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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1972
Page
4
A shift in land ownership and farming practice is described as rural America declines. Small blocs of land may be worked by residents living in the country while larger corporate holdings grow. Capital needs, labor shortages, and advanced livestock management shape a big business future.
A family sues an ice cream company after a boy named Tommy is struck while crossing the street for a strawberry cone. Courts split on whether the driver must warn children, with rulings weighing the driver’s duty, child recklessness, and contributory negligence.
A collage of aphorisms and verse about giving, faith, and daily wisdom. It weaves lines on wealth not equaling generosity, the brain's limits, service to others, marriage, unemployment, and humorous observations about life and aging with a playful tone.
Grady L. Smith 72 former Francis resident died Sept 21 at Criswell Funeral Home. Bill Miller 61 Union Hill resident died Sept 22 at Smith Funeral Home. M B Malloy 99 former Ada resident died Sept 22 at Smith Funeral Home. Gardner W. Braly 22 died Sept 23 at Criswell Funeral Home. Homer Burkhart 80 Ada resident died Sept 25 at Criswell Funeral Home. William Johnson 58 Stonewall resident died Sept 25. Teresa E. Bennett 79 Hosmer Ada resident died Sept ? . James Thomas Byrd 84 Ada resident died Sept 25 at Smith Funeral Home. Mrs Ella G. Burch 78 former Stratford resident died Sept 24. Tillman David Fox 60 Wapanucka resident died Sept 26 at Criswell Funeral Home. Hicks Smith Jr 71 Ada resident died Sept 27 at Smith Funeral Home. William M. Alexander 82 Ada resident died Sept 27 at Smith Funeral Home.
Fifty five years after two Frisco trains collided near Kellyville Oklahoma, survivor C L Culbertson recalls the scene with vivid detail. He says he worked amid blood and debris and counted seventeen dead. Records list 23 dead and about 60 injured in the head on collision two miles west of town.
In Oakman the Sunday school drew 24 attendees as Mrs. Donetta Norton and Kim Williams visited. A long roster lists birthdays anniversaries and visits among Oakman families including the Manuels, Vails, Castoes, Koopmans, and Hed several others. The article records numerous visits, travel to Ada and Oklahoma City, and community events plus the 21st wedding anniversary celebrated by Lonnie and Lonnie Roy Manuel.
The speaker argues that political and media promises are often ignored as mere sales hype. Amid claims that outlets reflect public taste, the sermon urges audiences to seek truth and virtue, citing Paul and Philippians to urge discernment beyond sensationalism.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley rejects intimidation as police push for a binding arbitration clause and a police bill of rights amid mass traffic citations. COP leader James Johnson says wages are not the core issue. disciplinary reforms and board representation are sought alongside reform of stop procedures.
Pope Paul VI at 75 amid signs Vatican bureaucracy is tightening its grip. Observers note a shift from papal authority to the Curia, with instances of last minute policy moves and questions about the Pope’s grasp on church governance.
Herbert Kaiser Ada visited Aciie Morrison Sunday. Mr and Mrs Gerald Crawford and Tammy Seminole spent Tuesday night with his parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Crawford and Lateresa.
Kenneth R. McLain has been promoted from finance manager in Lawton to District Manager for Ada. He started with Commercial Credit Corp in 1967, later returning to Lawton in 1971, now overseeing installment finance and consumer loan programs at 204 E Main. A Frederick native, Cameron State College graduate, Oklahoma National Guard veteran, and First Baptist Church member, he lives on East Fourth Street with his wife and son.
William D. Hopper of Longhorn Cement San Antonio a Kaiser division receives a special assignment to Southeast Asia for reviewing Jalaprathem Thailand Tsibinong Indonesia and Ryukyu operations in each market He departs the United States on September 24 and will return October 31 after overseeing production gains and project reviews.
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