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Citizens Accused 02/21/2021

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April Suzanne Anderson, 42, Frisco. Criminal trespass. Booked on 02/12/2021 by Ennis PD.  *The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

Off the rails

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A total of 17 Southern Pacific freight cars derailed in Ennis in 1955. It had been en route to Ennis from Hearne when one of the boxcars developed a “hot box.” The derailment blocked the SP’s main line but a bypass line was laid around the wreck scene to continue traffic.

Movie house mayhem

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Charges of burglary of Ennis’s Plaza Theatre were filed against two Dallas men in 1941. Isaac Tomerlin and Frank Lee were arrested for the looting. According to the February 27, 1941 issue of the Waxahachie Daily Light, “tools found in their possession at the time of their arrests in Waco fit the marks and scars left at the theater.”

 

Local family recalls Iwo Jima

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This month marks the 76th anniversary of the start of World War II’s Battle of Iwo Jima, shortly after which four Ennis men lost their lives. Dooney Pierce, Joe Crow, Airdale Goodwin and Jack Lummus were among the Marines and Navy men who stormed the island and were felled within days of one another in February and March 1945. The conflict on Iwo Jima would go on for 37 days, during which time some 5,931 Americans and 19,800 Japanese were killed.

Bluebonnet Trails in Corsicana?

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Bluebonnet Trails in Corsicana?

Speaking of bluebonnets, Ennis and surrounding communities haven’t always had the market cornered on the state flower. It looks like our Navarro County neighbors in Corsicana started a Bluebonnet Trails tourism-aimed affair 14 years before Ennis began its annual event.

Citizens Accused 02/14/2021

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Hannah Butler, 23, Ennis. Possession CS PG 1 LT1G. Booked on 02/10/2021 by ECSO. *The individuals listed above are persons booked in Ellis County by local authorities. An arrest is not an indication of guilt.

Forgotten railroad: All aboard the Bluebonnet Limited

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Here are some interesting local history items from the archives of the Ennis News, the Waxahachie Daily Light and the Corsicana Daily News:

The Bluebonnet Limited

Myrtle Cemetery Stock Holders to Hold Annual Meeting

The Myrtle Cemetery Association of Stock Holders (Lot Holders) will be holding their Annual Meeting on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at 7 p.m., at the Myrtle Cemetery Chapel. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed.

Tullos came to town in 2019

A lengthy interview process, which had to be repeated when the first failed to present a hand-in-glove candidate, eventually led to Tullos. The second attempt brought in 150 applicants.

Board President Beard said it was long, “...but very necessary. In a superintendent search, there are numerous, very well-qualified candidates to consider. The board has spent countless hours researching and interviewing many of these with the ultimate goal of finding the one candidate that would best fit our district and the community. We definitely feel that we have found this in Jay Tullos.”

Bequest to the City

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When Mamie (Mrs. Isadore) Cerf died in 1962, her mansion was left to the city of Ennis for use as community offices. She also left a trust fund of $10,000 to the Corsicana Hebrew Cemetery Association. Although a resident of Ennis for 64 years, Mamie was born and raised in Corsicana. Her home was unfortunately condemned by the city and dismantled. It’s now the site of the Ennis Public Library.