Why the space program matters and human progress
A long, reflective piece argues that questioning the space program is natural but should not halt exploration. It traces a lineage from Newton to Edison and Columbus, noting mankind advances by pursuing knowledge beyond the familiar and embracing risk. It urges gratitude for pioneers who seek truth beyond the known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Space
Newton
Wrights
Prof
Einstein
Christopher Columbus
Steinmetz
Edison
Fleming
Pasteur
The Family Lawyer and the Do It Yourself Case
A motorist wins an acquittal in a traffic ticket by representing himself. The piece argues self representation is legal but risky, noting Supreme Court cautions and the rising availability of free legal aid and referral services to help individuals protect their rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
New York City
Bar Association
Grant ends field rejoicing after Confederate surrender
Upon news of the Confederate surrender, Union troops fired their guns in celebration until General Grant ordered a halt. He declared the war over and urged soldiers to refrain from demonstrations in the field as a sign of unity with former enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
One Day That Changed Jesus Life Mission
A reflection on how a single day can alter life and history. The sermon links Jesus baptism and call to mission with insights from Luke Mark and John the Baptist, noting long processes of discernment shaped by past prophecy and present voices. It urges readiness to hear God’s marching orders when that pivotal day arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Pickett
Gettysburg
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Nazareth
Galilee
Jesus
Temple
Luke
Oped
Mark
Jesus Christ
God
Isaiah the Prophet
Israel
John the Baptist
Classified ad line for buys sells trades and rentals
A brief classified note offering to buy sell or trade items and rent services with contact number 332 4433 for the News Classifieds.
Jus' Siivin in the tire
A humorous column reflects on New Year football weekends and the pull of televised bowl games. It contrasts the bleary eyed sports fans with harried housewives and speculates on future network bidding and potential delays to avoid family conflict. The piece carries a playful tone about American football spectacles and household dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Junior
Susie
NCAA
NFL
Local Christmas Visit Charges Stonewall Guests List
A long row of Christmas visits is recorded in Stonewall and nearby towns with numerous families gathering at the Merl Osborn home in Hardin City and Tupelo relatives visiting. The column also notes discussions of weather information and the emerging comfort index amid varied temperatures and fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
North
Space
Earth
Nelson Family Visits Lead to Amarillo Funeral
Mr and Mrs Leo Nelson visited Mrs Lizzie Nelson and Mr and Mrs D V Nelson and family for Christmas. Leo Nelson visited Sunday with Warren Nelson. Leo Warren Gordon D V and Colby Nelson left Wednesday for Amarillo Texas to attend their uncle Jess Nelsons funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Nelson
Lizzie Nelson
D. V. Nelson
Warren Nelson
Leo
Warren
Gordon
D. V
Colby Nelson
Amarillo
Tex
Jess Nelson
Christmas Family Visits Across Oklahoma City and Stratford
Mr and Mrs Cecil Wilson of Oklahoma City and Mrs Gwen dol Alexander with Brenda Eddie and Stanley son-in-law and daughter Virgle Farm hosted Christmas dinners with Virgle Farmer family including Ladon Morris and sons Stratford Bennie Farmer and Jeanette, Bennie Farmer children in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Wilson
Oklahoma City
Gwendol Alexander
Brenda
Eddie
Stanley
Gage
Virgle Farmer
Ladon Morris
Stratford
Bennie Famer
Jeanette
Bennie Farmer
Clifford Lamb
Roger
Phylis
Gerald Farmer
Dale Jones
Ada Couple and Kin Gather for Weekend Visits
Mrs. Effie Lamb spent the weekend with her sister Miss Annie Brandon in Ada. Mr and Mrs Edmond Caviner and Tim also visited Ada for Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs John Wood. The Wood couple later visited Mrs Skinner in a Sulphur hospital on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Lamb
Annie Brandon
Ada
Edmond Caviner
Tim
John Wood
Skinner
Christmas Holiday Visitors From Denver Listed
Miss Donna Scott of Denver Colorado spent Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Leo Scott. Christmas Eve visitors at the M C Cox home included Mr and Mrs Wayne Bradley and Angela Latta Mr and Mrs Senior Love Michelle and Kevin and Mr and Mrs Marshall Cox Latta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Scott
Denver, Colo
Mrs
Leo Scott
M. C. Cox
Wayne Bradley
Angela
Latta
Senior Love
Michelle
Kevin
Marshall Cox
Baby Boy Born To Mr and Mrs Larry Hender
Mr and Mrs Larry Hender announce the birth of a baby boy on Saturday night at Valley View Hospital.
Christmas gatherings at Cox households in Latta
Mr and Mrs M C Cox visited Mrs Larry Henderson and baby in Valley View Hospital Saturday. Mr and Mrs Wayne Bradley and Angia Latta and Mrs Martha Love, Michelle and Kevin were Christmas dinner guests of their parents Mr and Mrs M C Cox Jr. Mr and Mrs Marshall Cox Latta were Christmas supper guests of Mr and Mrs M C Cox Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd McNeill
Bart
Frank Harber
Vaness
Richard Norton
Baby
Don
Bart McNeill
Elmer Lee
Oden, Ark
Donald Norman
M. A. Norman
Oden
Ark
Lees
Debs Holcombe
Claude Lee
Happyland
Lonnie Manuel
Mark
M. C. Cox
Larry Henderson
Valley View Hospital
Wayne Bradley
Angia
Latta
Martha Love
Michelle
Kevin
M. C. Cox Jr
Marshall Cox
Visit Notes For Clifford Lamb Family
Mr and Mrs Clifford Lamb Roger and Phylis visited Mr and Mrs Gerald Farmer and baby Saturday. Phylis Lamb spent Sunday with Judy Chilcoat Pickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Lamb
Roger
Phylis
Gerald Farmer
Phylis Lamb
Judy Chilcoat
Pickett
Mr and Mrs Junior Willoughby Move to Ada
Mr and Mrs Junior Willoughby and sons Larry and Tommy have moved to Ada. The family is settling into a new home in the city, with Larry and Tommy starting at local schools and the couple focusing on community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Willoughby
Larry
Tommy
Ada
Gerald Farmer
Baby
Willoughby Place
New Families Move Into Junior Willoughby Place
A family welcomed as they move into the Junior Willoughby place joins a growing community. Neighbors extend warm greetings to the new residents and their newborn.
Oakman Free Will Baptist Church Hosts Quarterly Meeting
The Quarterly Meeting of Free Will Baptist Churches convened at the Oakman church with speaker Claude Freeman. Eleven churches attended, and Oakman delegates included Claude Lee, Randall Miller, and Debs Holcombe. Visitors on Sunday included Mrs Barbara Walston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ila Pevehouse
Free Will Baptist Churches
Oakman Free Will Baptist Church
Claude Freeman
Association
Oakman Church
Claude Lee
Randall Miller
Debs Holcombe
Barbara Walston
Local visits and hospital admission noted in Ada area
Mrs Louise Robertson and Mrs Betty Foulds of Ada visited Monday with Angie Wright. Effie Tharpe visited Thursday. Mrs Jesse Hampton was admitted to Valley View Hospital Thursday. Mr and Mrs Jess Brandon of Weatherford are visiting during his mother's illness. Mr and Mrs Bobby Sanders and children of Longview spent Christmas with her parents, Mr and Mrs Collen Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Pevehouse
Jess Pevehouse
Irving
Tex
Ronnie Brandon
Harold
Roger Lancaster
Oklahoma City
Trenna West
Ada
Chuck Lancaster
J. R. Pendergrass
Lisa Hutchings
Pevehouses
Henry Hallmark
Covina
Calif
Johnnie Hallmark
Fort Worth
Larry Hallmark
Lawton
John Iseay
Gary
Mary Radcliffe
Pendergrass
John Pendergrass
Wilmorene Golden
Floy
Dianna
Claudette
Homer
Bill
Glenda West
Charlie Sliger
Jack Wood
Sam Sanders
Tupelo
Ronnie West
Prague
G. L. Thompson
Janie
Herbert Sanders
Lula Wood
Mearl
Stonewall
Bill James
Ronnie
Chisen
Mildred Wood
Rita
Gale Wood
Dewey Madden
Sherri Davis
First Baptist Church of
Louise Robertson
Betty Foulds
Angie Wright
Effie Tharpe
Thursay
Jesse Hampton
Valley View Hospital
Jess Brandon
Weatherford
Bobby Sanders
Longview
Collen Hampton
Peggy Paxson aArkansas college student spend the Christ
Peggy Paxson an Arkansas college student is described in a fragment noting her activity during Christ. The page indicates continuation on Page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Paxson
Arkansas
Christ
Honeymooner lands 981 pound marlin off African coast
Alan Abraham 24 from Johannesburg takes up deep sea fishing on Santa Carolina Island near Portuguese Mozambique. He hooks a 981 pound black marlin after teammate Rieks Jurgens catches a 112 pound marlin, a record catch, and Abraham returns the head and tail to prove the feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Alan Abraham
Santa Carolina
Mozambique
Rieks Jurgens
Jurgens
Abraham
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ADA Times-Democrat
W. D. Little
Don Cook
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
ADA Evening News
International
BY Lawrence Walthouse
Adlai Stevenson
Hank Burk
Pug Garrett
Lynn Sluder
John Sluder
Dallas
Hansel Burk
Walter Harris
Shawnee
Lester Blair
Joan
Linda Blair
Norman
Gertie Lewis
J. D. Casper
Jenks
Carl Tate
Kenneth Hurley
Pryor
Casper
Pamela
Glen Ashley
Byng
George Miller
de Kalb, Ill
T. H. Haley
Joe, Kirby
Gay Lynn
Myrtle Smith
George Carter
J. T. Woods
Bobby Ray Nance
Danny Ray
Nancy
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Haskell Nance
Tulsa
Lee Green
Tammie Joplin
Texas
Jewell Collins
Roff
Elvie Duvall
Esther Love
Bivens Williams
Houston
Ruby Rowland
Mead
Mac Magar
Irene Klutts
Magars
Corey Haynes
Stratord
Carl Roberts
Claude Hutchins
Evanston
Wyo
Utah
Raymond Hutchins
Lisa
Robert Sanders
Union Valley
Jay Newton
Ahloso
Raymond Hutchings
Larry Hutchings
Mike
Don Hutchings
Jamie
Joe Pryor
Julie
Ella Wynn
Coalgate
Mann Wynn
Rodney
Regina
Emmett
Junior Wynn
Wendell
Ronnie Wiser
Hubert Wynn
Okmulgee
Boyington
Emily Wells
Wells
J. C. Kelley
Gene Wells
John Kelley
James
Becky
Ted Kelley
Susan
Bob Wells
Haskel
Wanda Wells
Talequah
Don McNeill
Ray Hubbard
W. A. Norton
Bernard Nickell
Loyd Nickell
Tena
Carl Nickell
Broken Arrow
Herman Hays
Terry
Chris
Russell
Melanie
David
Duncan
Jerry Breeden
Lonnie Dean
Bill Rose
Allen
Jerry Dean Cottrell
Jess Berryman
J. B. Berryman
Wayne
Denice
Edward Berryman
Rebee
Zora Lee
Ronnie Ainsworth
Tommy Hubbard
Joe
John Kaiser
Roy Gentry
Kim
Lorie
the Berryman
Elmer
Marion Lancaster
Chuck
Bill Pevehouse
Johnnie
Henry
Fittstown
Jesse
Coletta Mathis
Hollie Ulick
Shelia
Delton
Tracie
Essie Scroggins
Delmar O'Neal
Davis
Merl Osborn
Richard Osborn
Bartlesville
Pat and
Ralph Lacrone
Byron O'Neal
Harden City
Church of Christ
Oakman
Connie Nelson
John D. Rockefeller
Johnny
School of Experience
Virginia Grigsby Evans
S. D. Gordon
Mike Tonatti
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