Twister’s Fury Rips Midwest Towns Across Five States
A massive tornado carved a 700 mile path from Annapolis Missouri into Illinois Indiana and Kentucky. It killed nearly 1000 across five states and left thousands homeless with major damage in Murphysboro West Frankfort De Soto and other towns. Relief via St Louis Chicago and other cities moved quickly as militia guard duties began.
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de Soto
Til
Duquoin
Ilinois
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Tinois
Indiana
Iineis
Murpylesboro
Frankfort
Eouthern
Princeton
Griffin
Poseyville
Annapolis
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Ind
St. Louis
Chicago
Tiinois
Len Small
San Francisco
Greenfield
Moe
Richte
Altenburg
Tornado Sweeps Midwest Causing Wide Damage and Aid Efforts
A powerful tornado traversed five midwestern states covering about 300 miles in five hours. Relief poured in from Chicago, Illinois, Missouri, and California with substantial funds and supplies. The Red Cross and governments deployed aid. trains and sleeping cars were readied to house the homeless as damages and evacuations mounted.
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Lest
Red Cross
St. Louis
Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
Southern
Ilinois American Legion
Christian Science Board of Directors
Boston
Mass
Church
Middle West
Mother Church Relief Fund
Los ‘Angeles
Cal
Chamber of Commerce
California
Pulman
Washington
Coolidge
American Red Cross
John Barton Payne
Tornado nearly wipes Evansville Tut-Griffin town
Evansville Tut-Griffin Indiana a town of 750 population was nearly obliterated by a recent tornado only four badly damaged houses remain standing residents evacuated and seeking aid from authorities
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Evansvvile
Tut—Griffin
Ind
Red Cross Raises Urgency for Serum to Illinois Towns
Indianapolis director William Fortune of the Red Cross relays a telegram from headquarters asking 600 tubes of anti tetanus serum be sent to Murphysboro and Carbondale in southern Illinois. He alerts Brig. Gen. Dwight Aultman at Fort Benjamin Harrison and seeks air transport to deliver the serum without delay.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Fortune
Red Cross Relief
Red Cross
Illinois
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Fortune
Dwight Aultman
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Here
Great Midwest Tornado Outbreak Tracked By Forecaster
Prof Henry J Cox a government forecaster in Chicago described the storm as a group of tornadoes rather than a single cyclone. It formed over the gulf of Lower California moved through Colorado to Arkansas then along the Ohio valley before veering toward Teeland. The five hour earth dip saw damage from eastern Missouri to western Indiana with shipping and property losses near Buffalo New York. The system then traveled east through the St Lawrence valley to the Atlantic coast aided by a northern snow fringe.
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Henry J. Cox
Chicago
Gulf of Lower California
Colorado
Amkutsas
Ohio Valley
Teeland
Jeneth
Missouri
Indiana
Great Lakes
Buffalo
N.Y
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Begin Spring With Funerals
Funerals were held in groups across several affected towns as volunteers dug graves for storm victims. Many families faced deep separations and mourners reflected widespread grief while the wounded faced ongoing danger. The Red Cross named James Louis Feiser of St Louis as supreme commander for the destroyed area with Henry M Baker in Chicago as national relief director.
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Red Cross
James Louis Feiser
St. Louis
Henry M. Baker
Chicago
Fire Truck Burns On First Run In Murphysboro
The Herrin fire department’s brand new $12,000 truck, aided by Benton and nearby towns, caught fire after getting stuck in mud during its inaugural run to Murphysboro.
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Herrin, Jr
Herrin Department
Benton
Murphysboro
Carbondale mourns after De Soto disaster victims
In Carbondale Illinois Southern Unoils endures a grim toll from last week’s tornado disaster. A grey haired woman weeps beside rows of child victims and laments the catastrophe as a crucifixion in tribute to the dead and injured.
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Carbondale
Southern Unoils
Herrin
Glenn Young
de Soto
Montana Governor Vetoes Property Tax Bill
Governor JK Erickson vetoed House Bill 40 which proposed a new method for property tax collection and tax sales. He cites the heavy burden on citizens already fighting to save homes and property from tax sales and filed his veto statement with the secretary of state.
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Montana
JK. Erickson
Secretary of State
Develop Lakes as Recreation Centers in Libby District
KE. M. Boyes secretary of the Libby Commercial club reports extensive correspondence with the federal lands recreation survey in Washington. He urged the joint committee to consider Granite and Cedar lakes as major recreation sites, noting Washington’s interest in the region’s mountains streams and outdoor life potential.
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KE. M. Boyes
Libby Commercial Club
Joint Committee On Recreation
Washington, D. C
Libby
Boyes
Joint Committee
Washington
Granite
Cedar Lakes
Seven New State Forests Created Under WIOG Program
Governor Jicksen signs House WIOG consolidating state holdings to form seven forests. Administration rests with the state land board and state forester. The aim is better management of forest products and a clearer reforestation policy. Named forests include Stillwater Whitefish river, Swan River, Coal Creek, Thompson River, Clearwater, Lincoln, and Sula forests with acreages ranging from 8,000 to 90,000 acres in various counties.
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Jicksen
Lincoln
Flathead
Swan River
Coal Creek
Flathead River
Thompson River
Clearwater
Blackfoot River
New Road From Forsyth To Colstrip Planned
Trecelnd county commissioners will begin preliminary work on a Forsyth to Col-strip road near the new coal mine. The roadbed will be surveyed, avoiding railway crossings where possible, and the route laid out for best use. The county will maintain the road and lumber for bridges and culverts is at Colstrip for later use.
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Trecelnd County
Forsyth
Col- Strip
Colstrip
Martin named head of penitentiary commissary
James Martin is appointed head of the commissary department at the penitentiary by Warden Arthur Middleton. Martin previously served eight years as Lewistown court clerk and two years as clerk and recorder, retiring January 1.
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James
Martin
Penitentiary
Arthur Middleton
Lewistown
New Sacred Heart Church Opens in Miles City
The doors of the new Sacred Heart church at Miles City have been opened and services are being conducted in the recently completed edifice. The church was erected in the fall of last year and completed at the beginning of this year.
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Sacred Heart
Miles City
Sugar beet growers to receive $1 per ton dividend
An additional payment of $1 per ton, totaling $40,217, will be paid to Midland Empire sugar beet growers by the Great Western Sugar company. W. P. Hogarty, the general manager, announced the distribution.
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Midland Empire
Great Western Sugar Company
W. P. Hogarty
Ismay approves $9,000 bond for new lighting plant
By a near unanimous vote the residents of Ismay endorsed a $9,000 bond issue to construct a new city lighting plant, signaling strong support for improved municipal infrastructure.
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Ismay
Road Work Planned on Main Highway From Plains to Spokane
State and federal budget plans call for fifty thousand dollars to fund highway construction this year. Work would start at Noxon in Sanders county and proceed toward Spokane with ten thousand dollars aided by Sanders county commissioners. Rumors say Dixon and Ravalli counties may be improved as well.
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Plains
Spokane
Noxon
Sanders County
Dixon and Ravalli
Association of Fair Secretaries Formed in Billings Meeting
The Montana Association of Fair Secretaries organized a fair circuit including Sheridan Wyoming Forsyth Lewistown Billings Bozeman and Missoula with fall fair dates set for each town. C Poat Missoula was elected president with Theo Hoglind Lewistown and Bert Hammond Billings as officers. an executive board includes A J Hemn Sheridan and George Lewis Bozeman.
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Montana Association of Fair Secretaries
Sheridan
Wyo
Forsyth
Lewistown
Billings
Bozeman
Misila
Batemany
Missoula
Lewistown Firs
C. Poat
Theo Hoglind
Bert Hammond
A. J. Hemn
George Lewis
Wheatland county beautification and civic projects planned
Hardin Beautification committee outlines summer plans including flower boxes on four corners and use of War golden glow and sweet pea in plantings. Prizes may be offered to participants. Public may attend home economic classes on womans clothing taught by Miss Wouthryn Towne at the high school, twice weekly for six weeks.
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Hardin Beautifictition Committee
Nuke Plains
Wheatland County
Wouthryn ‘Towne
Thase
Piarlowton
How to Keep Well and Avoid Overwork
A profile contrasts two famous editors and managers who rose from the bottom to top. One delegates to keep ideas flowing while the other overworks and collapses to a fatal stroke. The piece urges regular rest, medical checks, and letting the body be repaired with age.
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Leu
Csty
Fle W
The Ear’s Inner Workings Explained In Plain Terms
An accessible explanation of ear anatomy describes the outer ear as a funnel and the middle ear’s role in vibration transfer to the brain. It notes the eardrum, three tiny bones, and the Eustachian canal described by Eustachius, plus how swallowing or nose blowing equalizes pressure during stuffiness.
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Eustachius
Eustachian
Cuticura Skin Remedy Ad Promises Quick Results
An old advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment for improving skin, dandruff, itching, and rough hands, with soap and hot water claimed to wash off in five minutes. It also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for white clothes and notes a survey line about a dog price.
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Twister
Ozark Hills
Arkansas
Annapolis, Mo
Portsmouth
Forain
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Tlinois
Strigken
Association: OF Fair Secretaries
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park Transportation Company
Gardiner
Park
Chinook
Yellowstone Rivers
Gallatin Valley
Milk River
Big Spring Creek
Fergus County
Crow
Cheyenne
Jardin
Montana Bankers’ Association
A. T. Hibbard
Gladed National Park
First National Bank of
Baker
W. M. Turner
University of Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College
Washington State College
Universities of Montana
Idaho
University of Washington
Division of Publicity
State Department of Agriculture
MenaMotor Oil
Monarch Manufacturing Co
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Toledo, Ohio
Gils & Coma
DR. C. HM
Derry CO
Michigan Ave
Lom
Beecham
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