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Identifier
20137308
Description
Mrs. Helen Grubbs Mecke, right, 19- year-old mother, was sentence Monday to serve five years for the robberies of the North Fort Worth State Bank and the First National Bank of Handley. Nicknamed "Piano Legs", she is shown here with Mrs. Verna Ditto, deputy U.S. marshal, preparing to enter United States District Courtroom.
Archival Date
1953-07-13
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-893
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Crimes; Judicial proceedings; Robberies
Names
Mecke, Helen Grubbs; Ditto, Verna (Mrs.)
Subjects
Crimes; Judicial proceedings; Robberies