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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1964
Page
4
The Ada Times News Publishing and Printing Co publishes the Ada Globe Chronicle in Ada Oklahoma. The paper is edited by Heaton and directed to provide local notices and brief items for the community.
The piece argues that bigger universities do not guarantee better education. It contrasts vast campuses with smaller schools, noting students miss personal contact with faculty, and campus life suffers as thousands become numbers. It warns against a future where learning moves to distant or televised settings.
A two car accident Wednesday in Ada raised May’s traffic toll to 17. Nora Viola Garrett, 40, and Gene Wallace Lowther, 17, were involved. Garrett was charged with failure to yield and forfeited bond. Two other cases were filed: Wendell L. Harris, 40, charged with speeding and Bob Smith, 44, with drunkenness disturbance.
A Murray County jury found Gerald L. Brewer guilty of first degree manslaughter in the shooting of his wife Wanda Sue Brewer at their Sulphur home. He received a 17 year sentence after the couple had separated about a week earlier. The shooting occurred the night of April 2 and the jury verdict came early Wednesday after deliberations that began around midnight.
Justice of the Peace Bert Ratliff presided Wednesday over three cases. Ada man Paul Graham pleaded not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly slashing Clarence Beagles with a knife and a pop bottle and resisting an officer. Beaver resident Stanley R. Zunick was cited for speeding in the traffic matter. Ada’s Benny Shipman faced charges of making an indecent proposal to a child.
In spring Oklahoma’s air fills with clean fragrance after thundershowers. The essay describes lightning, ozone, and tropical air masses fueling lush plant growth and watering the land, supporting life for plants and animals as rains cycle through leaves and roots.
The essay ponders spring graduation across the county and the hopes for graduates as they move toward college careers and adult life. It questions the lasting impact of youth, opportunity at home, and the fate of bright minds before time reveals the Divine Being’s vision.
A county school pupil impresses with quick thinking in arithmetic. When asked what he would earn from selling one thousand bushels of corn at three dollars per bushel, the student answered a new car, delighting the class and teacher with his witty result.
A meditation on community action versus overconcern with problems and envy. It contrasts small communities that persevere with those preoccupied by injustices and others rapid gains. The piece cautions against wasting energy on resentment and jealousy.
A collection of short verses and quotes on gratitude encouragement and love. Notable lines by Allan C Stewart Nathaniel Hawthorne Lord Chesterfield Harriet Paul combine themes of kindness faith and humor to lift the reader through daily miles and responsibilities.
A quotation about a woman wearing coffee as perfume by John Van Druten is paired with a church service anecdote. A minister asks a girl for her view on her first church service and she comments that the music was nice but the commercial seemed long.
A newspaperman interviews a wrinkled backwoods resident on his porch seeking the secret of a long life. The man boasts daily whiskey, heavy smoking, and nightly dancing, claiming to be twenty seven years old.
After years of marriage a man can look at a woman without seeing her and a woman can see through a man without looking at him. This line reflects the era's attitudes toward intimate invisibility and emotional distance in partnerships.
A collection of quips and proverbs on nudity Glass houses and parties on life in a small town. The quotes feature reflections by Walt Willis and Bob Show about work habit and knowledge of trouble in community settings.
An enigmatic note reflects on truth as the foundation of knowledge and meaning, suggesting generosity arises from honest understanding. A terse philosophical musing links clarity of truth to acts of giving and charitable intent.
A remark about being charged for catching fish in excess of the limit appears in a historical note. It highlights enforcement language and the legal context without sensational detail. The item lacks names or specific locations in the readable fragment.
A collection of quips and anecdotes about fashion notes, traffic humor, work ethic, luck, and a water sports joke. The pieces mix social observations with playful punchlines reflecting on daily life and cultural humor.
A playful mash of classic lines reimagined as a soap opera and weather update. The excerpt pairs phrases from Julius Caesar, King John, Troilus and Cressida, and Henry VI with stage directions and a repairmen’s quip, creating a whimsical collage of literature and media.
A car and pickup collided head on six miles south of Ada on SH 3 Wednesday night. Ada resident Georgia Jones, 54, was admitted to Valley View Hospital in fair condition. Driver John Chaney, 36, of Ada, was traveling south. the investigating officer named Spike Mitchell noted the collision occurred on the two vehicles.
Cape Columbia sits at the northern tip of Ellesmere Island in Canada’s Northwest Territories, marking the region’s extreme northern point and geographic significance.
Fred Harris, 33, defeats incumbent J. Howard Edmondson in Oklahoma Senate runoff by nearly 100000 votes, carrying 75 of 77 counties. Harris appeals as a new face uniting Democrats and garners Kerr widow and Kerr staff backing while denying Kerr McGee funds. He plans a fall campaign beginning Sept. 1 and previews a unifying program for all Oklahomans.
Ada will host one of five sections of a one day television conference involving every college and university in Oklahoma. Dr. E. T. Dunlap announced the event scheduled for June 6 with sponsors including the chancellor’s office the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority and the University of Oklahoma. The program links five host institutions via telelecture and TV to discuss the Self-Study of Higher Education and goals for OK education with panelists from national and regional education offices and broader public involvement.
Post election remarks from Sen. Fred Harris Sen. J Howard Edmondson Bud Wilkinson Jed Johnson Jr and Victor Wickersham discuss plans for the fall campaign and reflections on the runoff. Edmondson touts Democratic leadership Harris previews law practice and campaign return and Wilkinson calls for issue driven campaigns.
The report details Miller and Medlock county results with Ada wards and rural boxes showing Miller leading in town and rural areas while Medlock carried most rural boxes. Griffin led in county against Lance with 21 to 17. Edmonson carried only one of 40 boxes as Harris swept the rest. State Question 416 passed 6 478 to 1 916 with large yes margins. Two races to be decided in November pitting Miller against Adams for State Senate and Harris against Wilkinson.
A devotional discusses nationalism as a state of mind blending patriotism and pride with potential dangers. It warns nationalism can become conceit or fanaticism, likening it to a religion that resists criticism and harms social progress. The prophets' message that no nation has a divine pet is highlighted.
The Roff Alumni Association banquet will be at 7 45 p m Saturday at Roff school. The event is an open year inviting all former students. Reservations may be made with secretary Thelma Nell Howell at Roff.
Private yards featuring walnut trees may hold greater value than the homes they shade as buyers weigh landscape worth against house price. The statement highlights the appeal of mature trees in residential settings and potential impact on property value.
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