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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1966
Page
4
The Ada News reflects on summer joy and changes from past to present. It recalls childhood summers in Ada with activities from fishing to games and growing school demands shaping modern summer programs.
The law allows a property owner to trim branches overhanging the boundary but ownership remains with the neighbor. A tree fully on the neighbor’s land can still pose danger and justify damages if it risks property, while mere annoyance like shade is generally not a legal grievance. Tree law is rarely tested due to costs.
A devotional reflecting on King Hezekiah’s crisis in Judah. It emphasizes attitude over action, faith in God and in trustworthy men, and the call to remain steadfast when dangers loom beyond control. The message urges trust, reform, and personal integrity during dark times.
Associated Press report shows a March survey finding food costs rose nearly 7 percent from 1965 to 1966 with meats up sharply about 21.5 percent. Budget brigade members doubted price indexes yet acknowledged overall high costs and potential savings from bargain hunting across 12 cities.
The AP budget brigade and government checkers surveyed 38 to 40 food items in 12 cities on March 10 to compare prices in three stores per city. Results show similar average totals for March and April with Cleveland and one other city listed as cheapest and San Francisco as costliest, while pork prices ease but remain high.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corp reports Oklahoma insured wheat damage will exceed 500000 with Texas and Tillman counties hardest hit. Indemnity payments may top 200000 in Tillman and 185000 in Texas County. Freeze and winter kill account for about half the loss, drought and green bugs the other half. Provisions include a 20 percent coverage increase and a new discount feature for 1967.
A June morning scene centers on a boy around thirteen sweeping dirt and leaves. He imagines himself a batter in a park, swinging with rare focus and a pleased, dreamlike smile, then returns to work with a serious, quiet resolve.
Rev Billy Joe Gentry, pastor of the Free Will Baptist Church at Now, will lead a revival at Cedar Grove Free Will Baptist Church starting Sunday. The event runs for at least a week with daily services at 7 30 p.m. and special singing. Rev Earlin Haskins, pastor of Cedar Grove Church, invites everyone to attend.
Water buffalo are widely used by the Vietnamese as draft animals, particularly in rice paddies, aiding field work and transportation. The text notes their integral role in agricultural labor and rural life.
A divorce has been granted for Robbie Violet and Lee Violet. Both parties are awarded dissolution of marriage.
Democrat Tom Steed and Republican Truman Branscum announce candidacies in the U S House race. Party figures pledge support and outline platform themes amid upcoming primary and general election buzz.
The Ada market dipped up to fifty cents as Tuesday sale closed with 1,500 cattle. Slaughter cattle ranged cows twelve to eighteen fifty, bulls eighteen to twenty three, calves twenty two twenty five. stockers included steers twenty three to twenty six fifty, heifers nineteen to twenty two fifty, steer calves twenty five to thirty, dairy breeds thirty eight to twenty two, heifer calves twenty two to twenty six, and cow and calf pairs one hundred forty to two hundred twenty.
USDA cattle and hogs sale reports in Oklahoma City show feeders and calves dominating receipts with prices for utility and commercial cows at 16.50 to 18.00, feeder steers over 700 pounds weak by 25, and yearling and calf lots priced up to 32.50. Hogs show barrows and gilts mostly 23.00 to 26.00, sows 18.00 to 20.00, while small feeder pigs fetch 22.00 to 24.00. sheep activity remains light with spring slaughter lambs 25 to 26.25 and ewes scarce.
Funeral services for Rev. Joseph Kiles Macon 89 will be held Friday at 2 30 p m at the First Baptist Church Tecumseh with Rev E L Jenks officiating. He died Tuesday after a month long illness born September 7 1886 in Fort Worth Texas he came to this area in 1896 moved to Tecumseh in 1909 and lived also in Maud and Konawa Survivors include two daughters Naomi Macon Tecumseh and Mrs A R Ramsey Oklahoma City a son James Macon Blackwell and one grandson and one granddaughter.
District Judge Lee R. West will attend the National College of State Trial Judges at the University of Nevada in July. Sponsored by the American Bar Association, the four week course covers court administration evidence sentencing probation criminal procedure and pretrial procedure.
Ada reports no accidents. In municipal court Jerry J. Brown pleaded guilty to public drunkenness and possession of non tax paid whisky with fines of 12 and 20 dollars respectively. Several defendants faced traffic and property charges in county and JP court.
Byng residents plan a Friday 6 to 8 pm gathering at the road side park near Harper's Grocery to welcome several new families. Each family will bring a picnic lunch while beverages and homemade ice cream are provided by New Bethel Baptist Church.
The piece argues cowboy boots will outlive nests as engines drive cattle across green pastures. It notes boots symbolize the old west, offering a swagger to men and boys, despite foot discomfort in many places. The author asserts boots are bound to last.
The author argues that over fifty years swim fashions tilt toward nudity but won't exceed modesty boundaries. They cite generational views, fashion incentives, and market needs, predicting a shift back to modest styles via a publicity push starting at European beaches then American pools to preserve sales.
The total estimated cost for 795 miles of Oklahoma Interstate Highways stands at 533 million dollars. By September 30, 1965, 298 million dollars had been spent, representing 96 percent of the total.
Gunpowder first used in battle in 1946 remained the deadliest military explosive until 1992 when TNT was introduced, marking a shift in explosive supremacy and warfare technology.
Ada businessman Bill Lee will head the Ada Community Chest fund drive next fall. He notes no outside help will be used and aims to surpass the 1965 record of 58,000 dollars with seven member agencies participating in the Chest program.
Safety Commissioner Bob Lester urged drivers to slow in residential areas as schools end for summer. He warned that nearly 500000 children are at large until Labor Day and stressed vigilance for scooters and bikes, lights and reflectors after dark, and bicycle occupant limits. He quantified stopping distances at 20 and 35 mph and urged parents to supervise play away from streets.
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