The Journal-Record - Bicentennial Edition Thursday, July 1, 1976 Section D, Page 11 GUIN'S TORNADO OF NOV. 1973 DESTROYED 14 HOMES On a Monday afternoon in November of 1973, a tornado struck Guin, destroying some 14 homes. The tornado first struck about 1.5 miles north of Guin destroying the mobile homes of Mr. and Mrs. Charles GREEN and J. B. SIZEMORE and the homes of Inez and Dorothy EASTMAN, Mr. and Mrs. Colvin FINCH and the home and grocery store of Mr. and Mrs. Rover GANN. The GREENS and Mr. SIZEMORE were not at home at the time but the others were not as fortunate. Inez EASTMAN and her daughter Dorothy were slightly injured and Mr. and Mrs. FINCH and Mr. and Mrs. GANN were hospitalized and treated for cuts and bruises. The twister moved north up the hill and lifted over a mobile owned by James MILES but set back down into the home of Joe AKERS, injuring his wife and two young sons and destroying their house. Directly across the street there was some damage done to the home of Larkin ERWIN and 93 year old Ida ERWIN was shook up and later had to be admitted to the Guin Hospital to be treated for shock. A mobile home next to ERWIN's was picked up, turned over and set down on a new Buick which still had the price tag in the window. Moving up the hill the wind destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vince WEBB and caused minimal damage t the home of Ruth NIX and Davis BOYETTE. But after all this the tornado was not yet finished. It tore the roof off the home of Junior DOCKERY and demolished the home of John HAYNES. The twister continued on its northward path occasionally destroying a house or a barn between Guin, Yampertown and Brilliant. A total of 9 houses, and 5 mobile homes were destroyed in Guin alone and other damages were done over the county.