This post is the 11th in a series of posts about the life of my cousin and con man Elridge Solomon Price, Sr. You can find the other installments here:
Come 1956, it must have been Georgia's turn on the fraud spin wheel. Elridge is indicted again.
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, March 27, 1956, Page 2 |
The following article out of Monroe, Louisiana, added a colorful description and some new, interesting information, i.e., "Cadillac and diamond necklace profits" and "assaulting a federal tax officer" !!
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| Newspapers.com, The News-Star (formerly The Monroe News-Star), Monroe, Louisiana, Wednesday, March 28, 1956, Page 9 |
(I checked and re-checked February of 1956 to try to find something about Elridge assaulting a federal tax officer, but I found nothing.)
Unfortunately, is appears that Edith is now neck deep in Elridge's shenanigans.
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, March 28, 1956, Page 3 |
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| Newspapers.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, April 14, 1956, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, Standard-Times (formerly San Angelo Standard-Times), San Angelo, Texas, Saturday, April 14, 1956, Page 5 |
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| Newspapers.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 05, 1956, Page 8 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, November 10, 1956, Page 2 |
Then it was 1957 and this picture about sums up Elridge's year, and it is just beginning!
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| Newspapers.com, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado, Wednesday, February 20, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado, Monday, March 11, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, August 20, 1957, Page 19 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, Georgia, Thursday, August 22, 1957, Page 16 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, Georgia, Tuesday, September 10, 1957, Page 1 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, September 10, 1957, Page 6 |
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| Newspapers.com, Standard-Times (formerly San Angelo Standard-Times), San Angelo, Texas, Wednesday, September 11, 1957, Page 1 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, September 11, 1957, Page 1 |
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| Newspaper.com, The Houston Post, Houston, Texas, Thursday, September 12, 1957, Page 51 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, September 12, 1957, Page 31 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, Friday, September 13, 1957, Page 35 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, September 13, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, Standard-Times (formerly San Angelo Standard-Times), San Angelo, Texas, Saturday, September 14, 1957, Page 1 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, September 17, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, September 18, 1957, Pages 1 & 4 |
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| Newspapers.com, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Tyler, Texas, Thursday, September 19, 1957, Page 16 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, September 19, 1957, Pages 1 & 18 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, September 21, 1957, Page 9 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, September 21, 1957, Pages 1 & 15 |
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| Newspapers.com, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado, Monday, September 23, 1957, Page 10 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, September 23, 1957, Page 20 |
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| Newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, Tuesday, September 24, 1957, Page 6 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, September 24, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, September 25, 1957, Pages 1 & 6 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, Georgia, Thursday, September 26, 1957, Page 18 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Midland Reporter-Telegram, Midland, Texas, Friday, September 27, 1957, Page 16 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, September 27, 1957, Page 4 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Evening Mirror, Hillsboro, Texas, Tuesday, October 01, 1957, Page 1 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, Georgia, Tuesday, October 01, 1957, Page 12 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Odessa American, Odessa, Texas, Wednesday, October 02, 1957, Page 1 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, October 02, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Midland Reporter-Telegram, Midland, Texas, Thursday, October 03, 1957, Page 4 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, October 03, 1957, Page 55 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Evening Mirror, Hillsboro, Texas, Friday, October 04, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, October 04, 1957, Pages 1 & 4 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, October 08, 1957, Page 10 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, October 08, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, October 09, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, October 10, 1957, Page 15 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, October 10, 1957, Page 17 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, October 11, 1957, Page 8 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, October 12, 1957, Page 3 |
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| Newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, Saturday, October 12, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, October 12, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, October 14, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, October 15, 1957, Page 6 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, October 15, 1957, Pages 1 & 11 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, Wednesday, October 16, 1957, Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, October 16, 1957, Page 5 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, October 16, 1957, Pages 1 & 8 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, Thursday, October 17, 1957, Page 5 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Tulsa Tribune, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Friday, October 18, 1957, Page 1 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, October 19, 1957 Page 2 |
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| Newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, Saturday, November 09, 1957, Page 20 |
Here's my question. He was in federal court in Atlanta. Then why did he go all the way down to Pensacola, Florida to the hospital for treatment of the flu???
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| Newspapers.com, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado, Monday, November 11, 1957, Page 4 |
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| Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, November 22, 1957, Page 1 |
It was a tough couple of years for Elridge. Come back in a week to see what happens next. Will he actually go to prison? Or will he win his appeal? With Elridge, there is no predicting the outcome of any situation.
