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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1958
Page
4
A humorous piece describing garden fever as a springtime illness that grips many, starting with seed catalog obsessions and culminating in delusions of grandeur about sprawling plots. It traces symptoms from craving for soil and green patches to the iconic green-thumb belief, noting the recurring yearly cycle and lack of a true cure.
A going church is defined not by budget size but by members sharing their faith with friends and neighbors. Paul is cited as the ultimate personal evangelist, with emphasis on person to person outreach and adapting methods to individual lives while keeping the gospel constant.
Weekend visitors D W and Alene Neilson hosted Kerneth Juan and Danny Mergee of Ada and Charles Nelson of Andrews Texas. Oklahoma rural highway fatalities totaled 613 in 1957 versus 619 in 1956, while urban deaths surged to a new all time high of 698. In 1937 urban deaths were 83 compared with 64 in 1936.
A retro-style recitation of the first ten amendments outlining fundamental freedoms. The article notes how the Bill of Rights emerged from state ratifications and urges readers to review rights, urging questions to be directed to Oklahoma Bar Association.
Several boys and girls will represent the Salvation Army of Ada at the Young People's Council in Biatone City Saturday and Sunday. Lt. and Mrs. Melvin Moore will accompany the Ada group. Traveling from Ada are Kenneth Beam David Beam Paul Turner Philip Norton Johnny Riggs Cath erine Hill Barbara Morrell Sue Aden Pat Norton and Sharon Geddie. Christmas 1957 set a new record on Oklahoma highways as the bloodiest Yale holiday to date. In three days twenty two persons met death on the State's streets and highways.
A compact meditation on cycles of gain after loss and rest after weariness. The text blends devotional lines about renewal with a note from Frances R. Hovergil urging balance in work, rest, and play, suggesting separate intervals for each.
A collage of lighthearted bon mots and jokes from a vintage column. The snippets cover work, leisure, youth, finances, and daily quirks with playful twists. Notable lines include jabs at aging, ambition, and common misunderstandings, ending with a humorous animal- and travel-themed quip about an airplane.
Mrs Olive Tucker attended the grade basketball tournament in Hamer Friday night. Mr and Mrs W B Brecheen visit with their daughter and family while Mrs Brecheen is ill. Lora Ellis visited her son and wife in Westview. Weather notes mention rain aiding gardens. St Patrick's Day is near. Families and neighbors in Summers Chapel and Oil Center share visits, church attendance, and travels, with a retirement of news about Glenn Megee and the Navy. Jim Megee of Oil Center celebrated his 67th birthday on March 4. granddaughter Marylen Jo Vaughn also celebrated.
The Lula Teen age Club met Thursday night at the Lula School with Derald Suli ridge from Coal County visiting. Burtis Williams led the meeting, demonstrations on safety with firearms and planting seed flats were given, and plans for the county round-up discussed. Attendees included John Boyce Clifford, George Brown, Lynn Leader, and Gloria Jean Cooper. The next meeting is scheduled for March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lula School.
Mrs. Megee and Mrs. Ivon prepared a birthday dinner for March 4 with cake and swim timings. Guests included Kenneth Megee of Ada, Mrs. Alene Nelson, Mrs. Dorothy Terry, Joe and Kevin Scott. Several relatives visited from Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, and nearby towns, sharing meals and news as sick lists and farm notes weave through daily life.
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