After Squall Hit--This was scene at airport here today after squall hit area with hurricane-force gusts. Beverly, as well as other towns in Massachusetts Bay area, lost power for varying periods when trees toppled over, carrying overhead wires down with them. Most casualties occurred when winds capsized hundreds of small boats in Salem harbor, leaving four known dead.
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After Squall Hit--This was scene at airport here today after squall hit area with hurricane-force gusts. Beverly, as well as other towns in Massachusetts Bay area, lost power for varying periods when trees toppled over, carrying overhead wires down with them. Most casualties occurred when winds capsized hundreds of small boats in Salem harbor, leaving four known dead.

Associated Press · [ca. July 1952]

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Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Storms: July 1952: Wire Photos

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