Word: knoxes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Knox County, Ky., is feud country. Within its hilly boundaries, no spot is more remote than the little country store on Cold Fork Creek. 18 mi. back in the mountains from Barbourville. Walter Smith and Link Gambil, two men who had hated each other for a long time, walked into the store, grasped left hands, started pistolling each other. Feudist Gambil was shot seven times; Feudist Smith thrice. Both died...
...Knox County moonshiners killed Gilbert Botkins. Deputy Sheriff John Stewart of Knox County pulled a gun on someone, died from loss of blood when a bystander knocked it to the ground, accidentally shooting the officer in the leg. Hunter Burchell, guard at the State reformatory at Frankfort, shot Sheriff N. J. Tipton of Rockcastle County. Mrs. Tipton is now the third Kentucky sheriff's widow serving out her deceased husband's term. Clit Clarkson of Casey County murdered his wife. Vernon Blankenship killed his brother-in-law at Pikeville. Jack Warren killed Hugh Beckham in his roadhouse near Bowling Green...
...hours practice in handling the ball, especially the throwing of forward passes, proceeded under the direction of Coaches E. L. Casey '19 and James Knox, and lasted from 4 until 5 o'clock. Except for those members now engaged in hockey and track and other winter sports, practically the whole of last year's squad turned...
Captain Hageman announced further that the light practice sessions would be directed by Coaches Casey and Knox, and possibly other members of Harvard's coaching staff. When it was first suggested that such work-outs should be held, the team planned on doing without the help of the coaches, so as to give a most informal atmosphere to the meetings. So many football men, members of the University squad of last fall, and many Jayvee and Freshman players answered the invitations to last nights meeting, however, and signified their intention to come out for practice, that the coaches were requested...
...graduation from Knox College in April, 1917, when he was too young for a commission, he enlisted as a private. He rose to a sergeantcy, first class, and became senior instructor at the Ordinance Field Service School at Camp Hancock, Georgia. He was transfered to the Field Artillery and after the Armistice was honorably discharged with the rank of second lieutenant. Simpson's ability as a lawyer was well shown by his being able to gain the highest honors in the Law School immediately after spending two years in military training, and among the difficulties of war. His legal experience...