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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1958
Page
2
A letter exchange debates the meaning of autumn and why trees shed leaves before frost. The writer notes seasonal shifts in Oklahoma with cooler air and drier conditions while asking how these changes can be explained beyond daily temperature ranges.
The text presents a tree addressing a reader about human communication and reality. It explores science metaphysics poetry and perception, noting leaves changing and questioning senses and mind. It ends by contrasting philosophers and poets while noting ruthenium melts at 4400 degrees Fahrenheit.
The docket shows 12 support cases for enforcement of child support lead the list for October 20 hearings, with 38 total cases arraigned or disposed. Drunken driving matters trail by two. all unsettled cases go to jury trial, Judge Fred Andrews presiding. Named defendants include Edward S. Stewart Milburn Thomas Earl Tisdell and others in failure to provide suits. drunk driving defendants listed. unlawful possession includes Galveston Stiger and Roy Hussey among others. Additional cases feature bogus checks destroying evidence and petty larceny.
The 729 foot Edmund Fitzgerald was launched at River Rouge Michigan, claiming the title of the largest ship ever built on the Great Lakes. Named for a prominent Great Lakes figure, the vessel is expected to boost freight capacity and set new regional benchmarks.
A brief notice identifies Oceana as a town in West Virginia that is landlocked, highlighting its geographic classification.
Three local fatalities from Oklahoma crashes mar the Ada area. A 10 month old baby died at Valley View Hospital. David Paul Wylie of Boulder City Nevada and Barbara Jean Smith of Cushing were killed in a collision at the 19 and 39 intersection south of Asher. Barbara Smith was en route with her husband to Dallas for OU football when the crash occurred.
Atwood man C. L. Thornton twenty one suffered internal injuries and head lacerations in a 10 10 p m collision at the SH 3 and SH 99 intersection four miles south of Ada Aubrey Glen Hendryx twenty eight of Stonewall Route 1 escaped with only forehead cuts Both men were hospitalized at Valley View Hospital Thornton was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign authorities said late Saturday their conditions were satisfactory
Claude Gibson a 170 pound sophomore from Asheville North Carolina led the NC State freshman football team in scoring last season with six touchdowns. Sprinkle leftover French fries with grated cheese and reheat by broiling.
County Agent Cy Hailey says each rat causes about $20 in damage, with national losses near a billion annually. Wildlife experts blame lush vegetation and high reproduction, noting cotton rats proliferate and move into barns and cities as winter nears. Remedies include careful baiting with strychnine in heavy cover, though risks to other wildlife exist. many conclude only time will reduce numbers.
Bert E. Ratliff court in JP district on Sunday fined Car Reeves after admitting drunkenness in public. Reeves had been arrested Friday two miles north of Ada.
The text notes helium is odorless tasteless and colorless an inert gas that will not burn or explode, highlighting its nonreactive and stable nature.
An Oklahoma City cattle truck veered off SH 19 west of Stratford and burst into flames. Drivers Ray Johnson and O Neil Barker were burned, with cattle numbering about 40 or more killed or injured. Firemen, ranchers, and Pauls Valley units fought the blaze for hours as authorities investigated the crash.
Area officials and OU experts mapped testimony plans for November canal hearings with the U S Corps of Engineers. Attendees from Ada Atoka Coalgate Wewoka Konawa and Holdenville heard population projections for 1975 2000 and 2025 and water needs to present to engineers.
Oklahoma Safety Commissioner Jim Lookabaugh urges parents to fit very young children with specialized safety belts as ordinary adult belts fail for under six. He notes multiple fatal and serious injuries from minor crashes when drivers reach for kids and cites data from last year with 55 deaths and over 1,190 injuries among children under nine.
Oklahoma State Employment Service reports Ada seeing a small August to September dip in unemployment opportunities. Job placements fall from 248 openings in September to 192 placements, with 204 referrals and 180 placements in August. New applications stay around 142, while inactive files rise about 20 from August.
J Henry James aged 69 and Edna Couch aged 55 wed in Pauls Valley in a civil ceremony. Local records list both spouses and the union taking place in the county seat.
Fire damaged the attic of the Jack Anderson home at 219 West Fourth Sunday at 4:53 a m. Ada firefighters contained the blaze though water damage occurred. Cause is not yet known. Anderson runs the concession stand in the courthouse lobby.
James H. Walters is divorced from Jimmie Walters. The court grants the divorce and the defendant is restored to the former surname Johnson.
Sheriff search for 16 year old Ralph Mitchell son of Mr and Mrs Ray Mitchell of 726 West Second. He was last seen with Corky Carter an Ada teenager. Mitchell 140 pounds wore a dark striped shirt Levi jeans and cowboy boots.
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