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Medal winner of ten years ago again honored
Homer Nebraska recounts renewed heroism of Millie Lothrop a longtime switchboard operator who warned neighbors as a mile-wide tornado struck near Homer on May 1 1930 preventing casualties. Her prior flood rescue ten years earlier earned national notice and a $1000 award. A hospital bound bride listened to her own wedding by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Millie Lothrop
Suiet
Vail
Alice Radeck
Joseph C. Radeck
Massachusetts
Charles L. Sturr