Outlaw Ers Abound Yet Reality Undercuts Legend
A reader contests popular myths about the Jennings gang and Belle Starr, noting corrections to claims about Al Jennings, Little Dick West, and Belle Starr’s whereabouts. The letter also critiques misstatements in recent articles and discusses local financial issues and warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings
al Jennings
Bud Ledbetter
Dick West
Doolin
Little
Marshal Heck Thomas
Bill Tilgham
Floyd
Macdonald
Salisaw
Belle Star
Belle
Youngers Bend
Briar Town
Kimes Brothers
Tack
Mr. Macdonald
Owen P. White
Mr. Sutton
Calamity Jane
News- Globe
D. W. Allen
East
Fifteenth Avenue
World War poem and city notice by GEO. R. Massegee
A wartime poem by GEO R MASSEGEE from Friona Texas condemns war profiteers and urges American youth to rise against plundered wealth and inequality. It laments taxes, hunger, and the burden on soldiers and families, calling for justice and change. The piece is followed by an Advocates city warrants letter addressing delinquent city taxes and financial hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
T. Smith
Buchanan Street
Agaiin
Geo. R. Massegee
Box
Friona
Texas
Judas Iscario
Mr. Whitford
Government on Revenue and Tax Burden Reflected in Texas Letter
A Canadian Texas correspondent laments rising federal and state costs since 1913, argues for drastic budget cuts and simplified governance, and features criticism of tax policy, farm aid, and political reform. He calls for cutting 50 percent of federal and city employees and selecting servants like a son in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimon
U. S. Steel
Panhandle
Agriculture
Dilworthy
Leopold
N. Y. Stock Exchange
Main Street
Canadian
M. Campbell
Texas
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Kantaclo
Anna AE
Zemo
Eczema
W. W. Whitford
Lonesome
Blue
Hotel Astor Theut Yorks
Muschinheda
Fimes Square
Coats
Holllowoon Dress Shoppe
Polk ST
B. R.solnick
Mgr
Schilling Extracts
News-Globe
Texaco Fire
U.S
Uncle Sam
the Texas Company
Texaco Fire-Chief
Texaco Fire- Chief
U. S
Texaco Petroleum Products
ED Wynn
The
Texas Company