Show G 3 Killed as 7 Tornado Strikes Alabama Town lf AS TWISTER WRECKS SCHO l Death Toll May Reach 15 Store Proprietress Reports T TOW 0 W N DESTROYED Nurses and Doctors Are Rushed to Scene BIRMINGHAM Ala March 22 United Press Press-At least three persons persons per per- sons were killed by a tornado which destroyed the village of Merrellton in eastern Alabama today All three of oC the dead Were negro school children killed when the twister wrecked the village schoolhouse school school- house according to Mrs Myrtle Nixon proprietress of the village general store which escaped de- de The known dead according to Mrs Irs Nixon ixon are Miller Parker Roose- Roose relt elt Smith and John Henry Lee Iee Mrs Nixon whose telephone ap ap- parenty was the only one lri In oper- oper stion atlon in the village said the dead ml night ht possibly reach fifteen Three were ere seriously injured she said ald They are Thomas Lee and Margaret Jean negro school children and Madge George eorge n gro teacher ot the school The Nixon store was turned into an emergency hospital immediately arT r the storm struck Mrs Mr Nixon said ald Nurs Nurses s and doctors from Jack Jack- I and Piedmont were rushed to 0 the scene WILSON N. N C. C March 22 AP ALP APA ALPA A tornado struck a section of the countr between and Stantonsburg thIs afternoon demolishing do- do farm fann buildings and damaging power anti and communication lines No one was reported A stretch three mites miles in 11 length and nd about a quarter of a mile wido ido was ras swept by the tornado |