Grim Lesson On Youth Felony Convictions Haunting Futures
A Ada Evening News reprint in The Ada Weekly News warns that a minor crime by youths can lead to a lifelong felon record. It notes lost voting rights and job barriers, urging readers to read and reflect on consequences and responsibility in changing behavior.
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Ada Evening News
Ada
Fontoloc
Pontatee
Clare
Oklahoma
Carrie
W. L. Knickmeyer
ADA Weekly News
What the church is beyond a building and club
The article argues the church is not a building or a club but the body of Christ and a global family. It notes Christ alone elects the church and that membership in a church does not guarantee Christian status. It surveys Bible names for the church, stressing unity as the body of Christ and members of one another.
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Church
Christ
Paul
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
Shoe cleaner woes and the hints in old polish labels
By Buzz y Bonehouse a humorous riff on shoe cleaner directions. The author muses who writes the labels and imagines cowboy era scenes, then shifts to early auto tech noting first tar heaters after World War I and 1926 mobile hot water heaters.
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Dodge City
Los Angeles
Ol Buzz
New York
Rain Water Law Origins and Earliest Surveillance
A curious note traces a medieval English rule requiring roof drainage lanes to drip water onto the owner’s land. The custom gave rise to the term bee as a listener, reflecting early discovery of conversations through eavesdropping in shared spaces.
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England
Ada Council Approves Housing Plan and Civil Defense Pact
Ada city council approved a cooperation agreement with the Ada Public Housing Authority to pursue a federal public housing program. The plan envisions up to 800 units with initial site and design work, aiming for construction by spring 1967. A joint City County Civil Defense Administration contract was also approved, sharing costs and funding.
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George. Gurley
Ada
Raymond James
Lone Silver
Ada Public Housing Authority
Forrest Hudson
Adames
Parker
James
Public Housing Authority
Civil Defense Administration
Excise Board
J. B. Davidson
Water Department
Chevrolet
Griffin Seeks Third Term as Pontotoc County Sheriff
Burl Griffin announces his bid for a third term, thanking Pontotoc County residents, officials, and law enforcement partners. He praises staff and deputies, notes Army service and community ties, and pledges a clean, facts‑based campaign focused on honesty and fair treatment.
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Burl Grrffin
Sheriif
Pontoloc County
Sooner Speaks Against Change In Federal Tax
Oklahoma State Tax Commission Chair Joe Dunn testified in Washington against proposed federal tax revision that would cost Oklahoma $38 million yearly and limit states from using sales, use taxes, capital block, and gross receipts taxes affecting multi state corporations. Dunn urged Congress to delay action, seek interstate tax reform, and let states pursue a unified solution. J D McCarty opposed the proposal in Oklahoma testimony. Dunn noted 47 states plus DC oppose the bill. The three factor income apportionment method used by Oklahoma and 32 other states was highlighted.
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Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Joe Dunn
Washington
Oklahoma
Dunn
House
Judiciary
J.D. McCarty
Mill Creek Post Office Building Planned
Wichita Kansas AP reports plans for a new Mill Creek Post Office building in Johnston County Oklahoma. The 1137 square foot facility will sit on 3100 feet of parking, built under lease construction with private completion and government leasing of postal equipment only. Oklahoma State Highway 4 is noted as a long highway in the state, stretching 59 miles to the southeast.
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At Creek
Johnston County
Oklahoma
Colorado
Panhandle
Arkansas State ‘Line
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