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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1967
Page
4
The Ada News discusses agricultural fads and dogged cycles in crops and livestock, noting bermuda grass fads, Kentucky fescue, kudzu, diverse cattle breeds, horse bloodlines, and novelty among new practices. It Reflects on fruit orchards fading in Pontotoc County and concludes Father Time remains the final arbiter of value.
A reader recalls signing a door to door books contract after second thoughts. The piece explains that most adults are bound to signed agreements, unless fraud or duress undermines the deal, or a contract was not read. The lesson: signatures create binding obligations.
Robert Nig Cravens 35 died at home after a life in Konawa. Services set for Friday at Watts Funeral Chapel with Revs Arvie Knight and Bill Ledbetter. Burial in Konawa Cemetery. Survived by Opal Morrison Cravens, two sons Dean and Bob, grandson Tommy Wayne, brother Rod, sister Susie Justice.
A reflection on Peter and John facing Jerusalem’s authority after healing in Jesus’s name. The text urges bold, public witness despite risk, noting prayer for boldness, and the Holy Spirit’s empowering response as the church is awakened and strengthened to continue their mission.
This fragment explains the saying Eat Humble Pie from the older term Umble pie. It notes nobles hunted venison while servants received the liver and other organs, known as umbles, baked into a pie. The text references the practice and the linguistic shift to the modern expression.
Ada Public Housing Authority approved a site change for a major elderly housing project. The high rise of 90 units was replaced with 80 conventional homes in the same area, with land now sought on a 21 acre tract in northwest Ada. Aldridge project and hotel plans proceed on schedule.
The Ada Board of Education accepted a resignation, approved six new hires, and named Paul Evans to assist Max Skelton as administrative assistant starting June 19. Skelton noted vacancies remain for remedial reading, speech, and mathematics positions.
Dorothy Ritz phoned an airline to reserve a St. Louis ticket. A harried clerk said the electronic computer wasn’t working, then after an hour a new clerk announced the same. The computer remained off but the clerk offered to take the reservation. Read the News Want-Ads.
A reader describes how she gathers and relays local family news for the weekly paper. She notes lines busy with weeds, garden tasks, and the delays of mail and phone reporting, but she keeps notes on scrap paper and transfers them when possible. The writer recounts coordinating with Joyce Hatcher and Bob Hatcher to publish Hart news and her routine of weekly phone checks and late deliveries.
A preacher ends a service with a Gospel appeal as a wealthy woman recalls her life changing by a humble wash woman. The woman's quiet devotion moved the seeker to tears after her daughter’s death, illustrating the unspoken signs of faith as “living letters” to all.
Burl Griffin announces Dale McDonald of Union Valley, formerly Allen, as the new deputy replacing Gary Click who resigned. Click’s undersheriff post is now held by C. H. Bernard.
Daylight saving time shifts caused confusion in Ada local churches with late arrivals at services and Sunday School. Pastors report mixed attendance changes across Baptist and Christian groups while Methodists fared better though one Sunday School teacher was two hours late. Ada traffic lights remained on standard time into Monday morning as police noted.
Sen George Miller led the opposition in the Oklahoma senate against HJR 510 to rename Central State College Edmond to Central State University The measure passed 31 13 and moves to Gov Dewey Bartlett Miller argued a name change does not make a university and warned it would hurt other colleges while backer Sen Bryce Baggett and Sen Phil Smalley defended the bill noting political risk and perceived veto heat
Frank L. ODonley of Fort Worth weds Jaycé A. Luton of Ada. Michael David Stokes of Ada weds Paula Elaine Sanders of Ada. Louis Clyde Dunlap of Ada weds Barbara Kathryn Hall of Ada. Houston Brown of Ada weds Ves ter Alexander of Tupelo. Billy Joe Perry of Ada weds Virginia Louise Billy of Stonewall.
A collage describes shifts in office life from standing desks to electronic dictation and customer relations, noting the disappearance of personal secretaries, the rise of aggressive sales practices, and evolving language in business letters. It contrasts past habits with modern efficiency and humor, ending with quips about manners and style.
Edna Powers warns of the harm from spreading idle words as a small gossip grows into a mighty force that harms faith and souls. The speaker pleads for restraint, asking for a rein on a tongue that gossips across ages from youth to old.
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