Mary the mother of Jesus a prayerful guide
An extended devotional on Mary as a humble mother and model of faith. The piece describes her as young and practical, deeply connected to Psalms, memory, and prayer. It portrays Mary’s quiet influence shaping Jesus from infancy to adulthood and underscores the mother’s role in nurturing a life of prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Mary
Heaven
Jesus of Nazareth
God
Church
Joseph
Jerusalem
John
Dana
The Lawyer Client Privilege Protects Even Confessions
A public-interest piece explains that attorney client confidentiality cannot be overridden, preserving a client’s right to speak freely. It emphasizes the privilege as a cornerstone of the legal system, covering all communications including admissions of crime.
Legal Privilege and Attorney-Client Confidence in Oklahoma
The column explains that Wilbur Worry can safely discuss all facts with his attorney without fear of disclosure. It notes that attorney client privilege applies to such communications and highlights that no similar privilege exists for many other business relationships. The Oklahoma Bar Association column cautions readers to consult a lawyer for accurate advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Oklahoma Bar Association
The Light Fantastic Toe in American Dance and Song
The author laments modern popular music and ballroom dancing as dull and derivative. They recall a car trip with a high school student who wanted radio play, criticize current singers for wailing and generic rhythms, and argue dances are now solo rather than partner based, predicting a future with no partners and public writhing on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
A Silent Land Plot for Ecological Change
Observers imagine a landowner fencing a small parcel to let natural succession unfold. No cutting, mowing, spraying, or grazing would occur to study which grasses, trees, and wildlife best adapt as soil fertility shifts and ecosystems evolve.
Quiet New Year in Ada Sees No Arrests or Accidents
Ada police report New Year Day the quietest on record with no arrests by city police, no charges filed in Municipal Court, and no traffic accidents. Last year January 1 saw 11 arrests and three accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
School Gives Space To Church
The Nazarene Church uses Tishomingo High School facilities after a fire heavily damaged its building. Rev. Charles Porter said Sunday School starts at 9 45 in various rooms, church service at 10 50 in the auditorium, youth meeting at 6 15 p m, and evangelistic service at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Nazarene Church
Charles Porter
Lydians Minted Earliest True Coins in Asia Minor
The Lydians in Asia Minor are credited with minting the first true coins near the end of the 7th Century B C. Their hard cash was electrum, a natural alloy of gold and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
A Test of Friendship in Verse and Wit
A collage of light verse and quips on friendship, dogs, gum, fathers, Santa Claus, and daily life. The pieces mix playful lines about kindness and loyalty with humorous reflections on money, beauty, and loss.
Woman Speaks On Marriage Motivations And Wealth
A speaker notes that marriage can be influenced by a partner’s cheerful nature, but adds money often enhances mood and prospects. The remark highlights social attitudes toward wealth and happiness in relationships.
Witty Quotes About Family and Life Musings
A collection of light hearted sayings about mothers in law babysitting travel poverty aging children and governance. Notable quips attribute Coleridge Rowland and South to reflections on family duty and marriage.
Space Age and Home Life In Quiet Reflections
Quoted lines touch on space, gender and manners with wry observations. Mentions include Burke and Wilson Mizner, contrasting public diplomacy with private tensions and the clash of modern aims with household life.
Oklahoma union leaders targeted by anti right to work group
Orin Kimball, vice president of Oklahomans for the Right to Work Inc., singled out George Meany and Roy Tillman as the subjects of his attack. He accused them of trying to tell Oklahoma Supreme Court justices how to run the court. The statements were circulated in prepared news releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin Kimball
Oklahomans For the Right To Work Inc
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Roy Tillman
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Kimbell
Drought Crisis Drives Mass Rural Displacement in Pakistan
Parts of Asia suffered the harshest drought in 1963 forcing over 300000 Pakistanis in West Pakistan to abandon homes in search of food and water. Syracuse sophomore Dave Bing, 6-3 from Washington DC, scored 41 points in a Holy Cross scrimmage. Americans spent 19 percent of disposable income on food last year.
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Asia
West Pakistan
Syracuse
Dave Bing
Holy Cross
Washington, D. C
One More Kitchen Superstition Fades From Modern Homes
In a nostalgic look at domestic lore, the piece recalls bygone kitchen beliefs from beating egg whites to avoiding cake "falling." It notes shifts in labor with modern appliances, the loss of sorghum molasses handling, and the spread of canned vegetables reducing parental anxieties about raising children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneatins
Maine
Arizona
Metal Prices Flip In 1963 Industry Cheers
New York AP reports a rebound in metal prices in 1963 with advances in lead zinc and aluminum. Silver rose to 1293 dollars per ounce, copper and brass gained, aluminum ingot moved to 24 42 cents a pound, and major producers noted improving profit prospects amid mixed midyear adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Treasury
Bandit Forces Teen Into Coin Dryer in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas a teenage boy was trapped inside a coin operated clothes dryer by a robber who demanded money. James Bumguardner Jr., 17, spent over 30 minutes inside before another customer freed him. He escaped unhurt despite the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
James Bumgaardner Jr
Texan Drowns In Texoma Wednesday
Cleo D. Gheen, 46, of Denton, operator of a commercial fishing barge on Lake Texoma, drowned when his small boat capsized as he tried to reach the barge. His body was recovered in about eight feet of water. His brother D C. Gheen swam to safety. R C. Willis assisted by tossing life preservers during the move of the barge.
Agriculture drives forty percent of private employment
A statistic shows that four of every ten private sector jobs are connected to agriculture, indicating the sector's broad employment footprint and influence on workforce composition.
Christmas Day and Holiday Visits Across County
Around the County reports Christmas Day gatherings with the Harden and Garlington families in Pawnee and Fittstown. A Sunday church annex fellowship honored Frank Patton and family who plan to move to Rush Springs December 31 to work for Continental Oil. Numerous relatives across Ada, Weleetka, Tishomingo, and surrounding towns spent holidays visiting kin in local homes.
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Fittstown Baptist Church
Frank Patton
Frank Jr
Lisa
Rush Springs
Frank
Continental Oil Co
Pattons
Winters Celebrate Christmas with Ada Family Relatives
Mr and Mrs Cliff Winters spent Christmas at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs J T Byrd in Ada. Other family members included her brother and his family Mr and Mrs Jack Byrd of Mobile Ada her sister Mrs Faye Mack Ada and Mrs Macks son and wife Airman 2 0 and Mrs Don Byrd of Jacksonville Ark.
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Cliff Winters
Jerry
Bobby
J. T. Byrd
Ada
Mrs. Winters
Jack Byrd
Mobile
Faye Mack
Mack
Don Byrd
Jacksonville
Ark
Illness Update on H. B. Myers Improves Significantly
H. B. Myers had been ill and near pneumonia but is now feeling much better after medical care and rest in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Myers
Christmas visit of Howry family in Canton
Rev and Mrs Joe Howry and Coy and Keith Howry from Canton spent Christmas with Mrs Howrys parents Mr and Mrs Steve McNeill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Howry
Coy
Keith
Canton
Steve McNeill
Fire destroys home of Mrs Ruby Snell in Fittstown
A Sunday morning blaze consumed Mrs Ruby Snell’s residence in Fittstown despite efforts by the local volunteer fire department. A separate Friday fire at the Shipe Ranch near Fittstown destroyed a hay barn.
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Ruby Snell
Fittstown
Shipe Ranch
Lackey Family Holiday Visit Spans Ratliff City
Mr and Mrs L B Lackey hosted relatives in Ratliff City over the Christmas holidays. Their son L B Lackey Jr and family joined them. Janelle Lackey, a Hominy schoolteacher, spent the holidays with her parents. Additional Lackey relatives and friends from Ratliff City and Hominy joined in the Christmas celebration.
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L. B. Lackey
Ratliff City
L. B. Lackey Jr
Janelle Lackey
Hominy
Bob Bunyard
Kim
Angie
Ada
Ray Peters
Linda
D. E
Bryan
Paul
Lisa
Hunter Family Heads to Christmas in Nixa
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hunter with Margie Jamae and Regina spent the Christmas holidays in Nixa Missouri. They visited Mrs. Hunter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Alva Aleshire and Mr. Hunter's parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hunter, all residents of Nixa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Hunter
Margie
Jamae
Regina
Nixa
Christmas Dinner Guests for Graper Family
Mr and Mrs Walter Graper hosted Christmas dinner with guests Mrs Virgie Taylor Mrs Cora Avra Mrs Lottie Brashier and Norma Lee Graper Ada
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Graper
Virgie Taylor
Cora Avra
Lettie Brashier
Norma Lee Graper
Ada
Christmas Day Family Gathering at Howrys
A Christmas Day family dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Howry. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Blevins, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Blevins, Terry and Linda, Ada, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Davis, Doris and Charlene, Hardin City, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Davis and Mark, Oklahoma City, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Howry, Pam and Ken.
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B. V. Howry
C. C. Blevins
Bob Blevins
Terry
Linda
Ada
Charley Davis
Doris
Charlene
Hardin City
Tommy Davis
Mark
Oklahoma City
Dale Howry
Pam
Ken
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Connie Nelson
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Suzanne Douglass
Rowland
Sylvia Peroldt
Burke
Wilson Mizner
Isaac Goldberg
Grim Reaper
Bob Heaton
By Buzzy Bonehouse
Ened
Reynolds Metals Co
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Aluminum Co. of America
Bandit
Texoma
Sue Howry
Kenneth Harden
A. R. Garlington
Pawnee
Nora Harden
Welton Stanford
Vicky
Dowell Stanford
Freeland Stanford
Weleetka
Roselle Crownover
Debbie
Robin
Junior Ward
Teresa
Clyde Moore
Raymond
Keith Whitney
Roland Alexander
Brice and Maury
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Fla
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Kenneth Burnett
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John Jones
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