The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 6

Emporia, Monday, October 27, 1941 THE DAILY GAZEttE Tornadoes Kill 15 in Arkansas Heaviest Toll In Village Of Hamburg Little Rock, Oct. 27 Of) Tornadoes struck two widely separated rural sections of Arkansas last night, leaving 15 known dead, scores Injured and many homeless. A twister swept Into the little southeastern Arkansas town of Hamburg shortly before midnight, killing at least 10 persons and injuring several score. Some six hours earlier another tornado roared.along the Arkansas river valley near Dardanelle in north-central Arkansas, killing five and Injuring at least 15. The dead at Hamburg, a community of about 1,500, were identified as Mr.

and Mrs. Shelby Jordan and baby, Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Walker, Mrs. Charley Kelly, Mrs.

Tom Collins, Travis Sawyer and his 3-year-old son, and a colored man named Robinson. Those dead in the Dardanelle section were Mrs. Bill Price and her daughter, Mrs. Otis Heathcoat Bethel, Mrs. Alfred McDonald of Oak-E-Doak, and Minnie Bruton and her 2-months-old daughter of Durdanelle.

HEAV1' DAMAGE. The Hamburg tornado caused heavy damage in the residential section ana tore down all communications and power lines. Doctors ward in a hotel and treated scores of injured. Negro quarters at Hamburg were reported practically demolished and heavy casualties were feared. A number of the Injured were taken to nearby Montlcello, and given first aid treatment at hospitals.

Dardanelle, a county seat of 2,000 population, received heavy property damage, particularly in the residential section where several homes were demolished. All communication lines went down in the Dardanelle area and two medical units of the 134th Infantry were sent from Camp Robinson, near Little Rock, to assist In caring for victims. The twister struck first at Chlc- alah, five miles west of Dardanelle, ripped through the outskirts of Dardanelle, crossed the Arkansas river, and battered Oak-E-Doak, Bethel and Pottsville. immediately set up an emergency LYON COUNTY Social Circle Meets Special to The Gazette: Americus, Oct. 27 The social circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. J. C. Rollins had charge of the devotional period and of the lesson. Plans were made for a dinner to be served November 7, the proceeds to be vised in redecorating the basement.

The missionary budget was adopted, and plans made to attend the district meeting at the First Methodist church in Emporla next week. Hostesses for the day were Mrs. A. Beam, Mrs. M.

J. McNabney, Mrs. H. L. Ernst, Mrs.

A. J. Tils, CHARGED WITH KIDNAPING Bcdard Wclsiewic.i, 38. (left) and Bcdard Wolsiewick, 36, (rfcht) were charged with the kid- naping at Fitchburg, of 2-months-old Kenneth McLean, son of a young machinist's helper and his wife. The baby, taken from his buggy in front of a store, was found, unharmed, several hoars later in a lakeside cottage at the edge'of the city.

Mrs. Elmer Morlok, Mrs. O. N. Norrls, Mrs.

N. J. Riley. Mrs. Arthur Frost, Mrs.

John Lumley, and Mrs. U. R. Brown. Present Program At Box Supper special to rhe Gazette.

Neosho Rapids. Oct. 27 The box supper sponsored by the seniors of the Neosho Rapids Rural High school was well attended. A short programs presented under the direction of Miss Jean Hartman, senior sponsor, was as follows: Piano solo, Bernice Lynn vocal solo, Blanche Riggs; vocal duet, Bernice Lynn and Blanche Riggs; vaudeville act, Wayne Briggs, narrator, Ike Poster, Howard Cramer, Charles Peet, actors. The proceeds were $15, Ask about our specials on nents Button's Bsaut? Shop Two Speakers for Teachers'Meeting The second meeting of the Lyon County Teachers association for the present school year will be held in the Emporia Senior High school Saturday, November 1.

Two speakers have been obtained for the event, Mrs. Ada Cain, of Topeka, rural school supervisor, and Ernest Wiener, a Czecho-slovaklan, who is enrolled as a student in Baker university, at Baldwin. Beginning at 9:30 o'clock S.atur- day morning, departmental meetings will.be held by the grade and rural school sections. -The rural school section will meet in the Senior High auditorium under the leadership of the sectional president, Mrs. Hazel Miller, teacher of Liberty school, and the grade school teachers will meet in the study hall with Harold Stockwell, presiding.

Stockwell, president of the group, is principal' at Whittier. A general session of all the teachers will begin in the auditorium at 10 o'clock. Mr. Wiener was in his native country at the outbreak of the present war and at that time was a student at Charles university, one of the biggest universities and one of the oldest in existence at that time. He came to this country because he had through competitive examination in his university won a scholarship to Baker.

At that time his country had planned to make provision for his expenses while abroad. But on the of the war, the amount that he had been promised to take with him had dwindled to He landed In Baldwin with about $19. WORKS HIS WAY. Having come to this country to acquire a knowledge of the English language, which would help him In the practice of law, he was advised to tell his experience to civic and other groups. This he has done for the past two years in an endeavor to earn his expenses while in school.

Neighbor-town Briefs Items from Guzetlf in Lyon and Nearby Counties. Pearl Cottingrmm has been appointed local chairman of the war relief sewing here by Mrs. J. B. Hanna, county chairman of the Red Cross relief work.

-Women's Society of the Christian Service met Thursday afternoon and heard article on "Prayer" by Mrs. A. B. Colvin. The group will hold a chicken dinner Wednesday evening.

October 29 at Uic church. Women's Christian Missionary society met at the home of Mrs. L. R. Gunlock Wednesday evening.

The lesson was discussed I by Mcsdame.s May Havens. MacFar- and Melvhi Reading were giver by Mrs. O. M. CrntU arid Mrs.

Nellie Bioliop. Mr. MacFarlane sanq a T.PXI tr.cet- ing will be November 12 at home of Mrs. F. M.

am! Mrs. J. M. Holmes have announced the approaching marrias? of Uvir daughter llene to J. E.

son of J. B. Reed, of Toppkn. The will take place December the wedding anniversary of Miss Hnlmes' parents. Miss Holmes has been cm- ployed in Topeku several years.

EKNEST WIENER. To adopt U. S. Besides, he has worked as a house boy in a private home and this year, is in one of the organized clubs of the campus. The high esteem in which he is held was shown recently when he was chosen president of the senior class of the college.

This will make the sixth trip he has made to Emporla to speak. He also has spoken to ninny other organizations in Kansas. Last fall he was the principal speaker at Newton, where the year before the former president of Czechoslovakia, Edward, Benes had spoken. Mr. Wiener has already applied for his citizenship papers nnd will become a naturalized citizen.

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Cuss The Gazette, but read it. Noted English Woman Preacher Missing Phlladelplvla. Oct. 27 Dr. A.

Maude Royden, one of the best known of British women preachers, has not been heard from since she sailed for the United States in a convoy three nnd a half weeks ago. This was disclosed by Dr. Heniy Smith l.eiper. foreign secretary fit the Churches of Christ In America, at St. Stephen's Episcopal church I Sunday where Dr.

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