Girls in Jail * It’s Monday afternoon, August 1, 1949, at The Fox theater in Hutchinson, Kansas. Mrs. Sheriff, Ruth Graves Dixon, 54; and her sister, Charline Graves Allison, 60; are talking prior to the start of the picture show, The Barkleys of Broadway, staring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. * “How’s the jail treating you?” asked Charline, as she crunched her buttery popcorn. “After two-and-a-half years, I still surprise myself,” answered Ruth, sipping her Coca-Cola. “How … [Read more...] about Reno County: Girls in Jail
Ruth Marie Graves Dixon
Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter Dixon
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Walter Leslie Dixon (1894-1965) Sheriff 1947-1951 · It’s Saturday, August 18, 1951, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Walter Dixon, 57, wakes up and looks at the clock. It’s 1:25 a.m. The room is quiet except for his wife’s breathing. He’s been dreaming, or remembering. Four years earlier, in 1947, he and Ruth were sound asleep when the phone rang and Walt answered it . . . at 1:25 a.m. * “Sheriff Dixon,” said the … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter Dixon