Water risk study warns Southwest undependable water supply
The article discusses a looming imbalance between water needs and availability along the Colorado River system. It cites Representative Wayne Aspinall on a southwest water crisis, details Arizona’s drought impact and irrigation losses, and explores potential desalination and future Oklahoma vigilance to protect water resources.
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Signatures forged in widow’s checks expose document examiners
A wealthy widow’s checks bore signatures with square dotting above i’s revealing forgery. Experts in questioned documents use ink chemistry paper composition and handwriting traits to prove authorship. When material exists examiners may show two writings are alike or different and influence court outcomes.
Cobra antivenin prepared from horse血 venom injections
Cobra antivenin is an antidote for snakebites made from the blood of horses that have been given gradually increasing doses of venom to stimulate an immune response.
Beyond Words Love in Action in City Coffee House
A Sunday School lesson argues effective communication hinges on meaningful language and visible love. It contrasts Brahms listening in a car with varied responses and highlights Jesus adapting his messages. A city coffee house ministry named The Source, staffed by volunteers from local churches, shows love in action to rootless youth, inviting dialogue and guiding them to the gospel.
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Ada Weekly News urges better reader submissions
Editor notes positive response to humorous short stories but calls for more submissions from communities. Encourages residents to keep ears and eyes open to unearth local items to enrich the newspaper content.
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Mayan Wheel Use in El Salvador Linked to Porter Guild
Ancient Mayas in El Salvador reportedly knew the wheel but rarely used it. Researchers suggest a powerful guild of porters successfully resisted automation by wheeled vehicles.
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News Classified Ads Buy Sell Trade Rent
Buy, sell, trade, or rent items with News Classified Ads. FE 2 4433.
Highway 99 Arlington Top Road Priority List
Ada Chamber of Commerce Roads and Highways Committee, led by Hugh Warren, discusses upgrading State Highway 99 as a top priority. J A Richardson, new Fourth District Highway Commissioner, notes funding limits but aims to equitably divide district funds. Arlington Boulevard is set as the emergency project and the nine county priorities shift to favor by passes and the Research Center loop. A Seminole meeting of the 99 Association is planned.
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The Duty of Clergy and the Comforting Afflicting Slogan
The author analyzes a popular aphorism claiming pastors must comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. He notes its warmth and immediacy but warns it can distort duty and be used as a political tool to enforce conformity and justify unrest.
Ada Livestock Auction Sells 1050 Cattle Tuesday
A total of 1 050 head of cattle sold in trading Tuesday at the Ada Livestock Auction. Prices were fully steady with last week on all classes. Slaughter cows 12 17.50, slaughter bulls 19 23.50, slaughter calves 21 23.50, stock steers 22 27.00, stock heifers 20 23.00, stock steer calves 24 30.00, stock heifer calves 22 24.00, dairy breed calves 19 24.00, stock cows 15 18.00, and cow and calf pairs 160 to 215.
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Prices steady as Oklahoma wheat and poultry advance
The Oklahoma Board of Agriculture listed cash wheat at 1.56 to 1.63 per bushel across towns including Alva Clinton Enid and Oklahoma City with 1.61 at Hobart and 1.63 at Frederick. Broilers on farms remained steady at 14 per pound while eggs to producers showed varying grades from large to small with most large around 37 to 38 and A small around 22 to 25.
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Cattle and Hog Auction Summary with Prices
USDA cattle figures show 7 600 calves with feeder cattle and calves making up the majority of receipts at regular auction. Slaughter calves and bulls mostly steady with utility and commercial cows 16.00 to 17.50 and bulls 21.50 to 23.50. Early sale notes active demand with mixed good and choice yearlings, 300 to 600 pounds, mostly 25.00 to 27.00 for 500 to 675 pound yearling steers. 700 to 950 pounds mostly 23.25 to 24.90. Hog section reports 900 head, barrows and gilts steady to 25 lower, sows steady, barrows 18.50 to 21.25, around 100 head at 21.50, sows 14.50 to 16.50, feeder pigs 16.00 to 18.50.
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Burglars Blast Pay Booths In Oklahoma City Area
Oklahoma County sheriff and state Crime Bureau probe a series of pay telephone booth thefts using explosives. A booth near Lincoln Park Zoo exploded Wednesday with coins taken, with similar attacks reported in Mustang Wheatland and Moore. Amounts stolen not yet learned.
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Bikes Restored for Dawson Boys After Porch Theft
Mrs Wanda Dawson of 842 East 8th watched her sons Bruce and Chip gain joy again Saturday as OTASCO provided two free replacement bicycles after their brand new bikes were stolen Monday night. Don Schaid, OTASCO manager, said the shop offered replacements to the needy family and urged acceptance.
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State probes integration clash in Carter County
Oklahoma officials examine alleged racial discrimination in the Tatums all Negro school and the Fox School District. The Oklahoma Human Rights Commission urged state and federal agencies to note the dispute over federal funds use, as the Fox board closed the Tatums school amid 97 pupils.
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Norse Settlement Ruins Found in Newfoundland
In 1963 Helge Ingstad located the ruins of a thousand-year-old Norse settlement on Newfoundland, uncovering evidence of early Norse presence in North America.
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Helge Ingstad
Paper walls spark a new wave of uses and variety
The article notes paper as a revolutionary material with over 12 thousand kinds and more than 100 thousand applications including wall coverings. It highlights diverse innovations and practical implementations expanding paper’s role beyond traditional uses.
Snake Blamed For Saturday House Fire In Hammond Heights
A noon Saturday blaze in Hammond Heights destroyed an outhouse at Annie Bowman’s home, 2718 North Stockton, with children smoking a snake cited as the cause. Firemen also listed three grass fires Friday caused by a cutting torch spark, firecrackers, and workers burning right of way.
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Ada High NHS Tutors Offer Free Help This Fall
The National Honor Society at Ada High launches its second year tutoring service for first semester grades. NHS members will be assigned as tutors across English, language, math, physical science, history, biological science, and business under division chairs Pam Voss Anthony Gavriloff Kenny Coffey Richard Roberts Muriel Densford Alice Harris and Ricky Gate.
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Drought-Scarred Construction Site Near Ada Exposes Dry Dig
At East Central State College in Ada a deep excavation for a new fine arts building reveals the drought’s impact. The trench remains powder dry to the bottom after four years of arid conditions affecting ranches, ponds, and grasses. yet optimism persists that winter will halt further moisture loss and bring relief.
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Davis Divorce Granted Between Michael Ann and Lloyd A Davis
Divorce granted between Michael Ann Davis and Lloyd A Davis. Court records show dissolution of marriage with no listed children or corroborating details in the notice.
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Lloyd ‘A. Davis
Hummingbird Versus Gale and Wisecracks Across Time
A collage of verse and jokes reflecting whimsy and wisdom. Readings range from R H Grenville poems on nature to Plautus quips on misfortune and modern one liners about everyday life and urban oddities. Notable lines touch hummingbirds, shoes, and aging.
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Barns as Symbols of Past Rural Life in Avery Poem
The poem contrasts suburban living with barns attached to homes, praising barns as reliable storage and childhood spaces. It laments barns lacking a second floor for cherished belongings and critiques barnless suburbs, concluding with a sympathetic view toward the poor without barns.
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