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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1970
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News surveys census data showing Pontotoc County losing residents outside Ada city as postwar migration, low farm viability, and school consolidations reshape the region. Growth around Byng Homer and Pickett cannot offset rural depopulation, prompting aging farms to sell and districts to merge.
A collage of reflections on growth, aging, politics, humor, and life advice. It strings together aphorisms and excerpts from writers and public figures, touching on self development, examinations of society, and light social commentary.
The article examines whether lying about age affects marriages or insurance. Annulments hinge on fundamental fraud. mere age misrepresentation rarely suffices. Courts find age lies risky mainly in life insurance risk, where deliberate understatements can void policies.
A concise spiritual statement by Marcus Bach defining Unity as Christ’s word and spirit reborn reawakened. It frames the will law and love of Christ as renewed to help each person rediscover the self in God. The passage emphasizes a restored mind and faith through Christ.
A sermon compares Paul’s Mars Hill speech to modern faiths, noting that while all acknowledge some power, only Jesus Christ reveals the full nature of God. The piece contrasts the old covenant with the new, asserting the better promise through Christ and God’s laws written on hearts.
The 1970 summer band program starts Tuesday June 2 and runs to July 10 directed by J Austin Kidwell. About 75 youngsters will join beginner classes 1 to 2 pm and advanced classes 11 am to noon at the air conditioned bandroom on East 18th Street Junior High. Attendance required five days a week. vacations allowed. Advanced students will give two concerts and beginners one.
Teens embrace military look with surplus Army and Navy items including ribbons and patches. Fashion guidance emphasizes avoiding extreme shapes in ties, lapels, and pants with a rule to favor balanced patterns as wider ties pair with subtler designs.
Cecil H Seals was sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary for manslaughter following a guilty plea to first degree manslaughter for the shotgun killing of James McClarty on January 1 1969. A separate preliminary hearing set for Donald Dewayne Wilmoth on second degree burglary, while Jerry Don Wilmoth pleaded innocent to a bogus check charge with a June 2 preliminary hearing date.
All Ada residents 21 and over are urged to attend a public meeting at the Child Care Center in Hammond Heights on June 6 at 8 p m. The gathering will select a representative for the Indian Nations Community Action Inc Board of Directors to serve a one year term.
A note references white vinegar as a distilled ingredient called for in many pickling and preserving recipes.
Home kitchen instructions describe making a cranberry drink with apricot nectar lemon juice and gelatin then a raspberry gelatin punch with ginger ale and raspberries. A spiced apricot nectar tea is also outlined with cinnamon cloves allspice and honey.
Two archival beverage instructions describe spiced tomato juice and apple cider drinks. The tomato mix combines tomato juice, cloves, cinnamon, brown sugar, and lemon for a five cup yield to be served with grilled cheese. The cider mix uses sugar, water, cloves, orange and lemon juices, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and apple cider to yield about four quarts, with steps to boil, steep, strain, and serve.
Recipe notes describe mixing limeade concentrate with water and ginger ale to yield eight 8 ounce servings, with a variation using other juice concentrates. Also outlines Tutti Frutti Punch by combining orange and lemonade concentrates with apricot nectar and pineapple juice to make about three quarts. Chill and serve iced.
Mrs. Glenn E Laughlin of Stillwater will direct the 1970 East Central Oklahoma Girls State at East Central State College. The event runs eight days starting Saturday with 416 girls from 260 high schools participating in citizenship and government activities.
Members of Parliament in New Delhi are to receive judo lessons with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's backing. GS Swell, speaker of the lower house, released a letter from Mrs Gandhi expressing hope that parliamentary interest will popularize judo across India.
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