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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1970
Page
4
Local Ada newspapers trace mergers from 1910 to 1953 including The Ada Weekly News The Ada Evening News The Ada Times Democrat and Pontotoc County papers. Displays pricing by mail and carrier for Ada Oklahoma and surrounding counties.
In a changing America the cattle industry remains stubbornly traditional. Cowboys and ranchers rely on handshakes over contracts, weathered hands over boardrooms, and a deep bond with land and community. Yet modernization threatens the old way, posing a risk to independence and rural life.
A court ruled Frank could not be held liable for a basement fall caused by darkness. The ruling notes darkness warns proceeding with care and highlights negligence depends on foreseeability and reasonable precautions.
A brief poem reflects on what makes a church feel like home. It emphasizes shared burdens, love, presence, and humble give and take, contrasting a friendly, welcoming church with a mere meeting place or social club.
A high school youth questions studying Revelation yet the lesson argues future hope through John’s visions. It emphasizes a new heaven and earth, a spiritual Jerusalem, and the central role of Christ in future events, offering current strength through faith’s promise.
A Friday public hearing before the Oklahoma Highway Department weighed Ada City Council efforts to remove Main Broadway and a section of Arlington from the state highway system. Local business leaders opposed the change citing potential losses to downtown activity while supporters argued for state control. The committee will study taped remarks and consider the suit over parallel parking as they prepare a decision.
The Office of Economic Opportunity awards a $65,000 grant to Indian Nations Community Action in Tishomingo for emergency food and medical services to combat malnutrition among about 5,700 people across a 10 county area. The program runs 17 months.
Police investigate an overnight burglary at Bob's Bar-B-Q 2004 N Broad way. Entry gained by breaking a south side window. About $125 in quarters stolen.
Alaska's Summit Lake pours its waters west into the Bering Sea and south into the Pacific Ocean, sending runoff to two basins on opposite sides of the Continental Divide.
Three years after Expo 67 opened in Montreal, the world exposition remains strong. For the 1970 session, 14 new pavilions will open from June 12 to September 7 offering a range of experiences from a psychedelic sound and light show to a discussion on possible immortality of the human body.
Russell Hedges and Brenda Myers wed in Macon Illinois. Wayne Marshall and Elena Stevens join in Corona California. Albert Harris and Wanda Roller union in Seminole. Ronny Alexander and Frances Forehand marry in Ada. Raymond Weldon and Julia Corley wed in Ada. Buster Patty and Latricia Bowers marry in Ada. Frank Gargis and Nita Perry unite in Ada. James Frantz and Karen Penrod marry in Ada and Roff.
The Proud Young Americans for Truth in Ada organize an old fashioned Fourth of July celebration in Wintersmith Park with free swimming, contests, a picnic lunch policy, and a giant 9:45 p.m. fireworks display. Speakers Joe Nobo and Fay O'Dell will headline a day of entertainment and activities led by Fred Overton.
Dorothy Jean Trahern, 37, Ada homemaker, died after a lengthy illness. Services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in First Methodist Church with Rev. William J. Smith officiating. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home. Born Sept 5 1932 in Ada, she attended Byng High School class of 1950. Survived by husband Jim, two daughters Julie and DeAnn, son Jimmy, mother Mrs M Frances Miller, three brothers Harry Edwin Miller Donald E Miller Jerry G Miller, and grandmother Mrs Gilbert Christian.
George Bernard Shaw returns to Britain and lists three remembered American sights the Rocky Mountains the Statue of Liberty and Amos n Andy reflecting on his travels and impressions in 1933.
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