Mutscher bribery trial moves to Abilene venue
The Gus Mutscher bribery case shifts from Austin to Abilene with possible February or March trial dates. Judge Tom Blackwell transfers to Taylor County, citing extensive capital-area publicity. co-defendants include Rep. Thomas C. Shannon of Fort Worth and S. Rush McGinty of Austin. Defense argues pretrial publicity taints jurors. Mutscher backs Abilene for a fair trial.
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Pictures Made Of County Scenes In Coke County Visit
Ted Powers and Marsha Jackson of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee photographed historic sites in Coke County on Monday. Accompanied by Mrs. Bryan Yarbrough, they toured Hayrick, the Kickapoo Mountains, Fort Chadbourne ruins, the Wylie Ranch, and the Indian rock shelter on Oak Creek, praising the landscape around Lake Spence.
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Texas State Historical Survey Committee of
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Ockie County
Bryan Yarbrough
Coke County Historical Survey
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Kickapoo Mountains
Fort Chadbourne
W. D. Burns
Wylie
Indian Rock
Oak Creek
Coke County
Lake Spence
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