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    • Jun 9, 1938
    Happy birthday: The day he turns 47, songwriter Cole Porter breaks his left leg when he trips on a staircase in New York. Porter had broken both legs in October while horse-riding. Porter's resume will include Gene Autry's "Don't Fence Me In"
    Jul 19, 1938
    Margaret Waters, of the comedy act Sarie & Sally, is felled by an illness, forcing Edna "Sarie" Umensetter to appear solo on the Grand Ole Opry for three months
    Oct 15, 1938
    Sarie & Sally return to work as a duo on the Grand Ole Opry at the Dixie Tabernacle in Nashville. Margaret "Sally" Waters' illness had forced Edna "Sarie" Umesetter to perform as a solo comedienne for the previous three months
    Oct 19, 1941
    Composer Cole Porter checks into Doctors Hospital in Manhattan, where he has surgery on his left leg nearly seven years after he first broke it. Porter has already written "Don't Fence Me In," which goes on to become a country hit for Gene Autry
    Mar 15, 1944
    Drafted for service in the Canadian Army, an intoxicated Hank Snow reports for his physical. Told to come back sober the next day, Snow's X-rays reveal a lung problem created by a childhood bout with pleurisy. Snow is rejected for service
    Apr 14, 1947
    The Tennessean reports Roy Acuff is receiving medical treatment at room 327 in Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. No ailment is specified, though the paper indicates he "may undergo operation"
    May 10, 1948
    The Henderson Oilers place Jim Reeves on the disabled list more than one month after he last pitched for the team. Reeves never plays baseball again
    Sep 7, 1948
    Roy Acuff is hit by a grapefruit when unidentified assailants throw eggs and fruit as he campaigns for governor in Kingsport, Tennessee
    Jun 24, 1950
    Billboard reports Kenny Roberts has had his tonsils removed
    Jul 4, 1950
    Hank Williams is unable to perform for 11,000 fans at the Watermelon Festival in DeLeon, Texas, because he's "too sick"



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