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My Life with Bonnie and Clyde

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by Barrow, Blanche Caldwell


  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

 

 

 


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