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Archives for December 2020

Sheriffs of Reno County: Jesse Langford

December 30, 2020 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Jesse Langford (1879-1935) Sheriff 1923-1927 · It’s Wednesday, June 24, 1931, on the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway in route to Chicago, Illinois, from Hutchinson, Kansas. Houston, 81, and Julia Whiteside, 59, and their son, Houston, Jr., 41, are making an emergency trip to the windy city’s Presbyterian Hospital. Julia needs surgery. * “I do hope Wiley Post and his navigator succeed with … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Jesse Langford

Sheriffs of Reno County: William “Bill” Clark

December 23, 2020 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · William "Bill" Clark (1864-1934) Sheriff 1921-1923 · * It’s Monday, October 24, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Houston Whiteside, 81, tells Julia, his wife, 59, that the escapees from the Reformatory released their kidnap victim, Roy Lloyd, unharmed, in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday afternoon. “Mr. Lloyd is home safe. He was released after the men on the run decided not to ‘bump him off,’” said … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: William “Bill” Clark

Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter “Scott” Sprout

December 16, 2020 by Jim Potter 11 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Walter "Scott" Sprout (1875-1941) Sheriff 1916-1921 · It’s Saturday, October 22, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Julia, 59, and Houston Whiteside, 81, are discussing the escape of three men from the Reformatory. “The inmates were members of a work detail digging sweet potatoes when they overpowered a guard and took his .38 calibre Colt revolver,” said Houston. “They kidnapped a man on Harvey Street … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter “Scott” Sprout

Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom McGinn

December 9, 2020 by Jim Potter 3 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Tom McGinn (1883-1956) Sheriff, December 31, 1916 - January 4, 1917 · It’s late Friday afternoon, October 21, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Julia, 59, and Houston Whiteside, 81, are sitting at their dining room table when Julia stops talking, turns her head to the southeast, and announces, “The reformatory siren is going off.”   “I wonder who escaped,” said Houston. * “Which Reno … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom McGinn

Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom Jennings

December 2, 2020 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Tom Jennings (1860-1916) Sheriff 1915-1916 · It’s Friday, October 21, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Julia Whiteside and her husband, Houston, are still talking about the opening of the newest J. S. Dillon & Sons store at 13th and Main. * “The new Dillon store is clean and modern with reasonable prices,” said Julia. “John Dillon’s sons, Ray and Clyde, are carrying on their father’s tradition,” … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom Jennings

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