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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1976
Page
4
A reflective essay laments insects as pests yet argues ecologists misjudge their role. It jokes about endangered species lists and notes the cotton boll weevil's hardiness while contrasting human dependence on credit and checks with a Call to rethink societal systems.
A court ruling analyzes when quitting a job justifies unemployment insurance. Boredom or mild changes in conditions usually do not qualify, while extreme conditions or justified fears of harm can. The article discusses a cab driver and a furniture store salesman as contrasting examples of eligibility.
A flurry of gatherings fills Ada as the Macombers host a Spanish dinner with Bonds Beck Van Sycle and others. Wedding shower for Chaffin and Flowers Chaffin occurs at the Flowers home with guests. Visitors travel between Ada and California and Utah as families reconnect at summer events and holidays.
Visiting the Morans and area residents share hospital updates church attendance and family travel. People named include Audry Treas Minnie Maloy Mable Busbee Louise McCurdy and Quint Phillips with visits to Valley View Hospital Ponca City and Lula Bartlesville Bartlesville area social life noted along with church attendances and a July 4 celebration on church grounds.
Mrs. Kate Laseman and family joined a Norman Family Reunion at Sulphur National Park on July 4. Nearby gatherings include Mrs. De Witt and Mrs. Dixon visiting relatives in Roff and Artesian Nursing Home, with quilting contest honors for three Roff women and several trips to attend local events and see relatives in Oklahoma and Texas.
Billy F. Barrett filed Tuesday at the county election board for the office of county superintendent of schools. Barrett, principal at Homer School, is the only candidate so far with no incumbent. In Pontotoc County no contested races yet and three incumbents Sheriff Burl Griffin County Clerk James Houston McGaha and Court Clerk Wayne Joplin have drawn no opposition.
Residents of southeastern Oklahoma pressed the Oklahoma Water Resources Board for details on the Comprehensive Water Plan. The Ada gathering, called by SODA, raised concerns about local input, funding for pipelines, and who pays for water movement to central and arid southwestern Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City state Highway Commission approves two multi million relocation projects for the August bid opening. U.S. 75 near Copan Reservoir priced at 3.2 million with 2 million from the Army Corps and 823000 federal highway funds. Oklahoma Gas & Electric pays 3.3 million for U.S. 177 and Oklahoma 15 in Noble County.
Ada area obituaries list seven residents who died in early July and late June. Ages range from 22 to 87 with multiple deaths tied to Criswell Criswell Smith and other local funeral homes. Names include Ella Price Bettie Lewis John Skinner Gussie Lillard Charles Keever Mack Yokum and Verbal Oliver.
A collection of kitchen instructions covers cross ribs baked in sauce with a two hour bake time followed by finishing, liver pate stuffed mushrooms with cream cheese, parsley and liver mix, and a cinnamon orange roll cake with glaze. High altitude notes mention adjustments and eggless dough.
Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen from the 179th 180th and 279th Infantry trained at Fort Chaffee Arkansas in a two week summer school emphasizing explosive placement for bridge destruction. Demonstrations used C4 to collapse a rock and tree, with drills on bridges and detonator wiring overseen by the 245th Engineering Company.
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