Loyd Brannan
Bartlesville
Dewey Long
Harold Waldroup
Pam
Angie
Davenport
C. J. Waldroup
Allen Waldroup
Konawa
C. J. Waldroups
Larry Waldroup
Charles Waldroup
Mike McGaha
Ada
Fittstown
Community Notices From Harden City and Surroundings
Social round up lists visits attendance and greetings from Harden City Ada and surrounding towns. Notables include Reba Lee in Wilson and Mrs L B Lackey Mark Sliger Pam Howry and Rev Leon Stevens honored with birthday songs. Church attendance ranges from 24 to 80 with various visits and family gatherings documented.
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First Baptist Church
L. B. Lackey
Mark Sliger
Pam Howry
Harden City
Dooley Patient at Valley View Hospital
W. L. Dooley is listed as a patient in Valley View Hospital with no additional medical details provided.
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W. L. Dooley
Valley View Hospital
Barn Fire Destroys Pete Thomas Place in Harden City
Sunday blaze consumed Pete Thomas barn filled with hay. Local gatherings include visits by Trixie Whittington Vern Whittington and families in Harden City with multiple Stonewall area residents. A Sunday church fellowship preceded a Stonewall school lunchroom family supper planned for December 17.
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Trixie Whittington
Vern Whittington
Harden City
Ada area wedding notices and family visits across Oklahoma and Texas
A series of social items notes visits among the Humphers Kerrs Smiths and Wintons in Ada Stonewall Perryton and Frisco. Randy attends the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. Linda Christian and Derby Briton wed and moved to Perryton Texas. The First Baptist Church Stonewall hosted a wedding show.
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E. O. Humphers
Randy
Eldon
Danna Humphers
Ada
Oklahoma City
Humphers
Danny Jacobs
Linda Christian
Perryton
Tex
First Baptist Church
Stonewall
Stonewall Community Notes: Bake Sale and Lodge Installations
A bake sale by Stonewall WSCS Methodist Church will be held Saturday in downtown Stonewall. Stonewall Masonic Bright Star Lodge 113 held an open installation with 12 Tupelo and Stonewall students receiving awards. Forty eight attended. Stonewall Chapter Order of the Eastern Star 455 met Monday and elected officers for next year.
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Stonewall
Wscs Methodist Church
Stonewall Masonic
Bright Star Lodge
Tupelo
Order of the Eastern Star
Mr and Mrs Terry Mathis Visit Stonewall Couple
Mr and Mrs Terry Mathis of Stonewall visited Saturday with Mr and Mrs Bill Machis Pintrel in a social gathering.
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Elsie Boyston
Holdenville
Louis Alexander
Nane Forshew
Dick Gibbon
Clyde Moore
Terry Mathis
Stonewall
Bill Machis
Stonewall Social Roundup Of Local Visits
Recent visitors checked in across Stonewall and neighboring towns with families and friends dropping by in weekend calls. Notables include the Allen and Garrett households from Wichita, Ada, Fort Worth, and El Reno, plus church community figures attending services and funerals.
Church Attendance and News From Local Congregations
Sunday school at Nazarene Church had 28 attendees while Church of Christ reports 83 present with 6 visitors. Parishioners Waldrup visitators include C J Waldrup family of Fittstown and Leonard Vickers of Oklahoma City visiting his mother. Mrs Annie Williamson and J O Ellis with Cora Scott and Bob Fink traveled to Gunter Texas for the dedication of a new wing at the local aged home run by the Church of Christ. the home houses 180 patients and the addition adds 60 beds.
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The
Nazarene Church
Church of Christ
Leonard Vickers
Oklahoma City
Annie Williamson
J. O. Ellis
Cora Scott
Bob Fink
Gunter
Tex
Union Hill Social Notes Quietly Addams and Kin Visit
Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Adams and family visited Sasakwa and Kona wa relatives. Several locals hosted and visited kin including Fern King Scott Byron Konawa Laura Pedersen Teresa Golden Marsha Griffin Berry Bess Roger Palmer Jerry Sellars Pam Adams Kathy Newby Harold Haines and Ray Kemp. The Cunningham and Kemp families fished at Lake Texoma and Stephen and Kathy Newby stayed with Melvin Newby.
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Lynda Golden
Billy Joe Adams
Joe Collinsworth
Sasakwa
Sam Houston
Konawa
Adams
Fern King
Scott and
Byron
Laura Pedersen
Teresa Golden
Marsha Griffin
Berry
Max Bess
Roger Palmer
Jerry Sellars
Pam Adams
Kathy Newby
Mary Cook
Shawnee
Ray Kemp
F. L. Cunningham
Lake Texoma
Predicting a Split by Size in Future College Basketball
The article argues basketball will subdivide into size based leagues as the game trends taller players. It cites Phog Allen and Wilt Chamberlain and envisions future matchups by height bands from under five eleven to beyond six eight.
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F. C. “Phog” Allen
University of Kansas
Phog
Wilt Chamberlain
East Central
Tigers
Southeastern
Global sea level rose since last ice age
The record notes sea levels are about 309 feet higher than 18,000 years ago and continue to rise at roughly 9 inches per century. It mentions the long-term trend and ongoing increase in global shoreline elevations.
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ADA Evening News
SAO
Samaritan
Jesse
Coletta Mathis
Mrs. Dewey Long
Reba Lee
Wilson
Ona Winters
Mr. Byrd
Elsie Hart
Pearl Blevins
Dick Hendrick
Stratford
Laura Snow
Jess Lee
Checotah
Addie Crabtree
Buck Crabtree
Pelagi Hall
Cub
David Whipple
Darrell Ryan
Jerry
Gary Harrison
Mick Dunagan
Mike Crabtree
Marjorie Ross
Charlene Hulsey
Marie Crabtree
Ada Sherrel
Beth
Tod
Lee Griffin
Pete Thomas
Walt Griffin
Frank Bynum
Burr Valley
Charlie Stone
Lou Griffin
Houston Owens
Kenneth Murphy
Assembly of God Church
Ed Krebbs
Granny Steigal
Robert
Geneva Gregory
Robert Jr
Bobby Younts
Eddie and
Charolett Loveless
Sunay
Don Kerr
Ray Kerrs
Oran Kerr
Doyle Smith
Dewitt
Ark
Oran Kerrs
Doyle Smiths
Essie Scroggins
Gerry Williams
Joe Winton
W. E. Winton
Mrs
Gary LaFevers
By Bob Fine
Charley Stone
Orel Allen
Henry Allen
George Allen
Franklin Bynum
Eddie
Jimmy
Wichita
Kan
Callie Garrett
Dave Garrett
Fort Worth
Roger Garrett
Ricky
Marie
Joyce
el Reno
Buck Garrett
Blue Blackburn
Conway
John Alfred Sunday
Jackey Johnson
Dollie Flowers
Olen Snow
Joyce Snow
Mattie Morris
Wayne Strand
the Nazarene Church
Elk City
Bertha Evans
W. M. Stegall
Myrtle Anderson
Steve Lilley
Virgle Shannon
Seminole
Will Knight
Dave Romine
Coalgate
Troy Gibson
Midwest City
C. L. Gibson
Lee Elliott
Fitzhugh
Cindy Gibson
Union Hill
Harold Haines
Pickett Extension Homemakers
Mrs. Haines
Latta
Stephen
Melvin Newby
Oil Center
Mudh
Oklahoma State University
Nature
Connie Nelson
Ben Franklin
Thomas Kemp
Washington
New Delhi
Kerza
Patriot
Kerala
Missoula
Mont
Hellgate School
Cresrean
Recetly
Reed Marout
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