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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
4
A Ada Oklahoma column warns about boating dangers citing a Coast Guard report that 1,360 people died in 1965 from boating accidents with capsizing the leading cause. It urges staying with a capsized craft, using life vests, avoiding overload, and planning sensible boating to prevent tragedy.
Dr. Kenneth J. Foreman sermons urge resisting peer pressure that tempts to sin. He links Manasseh’s corruption of Judah to today’s crowd mentality, urging Christians to trust biblical truth over popular trends and psychiatric scrutiny when pursuing ministry.
The article explains how the IRS pays rewards up to ten percent of recovered funds for tax tips, with cases showing court rulings on payment, taxation, and occasional penalties. It notes annual budgeting for rewards and cites public debate over tattling versus duty.
Daytime temperatures in Ri yadh rise to 113 degrees with nights not dipping below 90 degrees. Families sleep on the roofs of mud brick homes to escape the extreme heat.
Indonesia leads the Far East in petroleum and ranks second to Malaysia in rubber and tin, reflecting its strong commodity position.
Oklahoma recorded 1,007,241 private and commercial automobiles in 1964. Publicly owned autos numbered 3,916 and buses totaled 5,616 across private, public, and commercial categories, with 363,444 trucks.
The Oklahoma State Highway Department awarded 147 highway construction contracts totaling 27,415,329 dollars for the first six months of fiscal year 1966.
Oklahoma moves into Phase II of a four stage hog cholera program aimed at reducing disease incidence. Phase I laid groundwork with information distribution reporting systems and outbreak investigations while Phase II enforces quarantines and intrastate shipping rules to prevent spread. National goals target eradication by 1969 with full countryfree status by 1972.
The bell in Westminster known as Big Ben was named to honor Sir Benjamin Hall the first commissioner of works at Westminster. It credits Hall with the bell’s iconic status and ties the name to his position and influence.
Donna Balthrop reports a Friday night get-together in Byng to unite new residents. Families shared basket lunches while New Bethel Baptist Church members provided homemade ice cream and cake.
Doyle Stonecipher took his nephew Bruce Balthrop to the car races Sunday. Martha Allen spent Saturday night with Donna Balthrop. Donna returned the visit Friday night.
Mr and Mrs Arlis Teters visited her sister and family Mr and Mrs Bill Moore in Purcell Friday night. They attended the stock car races in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety adds three 1964 International panel trucks and 31 used patrol cars to the third public auction slated for Tuesday at the Highway Patrol Garage in Oklahoma City. Attendees may inspect from nine a m with bidding at 7 p m. Ten percent down, balance by Wednesday. personal checks OK, title held until checks clear.
Agricultural efforts prove affordable with plane spraying achieving effective weed control. Biffle claims proper dosage avoids harming lespedeza and little yellow hop. City projects include litter policing, brush removal, a gated highway, and pit filling to improve looks while considering hay business at the airport. Runways remain unused for growth.
In 1964 the United States recorded about 47 000 traffic deaths as the nation faced rising road hazards and growing automobile use. The figure reflects a period of increasing mobility and safety concerns across the country.
Columnist BUZZY BONEHOUSE lampoons the coffee break as a modern business fixture. He notes its humor and social draw, questions its seriousness, and warns that ending it could impact relations with Latin American coffee exporters. He ends with a satirical call to keep the ritual.
A lighthearted column celebrates a neighbor who labors from morning to night, wrestling dirt with broom and mop. The piece riffs on diligence and humor, pairing playful verses with assorted quotes on progress, manners, and everyday wisdom. The collage ends with a note on early auto testing history.
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