Borne on the Winds

When Patsy Curry, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Curry of 501 South Main Street, and her family took stock of the storm which had demolished all but one room in their house, they never missed a certain history test paper of Patsy's. Not until it came back in a letter from Reydell, near Stuttgart, did they give a thought to the test paper. True, it had a few pin holes here and there and was slightly rumpled and just a little soiled, but you could read every word of it. The explanation was given in the following letter which accompanied the paper: Hello Patsy: My daddy found some papers near our house from there so this History Test paper was among them. I decided to take a chance on sending it to you. Warren is 70 miles from here and there have been several shingles and papers from there found over here. I do hope you and your home haven't been injured in any way. Was your home destroyed? We're all thankful that the tornado didn't strike here. It must have been up high and passed over since it brought particles this far. Is there anything we can do to help out down there? We'll be glad to help out what we can if you need help. Here's hoping you're well and the New Year bring better things for you. Sincerely, Annie Mathews. From the Eagle Democrat: Jan. 13, 1949