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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1962
Page
4
A compendium of Ada area items including history of The Ada Weekly News, editorial reflections on rural life and vehicles, community theatre praise for the Adam Community Theatre, and a humorous musing about a 92-pound catfish at Lake Texoma. The page mixes publisher details, consolidation history, and local commentary.
Advice on creating a personal record of vital documents and details. Encourage making a notebook listing birth and marriage certificates, deeds and loans, employment, education, and property to access crucial facts quickly. Emphasizes organizing memories and documents for citizenship, insurance, and social security needs.
This devotional excerpt surveys Habakkuk’s questions about violence in Judah, God’s reply that He will use the Chaldeans as a scourge, and the lesson that God’s plans exceed human timing. It stresses patience, divine sovereignty, and looking beyond apparent events to longer truths.
A collage of stray lines and aphorisms on success effort and fashion. The snippet covers remarks from Harold Coffin Betty Billing Wii Putnam and IH on topics from losing gracefully to making a mark and dressing like Jackie Kennedy. It includes notes on Yugoslavia aluminum output in 1960 and a nod to earning one’s pelle through honest merit.
A light verse by Connie Nelson and Suzanne Douglass rhymes about motherhood, teenage daughters, and home life. It wryly contrasts parental complaints with modern trends, noting how adult life shifts from school to family responsibilities and the humor found in everyday strains.
The PanhandleEastern Pipe Line Co of Kansas City won authorization to build 63.69 million dollars of natural gas pipeline facilities. The plan includes a 30 inch pipe carrying gas through Missouri Kansas Indiana Ohio Michigan and eight states. Work would begin after the final order and a 20 day review window.
Cities Service Oil Company found two deep, previously untested formations in the South Allen Field during spring drilling. Perry No. 21 and No. 22, nearby the South Canadian River, produced from Viola and Wilcox formations at depths around 3950 to 4000 feet with notable initial flow rates. No. 22 yielded about 1,000 barrels daily with a 10 hour test showing 221 barrels into tanks. The Viola rests above the Wilcox. both are Ordovician. Cities Service holds 440 acres south of the river near McCall's Chapel and plans further drilling and a new tank battery to service 30 wells.
The piece blends reflections on American vacations with local lore about lights near the county and ghost stories told by Asa Hutchinson. It recounts a barbecue cook’s fear of ghosts, tied to a pistol kept in his desk, and ends with a note about reading the news want ads.
Article by Houston Ward Oklahoma State University associate extension economist analyzes population shifts in rural Oklahoma from 1940 to 1980. It notes farm residents declined while urban populations grew, with about half the state now tied to rural areas through nonfarm residents, commuting and open country living. It highlights income disparities, farm concentration, outmigration, and the impact on agriculture as Oklahoma’s leading industry.
Oklahoma accelerates watershed planning with funds to support soil and water conservation. The piece credits state senators and representatives for backing programs, notes 600 structures built on the Washita under Public Law 566, and highlights Oklahoma’s share of national planning money amid strong local support.
Fragmented reminiscence on ghosts and eerie visions around Allen, noting fear and speculation. A curio of social critique shifts to Peter Finley Dunne and his Mr Dooley, arguing against doom saying humor consoles and moral decline fears persist, yet laughter endures.
Jimmie G. Farmer, 28, died at 4 5 am Thursday at a local hospital from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was admitted on June 12 after being shot at his parents home. Sheriff’s office said the wound was personal safety related. Survived by wife Mary, one daughter, three sons, his parents, six sisters and a brother. Funeral services to be announced by Smith Funeral Home.
Four Ada area defendants faced speeding charges in two Ada courts on Wednesday. Jerry Wayne Reich of Sasakwa Route 1 Weldon Rex Brittain of Antlers and Harold Glendenning of Bethany were charged with speeding while Ira Holloman and Clarence Pate of Ada faced disturbing the peace accusations. Classified ads line notes services.
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