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1958 Colfax, Wisconsin tornado outbreak...



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June 05, 1958

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 5, 1958 

* Colfax, Wisconsin 
* Tornadoes outbreak 
* Memomonie, Wisconsin 


This 14 page newspaper has a two column breaking news headline on the front page: "Twenty Nine Die In A 90-Mike Tornado Slash"

Tells of the tornado outbreak in Wisconsin that severely damaged the town of Colfax WI.

Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise nice.

wikipedia notes: The 1958 Colfax, Wisconsin tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that struck portions of northwestern Wisconsin on June 4, 1958. The outbreak which started in central Minnesota killed at least 28 people, all in Wisconsin as part of one of the worst tornado outbreaks ever to have struck the state.

Category: The 20th Century