Word: vahlberg
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Deputy sheriffs who were supposed to notify taxpayers of delinquencies often reported back "can't be found," without really looking. The published notices of tax sales, required by law, frequently were put in obscure newspapers at the other end of the county from the unsuspecting tax delinquent. Finally, Vahlberg was charged with forgery growing out of the use of the "Ted Smith" name and went to trial. His former deputy testified that Vahlberg went over tax-sale lists before public sale, and instructed the deputy to sing out "paid" or "out" when he came to a piece of property...
...executive named W. C. Bonney. He admitted he had used the name "Ted Smith" for "business purposes. "Then came the biggest headlines of all: Printer Bonney had kept part of the "Ted Smith" land, but had deeded many of the lots over to the retired county treasurer, William F. Vahlberg, whose office had run the tax sales...
Nine Times and Oklahoman reporters combed through 360,000 names on the tax rolls to find out how much property Vahlberg owned. They discovered 183 lots in his name and more owned by his relatives. At recent tax sales, Vahlberg had bought 116 lots for sums ranging from a few cents...
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