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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1971
Page
4
Historical Ada publications merged over years through Fontotoc and Pontotoc county consolidations. The Ada News lineage lists publishers and editors and details circulation by mail and carrier across regions.
A nostalgic diary style meditation on home gardening's quirks. The narrator recalls battles with wilt, pests, and misbehaving crops, from corn raided by raccoons to clever but failing defenses. The piece ends with a humble note on radishes and a fond, humorous tone.
A columnist laments a drought year with scorching heat and unruly Bermuda grass thriving on hot concrete while lawns brown. He jokes about teaching plants to communicate and urges fresh research to understand grass as a living, expressive entity.
Analyzing the Nuremberg defense of following orders, the essay contrasts obedience to state law with higher moral law. It cites Romans and Peter, recalls Christ’s trial, and notes Christian history of church versus state. It argues loyalty to God overrides when government demands conflict with faith, while recognizing the blessing of order in imperfect governance.
The Agriculture Department warns farmers and meat processors to watch for African swine fever, first reported in the Western Hemisphere via Cuba. About 15,000 diseased hogs have been slaughtered in Havana province and 7,000 in Pinar del Rio, prompting tighter port surveillance and scrutiny of imported meats and travelers’ gear. The disease is highly contagious and usually fatal to pigs, while humans and other animals are not believed susceptible. Blood tests enable quick diagnosis.
A court ruled that the word children in a will does not include stepchildren unless stated. The decision echoes legal trends toward equal footing for stepchildren in inheritance and support, and a factory case upheld compensation for a stepdaughter as a dependent and rightful survivor.
A mixed column of faith oriented verses about God and daily life quotes. It blends exhortations to keep faith and virtue with humorous lines on hijackings airlines parking and marriage. The tone resembles a newspaper feature of short morale items and jokes.
In Kruger National Park South Africa elephants are branded with numbers on their hips and ears as a new permanent tracking method. Officials say earlier methods failed due to temporary marks. branding with a minus 70 degree iron offers a durable identifier to study migration and behavior.
Local social notes detail visits among the Clay Pennington Tucker Wilkerson and related families in Broken Bow Byars Ada Cromwell Wynnewood and Norman. Rosa Tur Pennington wedding in Norman is noted with Virgie Pennington and Vineta Ayres present. Additional visits include the Blanton Blenkins and Jumper families with travel to Corpus Christi and Dallas.
Local social notes list visits and gatherings among residents of Oil Center Ada County including Mrs Lizzie Powell Mrs Au die Pinley and others with Nannie Cox Sue Mack Betty McDonald Phylis Griffin and more. Events cover travel retirement California visits baptisms revivals weddings showers and family reunions with many friendships, church activities, and holiday visits noted.
An array of family visits spans several states with Coplen Kinfolk traveling to Mansville and Oklahoma City to visit relatives. A large reunion occurred at F C Jones home on Sunday with numerous extended family members listed, including Tilley Crockett Jones and Newby families visiting Ada, Wichita and other locations.
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