Volume 11 , Issue 9

1931 - Lightning Strikes Farmer Near Alva

In the publication: The Oklahoman, dated July 3, 1931, page 19, this headline would have read: "Lightning Strikes Farmer Near Alva."

Alva, July 2, 1031 -- AP -- "C. M. Cline, farmer living near Cora, 15 miles west of here, was in a serious condition Thursday after being struck by a bolt of lightning that partly ripped away his shirt and trousers, and left seared lines from his neck to his heels as though hot irons had been drawn over his body.

"Cline was paralyzed Thursday from the hips down, and both legs were blackened by the powerful shock.

"The lightning, which struck Cline as he was standing under a tree during a thundershower, evidently hit him at the base of the neck. The current passed down his spine and at the hip divided, the lines marking its passage down both legs to his heels."
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