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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1969
Page
4
A humorous column argues men and women misjudge heat and cold. It contrasts lawn mowing with lake fishing and golf, notes dangers of heat, humidity, and cold, and mocks cross gender perspectives on outdoor activities and summer decisions.
Truman Branscom, Carl Albert, and Tom Hollingsworth spoke at Ada PYAT's Fourth of July gathering. They urged dedication to America, warned against communism, and promoted education while cautioning about campus groups. PYAT president David Nimmo said the event was tiring but hopeful and aimed to be annual.
A devotional meditation on trusting God beyond sight. It cites Hebrews 11 8 and Genesis to show Abraham obeyed the call to leave Ur for Canaan, urging believers to venture forward in faith with God guiding despite unknown outcomes.
Ada Lodge No. 118 AF&AM presented 50 year service certificates and pins to Haskell Jordan Huddleston and Edward Daniel Gillette in separate ceremonies. District Deputy Grand Master Elmer Davis presided. assistants were Tommie Maines and Homer Flowers. Huddleston joined in 1919 and Gillette in 1918. Gillette will turn 92 on July 29.
A long list of social visits fills this county roundup. Families from Ada Sulphur Stonewall and nearby towns hosted relatives and friends over the holiday period. Attendees joined picnics rodeos and trips to Turner Falls Devils Den and Lake Texoma while noting travel to Oklahoma City and other towns for visits and reunions.
Florence Isaacs reports on the Dryden family and relatives from Pryor and Stratford. Ray and Verneice Dryden attend reunions and visit kin in Mill Creek and Ada while Frank Dryden attends a Pentecostal Holiness camp meeting in Ada. The notice mentions deaths in the Oxley family and various Friday visits.
A reflective column discusses why bad news spreads and captivates readers while night sounds disturb sleep. It contrasts daily calm with nocturnal worries, noting how fears, gadgets, and distant dog howls amplify anxiety and shape perceptions of modern life.
A collage of quips stories and vignettes from a 1920s era page. It features poems and jokes about faith life and public scenes. Readers recall a boy guiding a blind companion at a theater and a survey on deceptive packaging among women.
Wanda Ohlsen, 16, was critically injured in a single car crash on an acreage west of Ada on a Saturday afternoon. She was with three other youths. hospital officials say her condition is critical. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Melvin Ohlsen of 1128 Cherry.
Larry Glen Snow of Okmulgee weds Reta Jane Mullings of Maud. James D. Ruffman of Ada weds Joann Frances Akins. George Lee Daggs of Ada weds Mary LaJean Bell. David Bradley of Ada weds Jeri Ann Green. Johnny Wayne Hartman of Earlsboro weds Rebecca Anne Williams. Kenneth Tate of Holdenville weds Martha Lovelace Yeager. Danny Bolin of Ada weds Kathy Allen. Nighttime brings inconveniences and nerves, with weather and kids noted.
County Health Department cautions Ada residents to verify milk sources after a reported illness linked to raw milk. Sanitarian Bill Price says no medical evidence ties the illness to the milk and no charges have been filed. He urges care and notes only one local Grade A raw milk producer is certified for Ada with monthly herd inspection and tests for brucellosis and tuberculosis.
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