Fetch the Devil: The Sierra Diablo Murders and Nazi Espionage in America

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notes 1. “Nancy Frome Engagement Broken,” El Paso Times, April 6, 1938, 1. Original newspaper (OR) archives, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin (UT). 2. Peter Watson, The German Genius (New York: HarperCollins, 2010), 324. 3. “Recalled as Teacher,” Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, April 5, 1938, 2, Newspaper Archive, http://newspaperarchive.com. 4. J. Harrison, genealogy research for author, Austin, TX, December 12, 1994. 5. Evelyn Rose, “The Giant Powder Company,” Glen Park News (Winter 2007/2008), FoundSF, accessed July 14, 2013, http://www.foundsf.org. 6.JeanH.Hall,closefriendandsororitysisterofNancyandMadaFrome,interview by author, Lafayette, CA, February 10, 1995. 7. U.S. Census Bureau, 1940 Census, last updated January 14, 2013, http://www .census.gov/1940census. 8. Blue and Gold (yearbook), Class of 1935 (Berkeley: University of California, 1935). 9. Society Section, Oakland Tribune, May 13, 1934, 19, Newspaper Archive, http:// newspaperarchive.com. 10. Sailing Schedule, 1934–35, Dollar Steamship Lines and American Mail Lines, Round-the-World, accessed April 4, 2008, http://www.timetableimages.com. 11. Mrs. Alison (Dodge) Knope, close friend and former Tri Delta sorority sister of Nancy and Mada Frome, interviews, correspondence, and clippings from personal scrapbook provided to author, Lakeland, Florida, October 1995–January 1996. 12. “Rewards for Killers Swell,” El Paso Herald-Post, April 5, 1938, 1, OR archives, Briscoe Center, UT. 13. Rosters of 1934 and 1935 Cal Golden Bears football team, University of California , Berkeley. 14. Mrs. T. B. Chattam of Mexia, TX, letter to Chris Fox, May 21, 1938, El Paso County Sheriff ’s Office (EPSO), case file 9628. 15. Weston G. Frome, interview by Texas Ranger Hugh J. Pharies at Richmond, California, November 5, 1940, transcript, EPSO, case file 9628. 16. Ibid. 17. Daniel Yergin, The Prize (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991), 208. 18. Get the “Plus” of a Packard in 1937, sales brochure (Detroit: Packard Motor Car 328 notes to pages 1 5 – 3 7 Company, September 2, 1936), accessed September 9, 2009, http://www.classyauto .com. 19. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, History of GasolinePrices,pamphlet(Washington,DC:GovernmentPrintingOffice,July2009). 20. Chattam, letter. 21. Texas Department of Public Safety, Special Bulletin to all Peace Officers, April 18, 1938, describing the wardrobes, jewelry, and luggage missing from the Frome vehicle, EPSO, case file 9628. 22. W. G. Frome, interview. 23. Nancy Frome, letter to close friend Alison Dodge, mailed from El Paso, TX, March 28, 1938, Alison (Dodge) Knope correspondence with author. 24. W. G. Frome, interview. 25.NancyFrome,lettertofriendAlisonDodgeonHotelCortezstationery,March 25, 1938, copy provided to author by Alison (Dodge) Knope, January 11, 1996. 26. “Academy Award Winners and History 1929–39,” Academy of Motion Picture ArtsandSciences,BeverlyHills,California,accessedJuly15,2009,http://www.oscars .org/awards/academyawards/about/history.html. 27. Charles Higham, Errol Flynn: The Untold Story (New York: Dell, 1980), 169. 28. Chris Fox, notes, EPSO, case file 9628. 29. Fox, notes. 30. Harold White, El Paso manager of Atlas Powder, interview by Chris Fox, in Fox, notes. 31. “Oil Cars Seized in Juarez,” El Paso Herald-Post, March 25, 1938, 1, OR archives, Briscoe Center, UT. 32. Bill Hollum, mechanic, interview by El Paso sheriff ’s investigator, EPSO, case file 9628. 33. Betsy Hagans, brochure describing Hotel Cortez restoration (Cactus Points, 1983). 34. “Mother, Daughter Slain in Vicinity of Van Horn,” El Paso Herald-Post, April 4, 1938, 2, OR archives, Briscoe Center, UT. 35. N. Frome, letter to A. Dodge, March 28, 1938. 36. “Mother, Daughter Slain,” 9. 37.TexRiccard,Cortezdoorman,interviewwithsheriff’sdeputy,Foxnotes,EPSO, case file 9628. 38. “Ranger Holds Abandoned Car,” El Paso Herald-Post, April 7, 1938, 1, OR archives, Briscoe Center, UT. 39.“FoulPlayFearedafterCarFound,”DallasMorningNews,April4,1938,1,Dallas Morning News (DMN) archives, accessed September 13, 2006, http://nl.newsbank .com. 40. Fox, notes. notes to pages 3 7 – 7 2 329 41.“ElPasoWomenVisitorsDisappear,”ElPasoTimes,April3,1938,1,ORarchives, Briscoe Center, UT. 42. Ibid. 43. W. G. Frome, interview. 44. “Mother, Daughter Slain,” 1. 45. Ibid. 46. Ibid. 47.AndyEdwards,vocationalagricultureteacher,Benavides,TX,swornstatement, taken May 2, 1938, EPSO, case file 9628. 48. N. D. Collear, inspector in charge, El Paso district Immigration and Naturalization Service, letter to Chris Fox, April 28, 1938, EPSO, case file 9628. 49. “Report of Post-Mortem Examination,” autopsy conducted April 4, 1938, at Peak-Hagedon Undertaking Parlor by Office of City-County Health Department, EPSO, case file 9628. 50. “Mother, Daughter Slain,” 1. 51. Ibid. 52. Hollace...