2013 Spring Newsletter

Albert James Moody —A respected airplane mechanic of the famous 8 8 ** i3FE 5BJMTw CMBDL ĕ HIUFS squadron.

Recently discovered black history item was Albert Moody, a relative of Doretha Smith of Paola. Albert Moody was a instructor \mechanic, PG UIF 3FE 5BJMT BO BMM CMBDL ĕ HIUJOH squadron from the Tuskegee Institute during World War II. 4FWFSBM NPWJFT XFSF QSPEVDFE IPOPSJOH UIJT IFSPJD Ę ZJOH TRVBESPO

Lydia Dale Moody, mother of Cecil and Albert standing with their father James F. Moody

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A black man hanged from a tree in the Park Square in February 9, 1883. Henry Smith was charged with having outraged the little daughter of Hugh Bennings. Henry was a CSPUIFS PG 1PML 4NJUI 8IFO 4IFSJČ -POH SFGVTFE UP MFU B NPC JOUP UIF KBJM UIF EPPS was broken in. Hearing the pounding outside Smith, the prisoner, cut his throat with a SB[PS BOE XIFO UIF GSFO[JFE NFO HPU UP IJN JO UIF DFMM IF XBT EZJOH PS EFBE ć FZ UJFE the rope about his neck, and with a yell, started out. It was a long rope, and there must IBWF CFFO ĕ ę Z NFO IPMEJOH JU ć F CPEZ XBT ESBHHFE GSPN UIF KBJM CBDL PG UIF 3BJOFZ block to the northeast side of the Park Square where it was stretched up to a tree and

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