Not All Robbers Are Bad!

OK, maybe I should rephrase that but I just wanted to grab folks’ attention! :-)

Lately, I’ve taken to just throwing surnames into the Historical Newspaper Collection at Ancestry and seeing what might come up. You know, I’ll put “Spangler” in the surname box and then choose a state I’m interested in and “Obituaries” in the keywords box. I’ve gotten quite a few interesting results and usually save all the Spangler obituaries I find.

Yesterday, I had typed in this search and was looking in Indiana for an obit for Charles Morris Spangler but never came up with one. I did come up with what I thought was an interesting story. It’s short and sweet but I think there may be a few of you who would enjoy it. Here is the transcription:

Sick Wife Saves Man Four Dollars

Baltimore, Md (AP) — A passenger pulled a knife on cab driver Henry Spangler. He told Spangler he had a sick wife and needed $5.

Spangler, 52, said he had a sick wife too. The bandit said he would settle for $1 then. He took it and fled.

Indiana Evening Gazette, Wednesday, December 2, 1959, Page 14, Column 4

I hope I don’t get into any trouble with the AP on this! Enjoy the story and then “Have A Great Day!”

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