Hurricane Audrey...
Item # 561815
June 29, 1957
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 29, 1957
* Hurricane Audrey
* Catagory 4 storm
This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Increase Death Toll Estimate In Louisiana Hurricane Blows" with subhead. Tells of Hurricane Audrey which was a destructive storm that hit Texas and Louisiana.
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: Hurricane Audrey was the first major hurricane of the 1957 Atlantic hurricane season. Audrey was the only storm to reach Category 4 status in June. A powerful hurricane, Audrey caused catastrophic damage across eastern Texas and western Louisiana. It then affected the South Central United States as a powerful extratropical storm. In its wake, Audrey left $1 billion (2005 USD) in damage and at least 600 fatalities. At the time period, the devastation from Hurricane Audrey was the worst since the Great New England Hurricane of 1938.
* Hurricane Audrey
* Catagory 4 storm
This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Increase Death Toll Estimate In Louisiana Hurricane Blows" with subhead. Tells of Hurricane Audrey which was a destructive storm that hit Texas and Louisiana.
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: Hurricane Audrey was the first major hurricane of the 1957 Atlantic hurricane season. Audrey was the only storm to reach Category 4 status in June. A powerful hurricane, Audrey caused catastrophic damage across eastern Texas and western Louisiana. It then affected the South Central United States as a powerful extratropical storm. In its wake, Audrey left $1 billion (2005 USD) in damage and at least 600 fatalities. At the time period, the devastation from Hurricane Audrey was the worst since the Great New England Hurricane of 1938.
Category: The 20th Century
