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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1963
Page
4
A nostalgic column recalls life in earlier times in Ada Oklahoma praising mule teams kerosene lamps well water and wood burning stoves. The writer contrasts past pleasures with modern conveniences like electricity air conditioning and power tools, lamenting lost simple joys and rural skills.
The writer shares nostalgia for a life in Pontotoc and Coal counties during the late 1940s childhood peanuts and cotton work. The Ada Weekly readers recall harvest seasons, family labor, and friendships formed across western Oklahoma while noting future generations may not experience the same toil and togetherness.
A devotional exploration of why God acts as revealed in Genesis 1 2 and Psalm 33 1 12. It argues that belief in God is only the start of religion and emphasizes God’s purposeful actions in creation and in human life, while acknowledging the limits of human understanding.
A collage of light verse and quips on motherhood memory and modern life. Poems by Kathryn Blackburn Peck and Bradley Morrison mix humor and reflection about quiet rooms after children grow and the absurdities of daily culture.
In 1957 the Bureau of Engraving and Printing introduced a new printing process that allows printing 32 one dollar bills at once on a single sheet, up from 18. The change aimed to boost production efficiency for currency.
Millionaire Calouste Gulbenkian funds a foundation that has established 45 public libraries and 47 mobile libraries across Portugal, expanding access to books and learning resources nationwide.
The first West Point class of 1802 produced two graduates Joseph G. Swift and Simon M. Levy both War of 1812 veterans. In 1935 the world’s largest manned balloon reached 192 feet in diameter.
Classified notice invites readers to list items for sale, search for goods, seek rentals, and post wants. Contact line FE 2 4433 appears for placement and inquiries.
4 H club members Wayne Brown Charles Brady Bill Shope and Richard Baily attended an educational field day in Shawnee on Thursday. The event led by Delbert Black and Paul Silvey introduced the market egg project, aiming to boost youth involvement in producing and marketing eggs. Awards depended on participant age and flock size. A Farm and Hatchery tour at Parkin Farm highlighted a leading Southwest operation.
The first unit of the new 4-H safety workbook is ready at the county agent's office in Ada. Safety has long been a favorite 4-H project for Pontotoc County members, and all enrolled boys and girls should pick up their workbooks soon.
Ada city records two July traffic accidents dated Tuesday and Wednesday with citations for failure to yield. Edith Faye McDaniel and Wylie W Tirey collided at Fourteenth and Cherry, with McDaniel cited for failure to yield. Willie Mae Parker and Glen Kemp were involved near Eighth and Broadway, also cited for failure to yield. Additional municipal cases include John Couch speeding Manuel Irwin public drunkenness and Henry Denson speeding.
A terse aphorism notes how rumors spread quickly along grapevines, implying that slight sourness in the vines accelerates gossip and social chatter among observers.
A column blends tongue in cheek about western hats versus business attire and notes on July heat in Oklahoma. It suggests hats once protective now decorative, surveys insect trends, cattle water, and reservoir flows. It also previews a legislative summary event at the Aldridge Hotel hosted by the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce.
The piece explains how judges must stay impartial and control proceedings to ensure fair verdicts. It notes the judge's duty to instruct on law and admit testimony, while lawyers zealously advocate for clients. It also covers contempt of court as a tool to punish disruptive conduct.
The Vienna court system grants the judge broad authority to levy fines and jail on the spot for on the spot offenses and certain outside court disobediences. For indirect contempt hearings are needed to prove offenses. Causes for penalties include tardy jurors or lawyers, attacking the judge, witnesses refusing to testify, or improper attempts to influence the court.
A memoir recalls growing up with birds and pets in a rural setting. The author remembers mockingbirds and blue jays, a pet dog named Stubby, and how family life centered on animals. The piece reflects on loss, memory, and a lifelong love of natural sounds.
Stocker and feeder cattle fall 50 cents to 1 dollar with bulls down 50 cents and cows and calves 10 to 15 a pair lower. cows and slaughter calves steady. Receipts 2,500 cattle and 50 hogs, 417 sellers and 127 buyers. Cattle price ranges include young heifer type cows 16 to 18, utility cows 13 to 16, canner 10 to 13, bulls 16 to 18.5, veal calves 22 to 24, butcher calves 22 to 24.5. Stockers and feeders list various steer and heifer prices, stock cows and calves 130 to 225, feeder steers 21 to 24, dairy calves 14 to 20. Hog prices show bulk butchers 16 to 17 and 300 to 500 pound sows 12 to 13.
Readers weigh the moral and practical costs of carbon policies and personal choices in a lively letter column. Voices highlight industry transitions, community resilience, and envisioned paths to cleaner energy.
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