Ada Evening News and Rural Roads Opinion Summary
A editorial discusses Ada County rural roads noting a fine network yet high accident rates on gravel surfaces. Studies by Federal Bureau of Public Roads and Indiana researchers show most crashes are two vehicle or one vehicle, often side swipes, with narrow shoulders and missing centerlines as key factors. Speed is less influential. driver responsibility remains paramount.
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Federal Bureau of Public Roads and Traffic Researchers
Indiana
Losing Fans Teach Tough Lessons For Young Athletes
High school players learn fans vanish after losses as crowds react to winners. Some critics blame loyalty, others note fans attend for curiosity or peer behavior. Attendance and supportive cheering shape sports culture, while critics remind that indiscriminate indifference harms vitality.
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Mathers
Tim
Herbert Read
Specific performance in law and Halloween reflections
A column discusses when money damages suffice versus requiring performance of the actual obligation, citing a trophy case and a real estate scenario. It also notes Halloween’s religious roots, church sermons, and a U S UNICEF relief mention, followed by autumn scenery and a brief sports/world series aside. The piece closes with a critique of critics and local civic notes on Oklahoma City expressways.
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Roger
Cai
Marple
Spring
Scotland's Burning Sparks Rural Fire Warning
Frost has already hit several areas and grass fires threaten cattlemen as winds shift. Rural residents ignite trash and brush piles, igniting fires that scorch pasture, outbuildings, poles, and fence lines, strip cover, risk erosion, and harm wildlife. Precautions before lighting a match are urged.
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Scotland
Old Fire Truck Gets New Life
The Fire Department revives its 1939 pumper, described as near its end of service, with a new engine, paint, and 750 dollars cost. The Chevy V8 replaces the Seagrave V-12, boosting from 180 to 275 horsepower, and tests show strong pumping capacity. The renovation, overseen by firefighter James Manning, preserves a critical back-up unit alongside a 1930 model for large fires or dormitory threats.
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Herman Landrith
Landrith
Oldtimer
James Manning
Remington chooses Ada for new plant and targets
Remington manager Roger St Onge cites Ada as ideal for the new plant to produce Bine Tock Target targets for sheet and trap shooting. production to start soon with 150000 targets per day capacity. Ada’s market area, labor, sites, climate, and material access cited. plant to ship within 100 miles. Remington, founded 150 years ago in Ilion, N Y, grew from Eliphalet Remington’s hand tools and later merged with Union Metallic Cartridge Co.
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Ada
Remington
Jsile
Ilion
Eliphalet Remington
Ville
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Door To Door Delivery Expands In Ada District
Congressman Tom Steed announced door to door mail delivery will replace curb service for 376 Ada homes and 2,476 in his Fourth District. Postmaster Hicks Smith Jr. said affected areas are mainly in the southwest and eastern park areas and homeowners will be notified by postal staff.
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Ada
Tne
Tom Steed
Steed
Post Office Appropriations
Post Office Department
Hicks Smit Jr
Park
Acts
Rvuto
Marriages of Steve L. Godfrey and LaDonna D. Nelson
Stonewall resident Steve L. Godfrey married LaDonna D. Nelson in Stonewall. The ceremony united the couple in a local registry event with family witnesses present.
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Steve L. Godfrey
Stonewall
LaDonna
D. Nelson
New York Stocks Rally Pauses for Fourth Straight Session
The New York stock market resumed a rally with gains across chemicals, nonferrous metals and industrials while airlines faced profit taking. Dow up above 30d line at 608.18 noon, AP index rose 1.6 to 200.8, IBM led gains and Xerox slipped as General Dynamics eased.
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New York
Dow Jones
Dow
Airlines
Associated Press
du Pont
Gautrica
American Smelting
Phelps Dodge
Homestake
International Nickel
Eastman Kodals
Standard Oil
Indiana
U.S. Gypsum
Schering
IBM
Xerox
General Dynamics
Chrysler
American Stock Exchange
Ada Police Describe City Vehicle Crash on Wintersmith Drive
Police reported one accident in Ada on Wednesday night at 10 53 p m. Gary Charles Wood 530 East 10th driving east on Wintersmith Drive swung wide crossed the center line and collided with a car driven by Brenda Joyce Logue of Stonewall. Wood was bonded on a charge of driving left of center and fined for leaving the scene. Additional charges included speeding and running stop signs for several motorists in municipal and justice court.
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Ada
Gary Charles Wood
East 10Th
Wintersmith Drive
Brenda
Joyce Logue
Stonewall
Wood
Jackie Tate Farmer
Kennet
W. Winters
Randell M. Parker
Micah Lee Pippin
Justice of the Peace
Blaine Dilbreath
John Henry Matthews
Joel
Thomas Hughes
Imogene Hamilton
John Claud Deaton
What God Wants from Us Not What People Expect
Discusses the tension between pleasing people and obeying God. It cites Jeremiah and Moses as examples of God’s calling, noting personal inadequacy yet assurance that divine power supplies the needed ability. Encourages readers to consider what God wants them to say or do and accept that success is not the measure.
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Sn Opera
Soultha Court
Kiamichi
Quachita Mountains
Dale Carnegie
Dumont
John Milton
God
Jeremiah
Moses
Israel
Pharaoh
Egypt
Modern cloth crafts and space survival kit nonsense
Fragmentary OCR style text cites historic word origins for wife as weaver, notes a Gemini era outdoor seat creation, references 1969 vehicles and a survival kit claiming vast mileage and gear. Includes odd numbers and garbled phrases about a wart action code FE 24433.
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U. S
Quotable Fragments and Wit From Everyday Life
A collage of quips and curiosities ranging from moral musings on kindness and freedom to quaint takes on human nature. It blends aphorisms about wealth, friendship, honesty, and home with humorous vignettes about phones, chug chug girls, penguins, and talking horses, all delivered in a retrospective newspaper voice.
Shoes in the Living Room Bring Morning Complaints
A school social studies class prompts a list of world trouble spots led by China and Kashmir. A humor piece contrasts domestic friction with political snippets, noting modern life like alarm clocks and aging culture. The quips reference Uncle Sam’s programs and a shifting economic image.
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China
Kashmir
Vietnam
Israel
Africa
Peyton Place
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Ada Lions Club
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