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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1977
Page
4
The author argues the sports boom rests on automatic washing machines and washable fabrics driven by feminine influence. He links laundry chores of the past to modern athletic attire and showmanship, noting improved gear and wide spectator appeal across football and tennis.
Holiday guests spread between Francis and nearby towns with numerous West family members and relatives from Tulsa Oklahoma City and California visiting for Christmas. Earh Carpenter recovers from illness. Detours include travel from San Diego and Paducah and a kindergarten party with a Mexican pinanta and Santa Claus visit.
Long roster of Christmas Day and weekend visits across Union Hill and nearby towns. Families from Ada, Latta, Pauls Valley, Emporia Kansas, and Oklahoma City traveled to see J T Tatum, Jene Cossey, Hazel Henson, and other relatives. A reunion was held at C L Tatum’s home Saturday night.
Mrs. Corene Mustain hosts kin and friends across Oklahoma and beyond for Christmas Day visits. Attendees include Pedersen, Cothren, Jolley, Shilling, Gentry, and Robertson families from Vanoss, Ada, Oklahoma City, Del City, Konawa, Canton, Memphis, and Gaar Corner. Local extended families share dinners and greetings in homes and community rooms.
A reflective piece notes insects persist in winter despite cooling, with mites on chickens and ants indoors. It muses on pecan crop failures for 1977, plant science reliance on fertilizer and spray, and a wishful forecast of a full, meaty pecan crop next year. The author links seasonal pests, plant health, and financial strain. It ends by recalling the first American novel The Power of Sympathy and its anonymous Boston author Philena.
A court rejected Harold's claim that a parking lot bears liability for missing golf clubs after his car was found nearby. It ruled a lot is not responsible for undisclosed contents and rarely for disclosed items. In another case a jewelry theft overnights in a garage was dismissed, with the court citing the attendant's limited authority. A separate suit about dresses vanishing after a manager assured safety was decided for the plaintiff, since a patron relies on the manager's assurances even without knowledge of internal rules.
Lawrence Walthouse discusses how the Book of Ruth was once feared for promoting intermarriage between Jews and foreigners. He notes Ruth as a Moabitess, an alien who became a symbol of piety and fidelity, challenging nationalist fears and purity ideals in Israel.
The author argues Ruth the Moabitess became king David’s great grandmother showing God sees no foreigners. He reflects on Moab and Bethlehem hostility and urges readers to judge by character, not lineage, and to end group enmity.
A mixed menu item set includes chicken lettuce cups with orange zest and celery in cream cheese dressing, yielding four servings with a sandwich variation. Also a tropical fruit dessert blends nectarines peaches oranges banana sugar lemon juice and coconut to serve six. A sausage and rice one pot dish uses Italian sausages drumsticks rice tomatoes broth and peas to make four to six servings.
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