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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1963
Page
4
East Central State College celebrated homecoming with praise for progress under Dr. Charles F. Spencer. The Ada News notes students showed strong spirit, grooming, and behavior, praising faculty and the college’s financial health and planned initiatives for the future.
An editorial urges citizens to attend public meetings out of interest in good government rather than to lodge private complaints. It notes Ada council sessions where a first-time attendee spoke without grievances and asks how many citizens regularly engage with county, excise, and other boards to support officials.
The speaker notes grain can be bought from government stocks and surplus programs at reduced parity, but hay and roughage remain scarce and costly. Without affordable roughage, ranchers cannot winter cattle on grain alone, and a long, cold, expensive season is coming unless additional help appears.
Rev and Mrs Montgomery Duncan, South Africa missionaries, will host a service Friday at 7:15 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Ada and Saturday at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church. They are on furlough and plan to return soon. Moving pictures of their work will be shown and Mrs Duncan will read I Am An African. Art objects, tools, and ornaments from tribesmen will be on display. Rev Lamar Gosnell invites all to attend.
With one day left in October Ada motorists report a near record low traffic toll for the month. A Wednesday collision near Tenth and Broadway involved Jimmy Lee Stinson Francis and R E Thomas with Stinson forfeiting a 20 dollar bond for careless driving. In two other court actions Joe W Broughton forfeited 10 dollars for speeding and May Hudson pleaded not guilty to public drunkenness and creating a disturbance.
A devotional study compares first century Corinth with modern worship, emphasizing freedom and order guided by the Spirit. It argues worship should be both spontaneous and planned, aiming for intellectual and spiritual clarity rather than mere emotion, ending with a call for courtesy and peace in communal practice.
A collage of prose and humor from Alma Robinson Higbee and others. Vivid prairie memories blend with funny quips about ranch life modern plumbing and daily life as readers glimpse nostalgic scenes and sharper witticisms.
The piece reflects on Halloween as a religious feast and secular celebration, noting how communities redirect festive mischief into constructive programs. It contrasts the holiday’s origins with modern practices, cites church observations in Washington and Ada programs, and warns against moral panic while urging thoughtful leadership and water use for wildlife amid county shortages.
A quirky exchange ponders food waste and space goals. A doctor’s joke hints at resource use as generations joke about aid and lunar ambitions. The dialogue links daily life to grand exploration with a wry tone.
A poem by Nancy Gibbons Zook laments the flood of five digit numbers in bills and insurance notes. The speaker frets over mail costs and the burden of digits, urging a slowdown as ZIP codes and charges collide with daytime routines.
The notice records multiple marriage pairings including James Lee Nickell 19 of Ada wed to Sandra Diane Brown 18 of Ada. Jimmy Dan Ray 21 of Roff wed to Marilyn Patricia Tully 17 of Roff. Paul J. Seaman 53 of Longview Texas wed to Helen V. Dillman 52 of Seminole. Manuel Gordon 71 of Ada wed to Josey Wright 65 of Stonewall. Carl Taylor 20 of Francis wed to Patricia Ruth Hodges 17 of Ada.
A local divorce case names Ruby Davis and Clayton Davis as the parties. The document notes the dissolution of their marriage and lists standard court filing language. The source also mentions a scientific claim that the solar system formed about 4.5 billion years ago.
Gov Henry Bellmon announced the first annual conference for city and county officials on November 6 at the Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education in Norman. Civil defense will have top billing with discussions on human rights and traffic safety. Dr Edward Teller will address the afternoon session as a civil defense authority.
A guide from the Oklahoma Bar Association explains juror duties in civil and criminal trials. It outlines selecting a foreman, weighing evidence and arguments, and the required standards of proof. It notes verdict procedures, polling, and the obligation to speak truthfully, advising consulting an attorney for facts and law.
Ada retailers form a new five dollar monthly commitment to build a dedicated promotion fund for decorations banners and events. Led by Jack Pollock the plan aims to finance year round promotions without frequent fundraising drives and seeks over 100 contributing retailers. Letters promising participation will be sent Monday.
Ora C Morris of Stonewall retired rural mail carrier died Tuesday after a prolonged illness in a local hospital. Services were held Thursday at First Methodist Church Stonewall with Rev Udell Wolff officiating. Survivors include wife Mattie Morris son Bill Morris of Houston two sisters a brother and a grandson.
Terry Dulaney of Ada died October 19 in Austin in a rock excavation accident. Born May 22, 1939 in Ada, he moved to Austin six years ago, was a University of Texas graduate student, and affiliated with the Baptist Church. He leaves his parents James and (Mrs.) Dulaney of Woskom, a brother William E. Dulaney of Midland, and grandfather W. J. Hester of Wilson.
Mrs Madgie Clara Evans 72 died at 9 35 p m Wednesday in a local hospital She moved from Bowie County Texas and was a Church of Christ member Survived by three sons Ivan Harrison Melvin Harrison and Orville Evans three daughters N C Jackson Mrs Robert Wood and Mrs Norman Folger 18 grandchildren five great grandchildren and a brother Fonte Harris Funeral arrangements to be announced by Criswell Funeral Home
Speakers scheduled for livestock short course include Bill Taggart Dr Charles Richardson and Dr L S Pope. Cattlemen dairymen and others invited to attend. Marvin Mitchell McLish 4 H Club named president of Pontotoc County 4 H Federation with Marilyn Blansett Shirley Howell Mary Jo Sanders Richard Bailey and Dewey Madden elected as officers.
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