NewsMay 13, 2008
Twister blows photos 93 miles to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Remnants of the fierce tornado that tore apart a small Oklahoma town have been found 93 miles away in Missouri. A Springfield couple doing yard work found two photographs belonging to Picher residents Jack and Rayma Redden, whose home was destroyed when the deadly twister went through Saturday. The Reddens and five relatives huddled in closets and escaped with a few scratches...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Remnants of the fierce tornado that tore apart a small Oklahoma town have been found 93 miles away in Missouri.
A Springfield couple doing yard work found two photographs belonging to Picher residents Jack and Rayma Redden, whose home was destroyed when the deadly twister went through Saturday. The Reddens and five relatives huddled in closets and escaped with a few scratches.
Robyn and Alan Bates found the photos stuck together back-to-back, wrapped in shredded photo-album plastic and spattered with bits of mud and leaves. One shows the Reddens wearing matching sweaters on Christmas Day 1971, and a young girl holding a doll on Easter 1972.
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Other residents in southwest Missouri reported finding canceled checks, photos and other storm-related items from Picher.
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Information from: The Springfield News-Leader: http://www.news-leader.com
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