Volume 18 , Issue 32

NW Okie's Journey

The Great Depression of the 1930's brought the bank robbers, who were seen as victims of injustice driven to commit crimes. They were the folk heroes wreaking vengeance on a callous economic system, also known to some as the "Robin Hoods" of the Great Depression.

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Walking With Sweet Silly Sadie

Perhaps some of you have heard the story of Bonnie and Clyde, the bank robbers of the 1930's, Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow a.k.a. Clyde Champion Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were American criminals who traveled the central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, robbing people and killing when cornered or confronted.

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1885, Coldwater Kansas

As we look back through old newspaper archives, we discover a hint of what life was like back in the late 19th century, Kansas. In The Wichita Beacon, out of Wichita, Kansas, dated 17 February 1885, Tuesday, page 1, we find "Coldwater Letter," written to the Editor of the Daily Beacon, 15 Feb. 1885.

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1934, Bonnie Parker Had Predicted End In A Poem

In the Abilene Reporter News, out of Abilene, Texas, dated 25 May 1934, Friday, page 1, we find an associated press article from Dallas, dated May 24 (1934), "Bonnie Parker Had predicted End In a Poem."

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1934, Great Crowds See Bodies of Bonnie And Clyde

In the Abilene Reporter News, out of Abilene, Texas, dated 25 May 1934, Friday, page 1, we find an associated press article from Dallas, dated May 24 (1934), "Great Crowds See Bodies of Clyde, Bonnie."

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May 1934, Death Car To be Put On Exhibit

In the Abilene Reporter News, out of Abilene, Texas, dated 25 May 1934, Friday, page 1, we find an associated press article from Dallas, dated May 24 (1934), "Death Car To Be Put On Exhibit," concerning Bonnie and Clyde's death.

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March, 1935, Mothers of Three Ruthless Criminals Freed On Wednesday

In the Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light, Corsicana, Texas, dated 29 March 1935, Friday, page 6, were the following headlines: "Mothers of Three Ruthless Criminals Freed On Wednesday." Mothers of Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker and Ray Hamilton were released.

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