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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
4
A reflective piece urges readers to consider hunting ethics and wildlife protection. It notes hawks, snakes, and other animals provide ecological benefits, countering myths that drive unnecessary slaughter. The author recalls local hunting practices, misidentifications, and historic bird declines to advocate thoughtful, purposeful action.
The article urges farm landlords and tenants to use properly drawn written leases, not verbal agreements. It cautions that leases are complex and misdescriptions or omissions can lead to disputes or lawsuits, and stresses consulting an attorney. It notes key issues such as cash rent, term length, crop scope, timber cutting, repairs, subletting, and share arrangements.
A devotional piece contrasts Ecclesiastes and Paul on preparing for old age. It urges inner preparation, faith and cheerful thoughts, urging youth to consider God now. It recounts Paul’s aged perspective, portraying old age as a tested race, not lament.
Fragmentary lines reference Aunt Mamie, Connie, Velma Menderson, and outer space programs. The text hints at a playful or editorial tone with remarks on teeth, age, and a promise about costs, but readable context is limited.
A collage of wry quips, domestic musings, and scattered notices. Bits about health, family life, and daily routines mix with stray lines on self-control, language, and humor. Readers glimpse small-town jokes, a weathered correction, and a brief portrait of Sandy Mike’s affection.
The Around The County column notes 75 attendees at Sunday school and church led by Rev. B V Pendley. It lists social visits, fundraising totalling 41 dollars for Don and Dora Henson, and a wide array of local visits, travels, and revival events, including the East Oklahoma Camp Meeting set for June 16 to 25 near Ada.
A rural note discusses nighttime birds like the nightingales and mockingbirds, praising their songs while joking about the state song and bird. It mentions Oklahoma’s Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, legislative curiosity, andAT&T satellite talk, followed by local social notes and family visits amid a short tech aside on semimetal switches for computing machines.
The article notes residents visiting in Oklahoma City and Sulphur. It mentions Mire Dewayne Roberts visiting Mrs. Frank Lewis on Thursday evening and references time spent with Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Roberts last week.
Jerry Don Wilmoth, 16, Ada, was sentenced by District Judge John Boyce McKeel to two years in the state penitentiary for second degree burglary. He pleaded not guilty at first in the Ada liquor store burglary case and changed to guilty May 24. The sentence begins with his delivery to the warden at McAlester.
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