One-time Little Axe resident and Al Capone associate Murray Humphreys, will be remembered at a gathering close to his former home at Brendle Corner. Mel Shoemaker is hosting the meeting which includes a movie about Humphreys’ life and reports from relatives and people who knew him and worked with him.
From Wikipedia

Llewelyn Morris Humphreys (1899 – November 23, 1965) (also known as The Camel, The Hump and Murray Humphreys), was a Chicago mobster of Welsh descent who was the chief political and labor racketeer in the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition. His family immigrated from the village of Carno, in Powys, Wales.

A ruthless but clever man, Humphreys believed in killing only as a last resort. As Al Capone put it, “Anybody can use a gun. ‘The Hump’ can shoot if he has to, but he likes to negotiate with cash when he can.” Humphreys also did everything in his power to see that he and other Outfit members attracted as little press attention as possible.
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By 1921, things had gotten a little too hot for him in Chicago. So, Murray left town for his brother’s home in Little Axe, Oklahoma. Taking a temporary job as a door-to-door salesman, Humphreys met an attractive young college student from Norman, Oklahoma, named Mary Brendle.

Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by calling Shoemaker at 579-2738. Also, please bring any information about Murray Humphreys or the Al Capone gang you might have.

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