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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
12
Willis Wells of Thrall was accidentally wounded Sunday while squirrel hunting. The ankle injury occurred when the gun discharged, damaging the area above the ankle and near the foot.
Le Courier de la Louisiana notes a well supported public theater in Columbia Texas with several well received performances. It cites Houston as the site of the first professional show on June 11 1838, Henri Corri presenting Sheridan Knowles The Hunchback, scenery damaged in transit but repaired by Chambers and Jackson, and a new national anthem sung by the company.
Fire destroyed a large portion of the P. D. Miller home in Taylor as three firefighters were injured while battling a late night blaze. The fire began in an enclosed area and caused extensive damage to the residence.
Ottis Wright of Junction was elected president at the Hill Country Peace Officers Association meeting in Kerrville. Officers include Kerrville Police Chief W. H. Hobbs as third vice president and Earl Garrett as secretary treasurer with members from Blanco Bandera Kendall Edwards Kimble Real and Kerr counties.
Reavis quits his post to organize the Reavis Insurance Agency serving Briggs Florence Andice and Williamson County. He will spend three or four days weekly serving Austin policy holders and continues with American General Life and American General Insurance Company including fire casualty and auto lines. He is a Southwestern University Georgetown alumnus. His successor has years with American General and previously acted as home office supervisor in Houston.
Georgetown October 27 Jimmie A Lewis Southwestern University student from Luling was installed as master counselor of the Georgetown chapter of the Order of De Molay. Clifford Blake of Georgetown and Robert Montgomery of Three Rivers were named senior and junior counselors respectively.
Thrall residents mourn as Lt. Col. Waterman, husband of a local Thrall woman, is killed in a night crash near Chanute Air Field. The event occurred in late October as authorities investigated the fatal incident.
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