Tornado Devastates Higgins and Glazier Towns
A powerful tornado struck Higgins and Glazier causing extensive destruction. Higgins reports 27 dead with about 150 injured. Glazier has 11 dead and more than 50 injured. Many unaccounted for. The Higgins high school is the only salvageable building where a first aid station operates. Survivors wander amid debris as crews search for anyone still alive.
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Harry Hoare
The
Globe Canadian
Higgins
Glazier
Shattuck
Oklo
Giszer
Carl C. Cox
Amarillo
Debris Strewn Towns Show War Devastation
Reporter visits Canadian to Glazier and Higgins after a tornado leaves no building untouched. Vehicles clog highways as patrols limit access while planes circle above. Debris litters pastures, homes, and streets. Red Cross sets up in a damaged schoolhouse and officials recover bodies.
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Higgins
Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Panhandle Tornado Disaster Prompts Relief Fund
The Globe News launches a Panhandle wide relief drive with 5000 dollars and Harold Dunn of Shamrock Oil and Gas pledges 2000. Amarillo and Panhandle residents urged to donate to aid flood victims, bury the dead, pay bills, and rebuild after the severe storm.
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Globe News
Harold Dunn
Shamrock Oil and Gas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
Path of the Oklahoma Twister Destroys Half Town
Globe report from Woodward Oklahoma describes a night twister that halted electric clocks and leveled half the town including most of the business district. Emergency stations formed in public buildings as survivors searched for relatives and witnesses recounted torn lives and startling injuries.
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David Rasco
Woodward
Okla
Imere
Tragedy
Psathus
Storms Hit Panhandle Area Leaving Dozens Dead and Thousands Homeless
Reports from Globe News describe a line of tornadic destruction from White Deer to the Oklahoma line through Higgins Glazier and Woodward with Pampa Canadian Shattuck and Higgs damaged. Red Cross sets up relief stations in Panhandle towns while mobile canteens from Amarillo Oklahoma City and Wichita assist victims.
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Santa Fe
White Deer
Panhandle
Pampa
Miami
Glazier
Higgins
Oklahoma Line
Gage
Woodward
Shattuck
Okla
Red Cross
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Kan J. L. Carter
Potter County
Oklahoma
Beauford
Canadian
Joe Jenkins
Bill Gilstrap
Southwestern Public Service Company
Globe News
Glazier, Higgins and
World News In Brief Highlights From April 10 Dispatches
A proposed long distance line settlement for the nationwide telephone strike was submitted to the National Federation of Telephone Workers policy committee, with officials from the long lines union and AT and T noting it affects only long distance workers. In Exeter Pennsylvania a mine explosion at Knox Coal killed nine and injured nine, with bodies recovered after hours of rescue. Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough postponed a ruling for two weeks on refunding 2.8 million dollars of the 3.5 million fine levied on the United Mine Workers for contempt.
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Washington
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Long Lines Workers Organization
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
John J. Moran
Long Lines’ Union
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Deadly disaster toll reported by Globe News staff
Casualty estimates show Woodward 110 dead and over 1,000 injured Higgins 27 dead 150 injured Glazier 8 dead 50 injured Gage and vicinity 2 dead, numbers may rise as rescue continues and additional victims are found Rural areas may hold more casualties.
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Globe News
Woodward
Higgins
Glazier
Gage
Red Cross Establishes Relief Hubs in Amarillo Area
Red Cross officials designate Fifth Floor Courthouse, Cal Farley’s at Fourt and Fillmore, and Relief Headquarters as central clothing and food collection points for storm victims. KGNC has volunteers ready for housing needs at Amarillo, with Pantex Village offering at least 100 dwelling units. Red Cross will certify homeless victims if they choose to use the offer. Trucks and cars are being collected to speed relief.
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Red Cross
Cal Farley
Fourt
Fillmore
KGNC
Amarillo
John Clifton
Pantex Village
Clifton
Ordnance Plant
Trinity Methodist
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