Tornadoes kill eight and injure hundreds across nine states
Tornadoes and hurricane strength winds struck nine states in a series of storms. At least eight people died and 165 were injured with multiple reports of damage across Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Kentucky Arkansas Texas and Missouri.
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Hospital News List of New and Dismissed Patients
Risser Hospital reports new patients at various towns including Bonham Telephone and Honey Grove. Names include Mrs James Hassey, Claude Hodge, C J Kinkade, Mrs Billy Clayton, and others. Dismissed: Mrs Frances Bruton of Bonham.
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Ladonia
Ray Faulkner
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Honey Grove
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Homer Castleberry
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Claude Leatherwood
Pete Baldwin
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Hiram Farmer
Cleo Hicks
Mattie Moran
Bonham Residents Named in Dismissals List
A Bonham sourced list includes Mrs Fay Thomas Mrs Ella Denison Mrs Eva Winn foregoes duties along with Mr Hugh Danner and Mr Danny Pinkston among others. The roster names Cole Younger Billy Williams and Alfred Ragsdale plus several Bonham residents and Ravensa and Honey Grove affiliates.
Principal credited with averting tragedy at McClernand School
Gary Keller, 12, died when the McClernand School roof collapsed trapping 375 students in a basement cafeteria. Principal John Cauitt credited with holding students as the storm hit. Donna Allison, nine, described screams and chaos while a boy was hospitalized for shock after leaping from a damaged window. A fire followed, with six others injured and two dead in a Rantoul, Illinois supermarket. 45 minutes were needed to evacuate the dead and injured.
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