The A.R. Harvey story: smashing stills, combatting alcohol trafficking

Historical feature -- part 3
This photo appears to show the 1925 Lampasas Fair parade, with Sheriff A.R. Harvey leading the procession. courtesy photo
This photo appears to show the 1925 Lampasas Fair parade, with Sheriff A.R. Harvey leading the procession. courtesy photo

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of local topics. The following is the next installment of a series on former sheriff Albert Roby Harvey.

For the first two years of National Prohibition, Sheriff Robert E. Poole (1870-1941) was the man in charge of locating and destroying stills in Lampasas County, and arresting anyone involved in the illegal alcohol trade.

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