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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1972
Page
4
A playful look at home security ideas from rural life versus urban systems. Poultry and bird deterrents Guinea fowl geese and ganders guard property while parrots crows and parrots offer chatter and warnings. The piece weighs practicality and humor in everyday defensive tricks.
In a series of suits a plaintiff claimed the power mower was dangerous and sought damages for injuries. The court ruled manufacturers must make products reasonably safe but not accident proof, and a buyer bears some risk in use. A later case found truth in advertising crucial when a salesman misrepresented instant stopping. In Indianapolis a new pool parking plan aims to speed arrivals but risks earlier arrivals.
Essay ponders how empires rise and fall from Rome to Babylon, urging humble building under divine guidance. It warns pride and self glory split cities and nations, citing biblical visions and modern urban examples, then shifts to light quips about manners, marriage, and appetite.
Poem extols the soul of a child as a fragile garden that needs care warmth moisture and light. It urges tenderness from the gardener to nurture its development toward beauty and strength, likening the child to a special seed ready to bloom and reflect a divine promise.
A long list of social visits church services and local gatherings outlines a busy Oil Center scene. Families from Oklahoma City Ada McAlaster and Midwest City attend meals trips fairs and a state fair visit while Rev. Glen Eaves Nina Sue and others lead services and revival meetings. Several locals visit relatives attend dinners and shop in Ada and nearby towns.
A continued Oakman page notes numerous family visitors and gatherings. Lonnie V Manuel and family host and travel to events, with relatives including Dora Manuel Ada, Roy Manuel, and Mark Manuel visiting, plus trips to Oklahoma City hobby car races and Gainesville Vernon business stops. Additional entries mention K M Stovall family visits, Harold Horton of Dallas, and Richard Berryman from Florida visiting relatives.
A large Jenkins family reunion was hosted by their mother and the Berry Bishop couple, with attendees from Oklahoma City Ada and Trenton Michigan among many others. The gathering ended with a group outing to Wintersmith Park. The Jenkinses traveled from Trenton Michigan as the farthest distance.
Naomi Elizabeth Hull 84 Stratford died Oct. 29 Pickard Funeral Home. Florence Copeland Ada died Oct Smith Funeral Home. Paul Ardrey 56 Ada died Oct 1 Smith Funeral Home. Menta Estelle Eppler 16 Ada died Oct 2 Criswell Funeral Home. James Albert Penisten 30 Ada died Oct 3. Jewell Sales 69 Ada died Oct 4 Riswell Funeral Home. Phillip F Pete Moore 37 Ada died Oct 3. Mittie M Marcum 95 Stratford died Oct 4 Pickard Funeral Home.
Prime Minister Kakuei Tanake becomes a best-selling author with The Revamping of the Japanese Islands outlining plans to relocate centralized industrial complexes and population centers.
Sunshine church reported 31 in Sunday school. Wanda Parr sang in morning service. young people led evening service. Visitors included Lillard Cottrell family and others. Several members visited Mary Summers, J L Green family attended state fair, trips to Tulsa and Oklahoma City noted. Melissa Green celebrated birthday and obtained driver’s license.
Figures from 23 state institutions show East Central State College with 67 former Upward Bound students enrolled for 1971 72. Langston University 56 Central State College 47 Southwestern State College 58 Southeastern State College 58 Central State College 17 University of Oklahoma 12 Oklahoma State University 12 Bacon College 10.
Latta area residents list visits across Ada Chickasha Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Names include Troy Smith Kit Jr. Paul Thomas Brashier Coffey Coffey and many relatives as well as new neighbors Mike Palmer and family settling in. Debbie Gray Oklahoma Dairy Princess from Pontotoc County, and local church and school connections appear in this community update.
Daisy Binlon and many locals visit nursing homes and families across Ada Ballard and Marysville in a flurry of Sunday visits and celebrations including wedding anniversary honors and Old Settlers Reunion attendance with multiple households named and places like Kendrick Ballards Ada and Lubbock cited.
A special scout leader training will be offered Saturday at East Central in the Borace Mann Building. Training for Cub and Scout leaders begins at 8 30 a m with Dr Burt Burns and O J Collins in charge of the Cub program and R Stanley Horne directing training for scoutmasters assistants and committee men. Leadership training for Explorer unit is in the Horace Many Building beginning at 2 p m J Arvil Hickman district executive will oversee. Scouting readers from the four county Harry Miller district and others from surrounding counties are making reservations to participate in the training programs.
Tulsa meeting hears recommendation from a special committee led by Sen. Ed Berong to ban trust financing for higher education. The panel also suggests using uncommitted loan money without waiting for federal funds. The antitrust proposal targets practices of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City.
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