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Exodus From Duval County as Population Falls
In Duval County Texas a wave of departures driven by fear and Parr influence cut the county’s population by 43 percent from 1940 to 1955. Att Gen John Ben Shepperd cites conflict and intimidation, while exiles like Manuel Marroquin and Jose Serna recount threats and economic retaliation by Parr allies.
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Duval
San Diego
Tex
Duval County
John Ben Shepperd
Texas
Shepperd
Brooks
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells
la Salle
Live Oak
Webb
McMullen
Parr
Laredo
Jourdanton
Atascosa County
Ricardo Barton
Barton
Duke
C. Woodrow Laughlin
Texas Supreme Court
Dan Tobin
Manuel Marroquin
New Duval
Marroquin
Sidney Chandler
Duke of Duval
George Parr
George
Meme
Manuel
Chicago
al Capone
Tilla Bakery
Amaya
Manuel Amaya
Donato
Jose
Donato Serna
Austin
Serna
Panhandle
West Texas
Texas Press Association
Land Office
Howard Green
Fort Worth
Andy Rogers
Childress