Friday, April 8, 2011

More BHS tornado damage 1942


The upper photo of the devastation appears to be of the North part of the school, the auditorium, as we knew it. The men standing are in the entrance near the office.

Lawrence Blassingame is sitting on a chunk of brick in the lower photo.

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Thanks to Gloria and Milton Copeland for the photos.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 9, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    Is that a BHS letter jacket Lawrence is wearing?

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  2. Carl HoustonApril 10, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    I had a FFA jacket that resembled that. Could be that is what he is wearing. I don't see a big "B" on it.

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  3. Carl HoustonApril 10, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    A reader e/mailed a correction- he said that the photo was facing south and that was the library. But, if you recall, the school was built in 1929 facing North Second Street. After the fire of 1939, it was rebuilt facing the new highway 45 (west).

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  4. AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Carl, it's good to see some activity on here again. Lots of us aren't on facebook and have been missing the blog.

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  5. Carl HoustonApril 10, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    I wish I had some new material. I have ran out, but every so often someone sends something or I find something laying around. I have a ton of BHS Spotlight and snooper articles, but they are so repetitive...

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