Population trend worries Rural America says Albert
Rep. Carl Albert speaking to the Southern Oklahoma Development Association laments the drift from countryside to cities. He cites urban growth, project populations to 261 million by 1990, and warns that loss of balance between industry and agriculture could threaten America. He advocates improved communications and local programs to stem migration.
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The
Southern Oklahoma Development Association
Carl Albert
America
Albert
SODA
Mr. Albert
Unusual Family Lawsuit Shows Parental Deception
A wife sued Fred’s parents for fraud after learning he hid tuberculosis and drug addiction before their marriage. The court found the parents liable for deceit, signaling limits to parental privilege in shielding a child.
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Fred
Ethel
The
Court de
ADA LIVESTOCK MARKET BRINGS RECORD TRADING PRICES
The Ada market rose to new highs as 973 heads sold on Tuesday. Packer cows and bulls gained $1, all stockers and feeders up at least $1 with some spots higher. Slaughter cows 18-24.50, bulls 27-30.50, stock steer yearlings 37-42, stock heifer yearlings 30-37.50, stock steer calves 38-60.09, stock heifer calves 33-42, stock cows 21-28, and cow and calf pairs 265-345.
Rural residents vent on solid waste problem and attitudes
The piece laments rural trash dumping on roads and properties, urges respect for private property, and notes the need for changes in attitudes toward waste. It critiques city dumpers and calls for collective action, with reflections on New Year resolutions and football season fatigue.
Santa Fe Plans $63 Million Rolling Stock Investment
Dallas AP reports Santa Fe Railway will spend about $63 million on rolling stock as part of its 1872 capital expenditure program. John S. Reed, president and CEO, announced the plan.
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Dallas
Santa Fe Railway
John S. Reed
Nothing to do but work and wear and fear
A mosaic of wry quips and maxims on life, effort, and humor. It weaves poems of scarcity with jokes about aging, punctuality, and common sense, ending with a classroom library anecdote and a country barber tale.
The Covenant Players Use Money Theme For A Hell Bound Choice
The play to be presented by the Covenant Players centers on a man who dies and finds himself in a luxurious room with an attendant offering anything he desires. He voices a wish to go to Hell, prompting reflections on money and faith as Jesus taught that possessions reveal devotion. The message emphasizes sharing, trusting God to meet needs, and the peril of loving money over God.
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Covenant
Smith
Jesus
Pople
God
Luke
Mammon
Social rounds spread across Spanish Chapel area
Don Lamb and family from Oklahoma City visited his parents, while numerous locals shared Sundays with relatives in Connerville Ada and Strat ford. Residents praised hospital visits and weekends with extended kin, including trips to Oklahoma City and Norman areas.
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Don Lamb
Billy Don
Oklahoma City
Clifford Lamb
Roger
Effie Lamb
John Wood
Charles Wood
Kim
Connerville
Bill Hood
Randall
Moore
M. R. Tucker
Randall Hood
Bill Lee
Oakman
Ann Eaves
Londa Tucker
Audrey Wilkerson
Aubrey Krebbs
Pauls Valley
Joy Tucker
Florence Isaacs
Royal Isaacs
Allen
Dorchie Booth
Ada
Artie Holland
Nora Ryan
J. A. Patton
Gregg
Johnna Kay
Vickie Gray
J. W. Law
Pod Law
Robin
Milo Pennington
Max Law
Greg
Lynette
Norvin Nessel
Tishomingo
Ethel Anderson
Pat Law
Vaness School
Baptist youth rally attendees and church day at McGee Valley
A First Baptist Church youth rally drew attendees including Donald Hogue Ronnie Clifford Gary Jackson Patti Fowler David Romines Sherry Jackson D E Romines Jerry Romines Jackie Turner and Rev Garry Haskins with the attendance banner. Various visits and home gatherings followed with neighbors relatives and friends across Ada and surrounding areas. The Sunday church attendance at the Baptist Church was 72 and all church positions were filled by men on men’s day.
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McGee Valley
First Baptist Church
Donald Hogue
Ronnie Clifford
Gary Jackson
Patti Fowler
David Romines
Sherry Jackson
D. E. Romines
Jerry Romines
Jackie Turner
Garry Haskins
Christi Cannon
Sue Lynn Billingsley
Davey Johnston
Lois Clifford
Wolf
Charles Leader
Leader
Seminole Hospital
Donnie
Ronnie
Delia McWethy
Ballards
Ada
Eva Foreman
Jack Patton
Clarita
Morrie Patton
Salina
Calif
Lloyd Johnston
Jerry
Betty
Moore
Carol Miller
Paul Johnston
R. J. Hipp
Rogel
Oklahoma City
Robert Brashears
Otis Jennings
Ricky O’neal
Karen Shawnee
David Burris
Chase
Mose Burris
Sebena Burris
H. D. Bullard Jr
Brenda
Carol
Joyce
Danny
Sherman Drennan
Gordon Parnell
Ed Bullard
Mike
Lillian Cole
R. E. Boyett
Charles Boyett
Paul Boyett
Bill Caruthers
Jack Austin
Harvey Bullard
Ruth Berry
Olson
W. W. Bates
Jeve Murphy
Kenneth Murphy
Stonewall
W. B. Hokett
Glen Smith
Glenda
Mary
Brent Walker
Steve
Ginger
Susan Edwards
Donnie Johnson
Deanese
Allen
Arvel Jennings
Lloyd Wayne Goss
Rhonda
J. R. Linker
Robin
Harley Johnson
Marcia Harter
Johnsons
Ford Krebbs
Lawton Hospital
Lucy Cox
Addie Prichard
Dale Felkins
Marla
Harvey Bulard
Bob Smith
Roy Johnston
Phillip
Ben Johnston
Alfred Prichard
Valley View Hospital
Michelle
Ruby Diane Ellis
Holdenville
Pat Ellis
The
Baptist Church
Sunshine church notices and social visits in Sunshine Oklahoma
Sunday school had 30 attendees at Sunshine Sun Cuba Heard, Rita Sawyer and Donna Kaye Parr sang in the morning service. Kaye Parr played piano for the evening service. Numerous visits and hospital updates follow, including Annie Ross at Valley View Hospital after a heart attack, with well wishes for a speedy recovery. Residents and visitors from Sunshine and nearby towns are listed with names and places.
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Sunshine
Cuba Heard
Rita Sawyer
Donna Kaye Parr
Kaye Parr
Don Parr
Kaye
Donna
Danny
Claude Hewett
J. B. Eager
Vernie Henley
E. D. Eager
Gary
Riley Sutton Jr
Carolyn Eager
Dora Braddock
Annie Ross
Valley View Hospital
Asa Jones
Gilworth
Ivey Little
R. V. Peters
Ada
Jim Wyche
Bea Wyche
Mary Berry
S. F. Barrett
Pontotoc
Joy Cox
Mary Phillips
Roff
Royce Phillips
Oklahoma City
D. W. Phillips
Roy Cook
Tillie Parrish
Mary Jo Green
Dallas
Roy Foster
Cindy
Georgia Cash
J. L. Green
Theo Cash
Claude and
Virgie Hewett
Mrs. Buck Heard
T. J. Roquemore
Emrogene Bigham
Clyde Hobgood
John Brents
Fittstown
Annie
Stanley Roff
Local Obituaries List Ada and Nearby Residents
A funeral notice list records deaths of multiple Ada area residents with ages and funeral home contacts. Names include Lillie May McClure, Robert Fortune, Columbus Escue Ste W Stewart, Ernest H. Smith, Jackson Garri son, William B. Steed, Ruby Pearl Cape, Tom Blackburn, Charles Andrew Holt, Luther William Miller, George F. Motes, James N. Attebery, Buelah Woodruff, Adam M. Heck, and others with ages ranging from 29 to 88 and funeral homes CrIswell Smith Slater Pickard.
Ada Families Gather for Weekend Visits and Illness
Ada residents and relatives from nearby towns visited over the weekend. Names include Wommack Scroggins Holland Collings Bevers Hall Castoe Stan field Lee, Brasfield, Berryman, Manuel, Duvall, and Lewis, with several trips to Ada and Seminole. an emergency appendectomy occurred for Karen Lee’s aunt.
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Ira Wommack
Web Scroggins
Eddie Holland
Jud Collings
Ada
Joe Bevers
W. L. Hall
McAlester
Phillip Crawford
Marsha
Vaughn
Jim Castoe
Allen Stanfield
Okmulgee Tech
J. D. Castoe
Mike
Mark
Calud Tanfield
Allen
Billy Lee
Herman Wilson
Karen
Seminole
Kevin Lee
Steven
Brock Snook
Sonia Lee
Lisa Walston
Karen Lee
Jerry Lee
Galey
Valley View Hospital
Johnny Brasfield
M. J. Kelling
Ida Brasfield
Elmer Lee
J. W. Berryman
Zora Lee
Lonnie V. Manuel
Elva Duvall
J. D. Fulton
Mrs Harry W Miller Receives New Award
At the Arbuckle Area Council banquet in Lake Murray Lodge three scouts received the Silver Beaver for long service. Bob Peck Ardmore John Stenhouse Atoka and John Skinner Wynnewood were honored, each with over a decade as leaders and 65 plus years total in scouting. A first time Silver Fawn award honored Ada resident Mrs Harry W Miller for outstanding youth service.
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Arbuckle Area Council
Lake Murray Lodge
Bob) Peck
Ardmore
John Stenhouse
Atoka
John Skinner
Wynnewood
Harry W. Miller
Ada
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Vernon Gray
Vickie
Rodney
Steven Gray
Clark
Frank Dryden
Jack Hurt
Ruth Magar
Verneice Dryden
Ruby Dryden
Inez Pennington
Willie Gideon
Verna McDonald
Beulah Little
Floy Burk
Willis Sutton
Ethel Steen
Muskogee
Opal Ward
Joe Burleson
Wanda Lamb
Larry Gray
Caifornia
Air Force
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Baby
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Carma
Tom Henson
Shawnee
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Chantel, Moore
Delbert Tucker
Rendy
Darla
Odus McGalliard
John Hudson
Memie Tucker
Kathryn Lance
Lillie May McClure
Criswell Funeral Home
Robert Fortune
Columbus
Escue Stewart
Firstown
Smith Funeral Home
Ernest H. Smith
Tupelo
Jackson
Jack” Garrison
William B. Steed
Ruby Pearl Cape
Tom Blackburn
Straford
Pickard Funeral Home
Charles Andrew Holt
Luther William Miller
George F. Motes
James N. Attebery
Buelah Woodruff
Adam M. Heck
Central Home
Slater Funeral Home
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