The Memphis onTNE Red!

  • Popeye stands in the back of a photo taken at Greenhaw’s Barber and Beauty Shop in 1942. Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew
    Popeye stands in the back of a photo taken at Greenhaw’s Barber and Beauty Shop in 1942. Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew
  • The Memphis onTNE Red!
    The Memphis onTNE Red!

    The following is the continuation of an excerpt from“The Hall County Gang ster: The Greatest Generation” by John R. Ballew, available for purchase on Amazon.

    “ M r . Blue, what have you heard about that Midway Battle out in the Pacific? I heard we won, but the papers around here always says we won,”said Popeye.

    “Popeye,you so full of shit.I wonder how you walk around all day. We both know you can’t …