(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Othar Wilson "Steve" Stapleton (1888-1963) Sheriff 1943-1947 · It’s Saturday evening, November 14, 1942, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Brothers Stevie, 8, and Billy, 10, are playing hide-and-seek in the Reno County courthouse, First Avenue and Adams Street. Their father, Steve Stapleton, 54, a deputy and sheriff-elect, is taking his turn as relief for the regular jailer, Lloyd Gardner, who receives Saturday nights … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Steve Stapleton
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Sheriffs of Reno County: Guy Ankerholz
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Guy Ankerholz (1904-1991) Sheriff 1939-1943 · It’s Monday, January 11, 1943, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Juanita, 32, and Guy Ankerholz, 38, are preparing to go to the Reno County Courthouse for the swearing in ceremony of the new sheriff, Steve Stapleton. Guy will be hanging up his star after having served nearly sixteen years: two terms as sheriff, after working for three sheriffs, Fay Brown, Ed Cunningham, … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Guy Ankerholz
Sheriffs of Reno County: George Allison
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · George T. Allison (1883-1951) Sheriff 1935-1939 · It’s 1:30 Sunday afternoon, April 11, 1943, in Eureka, California, in St. Bernard’s Cathedral rectory. Georgiann Allison, 19, daughter of George and Charline Allison, Hutchinson, Kansas, is marrying Richard Harmon, 21, son of J. Clair and Florence Harmon, also from Hutchinson. * It’s Sunday afternoon, April 11, 1943, near Langdon, Kansas. Daisy May … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: George Allison
