Ambulance service loss across Oklahoma communities
Serious business reports that many areas face potential ambulance service cuts as funeral homes lose profit under wage and hour laws. The piece traces the history from hearse use to ambulance work, notes financial strain, and surveys options from police, county, hospital, or municipal systems, warning many towns lack resources for a fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algne
Police Orfice Department
Tn Ada
Oklahoma
Ardmore
The Pursuit of Happiness in Law and Liberty
A courtroom debate on the phrase pursuit of happiness explores its constitutional meaning versus government interest. The court upholds health safety and welfare limits while recognizing the concept as a guiding principle that may protect individual occupation choices against certain overreach. The photographer licensing case illustrates the balance between personal liberty and state regulation.
Prepare His Way Christmas Reflections From Thuringia
A village church story contrasts a German council plan to curb Christmas with the bourgmestre’s view that Advent preparation matters more than keeping a service. The piece recalls Massachusetts Bay Colony laws against Christmas celebrations and urges true preparation through Advent, citing John the Baptist as the forerunner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thuringia
East Germany
Hourpo
Bourgemeister
Bour ‘Gemeister
General Court
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Second Time Around by Mrs Simon Patton II
The Frisco area reports Mr. Smith again tangled in bedcovers and suffering injuries after a fall. A subsequent incident left him with a grazing cheek as he awakened in bed. Mrs Patton quotes a wry remark about a missing fourth poster on her bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Patton II
Smith
Frisco
Mr. Smith
Dave Smith
Simon Patton
Ais
The Lynching Judge Charles Lynch of Basford County
A Revolutionary War figure, justice of the peace Charles Lynch in Basford County Virginia established extrajudicial procedures after noting no local court. He formed a makeshift tribunal to try war prisoners, effectively executing those he deemed traitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lynch
Basford County
Virginia
Lynch
4-H Share-The-Fun Council Plans Contest and Awards
The 4-H Club Council met to set rules and awards for the Share-The-Fun Contest. The event is set for Monday Jan 23 at Latta Scheel auditorium, starting 6 32 p m. Admission is cents. each club may present three acts with top junior and senior numbers earning prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
County Court House
Latta Scheel
Robert Scroggins
Byng
Karen Enis
Melish
Mike Golden
Vaness
Bunter
St. Joseph's
Pauline Whitsett
Ada Junior High
Sid Ewing T
Jane Norton
Oklahoma City cattle market steady despite mixed quality
USDA Cattle data report 5,000 cattle and 1,000 calves sold locally as receivers note firmness in slaughter cows and bulls with declines in some dairy and feeder categories. Early auction results show higher feeder calf prices and gains on all weights, while hogs and sheep volumes remain light. A stray line mentions hovercraft development funding and a South American joke about admiring a beautiful woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
USDA
Arling
Around The County GAAR CORNER
Mrs Mildred Melton reports social visits across Ada including J C Maddox household hosting Lillie Shook Edie Clay and other guests. Multiple local families from Stratford Roff Center Pickett Alioso and Alioso area shared Sunday meals and visits with the Maddox Martin and Reed households. Continued on Page Six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Melton
J. C. Maddox
Lillie Shook
Edie Clay
Ada
Joe Maddox
Wes
Jeannie
Stratford
Maddoxes
Maddox
Bill Richardson
Lou Richardson
Day Johnson
Alto
Roff
Bill Reed
Center
Bill Hopper
Pickett
J. C. Martin
Kenneth Martin
Sheeren
Mike
Oma Janelle
Alioso
Martins
Baker Reassigned by Highway Patrol Chief
Highway Patrol Chief Lyle Baker is reassigned to captain in charge of turnpike districts. Bob Lester, state public safety director, said Baker will start Jan. 1 while Capt. William E. Mayberry will fill in until merit examinations are held. Lester noted the rise in turnpike mileage and service demand prompts creation of a separate turnpike division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lyle Baker
Bob Lester
Baker
Lester
William .E. Mayberry
Grass Fires Doused Across City In Four Hour Span
Firemen quickly suppressed grass fires Wednesday afternoon from 1 26 p m to 4 25 p m at multiple sites including 1001 West 6th 400 block of Monta Vista 1421 Craddock Road and the George Smith estate southwest of Latia. Kathryn Daggs reported the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Daggs
West 6Th
Monta Vista
Chester, Nichols
Craddock Road
Georges Smith
Leity
Latia
Old fashioned remains the bridge between generations
The piece argues the gap between generations is ancient and likely不可 removed. It cites psychologists and the mother son tension, notes attitudes toward authority like the Ten Commandments used as fillers, and recalls Sumner’s Forgotten Man. It reflects on differing life stresses and disciplines, concluding we will always be old fashioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petson
William Graham Sumner
Yale University
Henry P ‘Tha
Oklahoma State University
Bartlett Talks With Legislators OKLAHOMA CITY
Republican governor elect Dewey Bartlett met Tuesday with Oklahoma legislative leaders to discuss his 1967 budget and iron out potential misunderstandings. Attendees included House Speaker Rex Privett, Senate President Pro Tempore Clem McSpadden, and key House and Senate leaders along with Finance Director Carl Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Dewey Bartlett
Grand Lake
Bartlett
House
Rex Privett
Senate
Clem McSpadden
Bill Wille
Tahlequah
James Connor
Bartlesville
Len Denzil Gerrison
Carl Williams
I T
Stray verse riffing on prayers and odd local vignettes
A collage of humorous and fable like lines on prayer, neighborly duty, and social quirks. Snippets mention the Lord s Prayer, daily bread, a green bough, a couple with preschool kids, and a man with a glass eye. The voice mixes local color and gentle irony about American life.
Testimony at Living Water meeting recounts found son
A speaker at Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman’s Living Water meeting tells of a year begging on streets ending when he touched a man’s shoulder and found his father who embraced him and offered all he possessed. The tale contrasts divine compassion with a warning about tap water purity in US cities against Rio Negro standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilbur Chapman
Pennsylvania Depot
Jesus
United States
Amazon
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Frtasushers
ADA Times-Democrat
W. D. Little
Don Cook
Aga
Ada Weekly
Pontimne
ADA Evening News
Muistie Oklahoma
Diafe Bane
George
Thomas Jefferson
New England
England
Christ
Bethlehem
God
Luy
John the Baptist
Zachariah
John Tf
Fittstown
Filtstown
A-H Council
Gaar
Bill. I
Mrs. J. C. Martin
Buzzy Bonehouse
Connie Nelson
Beth Gates
Benjamin Franklin
Evelyn
Cagon Room
Living Water
Richard Bailey
C.B.A
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