April 20, 1971

A tornado streaked across Seminole county over an area from three to five miles northwest of Seminole between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Monday, turning a mobile home upside down and injuring six people, tearing down trees wrecking two hay barns, and also causing heavy damage to barns and buildings at the Mullendore Dairy Farm.

Damages at the dairy farm alone were estimated at $50,000 and the other area damage at $15,000, bringing the total to $65,000 plus.

The twister first hit the mobile home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haight, which is located three miles north of the US 270 and Highway 9 intersection on Highway 3 and a mile and a half northwest of the Jarvis Assembly of God church.

The Haights and their four grandchildren, Dean Parks, 9, Patricia Parks, 8, Pam Parks, 4, and Duke Parks, 3, were all inside the trailer or mobile home when the twister hit. The house was lifted off of its frame and underpinning, and turned upside on top of a utility house located in the rear, and also thrown against a pickup truck and a tractor nearby.

Slants

Chamber Manager Bob Jones being delighted with the rain, and hoping more is on its way…Essie Turner and Nora Thomas bring in collections of Betty Crocker coupons for the kidney machine drive…

Seminole finished 10^th in the McAlester Invitational Track Tournament Saturday. The Chieftains scored a total of 7 points. First place winner of the Class B teams was Pauls Valley with a 58.

Albert Burdine, one of the Chief’s top sprinters, placed third in both the 220-yard dash and the 440-yard dash. He received a medal in both races.

Seminole’s sprint relay team composed of Dennis Taylor, Albert Burdine, Ricky O’Bryant, and Mike Burris placed fourth in the sprint relay competition.

Seminole High School Slants

Jerry Lee getting beat in basketball by some girls… Robert Neese talking to some friends down in the gym…

The Seminole Junior College Baseball Trojans couldn’t get their hitting together Saturday as the Westark Junior College Nine of Fort Smith, Arkansas, defeated the Trojans 6-1, and then a close 1-0, in a Bi-State Baseball Conference Twinbill in Seminole’s Oiler Park.

Both games were Bi-State Conference games and with two losses Seminole now stands with a record of 3-3 in conference play. Bacone Junior College and Westark are tied for first place in the Bi-State Standings.

In the opening contest played before several Seminole Junior College students and fans the Westark crew made the most of nine hits in scoring six runs to win. They scored two runs in the first, one in the second, two in the fourth and one in the sixth.

Seminole’s lone run was scored by Tom Bergman in the bottom of the second inning. Bergman walked to first base then was moved around on a single hit by Hal Epperly and he scored on a base knock by Stan Addy.

Stan Addy was the losing hurler for Seminole. Riable won the contest for Westark giving up one run on four hits.