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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1971
Page
4
A massive sleeping sickness campaign shows federal state and private aid moving rapidly to vaccine production distribution and field inoculations. Agencies coordinated a vast effort including aerial spraying to curb the vector and private industry support for transport to Oklahoma. The piece argues that in crisis the government can act swiftly despite red tape and interagency disputes.
The article explains the Wage Earner Plan as a court supervised arrangement where debtors repay debts from future earnings over three years or more. It stops wage garnishment and harassment, requires feasibility and creditor agreement, and aims to protect credit and self respect while benefiting creditors. It cites a Social Security case where the court approved a nonwage earner's wage earner plan.
The piece argues for traditional farming methods over tractors for small gardens. It recalls the impracticality of using cutting horses or pony teams for rows and vegetables, notes the efficiency of minor gear but favors the old spading fork and a garden horse plow. It ends with a humorous anecdote about teen-agers and a quip on shared problems.
The article argues Pauls views on womanhood and the family were revolutionary for his time. It contrasts Jewish and Greco Roman norms, notes wives lacked rights and were treated as property, and praises Paul for urging voluntary submission and mutual love. It cites Ephesians 5 21 and 6 25 as guiding ideals.
Oklahoma City AP The Oklahoma Supreme Court heard a dispute involving Cleveland County District Attorney Preston Trimble and three district judges Elvin Brown J David Romeo and Alan Couch. Trimble seeks to block the judges order forcing the DA to prosecute all involuntary admission proceedings while the judges contend the DA should participate only in hearings on court certification.
Tulsa residents approve a one cent sales tax increase by a 34,960 to 15,626 vote, about 69 percent in favor. The levy begins September 1 and targets hotel and motel lodgers and food purchases, with projections of roughly $8.6 million in annual revenue for city services.
Ada Quarterhorse Sale canceled due to equine sleeping sickness concerns. Pete Winters reports 400 top horses consigned from 23 states, with the Appaloosa sale now set for November 24 25 and hopes to hold it as planned for everyone's benefit.
A humorous prose poem sequence features a lighthearted call to fish in a stream for relief from stress and family woes. It blends wry sitcom lines with a string of jokes about work, marriage, health, and a comical auction of a cow. The collage mirrors old rural humor and homey values in a breezy, folksy voice.
Long list of social visits and family activities around Ada and Midwest City. Neighbors Virgle Winters, Gene Thornton, and the Winters children are mentioned, with multiple names visiting relatives, Bible School attendance, and casual remarks about local events and a carnival sideshow. The piece reads as a community social column noting numerous personal visits and weekend plans.
A string of visits and social calls unfolded across Parish Chapel and nearby towns. Residents including Ray Magor Mae Edwards and Verneice Dryden with Ruby Dryden Irene Blutts Glen Eaves J. W. Law and Vern Law were seen visiting relatives. extended family trips to Durant and Oklahoma City occurred as several households hosted guests.
Community gossip records multiple visits among Latta residents and friends from Meeker Lawton Fort Worth Allen Henryetta and Konawa. Mentions of youths at Free Will Baptist Youth Camp and a revival at Morris Memorial Baptist Church Roff.
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