1940 - 1941
1940
Year Events
1940 Census - 3064
1941
Year Events
1942
Year Events
3/10/42
Night Police patrol added to city - car & armed cost $2800
5/13/42 - William A. Hillenbrand elected Demicratic Chairman of the 9th
district.
9/21/42
Hillenbrands flew a Miniteman Flag. Theis was awarded to all firmms by the
Treasury Department whose employeees were participatiineg at a rate of 90%
or more in the purchase of war bonds. One of the first in the state to
achieve the award.
1943
Year Events
1944
Year Events
7/6/44
Blaze of undetermined origin on Main Street destroyed several adjacent
warhouses. At 3:00 AM was discovered in trhe bakery of Frank Gehring.
Estimated loss of $35,000. Flames visible for miles from city. one of the
worst in the towns history. Entire business district threatened. Fire dept
declared "fire out" by 7:30 AM Elmer Ollier risked life and limb by rescuing
a dozen laying hens from the fire. Declared"Fire or no fire they layed their
quota of eggs". The fire set of shotgun shells in Gehrings hunting coat.
New wing dedicated at Margaret Mary Hospital on 10/22/44 with an open house.
1945
Year Events
1946
Year Events
1947
Year Events
8/10/47
Batesville Memorial Park and Swimming Pool dedicated with a complete program. War Years Gov. Henry Schricker featured speaker
1948
Year Events
1949
Year Events
1/18/49
Fire at eth Texas Eastern Transmission company pumping station near
Batesville caught fire. The Big Inch Line. Fire hundreds of feet in the air.
Natural gas. Visible over a 60 mile radius. Startedd 9:35 pm and continued
until 9 am wed. $500,000 damage.
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