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Tornado memories - Jack Bender, III
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DescriptionTwo-page print out of answers to the questions on the I remember... the Topeka Tornado webpage on the TSCPL website; answers were then sent via email to library staff responsible for the 2003 event; tells the personal memories of Jack Bender, III, who was 22 years old in 1966; he had just graduated from Washburn University and about to start law school; after the storm helped pull a Bertha Mae Whitney from her basement, where her chimney had fallen on her (she later died from these injuries)
CreatorBender, Jack, IIISubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2006-06-30FormatPDFLanguageEnglish
CreatorBender, Jack, IIISubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2006-06-30FormatPDFLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
Address1710, SW Washburn Ave, Topeka, 66604Geolocation[1]
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Bender, Jack, III, Tornado memories - Jack Bender, III (2006-06-30). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 18/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6680