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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1963
Page
4
A historic note records W D Little as publisher of the Ada Times Democrat, linked to the 1901 establishment era, marking a key local journalism figure and publication lineage.
A nostalgic 1960s style column questions Cold War tensions and shifts in views of Russia Japan and Germany. The piece notes changing American attitudes toward Soviet and allied nations, pondering if peaceful coexistence may endure or prove a ruse.
This Oklahoma Bar Association column explains contributory negligence and the last clear chance doctrine. It notes that when two or more parties act carelessly and injure each other, blame may be shared, but the doctrine can allow a plaintiff to recover if the other party had a last opportunity to avert the accident.
The article argues purity as a Christian virtue, not female only, linking sex to marriage and virginity before marriage. It cites Scripture, personal transformation through the Holy Spirit, and Joseph’s restraint as a model, urging the practice of God’s presence as protection against sin.
Kansas State University economist Dr. Quentin Banks says a St. Louis survey found 45 percent of egg buyers preferred orange yolks while 55 percent split between dark and light yolk colors. The study suggests labeling cartons with yolk color could boost egg sales.
In St Louis two men abducted 22 year old Dave Matthews placed him in a coin operated dryer at a laundromat and left him to spin. A passerby heard his cries and freed him, the machine malfunctioning before harm occurred.
A string of humorous anecdotes and brief vignettes fills a Vermont village page. A bowling miscue, a budget car joke, a mechanic query, and a realtor quip paint lighthearted social scenes with everyday people and tidy punchlines.
A school community weighs a motto urging students to keep frowning as a sign of critical thinking. Critics argue it discourages positivity while supporters say it promotes rigorous analysis.
Early rural Oklahoma sees the telephone as a mystery. A farmer finally gets a line and asks the operator for the price of chickens at the general store. He explains he has six hens and a rooster to sell, highlighting the novelty of the new technology.
The quote notes that Grandma used energy on washday equivalent to five Big Ten football games, illustrating the strain of household chores with a sports analogy.
A wife tests a new cosmetic line and asks her husband how old she looks. He replies with flattery, mixing numbers about her skin and hair. She calls him a flatterer, and he jokes that he hasn’t added them up yet.
A motorist with a knocking engine pulled up to the scene seeking aid. The incident reads as a brief mechanical trouble report with no further details available.
A collection of humorous lines about love, alimony, frontier spirit, fashion, and dinner table banter. Notable remarks by Walter McDonald Wick Fowler John M Brophy and Georgie Jessel illustrate satire on relationships fashion and speeches.
The 1963 Skopje quake destroyed about 30 mosques in the Old Quarter. Turks ruled the city from 1389 to 1912 and built these religious structures.
Q A series from the paper explains highway safety and Oklahoma Uniform Vehicle Code. It asks about lane discipline preventing crashes. It notes the most frequent turnpike accident cause as falling asleep at the wheel and cites 262 accidents on Oklahoma turnpikes last year.
A drunken swirl of speculation centers on Bud Wilkinson possibly entering the 1964 U S Senate race as a Republican though he is listed as a Democrat. Goldwater raises questions about the Arkansas River project while Kerr’s water program draws critical attention. The piece muses on knowledge, education, and personal development amid political and social change.
Oklahoma hunters face goose season from Oct 12 to Dec 25 and prairie chicken events in northeastern counties Oct 18–20. Rio Grande turkey runs Oct 31–Nov 3 in the west, with two thirds daily limits and a four bird possession limit. A $1 special permit is needed along with licenses. Duck season runs Nov 8–Dec 12 with gun plug rules in effect. Archery permits for McAlester depot drawn Oct 7 for Nov 2–17 deer bow season. Habitat planting efforts boost quail and other game. Licenses and special permits available. applications urged before late November.
The Yankees collapse in four straight games ending a long era of Bronx dominance. Dodgers bats and fielding surprise a stunned fan base as New York struggles to explain the defeat.
Harlen Gubber Laughlin retired oil field worker from Compton California died at 4 a m Sunday at his son’s home in Denison Texas. He leaves a wife three sons and two daughters plus numerous siblings and grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at Bracher Funeral Home in Denison.
Mrs. Mattie Lee McKinney of Harden City died Monday at 12 30 p.m. in an Ada hospital at age 82. Born September 10 1881 in Cook County Texas she was a Baptist and had lived in Harden City since 1900. She leaves a daughter Janette Townsend two sons Ray and Floyd McKinney four grandchildren nine great grandchildren and a sister Susie McKinney. Services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Fittstown Baptist Church with Rev Lin Jones officiating. Criswell Funeral Home directed. Casket bearers were J C Ross Buster Greenwood Virgil Townsend Luther Wilson Walter Draper and John Brents. Interment followed in Franks Cemetery.
A compact adage warns that speaking harshly harms the speaker more than others. The saying emphasizes prudence in speech to avoid self-inflicted trouble.
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