Public health through the ages from Babylonia to Napoleon
The piece traces public health advances from ancient Babylonia and Assyria with sanitation and drains to Greek and Roman water works and street sanitation. It covers medieval Europe disease, Byzantine and Islamic health efforts, Baghdad hospital founding, and Renaissance moves toward municipal health programs culminating under Napoleon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylonia
Assyria
Nergal
Rome
Augustus
Ediles
Europe
Egypt
Harun-al-Rashid
Baghdad
Amiens
Paris
Venice
Napoleon
France
Courts Keep Hands Off Religion Yet Intervene In Crim e Claims
The article discusses limits of judicial power over religious practice. A pious lawyer’s enthusiastic singing led to an arrest for disturbing a religious meeting, but the court dismissed it. It notes cases where courts avoid doctrine but may intervene in crime or property disputes within churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Reed
United State Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Harvest Needs More Workers in Lindsay Maysville Area
E. E. Redpath, manager of the local Oklahoma State Employment Office, reports an acute need for 15 workers in the broom corn harvest for the Lindsay Maysville area. Wages are $1.25 per hour with work hours per day. Interested persons should contact the local employment office at 114 E 12th for information and referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Redpath
Oklahoma State Employment Office
Lindsay-Maysville
No Good Potential in Youthful Strugglers to Greatness
The piece argues that phrases like no good are often misplaced as youths like Winston Churchill and Jacob are examined. It suggests potential unrecognized by early judgments and that divine purpose can transform flawed beginnings into influential outcomes. The text cites Genesis figures and frames judgment as unreliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Hitler
John Dillinger
al Capone
Winston Churchill
Gone to the dogs in old sayings debated
The piece discusses the phrase gone to the dogs describing decline. It notes variations in use from the Orient where outcast dogs are fed scraps, and mentions humans who have fallen from grace as having gone to the dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Around The County Roundup of visits and gatherings across communities
A long sequence of weekend visits, dinners, and outings links families from Union Valley to Ada Stonewall and Harden City. The piece notes picnics at Lake Arbuckles, hospital updates, stock car racing in Ada, senior citizens events, and multiple dinners with relatives and friends, including the Whittingtons, Gregorys, Kerrs, Byrds, and Grays, detailing travel to Oklahoma City, Savanna, and Wintersmith Park.
Frisco Social Notes Skim Readings from Local Visits
Frisco area residents share visits and gatherings across families and friends. Mentions include Bud Minor and Cindy with Vance Minor in Frisco, Elmo Minor and Shane Sweeny, and multiple trips to Ballard Nursing Home, Prague and Stonewall.
Local families visit amid Ada and Sulphur scenes
Rosa Burkhart and Mrs Samantha Barnes of Stonewall are noted in Ada area visits. Mr and Mrs Homer Barnes called on Mr and Mrs T P Daniel while Dora Daniel visited relatives. W R Robbins and family traveled to Sulphur and Dallas for visits with relatives. the Wells and Morgan Wells families gathered at Ada home. The Frisco Extension Home makers Group held their July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Daniel
Dora Daniel
Ada
Joe Natal
Rosa Burkhart
Samantha Barnes
Stonewall
Homer Barnes
T. P. Daniel
Charles Hisan
T. P. Daniels
Parish Chapel gathers locals for Sunday singing in Ada
Florence Isaacs reports a Sunday singing at Ada with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Cox and many relatives present. Visitors include Herbert Henderson family, Marion Willoughby group, Marshall Cox, Senior Loveland kin, Harlen Bishop and siblings from Lanthrop California, Deannie Henderson of Maricopa, Lenis Henderson and Las Vegas crowd. Several others joined later for a Wintersmith Park family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Isaacs
Ada
M. C. Cox
Frank Dryden
Argie Roberts
Drucilla Thomas
Helen Bradley
Angelly
Herbert Henderson
Marion Willough
Marshall Cox
Loveland
Harlen Bishop
Greg Ani Tresa
Lanthrop
Calif
Mary Cox
Thelma Henderson
Deannie Henderson
Maricopa
Len- Inis Henderson
Las Vegas
Nev
M.C. Cox
G. J. Allen
Memphis
Tenn
Coxes
Larry Henderson
Wayne Bradley
Angie
Dora Jumper
Nolan
Wintersmith Park
Grass Toughness Between Sidewalks and Golf Greens
A reflective column contrasts hardy sidewalk grass that thrives without care with lawn and garden woes. It recalls Johnson grass battles in Oklahoma, noting legal attempts to curb it, and muses on summer heat, watering habits, and memories of boyhood summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Cadus
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Guests
Mrs Virgie Pennington and Mrs Vineta Ayres along with a baby visited Mrs Verneice Dryden on Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Ray Magar visited Thursday night with Frank Dryden. Verneice Dryden spent Sunday in Ada with sister Ruth Magar. Verneice and Ruby Dryden visited Mrs Trene Krutts in Stratford Saturday. P0 Henson and spouse visited Frank Dryden Tuesday. Eunice McKnight and Ruby and Glen Dryden hosted Sunday. Mae Edwards recently visited Mrs Mary Lou Hen. Alene Tucker and Paula visited Joy Tucker and family Sunday. Bill Hood of Dallas spent the weekend with his inlaws Mr and Mrs Tucker. Bill returned Sunday night, wife stayed longer. Mr and Mrs Ciward Lamb, Continued on Page Six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dove Smith
Forbus
Smith
Bennie
Tulsa
Clarence
Odom
Ada
Danny Jacobs
Eldon Humphers
Hoot Humphers
Pauline Humphers
Randy
Dana Humphers
Ray Kerr
Nancy
Oran Kerr
Oran Kerrs
Conway-Steedman
Wintersmith Park
Mary Watts
Babe Kerr
Margie Brooks
Minnie Treas
Stonewall
J. C. ‘Treas
Valley View Hospital
Ed Robertson
Frank Burns
Coalgate
Boda Hisan
Don Brashears
Dawna
Prague
Wendell Price
Boda Hisaw
Leon McMinn
Charles Edward. Hisaw
W. E. Patton
Fittstown
Virgie Pennington
Frank Dryden
J. W. Law
Ray Magar
Vernsice Dryden
Ruth Magar
Verneice Dryden
Ruby Dryden
Trene Ktutts
Stratford
Henson
Eunice McKnight
Oklahoma City
Ruby
Glen Dryden
Alene Tucker
Paula
Joy Tucker
Bill Hood
Dallas
Tex
MR. Tucker
Bill
Getting By on a Bluff Poem Reflects Nerve and Fear
A reflection in verse on avoiding bluff and bravado. The speaker contrasts strident, carefree men with cautious, frugal living, stressing honesty, debt worry, and the will to save for a rainy day. The piece questions whether those who boast will endure when old and infirm.
How True A Colored Man Was Examined For Life Insurance
A barber-like exchange shows the examiner asking a colored applicant if he drinks alcohol. The man evasively replies that he cannot say yes or no but adds he never drank to excess. The anecdote underscores caution in insurance interviews and language barriers in historic records.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ada Evening News
Pontotoc
Adiioining
Oxlakean
Lawrence Walthouse
Churchill
Jacob
Esau
Isaac
Haran
Abraham
Ysaac
God
Fitestown
Jesse
John
Helen
Nell Lynch
Union Valley
Lake of the Arbuckles
Cameron
Vern Whittington
Harden City
Trixie Whittington
Trixie
Ellen Rogers
Edward
Edrea
Ray
Savanna
Vern
Rhonda
Huck Whittington
Curtis Whittington
Jerry Kellogg
Chenk’ Whittington
Merl Dunlap
Mearl Gregory
Rojland Flouer
Warren Flouer
Lake Texoma
Mearl Gregorys
Senior Citizens Center
Phervilla Wells
Milispia
Frisco
Geneva
Gregory
Acoustes
Robert Gregory
Jimmy Bullard
Big Reed
Burger Pickens
Ron
Don Gregory Monjay
Jack Barnes
Jack: Barnes
Cecil Hollis
Hoff
Jim
Sid
Marshal
Houston Weiss
Stubby
Jennie Rutledge
Seawright
Jack McDonalds
Opal Helms
Houstort Wells
Coy Byrd
Icarl Crowley
Crowsieys
Lori
Gregg
Bob Byrd
Todd
Marty
Justin
Lightning Ridge
Coy
Byrd
Tom Maghee
Clinton Sturdeivent
Addie Davis
Simon Patton
Lee's Park
Fillstown
Sue Pyrile
Betty Curtis
Lovenetta Bryant
Coletta Mathis
Joyce Griffin
Ellen Griffin
Aleta Townsend
Colene Thompson
Sue and
David
Rhonda Griffin
Addie Crabtree
Bud Minor
Cindy
Carney
Vance Minor
Elmo Minor
Shane Sweeny
Elmo
Jerry
Delores Marshall
Roff and
Ade
Marshalls
Estelle Henry
Ballard Nursing Home
Sid Marshall
Marvin Mitchell
Mrs. Mitchell
Bill Sill
Kansas City
Joe Mitchell
Walter Griffin
Ted Scribner
Vamner
Roy Killian
Sid and
Jerry Marshall
Johnnie Daniel
Johana
Dobnna
Sammy Townsend
H. R. Brady
Emily Hisan
Virgil Johnson
Jim Marshall
Johnson
A. B. King
Alias
Ott Free
W. R. Robbins
Allen Powers
Lill
Leslie
Billy
Sills
James Robbins
W. R. Wells
Odessa
Morgan Wells
Wells
Stella Wells
Willis Lambert
Wee Ronnie Boyd
Frisco Extension Homemakers Group
Johnson McGuffee
Lodi
Angie Bradley
Mrs. M. C. Cox
Oklahoma
Southwest
United States
Rocky Mountains
Midge McDongrass
Ardge Metin Oany
Mae Edwards
Mary Lou Henson
Mr. and
Mrs. Ciward Lamb
Connie Nelson
Alexander Graham Bell
Morehills
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