Around Town

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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.

A total of 17 Southern Pacific freight cars derailed in Ennis in 1955.

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.

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?

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.

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

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