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Alabama Governor (1951–1955) Gordon Persons. On July 22, 1954, a limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, by Governor Gordon Persons.The county, particularly Phenix City, had become lawless, and Persons lost faith in the local law enforcement, which had been implicated in illegal gambling syndicates, political corruption, and the murder of Albert Patterson, the ...
The assassination prompted Gov. Gordon Persons to declare martial law in Phenix City, and to send in the National Guard to enforce martial law. Those indicted for the murder of Patterson included the Attorney General of Alabama, who was judged mentally unfit to stand trial, the Russell County District Attorney, who was acquitted, and a Deputy ...
A few of the members were from Phenix City, Alabama, having been displaced from that town when martial law was declared by the Governor and the Alabama National Guard attempted to clean the town up. The organization owned and operated motels, restaurants, and clubs at the Mississippi–Tennessee state line and in the northern portion of Alcorn ...
Russell County, Alabama. Russell County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,183. [1] Its county seat is Phenix City. [2] Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. Russell County is part of the Columbus, GA -AL ...
A mother and son died Sunday in a Phenix City home fire. Tysha Musick, 28, and her 15-month-old son, Scott, were pronounced dead in their Meadowood Drive home at 1:52 p.m., Russell County Coroner ...
Albert Patterson. Albert Love Patterson (January 27, 1894 – June 18, 1954) was an American politician and attorney in Phenix City, Alabama. He was assassinated outside his law office shortly after he had won the Democratic nomination for Alabama Attorney General on a platform of reforming the rife corruption and vice in Phenix City.
The Phenix City Story is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Phil Karlson for Allied Artists, written by Daniel Mainwaring and Crane Wilbur and starring John McIntire, Richard Kiley, and Kathryn Grant. [3] It had a triple premiere held on July 19, 1955 in Phenix City, Alabama, Columbus, Georgia, and Chicago, Illinois.
For its complete news coverage and fearless editorial attack on widespread corruption in neighboring Phenix City, Alabama which were effective in destroying a corrupt and racket-ridden city government. The newspaper exhibited an early awareness of the evils of lax law enforcement before the situation in Phenix City erupted into murder.