Tag: May 1937
Tennessee’s Ghost Shooter: The Notorious Escape of Lonnie Taylor
The misty mountains of Tennessee had borne witness to the infamous exploits of Lonnie Taylor, a man as elusive as the wind. On a fateful day in May, Taylor sat on the stoop of his hillside home above the quiet town of Newport, watching a stranger stroll along a winding pathway. ‘Who might that be?’…
Lonnie Taylor, Escape and Murder, Tennessee, 1933
Deep in the Tennessee mountains, a notorious outlaw named Lonnie Taylor made a name for himself as a deadly marksman. This ‘bad man of the mountains’ was known for his exceptional shooting skills, which he would later use to escape from prison and commit a brazen murder. On the night of September 15, 1933, Taylor…
Charles Stengle and Luther Stewart Fight for Fair Pay, Washington D.C., 1937
In a tense showdown, Charles Stengle, head of the American Federation of Government Employees, and Luther C. Stewart, leader of the National Federation of Government Employees, took on the House Appropriations Committee in a battle for fair wages. The two union leaders demanded a 60-year increase in salaries for custodial employees under the Interior Department,…
