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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1976
Page
4
Ada Evening News origin notes consolidated with several local papers from 1901 to 1953. Publisher W D Little and editor Don Cook led Ada Oklahoma publication lineage and weekly schedule with pricing listed.
A Ada newspaper notes that a traveling salesman from the east Coast visits the newsroom and learns how deeply the local weather shapes life in this farming region. He grew up urban and misses the seasonal links to rain, hail, crops, and the land that define daily choices and profits.
Clyde Andrew Sales 74 of Allen died July 21. Alpha Mae Medlock 63 of Roff died July 24. Sylvester Hooper 69 of Ada died July 25. Joe Teel 55 former Ada resident died July 22. Alfred B. Miller 70 of Allen died July 26. Billy Joe Massey 49 of Ada died July 27. Annie Ellen Drennan % of Stonewall died July 28. Funeral homes Criswell and Smith listed.
The Ada area sees frequent visits as families host gatherings at homes and pools. Several households including Norton Williams McNeill and Harber families share meals, attend lodge events, and join church activities with many relatives and friends listed among attendees.
Local residents share visits with relatives in Ada Tulsa Oklahoma and California. Church services and gospel singing draw crowds at Assembly of God Nazarene First Baptist Lula and Union Valley churches with multiple attendances.
Sunday school attendance 43 at Sunshine Sunday and 27 at the evening service with Beatrice Wyche providing specials. Numerous visitors from Ada Tulsa Grand Junction Fresno and Colorado. Local visits include Pearl Blevins Harden City Ruby Ashley Mary Phillips and others. Ada detectives investigate a burglary at Calvert Dairy with losses over $100.
A list of Roff residents Shoppers Fred Clifton Cecil Knight Helen Summers and Mary Laseman join Ada trip for a Sidewalk Sale. Several families picnic after shopping while others visit relatives in Texas Utah and Oklahoma during the week long travel and family greetings.
The 1976 77 Noble Foundation bull test Ardmore opens entries for a 140 day gain test. Open to registered and commercial bulls of all breeds with weights recorded every 28 days. Entry deadline Aug 15 and delivery Aug 26 with test Sept 15 to Feb 2 and sale Feb 12. Bulls must meet immunization and age/weight requirements.
East Central University senior John B. Riddle earned his Army wings after three weeks at Fort Benning Georgia. A 1973 Drumright High School graduate he completed parachute jumps and conditioning and will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant upon graduation. He attends ROTC summer camp at Fort Riley Kansas and is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Riddle of Drumright.
The Cole Porter musical Anything Goes opens at Oklahoma City's Lyric Theatre from July 27 to August 7 with shows at 8 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and a 2 p.m. matinee on August 1. Cast includes Terry Runnels as Billy, Dana Cornett as Hope, Erick Devine as Sir Evelyn, Mary Blythe as Reno Sweeney, John Ferguson as Public Enemy No. 13, and Cheri Ingram as Ferguson's moll. Tickets available by calling 528 3636. An August 1 ice cream social for seniors is planned.
Dr Tim Green associate professor of education at East Central University was appointed to a four year term on the board of directors of the Oklahoma Reading Council. He was inaugurated by Council President Helen Impson and joins five other directors with more than three years on the council. Green has contributed articles to the council publication.
Mr and Mrs Floyd McNeill and their daughter Donnela Williams honored grandson Dusty Norton and his Angel Tee Ball teammates with a wiener and marshmallow roast at the McNeill home last Thursday night. Attendees included Dusty Norton and many family members and coaches Allen Boissenin and Jerry Wilmouth.
A collage of home kitchen recipes for cream cheese bacon wiener roll ups with cheese and green chile variations, and a banana peanut butter yeast bread dough with banana loaf, peanut butter glaze and roasted peanut crust. Also includes a butter peanut chicken dish baked until tender.
The author interprets BC and AD as marks of a turning point with Jesus Christ. Paul’s Galatians metaphor compares the law to a guardian guiding until faith arrives. The custodian role fades when maturity comes through Christ.
The text argues that with Christ’s coming believers move beyond legalism and the old custodian mindset. Faith replaces works of the law, Christ’s love is written on hearts, and barriers between people fade as all are sons of God through faith.
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