Remembering Sheriff Emit Leroy Petete

1945 — 1947 and 1949 — 1955

The following article was provided to us by the Hughes County Museum. It is the first of a series of articles we will be sharing over the next several months. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. by Randa Phillips

It was November 7, 1944, another national election day. Franklin D. Roosevelt was running for a fourth term in office, this time against Thomas E. Dewey. No…