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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Page
4
The Ada Evening News and Ada Weekly News details its publishing history and consolidation timeline from 1910 to 1953. It lists publication formats and pricing by mail and carrier, with contact dialing information and notes on postages for Ada Oklahoma and surrounding counties.
The piece contrasts today’s high school life with earlier times, noting heavier academic loads, broader activities, and college pressures. It laments the intense schedule youth endure, from sports to clubs to community work, while recalling a freer, simpler past and questioning whether modern youths have time to sleep.
Dr Kenneth J Foreman presents a devotional on prayer Speech centers on throne imagery honesty before God and the life in God Emphasizes habits of prayer constant thought of God Christ centered living and bearing fruit through a life in Christ and with Christ.
Ada district faces a March 22 election after L N Jack Fentem resigns as Ward 2 School Board president citing federal aid strings. Dr C P Taylor, also a Ward 2 candidate, supports selective federal aid with minimal restrictions as voters prepare filing March 2 to 12. Fentem, Ada native and CPA, notes family business pressures and was elected to a five year term in 1961. Rex Morrison declined further comment.
A gunshot death of 28 year old Roy Eugene Gray near Stratford and the heart attack death of 48 year old Mrs. Lee Jennings occurred within 24 hours in the Stratford area over the weekend. Gray shot himself with a .22 pistol. Jennings was found slumped across a heater in a trailer behind her parents’ Stratford home. Gray's note and the couple's families are noted. services held in Stratford with burial in McGee Cemetery.
The piece muses on work as a complex topic across roles from laborers to executives. It cites a University of Michigan survey noting happiness hinges on a likable supervisor and coworkers, and laments human frailties, disputes, and fears of scrutiny in public life.
Pontotoc County Community Action Committee will get 33 210 in grants to fund Head Start classes for 100 children from rural homes. The program runs five days a week five hours daily for 3 ½ months in six classrooms across Rofs Byng Allen and Homer schools with medical and dental services provided in preparation for school.
During FY 1965 Oklahoma completed 274 highway construction projects across the state. This summary notes the volume of work undertaken in that period and highlights the state's infrastructure expansion efforts.
Reader notes reflect on the cultural impact of electric guitars, suggesting the Beatles symbolize a long awaited response to the Revolution. The piece hints at disbelief about modern youth dances, urges curiosity about the spectacle, and ends with a classifieds call to action.
A father tells his daughter she now has her own phone bill. A mosquito is compared to a child. Architects hide mistakes with ivy, doctors with sod, and cooks use catsup.
Robert G. Fleming Jr. serves as scoutmaster of Troop 166 and has led scouts for 25 years. The troop, funded by its own earnings, purchased the equipment or item in question for him.
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