Rural migration explained and a path to development
The article argues people leave rural areas for cities due to limited farm viability and better urban opportunities. It suggests consolidating schools to broaden programs and moving certain employers away from metros to widen labor access, citing Tinker Field and lawmakers like Carl Albert and Clarence Miller advocating rural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinker Field
Tinker
Carl Albert
House of Representatives
Clarence Miller
Ohio
America
When a Kite, a Pole, and a Line Clash with Power
A legal primer on electric liability from historical cases. Eight year old Jimmy’s kite touched a high tension line and died. court absolved the power company for unforeseen accident. Other rulings held fault where playground proximity, low access, or missing danger signs existed. Courts note electricity is dangerous yet impose higher responsibility for foreseeable risks and misjudged child behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Two Ada Residents Charged With Burglary Here
Two Ada residents Edwin Alexander 19 and Alvin Alexander 16 both of 1023 N Ash face District Court second degree burglary charges for stealing groceries from Abbott's Grocery 801 N Oak. A 1 41 a m Sunday report by Monty Seckinger 625 W 2nd led police to two suspects pushing two shopping carts full of groceries. officers arrested the Alexanders with a preliminary hearing set for Jan. 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Edwin Alexander
Alvin Alexander
N. Ash
Abbott’s Grocery
N. Oak
Monty Seckinger
W. 2Nd
Alexanders
Bleeding hearts and the call to compassion
The author links farm life patience to human worry and cites Huxley. He defends Christian compassion against labels like bleeding heart, arguing Jesus showed mercy to sinners such as tax collectors, and urges living with empathy rather than cynicism.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
Levi
It’s Going Away The Football Season Ending Soon
The passage laments the waning football season and the weariness of long weekends. It voices reluctance to watch more games as winter approaches and housewives seek indoor activities to fill idle afternoons. It contrasts outdoor pleasures with fatigue and the feeling of distance returning home during chilly evenings.
Hymns and Jokes From A Busy Page
A mix of short devotional verse from Washington Gladden followed by a string of quips and jokes about marriage debt work and daily life. The items touch on humor and wisdom with lines about toil faith patience and a man who can pick lemons, reflecting a wholesome late era newspaper miscellany.
Woman gets new kidney on New Year’s Day
An Indianapolis woman aged 29 received a kidney transplant at Methodist Hospital three hours into 1969. It was the hospital’s first organ transplant, aided by a hastily summoned team after a kidney became available. The recipient’s condition shortly after surgery was satisfactory. The donor and cause of death were not disclosed.
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Indianapolis, Ind
Indianapolis
Indianapolis’ Methodist Hospital
Methodist
Protests and Wasteful Habits Clash in Public Actions
The saying about rocking the boat contrasts with those who protest without building better plans or handling small tasks that improve life. Examples include young protesters tossing paper and bottles from cars onto highways, reflecting untidy behavior and messy thinking in public actions.
Pastor issues job list aids 144 men in Chicago
Reverend George Clements of Holy Angels Church ran a newspaper ad listing 144 healthy able-bodied men seeking work to support their families. Over 50 employers offered jobs, prompting the Illinois State Employment Service to open an office in the church basement with two full time interviewers. More than 400 unemployed Black residents have obtained jobs.
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Chicago
George Clements
Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church
Illinois State Employment Service
Minority Deposit Plan Moves To Banks Serving Minorities
The American Baptist Home Mission Societies decided to deposit 600000 dollars in banks run by Black and other minority communities in a move to direct funds into minority economic institutions and support underserved areas.
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Washington, D.C
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Treasurer Swamped With Tax Payments Delays Noted
County Treasurer Lloyd Stephens reports tax collections at 46.87 percent of the $2,605,561.61 total as of December 31 with backlogged mail reaching to December 10. He expects about 60 percent soon and urges taxpayers to allow three weeks for receipts, aiming to reach the final figure in April as larger corporations pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Stephens
Stephens
Salina Resident Seeks U.S. Senate Seat in 1974 Bid
Vern Stevens a 40 year old Salina timber business owner described as a down to earth Okie announces his candidacy for the U S Senate next year and also says he will run for governor in 1974 He rails against environmental crime enforcement unemployment poverty and alleged agency pollution in Oklahoma waters and air.
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Salina, Okla
Salina
U.S
Vern Stevens
Oklahoma Timber and Lumber Corp
Oklahoma
Oil Center church news and social notes
Seventy eight attend Sunday School and church services at the Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Glen Eaves in charge. The Oklahoma East District conference will meet there on January 14. Numerous local families from Stratford Tecumseh Ada and Sayre are listed visiting, hosting, or staying with relatives and attending church events.
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Pentecostal Holiness Church
Glen Eaves
Pearl Gray
Carma Joyce
Oklahoma East District
Oil Center
Leon Willoughby
Vernon Laxton
Oakman
Emmett Delamar
Stratford
Deler Farham
Shawnee
Wayne Willoughby
Leroy Willoughby
Jimmy Freeman
Leon Horton
Neal Trobaugh
Tecumseh
Gerald Sutton
Nannie Cox
Hazel Newby
Jack Cowger
Lorene Mullins
Belle Wilburn
Jan Francis Nursing Home
Edna Beateel
Stratford Nursing Home
Francis
Beam Laughlin
Willie
Harold Griffin
Stanley Griffin
Lake Texoma
Daisy Golden
Union Hill
Sied
Ellen Griffin
Bobby Stone
Loy Wood
Jimmy Wood
Sayre
Oklahoma City
Kim
Kala
Kenneth Eaves
Gerald Eaves
Atoka
Lanny Eaves
Jodie
Ada
Arlan Dees
Ida Page
A. O. Sutton
Vivian Northam
Britt
George Welch
Imp Anderson
Martha Franks
Cora Cassidy
Josie Northam
Earl Franks
Shelley
Glen Norton
Vannie Northam
Dorothy Terry
Buck Fowler
Maxwell
Buzzy Farmer
Danny McGee
A. C. Terry
A. G. Lester
Rosco Persales
Cold Water
Mich
Guiles Terry
John Bruner
Bixby
Jim Megee
Linda Vaughn
Evonne Bruner
Scott Prince
Weldon Prince
Kanses
Kenneth Williams
Colene Robertson
Dorchie Book
Edgar Harlin
Lewis Sims
Lavelle Harlin
Carl Carr
Frank Lewis
Stanley Goodman
Bert Jones
Tom Irwin
Mansfield
A. B. Sutton
Willis Sutton
Dee Willoughby
Billy Lee
Bennie Farmer
Henry Jones
O’dell Jones
Arnie Brandon
Valley View Hospital
Gary Duvall
Boswell
Paul Tucker
Tonya
Pres Sutton
Chris
Beverly
Jo Guinn
Lee Littles
Pauls Valley
Junior Sutton
Wichita
Kan
Ruth Sutton
Opal Ward
Mr. Lewis
Bettie Eaves
Minnie Lewis
Douglas Smith
Ben Robertson
Walter Brown
Sapulpa
Russell
Hall Seeks 250 Million Road Building Plan for Oklahoma
Gov. David Hall unveils a plan to fund a 250 million highway program via general obligation or revenue bonds. The brief session will deliver the state of the state and budget message as lawmakers face a lean revenue picture and possible agency cuts to fund education. Republican ideas include ad valorem tax equalization, highway bond statewide vote, and a constitutional amendment on school busing.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
House
Senate
Hall
Oklahoma
Congress
Oil Tax Battle Ends With Higher Oklahoma Levy
In 1971 Oklahoma oilmen faced a tax hike after the legislature approved Gov. Hall's plan raising the gross production tax on oil and gas from 5 to 7 percent. An exemption for marginal wells was limited, provoking industry concerns about job losses and economic impact while urging lawmakers to redirect funds to schools. Oil activity grew in the Anadarko Basin with optimistic estimates of gas reserves.
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Dennis Eckert
Associated Press
Oklahoma
David Hall
Hall
Roy Mays
Kansas-Oklahoma
Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Nixon backs most favored trade status for Romania
The Nixon administration supports legislation to grant most favored trade status to Romania, marking a shift from prior stance. Assistant Secretary of State David Abshire urged enactment in a letter to Rep. Paul Findley, who first introduced the bill in 1969 after Nixon's Bucharest visit.
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Washington
Nixon
Romania
Paul Findley
Alll
Findley
United States
Poland
Yugoslavia
Asst
David M. Abshire
Bucharest
Temple Junior College Plans First Dormitory in 1926 Era
Plans are drawn for the first dormitory at Temple Junior College since its founding in 1926. The 120-bed facility will cost about half a million dollars and serve students at the Temple campus.
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Temple, Tex
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