The following is an excerpt from “The Hall County Gangster: Raymond Ballew” by John R. Ballew, available for purchase on Amazon. Author’s note: Eighty-seven years ago this week, Raymond did not shoot the sheriff or the deputy. “Time Changes Everything” by Bob Wills November 10, 1937, 7:45 p.m.Five cotton gins were pumping smoke, dust and cotton lint into the air as Raymond Ball...
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