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The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • 10

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Indiana, Pennsylvania
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10
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TEN INDIANA EVENING MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1044, iulharan Church At Rural Valley As It Appeared Saturday Morning Two Homes In Willct-Nclghbors Assisting In Cleaning Up mX J- I I i tec vil' Neighbors and friends assistincr in the search fnr iinHaTnnerort ovtinloa in tho nilo nf VimVa.nr. lumbal wViove stood the two homes of Mary iStates and Mr. and Mrs, Leroy Parks. All other homes in Willet were damaged, but none blown down like these two. A Real Tree In the Herb McHenry Yard Goes Down This is the Lutheran Church at Rural Valley after the storm had passed.

It -was of brick and wood construction and the picture shows how the huge building was lif ed off its foundation and moved to the right, making kindling wood of much of the timbers, The Fostlewait ome, destroyed, was across the street from this church. Rural Valley Home Completely Destroyed r- Ills w3'' win What is left of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fostlewait, Rural Valley. This was the only home in that This is the home of Herb McHenrv.

located between ffirnpsf: iown completely uescroyea. io one was in tne nouse at tne time. Large Barn In Cherryhill Township On Old McFeaters Farm The size of the tree roots in his front yard can be shown by comparing "the size of his two daughters with what the storm blew out. Damage to his house and barn was not great Remains of Garage At Willet Cars Not Damaged Much urn itfy-finMM A Ac-l(w a Miaf -Jy 5 A1 -1 1. J1 Ralph Miller's garage, Willet, showing his car, not damaged much and how the building was moved away from the foundation and dropped nearby.

On the farm of Carl Wyandt, the old McFeaters farm near Pemi Run, a' barn, wagon shed and another good aied shed are gone. The picture shows the large barn as it appeared yesterday. Martin Hull House and Barn, Three Miles Out the Clymer Road Last Barn Destroyed As Tornado Cut Across County WW -jTTBM i-w CtSS The large bwn on the Horak farm, jubt cast of Pikes Peak, was moved from its foundation 1 destroyed. The Maitin Hull barn and house as they were left by the tornado. At the time the barn was destroyed tores horses were inside, in their regular stalls.

When it was all over, the barn was gone, but the horses were ing just as befovp and there wasn't a scratch on any of them. JUia is toe last bam destroyed as the tornado traveled southeast that we have been able to locat 3T.

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