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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1966

Page

4

Water Research Center dedication at Ada

The Robert S. Kerr Water Research Center in Ada will be officially dedicated at 10 a.m. with open houses 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Speakers include James M. Quigley, Gov. Henry Bellman, Sen. Mike Monroney, Sen. Fred Harris and Rep. Tom Steed. The center will employ about 150 when fully staffed and spans 13 states, hosting more than 30 laboratories and 50 offices in a 50 000 square foot facility.

Robert S. Kerr Water Research Center James M. Quigley Federal Water Pollution Control Administration Henry Bellman Mike Monroney Fred Harris Tom Steed Ada Oklahoma East Central State College Laboratory East Central Missouri Arkansas California

Tests Indicate Little Variation Between Races

An OSU psychology study comparing 825 white students with 325 at Oakwood College Huntsville Ala shows virtually no difference in personality when groups are matched by age sex intelligence and socio economic and rural urban background. White students scored higher on anxiety while Negro students tended to agree more readily with others.

Stillwater Oklahoma State University OSU Oakwood College Huntsville Ala Sinai Frenkel Israel Hunstville Frenkel

Accident Report Adds May Total to Twenty Two

One accident was reported Wednesday raising May’s total to 22, compared with 21 in the same period last year. Frieda Sue Byers backed from a West Main parking space at 5 54 p m and collided with Jeff Glendel Dearman of 418 West 14th traveling west. Byers, and several others, forfeited bonds in Municipal Court for improper backing stop sign speeding careless driving and improper exhaust. Ed Fulsom pleaded guilty in County Court to driving while intoxicated, receiving a $100 fine, costs and a six month suspended sentence.

Frieda Sue Byers Francis West Main Jeff Glendel Dearman West 14Th Frieda Byers Lena W. Butler Jerry Lee Yeargan Bennie D. Atkeson Billy D. Derryberry Ed Fulsom

Idolatry and the Fall of Samaria in Hosea Amos

The sermon argues Samaria’s death was divine punishment for idolatry and pride, not mere political failure. It compares Israel’s worship of false gods to worldly imitation, warns against cultural conformity, and notes God’s judgments come through foreign threats and calamities.

Samaria Egypt Ahijah Israel Billy Graham Dr. Graham America Amos and Hosea Jux

Gary Again Leads County Voting With Light Turnout

Pontotoc County backed Raymond Gary in the governor race by a 3 560 to 2 450 margin, while overall turnout was among the lightest in county history. Gary won 32 boxes to Moore’s eight. State Questions 434 and 435 lost locally, with 3 902 to 1 492 for the vocational training amendment and 3 210 to 1 969 against legislative sessions. Joe Bailey Cobb won the state auditor post locally.

Ernest Thompson Pontotoc County Raymond Gary Gary Moore State Board For Vocational Training Joe Bailey Cobb

Oklahoma Democrat Moore wins governor runoff in rural counties

Complete unofficial county by county results show Moore carrying 18 of 19 rural boxes and sweeping Ward One areas in the Democratic governor runoff. Republicans split precincts with Bartlett winning most boxes and Patterson edging Kinkaid for senate nomination.

Cobb Clark Johnson John N. Rogers Plowboy Edwards Cook Robert O. Cunningham John Rogers A. F. Shaw Dewey Bartlett John N. “Happy Pat Patterson Don Kinkaid U.S. Senate Gary Moore Roff Pontotoc County Oklahoma City Oklahoma Country Club Wintersmith Park Commissioner of Charities and Corrections Bartlett Camp County Adair Atoka Beaver Beckham Blaine Bryan Caddo Carter Cleveland Craig Creek Custer Delaware Dewey Ellis Eilis Garfield Garvin Grady Grant Greer Harmon Harper Arper Haskell Askell Hughes Jackson Jefferson Johnston Kay Kingfisher Gary Moore Kiowa Latimer Reese LeFlore al Lincoln Logan Marshall Mayes Murray Muskogee Aerereereererereeeree Noble Eseeneserereere Rene Nowata Okfuskee Okmulgee Osage Ottawa Ahloso Pawnee Eneervrenr Eens Payne N. Allen S. Allen Wwe Pottawatomie Fairgrounds Pushmataha Fittstown Ereereneeeee Roger Mills Fitzhugh Eeseeeeeeree Rogers Francis Seminole Homer Eeeeereeereeeereen Sequoyah Lattn Stephens Texas Maxwell Tulsa Woodward Vaness Es Ska Preston Moore Raymond Gary John N. Happy Camp U. S. Senate

Credibility Gap and a Lizard's Summer Adventure

A reflective column on whether the press is trusted and how readers test truth. A Ada street scene shows four barefoot boys trapping a garden lizard, turning it into a grand summer conquest that ends with implied victory and sleep.

Ada

Positions Open on Ada Boys' Club Summer Baseball

Ada area youths can join the 10 12 and 14 and under brackets of the Ada Boys Club program. Tommy Daniels director says sign up in the foyer as schedules are drawn up. First games start June 6.

Ada Boys’ Club Tommy Daniels

Gunpowder Dominated Warfare Until TNT Introduction

Gunpowder first used in battle in 1946 remained the deadliest military explosive until 1902 when TNT was introduced.

Milburn Holds Holiday Affair at Condon Grove Cemetery

An all day event in Milburn at Condon Grove Cemetery for Memorial Day invites families to bring basket lunches. An old time sing and dinner on the ground are planned, organized by committee chair Jess Cargill. Cemetery upkeep relies on contributions.

Condon Grove Milburn Jess Cargill

Early ink recipes mix wine and bread crust for grease absorb

An old printing note describes experiments adding wine to ink and a French maker using a pound of bread crusts and a dozen onions to absorb grease from boiled oil. This unusual blend highlights early trial methods in ink preparation.

Firemen Aid Driver Help In Car Rescue

Ada firemen were called to 129 East Main Thursday morning when a battery cable shorted out on a car owned by Greg Davis. Firemen disconnected the battery. A car fire in an unknown vehicle was reported at 5th and Mississippi Wednesday afternoon but the car was gone when the truck arrived. For contrast, the firemen rescued a car Wednesday afternoon. An animal was inside a wall at the residence of Bonnie Gray, 804 West 12th. Oklahoma reported a six percent decrease in traffic deaths in 1965, one of 17 states to show a drop from 1964. Nearly 200000 mobile homes were built in the U S in 1965.

Ada East Main Greg Davis 5Th Mississippi Bonnie Gray West 12Th

Quip Parade Echoes From Hallway to Bible Verse

A collage of jokes and witticisms travels from barbed quips about lovers and money to religious lines and ad slogans. The snippets include a shiner joke about a girlfriend, a boss and tardy wife, a tattooed heart named Kitty, and a Bible verse ending with a call to endorse a divine check. the tone blends humor with sermon-like messaging.

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