Rains cause rivers to burst banks across West Texas
Heavy rains flood plains from Marble Falls to Kerrville and Brady. Dozens of towns report rising rivers, damaged homes, and outages while Red Cross coordinates relief in Brady. Flooding forces evacuations, blocks roads, and disrupts commerce as groundwater and creeks overflow.
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West Texas
Plains
Colorado
Llano
San Saba
Brady
ePdoermalaus
Marble Falls
Austin
Smithville
Bastrop
Weather Bureau
Auwatin
Colorado River
San Antonio
Red Cross
Courthouse Plaza
Brady Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Concho County
Eden
Howard Bread
Red Cross Committee
Cora Goodwin
American Red Cross
Stolen Texas Child Found Living Among Kiowa in Oklahoma
Millie Durgan, abducted at 18 months during a 1864 raid, was found in southern Kiowa County Oklahoma living with the Kiowa after 66 years. She reportedly married into a leading Kiowa family and may be the missing girl confirmed by Kiowa elder records and Mrs Sain-Toh-Oodie Goombi.
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Lawton
Okla
Millie Durgan
Mountain Park
Kiowa County
Harry A. Stroud
Comanche County
Little Buffalo
H C. Williams
Newcastle
Texas
Sparsley
Frs
Belknap
Griffin
Britt Johnson
Negro
Rainy Mountain
Wichita Range
Oklahoma
Johnson
Millie
Aparian Crow
Cam
Kicma
George Poolaw
Engineer Killed in Auto Accident Near Waco
R Clin ton Blount 27 engineer for Texas Flowery and Light Company died after his car was side swiped by a Ford driven by Walder De Ford and wife of Abbott seven miles north of Waco on the Dallas road. The wreck caught fire and Blount burned despite efforts to free him by J C Blankins and the De Ford couple. Hawkins was thrown clear. Blount was a former Hillsboro high school athlete.
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Waco
Tex
R. Clinton Blount
Texas Flowery and Light Company
Blount
Walder de Ford
Abbott
Dallas
Blountt
J. C. Blankins
Def
Defense Exhibits 47-Year-Old Scar in Cooley Killing Trial
James Neely, 70, testified he bears scars from a 47 year old fight with Hiram Cooley whose murder trial began in Guntrsville Alabama. Prosecution recalled William Walls and James Cooley recounting events from November 2 1883. Neely claimed self defense saying Cooley attacked with a stick but the jury found him not guilty.
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Guntrsville
Ala
James Neely
Hiram Cooley
Neely
Cooley
Tom Neely
A E. Hawkins
James Cooley
John Berry Walls
Hiram
James
Littl Manchster
Thomas Neely
Lucy Hilburn
Will Brown
Bill Jordan
Neely Brothers
Jason
Clerk Found Dead May Be Robber Victim
Bastrop Texas October 2 John Lackey aged 37 was found dead with a gunshot wound near the Mil yer grocery ten miles northwest of town where he worked as a clerk The killing is believed linked to a burglary attempt by intruders who aroused him during the break in No arrests have been made
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Bastrop
Tex
John Lackey
A. L. Milyer
Cockey
Officer and Soldier Bet Challenges Over Wart Tale
A young lieutenant from Texas transfers to a midwestern post and disputes a colonel over bets. The officer bets $25 that the colonel has a wart, proves false, and the colonel writes back a counter bet. A later San Antonio note hints the soldier won $100 by betting the shirt off in minutes. The tale contrasts betting bravado with consequences in duty.
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Texas
Bush
San Antonio
High School Girl Hurt in Friday Accident
Crystal Cy Texas October 5 A high school senior, Haze Hagens, suffered a broken collar bone and other injuries after being thrown from the running board of a car driven by fellow senior Fred Miller when the vehicle turned a corner. She remained unconscious 24 hours but is not believed to be fatal.
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Caravjal
Caravajal
Legion
Kerrville
Comfort
Center Point
Guadalupe
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Betwen
San Antonio
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Crystal City
Palestine
Carrizo Springs
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Brownsville
Houston
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
San Antormio
Denison
Red River
Llano
Wichita Falls
Northwestexas
Gainesville
Brownwood
Sweetwater
Breckenridge
Corsicana
Marshall
Grand Satino
Austin
Fort Worth
Dallas
West Texas
San Angelo
Omey
Jefferson
Lubbock
South Plains
Coleman
Pedernales
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg-Mason High Way
Crystal Cy
Tex
Haze Hagens
Miss Haggens
Fred Miller
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Cuco Caravajal
Guadalupe River
Goombi
United States Army
Delaine
Merino Rams
W. N
G. H. Smith
Blanco, Texas
Ever Ready Motor Co
Chas. Ott
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Mich
Kellogg’s
Kellogg Company
Killogg
A. L. Patjon
Travelers Cafe
Alex Mittendorf
Solosb
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