When Dixie Parker Anderson grew up in Sedgwick in the late 1950’s and early 60’s, sometimes she had to go into the pool hall late at night to find her dad. She called it “embarrassing.” Anderson’s dad, Edward Parker, was the City of Sedgwick Marshal from 1946 until 1964, and in those days he didn’t have a radio in his car. One of the ways he received police related messages was through people calling his home and his wife or daughter relaying the message. The pool hall was the only place open late at night, according to Anderson. That made her dad easy to locate.
Source: Harvey County Now
