Healthy Worms and Soil Preservation
The piece argues soil fertility hinges on earthworms and organic recycling. It warns that pollution and chemical fertilizers degrade soil texture, moisture retention, and long term fertility, urging restore-earthworm methods to reduce fossil fuel use and sustain the food chain.
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Conservation News
Ada Death Notices Briefed From Area Obituaries
Albert M. Russell 86 Ada resident died July 16 at Criswell Funeral Home Mildred Ragland 60 former area resident died July 15 at Bill Eisenhower Funeral Home Brandon Scott Sutton 19 Ada resident died July 19 at Smith Funeral Home James Robert Brumley 69 Ada resident died July 20 at Smith Funeral Home
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Albert M. Russell
Ada
Criswell Funeral
Mildred Ragland
Bill Eisenhower
Brandon Scott Sutton
Smith Funeral Home
Criswell
James Robert Brumley
Weathered reflections on life and national issues
A reflective column discusses fears about population, production, and energy, then moves to camping memories, youth, and the mood after a Democratic Convention. It ties concerns about inflation and planning to personal experiences and the sense of national spirit.
Community Notes Highlight Widespread Regional Visits
A long list of visits spans Ada Center Tulsa Norman and Oklahoma City with many families sharing time at homes and events. Notable items include the California contingent attending endurance family milestones and a funeral in Ada. Intercity travel includes Ada Hereford Stockton and Antioch with several family gatherings and social calls.
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Ray Magor
Center
Frank Dryden
Calvin Pennington
Norman
Jackie Ayers
Milo Pennington
Troy Miller
Velma Pillsbury
Hazel Blatt
Arlin Miller
California
Ola
Quala Augusta Robertson
Tulsa
Millers
Lillie Reed
Evelyn Wilson
Ada
T. A. Miller
Jearld Farmer
Jeff
David
Virgil Farmer
Bennie Farmer
Wayne Pennington
Nevell Pennington
George Harris
Wade
Stonewall
Norvin Nessell
Newell Pennington
Marlin Hamblin
H. L. Watters
Estaline Watters
Lennie Horton
Ethel Varnadore
Irene Mosier
Irene Wood
Muriel Horton
Togo Wood
Joan Lewelling
Howard
Eva Lewelling
Houston
Tollie Walker
John Coffee
Carma Gray
Abbott
Gaar Corner
Henry Little
Susan Neiswender
Florida
Anne Neiswender
Pat Law
Gregg
Lynette
Susan
Paul Harvey
Jim Shaw
Hereford
Tex
Pod Law
Robin
Max Law
Robin Law
Seminole
Stroud
James McCurtain
Antioch
Calif
Lightning Ridge church notes and local family updates
Sunday school attendance reached 58 at Lightning Ridge Baptist Church with several visitors. reports from Falls Creek attendees include Gary Gibson Dennis Coffey Jeanie Maddox Neva Jo Taylor and Sandra Coulson. many locals and relatives visited, traveled or prayed, with several deaths and surgeries noted among extended families.
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Lightning Ridge Baptist Church
Falls Creek
Gertie Summers
Joe Summers
Mack Summers
Roff
Nettie Hodges
Gaylen
Garland
Rosa Lee Cottrell
Wynnewood
California
Williams
Beulah Prewitt
May Johnson
Clifford Rodgers
Holdenville
Becky
Steven Childers
Nicoma Park
Auti McCullar
McCullar
Nettie Childers
Clarence Davis
Vanoss
Ada
Lonnie Miller
Davis
Mr. Miller
Ed Coffey
Oklahoma Extension Homemakers Council
Shawnee
Coffey
Pontotoc County
Vaness Extension Homemakers Group
Tammy Cravens
Bobby Cravens
Connie Schultz
Gainesville
Tex
Bobby
W. L. Cravens
Gaylon
J. R. Byford
Corley
Roy Laxton
Alvie Griffith
Nettie Ownbey
Vera Hunter
Pauls Valley
Kenneth Bowen
San Diego
Stratford
Bowen
Lara Miller
Ethel Reed
Chloe Patillo
Opal Samuelson
Ruby Wheat
Marlow
Kenneth Stanfield
Kevin
Audrey Welch
Naomi Stanfield
Ray Johnson
Long Beach
Calif
Laura Johnson
Ina Lee
Jack Eeds
Johnson
Farrell Sales
Tupelo
Harley Johnson
May
Ray
Harley
Gardner Guffey
Curtis
Arthur Harber
Latta
Verna McCurdy
Lightning Ridge
Old Hart
Iva Lee
Hart
Jean Johnson
Gene Kelley
Susan
Testing the Value of Belief Through Experience
The piece argues the true value of religion lies in its results in life not in argument. It uses pudding metaphors to stress real testing comes from personal experience and the outcomes of religious conviction. It notes early church worries about true belief and hints at ongoing inquiry into genuine faith.
The Test of Faith Is Love Not Argument
The piece argues readers should judge teaching by love rather than proof texts or church rules. It asserts that true Christian discernment comes from fruits of love as shown by Jesus Christ, citing Matthew 16:7 and I John 4:8 to warn against error and false preachers.
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Jesus
John
Jesus Christ
Choco Peanut Butter Bars and Mushroom Creole Omelet Delights
Mixed recipe fragments describe Crumb Top Choco Peanut Butter Bars with oats flour and butter, buttered chocolate spread, bake at 350 for about 25 minutes, then slice. Also included a mushroom creole omelet with butter onions peppers tomatoes eggs and a folded omelet service yielding 2 to 3 portions.
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