St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 57

n. mt. rr 2S3 Published Ey 9.4 We mj-t 8. if.LOUISPfjSr-DISPAiCH PART SIX ST; LOUIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY -22. 1957 PAGES 1-10F- mum Vfi- Jr Mi ATH OF TORADOSS WHECK- STRUCK SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1 1 1 1M I- .4 ft IS-.

'J 1 4 IN I A 4 1 -1 1 c. DOG DUG OUT FROM RUINS Army reservist Sgt. P. R. Stroud com-, forting' frlghldned dog that had just been dug out from debris of combination post office and store at Cant-' well wrecked by tornado which roared through Francois county town yesterday.

The twister cut a wide i path through business and residential SMASHED DY STORM sections of Cantwell and nearby towns Tanaled underbrush, roof shinqles and other tornado-blown debris create desolate '-A i aiii i ill4 WP of Desloge and Bonne lerre. Hi Desloae which was deroofed and stripped of most of ih -B) Fott IHiptch rkotoiraphw. walls by fury of twister. rj (S. -Mir- If J' 1 -V'' -Si 3s -I 1 Fime (9 It fi 5 I -I, ss-Sr 1 1 1 1 1 1 Vfw' OPEN SHELVES Bottles of whislcy and wine itand unharmed on shelves after twister peeled off back of tavern at Desloge.

Army reservists are patrolling area to prevent looting and Civil Air Patrol and Red Cross units are moving In to aid homeless -WJ V-V 5- DEVASTATION AT FREMONT Fremont, in Carter county, was one of the hardest hit communities affected by th tornadoes. Only seven homes were left intact after the tornado passed. Six of the town's ,207, residents were tilled and 50 injured. Aerial view at left taken by a Post-Dispatch photog- 'f 'rapher reveals extent' of damage. Huge trees torn up by roots (top center) show force exerted by black twister, i In top photo, by Associated Press, a Fremont family searches through ruins of home for personal i 1 belongings while Two rescue WVI KCil I UIUA VII mi vrwn telephone pole.

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