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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
4
The piece argues that while humans call themselves Homo sapiens and prize logic, thought is only symbolic manipulation. It claims logic ignores reality, notes heat and cold are subjective, and suggests intuition, especially from women, may be wiser in an illogical universe.
An analysis of how true greatness, as shown by Joseph in Egypt and other celebrated figures, rests on a high soul guided by faith, openness to divine guidance, and the capacity to overlook prejudice. It contrasts enduring virtue with common vanity, emphasizing forgiveness, mercy, and self above petty returning harm.
A collage of humorous definitions and maxims touches on bolts and nuts, world finance, aging, car talk, gender, personality, effort, trust, and marriage. The quotes mix everyday observations with quips about money, time, and relations, presenting a lively if scattered slice of popular thought.
A rural column reports on the disruption among cattle owners as the elder herdsman recounts a trod path through pasture and practice. The piece notes shifts in leadership and the uneasy balance between tradition and change in farm life.
A collection of light humor and anecdotes. Bits about seasonings, misheard sayings, clever quips, and small town scenes. Jokes include a waiter correcting thesaurus use with a pun and a barber shop encounter ending with a mistaken free haircut offer.
Ada district wedding brief lists Louis Orr Gephart aged 32 of Sulphur and Lena H Kirkpatrick aged 41 of Ada, plus Roger Ruish aged 21 of Ada and Joan E Norton aged 20 of Ada. Also references to want ads and contact dial number PE 24433.
A column argues people now plan legally for the future rather than rely on past records. It notes rising attention to wills trusts and corporate forms amid big financial stakes. The piece cites Benjamin Franklin and muses on managing risk through proactive planning to reduce lawsuits and improve relations.
Union Hill residents and families converged for weekend visits across Ada, McLish, Tyler, Borger, and Kaetia. Names such as Layona Jones Hicks Newcomb Rhynes Wallis and many others appear with brothers, sisters, and children visiting kin, sharing meals, tending health needs, and planning showers and religious gatherings. A California injury case links Othell Humphers to Walnut Grove, with well wishes for recovery.
A string of visits and social events across Ada and nearby towns is reported. Residents including Joe Hodger Estleen Farmer Daisy Gold Vaughan and family diverse groups from Ada Summers Chapel Shawnee Konawa and Oklahoma City shared weekends meals fish fries and friendly calls while visiting relatives and friends such as Mr and Mrs Lamb the Golden Morgan and Adams families across multiple towns and days in recent week.
Mrs Ruby Lane and her sister Mrs Zelma Martin with the girls visited their parents Mr and Mrs Gray for a few days. The little girls stayed with their grandparents. Mrs Margaret Boles and son Carl Boles Jr visited Haegarret and family from Thursday afternoon until Friday afternoon.
Latham of Antlers returned home Friday afternoon after attending East Central School. Nearby families, including Rae Garrett and Thelma Jean Garrett, hosted visits with relatives across Oklahoma City and Ada. Mr. and Mrs Doyle Cox welcomed a baby girl born June 20, VelmaLea Voyies as maiden name. Angel Falls in Venezuela, discovered by Jimmy Angel, is described as the world’s tallest waterfall.
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