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From: "Rebecca York" <>
Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] YORK info with a twist
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 06:59:22 -0700
References: <LLENLMEPIPCOJGDBJMOKGEFBCEAA.bilwalsh@swbell.net>


Thanks Billie.
Very interesting.

If that record (1904 liquor sales bust) IS my grgrgrandfather - that means
he went from the first postmaster of YORK in 1894 (joseph franklin york) to
bootlegging.

Maybe he went postal.....................sorry, couldn't resist!

Becky


----- Original Message -----
From: "Billie Walsh" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 8:05 PM
Subject: RE: [OKGEN ] YORK info with a twist


---------snipped abit----

> Back in the "old" days, when Oklahoma was a dry state, my grandmothers
> sister was married to a bootlegger. Kansas was the closest "wet" state so
my
> grandfather would fly up to Wichita and buy liquor and fly it back to
town.
> He owned his own airport so landing was no problem. I figure either the
law
> never figured out how the liquor got into town or just didn't care. After
> all they did have to get THEIR liquor someplace didn't they. I remember
how
> mad my uncle was when they passed the law that made Oklahoma a "wet"
state.
> Never quite figured out why he didn't just open a liquor store.

> (o:]>*Huggles*<[:o)
> Billie and Tracie Walsh



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