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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1958
Page
4
The letter defends the Francis town water response to pumping failures and reframes prior coverage as necessary public information. It argues newspapers must report both bad and good news, rejects censorship, and likens local issues to national Vanguard disclosures to emphasize the public has a right to know and the press must inform citizens.
This piece explains baptism and the Lord's Supper as outward signs of inward grace. It notes the debates over terms like sacrament and ordinance, emphasizes their symbolic power, and recalls water as cleansing and bread and wine as remembrance of Christ's sacrifice. It highlights their universal, cross language relevance for travelers in distant lands.
Modern floor cleaning uses steel wool buffing to smooth surfaces making cleaning easier. The method originated for Northern hard maple and birch but works for other hardwoods too.
Five of eight rural crashes in Oklahoma happened where traffic controls exist, including stop signs and signals, no passing zones, or warning signs. The report notes that these sites show a higher incidence of collisions despite controls, highlighting driver behavior and signage effectiveness.
The Free Will Baptist Church reported 49 in Sunday School with several visitors. Rev. Curtis Hogue delivered morning and evening messages. The new parsonage inside work is complete and the Hogue family plans to move in Wednesday. A California visit featured Hubert Tucker and Herbier of Van Nuys. Ida Tucker will return home with Mrs. Hubert Tucker for a month, then come back. Multiple local family visits and outings are noted, including Haskins, Jaquess, and Hightower households. Judy Roberts sustained a forehead cut requiring five stitches and subsequently contracted measles.
Parish Chapel News records a flurry of visits among McDonald Dryden Wood and Tucker families from Ada to Center Oklahoma City and Stratford. It notes revival attendance, church services, school events, and social calls among residents including Mrs. Florence Isaacs and Mrs. Clara Wood, with mentions of Arkansas travelers and former residents stopping by.
Community notices describe dinners and gatherings across Ada and Stratford. Names include Tucker Fox Hays Gray Law Magar Pennington and Carson with out-of-town travel to Lubbock and Oklahoma City. Andrew Roberts returns home after surgery while others visit hospitals, farms, and church group meetings, reflecting a busy social week.
Advice on modern record keeping urges readers to create a central file for vital papers. It recommends a safe deposit box for key documents, copies of birth certificates, marriage details, wills, and tax records, plus a running inventory of stocks, bonds, residences, employers, schools, and benefits to reduce future worry.
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