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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1956
Page
4
A reflection on humanity’s restless urge to travel and seek beyond comfort. From vacationers and Sunday drivers to explorers like Magellan and Galileo, the piece argues that the urge to go drives civilization, science, art, and self understanding, ending with a nod to silent film era sound and culture.
A tract on love contrasts worldly and sentimental notions with a Christian standard that transcends mere affection. It cites that true Christian love mirrors God, goes beyond the lovable, and extends to enemies, citing Lincoln and Lee as historical examples of love in action.
A playful verse recalls Carrigan who bought a wig and Harrigan. An eagle plucks the toupee, leaving Carrigan Barrigan in a humorous mishap told with light whimsy and old-time phonetic charm.
A lively note on Fred Allen as a major vaudeville figure and radio star. The Atlantic Press book Much Ado About Me is praised for capturing Allen’s voice and a vanished era, with anecdotes from his stage life and early career. The review likens the book to listening to a three hour Fred Allen show and highlights the colorful vaudeville world.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Johnson and daughter Joyce Ann of Muskogee visited his parents Mr and Mrs C T Johnson on Friday. Nova Reed visited her daughter and boys, Mrs Helen Morris, Danny and Billy Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Rice of Ada visited Mr and Mrs George Hansard Sr on Saturday. Barbara Grove has been ill but is now able to attend Sunday School. Those attending Mrs Bittles funeral at Galey were Mr and Mrs Oren Gray and Mrs Thelma Jean Garrett and Sondra. Visiting Mr and Mrs George Hansard Sr were Mr and Mrs Jack Fields of Kansas City and Mrs Care Bernard and two sons Don and Rex of Oklahoma City. They are grandchildren of the Hansards. Bill Reed and son Van Ray, ill, are better now and Reed hopes to return to work Monday. Robert Henry is much better at this writing. Pug Garrett called on M P Datchett Wednesday evening. Mrs Della Johnson called on Mrs Thelma Jean Garrett Friday Foretaste: We have had our first winter.
Oakman residents report low Sunday School and League attendance due to rain and illness in the community. Plans were laid for a Community Christmas program with participation by league members and schoolchildren. Local visits include J I Isaacs and family in Ada connections, plus various Cr current social notes and a quilling club.
The column records numerous social visits across Ada area families including Berry, Veach, and Hobbs, with relatives in Stonewall and Byng. It notes a week of variable weather with ice and ground frost, church service at Center Community Church, and local residents traveling to Guthrie Weleetka and Connerville for work or visits.
Wild turkeys have been found in several western Oklahoma counties and in the Kiamichi region of eastern Oklahoma, indicating expanding sightings across the state.
The piece compares trial strategy to football, stressing the adversary system, the need to preserve the record, timely objections, and error preservation for possible appeals. It notes the Supreme Court’s refusal to offer advisory opinions, and ends with a safety reminder about using pressure cookers and keeping basements clean.
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