Ada council approves zoning changes and property sale
Ada Oklahoma city council endorsed an amended plat for Escal Myers at 18th and Stadium Drive for four large apartment buildings. They tentatively approved a zoning change for 1225 East 15th Wendall Young home to allow a fraternity house under Rd zoning, with conditions and future ordinance presentation. The meeting also approved vacation of an alley in Original Townsite Block 58 for Ada Iron and Metal Co. and heard airport needs including more hangar space, runway repairs, and a $17,000 to $25,000 plan for a new T hangar to boost city development.
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Ada
Odshomas
George Gurley
Metropoli- Ramodate
Vonsvitet
Tan
City Hall
Escal Myers
Stadium Drive
Myers
East 15Th
Wendall Young
Phi Kappa Alpha
Bob Bennett
Atorney
Bennett
East Central
College
James Danley
Zennett
Sidney Sachs
Ada Iron and Metal Co
G. C. Mayhue
J. B. Davidson
Mayhue
Wickham Packing Co
Mayime
Floyd Haynes
Gibson’s
George Harris
Harris
Equal Justice and Precedent in Family Law
The speaker argues that equal treatment for all in family cases relies on precedents shaping the legal system. Precedents clarify outcomes in disputes between individuals and set standards of right and wrong for everyone, making each person’s day in court today.
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Fother
Clarence Gideon
Gideon ruling and the reach of precedent in law
The Gideon decision overturned a felony conviction due to lack of counsel, illustrating how precedent shapes modern law. The piece explains how prior rulings guide courts in similar cases, stressing careful use rather than blind adherence, and notes Bell’s invention at age 29 as part of lawful progress.
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Clarence Gideon
United Staes Supreme Court
Gideon
Mae
City disallows pipeline damages claim after rupture
City officials rejected a $3020.78 claim by Cherokee Pipeline Co arising from a break in a pipeline at the city dumpground. City Manager Davidson described a bulldozer collar incident and a small rupture. the company said 952 barrels of distillate were lost, a figure the manager called excessive.
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Cherokee Pipeline Co
Ald City
Davidson
Faithful service over success guides ministry
A meditation on ministry warns that success is not the measure. faithfulness is enough. Parallel market notes from New York show mixed gains and losses as AT&T slides on FCC rate changes, with Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Kodak, ITT, Eastern Air Lines and Merck posting varying moves amid a volatile session.
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New York
At&t
McDonnell Douglas
Eastman Kodak
International ‘Telephone
Eastern Air Tines
Merck
Stokeley van Camp
Jalmost
Xerox
Medicare Plan Has Little Effect On Valley View
Valley View Hospital administrator Celeste Kemer says Medicare’s first year brought little change. She notes older patients still seek hospital care locally and growth remains within normal limits. The plan has increased hospital use by a small margin and added heavy accounting work, with 4451 Medicare patients cared for in the last year.
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Valley View
Celeste Kemer
Valley View Hospital
Rethinking Christian Success Beyond Numbers
A reflective piece argues that true Christian success is obedience over worldly metrics. It cites Paul and Barnabas as examples who won some but faced rejection and dangers. The text questions measuring ministry by sermons, attendance, or converts alone.
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Disciples of Jesus Christ
Christ
Jesus
Paul
Barnabas
Antioch
Jesus Christ
Medicare nursing home care urged for patients in need
A speaker notes that some Medicare patients stay in hospital longer than needed due to lack of suitable care alternatives. She argues for community support to approve Medicare funded nursing homes, especially for patients living alone who do not require full hospital care.
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Ler
Medicare
Ada Woman Hurt in Two Car Crash Near Triple A Grocery
An Ada woman was treated and released at Valley View Hospital after a two car crash on SH 3 near the Triple A Grocery. Daisy Marie Roberson, 302 North Townsend, sustained injuries described as not serious in the 2:40 p.m. accident.
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Valley View Hospital
SH 3
Daisy Marie Roberson
North Townsend
Zero defects and the Fourth of July family drama
A wandering reflection contrasts the concept of zero defects with farming practices and colonial wartime lessons, then shifts to a humorous portrait of a father on Independence Day. It traces idealized efficiency against exuberant family scenes, ending with a stumble from overexertion and a tame water-skiing fade.
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Dad
Pop
Junior
Lefty Grave
Christy Mathewson
Iday
Ada Kiwanis Delegation Returns From Houston Convention
Three Ada Kiwanians and their wives returned from the 52nd International Kiwanis Convention in Houston June 25 to 29. The Ada delegation was led by Dwight Morelock, lieutenant governor of Division 21, Texas Oklahoma district. Ken Johnson and T. K. Treadwell also attended. Johnson accepted an award for increased Ada club membership in 1966. About 22,000 attendees from 15 countries and 2,400 Texas Oklahoma district representatives were present.
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Houston
Ada
Dwight Morelock
Texas-Oklahoma
Ken Johnson
Greater Ada Kiwanis Club
T. K. Treadwell
Ada Kiwanis Club
Johnson
Astrodome
Tex! Beneke Orchestra
Anita [Bryant
Small School Defense To Be Presented In Capitol Confrontation
Foes of the state Board of Education plan to challenge the proposed elimination of sub standard schools in a Friday capitol hearing. More than 200 elementary schools would be abolished, with opponents and supporters presenting their cases under strict time limits. The hearing will be telecast by WKY and followed by a potential final vote, with organizers from Ollahome Schools Inc and various education groups backing or opposing the changes.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Education
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Association of School Administrators
Oliver Hodge
WKY
Doard
Finley
Big Four
Kingfisher County
Ted Allen
Osage County
Ollahome Schools, Inc
Oklahoma State School Board Association
State
Parent-Teachers Association
Charles Holleyman
Mustang
Oklahoma Education Association
R. B E. Carlton
Pauls Valley
School Administrators Organization
Bryce Baggett
Obituary notices for Lovinggood Henderson Greenlee and Konawa
Obituaries memorialize Lena Lovinggood of Lehigh who died in Coalgate and funeral rites led by Wayne Brooks with burial at Lehigh Cemetery. Everett Henderson of Sulphur, a WWI veteran and oilfield worker, buried at Oaklawn after services. Mrs Mary Greenlee of Konawa buried at Konawa Cemetery after a Pentecostal Holiness Church service.
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Lena Lovinggood
Lehigh
Coalgate
Church of Christ
Wayne Brooks
Yukon
Cooper Funeral Home
Miss Lovinggood
Thornton
Tex
Rebekah Lodge
Everett J. Henderson
Everett J.’ Henderson
West Broadway
Jim House
Bahner
Oaklawn
Mr. Henderson
Okisnoma City
Woodville
Oklo
Mrr
Henderson
American Legion
Pawhuske
Mary Greenlee
Konawa
West North
Pentecostal Holiness Church
J. F. Newberry
Watts Funeral Home
Joe A. I Wo
Pauline Fox
Martie McDaniel
Ontario
Calif
George Everett
Ceres
Clarence
Tulsa
Iva Campbell
Novata
Lillian Sanford
Kansas City
Kan
Alma May Ferguson obituary notice announced by Smith Funeral Home
Alma May Ferguson 72 of Lawson died today in a hospital. Services will be announced later by Smith Funeral Home. She is survived by son A. J. Ferguson of Ada.
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Alma May Ferguson
Lawson
Smith Funeral Home
A. J. Ferguson
Ada
Homemakers To Meet Friday at Winter Smith Park
The Pantoloc County Extension Homemakers Council holds a Friday picnic at Winter Smith Park with a session 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Luncheon also 11:30 to 12:30. If weather fails, events move to the park lodge with movies for children and 41 girls ready to supervise tours. Mrs Simeon Young, council president, invites members’ families.
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Pantoloc County
Indian swimmer Mihir Sen to seek Lok Sabha seat
Mihir Sen, famed Indian swimmer of the Panama Canal and Dardanelles, announces a bid for parliament in India's general elections next February as an independent. He criticizes the Congress Party, saying it has driven India to the brink of disaster.
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Show Biz
Calcutta
India
Mihir Sen
Sen
Jae Wil
Congress Party
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