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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1972
Page
4
Amid hot weather and holiday strain, temper flares and political strife rise as people battle irritability. Commentators report unusually high levels of friction and conflict, with many noting a surge in irritability among communities.
Poem fragment offers guidance and faith during long nights. It expresses gratitude to the Lord for dreams that lift hearts and peace that comes with understanding, concluding with a reverent thanks.
A devotional essay traces doubt and faith through biblical examples and daily life. It notes Elijah's despair after triumph, urges listening for God's still voice, and surveys modern psychology, nutrition, and social clues guiding personal resilience and manners. It blends spiritual reflection with light humor and domestic observations.
James Cagle Dana and David of Midland Texas spend weekend with the Hokett family in Tupelo. Joella Mina exchange student from France attends First Baptist Church. Multiple local visits and hospital updates. Ballard Nursing Home and Oakman residents noted. Moving back and Hawaii visit mentioned for Berryman and family.
The region faces a prolonged dry cycle with moisture well below average, reducing hay yields by 25 to 39 percent and pushing up prices. Land is increasingly shifted from hay to pasture as Bermuda planting expands and cattle numbers rise. An irrigation project on the Thomas Ranch highlights water use from a conservancy lake, while a summer hay-hauling routine is proposed as a gritty fitness plan for athletes and a potential cash source.
Two witnesses implicated Harry in a supermarket robbery but others testified he was not the man. The court overturned the verdict, citing the principle that trials must free the innocent and prosecutors must not suppress evidence capable of proving innocence.
Annual Conway Steedman Old Timers Reunion will be July 9 at Wintersmith Park with registration at 10 a.m. and a basket dinner at noon, per Bud Blackburn president of the association. All residents or former residents of Conway or Steedman are invited to attend. The towns were thriving at statehood and no special Sunday program is planned. past events centered on group singing and viewing old pictures.
The Ahloso community plans a first homecoming from 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Wintersmith Park Lodge. All former pupils of Ahloso School and friends are invited, with disaster relief funds noted and Rev. L. Holloway expected to attend and deliver the Sunday message at Abloso Church.
Area citizens have contributed $328 to a special fund to aid victims of flooding in five Dakota states and in five eastern states.
Urgent appeal for assistance asks volunteers and donors to support the American Red Cross. Contributions are requested and can be sent to 117 1S. Broadway.
Ada hosted a Parker family reunion with over 61 attendees. Local and out of state relatives gathered including Patti Parker and multiple Parker couples, plus guests from Texas, Mississippi, California, and Oklahoma. Names span Parker descendants and spouses, with Lindsay and El Reno listed among Oklahoma attendees.
The Oakman section lists relatives and friends visiting and travel plans. Irene Balthrop and Lonnie Manuel hosts and guests include Ben Theimer from Arkansas, Echo Race Track meetings, and visits from Loyd Currier, Kent Atwood, and the McClendons. Nearby Edges note weddings in Duncan and trips to Silver Dollar City.
Latta High School held its 17th annual Latta Alumni Banquet at Pelagi Hall East Central State College themed It Was a Very Good Year. Sixty three alumni and guests attended as Evelyn Kay Stephens presided. Lou Ann Denham received the Annual Alumni Award a 1972 graduate, with a $25 savings bond.
Long list of visits and family gatherings centered on Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Law in Oklahoma with relatives from Oklahoma City Pauls Valley Vanoss Stratford Tulsa and Bartlesville. The piece notes meals, overnight stays, camping trips at Clayton Lake and a Frank Gideos family reunion at Wintersmith Park Lodge. A finger injury to Florence Isaacs’s granddaughter is also mentioned along with fireworks viewing at the Isaacs home.
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