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The youngest daughter of General Sam Houston was fatally injured in an automobile crash on the eastern outskirts of Schulenburg on Dec. 2, 1932 while passing through town. Mr. Edmund Dusek who witnessed the crash reported that the Ford swerved and then rolled over into a ditch with the wheels in the air. The occupants were unable to remove themselves from the car until bystanders were able to right the car and remove the occupants. Mrs. Antoinette “Nettie” Houston Bringhurst, daughter of General Sam Houston, suffered four broken ribs and a broken collar bone. She was transported to a local doctor for first aid and then transferred to the hospital in San Antonio by Schwenke Funeral Home Ambulance escorted by two Texas Highway Patrolmen motorcycle officers. The other occupants, Mrs. Bringhurst’s daughter, Nettie Bush, a niece, and a ten-year-old granddaughter were not seriously injured but badly shaken.

Since its inception, Fayette County Community Theatre has boasted the tag line and ascribed to the motto of “Building Community Through Play”. Time and time again this has been true in so many ways. This past weekend was no different.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department resonded to during the week of Oct. 16-23.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Oct. 30 through Nov. 5: Grass Fires - 2 Medical - 10 Smoke Report - 1 Accidents - 5 Fire Alarms - 3 Vehicle Fire - 1

The Faison Preservation Society cordially invites you to our Save The Faison House Auction Social on Sunday, Nov. 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Historic Casino Hall, 254 N. Jefferson, La Grange, Texas. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served. Music by Larry Ripper. Free-will donations are greatly appreciated.