Slick roads, wet with the first rains since September, were
blamed Sunday for two traffic accidents that took the lives
of three persons. Dead are:
WILBUR DALE BARNEY, 30, of Vinita.
MRS. PATSY BARNEY, 28, his wife.
MRS. WINSTON DALE BARNEY, no relation, 37, of Fort Scott,
Kan.
The Vinita Barneys died in a two-car crash on the east edge
of Vinita. Injured critically in the accident was Betty
Catherine Stephens, passed another car and lost control and
suffered a brain concussion.
The car, driven by Betty Stephens, passes another car and
lost control after pulling back in. It skidded sideways 120
feet before striking another car driven by Charles Grayson
Couch, 37, of Hockerville, Ottawa county.
Four Daughters Hurt
Couch suffered a broken right knee cap and cuts. His four
daughters, Velma Louise, 16; Carole Sue, 14; Joyce Darlene,
9, and Coran, 3, suffered minor injuries.
Another passenger in the Stevhens car, Zeke Bennett, 28, of
Whiteoak, Craig county, suffered undetermined injuries.
From The Oklahoma, 11/10/1952
Donated by:
Emily Jordan
