Pinebox Paranormal Reporter
The oldest man in Pinebox Texas died today when he failed to look both ways before crossing the street and got hit by a speeding car as was witnessed by Jane Neren. “He just started walking into the street. We yelled for him to stop, but it was too late.”
Talking to neighbors and family it seemed that Joseph Johnson, 102 years old, had many childhood clichés haunt him before his death on 13th street.
He tied a string around his finger so he would not forget something, but the string was too tight and cut off the circulation and his finger fell off. He couldn’t remember what it was he was supposed to do.
Mr. Johnson was trying to impress his grandchildren when crossing his eyes and they actually stayed that way as well as the funny face he was making at the same time.
Funeral services are next Saturday at 1:00 pm at the Barington Funeral Home.
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July 9th, 2009
By: Roy Ryder
A Sophmore student was severely burned by a fire in her dorm room at ETU’s Stanbury Hall early Sunday morning. Campus police received a 911 call from a neighboring student who lived across the hall and who reported smoke coming from the room. On arrival, police and fire crew saw flames in the window of the room and broke down the door. They found one wall engulfed in flames and the sophomore unconscious on the floor. Stanbury Hall was evacuated and the fire was extinguished by fire officials. No other injuries were reported.
The student, whose name has been withheld pending notification of her parents, suffered burns and smoke inhalation and is being treated at the Golon County Hospital. An investigation into the cause of fire is under way, but it is not believed to be a result of arson. A fire official, speaking under condition of anonymity, stated that it was likely a result of an electrical failure and that the student had multiple lights plugged into every available outlet. Other students in Stanbury Hall stated that the injured sophomore had difficulty sleeping and had a reputation for being afraid of the dark.
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July 9th, 2009
By: Steve May
We are pleased to announce that two investigators from Pinebox Paranormal are now contributing reporters for the Raven’s Reort. Pinebox Paranormal runs a book and music store downtown and also work as Paranormal investigators and have had their own magazine for the past 15 years. The company was started by Dr. Austin Slade, professor of Investigative Journalism at East Texas University.
“We need to know what’s out there. You can see the truth if you keep your eyes open,” Dr. Slade discussed many issues at the announcement party. “Writing the Pinebox Paranormal Report is easy. Suffice it to say that it practically writes itself these days: never a shortage of material in this small town.”
Besides Dr. Slade, we are also welcoming Paranormal Investigative Reporter Patty Wak. Look for their selected stories in future issues of The Raven’s Report.
Tags: Dr. Slade, Patty Wak, Pinebox Paranormal
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July 9th, 2009
By: Austin Slade
After 15 years of chasing stories around Pinebox, one came right through our front door on Saturday . . . literally.
Jack Bonner, a Pinebox resident, decided to strip free of all his clothes and race into the middle of Main Street in an attempt to throw himself in front of a 2005 Suburban driven by David Grant.
Mr. Grant swerved to miss the naked man and Mr. Bonner was not struck by the Suburban, however he was unable to miss our storefront. At this point, no one had been injured and the damage caused by the now totaled Suburban was structurally insignificant.
Mr. Bonner stated that his actions were not an effort to commit suicide, but rather an attempt to ‘scare’ a possessive entity from within his body. “It worked.” He said, when asked about the success of his plan. “I feel better than I have in months!” I wish we could say the same for Mr. Grants Suburban.
Though we here at Pinebox Paranormal can appreciate Mr. Bonners’ predicament, Mr. Grant was less understanding and left Mr. Bonner with a broken nose and dislocated jaw.
Both men left in the custody of the Pinebox Police Department.
Tags: Naked Man, Pinebox Paranormal, Slade
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July 7th, 2009
By: Roy Ryder
Wellington Auditorium had a standing-room only crowd on Monday afternoon for ETU’s student organization presentation of Dr. Eric Von Brunt of the World UFO Organization (WUFOO). Attendees were treated to a lecture by Dr. Von Brunt, including a video presentation, and a lively question and answer period. While scheduled to last 90 minutes, many students remained seated after three hours had passed.
As director of WUFOO (pronounced woo-foo) for sixteen years, Dr. Von Brunt has extensive experience with so-called unidentified flying objects. WUFOO and other organizations like it have collected thousands of first-hand accounts from all around the world.
“The truth is that there are a lot of people who believe in UFOs,” Dr. Von Brunt said during the introduction of his presentation. “There are also a lot of people who have had witnessed a UFO or had an even closer encounter with one. In fact, Pinebox is considered a UFO hot spot.”
While speaking of Pinebox and ETU, Dr. Von Brunt used the opportunity to announce that WUFOO would hold its next annual conference at ETU in July of 2010. The conference is open to the public and Von Brunt encouraged those students still at ETU to attend.
One of Dr. Von Brunt’s goals is to make the study of UFOs more respectable. “I know how we are perceived. You know, we’re the crazy guys who keep saying there are little green men out there. But the study of UFOs is serious and what people have had done to them by aliens is no joke. There’s nothing funny about anal probes.”
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July 2nd, 2009
By: Roy Ryder
Village Creek, Big Thicket National Forest
The Golon County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday that the bodies of two parachutists who went missing following a jump over Pinebox have been recovered from Big Thicket National Forest. Ellie Castle and David Wang were part of the Texas Air Rangers performing aerial acrobatics for a June 19 skydive over the Pinebox Athletic Field. Castle and Wang were seen with the Rangers until they broke apart to open their parachutes, but were not with those who landed at the softball field. A search had been undertaken by the Sheriff’s Office and Golon County Search & Rescue but was called off on June 26, a week after the two went missing.
Sheriff Butch Anderson declined to comment on where the bodies were found but said that hikers had reported seeing brightly colored cloth in the treetops of a particular area, which prompted his office to investigate. Anderson refused to speculate on what may have caused the accident but did state that it appeared that neither skydiver had opened their parachute. An investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration is under way and Anderson said the FAA report would provide further details when released. He referred questions regarding the FAA investigators to his secretary, who has not returned repeated calls as of press time.
This reporter has learned that the pilot of the aircraft used by the Texas Air Rangers made radio contact with the Golon County Airport shortly after the team jumped. Pilot Gus Swisher reported violent air currents, instrument failure, and that he was in danger of colliding with “unusual” nearby aircraft. No other aircraft are known to have been in the area at the time of the jump.
Tags: Big Thicket, Butch Anderson
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