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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
4
In this Ada edition, readers ponder California flood tragedy and the lure of risky sites for homes. A Christmas acknowledgment thanks contributors and offers tax record keeping guidance encouraging simple, organized personal files and safe storage.
A practical guide listing items to keep in the home files. Include birth certificates, marriage license or details, your will and its location, monthly financial receipts, tax documentation, a stocks and bonds inventory, a living history with addresses and dates, benefit plans notes, and a note that uncertain items should be saved.
Bible material for Luke 2 1 20 Galatians 3 4 Devotional reading Luke 1 58 69 presented as a Sunday school lesson. Includes scripture-based meditations and guidance for free men through faith.
A reflective essay from a Oklahoma Bar Association column explores why a baby is born and what purpose he or she may serve. It argues Jesus as savior who can free people from the law sin and fear, and it explains how true freedom comes when one accepts Christ personally rather than only doctrinal slogans.
E H Brewington has studied Oklahoma place names and asks readers for help locating origins of towns such as Means near Ada McGee Maxwell Conley and Colberg. He notes post offices and early postmasters, railroads and local promoters and shares reader letters from Velma Henderson about area history and a Swiss exchange student Urs Schneider.
The columnist recalls family Christmas Eve traditions and the chaos of Christmas morning with excited children. The piece notes festive decorations in Ada and contemplates the origins of Christmas customs such as the tree mistletoe Wassail and yule log while praising those who decorate to spread holiday spirit.
One of the country s most famous Christmas trees stands at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City each year for three decades. The largest on record was 90 feet tall and weighed 10 tons in 1948. The 1963 tree was purchased in August for November delivery and stands 60 feet high.
In 1962 the average American consumed 193 pounds of fruit. This figure reflects the typical dietary intake across the United States during that year.
A quirky column blends poems and light quips about peace, jokes, and genteel manners. It weaves reflections on labor leisure and a playful exchange about lipstick and candles with dated humor.
A light exchange centers on marriage and a comic's claim about his spouse. The setup features a narrator confessing honesty to his wife who is described as a medium, followed by a twist noting the other comedian's spouse as a heavyweight. The joke hinges on the contrast between medium and heavyweight as a play on spiritual and physical weight.
In a church house in a rural community members discuss buying a chandelier. An outspoken attendee quips that none present can spell it nor play it, and they need a new light fixture more than a chandelier. The piece ends with local humor about weather and TB stamps.
A tactful professor is awakened at 3 a.m by a neighbor claiming his dog is barking. He phones back the next morning and explains, Madam, I have no dog.
A policeman finds a well dressed woman lying in a gutter. She explains she is holding a parking space until her husband brings the car, turning the moment into a humorous street-side incident.
"I am Brave Eagle" states the chieftain as he presents his son Fighting Bird and grandson DC-6 to the paleface guest. The exchange highlights family lineage in a cordial encounter.
The judge asks if the speaker is the defendant. The man named Sambo replies he has a lawyer to defend him and admits he stole the chickens. He presents himself as a gentleman for legal aid.
The 1963 deer harvest at McAlester Naval Ammunition Depot did not curb trapping as 161 deer were captured in six days, while operations move deer from the depot and Wichita Mountains Refuge to other Oklahoma areas. Release plans target 800 deer across the state with 200 from Wichita and 600 from McAlester, in counties statewide, through March 15 if needed.
Clarence E. Lindsey of Salt Lake City is charged with passing a bogus 1500 dollar check to Roy Winters at the Ada Quarter Horse Sale for horses. Two other cases were filed in Judge Bert Ratliff’s court including careless driving by Mrs. A D Kerr of McAlester and speeding cited for Sandra Sue Womack of East Central State College Ada.
New England cotton spinning owes its birth to Samuel Slater who memorized Arkwright designs in Derbyshire and smuggled them to the United States after royal restrictions blocked exports.
Buy sell trade rent with News Classified Ads. FE 2 4433.
Mrs Minnie Amy Ray of Fitts town died at her home after a prolonged illness. Born October 20 1894 in Bowie Texas she moved from Texas to Fittstown in 1936. Services were held at First Baptist Church of Fittstown with Rev Leland Jones officiating. Interment followed in Pontotoc Oklahoma. She leaves husband Haughty Ray a daughter Mrs Juanita Spears of Pampa Texas a son Sgt H L Ray of Port O Connor Texas and two grandchildren.
Moon explains a 2000 year old coin may relate to Roman Judas era. He cites his talks to youth groups and civic clubs, warns about counterfeit coins and stamps, keeps valuables in bank and safe deposit, and plans a future mail order business. An old man seeks his expertise on a valuable coin.
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