Science and religion meet in Teilhard de Chardin link
A columnist argues the oldest college rivalry is science versus religion. He cites Jesuit priest and biologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin showing faith and science can complement each other, enlarging the idea of God as humanity explores the universe from Palomar to Genesis.
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United States
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Assis
Mt. Palomar
Teilhard
Kirkley Mather
Harvard
Albert Eintstein
Ada Evening News and Ada Weekly News Chronicle
A mixed OCR of Ada publications discusses local mail rates and services, then shifts to editorial notes on wildlife management, landowner programs, and sport fishing potential. It includes historical quotes, humorous quips, and scattered notices about public interest topics.
Blood tests in paternity cases reshape courtroom battles
A 1974 American Bar Association piece explains blood type tests rarely prove paternity but can disprove it. Courts may compel testing with or without consent, and results influence outcomes though not deliver clear proof. The article notes tests have saved many men from false charges while recognizing limits as a decisive proof.
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Tess
Pater
NITV
Melson Draws Rival For D A s Position
District Attorney Gordon R. Melson drew an opponent and two more men filed for county commission posts. James W. Bolt of Ada filed for the D A position and Melson sought re election. Clyde R. Haskins entered county commission post two, FO Jones and W D Jaques filed for the post Monday. David Gray drew an opponent as Dorsey Myers Jr filed for district one. Lonnie Abbott filed for re election in District 25 and Rep Hugh Sandhin will seek re election in District 24. Other filings Monday included Lee R. West and Calvert Cannon in district judge offices. The filings bring total county and state seekers in the county to 20.
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Gordon R. Melson
James W. Bolt
Ada
D.A
Pontotoc
Hughes
Seminole
Melson
Clyde R. Haskins
County Commission
FO. Jones
W. D. Jaques
David Gray
Lonnie Abbott
Pontotoc County
Rep
Hugh Sandhin
Pontotac County
Lee R. West
Calvert Cannon
Ponta
Toe County
Commissioner Race Shapes Up In County
One more candidate joined the county election board filing on Tuesday making a three way county commission race in district one. Dave Gray current veteran commissioner and Dorsey Myers Jr. had filed earlier. London's Covent Garden market slated for relocation to Nine Elms by 1978, ending 300 years in central London under an official charter.
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Ust
County Election Board
A. G. Sanders
County Commission
Dave Gray
Dorsey Myers Jr
London
Covent Garden
Nine Elms
River Thames
M&R Opens New Ada Facility On West Main
McFarland Robertson Music Co opens the Mc Farland Robertson Home Center at 1000 W. Main Ada replacing the Service Center. The parent firm runs 220 W. Main. hours 8:30 to 5:30 daily. Grand opening in two weeks. Managers include Gene Haase and Lloyd Griswold with Carl Harrelson as electronic service manager. Ten full time staff move into the remodeled Trade Mart building with 900 records and new RCA and Curtis Mayes sets. Off street parking available on the west side. Owners are H A McFarland and N A Robertson.
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McFarland- Robertson Music Co
McFarland Robertson Home Center
Ada
W. Main
M and RB
Sold Trade Mart
Gene Haase
Lloyd Griswold
Carl ‘Harrelson
Louise Harrelson
RCA
Curtis Mayes
H. A. Mc
Wilburn Cartwright Files for Oklahoma Governor Nomination
Seventy eight year old Wilburn Cartwright filed for the Democratic nomination for governor in Oklahoma City saying he had done almost everything else. Cartwright, a Corporation Commission vice chairman, plans a life long pursuit of the state’s top post. He lists past roles in the legislature, Congress, as secretary of state, auditor, and on the commission since 1954. Four Democrats had filed for the race, including David Hall Joe Cannon Edmond and Bryce Baggett.
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Oklahoma City
Wilburn Cartwright
Cartwright
State Corporation Commission
State Election Board
Congress
Corporation Commission
David Hall
Tulsa
Joe Cannon
Edmond
Bryce Baggett
Olahoma City
State Examiner Praises Pontotoc County Officers
State Examiner John M. Rogers commends Pontotoc County officers for fiscal 1968 69 audit. Officials lauded include Lloyd Stephens Virgil Medlock Elmer Cochran J D Dow Thompson Frank Jared Carl Stewart and commissioners David Gray F C Jones Rae Thompson. Banks reconciled deposits bonded security adequate. Court clerk praised for detailed case activity and balances.
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John M. Rogers
Pontotoc
Roger
Lloyd Stephens
Virgil B. Medlock
Elmer Cochran
J. D. ‘Dow’ Thompson
Frank Jared
Carl Stewart
David Gray F. C. Jones
J. R
Rae’ Thompson
Rogers
Stephens, Stewart
Dow Thompson
Bartlett
County's Valuation Surges for 1970 in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County shows a 202,886 gain over 1969 with a total valuation of 38,302,598, a county high certified in Oklahoma City. Real estate leads at 24,062,465 up 36,080, public service at 7,865,422 up, while personal property dips by 32,791 to 26,375,811. The homestead exemption climbs to 5,893,610 signaling about 176 new homes and 91 more homesteads than 1969. Ida reports 3,342 Ada homes vary in value. many above 1,000 dollars. County Assessor Frank Jared promises a full county tally later this month.
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Pontotoc
Frank Jared
Oklahoma City
Public Service
Javed
Jared
Ida
Highway Dept Sets Stonewall Hearing Date
Public hearing set for Tuesday August 18 at Stonewall High School to discuss the proposed SH-3 location in Coal and Pontotoc counties. Project F-236(43) would run 18.5 miles from 1.5 miles west of Centradoria to SH-9 south of Ada with maps and materials open for public inspection and written input through August 29.
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Hla.m
Stonewall High School
Stonewall
State Highway Department
Coal
Pontotoc
al Dills
Planning and Research Division
Highway Department
Centradoria
Ada
Dilis
Oklahoma Highway Department
North Broadway
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Highway Board Accepts Brockway Bid on Tract
The Oklahoma Highway Commission voted to accept Brockway Glass bid of 30000 dollars for a 3.6 acre tract east of the division headquarters on North Broadway. The sale reduces the department site to 4.7 acres, following prior purchase of nearly 40 acres in 1968 for expansion. A stray note mentions the Zouave statue in France near the Pont d Alma.
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Oklahoma Highway Commission
Brockway Glass
N. Broadway
Brockway
Commission
Department
SH 13
Community notes and church camp highlights across counties
Sunshine items list Sun day School attendees and daily Bible readers. Don Parr delivered messages with youth reports on a church encampment attended by Parr and family. Junior quiz team Cuba Heard and Donna Parr won a state trophy over Genesis. Visits span from Shawnee to Denver City and Lake Eufaula with extensive family travel and weekend gatherings.
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Don Parr
Don
Wanda Parr
Danny
Donna
Kay Parr
Kathy Richardson
Rita
Sonya Sawyer
Cuba Heard
Donna Parr
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Russell Mansell
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Buck Heard
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Rita Williams
Larry
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Jeanette
Shelia
Junior Hewett
Glenna
Richie
Cindy Reeves
Savannah
E. D. Bager
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Tex
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Tsenbergs
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Danville
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Arizona
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Bea Wyche
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Marshall Cox
Jim Wyche
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Clyde Hobgood Jr
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