Tornado damage is near half million
It was 70 years ago that a tornado ripped through Holdenville, killing five and injuring many others. In today’s TRIBUNE, we are looking back at that tragic event and publishing the stories that were in the newspaper the day after it hit.
Toll Stands at Five Dead, 22 in Hospitals; 215 Houses Are Damaged or Destroyed
Debris was being cleared Saturday from an 18-block area damaged by the tornado which twisted through Holdenville at 7:07 p…