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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1968
Page
4
The editorial notes a federal grant for a swimming pool in Ada and plans for outdoor courts at Byng. It argues school consolidation will grow, enabling larger facilities like pools and tennis courts for students and community use, with schools becoming centers for lifelong learning and adult education.
A discussion of evolving prisoner rights as courts reject strict hands off policy. Courts uphold access to courts and medical care while limiting religious dissent and ensuring safety. Federal prisoners gain some rights. reforms aim to balance constitutional protections with prison operations.
A reflection on East Berlin ruins, Jeremiah’s plea for inner reform, and Lamentations lessons. It argues that public piety without justice harms communities and that generations inherit sins, urging personal and collective repentance to avoid disaster.
The National Park Service announced a $286,391 contract to Nelson Construction Co. of Sulphur for Arbuckle Recreation Area work in Oklahoma. The project covers grading and drainage of circulating roads at The Point Site plus water, sewer, electrical systems and communications at The Point Site and Buckhorn Rock Site.
Community notes record the Casey reunion at Broken Bow with many families attending. Residents from Oklahoma City Perryton Ada and Stonewall Lake marked birthdays and footage from weekend visits. Church events include services at Harden City Pentecostal and First Baptist with visitors noted from Las Vegas Tioga and Arkansas.
Ann Miller of Pleasant Hill visited Nancy Newel on Tuesday. The meeting occurred in Pleasant Hill and highlights social ties within the community.
Brady family and relatives gathered Saturday night at the Brady home in Shawnee and Lione all area to visit. Mrs Leta Jean Townsend was in the hospital Friday night. Mrs Noma Brady and Jesse visited Johnnie Daniel’s daughter Monday. The Faith and Martha Sunday School Class met Monday with Mrs Johnnie Daniel. attendees included Edith McNutt Barbara Harrison Alta King Bly Johnson and Denise for a business session with drinks and cake.
Stonewall families visit Cameron relatives in Ada and Duncan. church gatherings, rodeo trips, camp events, and a birthday celebration for Sonja Newberry highlight the weekend. Local youths attend youth fellowship, Arrow ceremony, and poolside outings at Blue River. A large family picnic occurs at Wintermith Park with multiple households listed.
The article catalogs talker types during political season, from gossiping chatterboxes to rigid partisans, acting types who feign interest, and the overly agreeable, plus a rare humorist who stays balanced. It notes how conversation about politics or religion stirs emotion, guiding readers to identify the patterns and stay informed without hostility.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from a stroll through a department store and rural life. Includes a boy's plea for his mother, a hippie quip about baths to lose weight, drive-in society gags, a Miami couple’s day, a child confusing an owl, a political put-down, a forthcoming groom’s stereo joke, and a Native American naming tale about Falling Rock with ongoing search parties as the chief’s son disappears in the mountains.
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