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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1962
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News commends the Tuesday Ahloso School meeting on Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning. It notes strong attendance, orderly discussion, and calls for informed, calm deliberation. The editorial supports the program as beneficial for Ada area growth, property values, and regional prosperity.
This column traces the piracy principle from early ideas that piracy was a crime against all nations to modern worldwide jurisdiction. It discusses punishment of pirates regardless of nationality, extra-territorial laws, and exceptions like trials in absentia, stressing the need for legal counsel.
Local notices list Republican and Democratic candidates for state offices including a state representative race. The filing names mention Albertton and Charley Truitt, with a general election context and party affiliations noted for multiple seats and sheriff contests.
Community notices include classified ad prompts for buying selling and renting with WEWS contact numbers. Oklahoma Driver License Point System updates show 363 drivers on green licenses and 1 615 suspended records. public welfare payment increases noted for Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children with new monthly limits.
An Oklahoma conservation note explains that improved ponds and watershed management boost waterfowl. It cites shallow clear water, aquatic plants, and strategic impoundment timing to attract ducks and sustain hunting season benefits.
A Ada planning session led by Lehr drew council members Spears Peay and others to answer questions on zoning setbacks and future development. Officials stressed growth outlying Ada and pledged to preserve property values while allowing orderly expansion. Residents asked about annexation and how to opt out if dissatisfied. county commissioners observed the discussion.
A jumbled reader fragment reflects on mystery books and algebra as playful social satire. It mingles quotes about life, time, and crabgrass with local humor and brief lines from various voices. The piece channels holiday-like whimsy and small town anecdotes.
Local note reports the reopening this week after a four week cotton-picking vacation. Buses will run and hot lunches will be served Monday as Supt R H Hagar confirms the schedule.
Sasakwa area tragedy reports Little John Burgess of Konawa Lumber Co dead from gunshot wounds after a Sunday night shooting at his home five miles east of Sasakwa. His wife Marie Burgess is held in Seminole County Jail as the investigation unfolds. authorities say she admitted the shooting claiming mistreatment. Burgess, a WWII veteran born July 28 1925 in Konawa, was laid to rest at Vampnosa Cemetery after services at Arbeka Church. Watts Funeral Home directed arrangements.
Oklahoma City reports farm prices with cash wheat between 1.99 and 2.07 per bushel and various live poultry and butterfat rates, along with cattle hogs and sheep market notes. New York stocks slip from Wednesday gains as the market slows, with big names like IBM and Polaroid trading down while the Dow average hovers around the 211.5 level.
Civil authorities met to review civil defense procedures and anticipated a rise in fallout shelter construction. Ada coordinators noted several public shelters meeting safety standards, including Aldridge Hotel Sugg Clinic Courthouse Ada High and Junior High Knight Hall East Central College, with updated shelter blueprints obtainable from Battle Creek Michigan.
Several county beef buyers attended a private sale this week. Larry Miller, a Coalgate Angus buyer, consigned about 50 head of registered Angus at his ranch near Coalgate. Miller has long been active in Pontotoc County cattle markets as both buyer and seller.
The column notes severe hay fever from rainy, grassy season and giant ragweed, then shifts to humor about shaving blades and barber shop mishaps. It observes a frantic governor race and wild political claims, closing with a quip about a child calling her father a civil serpent.
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