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Noted Southern humorist Thomas W. Jackson shot dead in Mineral Wells
The 67 year old author of A Slow Train Through Arkansas was fatally wounded at his home in Mineral Wells Texas He died shortly after being shot in the temple His wife Mrs Jackson found him mortally wounded in the bathroom He had written 13 books including On a Slow Train Through Arkansas and Take a Joy Ride He is survived by a son Harry Jackson of Chicago.
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