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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1972
Page
4
The essay argues that declining farms and rural acreages erode a unique way of life that builds work discipline cooperation and responsibility. It notes country youth gain self reliance through farming chores, livestock work, and stewardship of the land, with neighbors aiding in crises and a culture tied to cycles of life and death.
A reflective piece explores how arid west plant species like cacti and yucca appear in a rainbelt county with 40 inch averages. It muses on plant origins, time, and the allure of looking back into distant histories, while noting postwar growth and improved local infrastructure. It also extols humor as a civic balm amid annual tax and fundraising strains.
The author argues against the belief that tragedy is God’s will. Jesus treated illness as the enemy of God and healed all, regardless of background or doctrine. If illness were God’s will, Jesus would oppose healing, yet he pursued wholeness as divine will.
A professor sued over publishing lecture notes arguing common law copyright. The court granted an injunction, ruling the professor retains rights when speaking to a limited audience, not to the general public. A minister and a medical professor involved in similar cases affirmed that rights cover the mode of expression, not the facts or data themselves.
Altus Air Force reservist Airman Cossey sues Secretary of the Air Force and officers in federal court to keep his long hair. He claims regulations force him to cut his hair, risking job loss at a local Altus shoe store and canery.
Sunshine Sunday School attendance was 4 percent. Bea Wyche sang in the morning, Wanda Parr and Bea Wyche sang in the evening. Numerous visitors and extended family members from Ada, Tecumseh, Oklahoma City, and nearby towns visited or stayed with families in Sunshine. Local residents attended church events and a basketball tournament in Tishomishaw, with McLish winning the title.
The poem recalls a bright boy gazing from a farm house door and dreaming of flight away from a dull spot. It contrasts his rural longing with a worldly traveler who longs to revisit the old green meadow and field path to the farm house, seeking happiness in simple, familiar places.
Ada residents and nearby communities share a flurry of visits and social events at Union Hill Baptist Church and surrounding towns. The week features church services, a Sunday School attendance of 49, musical offerings, and numerous family and friend visits across Ada Pickett Latta Se minole Wewoka and Oil Center with travel to Shawnee for a wedding and multiple fishing trips on Blue River Kona Lake and local rivers.
A long list of visitors and travel connects Latta residents with families in Ardmore Ada Oklahoma City and Tecumseh. Mrs E W Blackwell and others visited relatives while Rev James Wood hosts revival at Gospel Way Tabernacle. Town figures attended funerals and church events as patient updates and chili suppers mark community life.
A Tuesday sale at Ada Livestock Auction Inc moves 2 077 head. Packer cows and hulls steady to 1 higher. Stacker and feeder cattle up 1. Stock cows gain 9 to 15. Slaughter cows 18 to 24 dollars. Slaughter hulls 26 to 30 dollars. Yearling stock steers 34 to 41. Heifer and steer calves mostly 37 to 41. Stock cows and call pairs trade 250 to 325 dollars.
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