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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1962
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News recounts last week’s downtown Ada fire at Service Chevrolet Co. crowds gathered, then lingered near the damaged site. It warns residents against danger and hindrance to salvage efforts, urging people to stay clear for safety and recovery operations.
Fragmentary text references biblical passages 2 Kings 24 11 16 Jeremiah 29 1 14 30 18 24 32 36 42 93 14 26 plus Psalm 36 nh Desusional Reading.
The column defends legal boilerplate as precise and time tested while weaving into it a meditation on Jeremiah, Jerusalem, and hope amid disaster. It contrasts careful drafting with prophetic messages of a future and a new covenant, and ends with a brief AP update from Phoenix.
On three interconnected Oklahoma orchards run by the Rigsby family the 180-acre operation includes about 8 000 trees, 10 acres of Yellow Delicious and Johnson apples and 1 500 peaches. Despite careful spacing and year round upkeep the 1953 crop is sparse due to frost and hail but officials expect a better yield next year with continued spraying trimming and fertilizing.
A reader offers a home remedy for chiggers using salt dissolved in bath water after exposure to tall grass. The note, part of the weekly news tips column, suggests wearing washable clothing and timing baths after field exposure. The editor thanks Mrs. Lloyd Stettler Ada and Mrs. Velma Henderson for their contributions.
Florence Isaacs notes a forthcoming long reflection on conflict and its value. The piece references ongoing debates among teachers philosophers historians industrialists and ministers about avoiding clashes while highlighting family and community gatherings across Ada Pauls Valley and nearby towns with mentions of the Miller Crowder Cox and related households.
A devotional verse reflecting on daily prayer and humility before God. The speaker seeks strength through prayer, laments seeking human praise, and vows to humbly rely on divine guidance to endure life’s activities and find true life in faith.
E Eddie Huddleston of Konawa was named chairman of the county commissioners Tuesday, succeeding the late G G Cox. New Harbor of Seminole and Tom Malloy of Wewoka were named to support the third district, while Cox’s widow Lenior will step in as his successor. The Democratic central committee will choose a candidate for the third district on the November ballot. The item also notes relatives and community events in the Konawa area and surrounding towns.
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