Ada area to begin Bang's disease eradication drive
A county program starting October 1 targets brucellosis control under state law. Dr. Lloyd C. Weldon and staff will contact cattle owners in Pontotoc County, with testing funded by state and federal funds. By December 1 the program becomes mandatory. cooperation reduces economic loss and may affect future embargoes.
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Will Validity: Eccentricities Do Not Defeat Estate Plans
A court sustained a will despite the decedent's odd behavior and companions at meals. It held that mere eccentricities do not invalidate a will unless they seriously impair mental capacity. The ruling emphasized the need to show failure of understanding of assets and natural beneficiaries rather than quirky habits.
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Green
One Accident Reported Here In Ada
Police reported one accident in Ada on Wednesday at 7 20 p m Lucian Grant Webb 301 South Hillcrest driving youth on Francis ran a stop sign at 10th and collided with a car driven by George Lewis Jones 827 West 1st traveling east Webb was charged on two counts and forfeited 20 bond on each charge Also forfeiting bonds in Municipal Court Thursday were Benjamin Joe Perry running stop sign 5 John Dale Horton speeding 10 Mortrose G Bradley speeding 10 Garret Kent Simpkins speeding 10 Tommie Gene Thompson speeding 10 Elis Earl Parsons cunning red light 5 Rolia F Foreum running red light 5 Lynda June Godfrey running red light 5 George M Gillliam running stop sign 3 Wayne S Rutherford running red light 5 The Grand Banks are part of the Atlantic continental shelf extending about 350 miles off Newfoundland.
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Ada
Lucian Grant Webb
South Hillcrest
Francis
George Lewis Jones
West 1St
Webb
Benjamin Joe Perry
John Dale Horton
Mortrose G. Bradley
Garret Kent Simpkins
Tommie Gene Thompson
Elis Earl Parsons
Rolia F. Foreum
Lynda June Godfrey
George M. Gilliam
Wayne S. Rutherford
New Morality and the Ten Commandments Debate
A Sunday school anecdote sparks a discussion on whether Jesus fulfilled or abolished the Ten Commandments. The piece cites Matthew 5 17 and 5 20 to argue that Jesus calls for a deeper righteousness beyond mere rule keeping, with practical ethical dilemmas in modern work life.
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Jesus defines love as fulfillment of the law
The text argues that Jesus summed the law and prophets into love for God and neighbor. It emphasizes love as motive and power behind obedience, including marriage, parental honor, and sexual ethics, culminating in Jesus embodying love on the cross as its fullest expression.
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Marriages Listed In Local News Classifieds
Charles H. Thompson of Altus weds Judy Ann Bolin of Ada. desse Baker of Connerville marries Georgia Ann Madison of Connerville. L Gene Addington of Tulsa weds Karen Hamernik of Tulsa. Fred Day of Wetumka to Donna Reedy of Midwest City. Bur sell trade rent.
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Altus
Judy Ann Bolin
Ada
Desse Baker
Connerville
Georgia
Ann Madison
L. Gene Addington
Tulsa
Karen Hamernik
Fred Day
Wetumka
Donna Reedy
Midwest City
Ada City Council Eyes Opening Stockton and 10th Streets
Ada city council discussed opening two northwest streets Stockton between Main and 10th and 10th Street from Townsend west. The meeting referred the plan to the Metropolitan Areas Planning and Zoning Commission for an immediate reply, citing railroad right of way crossings and potential westward extension impacts on 1th Street. Police and fire access, park lighting vandalism costs, and arboretum lighting replacements were debated with clubs seeking protection measures and concrete fixtures. Low bid for a three wheel scooter and city vehicle insurance plans were reviewed. no action taken.
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Corporation Commission
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Herman Landrith
Frisco
Bobo McCurley
Ada Council of Garden Clubs
Wintersmith Park
McCurley
Davidson
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Tulsa
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Nesbitt Attacks Senators Over School Prayer Vote
Oklahoma Attorney General Charles Nesbitt attacked Senators Mike Monroney and Fred Harris for opposing a proposed constitutional amendment to allow voluntary prayer in public schools. Nesbitt called their votes a walk off while noting they supported a nonbinding sense of Congress resolution. He urged amending the Constitution as the lawful path to change rulings.
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U.S. Senate
Oklahoma
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Fred Harris
Nesbitt
Senate
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Monroney
Congress
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Mary Goetter rites set in Criswell chapel
Committal services for Miss Omegia Louise Jackson of Wichita will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died at home in Wichita and is survived by Ralph and Mrs. Jackson, Allen, Nancy, and grandparents Mr and Mrs Andy Brown of Stratford. Services Friday in Ada and Stratford areas.
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Goetter
J. Francis
Criswell Chapel
Herman Ging
Thomas Rushing
R. G. Davis
N. O. Wolf
Tohn W. Powell
Olio Doner
Rosedale
M Goetter
Ada
Francis
Lorane Jones
Stratford
Andy Brown Jr
iShawnee
Raymond Brown
Bisby Ariz
Wanette Girl Killed in Wreck South of Asher
Pamela Morris a 17 year old Wanette girl died after a one car crash four miles south of Asher while en route to Ada to post bond for Gerald Simpson. Simpson and two Sulphur Springs youths were involved. Simpson faced a license charge and bond. The vehicle left the road on a curve, overturned multiple times, hitting a utility pole. Morris died at Valley View Hospital after six hours of treatment. Simpson and the others sustained injuries. Charges pending in the case.
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Asher
Pamela Morris
Wanette
Valley View Hospital
H. T. Gay
Miss Morris
Gerald Simpson
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Gay
Simpson
Cleiius Brown
Donald Glen
Miss
Morris
Valley View
Glen
Brown
Wiener Season Nostalgia and Riffs on Life
A column celebrates the Wiener roast autumn tradition amid postwar worries and social notes. It weaves jokes, foibles, and moral musings from Franklin to Satchel Paige, urging cheerful living, responsibility, and practical humor as communities gear up for fall events.
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