Cleanup After the Tornado

ID: 1888 ~ Source: Bullock, Mary Ellen Nix, interviewed by Lois E. Myers, February 15, 1996, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX.View the full interview
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Mary Ellen Bullock speaks of her husband who was recruited from James Connally Air Force Base to help clean up after the tornado of 1953.

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By Sarah Miller
With the possible entrance into World War II on the horizon, McLennan County officials and local city leaders lobbied the federal government to build a military installation in the Waco area. By August 14, 1941, officials learned about the…