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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News discusses global turmoil from Africa to Kenya noting bloodshed and unrest. It argues colonization failed to prepare self government, education, and law respect, forecasting brute force rule without decisive reform.
A newspaper Q and A on highway safety explains nighttime driving requires slower speeds due to reduced visibility while headlights and sight distance determine safe driving. It notes mud on headlights worsens illumination and overdriving headlights is risky.
International Sunday School lessons explore why good is opposed and how Jesus, though perfect Goodness, drew enemies. The sermon notes Christ’s claims, Sabbath conflicts, and the path of doing good despite criticism, urging believers to persist in acts of love.
A compilation of short humorous anecdotes and quips. Jokes about old age, a battleship tour guide, a plumber, a postal sign, and marital misunderstandings flow with light local voice and dated humor.
To completely remove lipstick at night, tissue the excess color, wash your face as usual, then wash your lips again with warm soap suds using your fingers or a washcloth. The routine ensures all pigment is removed before bedtime.
Compact parasols meant for handbags require frequent cleaning to prevent inside-soiling. Rinsing in warm soap or detergent suds makes this quick and easy due to their diminutive size.
A collection of quips about marriage and family life. The lines joke about supporting a wife, pessimism, salad days, prayer, and domestic bargains. It observes relationships, money habits, and the humor of everyday partnership.
An itinerant preacher in the Blue Ridge Mountains asks if the old reprobate is ready for Judgment Day. The man hedges on timing and jokes he cannot tell his wife, fearing she would want to attend on both days, prompting genuine concern.
A new girl at a popular nightclub's check room asks what a college student tipping means. A veteran staffer explains it signals the patron has been given the wrong coat.
Seven Ada youths were jailed shortly after midnight following a gang brawl about five miles northwest of the city. Charged with disturbing the peace are Leon Willoughby Lewis White William Wall Carlos Wood Wayne James Weldon Lambert and Boyd Potter.
An aphoristic quotation by Alma Leggert Lonsdale speaks on how life grants each man tools to craft his own song. The world pays attention when the tune is sweet or brave, but spurns a dirge.
A playful grandma uses a parrot to say Who is it. When the plumber arrives during her absence the bird keeps answering Who is it leading to a suspenseful unfinished punchline.
A suburban Louisville housewife installed a pay phone in her bedroom to cut monthly long distance costs of 150 dollars. Southern Bell objected at first but agreed after workers mounted the device on an oak bench. She must guarantee an 18 dollar monthly minimum and continues to call, hanging up when told three minutes are up.
Akron fisherman James Palmer and Kent’s James Fox were riverbanking in the Percy Boom area when a large muskellunge leaped into their boat. The fish struck Fox’s face with its tail, snapped Palmer’s rod, then vanished back into the water.
John and Mary learn an abstract is only a record of documents affecting title not a guarantee of good title. It may show good or bad title, or none, and does not ensure clear ownership for sale or mortgage, highlighting the need to seek an attorney's opinion and possible quit title action.
Services for Mrs Josephine Belle Donaghey 92 of Allen are scheduled for 2 30 p m Friday at the Church of Christ Allen with Ken neth Reed officiating Criswell Funeral Home directing burial in Allen Cemetery She died Wednesday morning In an Allen Nursing Home born February 12 1870 in Allen She was the daughter of the Henry Wallaces and married S Cal Donaghey in 1900 He died in 1937She was a Church of Christ member and is survived by a sister Mrs Lou Yeorgin California three brothers Charley Wallace Muskogee Walter Wallace Shreveport La and John Wallace Allen
Tom Woodall Route 1 Tupelo died Wednesday at 2 05 p m in an Ada hospital after a long illness. Born February 14 1913 in Madill he moved to Tupelo area 16 years ago. He was a Baptist and World War II veteran. Survived by his mother five sisters and four brothers and his father Phillip Woodall. Services 2 p m Friday at Assembly of God Church Allen with Clyde Nichols Rev Willie Lee officiating. Burial Allen Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home in charge.
Tulsa State Fair Notes 62 highlights a year-long program of growth since the 1949 board formation. The 240-acre site gained 474,654 square feet of buildings, year-round use, and major improvements. In 1962 the fair set attendance records, hosted 2,503 events, and featured a premier livestock show with 5,000 animals and 2,317 exhibitors.
Outdoor ranger Clarence Satter reports a flock of six Whistling Swans at a pond southeast of Paoli in Garvin County. The birds, first seen early year, include brown-feathered juveniles and pure white adults, protected by federal and state law.
A reader recalls keeping pets warm with a hot water bottle during a recent cold spell. The column cites Euell Gibbons Stalking the Wild Asparagus, describing cattails as edible and versatile from May to spring. It highlights practical wild foods like milkweed poke and daylilies, noting the book’s publication details and an editor’s closing personal remark.
A historical note records that the Library of Congress in Washington DC contains about 270 miles of bookshelves, underscoring the vast scale of its collections and storage capacity.
The Oklahoma Board of Agriculture reports cash wheat around 2.03 to 2.15 per bushel at multiple towns led by 2.15 at Beaver and Perryton Texas. Broilers mostly 14 cents live weight, 25.18 to 25.68 cents dressed. eggs graded by buyers with smalls higher. fowl and butterfat also steady with butterfat 50 to 60 cents.
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