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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1968
Page
4
A columnist scoffs at famine forecasts and reviews Dr. R L Taylor of the University of California advocating edible insects as protein. He imagines global insect dishes from locusts to caterpillars while noting practicality and taste concerns.
A discussion of proximate cause and foreseeability in liability cases. It covers how fault may be limited by lack of causal connection, non foreseeability, and the effect of intervening acts such as a child’s misbehavior when a hardware rake was left in a busy aisle.
At Turkish officials' request the musical background for Don't Drink the Water is altered. The national anthem was replaced with an eastern march sung by youngsters at sport festivals to reflect neutrality.
A religious reflection on abiding in Jesus as the true vine. The piece contrasts Abraham Lincoln’s lifelong study with Jesus teachings, warning that prosperity can pull believers away from their source of power while urging faithful closeness to Christ and love for others.
The Lake Texoma Association asks Oklahoma and Texas to enact a hot pursuit fish law for the reservoir. It cites anglers crossing the state line in pursuit of surfacing sand bass and seeks a license from either state to legalize such hot pursuit fishing.
The region of Sikkim in the Himalayas is described as having an area of 2745 square miles. This statistic appears in a historical source outlining territorial measurements and geographic scope within the Himalayan state.
A reflective essay argues that thoughts and morals are shaped by outdated conditions and changing facts. It notes census delays, shifting ideas, and the flood of conflicting knowledge, then warns against blindly accepting new authorities while urging pursuit of truth.
Elmer Pinley and grandson Mike Pinley with Albert Pierce visited Mr. and Mrs. Austell Horton. Austell Horton and family spent a day in Oklahoma City with her parents. Hazel Meeks of Byng and Virginia Johnson of Oklahoma City visited Austell Horton. Bessie Rushing of Oakland Calif arrived to spend months with relatives. Howard Briggs returns from Fort Ord basic training and its celebration with family and friends. plans include six years in National Guard.
A collection of short quips and poems including a safety verse by Carl C. Wood, a maxim about life’s purpose, classroom anecdotes, a jokey exchange about a raise, an autograph quip, typist banter, a proverb about owls and eagles, and reflections on memory and optimism.
The narrator observes cattle out in a driving rain and snow, noting their forlorn stance at the fences and the range’s limited shelter. They wonder about humane cover and realize the cattle drive before the wind, a bleak, contemplative scene.
Ada stock market report lists 780 cattle received Tuesday. Slaughter cows rose 25 to 50 cents, other classes steady. Prices span slaughter cows 13-19.75, bulls 21-24, calves 22-24, stock steers 24-29, stock heifers 23-26, steer calves 27-34, heifer calves 24-29, dairy cows 21-24.50, stock cows 17-23, and cows with calves 160-235.
Cattle and calves 2800 and 200 feeders consigned to Thursday feeder auction on the terminal market with all classes steady. Utility and commercial cows 18.00-19.00, bulls 23.00-24.50, 400-600 lb slaughter calves 23.00-25.00. Early feeder results show uneven trade, yearling steers 27.00-28.50, 700-800 lb lots 26.00-27.00, yearling heifers 24.50-25.20, feeder calves 29.50-32.40 for 300-400 lb and 28.00 for 270 lb. Hogs 500 head, barrows and gilts 17.25-19.25, sows 15.25-16.50. feeders scarce.
Thanks to Mr and Mrs Frank Dryden and Mr and Mrs Melvin Peevehouse of Hayward California for their renewals to the WEEKLY.
Mrs. Verneice Dryden was on the sick list and visited a doctor twice. Center residents Ray Magar and Milo Pennington visited Frank Dryden on Friday night. Sunday guests included Rev. F. M. Wood and wife, Ray Magar, Susan Center, Ruth Magar Ada Irene Klutts Stratford Ruby Dryden and Glenn Dryden. J W Law also visited Frank Dryden on Saturday.
Mrs Dorothy Brown visited Tuesday evening with Florence Isaacs. Mr and Mrs Mike Gray visited Florence Isaacs Monday night. Florence Isaacs spent Thursday to Saturday with J A Patton family in Oklahoma City and attended the singing at the municipal auditorium Friday night. The Rev and Mrs Jimmy Riddlespurger and Mike Carnegie spent the weekend with Florence Isaacs. Mr and Mrs Frank Bishop and Mr and Mrs Delbert Mills and son Carnegie visited Florence Isaacs Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Tucker hosted Sunday dinner guests Cathy and Londa and Bill Hood at Mrs. Allie Tucker and Dorothea's home.
Wayne Pennington spent the night in the home of Mr and Mrs Scott Prince after being stranded in the snow on Monday evening. Ruby Dryden visited Sunday with Mrs Virgie Pennington and Milo Pennington accompanied Mr and Mrs Bruce Little Monday morning. Alvie Pennington and Gaar Corner are noted in the Pennington households with Tuesday night visits to a brother and wife.
Mrs. Carolyn Thomas and her son Ricky Moore visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller over the weekend, sharing time with family in Vanoss.
Mr. and Mrs. Boney Cantrell and Cindy visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Anderson, in Tishomingo on Saturday. The group went fishing.
Mrs Turner and her children visited Mrs Ann McNair and daughter Vi Ann in Ada on Saturday. The two families enjoyed a picnic at Wintersmith Park together.
Laura Ann McCauley, daughter of Mr and Mrs Polly McCauley, celebrated her sixth birthday on Sunday St Patrick s Day. Armanda McCauley baked a heart shaped cake in white and green. Dinner was served to Benton and Polly McCauley Robin Mack McCauley and their parents.
Mr and Mrs Rocky Kinsey welcomed Mr and Mrs L K Brown in Seminole on Thursday and Mr and Mrs W T Moore of Ada visited the Kinseys on Wednesday in a series of social calls reflecting regional community ties.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Miller visited Mr and Mrs Burton Hensley in Elmore City on Sunday. En route home they called on Mr and Mrs Pat Crawford in Wynnewood. Mr and Mrs Frank Dunlap and daughter Cynthia visited Mr and Mrs Clifford Miller in Ada on Saturday.
Karen Sliger spent the night with her grandmother Mrs Maud Sliger and aunt Lou Wilmoth Abloso Tuesday in a family gathering noted for local interest.
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