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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1965
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News criticizes the Hullabaloo and Shindig programs praising Petula Clark while deriding most acts. The piece notes odd costumes, off key singing, and wild hair as barber trends rise, calling the shows living end for television.
The Wage Earner Plan provides debt relief by letting a debtor pay a fixed portion of wages through a court trustee and shielding them from wage attachments. Court approval hinges on debt payoff within three years and at most 25 percent of income, plus the debtor and often the spouse showing earnest intent to repay. About 27 000 chose this path last year, despite the stigma of bankruptcy lingering in employment and credit checks.
Dr Kenneth J Foreman explores Romans 8 26 28 Philippians 3 7 16 and Hebrews 5 7 14 to urge that becoming Christian starts when one invites Christ into the heart and continues as believers press on Toward the Goal He notes God works through the Spirit translating feeble prayers and that even a single steadfast Christian strengthens the spiritual battle between Right and Wrong.
A 72 acre lakefront site at Lake Cayuga's southern tip in Ithaca New York is set for a 1500 seat Festival Theatre. The project aims to launch a summer performing arts fete with a 2.5 million fundraising drive to complete the theatre by 1967 led by Alan Schneider as artistic head and J Wesley Zeigler as managing director.
Court Clerk Carl Stewart outlines steps for marriage licenses including blood tests age rules consent requirements and waiting periods. Licenses must be used within 10 days and are valid only in the issuing county. Race restrictions are stated as part of Oklahoma law.
The Oklahoma Legislature recognizes Dr. William E. Brock Dr. C. C. Pearson and Olin Kliewer of Oklahoma State University for developing the anaplasmosis vaccine after 37 years of work. The vaccine could save Oklahoma cattlemen 7 million dollars annually and US cattlemen 35 million. Mass production by Ft. Dodge Laboratories will begin this fall with distribution through veterinarians.
EK. P. Hunter was set to be sworn in as city councilman but no oath was available as County Judge Fred Andrews arrived late. City Clerk Tom Grant rushed to Oklahoma City to obtain the oath while City Manager J. B. Davidson and other officials scrambled in Grant’s office. The delay left the room tense before an oath was finally secured.
The annual Oklahoma Homemaker's Conference will be Aug 9 12 on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater. Pontotoc County homemakers should reserve rooms with the home demonstration agent by July 23. Delegates to the State Home Demonstration Council are Mrs J E Martin and Mrs Simon Young. Short courses include Reducing Landscape Maintenance detailing plant types edgings and circulation around home grounds.
A columnist argues for a multi county library or bookmobile to serve Pontotoc County rural residents. It would expand access to books and improve life education though minor tax impact. The piece notes schools’ consolidation and urges centralized library services across counties and OK partnerships.
On an average day more than 1,300,000 persons occupy hospital beds across the United States each year.
An exhortation urging personal generosity and selflessness. The quotation emphasizes sharing knowledge, helping those in need, conquering selfish greed, fostering love and friendliness, and seeking alignment with God’s will as taught by Everett W. Hill.
A boy in a baseball uniform walks home as a pennantier asks about the game. He says it was swell but they had to call it in the third inning because the parents were rioting, highlighting misread praise and the crowd’s passion.
The piece reflects on themes of wealth, faith, and routine noting that riches are futile per the Bible and tax forms. It comments on the daily morning start as a source of trouble, framing life’s challenges as opportunities.
A collage of quips and anecdotes touches weddings commencements and gossip. It notes June gift inflation May nuptials October speeches and a cheeky Selma Raskin aside while tossing in cherry one liners and a phoneyard joke about a tiger in a tank.
A reader notes Dirty Trick Junior returns from Kamp Katydid with suitcases bursting and a week’s worth of laundry. The fragment reads like a light column with quotes from Betty Bishop and Robert West about luck and criticism, ending with a reflective verse from Jack Crawford.
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