Opportunity knocks all the time in Ada's public life
The Ada Times echoes a column urging residents to seize opportunities in libraries museums and education. It highlights East Central museum and art gallery, local concerts, plays, speaker events, and civic drives as chances for service and growth, noting many miss these chances.
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Desnut
East Central
Smithsonian
Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art
Kenneth Campbell
San Francisco
Millr Woods
Jesus Beginning and Planning in Mark One
Analysis of Jesus early ministry in Mark one shows his link to John the Baptist, emphasis on the Kingdom of God, and the dual role of prayer and planning. Jesus calls fishermen, prays before actions, and imagines the church’s future as he prepares his Twelve. The piece stresses listening to God and aligning plans with divine will.
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John the Baptist
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Herod
Galilee
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Capernaum
The Juror’s Guide to Evaluating Witness Credibility
This Oklahoma Bar Association column explains how jurors must weigh witness reliability. It covers factors like age education relationships stakes bias memory ability and opportunities to observe. It cautions that 12 jurors bring broader judgment than a single person and warns consulting an attorney for facts.
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Oklahoma Bar Association
Rise in Working Women Over a Decade
Over ten years the number of working women grew from 16.5 million to 22.5 million. The share of married women employed outside the home rose from 22 percent to 31 percent in the period.
Year of Confusion: Caesar Adds 3 Months to Solar Year
In 46 B.C. Julius Caesar ordered calendar reforms moving from lunar to solar year. He added three extra months to that year to align the calendar, producing the so-called year of confusion.
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B.C
Julius Ceasar
Kennedy-Denion Engagement Reported in Denison
Ronald M. Kennedy 21 and Glenda Jones 18 of Denison are announced to be engaged.
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Ronald M. Kennedy
Denison
Glenda Jones
New Shaped Horse Harness Maker Keeps Busy in Stratford
Floyd Morris, a Stratford leather craftsman since 1924, built a diverse business from harness making to saddles and repairs. Despite shifts away from horsework, Morris stays productive with customers across Sulphur, Pauls Valley, Elmore City and Maysville and oversees a family operation on a 160 acre Stratford home.
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Floyd Morris
Old McGee
Morris
Henry Austin
Andrew Benge
Sulphur
Pauls Valley
Elmore City
Maysville
Houston
Tex
Austin
Ada
Strayed Pisa and a Lesson on Anger and Silence
A terse exchange centers on anger and speech as a man admits he cannot read while a woman quizzes a paper. The dialogue evokes caution about words unsaid and the social drift of admonishing figures. The scene ends with a sharp confrontation over literacy and ownership of knowledge.
My Shining Example By Richard Armour
A playful verse about a son learning to shine his shoes himself and the time it saves, yet the narrator argues the task still takes as long as before. The dialogue contrasts efficiency with the mess he creates and the effort required. The piece reflects humorous self deprecation and domestic labor.
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Richard Armour
Be it ever so humble there’s no place like home
The note quotes Grace C. Robinson about domestic contentment and home life. It then pivots to a witty line on inflation and budgeting, joking that costs exceed estimates. The voice blends humorous aphorism with a financial quip.
Winter Moon Reflections and Oklahoma's Political Shifts
A literary meditation on a winter moon setting at dawn contrasts with Oklahoma politics as the youngest governor becomes a U S Senator and George Nigh begins a brief term. The piece notes Senator Kerr's absence shaping the new Congress and Oklahoma’s national role and ends with hopeful hints of spring.
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U. S
George Nigh
Oklahoma
Employment Picture Stays Steady in December
Washington AP report shows December employment nearly flat with a 420000 drop in jobs and a 16000 rise in unemployment. Non farm payroll rose to 63.5 million while farm employment fell to 4.1 million due to severe cold. Labor force growth in 1962 was about 600000 to 700000, below population-based expectations.
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Washington
Harold Goldstein
Labor Statistics
Goldstein
A Spare Tire Thought After a Flat
A spare tire is the one you carefully check the day after you have a flat.
Monday's workers arrive in weekend condition
A brief note describes workers resuming after a weekend shift, noting they come in with fatigue and need time to recover before Monday tasks.
Popularity Claim Turns Phrase Into Price Debate
A quip about the phrase popularly priced is noted, highlighting the tension between affordable labeling and actual consumer access. The remark suggests many who cannot afford items still purchase them, reflecting ironic market dynamics.
The Noblest of All Dogs and the Hot Dog
A playful adage notes the dog as noblest animal and the hot dog as noblest dog, remarking that it feeds the hand that bites it.
Cats and games tease with playful pride remark
A humorously discordant fragment shows two cats watching a tennis match. One notes her mate is in the racket, hinting at loyalty and whimsy. A teasing comment follows about chest puffing and misread signals.
Acoustical ceilings for station wagons teased
A quirky note mentions acoustical ceilings for station wagons built for den mothers who haul Cub Scouts as holidays fade and New Year vows falter.
Witty maxims mix work ethic and traffic satire
The quotes present a mix of practical ambition and social commentary. Raymond Duncan notes persistent labor effort after employment. Will Rogers quips about paid cars and open highways. The sayings blur work, time, and planning with humor.
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Will Rogers
Husband completes hidden note in quiet night
A husband works two hours at the kitchen table with a pencil and paper in his cabin and then shows his wife the result, saying he is pleased with what he wrote.
Month begins with a wry take on bills and effort
A compact quip on starting a new month, dismissing bills as useless and praising the value of quietly learning through errors. The tone resembles a witty personal aside from Francis Walsh.
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Francis
Walsh
Quote on names in papers about youth daze and death
A wry reflection notes that a man’s name shows up in headlines only at three life stages: infancy, confusion, and death, a terse commentary on media attention and mortality.
Handle With Prayer Gift of a Beautiful Day
A caller reflects on a cherished day delivered at dawn. The speaker credits a gift from Heaven, a fragile morning entrusted by God to care. The poem notes a shining new day framed as a fragile item begging to be handled with prayer.
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John Borenin
Blood-stained shirt and cash found in pasture near Catoosa
More than 3000 dollars in cash was discovered late Wednesday in a cattle pasture near Catoosa. A loaded revolver and clothing, including a blood-stained silk shirt, were located at the scene. Kay Baker, 15, reported finding the money while feeding cattle. Sheriff Amos Ward noted the clothing and pistol were found this morning.
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Here
Rogers County Sheriff's Office
Kay Baker
Virgil Baker
Kay
Amos Ward
Open fields await as winter wraps shed by new era
The upcoming administration faces tough highway issues due to financial problems. Motorists, industry, and communities seek relief, but funding constraints loom. Teacher salary raises, a top priority for educators, may trigger pressure on the legislature and clash with promised budget limits. The budget message will engage many and provoke widespread concern when delivered.
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OFA
Formosa Blends Old Culture With New
A letter from the Waldbys in Formosa contrasts Taiwan life with American views. Odell Waldby teaches in Taipei and the couple describe university classes, cultural shifts, street life, and weather, noting typhoons, housing, cuisine, and the friendly schoolchildren amid war memories and modern growth.
Resolutions for a kinder new year by Ila Pevehouse Oakman
A reflective poem urging self improvement for the new year. It calls for patience, humility, forgiveness, gentle speech, understanding, helping others, and courage. The speaker challenges readers to adopt these resolutions with divine aid.
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Ila Pevehouse Oakman
Number of U.S. helicopters built nears ten thousand
The article notes that roughly 10,000 helicopters have been produced in the United States, reflecting decades of aviation manufacturing and military and civilian demand.
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United States
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