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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1958
Page
4
The piece argues Halloween has lost its edge through ritual erosion and commercialism, noting Ada Cougars football Friday night may deter spirits. It contrasts past Halloween rites with modern trick or treat behavior and ends predicting locals will attend the Cougar game instead.
The article argues Jesus began in Galilee despite its unglamorous image as a backwoods region under Herod. It asserts Galilee’s cross-cultural mix shaped early ministry and urges churches to start mission at home, noting many Galileans and social injustices require attention before global outreach.
Hall of Fame jockey Earl Sande rode his last race at age 54, then briefly returned in 1954 after nearly two decades in retirement marking a final chapter in his storied racing career.
The Natural Tunnel on the Southern Railway in Virginia is believed to be the only tunnel of its kind in use. It measures 1,557 feet in length.
The note advises testing jars with rubbers by half filling with water, sealing them and turning upside down to watch for leaks.
A collection of proverbs and fables notes including a line about Travesq English as a mother tongue, a Greek dieting quip, and Aesop's remark on a best man's faults written on his forehead.
A collage of wry lines and jokes from readers and writers touching on money wedlock music humor and life. Highlights include quips on old Volkswagens and dynamite work travel and the woes of November.
A lengthy review presents Carlo Reinhart a noncommissioned officer in occupied Berlin and exploresAdaptability and irony amid a world of hypocrisy. The piece praises the novel as a complex war story with vivid language and strong character portrayals.
Three new cooperators James Bolin Ford s Switch G A Logan Wil son community and Herbert Harris Hart signed agreements this week Logan staked a pond and a diversion terrace Bolin completed a pond Harris cleared four acres plans a pond and two diversion terraces and sod 60 acres of bermuda in spring B B Kimbrough Homer plans a pond this fall and spring sod 40 acres of bermuda Ponds staked for W R Daniels Latta B B Own bey Hart Uel Bumpers Center Leo Moore Oakman and Warren Hogue Steedman Bruce Russell Leader completed a pond B J Badger near Allen completed diversion terraces Jimmie Thomas near Lawrence building terraces planning a waterway Gertie Lamb Steedman overseeded 38 acres bermuda vetch and small grain Ava Thelma Cummins Gaar Corner plans pond two diversion terraces shape gullies SCS reports native pastures in excellent condition Wendell Wynn Gaar Corner seeded 50 acres bermuda Otto Harris Byng overseeded 20 acres bermuda with vetch and small grain.
Ada VFW will hear Paul Ragsdale of the United Services Organization explain USO activities and needs during the regular meeting Thursday night at 8. Agenda includes flag details for November 4, plans for the children Christmas party, and the annual membership drive. James Wiltsey named service officer. Robert Ford remains commander.
Readers are urged to save foil containers from quick frozen prepared foods. The notice highlights their usefulness for heating leftovers from casseroles and similar dishes.
Review of The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh with introduction by van Gogh Bonger and van Gogh, translated from Dutch and French. Details life from 1853 birth to 1890 death, Theo's support, and letters to artists and family. Collector’s item. compares to Delacroix Journals. priced at $50.
Ray Smith rides freights along the Pacific coast with Japhy Ryder a Dharma Bum in Jack Kerouac’s novel The Dharma Bums. The narrator notes the Beat wanderers search for truth through prayer, mountain trails and wild scenes while exposing pretension and exuberant imagination.
Willi Heinrich's Crack of Doom centers on Czech partisans seizing a German general in the Carpathians and a failed pursuit led by Major Giesinger. The narrative depicts war’s senselessness, fear, and brutality, likened to Stephen Crane, though the book is smaller than Cross of Iron and leaves a hazy impression. Published by Farrar, Straus and Cudahy for $3.95.
A patent grants the inventor exclusive rights for a limited time to prevent others from making using or selling the invention. The patent requires a useful invention that is new and non obvious and that the inventor files before public disclosure or sale.
A note explains that clams, scallops, and oysters removed from their shells are commonly labeled as shucked indicating shellfish that has been opened and prepared for sale or cooking.
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