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Moved northeast from 10-12 miles north of Wellington, Texas, and passed just east of Aberdeen. The tornado ended northeast of Sweetwater, Oklahoma, or just south of Dempsey. F4 damage occurred in both Texas and Oklahoma. 13 farm homes were destroyed, some of which were swept away. 100 cattle were killed and a car was carried 700 feet (0.13 mi).
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1950 and 1959. During this period 76 people were executed by electrocution at the Huntsville Unit in Texas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas, with the exception of 1819–1849, is divided into periods of 10 years. Since 1819, 1,343 people (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of 19 December 2024. Between 1819 and 1923, 390 people were executed by hanging in the county where the trial took place. [1]
Oxford was incorporated as a city on October 17, 1879. [4] It was named after Oxford University , in England. [ 5 ] The founding city officials were Ben Smith (1831–1898) the elected mayor, Joseph Sleigh (1842–1924) the elected police judge, George Walton (1820–1902) the appointed city clerk.
Steven Hanks was 25 when his 23-year-old neighbor was shot and killed at a Great Bend trailer park in 1980. He was arrested Thursday in Oxford, Kansas — more than 42 years after the killing.
List of People Executed in Kansas; Number Name Date Notes 1 George Miller: May 6, 1950: 2 Preston McBride: April 6, 1951: 3 James Bernard Lammers: January 5, 1952: 4 Nathaniel Germany: May 21, 1954: 5 Merle Martin Jr. July 16, 1954: 6 Lowell Lee Andrews: November 30, 1962: 7 Richard Eugene Hickock: April 14, 1965 [A] 8 Perry Edward Smith: April ...
With 47 deaths, this is the second-deadliest tornado ever in Michigan trailing only the Flint Tornado of 1953 which killed 116 in Genesee County just outside Flint. Twenty-two people were killed in Ortonville, ten in Oakwood, three in Thomas, four north of Oxford and three in Whigville with others in rural areas. Nine of the fatalities were in ...
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