Obituary of O. HORACE BENNETT, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

Copied and Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 
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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  August 27, 1931

Headline:  O. Horace Bennett Dies as Result of Fist Fight
Sub-Headline:  Spectacular Figure of Tullos Boom Injured at New Texas Boom 
Town

Longview, Texas, Aug. 21. - O. Horace Bennett, 52, died here today, it is 
said as the result of a fist fight with J. Paul Flannery, an oil operator, 
last Wednesday, when Bennett is said to  have been hit and knocked against a 
marble stairway, fracturing his skull.  Flannery is at liberty under bond.

The trouble is said to have arisen over a commission on an oil deal.  Bennett 
was a prominent figure in the Tullos oil boom and during activities there won 
the name of "Boss of Tullos."