Survivors Tell Vivid Eye-Witness View of Baylor Bus Tragedy
Four Baylor survivors from Taylor arrived in Round Rock shaken and injured after a bus collision with a train that killed ten students. Louis Slade recounted the moment, describing steel and glass wreckage strewn along the track as the bus failed to clear an oncoming train at about fifty miles per hour.
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Baylor
Round Rock
Taylor
Weir Washam
Louis Slade
Dave Cheavens
Keifer Strickland
Strickland
Slade
Cheavens
Washam
Louis
Joe Potter
Heen
Nex
Littl Welk Waeehem
South End
Clyde
Brokin
Washim Wie
Abe Kelley
Bd Hailey
Jimmy Walker
Sam Inllow
Joe Poitter
Linding
Kely
Kelley
Melley
Robert Hailey
Bob Hannah
Sam Dillon
William Winchester
Jack Castellan
Ivey Foster Merle Dudley
Will Murray
Bob Hailey
Sinc Che
Old Baylor
Kelley’s Last Act Saves a Comrade on The Rail Disaster
Clyde Abe Kelley sacrificed himself to save Weir Washam as a train struck a bus. Washam, seated near the rear door, escaped the wreck and later freed Kelley from the ditch. Their lifelong friendship spanned boyhood, high school, and college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Jack Castelaw
Bob Hailey
Clyde
Kelley
Weir Washam
Washam
Baylor boys killed as train strikes bus near Round Rock
Witnesses recount a fatal bus collision with an express train at a crossing after leaving Round Rock. Eight students from Baylor were killed, with others badly injured, as boxcars blocked the view and the bus could not escape before impact. Survivors describe the chaotic scene and the quick deaths of friends.
Made His Choice and Our Lives in His Hands
A fragment reflects on faith with the phrase Our lives are in His hands and a quoted line about a whole plan named by a speaker. The passage suggests confidence in divine guidance and human agency within a religious context.
Speeding Stopped Near Cameron School by Special Deputy
Special Deputy Dan Lunsford earns praise for restricting speeding near Cameron High and Yee High School areas. He arrested several motorists, enforcing the speeding ordinance to protect schoolchildren. Residents thank him and urge similar action near the old grammar school for consistent protection.
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Dan Luinsford
Lunsford
Childre
Yee High School
Ada Henderson
Old Grammar School
Appreciation from the Slocomb Family
The family thanks friends of Hooks Slocomb for kindness during his illness and sympathy after his death. Mr and Mrs B Slocomb, Nancy Ree Slocomb, Freeman Slocomb express gratitude for support and expressions of condolence.
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Hooks Slocomb
Mr. and
Mrs. B. Slocomb
Nancy Ree Slocomb
Freeman Slocomb
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Kelly
A. J. Matocna
Santa Fe
Cameron, Texas
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Ralph Wolf
Mr. Wolf
Austin
Cameron
Iz 4
Hills
Hill
Herald Office
First Door
First National Bank
Ing, Pressing and Tailoring Shop
Clore
Por
Clore’s Tailor
Lee Clore
Prop
Texas
Cc. N. Green
Leland Green
Cc. N. Green @ Bros
J. H. Sapp
Ow & F
Pole Foods
la France
Maxwell House
POE
Green's
Green & Bros
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