Water Beneath: Groundwater Becomes Nation’s Main Supply
The article argues groundwater is the dominant source for U.S. water needs, citing Ada Oklahoma's groundwater spring system and large Arbuckle limestone reservoir. It contrasts visible lakes with subterranean reserves, notes 97 percent of fresh water is underground, and warns of pollution concerns while stressing protection of groundwater sources.
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Ada
Arbuckle
Oklahoma City
Lake Atoka
Canton
Byrd’s Mill
Ground Water Council
Chicago
Court rules annulment over fraud in marriage case
A court grants Jim an annulment after Hannah misled him about family plans and sexual intent. The judge holds deception about essential marital elements can nullify a marriage, while nonessential changes like age or appearance do not justify annulment.
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Han
Jim
Hannah
Thai Art Treasures to Tour United States and Canada
Thailand plans a touring display of 98 ancient art pieces airfreighted to the United States. The Asia Association of America sponsors the exhibit, which opened in New York on October 5 and will travel to Cleveland on January 9, Indiana on March 21, Montreal on July 1, Seattle on September 27, and Dallas on November 1.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
Canada
Asia Association of America
New York
Cleveland
Indiana
Montreal
Seattle
Dallas
Paul and Rome God’s instrument of peace and order
The text argues early Christians faced conflict with state power yet valued governance as a divine tool. Paul saw the Roman empire as God’s means to enact peace, law, and order enabling safe travel and stable life. It warns against anarchy, notes God can work through rulers, even pagan ones, and defines true freedom as living under God’s will.
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Paul
Roman Empire
God
Rome
Oil Center Community Notes From Local Residents
Nightly visits and nursing home prayers mark the Oil Center area as residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Coulter of Sacramento and the Northams, share meals, trips, and hospital weekends. Local ministers lead at Stratford Nursing Home as neighbors visit Ada, Wynnewood, and Maxwell.
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Junior Northam
Britt
Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church
Stratford Nursing Home
Larry Gray
Pearl Gray
Charles Coulter
Sacramento
Calif
Vannie Northam
Glen Norton
Shawnee
Bertha Colber
Wynnewood
Mary Lee Cromwell
Porterville
Lou Wood
W. C. Skinner
Stratford
Ada
Joyce Lance
Eddie
Bobby Lance
Ada Lance
Vivian Northam
Martha Collins
Minnie Lewis
Can
Lanny Ayes
Glen Bave
Bert Jones
Maxwell
Jones
November Clashes of Football and Politics in America
The piece contrasts autumns of elections and football, noting shared excitement and disappointment across generations. It discusses how young voters embrace politics like sport while older spectators pursue steady change, and explains the fleeting nature of triumph in both arenas with examples of losing gloom and winning celebration.
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America
News Home From ROFF by Mary Lalem an
Mrs Harold Davis traveled with her daughter and several relatives from Shawnee to Oklahoma City then Elk City to visit Gordon Galloway and Washington relatives. The group returned Saturday. Rail damage noted. farmers planted wheat as rain was needed. Other visitors included Sam Taylor and family from Casey to Wilburton and South Gate California to visit Bessie Taylor. Several Oklahoma City residents visited area relatives and attended a county readership meeting in Ada. The Smoky Mountain tour in the Eastern states was taken by Wayne Patton and Frank Harris.
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Harold Davis
Jack Coffee
Allyson
Katherine
Shawnee
J. W. Pybus
Gainesville
Tex
Oklahoma City
Elk City
Gordon Galloway
Ted Davis
Washington
Amanda
Davis
Roosevelt
Cleo Davis
E. C. Tate
Sam Taylor
Casey
Arthur
Allen
Louise
Wilburton
Bessie Taylor
Arthur Taylor
Russell Dillingham
South Gate
Calif
Delmar Mardis
Houston
Harry Ellis
Edgar Taylor
Lillie Tolliver
Loyd Summers
Pearl Summers
Stroud
Jess Collins
Tom Cowden
Kim
Debby
Raymond Laseman
Extension Center
Ada
Frank Harris
Troy Williams
Wayne Patton
Smoky Mountain
Ruby Williams
Maggie _ Hackworth
Olen Crawford
Ponca City
Crawford
Williams
Ada and area deaths reach varied ages in October notices
Ada residents Lennie M Melton 36 Slater and Benjamin T Newton 88 Susan Lettie Hager and Jewel Lee Brady 83 George W Roberts Jr 83 Ada all listed with death dates in October. Coalgate Stratford Ada and Slater funeral homes named for service arrangements. Thomas M Abbott 15 Ada died October 23 with Criswell Funeral Home. Orce B Cox 51 Stratford died October 19 with Pickard Funeral Home. Arrangements show local funeral home affiliations.
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Lennie M. Melton
Ada
Smith Funeral Home
Orce B. Cox
Stratford
Pickard Funeral Home
Thomas M. Abbott
Criswell Funeral Home
Benjamin T. Newton
Jewel Lee Brady
George W. Roberts Jr
New Glass Made By Old Process In Manchester Cathedral
A Yorkshire firm used twelfth century glass making techniques to craft stained glass for Manchester Cathedral replacing windows shattered by German bombing in World War II.
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Manchester
England
Yorkshire
Pricing Varies On Farm Items Washington AP
Agriculture Department figures show average prices farmers pay for equipment vary by supplier. The report suggests that shopping around could reduce costs and improve value for producers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Sears Recall Warns Of Belt Massager Model 44929110
Sears in Ada issues a recall for a multi speed belt massager with a lighted switch and 44929110 model number sold from December 1969 to October 4, 1972. Tests show a potential electrical shock hazard when touched while grounded to water pipes or radiators. Customers who bought since 1989 should unplug, check the model, and visit Sears for inspection and modification before reconnecting.
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Duane Nall
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Ada
Nall
Sears
Atoka County Soil District Awards Banquet Planned
Atoka County Conservation District directors announce the annual awards banquet to honor farmers and ranchers for outstanding soil conservation work. The 1972 program at Atoka High School Auditorium features William L. Vaught as speaker and a 7 pm barbecue kickoff.
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Atoka County
Atoka County Conservation District
The
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Atoka State Bank
Atoka High School
Wiliam L. Vaught
Soil Conservation Service
Stilwater
Daughter says VA ignoring old Indian Wars soldier needs
Lilian Fraske, daughter of Fredrick Fraske the last surviving Indian Wars veteran, says the VA has not provided home support or help with glaucoma meds for her 98 year old father in North Chicago. She describes his limited mobility and dependence on meals by hand, and notes a brief VA visit that yielded only an increase in aid.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Fredrick Fraske
Northwest
Lilian
Chicago
IVA
Ils
Farm Exports Show Big Gains in 1971 72
The Agriculture Department reports U S farm exports reached a record 8 billion in 1971 72, accounting for 15 percent of total cash receipts. Crops led with grain driving seven eighths of export value while animal products sales abroad matched only one eighth. Total U S farm sales rose five percent as exports increased.
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U.S
Agriculture Department
Common Market core idea expands as Britain joins
Nine European readers charted a path toward a united bloc rivaling the United States and others. Britain Denmark and Ireland entered the Common Market, enlarging a 250 million people area about the size of Alaska. Leaders endorsed a 1980 target for union and pledged closer trade policies while seeking improved relations with the Soviet Union and the East bloc.
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Paris
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
China
Britain
Denmark
Ireland
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Jaixembourg
Alassa
Majestic
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Farm Index
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