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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
4
A reflective column blends humor with everyday life and ancient stories. A rancher’s tale of two frisky yearling stallions and a visiting preacher leads to a quip about Noah and the Ark. The piece links mood, humor, and curiosity about past catastrophes with light social commentary.
A skeptical critique of anti-poison predator control mailers argues traps require skill sets, proper sets, and favorable ground conditions. It notes wolves and coyotes hunt at dawn or dusk, making shooting unreliable, and questions birth control or repellents while lampooning urban experts.
Camping fees take effect Friday at Platt National Park, Superintendent John C. Higgins announced. Campsite fee remains 2 per night, no overflow camping allowed to protect vegetation and resources. Group camping costs 50 cents per person aged 36 and older, minimum 5 per night.
Oklahoma members of the American party will select delegates this week for the national convention. County conventions are slated Saturday with district meetings on May 13, some districts possibly May 14. The state convention is set for July 15 in Oklahoma City.
Residents from Tupelo Ada and surrounding towns met for suppers and weekend visits. The gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. Otis Jennings at Shawnee, a clothing store grand opening for Gary O Neal, and multiple dinners with family in Clarita Duncan Ada Stonewall and Weleetka. A funeral was held in Hot Springs for Clara Tillery.
Local church life notes from Oil Center detail Sunday school and church services led by Rev Glen Eaves with the Oil Center trio performing. Numerous parishioners from Stillwater to Oklahoma City are listed as visitors, friends, and family during a busy week of services, hospital visits, dinners, and social events in Ada and nearby towns. The Life Liners group hosts a rummage sale in Ada, and the Women's Auxiliary serves a monthly dinner Thursday night. A gospel singing at Maxwell Holiness church is planned Sunday afternoon, inviting community participation.
A lawyer notes that eyewitness lineups must be fair and not suggest guilt. She recounts two lineups where one man appeared in both, yet the judge ruled the identification inadmissible. Courts balance fairness with practical cues like height voice and attire in lineup procedures.
A medley of reflections on authenticity, spiritual duty, and self-respect contrasts life choices with public perception. The piece asserts living truthfully before God and others, avoiding pretense, and valuing a good name over fortune or fame. It touches on hypocrisy in churchgoing and warns that the future often arrives before one is ready.
Lawton attorney W F Parrish Jr will be permanent chair at the Republican state convention Saturday. GOP State Chairman Clarene Warner announced several other committee posts Tuesday. selections are nonbinding but expected to be followed. Listings include Resolutions chair Paul Thorney, Betty Brake as national vice chair, Sen. Denzil Garrison as state vice chair, Tina Swanson as local commendations vice chair, Rules chairs Sen John McCune and Rep Charles Ford, Credentials chairs Mary Hazelwood and Laverne Phillips, Parliamentarians T Blankenship Lewis Kansas and Art Rubin, Arrangements Norval Rose, Sergeants at Arms Herb Johnson and Bob Baggeriey, and Page coordinator Trudy Mama Bear.
A jumble of death notices from Ada and Stratford with ages and funeral homes, plus a brief update that Robert Oldland, former Oklahoma City city manager, is now city manager of Oak Lawn Illinois. Oldland said he has been in that post since mid March amid firing rumors in Oklahoma City.
Stillwater Oklahoma AP Jerry Rubin Chicago Seven defendant drew applause from about 350 Oklahoma State University students as he condemned Nixon and Humphrey as mass murderers and urged support for George McGovern. He urged action if McGovern was not nominated, saying to go to the streets.
Daniel Yankelovich, head of a research firm, says college youth could strongly influence the 1972 presidential race. He predicts a bloc vote with high turnout for McGovern and low turnout for Humphrey. The study surveyed 1,244 students from 50 colleges, showing a shift from unrest to apathy and skepticism since 1970.
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