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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1960
Page
4
NO INDIVIDUALISTS IN MODERN AMERICAN LIFE
A critique argues magazines miscast Americans as conformists while praising Thoreau Emerson and rugged individualists. It questions writers’ focus on materialism and notes true nonconformists may be students and lone thinkers who study amid distractions and social pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joneses
America
Thoreau
Emerson
What is a Gentleman and Free Advice Sayings
The poem contrasts true gentleness with social status and wealth, asking if birth or family tree defines nobility. It urges seeking a man guided by God, regardless of rank, and ends with cautions on advice and the cost of friendship. It closes with a sharp line about will, relatives, and lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Power O’donghue
Cannot Change a Word I Penned by Edgar A Guest
A reflective line from Edgar A. Guest about the futility of altering a written line once it is penned. The verse stresses the permanence of words and the repeated lesson learned through writing.
He who puts off tomorrow’s tasks never does a day’s work
The saying urges timely effort and contrasts it with delaying duties. A second maxim praises lifting the Bible as if divinely given, reflecting a pious, moral outlook.
Sarge’s odd drill and blunt street wisdom in wartime slang
The sarge trains a rookie with quick rules for policing small tasks and big actions. A crude remark about women hints at casual sexism. The narrator notes a messy environment and a blunt cultural tone of authority.
No clear news item from the fragment
Fragmentary text presents malaprop quotes and aphorisms about American life and advice, with no specific events, people, or organizations identifiable. The snippet ends mid-sentence, offering no resolvable news context or outcome.
Hospital press reporter Mrs. Kelley plans recovery
A letter notes Mrs. Kelley spends much time in the hospital yet will continue reporting for the WEEKLY news from a hospital room. The writer misses Francis news and wishes Mrs. Kelley continued improvement, with Mrs. Ila Pevehouse Oakman and The Ebrites referencing a nice write up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebrites
Bee Attacks, Neighbors Rally In Ada Column Note
local Ada column recalls a bee sting scare in the country as a man swats a buzzing insect from hair and clothes. updates include editor notes praising Knickmeyer on wild greens and community gossip about residents, births, graduations, and visits around Ada and Byng Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
W. L. Knickmeyer
Dorthey Ebrite
Knick
Oklahoma
Bees to Frog Tales Through Odd Folk Cures
An old timer recalls a bee sting for rheumatism relief and a man trying to farm bullfrogs in a city. The bee story ends with medical board validation of formic acid. The frog plan collapses as frogs refuse dead insects, forcing relocation to a bog where both frogs and the man croak happily.
Poke Root Used in Feeding Fowls and Community Notes
A reader shares using poke stalk root in chicken water to curb sickness and praises prior Greenes coverage. Mrs Euvonne Franks asks to mail the Weekly to her sister in Hayward California. Velma Henderson thanks reporters and recipes, offers strawberry rhubarb pie tips, and teases more seasonal cooking notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euvonne Franks
Gene Pierce
Hayward
Calif
Gene
Euvonne
Ada
Velma Henderson
Egypt
Radio Focus: Dim Active Life and Increase Broadcast Time
The expert advises dialing back physical activity and spending more time near radio equipment. The approach emphasizes audible presence over busyness, suggesting a steadier, more broadcast oriented lifestyle.
Deduction and Withholding Drawn from Tax and Benefit
The verse contrasts government withholds on tax and retirement benefits with a critique of control by a larger power. It parodies political figures and public policy with satirical lines about authority and aging despots.
Rogation Sunday Service At Johnson Farm
Members of St. Luke's Episcopal Church gather Sunday at the George Johnson farm west of Ada on SH 19 for Rogation Sunday. Rev. John F. Ashby will bless the land seeking a favorable harvest and address stewardship of God's gifts. The event opens at 10 30 a m with outside ceremony and light refreshments afterward. Holy Communion remains at 7 30 a m and the mid morning service is replaced by the Rogation rite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
George Johnson
Ada
John F. Ashby
St. Luke's
Ashby
Johnson Farm
Springbrook Bottoms
SH 19
Around the County Faces and guests in Ada area homes
Last week residents hosted visiting relatives from Ada including Dr and Mrs George Stephens and their son, Dr Thomas and family at events. Roy White suffers a painful arm injury with a long recovery ahead. Bobby Hodges moves with family to Kermit Texas for work. Beulah Buckley from Dun can visited with Joe Crawford family and attended Oakman school events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byng High School
James Paul Kaiser
Billy Loyd Owens
Byng
Billy Loyd
Ada
A. L. Owens
Oakman
J. R. Pendergrass
George Stephens
Boda Sliger
Gweyndalen Steel
Thomas
Buster Hobbs
Shirley
Norma Faye
John Pendergrass
Gary
Roy White
Beulah Buckley of
Duncan
Joe Crawford
Linda Kay
Shawnee visitor Cleta Williams with family
Mrs. Cleta Williams and her daughter Afrenia Bea visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy White and Roy Jr. They were joined by Mr. Williams sisters Joyce and Barbara from Prague for the Sunday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleta Williams
Afrenia Bea
Shawnee
Roy White
Roy Jr
Mr. William
Joyce and
Barbara
Prague
Stettler Leads Family to State Broiler Show
Mrs. Margaret Stettler Assist. Home Demonstration Agent accompanied by Mrs Beatrice Frederick and her sons Jimmy and Jerry to Muskogee last Wednesday May 11 for the State Broiler Show and contest sponsored by the state department of agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Beatrice Frederick
Jimmy
Jerry
Margaret Stettler
State Department of
County Tracks Bear In Southeast Oklahoma
A lone black bear wandered into southeastern Oklahoma near Steedman and Conway, drawing a county hunt by residents and law enforcement. After guides confirmed the bear’s presence, authorities halted the pursuit as the animal is protected and could not be killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steedman
Conway
Brain
Warren Hogue Farm
Glen Johnson
Johnson
Pontotoc County
Oren Phillips
Virgil Williams
Williams
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Jack McPhetridge
Phillips
Old Blue
McPhetridge
Charley Shockley
Jack Eden
Sheriff's Office
B’ar
Stonewall Youths Plan Camp Trip
The Stonewall Chapter of the Ambassadors for Christ will leave Friday for an overnight camping trip at Falls Creek near Davis. Only royal ambassadors may join, as overnight camping is a requirement for the squire rank. Rev. Mack Caffey announces fathers are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
The
Ambassadors For Christ
Falls Creek
Davis
Mack Caffey
First Baptist Church of
Mike Ganns
Roger Dunlap
Bobby Glover
Dwight King
Richard
Tokyo Records World’s Largest Population in 1959
Tokyo surpasses all cities to hold the world’s largest urban population, led by a figure tallied on August 1 1959 at 9 100 539 residents and documented by contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
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