Cloud seeding in US drought relief faces drier debates
An Oklahoma influenced discussion on weather modification explores cloud seeding with silver iodide. Reports cite tests showing increased rainfall under certain conditions and note national programs and costs. Debates cover who seeds, where, and how much rain would occur naturally.
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Will Rogers
Oklahoma
Hall
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
New Mexico
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Farmers Home Administration
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
California
Florida
Oklahoma Panhandle
Custody Tactics and Court Orders in Divorce Cases
A divorced mother is shown pressuring a five year old to fear the father, prompting a custody change to the father. Courts condemn using children to attack a former spouse and aim to keep custody arrangements stable when both sides accuse each other of poisoning the child.
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Laura
British unveil world’s first plastic warship HMS Wilton
Floating fiber glass design yields the 153 foot mine hunter HMS Wilton built from 65 tons or 100000 yards of woven fiberglass and polyester resin. The materials echo those used in modern pleasure boats and mark a new approach to naval construction.
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New York
Wilton
My Bible The Old Book That Guides The Way
A devotional verse extols the worn Bible as precious and guiding light. The speaker finds tokens of love from the Father, noting that prayerful reading eases fears and brightens the path. The Bible is described as a faithful friend and source of comfort and promises.
Punctuality and wit in a string of jokes
A collection of brief humorous quips and pun laden lines on punctuality gravity law army life etiquette and marriage reporting everyday irony. Notable jokes include a teacher referencing gravity a sergeant asking civilian life answers a touring troupe awaiting stage hands and a skunk named In and Out with a pun about instinct.
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Mama Skunk
Jus Stir Up th Fire a Northern Oklahoma Nature Essay
The piece celebrates rural life and natural science, urging curiosity from field to classroom. It links knowledge to wonder, noting birds, plants, and seasons, and invites readers, especially youth, to explore nature with a book and open country. It frames spring’s color as a timely invitation to learn.
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North America
North American
Oklahoma
Pontotoc
David
Family News From ROFF Reports Local Visits and Health
ROFF Jess Glascow received a call from his son Skee returning from service in Vietnam at Camp Braggs South Carolina. Joe Glascow, another son in Oklahoma, has recently been hospitalized with a heart attack. Mrs Dub Odom returned from Valley View Hospital after tests and care. Mrs Raymond Laseman hosted Walter Hammock and Fern Hammock Garland Texas, and Mrs Jack Hammock Sherman Texas for the weekend. Out of town visitors included Otto Berry and George Berry Dallas Tully Dial Stratford and Ivin Mantooth Mayesville. Helen Summers has been visiting Valley View Hospital while sitting with her grandmother.
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Jess Glascow
Skee
Camp Braggs
S. C
Church Belongs to Christ Not Our Own Says Lesson
A discussion of church ownership contrasts personal possessiveness with scripture, noting that the church belongs to Christ and believers serve within his household. It cites Ephesians 2 20 21 and Matthew 16 18 and recalls local visitors and birthday events in Ada and Oil Center as church community details.
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Christ
Christ Jesus
Caesarea
Philippi
Jesus
Peter
Oil Center community notes and revival events
Sunday school and church services at the Pentecostal Holiness Church drew ninety attendees led by Rev. Sanford Grieggs from India. A parish revival closed Sunday. Many locals attended events, visits, and dinners across Oil Center and nearby towns, with numerous family gatherings, travel, and church activities recorded. Casey Thomas died Sunday in Shawnee Hospital.
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Pentecostal Holiness Church
Sanford Grieggs
India
Violet McBroom
Life Liners
Lovelace
Byars
Arthur Smith
Ada
McBroom
Stratford
Oil Center
Conzy Cowger
Jack Cowger
Ruby Hilton
Konawa
Ralph Brendle
Ben Robertson
Delbert Hartless
Norman
Willie
Berkeley
Calif
Lorene Mullins
Francis
Glen Eaves
Nina Sue
Fred Gray
Carma Joyce
Hudie Lee
McAlester
Alene Tucker
Dorchie Booth
Artie Holland
Colene Robertson
Leonard Holloway
Nannie Cox
Mary Cox
Helen Bradley
Angela
Martha Love
Kevin
Machelle
Cox
Juanita Rowe
Gerald Sutton
Ruth Sutton
Pauls Valley
Chris
Beverly
FFA
Pontotoc County
Paul Tucker
Osu Extension Center
Cattlemen’s Association
Eddie Lance
Tammy Robertson
Gordon Nelson
Tishomingo
Lou Wood
Mae Majors
Ballard Nursing Home
Glen Wood
Lynn Wood
Joanna
Stillwater
Glen Wallis
Mel Mauldin
Elk Cry
Union Hill Family Visitors and Births Listed
Dink Binion and Lena Cochran listed among visitors to Union Hill families in a continuing society note. A baby boy born to Gary and presumably McAnally is recorded for February 29 with multiple family and in-law visitors noted, including McAnally and Rhynes households across Ada and surrounding areas.
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Dink Binion
Lena Cochran
Ina Haines
Orphelene Hall
California
Gary McAnally
Josephine McAnally
McAnally
Baby
Tuesay
Mary Long
Tommy
Ada
William Henson
Billy
James Rhynes
Alvin McAnally
Wayne McAnally
Duke Rhynes
Bill McAnally
J. T. Tatum
Johnny Allan
Lela Johnson
Lois Rhynes
Tim
Rennie Johnson
Evylene Rhynes
Maudie Jones
Meredith Summers
Marie Smith
Tommy Johnson
James Rhynes Sr
James Rhynes Jr
Joe Maxey
Dennis Moody
Elmer Cochran Sr
Dean Underwood
Terry, Moore
Elmer Cochran Jr
Oklahoma City
George Cochran
Daisy Binion
OEA to Host Noted Speakers at East Central Campus
The East Central campus will host the District OFA meeting March 9 and 10 featuring Russell B. Holloway Oklahoma City attorney addressing the Administrators' Banquet on March 9 and Dr. E. T. Dunlap Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education as principal speaker at the March 10 general session. Miss Jane Jayroe former Miss America will perform with her musical group. About 1200 teachers and administrators from nine counties are expected at the 9:45 a.m. March 10 session where Dunlap will discuss The Challenge of the 70s for Oklahoma Education.
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District Ofa
East Central
Russell B. Holloway
Oklahoma City
E. T. Dunlap
Oklahoma State Regents For Higher Education
Dr. Dunlap
Miss Jane Jayroe
Oklahoma
J. Chalmers Herman
OFA
Jayroe
OEA
Greater Winnipeg backs five opera groups with two as professionals
A regional arts body in Winnipeg endorses five opera companies, highlighting that two are professional outfits. The support signals ongoing commitment to classical performance in the province and plans to strengthen production, touring, and audience access through coordinated funding.
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Greater Winnipeg
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Don Cook
Aca
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
ADA Evening News
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Rom
Connie Nelson
Nellie
Joneses
Laddie
Macpherson
Allus
Roff
Biblee
Lawrence W.althouse
Tom Agee
Tishia Ross
James Morgan
Cindy
John McKinsey
Lisa and Gregg
Murray Golden
Ruby Horton
Barbara
William
Vernon McCurdy
Jimmy Jennings
Roger Stone
Rhonda
Cerral
Glen Horton
John Delozier
Paul Golden
Lavona Jones
Kevin Jones
Stephen Newby
Barbara Horton
Lizzie Horton
Don Newby
Melvin Newby
Ron Newby
Nancy
Corral Stone
Orval Ballard
Allan Russ
Moore
Horace Golden
Gary Golden
Freddie Duncan
L. A. Farrell
Teresa
Randy
Carol
Oe Center
Recenty
Albert Crow
Milton Loyd
Fred Jones
Alvin Wells
Eddie Hayes
Luther Parrish
Robert Bolin
Roy Choate
Simpson
Walter Crow
Earl Rose
Obra Young
Marjorie Blansett
Delia Solomon
Ballards Nursing Home
Wayne
Judson Kirby
Delphia Jones
Hudell Bolin
Jewel Oliver
Annette, Kenny
John Lee
Latta
LaVelle Wallis
Ollie Belle Wood
William Wall
Danny
Odessa
Tex
Bill Wall
Eddie James
Glenda Lane
Tulsa
Marion Willoughby
Freda
Hansel Burk
Earl Franks
Casey Thomas
Tal. Guiles
Joe Terry
A. C. Terry
Gaylon Terry
Cheryl Walker
D. W. Nelson
Jim Megall
Linda Vaughn
Dorthy Terry
Katherine Lance
Pat Willoughby
Eugene Lance
Bible Baptist Church
Alene Anderson
Mable Northam
Mae Pee
Lillian Storbie
Josie Northam
Earl McDaniel
Sally Wyche
Julie
Olive Belle Wood
W. O. Skinner
Davie Willoughby
Juanita Frantz
Sue Yeargan
Larry
Shawnee
Junior Capes
Thella
Billy Lee
Kent
Sonya
Vivian Northam
Britt
Jimmy Wyche
Mike Thomas
Ricky
Junior Northam
Judy Chilcoat
Debbie Eaves
Carrie Burk
Ballard
Edward Lance
Eddie
Emer Trimmer
Bobby Lance
Stonewall
Joyce Lance
Earl Frank
Shelly
Roy Eaton
Earl Summers
Jean Pierce
Hayward
Jim Jordan
Janice Abbott
Debbie
Johnny Soward
Micky
Donna
Lorene Soward
Sybie Collins
Union Hill
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