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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1964
Page
4
The Ada Evening News recounts a writer’s switch from cigarettes to a pipe in college and the challenges of pipe maintenance. He notes embers and burns, home objections to cigars, and the awkwardness of chewing tobacco, ending with a nod to coffee and smoking.
The Ada Artists Association held its annual outdoor show on Sunday followed by a Monday evening auction. The piece praises local amateur groups like Ada Community Theatre the college community choir and orchestra noting their labor of love and unpaid work enriching the town and deserving community support.
About 500 people attended the 1964 Stonewall reunion with participants from Tennessee Louisiana Texas New Mexico Arizona California Kansas and Oklahoma. Joe Daniel led the event praised for organization as Talmadge Loman became president with Anna Young re elected secretary. The next reunion is set for the second Sunday in June. Rev. Holland offered the invocation.
The Vanoss Alumni Banquet is set for 8 p.m. June 27 in the Vanoss auditorium with James Danley as president of the program and a theme titled Oriental Hootenanny. Planning committee final meeting is June 23 at 7 30 p.m. at Center School. reservations due by June 22. Tickets cost 1 50. Special invitation for Vanoss high school alumni.
Fire broke out at the John Brent residence south of Fittstown while the new fire truck was en route. Neighbors reported the blaze. upon arrival, the house and a storage shed with a stocked deep freeze and washing machine were total losses. The Brents were away at the time.
Pontotoc County Chapter No 40 Disabled American Veterans has elected officers led by Jessie C Fike as commander Davad French as adjutant Erval L Landis as service officer Jhonnie Miller as first vice Jessie H Younts as second vice Edgar Biggs as chaplain George W Archer as sergeant at arms and James A Baldwin as Officer of the Day.
A New York native visiting Ada from Holdenville notes the lush southern Oklahoma scenery contrasting the usual treeless, dusty plains. He admires the green growth along the Canadian River area and the post oak country as a sign of changing impressions. The piece urges water's role to support industry and align perceptions with regional statistics.
A short line notes that a hard vacation trip does much to renew the restful feeling around home, suggesting travel restores balance and comfort after travel weariness.
The piece argues diners judge not just food but kitchen air as lingering, irritating odors from frying common in U S eateries. It notes global frying habits may explain persistent smells and calls for attention to air quality in dining spaces.
A meditation on highway expansion and road use in America. The piece argues roads improve daily life yet claim on land and nature, noting floods disrupt supplies, increased automobile travel, and debates between motorists, bicyclists, and conservationists. It hints at differing views on access, beauty, and development.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes appears, featuring a biblical exhortation on truth and prayer, a directive about stop searching a drawer, a note on finding lost items, a line on multilingual speech versus silence, and a joke about a husband and lawn care tools.
A short, wry saying notes that purchasing trouble brings no rewards or stamps. The line mocks the idea of getting something extra or bonus value when dealing with trouble. No individuals or organizations are mentioned.
The saying contrasts common belief with rational analysis, noting that many rely on gut impressions while a minority apply formal reasoning to problems. It suggests that logical thinking improves judgment and decision making.
A young couple shares a quiet porch moment as a question about money leads to imagining travel. The girl slips away while he realizes her hand still in his, leaving him with only carfare in his hand.
A wry proverb about faith and driving skill contrasts lack of prayer with the road’s turning behavior. It humorously questions coincidence versus control.
Gossip interests the average woman only when it concerns people she knows or does not know. The statement frames gossip as a social lure tied to recognition and curiosity about others.
A humor column riffs on daily life quirks. A woman complains to a TV repairman about the newscaster with a long face. A lawyer quips about grounds for divorce. A neighbor brags, Rin Tin Tin has hair on his chest. A mother cries at her son starting school, not for him but for the teacher.
A short reflection emphasizes not desecrating ancient works while maintaining brisk safe traffic for all ages. It advocates balancing reverence with efficient, smooth transportation, underscoring ongoing attention to road vigor and safety.
A humorous riff imagines an average farm seeking council from a committee to decide what to plant on the south forty. The piece satirizes bureaucratic deliberation and group decision making.
A historical note highlights how certain pastors, despite their righteousness, used human frailties to benefit themselves, illustrating tension between spiritual leadership and personal gain.
The quotes reflect on wasteful spending reckless action and the uneasy link between capital and labor. The speaker critiques overconfident talkers who have not earned wealth and notes happiness as a rare feeling when busy.
A group of New York financiers sent a member to Hollywood to pick a new head for their film studio. He chose a modest officer who calmed a chaotic studio, stepping into an empty lion cage to lock the animal inside while others fled.
Oklahoma Supreme Court considers a petition by Art Griffith seeking to void a Payne County House race after 13 Republicans voted in a Democratic contest. The state argues those ballots do not void the race where H. L. Sparks leads by two votes. Griffith seeks a full recount or new election if voters cannot be identified.
Bill Martin Weatherly age 24 from Wewoka marries Cheryl June Rolen age 18 from Wewoka The ceremony is noted amid a brief regional column. The text also mentions carnivorous plants adapting to acid bogs by insect consumption to meet nitrogen needs.
The report describes two leaking sites along a 900 foot structure with a six foot crater and a second nearby hole. Downstream runoff is contained at a larger site that overwhelmed the spillway. Hopkins claims brush clearing averages an acre per hour at $15, while Biffle considers beavers if needed.
Dozer taches to a regular blade clears land by a bottom edge razor sharp cutting blade. It shears trees and brush a few inches below ground. The blade jabs into trunks splitting them as the contractor explains advantages of deep cuts in the Bromide project.
The Associated Press reports two men died when their car left U S 66 four miles south of Claremore and hit a culvert. The victims are John Clement Bash 37 of Tulsa and Henry McCarley 21 of Pryor. Bash died en route to Claremore Health Center and McCarley was dead on arrival. The state 1964 traffic toll rose to 324 compared with 297 a year ago.
Mrs Winnie N Willingham 68 of Stonewall dies at home Tuesday. Services set for Friday 2 pm at First Baptist Stonewall with Rev Mack Caffey presiding. Interment Memorial Park Ada. She was born February 14 1896 in Cabin Creek Ark and married Idus P Willingham in 1913. Survived by husband three daughters two sons eight grandchildren one great granddaughter. Trade in colonial Virginia tobacco boosted profits and settlers planted it in unpaved streets and markets.
Industry voices blame imports and cattle oversupply for depressed prices. Ned Biffle notes bulls down 50 percent and females 25 30 percent as packers and ranchers argue over promotions, jobs, and consumer buying power. Experts warn it will take smart management and domestic focus to restore demand.
Judith McDaniels is divorced from Doug las McDaniels. Betty L. Davis is divorced from Donald C. Davis.
In Burma rice cakes are called mon-le-bway meaning whirlwind cake. The crisp thin sheets are feather light and filled with air bubbles.
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