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Santa Claus Robs Hometown Bank
T EXAS History
At high noon on Dec. 23, 1927, a man wearing a Santa Claus suit walked into the First National Bank of Cisco. With all eyes on their costumed confederate, three strangers took their assigned places in the lobby.
Behind the phony whiskers was a face well known around the small town. During his stay in the state penitentiary, 24 year old Marshall Ratliff dreamed of a…
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