Ada Evening News editorial on change and government reform
The Ada Evening News argues for modernization in Ada and Pontotoc County government. It warns that officials and institutions resisting change will disappear and urges consolidation, efficiency, and updated laws to meet current conditions. It uses the possum analogy to stress adaptability and cautions against clinging to obsolete practices.
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Crook
Ada
Joses
Daddy
B'rer Possum
Patriotism and the Christian Minister in Troubled Times
The devotional reading centers on Psalm 3 4 12 and discusses patriotism as love and loyalty to fellow citizens beyond mere country pride. It notes how landscapes evoke home and outlines the calling to serve in faith, addressing the tension between faith and national duty amid modern accusations against clergy.
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Dr. Foreman
Strayed Srom The Herd By Connie Nelson
A fragmented verse piece presents oblique lines and names like Georgie Starbuck Galbraith Edith Oquitsh and Jim Davist. The speaker navigates a nautical imagery of decks and pearls as a metaphor for relationships and rivalry. The tone is oblique and playful with buried references.
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Srom
Connie Nelson
Ty Penny
Deckers T
Georgie Starbuck Galbraith
Edith Oquitsh
Jeremiah the Patriot and the False TV Patriot
A long column discusses Jeremiah the prophet as a genuine patriot versus modern labels like communist. It contrasts his honesty, land buying, and loyalty to Judah with hostility from rulers, noting his choice of exile and poverty over servitude to Babylon.
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Jeremiah
Hhim
Israel
Nebuchadnezzar
Egypt
Judah
Babylon
Harold Berman
It Is The Right Of A Lawyer To Defend The Guilty Or Not
The Canons of Ethics say a lawyer may defend a person charged with a crime regardless of personal guilt. The defense is essential to due process and justice, ensuring no one is deprived of life or liberty without proper legal process. The defense attorney must present every permitted defense.
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Triver
American Bar Association
Lvoice
Tesses
Shade of Doubt and contour as fashion speaks
A poem-like note questions hair color and beauty standards. It suggests dyed red hair, henna styling, and cosmetic shops offering the best complexion through contouring, implying art can provide curves regardless of natural appearance.
Ada car accidents and traffic cases sting municipal court
A busy Ada Oklahoma municipal docket reports a two car collision on Fourth Street injuring nobody, plus a backing crash, a driving while intoxicated charge, and public drunkenness for three local residents. Agee faced a driving charge and pled not guilty while Batchelor and Manuel faced improper backing charges.
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Smeshup
Ada
James T. Agee
Route 2
Fourth Street
A. F. Chaney
Oklahoma City
Agee
Lo Agee
Ruby Lee Batchelor
Route 4
Coalgate
Emry Olen Manuel
West Second
John Henry Matthews
Wilson Greenwood
Elmer Tada
Letter on personal responsibility and government power in 1962 Oklahoma
A long typed letter from Mrs Merl R Osborn defends individual responsibility against federal overreach, critiques social programs and school funding, and argues for parental duties in religious formation. It ties fears of socialism to rising government power, cites immigration concerns, and laments bureaucratic costs while urging civic action and teaching values at home. The piece weaves in comments on newspapers, farm life, and local readers notes from Oklahoma in 1962.
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You and I
Washington
Foxtail ‘Johnson
Oklahoma Farmer Stockman
Wildlife magazine issue highlights diverse Oklahoma wildlife topics
Oklahoma Wildlife July August issue features bird dogs and pups, waterfowl, bluegill angling, panfish, pond weed growth with commercial fertilizer, and tests on submerged and emergent plants. John Shawver of Geary details raising wild geese and ducks. Milton Bruns discusses bird dogs while Al Houser explains plant treatment research at Norman.
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Oklahoma Wildlife
State’ Wildlife Conservation Department
John Shawver
Geary
Milton Bruns
Chick‘asha
al Houser
Wildlife Department
Norman
Wildlife Officers Train in Red Cross First Aid Courses
State Wildlife Conservation Department employees completed two weeks of standard Red Cross first aid training in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Classes aimed to reach field personnel and others lacking instruction, with instructors from the department's Information Education division.
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State Wildlife Conservation Department
Red Cross
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Roy Stafford
Bob Fanning
Chickasha
Charles Renegar
J. McDonald
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