The Educational Front Examines Oklahoma Schools
The Ada Weekly News surveys Oklahoma education focusing on teacher pay, consolidation of higher learning, potential closures of institutions like the Oklahoma Military Academy, and moves toward junior colleges. It discusses funding pressures, accreditation, vocational training, and the challenge of balancing resources with broader public needs.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Military Academy
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Chickasha
New York
New York City
Tulsa
Midwest City
Langston
When Can Police Search a Stopped Car
The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and sets rules for car stops. Courts permit searches if there is a valid basis, a relation to the violation, observable criminal signs, or a warrant, with many factors detailing what qualifies as reasonable for traffic stops.
When God Says Go A Lesson From Cana And Faith
A mother notes a child praying with a list for God and learns prayer is two way. The Cana miracles show faith begins with trust not proof, as the dying son heals when the father obeys Jesus’ instruction to go. Belief grows as the household becomes believers.
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Cana
John
Jesus
Nazarene
Christ
Vanessa Area Social News From Around the County
Mrs. and Mr. Harold Haines attend the ballgame in Van Ness. Susan Haines celebrates her second birthday January 24 with gifts from Sondra Joe Welch and others. Horace Golden family attends 4H Share the Fun in Latin Tuesday. Local residents travel to Oklahoma City and Dallas. Ada and surrounding towns are mentioned through visits, funerals, church events, and community activities.
Stairish Energy and Unanswered Questions in Child Behavior
Psychologists fret over why children bolt up and down stairs and the broader meaning for behavior science. The piece notes natural adolescent quirks, hints at experiments, and evokes nursery rhymes, urging practical steps and more tree planting as a community cause.
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Science of
Labor dispute halts Arkansas Verdigris lock project
A labor dispute stopped construction on lock and dam 17 of the Arkansas Verdigris Navigation System near here. Pickets charge Guy H. James Construction Co. of Oklahoma City with unpaid wages and fringe benefits. Company labor director William J. O Neал said legal action to remove pickets was not planned and that they would await developments.
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OKAY
Here
Guy H. James Construction Co
Oklahoma City
William J. O’neal
Haines Family Visits Cassady And Welch Amid Flu
Mr and Mrs J W Haines visited Mr and Mrs Albert Cassady in Galey Wednesday night. Susan Haines sent birthday cake to her great aunt and uncle via the Haines. The Cassadys are ill with flu. Susan visited Mack Welch and family as her mother saw a doctor. Harold Haines family plus Mike and Susan attended Vanoss Paoli game Friday night. Randy Golden spent Friday night with the Haines group.
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J. W. Haines
Albert Cassady
Galey
Susan Haines
Welch family visit notes from multiple nights
Mr and Mrs Mack Welch hosted and Mike Welch joined the Vanessa group on Tuesday night. Susan and Mike visited Mr and Saturday night. Mrs Gertie Summers Hart visited her sister and husband Mr and Mrs J W Haines Friday night.
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Mack Welch
Mike Welch
Vaness
Harold Haines
Susan
Mike
Gertie Summers
Hart
J. W. Haines
Horace Golden
Manitou Springs Man Killed in Denver Auto Crash
Tommy Lee Hicks 36 of Manitou Springs Colorado died in a Denver automobile accident on Wednesday. He moved to Manitou Springs in 1948 and was linked with a machine tool company. Survivors include his wife Marguerite seven children his mother Leona Smith and brother Larry.
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Tommy Lee Hicks
Manitou Springs
Colo
Ada
Denver
Jess
Leona Hicks
Hicks
Roy Kindrick
Latta Road
Marguerite
Leona Smith
Larry
Selfridge Air Force Base’s Centennial Heritage in Michigan
One of the oldest U.S. air bases, Selfridge Air Force Base in Michigan, traces its origins to 1917 reflecting early 20th century military aviation history. The facility has endured as a historic installation in the Air Force lineage.
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Selfridge Air Force Base
Michigan
Ada Residents Share Weekend Visiting Friends
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Agee dined with Mrs. Callie Rose in Ada. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rose and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Cassady of Ada. Edna Rhoades and Lillian Agee called on Ballard Nursing Home patients and visited Jan Frances Nursing Home. Earl Rose visited several couples in Stroud. Jess Little assisted moving families from Westview to Ada. Leota Little visited sister Pat Cowart in Ada. Jess Little also visited Bennie Hampton and his son Bennie Joe in Ada.
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Lee Rhoades
Wichita
Kan
Jim Sexton
Gregg Cook
Charles, McLish
Clyde Lloyd
Texas
E. E. Agee
Lonnie Allen
Houston
Tex
Smith Funeral Home
Ada
Cordy West
Union Hill
Everett Lloyd
Melton Lloyd
Etta Garrett
Myra Nell
Dewey Stice
Letha
Cushing
Stice
Oklahoma City
Myra Nell Garrett
Corean Kellams
San Frances Nursing Home
Hampton Garrett
Alameda
Calif
Alaska
Garrett
Callie Rose
Ralph Trivitt
Gerald
Bob Snyder
Tammy
Stroud
Jess Little
Berlin Bray
Westview
Leota Little
Pat Cowart
Bennie Hampton
Bennie Joe
Local social visits list from town residents
Mrs Yvonne Gray with Ricky and Russell were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Dink Binion. Mrs Daisy Binion visited Mrs Lena Cochran Monday. Lavona Jones Stephen Newby Lillie Karr and Lena Cochran visited Mr and Mrs Dink Binion and attended Union His Goodneighbor Club at the home of Mrs Nova Lancaster on Wednesday.
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Yvonne Gray
Ricky and
Russell
Dink Binion
Daisy Binion
Lena Cochran
Lavona Jones
Stephen Newby
Lillie Karr
Union His Goodneighbor Club
Nova Lancaster
Union Hill Baptist Church Sunday School Attendance
Union Hill Baptist Church reported 58 in Sunday morning attendance. The note lists Sunday as the day of the count.
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Union Hill Baptist Church
Local Families Visit In Madill Circulation
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bridge man visited relatives in Madill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Delo zier and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Reamy and family and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Archer and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Rube Delozier during the week.
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Jerry Bridgeman
Madill
Don Delozier
Jerry Reamy
Larry Archer
Rube Delozier
Visitors Share Time With Local Residents
Mrs Myrtle Archer, Lawrence and Lindall and Mrs Pat Rea visited Mr and Mrs Larry and family during the Soution on Page Six.
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Lois McCoy
Jean Pisano
Lillian Gammiel
Fort Worth
Tex
Larry Archer
Mary Long
Tommy
Myrtle Archer
Lawrence and
Lindall
Lawrence and Lindall
Pat Reamy
Larry
Evening by the fire with Minnie May Powers
A reflective verse describes a home cozy by a fire on a winter evening. The speaker cherishes quiet time with loved ones, watching embers glow and colors shift as a book provides a peaceful hour.
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Minnie May Powers
Quick Jokes and Quips From Across The Nation
A collection of light humor and wry witticisms ranging from a farmer's comeback to a movie star's travel for a benefit. Jokes touch on taxes, politicians, car talk, positive thinking, and aging inventors, with playful chatter about everyday life and common pretenses.
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Internstione
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McLish
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Oilers
Ina Haines
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Mark
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Carol Golden
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Ethelene Golden
Lucy Boudreaux
Francis
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Gary Golden
Teresa
Ckit
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Matt Richardson
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Jack McNutt Jr
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Don Newby
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Ray Kemp
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Ann Lancaster
Barbara Newby
Robert Golden
Training Union
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Lynda Golden
Walter McAnally
William Henson
Billy
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Kevin
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Duke Rhynes
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