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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
4
A quirky exploration of why the brain, though built for thinking, often avoids it. The text contrasts body parts designed for activity with the mind’s reluctance to engage, noting most people think briefly daily while media and distraction fill much of our time. It questions whether thinking is the brain’s true aim and hints at a mystery behind its purpose.
A devotional note references I Corinthians passages for reflection. It outlines daily readings from devotional materials titled Scripture readings and devotionals. The brief item emphasizes spiritual guidance drawn from Paul’s letters.
A sermon on Corinth shows church faults and moral questions. It asks if modern churches uphold morality, teach social responsibility, and apply love in business, education, and race relations while confronting sin rather than ignoring it. It questions ministers’ courage and congregations’ response to wrongdoing.
Don Newby and Barbara Jones visited Mr and Mrs Bob Gray and Russel Lynn at the home of Mr and Mrs Oren Gray of Center Saturday night. Vaughn Hale from California visited Mr and Mrs Jess Lite and Kenneth Sunday.
Edna Buttrill reports community life in Fittstown with a birthday supper for L. S. Stettler, visits from relatives across Oklahoma and Texas, hospital updates, and a busy week of church and school activities. The M Y P hosted a sub district Youth Fellowship meeting and several families are noted among visitors and illnesses.
A fragmented clipping blends jokes about dumb bosses and pets with short moral sayings and community notes. It mentions Ada residents, church activities, home improvements, visits among locals, and weekend travel ties to Oklahoma City and Center.
Public service article outlines civil trial process and remedies such as replevin and attachments. Explains writs, bonds, and court possession pending litigation, then lists local visitations and community updates in a dense, period-voice prose.
The Ada area reports a water outage affecting pupils and teachers for a few hours on Monday. Community events include two birthdays celebrated at the Wallis home, honoring Don Newby and Brenda Southerland, with guests from Ada, Flagstaff, and other nearby towns, plus a busy church program with attendees and special songs.
Union Hill residents and families are listed visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns. Mrs Emma Jones, Mrs Lena Cochran, and others from Ada, Palacios, Ahosa, Valley View Hospital, and Granite are noted among visitors and local social rounds through Monday to Tuesday.
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