History Lessons – Clyde Dillon, Part 2: the search intensifies

On Oct. 16, 1941, Sheriff Mead traveled to the Stake Springs and Yellow Creek area to renew the search efforts for Clyde Dillon of Hutchinson, Kansas. The reward was now up to $500. Note that a brand new 1941 Chevy Coupe could be purchased for $800. One of the Dillon brothers had flown in a small plane from Wichita, Kansas, and another plane was brought in from Grand Junction to help with the search. There…