🚨1938 WANTED FLYER Thurston County WA Sheriff Oklahoma Crime Nash Lafayette... For Sale

​📜 ORIGINAL HISTORICAL EPHEMERA — 100% GENUINE 1938 POLICE DEPARTMENT FILE 📜

​Up for sale is a captivating, historically significant internal police circular issued directly by the Sheriff's Office of Thurston County in Olympia, Washington. Dated via a crisp detective division stamp on October 3, 1938, this artifact provides an incredible window into pre-WWII Pacific Northwest and Midwestern law enforcement operations.

​🔍 THE PIONEER FAMILY "RUDDELL" CONNECTION:

Local Pacific Northwest historians will immediately recognize the name of the female accomplice, Lulu Ruddell. The Ruddells were one of the primary founding pioneer families of Thurston County, Washington (with local landmarks like Ruddell Road and the Ruddell Pioneer Cemetery named in their honor). This criminal file confirms she was running with an out-of-state fugitive and likely led him straight back to her family's historic home turf to lay low!

​📊 ITEM SPECIFICS & ARTIFACT DETAILS:

• ​📅 Year Issued: 1938 (Depressed Pre-War Era)

• ​🏛️ Issuing Agency: Sheriff L.C. Huntamer & Chief Civil Deputy Mrs. Edward D. O'Brien (Thurston County, WA)

• ​👤 Suspects Profiled: E.T. Morgan (Wanted for a Felony in Clinton, Oklahoma) & companion Lulu Ruddell (Age 24)

• ​🚘 Getaway Vehicle Detail: 1938 Nash-Lafayette Coach (Oklahoma License Plates: 240-404, Motor Block Number: LE 118429)

• ​📂 Document Type: Internal Law Enforcement Bureau Circular (Circular File No. 1243)

​🔍 PROVENANCE, MARKS, & UNIQUE STAMPS:

• ​🔴 Detective Division Stamp: Features a rare, bold red rectangular routing stamp marking exactly when the Olympia detectives processed the folder: OCT -3 1938.

• ​🖋️ Handwritten Case Notes: Vintage fountain pen inscription reads: "assigned to auto theft and bulletin" showing exactly which specialized desk handled the local pursuit.

• ​🖍️ Field Grease Pencil Markings: Period red pencil notations at the edge list "Bull 7920" and "Olson" (the responding deputy assigned to check the local area for the vehicle).

​⭐ CONDITION REPORT:

• ​📜 Authentic Age & Patina: The high-grade paper has aged to a perfectly uniform, warm cream/tan hue. It looks exceptional under display light.

• ​🖨️ Text Preservation: The typewriter print is incredibly crisp, deep black, and 100% legible. No heavy fading or missing words.

• ​📐 Structural Integrity: Clean margins, very light edge wear consistent with standard departmental station handling. Faint horizontal and vertical original mailing fold lines are visible on the blank reverse side. No major tears, stains, or fluid damage.

​📦 SHIPPING & PACKAGING GUARANTEE:

• ​Archival Grade Packing: We understand ephemera preservation. This item will be shipped inside an acid-free protective sleeve, sandwiched securely between thick, rigid sheets of heavy cardboard to ensure it arrives completely flat and undamaged.

• ​⚡ Fast Shipping: Shipped securely with full tracking updates provided the moment it leaves our facility.