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Woman's Courage Foils Bank Robbers at Oklahoma Bank
Mary Garlinghouse cashier of the State Bank of Verda Oklahoma recounts a dramatic bank raid in which she faced two armed bandits alone. She fought over a gun, knocked one robber to the ground, and with assistance from Constable Mosby helped capture them. one bandit was killed and the other fled. The tale was told at the American Bankers Association meeting in Chicago.
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Meeting of Bankers
American Bankers Association
Chicago
Little Western
Mary Garlinghouse
State Bank of
Verda
Oklahoma
Association
Latger
Constable Moshy
Mosby
Bine
R C Lansley
Menvor
Fd Moby
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