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Tulsa Tuesday Times
JadeRenee Holokai September 14, 1960
Classes at War by:Jade-Renee Holokai
TULSA, Oklahoma WestSide High Schoolers defeated by East Side Juvenile Delinquents. September 13, 1960, 7:00 pm, a rumble occurred. This “Rumble” was a fight between two different classes to determine who dominates who for a year.
Last nights fight took place in a lot near a neighborhood down East Side. Some people could hear JD’s, or Greasers as some know, trotting down the sidewalk and getting hyped for the fight. Richard Thomasons, a homeowner in the East, heard the Greasers Chanting.
“They were chanting unruly last night and amusing each other. One kid kept on asking why they fight. I’m just confused myself on that part as well.”
The lot near the neighborhood
Bystanders who listen at a distance said they heard a group of delinquents gather together. “I thought it was some unsolved business between these two groups, so I let them duke it out. Then another group passed by. I then thought that they would stop the commotion, so I went on with life.” says 36 year old Jean Arthur.The Group that had later came was the Shepards Gang. Shortly after The groups were united, people like Richard and Karen Williams noticed the sound of an expensive car that had been the west side rich kids, also known as the Socs.
The Socs mustang
“We were driving down the street when
we see these hoodlums staring each other down and we knew it was gonna get worse. One of the Delinquents stepped up. For a while everyone just looked at each other.” says Karen Williams. “Then someone landed an uppercut , I sped up and got outta’ there as fast as I could.” stated Richard Williams.
The fight later went down after the Socs jumped into their car and scurried off. Triumph went across the battlefield shortly after the Socs ran off. “My child woke up shortly after someone floored it. Then there was screaming and people running from the lot. I looked across the street to see a bunch of hooligans Walking down the streets.” said Barbara Raymond.
We followed up with this greaser group. Darry Curtis said that last night was a night of triumph and emotion. “That same night, Dally and Johnny had died...my youngest bro, Ponyboy is still out cold because of a concussion from that whole rumble...At least we won though! ”Curtis stated.Ponyboy Curtis, Darry’s youngest brother, had been asleep for days from many blows to the head that night. We also asked Curtis the question everybody is asking themselves. Why fight?
“My reason for fighting is to stand up against the Socs. Too many of us Greasers get jumped by them. Plus, gotta do Johnny...and Dally proud.” Curtis replied.
The Curtis’ House
Interview of the week:
Question: Why Fight? Darry Curtis’ answer:Too much of us get Jumped by them Socs, this puts an end to it . Sodapop Curtis’ answer: We just had to do Johnny proud… and I guess that means Dally too. Mr. Mathews answer: I wanted to teach them a lesson. Nobody messes with us Greasers.
Windrixville Heroes pronounced dead
by: Jade-Renee
Church on J-mountain
Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston were pronounced dead last night. They were two of three people who saved 5 children from a burning church on Jmountain on Thursday, September 11. Both boys were in a group named the Greasers on the WestSide.They were both taken into critical condition when they got home from Windrixville.
Johnny was severely injured with a 3rd degree burn on his back and nerve damage to his spinal cord. He was barely surviving 2 days after the tragedy. “The last thing he said to me was to stay gold” said Ponyboy Curtis, a friend of Johnny’s and the last survivor of the Windrixville Church burning. He was adored by all of his fellow Greasers. His death occurred at approximately 8:30 pm last night.
Dallas Winston escaped from the hospital last night when he later died. He had threatened the nurse to let him go. “He pulled out a blade from under his pillow and told me that if I didn’t let him go to some rumble, something would happen to me” exclaimed Barbara Jefferson, a nurse at the Tulsa memorial Hospital. He had experienced Johnny’s death before he died. Two Cops had shot Dallas or “Dally” to the ground when he started to give cops the impression of something bad. His friends watched the shoot down. “He just couldn’t handle Johnny’s death I guess” stated Sodapop Curtis.
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