Show TORNADO HITS FITS KA SAS AREA EIG T Many l Injured Homes Destroyed and Crops Damaged KANSAS CITY July 16 By By The Associated Press Press Press-A A tornado or series of tornadoes sweeping northwestward through Kansas and into the south- south southern em errs edge of Kansas City late today killed at least eight persons injured perhaps 10 and demolished scores of homes Four persons were killed and many Injured when a tornado laid waste to the little town to of ot South Park Kans several miles southwest of here about 5 S o'clock this afternoon Probably Probably Probably ably 75 homes were destroyed and few of the houses in the town escaped damage I Three persons were killed near Le- Le Lebo Lebe bo be Kansas 90 miles southwest j of Kansas City and another was killed near Burlingame Kansas north of Lebo and 70 miles southwest of here Houses were unroofed and trees blown down when the storm struck the southern edge of Kansas Kanas City but no deaths were reported OTHERS INJURED The tornado covered ered a strip three miles long and a half bit mile wide Oth Other er members member of the Davis Darts family were Injured and the father and ond a sister were taken to a Topeka hospital C. C B. B Kelly a neighbor suffered a II brok brok- broken en leg and also was taken to To- To peka Joseph who lost all his farm buildings except his house suf sat suffered suffered injuries as as- did the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank flea Ros ier ler The Davis Da house was left standing but all other buildings were destroyed Continued on Page rage The rise TORNADO HITS KANSAS AREA Continued From Page Fife are One Building on oct ie ie F P M. M Rowell farm tarm were wrecked Hail Hall accompanied the rain and tor tor- tornado tornado tor- tor tornado nado and crops Were severely dam dam- aged Much livestock and poultry were ere killed CHILDREN INJURED At South Park a town of peo peo- people people plc Mrs airs S J. J Butts 70 was killed when a house swept along aloni by the tor tor- tornado tornado nado struck the home borne of R K E H. Hites HIt Mr air tiles Kites and three children were in In- In Donald lilies HItes 12 son of Mr Lir Rites Kites and Roma Horns Scott were killed when hen the brick building of ot the Burd and Black- Black Blackmore Blackmore Blackmore more general merchandise store col- col lapsed Auson of Shawnee Kans near South Park was killed when the tha storm destroyed a greenhouse Mr air and Mrs airs T T. R. R H Jones and their son Ion Kenneth Jenneth 15 were killed when a tornado destroyed their farm far home two miles west of Lebo Lloyd Davis H U was wag wa killed when struck by flying debris when a tor tar tornado tornado nado destroyed buildings on the Davis Dayis farm near Burlingame Kans Kane About Abou 25 2 other persons In the community were injured Including the father tather and slated of Lloyd Davis |