From the July 5, 1979 Algona Upper Des Moines newspaper.

Advance publisher R.B. Waller [left] and his wife Mid are shown on the left as the special “Twister” edition went on sale late Saturday afternoon. Mary T. Bestenlehner, [center, dark shirt] bought the first copy and there was quite a crowd behind her and outside the newspaper office. A total of 14,500 copies were printed, nearly double the regular amount. The Advance’s circulation is 7,800.