Speaking of Speakings and Driving in Wartime Parallels
The Ada Weekly News notes the final campaign speaking in Wintersmith Park drew a smaller crowd due to cool April weather and school sessions. It reflects on American campaign life, the social role of gatherings, and suggests trimming events. Then it nostalgically contrasts past Sunday drives with modern perilous driving, urging vigilance, room to maneuver, and safety gear as if soldiers on a battleground.
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Wintersmith Park
Engarde
Against Pressure and Paganism in Modern Life
A devotional examining Acts 3 through 5 and 1 Peter 2, contrasting early Christian resolve with modern American conformity. It argues that pagans press with media and social norms, urging Christians to live visibly joyful lives rather than merely deny temptations, so non Christians may question their own emptiness.
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Fenersatonel Teshmday
America
East Germany
Roman Empire
Lnok
Peter
God
Hood
Political Announcements for Local Judicial and Election Officials
A scanned political notices page lists candidates for district judge and county offices. Names include Joe Thompson and W. J. Mearne for district judge, Burl Gratin and Cec Smit for state labor commissioner, and F. C. Rud Jenes for county commissioner district No. 2. Vague dates reference a May primary and general county election, with clerical party notes and district numbers.
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Joe Thompson
W. J. Mearne
Burl Gratin
Ristiet No. 2 F. C
Judge Fishel Wins Re election To Post
Lavern Fishel of Coalgate reelected district judge for Coal and Atoka counties defeating Jimmy Mathers 3862 to 2534. Fishel led Coal County 1358 to 1120 and Atoka County 2506 to 1410 in the vote.
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Fishel
Lavern Fishel
Coalgate
Coal
Atoka Counties
Jimmy Mathers
Coal County
Mathers
Atoka County
Fisher
Ohio farm numbers fall by 10000 in 42 years
Columbus Ohio AP report state farm counts declined from 1959 to 1961 by about 10 000 farms and farmland area dropped by 400 000 acres according to Ohio State University economists.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio State University
Fossil Hunter Ada B G Anders Explores Ancient Remains
Ada B G Anders, 71, East Sixteenth, displays a growing fossil collection at Ida Public Library. His finds include mammoth jaw, Bromide trilobites, Texoma ammonites, and ancient sea lily stems. He explains fossil formation, replacement, and the Earth's changing landscape, and notes fossils offer a key to the ancient past and future.
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Adan B. G. Andersson
East Sixteenth
Rluds Anderson
Ada
Anderson
Lake Texoma
Ida Public Library
Jewel Bowers
Ley
Wintersmith Park
Gulf of Mexico
Asia
America
Bering Strait
Europe
New World
South America
Nature
Texoma
Stull
H. G. Andatsan
Ada Public Libray
Statehood
INEWS
Burger Beans and the Francis era at It Seems readers
Community note shares a simple recipe for Burger Beans from Mrs. Florence Isaacs via It Seems readers. Vivian Marshall writes about lunches with her sister Mrs. Bob West, welcoming Mrs. Marshall and praising outdoors and camp cooking near Lake Texoma. editor notes mark a shift in correspondent roles.
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Florence Isaacs
Bob West
Vivian
Marshall Francis
Nichols Leads Senate Race In Seminole
Official tabulations from Seminole County show candidates leading in the state and local races. State Senate figures list Alen Micholy and Robert Far Mirai among top contenders, with runoff notes and district allocations. county roles include County Judge Marvin Trioten, County Clerk, and several commissioners and justice positions, reflecting a local electoral roundup.
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Nichols
Senate
Seminole
State Senate
Alen
Micholy
Robert Far
Mirai! Mediack
Harden
Millet and birds shape Oklahoma farm notes in 1930s text
The report covers planting millet near brush to protect seeds, cost of six to eight cents per pound, and advice against broadcasting. It notes the species’ resilience after frost and seeds in heads. Separately, biologists from Canada and Oklahoma study Lesser Prairie Chickens in northwestern Oklahoma and nearby regions.
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Mary OF Nazareth
Mary
Canton
John Steele Jr
Magnressed
Steele
Solomon
Oklahoma
Ellis County
Harry Lunsdon
Department of Land and Forests
Maple
Ontario
Farrell
Copelin
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Lunsdon
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Ada Juniors Score In Top One Percent On National Test
Ada High juniors rank in the ninety ninth percentile on the Jawa Tests of Educational Development. The nine test battery measures broad skills and reading interpretation. Of 157 students tested, 197? scored above the national average, marking strong gains since freshman year.
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Ada High School
Jawa
Ada
Iowa
Stuents
Attendance at Town Meetings Tracked by Wood Nicknames
Historical note recalls early attendance practice where arrivals were marked on a wooden token. If a guest reached the meeting at the right moment, the token received a proper nickname, illustrating a quaint method of recording presence during town gatherings.
It's The Law: Government Branches and Civic Duty
The column explains the three government branches, checks and balances, and the role of citizens in protecting rights. It notes judges' independence, how elections and the Electoral College work, and urges informed voting and civic engagement with guidance from the Oklahoma Bar Association. It emphasizes seeking attorney advice for law applications.
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Senate
Balderdash
United States
Congress
Federal Court
Executive Branch
Oklahoma Bar Association
OKAtoka Plans Grassing Of Rights Of Way
OKAtoka plans to restore grass over a pipeline right of way across Seminole Pontotoc counties. Engineer Harold Welch collected six soil samples to test fertility and guide fertilizer and sod work. About 20 miles will be sod in Pontotoc there are 50 farms crossed. County agent advice will determine fertilizer needs for native lovegrass restoration.
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Okatoka Construction Company
Rom
Aloke
Oklahoma Poly
Harold Welch
K. R. Bluestein
Okatoka
Pontotoc
Welch
Ada May Traffic Crash Involving VanVebber and Bottoms
The second day of May saw another Ada traffic accident in the 100 block of West Main involving Carolyn VanVebber, 20, of 319 South French, and James Allen Bottoms, 19, Route 5, Ada. VanVebber was fined 9.10 for improper backing. The Municipal Court docket includes Harry Keith Roberts, 41, speeding. James E. Anderson, 20, reckless driving. Richard Dweney, % speeding. Lillian C. Jackson, 5, public drunkenness. Ima C. McAnally, 48, speeding plea not guilty. Leo Norris, 4%, public drunkenness. and Wendell Willmoth, 20, reckless driving.
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Carolyn
van Vebber
James Allen Bottoms
Ada
lWest’ Main
Miss VanBebber
Harry Keith Roberts
James E. Anderson
Richard Dweney
Lillian C. Jackson
Ima C. McAnally
Leo Norris
Wendell Willmoth
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