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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1973
Page
4
The piece weighs predator control against humane trapping bans and the impact on livestock producers. It notes weather, trapper skill, and economic stakes as stockmen worry about coyotes and other wildlife harming sheep, poultry, and crops, while reformers seek offhand wildlife outcomes.
A driver named Russell panicked after striking a pedestrian and fled to a gas station before hiding at home. Police arrested him for hit and run, he argued panic was understandable, but the court found him guilty, emphasizing that after an accident one must stop and aid.
OIL CENTER residents Mr. and Mrs. James Abbott and Debbie attended a church service led by Rev. Bert Jones at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ada. Ada residents Mack McKee Billy Dryer and Gene Dryer had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ohlsen and went quail hunting. Mrs. Margie Ohlsen visited Mrs. Minnie Lewis on Tuesday morning.
A year begins with advice on why taking walks in fields and woods helps see life clearly and provides necessary physical exertion for health. The piece cites medical research on heart and circulatory benefits, urges regular outdoor activity, and notes winter dining habits influence, recounting a stop at a Roff restaurant and a waitress’s smothered in onions joke.
A speaker reflects on pride, repentance, and God’s call to change. He links personal defeat to Jeremiah’s warnings to Judah, describing a shift from external rituals to a Spirit within. The prophecy promises a new covenant where all will know the Lord, urging readers to seek inner transformation.
Washington AP Wilbur Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, plans a sweeping review of the Internal Revenue Code this summer to craft a tax reform bill. He cautions against expecting big revenue gains or broad tax cuts and notes hearings should start late January or early February, with no fixed targets but potential focus areas.
Ada confirms a New Year baby named Jerry Clarence Cain Jr born at 4:58 a.m. on New Year's Day at Valley View Hospital to Mr and Mrs Jerry G Cain of Sulphur.
An MKT derailment near Elk City Oklahoma derailed five loaded wheat cars and crippled the planned northbound freight move to Woodward. Rotting ties and a rain-worn track bed caused the incident. no injuries were reported. Tracks remained blocked as officials reassessed when to reroute or restart service.
Clyde E Allen Jr and Clyde Sr Allen Jr, both Bloomington residents, share names ages 37 and 38, church St Luke's Lutheran ties, and similar lives. They live blocks apart, work in computer programming, serve as councilmen, and sent identical Christmas cards. Their paths crossed in Los Angeles on business, twice.
Obituary notices report Ada residents Mary Edna Thompson age 7 died December 20 from Smith Funeral Home services Herman Ingram 65 formerly of Tupelo died December 20 at Crispwell Funeral Home Clyde Morse Messer 76 former Ada resident died December 19 at Smith Funeral Home three local deaths are recorded with funeral arrangements to follow.
A blurred list of obituaries and a notes section discuss Congress pressuring for a Vietnam war end by Jan 20, Nixon’s second term start. Names include Lottie Braly, Danny Reynolds, Amber Hallum, Mary Etta Whited, Esther Higgins, Eva Farnham. Local funeral homes listed.
An explosion at 10 pm ripped through an Ada residence at 71525 Townsend. Random Jones occupied the house. there were no injuries. Fire Chief Hermann Landrith reported minimal fire after the blast and uncertain cause. Earlier, at 11 am, a flammable liquid ignited at Bonar Auto Supply, 317 W Main, quelled by a fire extinguisher.
An explosion ripped an Army recruiting station in a residential Portland area early today, marking the second military office damaged this week. No injuries were reported and damage estimates were unavailable. windows were blown out and police noted an explosive placed at the rear of the structure.
Canadian County Sheriff Jerry Ervin began his term after his predecessor Dwight Siler left an office stripped of contents. Siler reclaimed items bought with personal money, while Ervin inherited an office lacking files supplies maps and even 26,009 rounds of ammunition. An audit and inventory are requested amid discrepancies from the prior regime.
Sweeney's Grocery at 603 N Broadway was burglarized overnight. On Wednesday morning the store opened to reveal a cash loss of 170 dollars with no signs of forced entry. The thief exited through a southwest door.
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