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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1972
Page
12
A reflective note from Oakman extols doing one’s work with purpose in any setting. It urges daily dedication, personal pace, and a sense of belonging as the key to feeling needed and achieving fulfillment, citing Henry Van Dyke and a universal call to right work.
The piece argues age bias against workers over 40, noting health, experience, and maturity advantage yet widespread labeling as too old for new roles. It cites reactions in ads like young executive wanted and quotes Rep Dominick Daniels on age as a pernicious form of employment discrimination.
A young executive aims to be company president by forty but pays a heavy price. He gives up family life, friendships, and faith, reaching a solitary pinnacle. The piece contrasts his story with Ecclesiastes, then lists parish socials and local notices from Oakman Sunday through Ada, detailing visits and gatherings.
The article lists numerous winners across classes at the Pontotoc County Fair. Participants such as LaVonda Langley Debra Lawson Jess Smith Sherry Hatch Mary Langley Cuba Heard and Kari Hooks earn top placing in vegetables jams jellies and baked goods with multiple departments recorded including Home Economics Open Class Foods and Junior Foods. The long results cover canning preserving fruit vegetables and dresses with many first second and third place awards and special Kerr Glass Company awards.
A group of Family Lawyer Employees challenged state fingerprinting for jobs as an invasion of privacy. The court ruled the minor intrusion outweighed public safety benefits, noting fingerprints are now routine in hospitals, schools, and government for identification.
Cholera killed nearly 400 persons in Indonesia in the first five months of 1972. The record contrasts with Norwegian publishing, where half of all books appeared since 1935 and about 3,000 titles were published between 1643 and 1814.
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