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Parker, Hubert “Buster” (Bonnie’s brother), 265n.3
Parker, Mack, 242n.22
Parks, Guy, 165, 291n.2
Parkville, Mo., 273n.20
Parsons, Estelle, 181
Patton, George S., 15
Pearl Harbor attack, 172, 293n.20
Pendergast, Tom, 272n.15
Penn, Arthur, 183
Penn, Ed, 283n.12
Pensacola, Fla., 7, 260n.6
Perry, Iowa, 105, 282n.11, 287n.30
Persell, Thomas, 242n.16, 244n.33, 246n.42, 255n.23, 266n.6
Pershing, John J. “Black Jack”, 65
Philippine Islands, 232n.4
Phillips, A. H. (Dallas police captain), 233n.18
Phillips 66: Amarillo, Tex., 247n.3; service station and motor court, Joplin, Mo., 40
Pickford, Mary, 105
Piper, Kirt, 285n.20, 286nn.26, 28
Pittman, Fred, 245n.38
Place, E. A., 284n.17, 285n.21, 290n.6
Plains states. See Great Plains
Platte City, Mo., 7, 105, 112, 139, 141–43, 145, 149, 272n.19, 274n.24; Blanche’s visits to, 274–75n.25; shootout, 276–78nn.34–50
Platte City Drugs (“Louie’s”), Platte City, Mo., 273nn.20, 21; and Louis Bernstein (owner), 274n.25
Platte County, Mo., 125, 140, 149, 150, 166, 250n.6; gangland killings in, 273n.19
Platte River, Platte County, Mo., 279n.3
Pleasant Grove (neighborhood), Dallas, Tex., 174, 175, 176
Pohle Drug Store, Dexter, Iowa, 282n.10
Poland, 168
Police Gazette, 177
Police and Sheriff’s Association of North America, 244n.33
Polk City, Iowa, 290n.6
Polk County, Iowa, 288n.3
Polytechnic Bank, Ft. Worth, Tex.: framing of alleged bank robbers, 255n.22
Post, Wiley, 6, 105
Poteau, Okla., 220, 255n.22
Powell, William, 157
Powlen, Les, 252n.12
Prague, Okla., 64, 250n.9
Prague National Bank, Prague, Okla., 250n.9
Pratt, Kans., 7, 97, 264–65n.10; robberies nearby, 264n.10
Praytor, Beulah: Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in, 291n.8
Prescott, Kans., 89
“Pretty Boy” Floyd. See Floyd, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy”
Prisoner’s Song, (popular song), 156
Pritchard, Irene, 262–63n.2
Pritchard, Jack, 262–63n.2
Pritchard, Sam, 262–63n.2
Proctor State Bank, Proctor, Tex., 288n.5
Prohibition, 17, 239n.42
Psycho (film), 180
Psycho (novel), 180
Pueblo, Colo., 106
Pyle, Denver, 183
R. L. Brown Grocery, Fayetteville, Ark., 267n.13
R. P. Henry and Sons Bank, Lancaster, Tex., 182
Red Crown Filling Station and Cabin Camp (tavern and cabins), 110, 111, 114, 117, 120, 273n.20, 278n.1, 279n.3, 281n.5; battle preparations, 274n.24; description of, 272–73n.19; shootout, 276–78nn.34–50
Red Dust (motion picture), 14
Red Sails in the Sunset (popular song), 156
Rembrandt, Iowa, 220, 255n.22
Renfro, Mary Lou, 226n.4
Rentz, Paul, 165, 291n.2
Rhineland, 167
Rhodes, Dusty, 212–13
Rhome, Tex., 268n.14
Ridgeley, Mo., 280n.3, 281n.5
Riley, C. C. “Rags”, 284n.17; wounded, 284n.20
Rio Grande River, Tex., 88
Rison, Ark., 89, 252n.15
River Rouge Massacre, 15
Roanoke, Tex., 222
Robinson, Edward G., 36, 242n.17
Rockwall, Tex., 172
Rogers, Mrs. John, 270n.12
Rogers, Ted: Bucher, killer of, 208–209; Eastham, plan to raid, 208
Roll Along Cowboy (film), 157
Roosevelt, Eleanor (Mrs. Franklin Delano), 88
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 16, 36, 65, 165, 166, 167; and MacArthur, 232n.4; and Prohibition, 239n.42
Roseborough, Robert, 246n.42
Rosston, Ark., 248nn.13, 14
Rural Ramblers, the, 156
Russell, Johnny: Bucher murder, involvement in, 208–209; death of, 209; Eastham, plan to raid, 208
Ruston, La., 7; abduction, three men identified during, 249n.17; abduction in, 60–61, 247–48nn.5–13
Ruth, George Herman “Babe,” 17
Ryan, William, 275n.29
Sallisaw, Okla., 78
S. H. Kress & Co., 44, 241n.15
S & H Green Stamps, 186
S. R. Little Grocery Store, Sherman, Tex., 210
Salt Fork River, Tex., 262–63n.2
Salyers, A. M. “Red,” 216, 270n.12, 289n.8
Samuell Drive, Dallas, Tex., 195
San Antonio, Tex.: Barrow-Jones family trip for Buck, 228–30n.10
Sanders, J. M., 145, 151, 160, 165, 167
San Francisco, 160
Sanger Hotel and Apartments, Dallas, Tex., 256n.6
Sanger Hotel Barber and Beauty Shop, Dallas, Tex., 256n.6
Santa Claus, 155, 157
Sayre, Okla., 94
Schieffer, William: Grapevine shootings, changing accounts of, 187–89
Schmid, Richard Allen “Smoot”, 105
Schwartz, Herb: and the Barrow-Dexfield Park photographs, 287n.29, 288n.1
Seagoville, Tex., 178, 180
Searles, William, 273n.19
Second Avenue (1308), Dallas, Tex., 233n.17
Selders, Lawson, 250nn.7, 9
Seneca, Mo., 89
Seybold, Ira, 264–65n.10
Shamrock, Tex., 58
She Done Him Wrong (motion picture), 242n.17
Sherman, Tex., 38, 168; Hall murder, 210–11
Shreveport, La., 63, 81, 220, 248n.15
Sidney Lanier School, Dallas, Tex., 230n.12
Simmons, Lee, 218; resignation of, 237n.31
Simms Oil Refinery, Dallas County, Tex., 234n.22
Sioux City, Iowa, 254n.22
64th Battalion, Company C, Third Platoon, 172
Skelley, Aubrey (“Aubrey Scalley”): and Clyde Barrow at Eastham, 206–207
Slim’s Castle, 115, 273n.20, 273–74n.21; description of, 275–76n.32; shootout, 277n.39
Smith, Lyle, 275n.29
Smitson, Vivien, 275n.28, 277n.39
Snodgrass, Clyde, 242n.19
Snodgrass Grocery, 242n.19, 242n.21
Snow Ball (Blanche’s dog), 24, 35, 35, 244n.34, 245–46nn.39,40, 41. See also Barrow, Blanche Caldwell
Social Security Act, 167
Somalia, 167
“Sometimes” (poem by Blanche Barrow, 1933), 198
Sophisticated Lady (popular song), 37, 293n.15
South Carolina, 87
South Dakota, 107, 166
South Racoon River, Dallas County, Iowa, 286n.26, 290n.6
Spain, 167, 168
Splendor in the Grass (motion picture), 180
Springfield, Mo., 241–42n.16, 244n.33, 246n.42, 255n.23
St. Charles, Mo., 37
St. John, Mo., 64
St. John Community Bank, St. John, Mo., 250n.9
St. John’s Hospital, Joplin, Mo., 215
St. Louis, Mo., 154
St. Paul, Minn., 65
Stamford, Tex., 294n.25
Stanley Drug Store, Dexter, Iowa, 282n.10
Stanton, Earl, 243n.27
Stardust (popular song), 293n.15
Stark, Katherine, 155, 166
Star Service Station, West Dallas, Tex., 14, 35, 37, 38, 228n.5, 235n.29, 250n.6
Stewart, Les: Johnson murder, accused of, 212
Stone, Sophie, 247–48nn.5,8–11, 249n.17
Stoner, Edward, 282n.11
Stormy Weather (popular song), 37, 293n.15
Strain, Anthony, 249n.1, 254n.22
Strain, Floyd, 249n.1, 254n.22
Strain, Mildred, 249n.1, 254n.22
Stringtown
, Okla., 209–10
Stuart, Iowa, 255n.22
“Suicide Sal” (poem by Bonnie Parker), 243n.29
Talb, Lua, 161
Tallahassee, Fla., 7, 82
Tarrant County, Tex., 164; and deputy sheriff Davis, 212–14; and Grapevine shootings, 187–88, 221
Temple, Shirley, 157
Temple, Tex., 89, 235n.25
Tennessee, 64, 87, 107
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), 36
Terre Haute, Ind., 66
Texarkana, Tex., 92
Texas, 6, 30, 73, 80, 88, 89, 99, 105, 107, 151, 165, 166, 191; and bank moratorium, 16; convict murders, 207; and the crash of 1929, 6; economy of (1929), 6, 8; Henry Methvin, pardon for, 188–89; and population increase (1920–30), 6; and presidential election of 1928, 6; rural colloquialisms as Barrow family codes, 256–57n.7; unemployment (1929–31), 8
Texas Bankers Association, 255n.22
Texas Board of Cosmetology, 165
Texas Department of Justice, Institutional Division, 218
Texas Department of Public Safety. See Texas State Highway Patrol
Texas Panhandle, 36; weather, April 13–14, 1933, 247n.44; Wellington accident, 262–63n.2
Texas Prison System, 218, 220; named worst in nation, 236–37n.31; official policy of, 217
Texas Rangers, the, 265n.3; and Hamer, 242n.24, 247n.4, 255n.22
Texas State Fair (1933), Dallas, Tex., 5
Texas State Highway Patrol, 187, 221
Texas state penitentiary (“Walls Unit”), Huntsville, Tex., 8, 10, 89, 163, 232n.9; Barrow and Fults together in, 238n.39; convict murders in, 207; uniforms, white versus striped, 230n.13; walls, red versus gray, 230n.11
They Live by Night (motion picture), 179
34th Street, Joplin, Mo., 214
Thompson, Guy, 298n.75
Thompson, J. J., 269n.4
Thompson, L. E., 281n.6
Thornton, Roy: background, burglary career, and death, 265–66n.3; Bonnie Parker, marriage to, 232n.9; Clyde Barrow, interest in, 16
Thorpe, James, 275n.29, 277n.42
Tiger Shark (motion picture), 36, 242n.17
Tonight is Ours (motion picture), 242n.17
Trinity River, Dallas and Houston Counties, Tex., 64, 236n.30, 257n.7; and Eastham, raid of, 217
Truffaut, Francois, 180
Truman, Harry S., 154, 292n.2; and MacArthur, 232n.4
Twin Cities Tourist Camp, Fort Smith, Ark., 99, 265n.3, 268n.16, 270n.12
Tyler, Tex., 220
U.S. Congress, 16, 17, 65
U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Criminal Investigation, 89, 149, 167, 272n.15, 289n.6; changed to Federal Bureau of Investigation, 261n.6. See also Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Navy Seabees, 172
USS Akron, 36
USS Arizona, 159, 293n.20
U.S. Senate Banking Committee, 65
U.S. Steel, 166
U.S. Supreme Court, 166, 167
Unguentine, 101, 267n.11
Union National Bank, Springfield, Mo., 241n.16
Union Savings Bank, St. Charles, Mo., 37
Union Station, Dallas, Tex., 175
Union Station, Kansas City, Kans., 89
Union Station Massacre, 89, 264–65n.10, 272n.15. See also Kansas City Massacre
United States of America, 5, 7, 168
Van Buren, Ark., 98, 216, 266n.5, 270n.12
Van Noy, J. F., 212–13
Veterans Day, 5. See also Armistice Day
Vickery Park, Dallas, Tex., 181
Vinita, Okla., 40
Virginia, 172
Vivian, La., 248n.15
Vote for Roosevelt Again (popular song), 156
Waid, W. W., 9, 20
Waldo, Ark., 248nn.10, 13
Walls, the. See Texas state penitentiary
Wall Street, New York, n.Y., 6
Walters, Ted, 296n.39
War Admiral (race horse), 158
Warner Brothers Pictures, 179, 183
Warsaw, Ind., 7, 65
Washington D.C., 15
Waskom, Tex., 220
Weiser, Esther L., 169, 192, 235n.23; and Blanche, 175–78, 191–97, 296n.50; and Blanche’s memoir, 194, 296n.40
Wellington, Tex., 7, 249n.5, 257n.10, 262–63n.2
West, Mae, 242n.17
West Dallas, Tex., 14, 195, 234n.22, 249–50n.6, 294n.25; and Malcolm Davis murder, 212–14, 235n.25
Western Heights Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., 195
Western Union, 18
West Texas, 178
West Virginia, 189
WFAA (radio station), Dallas, Tex., 5
Whatley, S. J. “Baldy”: Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in, 291n.8
Wheeler, Doris, 221
Wheeler, E. B. (Edward Bryan), 187–89; murder of, 221–23
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain (popular song), 293n.15
Whitecotton, Thomas, 275n.29
White House, the, 16, 154, 292n.2
Who’s Who (short musical film), 157
Wilder, Gene, 181
Williams, John B., 266n.4
Wilson, Roger, 264–65n.10, 268n.14
Wilson, Webber, 216
Winamac, Ind., 252n.12
Winkler, Artie Barrow (Blanche’s sister-in-law), 14, 18–19, 24, 76, 77, 164, 168, 183, 184, 233n.13, 234n.22, 291n.2, 294–95n.31; Grove Hill, buried at, 195
Winkler, Wilbur, 164–65, 166, 231n.16, 246n.40; Blanche, helping, 291n.2, 294–95n.31
Winslow, Ark., 270n.12
Wisconsin, 65, 88
Witters, Ura, 250–51nn.8, 11
Works Progress Administration (WPA), 166, 167; Dexfield Park, 282n.8, 284n.19, 286n.26
World War I, 5, 65. See also Great War, the
World War II, 168, 172–73, 194
Wray, W. L., 17
Wullschleger, Elsie, 37
Yellow Cab Company, Dallas, Tex., 173
You Only Live Once (motion picture), 179
Zangara, Giuseppe, 17