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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
4
A local editorial criticizes crowd abuse of referees and stresses learning from losses. It also urges Ada drivers to use four lane roads properly, keeping to right lanes except to pass, and to avoid Sunday driving on busy routes while promoting safer, efficient traffic flow.
A column urges readers to create a detailed personal estate file for heirs including wills, executors, bank details, insurance policies, mortgages, taxes, and safe-keeping locations. It lists required documents and contacts, such as birth certificates, Social Security numbers, lawyers, brokers, and power of attorney, stressing clear guidance and safe storage while noting the advisory nature of legal counsel.
A devotional piece argues some beliefs truly matter with saving faith guiding life. It notes Mulhall family named Oklahoma Farm Family of the Year at the State Fair, with runners up Harold Booker and Halbert Barnett families. The sermon links belief to action, trust, and neighbor love, plus a vignette on Prince Charles Island discovery and local 4-H and farm career notes.
The Williams family from Coyle meets contest rules demanding five years on an Oklahoma farm and majority farming income. Patriarch Clie Williams led state dairy groups in 1957 58 and 58 59 while serving on the Coyle school board and Farm Bureau boards. His wife hosted 4 H and PTA roles, Mary Louise taught in Kansas and works in Oklahoma City, and son John earned an agriculture economics degree from OSU and the American Farmer Degree through FFA program.
Reform era style notices list Republican contenders Theodore Seamima Sher and Charley Fat Fruit for state senate and state representative respectively, with candidate Bob fox referenced in the same brief. Names appear in clipped capitalized form amid general election reporting, reflecting a fragmented OCR read.
A retrospective on Valley View Hospital traces its 24 year evolution from a hilltop main building with nurses quarters to a sprawling complex. It highlights leadership under Celeste Kemler since 1997, the shift from cost per patient to self supporting operations, and the hospital’s nonprofit, community-owned model with 260 full time staff and robust department coordination.
Fragmented lines describe stray items and odd creatures held by Connie Nelson including a dinosaur, plastic monkey, elastic string, elephant picture, old cricket, live ant, and a cricket crumb. A closing line hints the zoo will be unoccupied when clothes are laundered. An Indian proverb remarks a bow loses strength when bent.
East Central State College hosts a bustling Homecoming parade in Ada featuring thirty floats and thirty bands, while readers are urged to keep roads clean as rural litter persists. The piece blends nostalgia with broader notes on town pride, festival traditions, and civic responsibility.
A reader describes autumn’s arrival and offers an oatmeal pie recipe as a cozy bake. Ingredients include eggs sugar dark karo milk vanilla oatmeal coconut butter and an unbaked shell baked at 400 then 325 degrees for 50 minutes. Recipe attributed to Minnie Lewis Oil Center.
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