Extracted from The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)
Saturday, August 6, 1949

Texan Killed In La. Crash

Monroe, Aug. 5 (AP). -- William B. Muense of Grand Prairie, Texas, was killed and his wife, Mrs. Edith Muense, 38, was injured seriously today when a truck struck their automobile eight miles southeast of here.

Mrs. Muense was brought to a local hospital. Her injuries were diagnosed as a broken pelvis, fractures of the knees, legs and feet and possible internal injuries. Her husband was killed instantly.

State police said a tire blew out on a heavy truck, causing it to swerve into the automobile in which the Texans were riding.