Texarkana incident ends in hanging after pursuit
A Black man named Willie Vinson, accused of approaching a sleeping wife, was captured by a mob, dragged to a gin, and hanged after a struggle at Texarkana Hospital. Nearby residents aided in pursuit, with the mob dispersing as the victim died from injuries and a knife wound. The incident followed a reported attempt to harm the woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
U.P
Alfred Weeks
Azette
Willie ‘Inson
Texarkana Hospital
Weeks
Vinson
Local Moves and Travel Notes from Amarillo
Round Town items report new home purchases and moves by several Amarillo residents. Allen Grisham and family bought 2813 Rule Street. J. Gamble and family moved from Quiti que to 4242 West Tenth Avenue. Earl Richards family returning to Amarillo at 817 Palo Duro Street. Sam Houston Hurlock and Tony Haslam, aged 82 and 78, visit Amarillo on route to Colorado. Howard Horne enlists in the Navy in Oklahoma City. Pauline Horne and wife plan to stay in Carmen, Oklahoma. Bruce Fyfe of Childress also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Richards
Amarillo
Childress
Mr. Richards
The
Telephone Company
Palo Duro Street
Sam Houston Hurlock
Tony Haslam
Houston
Colorado
W. B. Patterson
West
Eighteenth Avenue
Mr. Hurlock
Mr. Haslam
Howard Horne
Pauline
Mr. Horne
H. H. Horne
Pierce Street
Oklahoma City
Navy
Carmen
Okla
Bruce Fyfe
Noted military doubt haunts dwindling squad in snowbound camp
In a wartime scene at a remote post, Lt Tonder frets about home and replacements as Loft, Hunter, and Prackle restrain his growing doubts. The crew debates whether the campaign is truly conquered and whether reinforcements will ever arrive. The tension edges toward a breakdown as the chapter ends with Tonder begging to go home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
Prackle
Loft
Tonder
John Steinbeck
The
Viking Press
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hang
Marion
Ind
Robert Matter
Pearl Harbor
Matter
Puerto Montt
Chile
Round Town
Clovis
Allen Grisham
Rule Street
Mr. Grisham
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Dr. J. Gamble
Quitaque
West Tenth Avenue
Tomorrow's Globe News
Ing
Ferdinand
Jennie Belle Moore
River Road
Miss Moore
Magnolia
ST. Anthony's Hospital News
William EF. Stockman
Canyon
A. D. Ford
Lester Clemmons
Pampa
Dode Ward
Johnson Street
Dorothy Singer
Dalhart
T. C. Chambliss
G. W. Craft
West Ninth Avenue
D. G. Woodward
North Polk Street
Eugene Yardley
Panhandle
Ora Jean Faler
Frances Kumpe
Fillmore Street
Norma Jean Brock
Ray Brock
Clarendon
Barbara Ann Davis
M. C. Davis
Petrolia Scott
Friona
L. N. Atchinson
John E. Rogers
Texline
J. D. Ryan
Levelland
James Oakes
Polk Street
C. H. Webb
W. O. Rickard
T. H. Campbell
Ong Street
Doyle Bowerman
East Ninth Avenue
Ina Addington
Borger
T. H. H. Ekholm
Talmage Place
Charles Sutter
Charles S. Sutter
Dorothy Mae Smith
North Pierce Street
A. C. Hulsey
J. Gushwa
R. FE. Snodgrass
Wilton
Derwood N. Wallace
Bob Bidwell
Mobeetie
John Barner
Amarillo Air School
J. M. Dwight
Buchanan Street
Minnie Persky
Sixteenth Avenue
Fern Jones
R. C Jones
Sunray
S. D. McKee
North Taylor Street
C. M. Allen
Austin
H. W. Gill
Santa Fe
Chicago
Mr. Gill
Burlington
South Plains
Silverton
Petersburg
Jim F. Schoolar
Hugh C. Kulp
H. Way
B. K. Gordon
Rock Island
E. G. Placey
J. Holmes
A. E. Gruhlkey
W. FP. Lofgren
J. M. Rhea
W. V. Miller
C. J. Wilson
S. H. Locke
W. D. Hollingsworth
JH. Clifton
H.C. Moore
M. Potteroff
B. W. Gray O. B. Frederick
R. E. Posey
H. FE. Jones
R.A. Johnson
B. M. Williams
E. A. Rutledge
Wichita Falls
Dallas
M. G. Kelly
E. W. Wright
C. Parrish
Walter Dale
F. N. Adams
Liberal
Blondie
Donald Duck
Moon Mullins
Mamie
Cornelius J. Cash
Miss Minnie
ALLEX
ATH
Sred Ryder
Aii
Sustast
Walt Ae
Easy
Golin
AY the Rotel
Boxwell Pol Ae Ee Amarillo—Dumas
H. V. Robertson & CO
Accountants & Auditors
Oliver Earle
Amarilo
FISK
Southern Brokerage Co
Mary Montgomery
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!