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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1973
Page
4
A hopeful Thanksgiving essay contrasts national troubles with enduring local blessings. It celebrates health, family, faith, safety, community, and the simple comforts of home while noting inflation and crises. The writer emphasizes gratitude for opportunity, education, nature, and a resilient moral fabric.
A court upheld a will signed at a dying man’s bedside when a friend completed the signature, ruling it the deceased’s voluntary act. In contrast a widow’s partial signature was insufficient, and another case voided a signature even with a helper. Courts require final conscious assent and intent, not mere bodily manipulation.
The piece interprets Pauls take on not losing heart amid hardship. It contrasts social cheer with real perseverance, citing 2 Corinthians 4 16 18 to urge focus on unseen eternal realities rather than temporary circumstances.
The Agriculture Department says field work accelerated as rain eased. By November 18, 87 percent of U S corn harvested, 86 percent in Iowa versus 46 percent in 1972. Soybeans 89 percent done, a week ahead of normal. winter wheat near complete in many plains states. Egg production to rise as hatcheries add chicks, pullets up 14 percent for spring. Wholesale egg prices eased from October to November.
Ada residents Earl Bood Lyles Clara Henry Chambers John C. McAnally Euleta Stallings Clyde Jackson Grace Rogers John D. Underwood all died in mid to late November. Funeral homes Criswell Watts arranged services for several.
Tulsa Oklahoma AP reports the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission invites qualified applicants for the associate district court judge position in Canadian County. Applications must be filed by December 5. Governor David Hall requests the commission to begin the selection process and it will forward three candidate names to the governor.
Ada Community Theatre presents the comedy LUV at the Holiday Inn for four nights from November 28 to December 1. Reservations via Pat Townsend at 332 5843. Dinner at 6 30 p m and show at 7 30 p m. Cast includes Mike Hammonds Linda Williams and Leroy Townsend led by director Steve Hanceford.
The Agriculture Department says U S butter supplies in 1973 74 may be down eight percent from last season as milk output lags and more milk is diverted to cheese making. Milk production this year has fallen three percent from 1972 and is expected to drop further in 1974. Butter stocks are expected to be smaller. The Nixon administration recently opened the door to more butter imports to replenish the supply.
Jean Piaget, 77, renowned for child psychology, built a vast institution network including Geneva's Institute for Educational Sciences and UNESCO's International Bureau of Education since 1929. He argues education reflects how the child learns and adapts biologically, emphasizing the link between cognitive development and curriculum.
New York AP reports a heated debate over how to respond to an energy short age. Walter Heller argues the shortage could trigger a recession, while Milton Friedman says the shortage is exaggerated and prices should rise to spur production. Paul Samuelson proposes ration tickets and price adjustments to curb demand and fund transit and coal research.
Oklahoma City AP Lewis H. Munn was elected to a new two year term as president of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau for his 11th term. Delegates also voted to send several resolutions to the American Farm Bureau calling for relaxed economic land use gun control tax cuts and looser federal controls on agricultural drugs and chemicals.
Step by step dressing for turkey including boiled eggs celery and onion sauté, bread cubes mixed with seasonings, stuffing cavities, bake at 325 degrees for about 52 hours, with butter basting and foil tent to prevent overbrowning. Verify doneness by tenderness of the drumstick.
Recipe reads like a home kitchen note by Minnie Lewis in Oil Center. Five or six medium sweet potatoes are quartered and laid thinly in a baking dish. They are covered with white sugar and butter, plus orange juice, then baked with hot water. Slices of two medium oranges are arranged between the potatoes and the dish bakes at 300 degrees until a thick syrup forms.
Boil six medium sweet potatoes until tender. Peel and halve, then simmer in a skillet with butter sugar and corn syrup until hot. Serve with the rich brown sugar sauce. Mrs Celia Heath Oklahoma City.
Mix oats mushrooms onions and celery salt. Let stand 30 minutes. Fry spoonfuls in oil to form steaks. Combine cream of mushroom soup with milk. Pour over steaks and simmer until heated through.
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