Ada Evening News History Blended with Ada Times Democrat
Ada Oklahoma publication record shows merged titles from 1907 through 1919 including The Ada Evening News and The Ada Weekly News. Publisher D Little and Editor Don Cook guided consolidation with Pontotoc County press editions and mail subscriptions across Pontotoc and nearby counties.
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D. Little
Don Cook
Bvary
Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Fontaine County Enterprise
Ada Star Democrat
Ada Times-Democrat
Ada Evening News
Aga Weekly
Pontotoc
Okdahemi
Fair time call to support youth exhibits and farming life
A lengthy editorial urges readers to attend the annual fair emphasizing its focus on youth and displays across 600 classifications. It notes the fair is free, convenient, and educational, while contrasting rural job shortages with urban unemployment and referencing recent national traumas as warnings against violence.
Incontestable clauses in life insurance explained
A discussion of incontestable clauses in life policies describes how after about two years insurers cannot raise objections to validity and must pay claims. It notes that fraud about health or existence of the policy can void coverage if fraud is discovered, with examples of a smoking heart patient and a tuberculosis scam leading to denied or voided policies.
Strayed Seams and Moments of Joy Across Life
A collection of sayings and reflections on cherishing moments, laughter, and memory. Observations on happiness, perception, work, and social quirks blend with humorous lines about family and advice, ending with a nostalgic note on a cookie jar.
Power shortage eyed as utilities lag demand in 1970s
U5 state the United States will lag in power system building with no quick catchup. Sola Basic Industries president Frank Roby warns of rising electricity use in the 70s and more frequent outages. He fears outages could shift public attitudes toward utility regulation and spark necessary expansion to meet soaring demand.
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NEW York
Sola Basic Industries
Frank Roby
Roby
Gov Nan urges consumer protection education program
In Frankfort Kentucky Gov Louis B J Nan calls the new Citizens Commission on Consumer Protection to develop a consumer education program aimed at low income groups. The request emphasizes outreach and practical guidance to help financially vulnerable residents make informed choices.
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Frankfort, Ky
Kentucky
New Citizens Commission On Consumer Protection
Louis B.J. Nan
Colorado Narrow Gauge Line Under Preservation Push
Gov John Love has been granted conservation bond No 1 by the Colorado Society for the Preservation of the Narrow Gauge to stop the abandonment of a zigzagging rail freight line along the Colorado New Mexico boundary.
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Denver
John Love
Colorado Society For the Preservation
Colorado-New Mexico
News Quiz: World Events Challenge for Readers
Editor notes quiz style questions on recent news World events include topics such as Vietnam policy Hatfield McGovern amendment WHO epidemic Middle East gunmen and a federal grand jury indictment of two white policemen on racial violence charges in Georgia Readers are invited to test recall and score options.
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The
World Health Organization
Europe
Africa
Sahara
Middle East
Hussein
Jordan
Golda
Israel
Nasser l
Egypt
Atlanta
Macon
Augusta
Old college songs and campus quirks in a season
The piece critiques familiar fight songs from Notre Dame to Yale, noting how campuses borrow tunes and alter texts. It compares student verse quality, calls out specific examples, and laments the era’s tradition and demonstration before shifting to a column of assorted questions and brief items about unions, trials, and politics.
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Old Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Bella Yan
University of Georgia
Around The County Miscellany Notes and Visits
Community notes list Sunday dinner guests Mr and Mrs Hansel Burk and others. Revival at Konawa attended by several households including Mr and Mrs Gene Lance Mr and Mrs Buck Fowler Hank Burk. Car rides to Lake Texoma area mentioned. Casual, fragmented county chatter about people and events.
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Hansel Burk
Pug Garrett
Gene Lance
Buck Fowler
Hank Burk
Konawa
Elzie Gregory
David Geley
David Galey
Lake Texoma Area
Ada High School chosen for display at CEFP conference
Ada's Senior High School has been selected by juried architects and educators for display at the 47th Annual Conference of the Council of Educational Facility Planners in Oklahoma City October 3. Locke Wright and Foster Architects led the project with Superintendent Dr. Max Skelton. CEFP will gather educators and designers from the U S and Canada to discuss humanizing educational planning and adapting schools to future needs.
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Ada
Council of Educational Facility Planners
Oklahoma City
Locke, Wright
Foster
Portland
Max Skelton
International Association
CEFP
United States
Canada
Vernon Gray
Florence Isaacs
Saurday
Thurman Gray
Platt National Park
Gus Gray
Stratford
Clareta Gray
Experts Named To Judge Entries At County Fair
A strong panel will judge entries at the 1970 Pontotoc County Free Fair running through Saturday at the Agricultural Center and Broadway. Livestock judges include Pete O Jones Madiil in horses Howard Hanni Davis beef cattle and Bob Farra baugh Pauls Valley in swine dairy cattle and sheep. Open class judges include Mrs Marquet ta Nelson Ada for food prep Mrs John Bulman Ada and Mrs Carol Wood Holdenville for canning Mrs Carl Mercer Ada for clothing Mrs Evelyn Brooks Pauls Valley for household arts and home improvement Flora Wingo McAlester for craft and Mrs Don Cook Ada for art. Tishomingo 4-H exhibitors have two judges Donna Steph enson Sulphie and Mrs Judy Snow Tishomingo. Premiums will be paid in all divisions. Anyone may attend free. Displays and exhibits and livestock will be at the fair until Friday evening. Livestock exits Friday at 10 pm and all other exhibits Saturday at 1 pm. The horse show, the final event, starts Saturday morning with entries due by 8 am at the fairgrounds.
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Marquetta Nelson
Ada
John Bulman
Carol Wood
Holdenville
Canning
Carl Mercer
Evelyn Brooks
Pauls Valley
Flora Wingo
McAlester
Don Cook
Donna Stephenson
Sulphie
Judy Snow
Tishomingo
Nelsons' Grandchild Dominates Local Rodeo
Nita Latayne Nelson, six, won the flags in the Nine and Under era at a recent Andrews Texas children’s event riding a pony named Honey. She captured Goat Tying Barrel Racing and Polo Bending as crowds competed amid a large field of entrants.
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Andrews
Tex
Nita Latayne Nelson
Nita
Charles Keith
Nelson
City pools show smaller operating loss this year
Ada's swimming pools operated at a loss again this year, according to figures furnished by City Manager Jim Cook. The report outlines the city's ongoing subsidy to pool operations and hints at potential future cost controls.
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Cook
Ada
Jim Cook
Inhabited Hawaiian Islands Named in State List
Among 132 islands and reefs in Hawaii, only seven lands are inhabited to any real degree. The main inhabited lands include Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau.
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State of
Hawaii
Maui
Molokai
Lanai
Oahu
Kauai
Nithaw
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