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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1968
Page
4
Ada Oklahoma publisher notes long history of The Ada Evening News and its mergers with Ada Weekly News listed from 1910 to 1953. Includes publication details, consolidation dates, and postal rates for Ada and surrounding counties.
A reflective essay notes autumn tasks like raking leaves washing windows and trash duties persistently recur despite effort. The author argues chores are unavoidable yet produce mixed feelings and lingering resentment while supposedly fortifying character.
The article explains how state laws shield debtors from losing basic necessities through exemptions. Common items include the homestead, furniture, clothing, tools of the trade, insurance benefits, and wages within limits. Courts balance welfare with preventing fraud, upholding liberal but not fraudulent use of exemptions.
Pearl tapioca is made from moist manioc starch. It is steam heated in copper pans and stirred constantly until small gelatinized masses form. The masses are dried and then passed over rollers for smoothing.
The piece argues Christians should not be surprised by suffering, citing Jesus and Peter. It defines suffering broadly as pain, distress, or unpleasantries, including nonphysical hurts. The path to resilience is both a stance not to be surprised and a resolve to rejoice in shared trials with Christ.
The passage notes codfish products include frozen fillets and fish sticks while its eggs serve as sardine bait and codliver oil is extracted from the liver. The air bladder is used to make isinglass.
Mr and Mrs Jenny Roan and Jimmy and Mrs Nellie Driskell of Stonewall visited Mr and Mrs Burl Canida and children. C B Anderson and children also visited the Mr and Mrs Terry Canida and children. Bill Bryant of Stonewall visited Earl Canada recently. Lillian Welch and Mrs Helen Phares of Coalgate were guests Thursday. The group dined with Mr and Mrs Troy Lee Welch and children in Muskogee. Mrs Danny Phares and Karene Midkiff of Coalgate visited Mrs Welch Sunday. Raymond and Evelyn Howell of Justin Texas spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs A A Howell, Kay and Debbie.
Visiting relatives from Shawnee Lulu and O Neal along with Otis Jennings Clarita and Jack Caton families gathered in several Oklahoma locales. The Brashears hosted and hosted after surgery with Gladys Lowden, and other kin spent the weekend in Oklahoma City Konawa Ada and Norman area visits.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Johnson along with Jill and Phillip from Holdenville visited her parents Mr and Mrs Dee Hyatt and his parents Mr and Mrs Harley Johnson over the weekend.
Harland Stonecipher of Springfield Missouri called his parents Mr. and Mrs. A C Stonecipher recently. The Stoneciphers welcomed visits from Joe Woolley Doyin Stonecipher Larry Lula and others on Friday and Sunday, and a group including Mrs Josie Killian enjoyed a Sunday picnic with local relatives.
Mr and Mrs Frank Newberry Jr and nephew Carmin Wade Brantley visited his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Newberry Sr and Sonya Sun Mrs Ruby Hunter of Muskogee visited her sister and family Mr and Mrs R H McDonald and Floyd Also visiting the McDonalds was her niece Mrs Lillian M Maloney of Lockport NY Mrs McDonald had not seen her in 56 years.
Melvin Burris entertained Friday night with a Halloween party drawing about 35 attendees in a small community gathering.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Welch with Larry Darla and grandchildren Cheryl and Stevie Loco visited Mrs in Las Cruces New Mexico.
Mr and Mrs G L Thompson and children Sally Billy and Mike visited Mr and Mrs John Thompson Ada Sunday. Fort Worth guests E R Edmons and children attended Alma Allen funeral with Richard Thomas Oklahoma City Roy Sitten Harrah Joe Harold Thomas R L Holder and daughter Alex Alma Holder Roy Hunter Silverton Hale Center Jack and Jimmy Clifford Henryetta.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Parnell and Dorothy and Vickie visited Mr and Mrs Elvin Belvins in Wynnewood on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Drennan visited their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Jerry and Jerri Lynn Sunny born.
Mr and Mrs Leon Stone and relatives in Oklahoma City joined Mr and Mrs L C Palmer and children for a Sunday dinner. Mrs Marcella Stone returned home after a two week visit with the Palmers.
Mrs Glenda Johnston with Tony and Carolyn visited Ada residents Mr and Mrs Ben Johnston in Lula on Saturday.
Sunday and weekend visits spread among Pontotoc and nearby towns as the Harkins and Kerr families hosted relatives. Guests included the Hogue, Harkins, Guffey, Ellis, Carter, and Midkiff households with church shower for Darlene Cagle, formerly Midkiff, at Centraloma First Baptist Church. about 18 attendees.
Mr and Mrs Carl Tate and Joe and David Casper of Jenks spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Leo Nelson. The Tates visited Mrs Dorothy Tate in Ada. Tom Hurley visited Leo Nelson Monday night. Mr and Mrs Clark Dean and Mrs Ramona Dixson of Waldo Ark visited Mr and Mrs David Galey over the weekend. Mrs Shelby Myers and baby visited the Galeys Saturday night. The Hortons Austell visited in the Pettigrew home. Austell visited Mr and Mrs D V Nelson and Mrs Kathryn Lance Sunday. The Hortons visited relatives in Oklahoma City Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Wood visited their son and family in Connersville Friday and Saturday. John Wood and Kim Wood visited Jane Blevins in an Okmulgee nursing home Sunday.
Mrs. Effie Lamb spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bennie Farmer and Jeanette. Mr and Mrs John Wood visited Loyd Wood and Buster Guinn on Tuesday. John Wood visited E C Caviner Friday. Mrs Ruby Wood Effie Lamb and Annie Brandon visited Mrs Mae Majors in an Ada nursing home Saturday. The Rev and Mrs James Hae and family Oklahoma City Mrs Bruce Little.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Crawford and children plus several relatives visited the P O Henson home in Tupelo Wednesday and more relatives including the Crawfords and Woods stopped by Thursday. Additional gatherings continued with extended family members from Carthage and Cushing sharing meals and catching up. Continued on Page 6.
The piece laments daylight saving chaos, with mornings dragging and evenings shifting. It describes the struggle to rise, shave, brush teeth, shower, and stay awake, then notes how daylight loss ruins the day's enjoyment plus a craving for hamburgers and steak in a portrait of American grazing country.
A fragmentary historical clipping blends poetry on dreams with a wry line from a doctor’s prescription note and a quip about a child’s sweater. The text portrays reflective verse, a humorously blunt medical aside, and a domestic image, attributed to Lucy Bray.
The text invites readers to savor Oklahoma's autumn with clear cool nights and warm days. It celebrates forest hikes, wiener roasts, and streams as sources of excitement and calm under starlit skies before winter drives people indoors.
A coastal water fact notes that no portion of New Orleans Lake Pontchartrain exceeds 15 feet in depth, highlighting shallow areas around the metropolitan area.
Ada High School hosts College Day Friday from 9 a.m. to noon with reps from East Central, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma University, Southwestern State, Oklahoma State Tech, Lela's Beauty College, Oklahoma Christian College, plus business and auto schools. Counselor Marjorie Decker says a student survey guided invitations. other schools may join later.
A fragment notes Horyuji temple is among the world’s oldest wooden structures and records its founding in 607. The brief emphasizes its antiquity and historic significance.
District Judge Lee R. West accepted guilty pleas from two defendants on felonies. Larry Treat pleaded guilty to first degree burglary and received three years probation. John Steven Hull pleaded guilty to larceny of an automobile and was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary, with prior related probation revoked and concurrent terms ordered.
The Lincoln Tunnel in New York processed 7,777,992 vehicles in April and June this year, a record for all toll tunnels.
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