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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1972
Page
3
The article notes Pontotoc County's pecan sales reached about a million dollars in strong years, but this year insects ravaged pecans and unseasonable cold rains reduced peanut harvests. It contrasts past farm resilience with today’s weather and market risks, stressing farmers’ improved finances and hedging ability.
A series of incidents shows lenders not strictly liable for damaged borrowers when tools are lent for free. Courts often require warning only if the lender knows of a hazard or the borrower cannot notice it. Cases include an unguarded welding device and a 13 year old using a power tool, with rulings favoring the generous lender when dangers are obvious or risks are plainly visible.
A list of resident passings includes Lucy T. Rollow Ada. William L Knight Stortewall. J R KitcheI Ada. Bessie L Hough Stonewall. Erwin Jones Ada. Wiley Demmet Jennings Coulivate. Tranny Cagle Allen. James Russell Whitfle Coalgate. Mrs Carlee Clark former Tupelo. Joan Neely Ada. Funeral homes include Criswell Smith Slater Hudson.
The text notes musk ox herds stand and fight when attacked and that musk oxen wanderings can bring them within 500 miles of the North Pole. It also mentions penguins, listing 17 known species that share a similar general appearance.
Wildlife reporting continues from page one notes dangerous conditions as subfreezing temperatures grip Oklahoma. Officials warn waterfowlers at large impoundments like Lake Eufaula and remote hunting areas to be extremely mindful of the weather hazards and plan accordingly.
The piece argues resolutions alone fail without divine power. Using Jeremiah 18, it compares people to clay vessels shaped by a potter. Change requires both personal resolve and God's direct shaping, as humans cannot remake themselves without the Master Craftsman.
CHAHLUSTON W Va AP Doctor I K Buff presents a blackened lung to legislators saying it proves coal miners are dying from black lung. Since 1969 he has led miners to seek health benefits and compensation for pneumoconiosis. Buff travels Appalachian regions urging action against coal operators and government indifference.
Former President Harry Truman lay in state as crowds of up to 30 000 filed past the bier in Independence. Mrs Truman prepared for the 2 p m CST funeral service with 250 guests, reflecting the unpretentious, somber tone of the days since his death after a long illness.
The US Embassy in London warned reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes to report within 48 hours to apply for a new passport. Officials said he must personally fill the form and pay a 12 dollar fee, treating him like any other American traveler. Hughes has been living in Managua, Nicaragua, for months, without passport issues until now.
The Vanoss Extension Homemakers hosted a Christmas dinner on December 22 in the Vanoss School home economics room. Gifts were presented to many attendees including Tina Hooks, Kara Hooks, Shannon Hooks, Dusty Bolin, Lisa Tiffin, Ann Roberts, Dennis Coffey, Tammy Cravens, Sandra Neff, Linda Neff, Keith Platt, Karen Platt, Cynthia Dunlap, Dian ne Dunlap, and others.
Ann Batchelor of Pryor and Roy Efferson of Baton Rouge plan a mid June wedding after a unique courtship started by a quarter page proposal in Pryor Daily Times. They met by mail last year and kept in touch through letters before meeting in Pryor for a 10 day visit.
At Westchester County Penitentiary and Workhouse near White Plains the inmate produced monthly paper Relevance prints 18 pages with about 600 copies. Ten to sixteen inmates write edit and publish covering news features sports poetry and events for about 150 readers in a nearby jail and women's unit.
Roff Dale Etchiese of Oakland visits his brother Richard and wife then travels to Lasemans. Mrs Edna Harris Roff wife of Dale not in the time case. Mrs Bess Johnson Hickory visiting relatives in Boston. Hampton Hayes Oklahoma City visits his parents last Saturday. Mrs Euld Farmer and granddaughter Gayle of Rosedale visit the Hayes family. Raff Methodist ladies hold Christmas party and luncheon at church annex last Tuesday. Virgil Williams recently patient at Oklahoma City hospital. Henry Paul fell and broke hip during icy weather and is treated at Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City. Mr and Mrs Johnnie Lou continues Page 6.
Ada detectives cleared up six burglaries during the holiday season with three solved last night. Ken Braddy Motor Co and two other firms on 12th Street were hit with machines broken. Two juveniles were taken into custody as part of the investigation.
In Johannesburg, Prof. Phillip V. Tobies of the University of the Witwatersrand and Dr. Martinus C. Botha challenge white supremacist beliefs. Tobies calls racial purity a nonexistent fantasy and unsupported as desirable. Botha cites six year genetic work showing Coloreds have mixed blood from Hodentots and settlers, arguing whites and Coloreds share substantial intermingled ancestry.
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