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1909
Nov. 5 - The Advocate understands that there is a movement on foot to build the Port O'Connor Railroad from Bloomington to Victoria. This should be all means be done and no time lost in bringing this about. Should the Bloomington-Victoria gap to closed, it would not be so difficult to get inducement offered to continue the work of closing up gaps, and finally give Victoria direct connection with Smithville beyond Yoakum.
Nov. 6 - The city fire horses of the hook and ladder station got frightened at the street sprinkler yesterday afternoon while hitched to the city gravel wagon in front of the Opera House Saloon. They tore down the iron post to which they were fasted and made a runaway dash down Liberty Street, carrying in with them. They turned up Santa Rosa Street at Haller's corner and then down Main Street to Salbo George's corner, stopping of their own accord in front of the convent. Happily there was not much traffic on the streets at the time, or considerable damage might have resulted and somebody possible killed or injured. The harness, which was an old set, was broken in several places and the horses were slightly bruised.
1934
Nov. 1 - Halloween pranksters did little serious damage in the city last night, as far as could be ascertained today. Hobby Abshier, Inc., was "selling" ice this morning, according to a sign, and grease was smeared on the windows of Atzenhoffer Chevrolet Company. Benches in the Public Square were overturned and lawn furniture was out of place at almost every home. Outside of this, there was little damage. Perhaps Major Blake had a great deal to do with keeping the youngsters out of trouble, for he kept most of them at the "Y".
Nov. 2 - The chili supper given by the Mission Valley School was largely attended and quite a success. As a climax to the affair, an election was held for the prettiet girl and the ugliest man in the audience, Miss Louise Lassman was the girls' prize and A.J. Meisenhelder the men's award.
1959
Nov. 3 - Joseph Wearden, 71, president of Groce-Wearden Co., former board chairman of the American Bank of Commerce and South Tea Savings Association, and a prominent civic, educational and religious leader, died shortly after 10 p.m. Monday in a local hospital.
Nov. 6 - Class at Mitchell Elementary School, 306 E. Commercial St., were briefly interrupted yesterday morning by a small fire in a second-story classroom. Children were evacuated from the building when the fire flared from a wall light circuit switch, which was damaged. The time of the fire was 11:06 a.m. More damage to the building was prevented when the power circuit to the whole building was disconnected, before firemen from Central Fire Station reached the scene. Mitchell School was the scent of a $75,000 blaze on March 8, 1943, which destroyed the third floor of the building, constructed in 1901. This fire, though, came at 5:40 p.m. after students had left their classes.
1984
Nov. 3 - Paige Wise, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wise, was crowned the St. Joseph homecoming queen during halftime ceremonies at Patti Welder Stadium. She was escorted by Jim Lykes, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Lykes.
Nov. 4 - A Placedo man received injuries Saturday from a 20-foot fall while working on the new Victoria Bank and Trust building at One O'Connor Plaza. Jesse Garcia of Placedo, a workman doing construction work on the new Victoria Bank and Trust building, fell while working on one of three arched entrances structures at 8:52 a.m. Saturday.
Nov. 6 - James Bozka lay in a dark pasture for 17 hours, with rain falling on and off, injured to the point of becoming unconscious every time he tried to rise. His wounds had been inflicted by a pet antelope he had raised on a bottle. Bozka, the president of Peoples State Bank in Hallettsville, has a 160-acre ranch in Lavaca County where he runs cattle and exotic game animals, such as Axis deer from India, Sika deer from Japan and Fallow deer and Ibex goats from Europe. The animal that turned on Bozka after three years of domestic care was a Nilgai, the largest antelope found in India. Only the bulls have horns, which are straight spikes about six-to seven-inches long.
