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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1961
Page
4
A vintage column rails against the beatnik ethos of the Nothing philosophy. It mocks public eccentricity, urges honest nonconformity, and imagines an hourglass on a bar to symbolize time wasted. The piece warns that a life spent doing nothing ends with unremarked death and unfulfilled building of family and work.
This column explains how equal blame can apply in automobile accidents under contributory negligence. It notes the last clear chance doctrine allows damages when the injured party was in peril and the defendant could have averted the crash but failed to act.
This column argues Christ remains the principal authority over life, beyond politics or finance, grounded in his living example and teachings. It contrasts varying church views on how Jesus’ authority is received, whether through Spirit, Bible, or church leadership, and notes his authority stems from actual living and knowledge of God and man.
A reader recalls travel by wagon with rough roads and wagon wheels, shares porch elder memories, cottage recipes, and editor notes. She mentions Seminole Cromwell era, logs versus siding, and a fond boxers dog tale, plus travel notes from Tennessee Florida and Lookout Mountain.
In Lula and Ada area notes, families visit relatives, hospital checks for Lois Clifford, and mumps illnesses among Diana Lynne Leader and others. Several residents attend church and share spring weather reports as water lines freeze. Local cake recipes and kitchen notes accompany community updates from the Leader, Brooks, Sweat, and Cross families.
Edna B. McLish is divorced from Henry McLish. Francis Ritter separated from Herold Ritter. Clara Marié Sullivan ends marriage with Henry Sullivan. Dorothy Martin divorces William C. Martin. Zelma Juanita Williams separated from James Joseph Williams.
A fragmented collection of humorous quotes and lines from various voices. Jests touch on marriage, aging, work, and daily life with playful irony and punchy one liners. Notable snippets reference lovers, bankers, barbers, and politicians in brisk, period-tinged mood.
A lively column critiques weather forecasts amid a blue norther and cold snap in Oklahoma, cartoonishly tallying colds and injuries. It skewers forecast accuracy, then shifts to social notes on the younger generation, schooling, and a humorous anecdote about a young man and a grocery store manager.
Luther M Rush died Monday at his Tupelo home after a long illness. Born 1889 in Missouri he moved to Clarita in 1907 and married Charlotte Wilbanks there in 1910. The couple came to Tupelo in 1956. Survivors include his wife four sons and four daughters with several relatives named. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Criswell Funeral Home.
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