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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
5
A holiday period saw 2 017 deaths from violent and accidental causes, with 435 traffic fatalities and 231 other accidents. The New Year’s surge included a fatal oil fire in Highstown New Jersey, a woodstown blaze trapping two girls, and several air and water rescues gone wrong.
Stratford High School alumni scene marked by a big turnout and an active program. Dr Jack Cray led prayers, Miss George Ann Strandridge sang with May Frances Stafford on piano. Pete Duncan of Seminole was elected president, with Mrs Boyd Perry as vice president and Mrs May Fields as secretary. The 1917 class represented, with many locals attending including Clifford Howie, Ben Williams, and Bob Ball. Barrett welcomed alumni. Hobby Jos Garson of Oklahoma City spoke in response.
Visitors from California, New Mexico and Texas filled the Clarita area during the holidays. Families mentioned include Walker of Chulor California Ridley Stubblefield Maynard Green Pound and others visiting relatives. Sol Lee died at a son’s home in New Mexico and was returned for burial with multiple family attendees noted.
In Kankakee Roy Emmith of Treiteit was halted by police after driving with his wife in the rear seat. A crash investigation followed as questions arose about a possible fatal outcome and the pair’s movements near a series of stations. The report references unclear details about a death and a suspect’s actions, with lingering uncertainty over the final events and location specifics.
A wild chase unfolds near Lonoke 23 miles east of Little Rock as three fugitives seize a car, exchange fire with state police, and wreck near a rural tree line. Victims report abduction, with one guard killed and another wounded. gunmen flee toward Little Rock.
The Medford youth Leroy Cursitt, 19, died after his car struck a hogshead in dense fog near Cree four miles north of Medford on New Year’s weekend. Oklahoma’s 1949 state toll reached 517 fatalities, seven more than the prior year.
Local report details a wounded gambler preparing to pursue an attacker after a violent incident. The fragmentary text mentions Dallas and several garbled names, with unclear dates or exact actions, but centers on pursuit of the assailant following injuries.
Noise fills Washington as congress resumes after a break before the elections. The House and Senate chambers are being readied, with oratory, witnesses, and tours drawing crowds from all 48 states. The scene blends political theater with the daily grind of lawmakers preparing for summer votes.
A reflective piece recounts Ada's memories from 1900 to 1980, noting shifts in technology, culture, and daily life. The author contrasts old and new eras, mentions The Strand theater, nickel westerns, church life, television, atomic fission, and rapid modernization, while pondering future developments and personal growth over the coming half century.
A portable full size electric dishwasher appears in appliance departments. It washes and rinses by spray, uses about five gallons of water, and dries airily with the lid. It costs about $70, cheaper than deluxe models, and is designed for renters. The unit attaches to a water faucet and stores under the sink when not in use.
Indianapolis youths Thomas Leroy Haley and Fred McDowell flew a silver Ercoupe from Brownsburg after quarreling with a girlfriend’s father. Haley allegedly landed near Monticello, saying winds blew him off course. Police started a search. no charges filed yet.
The Roff area hosted many visitors over the holidays. Families from Littlefield Texas Compton California Wewoka and Seminole were noted at the homes of local residents including the Smiths Summers Hobbs Robnett and Bunyard families. Several relatives from Lawton Fort Worth Stratford and Guthrie joined and plans to move or travel were mentioned for Corpus Christi.
Norman Oklahoma hosts a weeklong intensive summer linguistics institute where about 730 students, many missionaries, learn to break spoken languages into phonetic symbols and construct written alphabets. Directors Eugene A Nida and Kenneth Pike oversee a 50-member staff teaching phonetics morphology and syntax to prepare translations for aboriginal tribes with unwritten languages.
The Holiday had eight percent more deaths from accidents over the weekend. Seven people died in traffic crashes and twenty died in fires plus twenty in miscellaneous accidents. Three children perished in an oil stove fire in Woodstown and their mother could not reach them due to a flaming staircase. National Safety Council forecasts 330 traffic deaths over New Year weekend, higher than last year.
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