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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
4
A rough guide urges structured days to beat boredom. It notes mothers shaping plans, youths must use self discipline, take house chores, and seek part time jobs to build solid habits like reading, earning, and helping parents for meaningful summer growth.
A lyrical ode to summer joy contrasts bracing weather with warm scenes. The speaker yearns for barefoot days, laughter, outdoor sounds, and simple pleasures from skating to rain showers, ending with the idea that winter is for keeping warm and summer for living.
The article explains when builders may be liable for injuries to children in unfinished houses or during construction. Courts weigh foreseeability and the child’s age, noting younger children face higher risk and older youths may be deemed capable of recognizing danger, affecting liability.
Community snippets list visits and family events across Oklahoma and Arkansas. Names include Chester Dixon, Debra Dixon, La Donna West, Willie White, Lonnie West, Ralph Bingham, LaVern Scroggins, Gina Moore, Eddie Phillips, Cheryl Smith, Debbi Smith, Babe Harris, Camfield Norman, Hazel West, Jeanne White, Easler Scroggins Jr., Leo Chism, Ann Wheeler, Linda Balthrop, and Rev John Ballard. Cedar Grove Free Will Baptist Church reports 43 attendees and revival plans with visitors from Ada, Tulsa, Moore, Oklahoma City, and McAlester during the weekend.
The message describes a broad practice inviting thousands across the United States to observe the nine o'clock hour daily for spiritual help. It claims counseling and personal aid through this simple observance, with many followers reporting healing guidance and comfort after joining.
A column blends religious reflections on prayer with light anecdotes about daily life and community members. The piece urges establishing a daily hour of prayer before crises, cites biblical examples, and links devotion to guidance, healing, and resilience for readers and families in Oklahoma City and nearby towns.
In Johannesburg and across South Africa the process for Black applicants is described as lengthy and burdensome with multiple documents and copies. White applicants face lighter requirements though all must submit forms and deposits. Officials say deposits may be returned at government expense, but the system includes extensive red tape and segregation by race.
In Tallahassee Florida Assistant Attorney General Ray Marky known as Mr Porn and Chief Smut Nut criticizes low quality pornography and argues for measured trials rather than mass seizures. Attorney General Robert Shevin praises Marky for vast knowledge of the subject while Marky notes pornography harms some by substituting vicarious pleasure for real relationships.
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma two inmates escaped from the county jail Saturday night after sawing through cell bars and using a rope to reach the ground. Frankie Joe Kelley broke his back in the roof fall and was recaptured. Steven Taylor is still at large. Sharon Holman, Kelley’s girlfriend, aided by delivering hacksaw blades and rope after sewing a fishing line into a shirt. She later pleaded guilty to aiding and supervising the escape and was sentenced to one year with most terms suspended.
Mr and Mrs Fred Clifton and Mrs Clay Johnson traveled to Fayetteville Arkansas to see Mrs Johnsons son Melvin Johnson and his family They left Wednesday and returned Friday Mr and Mrs Rube Murphy hosted Sunday guests including brother in law and wife Mr and Mrs Joe Thoman of Midwest City Also visiting were Mrs Dick Roff, her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs George Resent and children of Cen ter It center.
Deaths listed for Clifford James Rey 44 Ada resident died May 25 and Robert Ray Elliott 32 Ada resident died May 27. Other Ada area deaths include Basil W Duyck 69, Ernest Henry Schroeder 81, Henry Neal Stidham 59, Birdie Elliott 89 with funeral home notes. Memorial Day observances and visits noted. personnel transfers and alumni events mentioned.
Glas and family from Alvin Texas visited daughter Johns Owens and family in Austin Louisiana and another daughter Mrs Howard Gool Knight and family in Davidson Sunday Mrs Laura Miller Ada and Mrs Nettie Ownby Stratford visited Mrs Reed and her guests.
Rep Wilbur Mills proposes gradual reform or abolition of 54 tax loopholes including oil depletion allowances. The plan, concurrent with Senate efforts by Mike Mansfield, faces slim odds in an election year and would roll out over three years starting January 1, 1974.
Ada resident Marguerite Decks visited Mrs. Albert Pevehouse on Saturday. Shirley Castoo spent Thursday with Lena and Amy Stovall. Francis, son of Odeth William, visited his sister with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wommack Sunday afternoon. Don Cook Jessica Macy and Nathan Wade visited C. H. Hampton’s grandparents and his mother Thursday night. Hershall Hampton and Ronald of Tulsa visited C. H. Hampton and his sister Friday through Sunday.
Sheriff Burt Griffin reports a rash of daylight residential burglaries in Pontotoc County. Five break ins occurred in 10 days with seven guns taken from a home near Fittstown. Burglars target only a few items and residents are urged to note unfamiliar cars and license numbers to aid the investigation.
Washington AP reports farm livestock prices climbed after a two month lull, cattle up to an all time high around 33 per hundredweight and hogs up about 1 percent to 2490, driven by fewer pig births last winter. If farm prices stay elevated, meat prices for May could rise as middlemen pass on higher costs, affecting consumers and the 30 percent share of the food budget. Government data due later in June.
The Pontotoc County Election Board certified the Byng trustee election with two members signing. The third member Mrs. Maxine Baulch refused to certify. Certificates will be mailed to winners James Rich Don Meeks Buford Myers James Trammell and Truman Coffey.
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