Ada Evening News editorials warn of tragedy and planning risks
The Ada Evening News condemns the Atlanta plane disaster for its loss of life and broader impact on communities. It argues such a crash could bankrupt a town’s readership and stresses the need for legal clarity in metropolitan planning and zoning around Ada, refuting fears of tax hikes or annexation. It also comments on fashions, livestock trends, and cautions about pool and creek safety while urging prudent recreation.
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Atlanta
Ada
Allen
Roff
Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commission
The Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Representation
This column affirms the legal principle that all accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty and have the right to an attorney. It explains a lawyer's duty to provide fair trial safeguards, the public's misreading of defense efforts, and the necessity of lawful evidence and a fair jury in criminal cases.
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Oklahoma Bar Association
Allen Hires New Man For Night Watch
In a May Allen City Council meeting members proposed hiring a merchant policeman to guard business districts at night. Joe Hemingway was named for the new position. The council also discussed culvert replacements and street resurfacing in residential areas and approved annual dog vaccinations already given last week.
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Allen
Joe Hemingway
Hemingway
Allen Streets
Tnother
Suburban Captivity and Laodicea in Revelation
A devotional piece discusses Revelation chapters 2 and 3, contrasting Laodicea with other Asian churches and critiquing suburban churches as lukewarm clubs. It argues that modern congregations mirror Laodicea's spiritual poverty and stresses that God loves but corrects, urging true witness over social status. It adds brief notes on space acoustics and world trivia.
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Asia
Ephesus
Smyrna
Laodicea
America
Wintec
Suburbia
Winter
Laodicean Church
Revelation
Sap
God
Atv All
Canals and Arkansas River Trade Shape Oklahoma’s Future
Inquiring minds ask when barges will haul freight along the Arkansas River and canals into central Oklahoma. Engineers say the answer depends on imagined use, industry siting, and canal success, with resource-rich basins promising vast potential beyond the Ohio River and Ruhr valleys.
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Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Dow
Arkansas
Eufaula
Houston
Actu
Provence
Arkansas and Canal System
U.S. Corps of Engineers
National Repute
Morec Natural Resources
Oklahoma ‘Canal
Ohio River
Ruhr
Silver
Freezing Garden Vegetables Using Glass Jars at Home
A Union Hill note describes freezing beans peas mustard greens and dewberries in glass jars without sealing. It advises boiling vegetables briefly cooling in ice water leaving space for expansion and chilling in cool water before storage. It warns jars may burst if not properly handled and suggests avoiding salt.
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Union Hill
Tjars
Imaginary glimpse of future river traffic in Oklahoma
Around the County features a reflective column by Vivian Marshall praising river traffic as a driver of industrial growth, highlighting Senator Robert Kerr's influence and editorial comparisons with Dallas. It notes civic projects like Sandy Creek and Boggy Creek in Pontotoc County, praising community effort, vision, and long term land and economic benefits.
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Oklahoma
Eccor
U.S
Robert S. Kerr
Dallas
Texas
Jong
Trinity River
Shaftesbury
Shirley West
Tention
Sandy
Lorene West
Elmer Allen
Frank Creek
Orebaugh
Charles Robert
Pontotoc
County
Sandy Creek
Harral Allen
Bumpers
Civil Defense Outlines New Type Summer Plan
Oklahoma safety chief Ray H. Page outlines a summer plan for more than 2 million school children. Troopers will conduct vehicle and driver license checks next month at undisclosed locations. He warns parents they are legally responsible for teens and urges caution to avoid risky behavior near roads and waterways.
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Oklahoma
Ray H. Page
Tor Motorista
Page
Local Couple Visits Near Trammel Home
Mr and Mrs Johnny Knighten visited Mr and Mrs Orville Trammel and children. An man cut a tree at the Trammel home Tuesday afternoon but was not seriously injured.
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Walter Crews
Sades Marshall
Johnny. Knighten
Orville
Oklahoma Civil Defense to Host June Training Session
State civil defense officials announced a June 18 to 24 training session at Oklahoma State University Stillwater campus, the summer full-scale course with 49 hours and 29 instructors. The session includes a simulated disaster center operation and planning exercises for new local CD directors, with certification for completers and a ribbon cutting for a new classroom on the disaster street training grounds. Enrollment is limited and housing on campus costs 35 to 40 dollars.
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Oklahoma Civil Defense Training School
Stillwater
Oklahoma State University
Jerry Ragsdale
Ed Kanady
State” CD
J Kanady
D.L
Lancaster
State Health Department
Gerry Watson
State Welfare
John C. Canada
Ragsdale
Union Club
Adgle
Oklahoma Civil Defense
P.O
Strayed Drom and Fragments of a Prairie Page
A collage of quirky quotes and anecdotes from a rural paper, including a dairy farmer’s hiring interview, humor about charity and deafness, a mother’s story about blood sweat and tears, a bungalow joke about a new house, fatherly advice about sowing wild oats, a bus encounter, and a barb about Kennedy debts, all stitched with stray notes from Barbara Demke.
Feed Association Bulletin on Cattle Feeding
The Market Research Department released a new bulletin on factors to consider before farmers manufacture their own feed. It explains budgeting all costs, equipment, buildings, labor, and ingredients, plus quality and profitability comparisons with purchased feed. The bulletin urges careful study of modern feed rations and notes no simple rule of thumb for profitability.
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Market Research Department
Th . Ray
AFMA
Ray
Vis
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Vatican
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