10 Hamilton Herald-News Thursday, March 12, 2020 ______HH NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST N THE ESTATE OF MARY HELEN PAX, DECEASED This Week in History Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamenta- ry for the Estate of MARY HELEN PAX, Deceased, were issued on March 3, 2020, in Cause No. 6176, pending in Galveston Bootleggers Shoot It Out the County Court of Hamilton County, Texas, to: by Bartee Haile were caught red-handed at Two foot patrolmen VIRGINIA TOWNSEND Rival bootleggers turned Seabrook with a boatload of reached the scene in the mid- The residence of the Independent Executor is: downtown Galveston into booze. dle of the gunbattle and shout- their own private shooting “It’s in again, out again, ed at the combatants to cease 710 East Whitney gallery on Mar. 13, 1931 caught again,” moaned John- firing. Both meekly obeyed, Hamilton, Texas 76531 sending innocent bystand- ny Jack after being slapped as if waiting for someone to All persons having claims against this Estate, which ers diving for cover and two with a long prison sentence. tell them to stop. is currently being administered, are required to present wounded gangsters to the hos- In contrast to Nounes, who Fatty Owens surrendered them to the Independent Executors at the address shown pital. was resigned to his fate, on the spot telling officers as within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Lone Star legislators rat- Musey jumped bail and fled he handed over his smoking DATED the 3rd day of March, 2020. ified the 18th Amendment to to Canada to avoid incarcer- pistol, “They tried to get me, JOY L. ALEXANDER LOVE TENNIS the U.S. Constitution on the ation. but they’ll play hell doing it.” Attorney at Law The Bulldog and Lady Bull- last day of February 1918. A When the fugitive picked His sidekick Crabb made a P. O. Box 391 dog tennis teams competed few weeks later, they made Fatty Owens to run the Down- clean getaway but turned him- Hamilton, TX 76531 again last week in Waco and will return to the court in Texas a bone- two town Gang in his absence, self in at police headquarters 11-1tc. years before be- disgruntled lieutenants broke later that afternoon. ______Waco following Spring break came the law of the land. ranks and formed rival fac- Bleeding profusely from ______on Thursday, March 26. It True to its independent tions. A bootlegger war en- a chest wound, Frankovitch INVITATION TO BID will be the final warm-up pri- sued complete with hijackings begged Chief of Police Tony City of Evant or to the district tournament streak, Galveston remained to be hosted by Tarleton State a public watering hole where and occasional bloodshed. Messina to take him to the University in Stephenville anyone with the price of a In late February 1931, hospital. The top cop rushed The City of Evant is accepting bids through April 10, 2020, for street repair and chip seal of East and West on March 30-31. Pictured, drink could wet his whistle. Owens tried to bring in three the bootlegger to the emer- Taylor Collett serves the ball In the early 1920’s, the island trucks of spirits from Beau- gency room, where doctors Brooks Drive. Please contact Mayor Sterling Manning at during the WRTC Tourna- became “a major point of en- mont. Despite the presence determined the bullet had 254-644-5392 for more information. Bids may be deliv- ment in Waco on Thursday try” for illicit liquor. of armed guards, gun-toting ricocheted off his breastbone ered to Evant City Hall, 598 East Hwy. 84, Evant, Texas. of last week. Regular as clockwork, lo- thieves halted the caravan 15 narrowly missing his heart. Courtesy photo 11-2tc. by HHS Yearbook Staff cal smugglers in high-pow- miles east of Houston and Frankovitch would live, ______ered speedboats rendezvoused made off with the whole ship- but his partner in crime was ______with foreign freighters full of ment. not so lucky. Gregory was NOTICE OF SALE WINNING contraband alcohol. Hun- Two weeks later, Kye dead on arrival. of contents of self-storage dreds if not thousands of cases Gregory and Mitch Franko- At his trial for the at Main Street Storage and Wash Storage STREAK Property to be sold to satisfy landlord’s lien: Randell Rains failed to put a damp- a week were secretly slipped vitch, former members of of Kye Gregory, Fatty Owens er on the Louis Lowe IV ashore for transport to speak- the Nounes-Musey mob and took the stand to insist that he Bolton unit A6 (10x10), and Brady Perry unit A3 (10x10). Invitational last week as easies throughout Texas and prime suspects in the highway abhorred violence. “I don’t The sale will be at Main Street Storage and Wash, 1100 the Bulldogs hosted their as far north as Detroit. , accepted Owens’ in- even like to kill a bird,” he East Main Street, Hamilton, Texas 76531. The sale will annual eight team baseball Two criminal organiza- vitation to a bury-the-hatchet swore with a straight face. be Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. A $50 deposit tournament. Though games tions fought for control of powwow. The meeting was The defendant claimed is required and it will be returned when the unit is emp- were canceled last Thursday, the profitable pipeline: the held in the back room of a the killing was an accident. ty and clean. Main Street Storage and Wash reserves the games were squeezed in on so-called “Beach Gang” led downtown Galveston soft When the shooting started, right to cancel the sale at any time. Friday and Saturday, and the 11-2tc. host Bulldogs chalked three by Dutch Voight and the drink stand. he pointed his gun, closed his ______At the end of the short eyes and squeezed the trigger. straight victories to improve “Downtown Gang” headed by to 4-4 on the young season. the menacing George Musey and seemingly friendly chat, The jury returned a verdict Tyner Haile and Denver Poe and colorful Johnny Jack the two guests shook hands of guilty, but the testimony of combined for a no-hitter in a Nounes. While Voight wise- with Owens and his associate prominent character witness- 14-0 route over San Saba. In ly maintained a low profile Jimmie Crabb. Before they es resulted in a token prison Hamilton's game two, Col- which kept him on the streets, reached the exit, someone term of two years. The police by Bailey toed the mound Nounes spent almost as much suddenly shouted, “Stick ’em chief and a city commission- and no-hit the visiting Hico time in jail as the limelight he up!” er went to bat for Owens de- Tigers, walking only two loved so much. Kye Gregory caught a bul- scribing the notorious outlaw batters and striking out 12 of the 15 recorded outs Johnny Jack’s free-spend- let in the shoulder and a sec- as a law-abiding pillar of the ond round in the abdomen. community. through five innings of work. ing flamboyance earned him Freshman Chase Weaver folk-hero status among tol- He staggered outside and col- Eighty-nine years ago in went yard with a towering erant Galvestonians but also lapsed on the sidewalk to the Galveston, that may not have blast over right-center in attracted the attention of fed- horror of lunch-hour pedestri- been far from the truth the fourth to clinch the 9-0 eral agents, who succeeded in ans. Meanwhile, Mitch Fran- Bartee welcomes your victory over Hico in a game sending him to Leavenworth kovitch squeezed between comments and questions at that was called due to time in 1924. Less than two years two parked cars and began [email protected] or constraints after five. Behind after his triumphant return, trading shots with Owens in a P.O. Box 130011, Spring, TX another strong performance Nounes and partner Musey nearby alley. 77393. by Weaver on the mound, the Bulldogs toppled Rio Vista in a back-and-forth 3 Early helicopter 7-6 struggle to conclude the tournament. The varsity CROSSWORD 4 Titled Brits Bulldogs are scheduled to 5 “Now We __ Six”: Milne play in Rio Vista at 4 pm this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Friday, and will begin district 6 Shoulder inflammation competition in Eastland next 11 12 13 7 Hawk’s home (Var.) Tuesday with the JV set to start at 4 pm followed by the 14 15 16 8 Remove a light bulb varsity at 7. Pictured, Bailey unleashes a fast ball from the 9 Black or Irish 17 18 19 20 mound, and Weaver displays 10 Ma that says baa his homerun ball surround- 21 22 23 24 25 ed by his coaches, Hayden 18 John in England Lewis (left) and Brandon 26 27 28 29 30 20 Sack out briefly Pierce (right). Staff photos 31 32 33 34 35 22 Emendation 24 Result of getting worked 36 37 38 up Bulldog Track roars in Lion Relays th 25 Had a special, say By Grant Lengefeld 4:47.18; 5 Garrison Black- 39 40 41 42 43 well 5:28.01. 300m hurdles: 26 Remains on the hearth Due to rain in the area, 6th Christopher Bays 48.10. 44 45 46 47 48 49 rd 27 Rocks from a bucket the Dublin Lion Relays last 4x100m relay: 3 Austin Thursday were condensed to Clark, Long, Bailey, Walton 50 51 52 28 Areas often featured in just include running events. 45.70. 4x200m relay: 5th Bai- “Law and Orde 53 54 55 r” Hamilton’s runners proved ley, Clark, Denver Poe, Hud- effective in taking left-hand son Haile 1:37.74. 4x400m 32 Furthermore turns, racing to second over- relay: 1st Long, Lengefeld, Across 50 Take notice of 34 Bar offering all team finishes in both the Haile, Walton 3:35.28. varsity boys’ and junior var- Varsity girls- Team: 1st 1 Doctor’s interruption 51 Debtor’s promise 38 Act introducer nd rd Across sity girls’ divisions. The Lady Clifton 101; 2 Early 70; 3 51 Attys.’Doctor's org.down interruption south 52 Abbr. following a list Downof 40 US state Bulldog varsity squad sprint- Hamilton 66; 4th Tolar 57; 5th people 1 Indy 500 service area th 85 OperationAttys.' org.down south ed to a third-place finish, and Evant 50; 6 Goldthwaite 46; 2 Ever 42 so Miniscule much amount th th 8 Operation 53 Classifieds or personals the JV Dogs ended the day 7 Dublin 23; 8 Priddy 13. 11 Ice skater Kulik 3 Early helicopter nd 11 Ice skater Kulik 43 “___ the night before with the fourth most points 200m: 2 Cortland Mehaf- 54 Unspecified individual 4 Titled BritsChristmas” th 12 Montreal street out of nine competitive teams. fey 28.23; 5 Macie Parrish 5 "Now We __ Six": Milne nd 13 Just released 55 ‘No sweat!’ 44 Fed. purchasing group, In capping the exciting races 28.56. 400m: 2 C. Mehaf- 13 Just released SUDOKU by Myles Mellor6 Shoulder and Susaninflammation Flanagan th 14 Atmospheric pressure unit down south in Dublin, the Bulldog quartet fey 1:04.05. 1600m: 5 Katie 14 Atmospheric pressure 7 Hawk's home (Var.) of Taylor Long, Caleb Lenge- Galloway 6:05.83. 3200m: 15 Blow it 45 Beatty of Hollywood unit Down 8 Remove a light bulb feld, Hudson Haile and Jakob 2nd Galloway 13.32.83. 100m 16 Letter enc., maybe Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9X9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller rd 15 Blow it 1 Indy 500 service area 9 Black 47 orMystery Irish writer Grafton Walton earned a gold medal hurdles: 3 Morgan Mehaffey 17 It's owed on some roads th grids of 3X3 squares. 10To Masolve 49 that Shrewd thesays puzzle baa each row, columnfor Hamilton and inbox the must final containrace 18.15; each 4 Breanna Brumba- 1619 LetterHarmony, enc., so maybe to speak 2 Ever so much th 18 John in England of the day, the 4x400 meter re- low 18.40. 300m hurdles: 4 21 Hindu garment of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. 17 It’s owed on some roads 20 Sack out briefly lay. Walton (pictured) posted M. Mehaffey 53.79. 4x200m 23 Diva's delivery rd 22 Emendation a blazing sub-50 quarter-mile relay: 3 C. Mehaffey, Syd- 1926 HarmonyTarget , so to speak Level: Medium 24 Result of getting worked up time to bring home the gold. ney Thedford, Parrish, Averi 29 Check out 21 Hindu garment 25 Had a special, say Hamilton’s track teams will Poe 1:54.49. 4x400m relay: 30 Sprightly return following their Spring 3rd Poe, Parrish, Mia Coker, nd 23 Diva’s delivery sudoku26 Remains on the hearth ton 126; 2 Hamilton 73; 31 Bagpipe player break to host the annual Ex- Chloe Dolloff 4:25.99. rd th 27 Rocks from a bucket 3 Early 69; 4 Dublin 49; 2633 TargetAncient highway traco Relays. The junior high JV boys- Team: 1st Tolar 5th Tolar 33; 6th Gorman 28 Areas often featured in "Law and Order" 35 Diminutive 9 Extraco Relays will be held on 114; 2nd Dublin 86; 3rd Clifton 24; 7th Cranfills Gap 22;th 8 29 Check out 32 Furthermore 36 Many a returning soldier Monday, March 16, followed 63; 4th Hamilton 46; 5th Ear- Granbury N. Central TX 16; 34 Bar offering th th 3037 SprightlyCastaway's refuge, perhaps 5 82 by the high school Extraco ly 36; 6 Cranfills Gap 28; 7 9th Goldthwaite 14. 400m: 38 Act introducer th th 3139 BagpipeGunks player Relays on Thursday, March Priddy 27; 8 Goldthwaite 26; 4 Madisyn Hope 1:10.98; 40 US state th st th 41 Send forth 98 67319. Scoring points for Hamil- 9 Evant 8. 400m: 1 Dawson 5 Dezlyn Lamb 1:12.66. 33 Ancient highway 42 Miniscule amount rd th 44 Black-maned beast ton in Dublin were as follows. Melde 57.28. 1600m: 3 Caden 800m: 4 Hailey Stockton 43 "___ the night before Christmas" st th st 3546 DiminutiveNot hers 39 827 Varsity boys- Team: 1 Hopper 5:34.66; 5 Landon 3:04.35. 1600m: 1 Kaat- 44 Fed. purchasing group, down south nd rd rd rd 3648 ManyElsie and a returning ilk soldier Early 94; 2 Hamilton 81; 3 Thompson 5:47.90. 3200m: 3 je Jarrell 6:31.31; 3 Kam- 45 Beatty of Hollywood th th th 50 Take notice of Clifton 71; 4 Gorman 50; 5 Thompson 12:52.23. 4x100m ryn Hope 6:51.98; 4 Grace 37 Castaway’s refuge, 12 47 Mystery writer89 Grafton th th st 51 Debtor's promise Dublin 43; 6 Goldthwaite relay: 6 Ethan LeGrande, Killian 6:59.60. 3200m: 1 perhaps 49 Shrewd 34; 7th Tolar 20; 8th Evant 18; nd 52 Abbr. following a list of people Luis Najera, Keegan Votaw, CJ Jarrell 14.:37.69; 2 Ashtyn 517 36 9th Priddy 11; 10th Granbury DeLeon 48.99. 4x200m relay: 3953 GunksClassifieds or personals Hansard 15:31.34; Killian N. Central TX 10. 200m: 1st 5th Najera, Votaw, Baylin Par- 15:35.83. 100m hurdles: 5th 4154 SendUnspecified forth individual 63742Jakob Walton 22.43. 400m: rish, DeLeon 1:43.12. 4x400m Avery Cozby 21.23. 300m 55 'No sweat!' 44 Black-maned beast 1st Taylor Long 54.28; 5th relay: 2nd Melde, Erich Ei- hurdles: 6th Kenedy Craig Colby Bailey 56.04. 800m: nd 46 Not hers 48 5 lers, Cash Kneuper, DeLeon 1:02.03. 4x200m relay: 2 1st Caleb Lengefeld 2:07.05. 3:52.76. Craig, M. Hope, Lamb, Alis- 48 Elsie and ilk 2 1600m: 1st Lengefeld JV girls- Team: 1st Clif- sta Thedford 2:02.86.