Five Months of 1957 Set Tornado Record Across Nation
Weather Bureau reports 624 tornadoes from January through May 1957, with over 100 deaths. The surge reflects better reporting than a true rise. May alone logged 324 tornadoes, including the Ruskin Heights disaster near Kansas City that claimed at least 39 lives.
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United States
Weather Bureau
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Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kansas
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Ruskin Heights
Kansas City
Porch Collapses Kill House-Mover in Florida
A porch collapse during a house move in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, killed 56 year old Luther Jernigan of Pensacola. He died from a skull fracture after being struck by debris while employed by Falls Construction.
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Fort Walton Beach
Luther Jernigan
Pensacola
House Moving Accident Near Fort Walton Beach
A house on rollers was being moved from Santa Rosa Island toward Fort Walton Beach when the porch collapsed during unloading. Workmen were handling the porch at the time and it gave way, injuring or hindering progress on the move.
Sweden Welcomes 85700 American Visitors In 1956
A total of 85 700 visitors from the United States visited Sweden in 1956. The influx highlighted strong travel ties between the two countries and reflected postwar tourist trends.
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Sweden
United States
Engineers Set $4,700,000 Arsenal Work
An apparent low bid of $1,584,500 was submitted to Army Engineers for Redstone Arsenal Alabama, adding to more than $4.7 million in Redstone work bids opened in 24 hours. Blount Brother Construction Company of Montgomery topped base bids for shop training buildings and boiler houses, with Batson Cook Company of West Point second.
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Mobile
Army Engineers
Army
Redstone Arsenal
Ala
Redstone
Blount Brother Construction Co
Montgomery
Batson Cook Co
West Point
Blount
Batson-Cook
API Grads Given Guides For Future
Auburn ceremony featured Dr. J Wayne Reitz urging graduates to use creative love as the guiding force. He outlined three guides for the future faith in self willingness to learn and cultivation of goodwill and altruistic kindness in human relations. The article notes a floor area of about 24160 square feet and a government estimate of 2637606 with three alternates for motor buildings and hydraulic lift elevators in all three. Blount bids totaled 104299 on the alternate 121900.
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Auburn
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
J. Wayne Reitz
University of Florida
Blount
Curse Killer Mose Martin Declared Insane in Shelbyville
Mose Martin a Scottsboro Alabama Negro who admitted killing Simon Warner a 59 year old Shelbyville fortune teller in March was ruled insane by Circuit Judge John D Wiseman. Central State Hospital Nashville reported Martin unable to advise counsel. If legally insane he will be committed for treatment. a hearing will be held in Bedfore County circuit court when scheduled.
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Shelbyville
Tenn
Scottsboro
Ala
John D. Wiseman
Central State Hospital
Nashville
Mose Martin
Simon Warner
Martin
Warner
Mobile City Commissioner Candidates Filings Revealed
Mayor Henry R. Luscher led a field of candidates by filing for reelection. County Commissioner Will D. Hass had already qualified. Joseph Langan and Charles F. Hackmeyer plan to run again, joined by E. C. Barnard, noted Mobile gunsmith and imperial wizard of the Gulf Ku Klux Klan, who qualified for Langan's seat.
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Mobile
Henry R. Luscher
Will D. Hass
Joseph Langan
Charles F. Hackmeyer
E.C. Barnard
Mobile Gunssmith
Imperial Wizard
Gulf Ku Klux Klan
Langan
Tuberculosis Control In 1956 by Dr W W Bauer
Tuberculosis remains a persistent public health issue despite declines in death rates. Early identification, sanitarium care, and expanding treatment facilities have slowed the disease but not reduced overall patient numbers. New strains and resistance require ongoing mass x rays and routine hospital chest screenings to detect and limit spread. Tomorrow: Artery Banks.
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