Nine Killed, 85 Are Hurt By Tornadoes
Tornadoes struck Texas Oklahoma and Kansas Saturday night injuring 85 and killing nine. Oklahoma saw rural deaths and Norman reports at least 50 injuries while Ho mes and farms across Bonham and Water Valley suffered extensive damage. First aid relief was local with estimates of damage around $2,000,000.
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Bob Cantrell
Bonham Daily Favorite
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Oakley
Norman Tornado Bypasses Town and Campus in Old Legend
A tornado tore near Norman but spared the north campus and main university area. The escape reinforces a local Indian legend that Norman is tornado-proof due to its geography. Hollywood talent scouts seek a mule actor under odd specifications as Burma war film plot unfolds. Shantung province in China is noted for its vast population of 26 million.
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Anniversaries and historical milestones from Know America Today
Today in history lists anniversaries of Elias Boudinot born in Philadelphia 1740 who funded the Revolutionary cause and died 1821, William Taylor born 1821, Clyde Fitch 1865, Vernon H Castle 1887, Rudolph Valentine 1895, plus events from 1787 constitutional Convention opening in Philadelphia and 1824 New York House of Refuge incorporation. It notes careers and deaths and highlights early reform efforts and cultural figures.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
William Taylor
California
Africa
Asia
South America
Rockbridge Co. Va
Clyde Fitch
America
New York
Elmira
N. K
Vernon H. Castle
England
Rudolph Valentine
New York House of Refuge, Incorporated
Joseph Dixon
Timeline of notable events and births for past years
A compact chronicle lists milestones from 1844 to 1948 including Lincoln buying his only home in Springfield, Stonewall Jackson’s fatal w accident, the stopping of 2c coinage, the first billion dollar Liberty Loan, Roosevelt industrial drives, Mauna Loa lava diversion, and postwar pacts. Birthdays span Owen J. Roberts to Peggy Bacon with a general horoscope on wealth and fame.
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Owen J. Roberto
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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