‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd to be discussion topic

SALEM — Atty. Timothy R. Brookes will discuss Depression-era criminal Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd at 7 p.m. today at the Salem Historical Society, 208 S. Broadway Ave.

Floyd was gunned down near an East Liverpool farm in Columbiana County on Oct. 22, 1934. The talk will center on the last three days of his life.

Floyd’s life of crime took him into Ohio on several occasions. After the capture and death of John Dillinger, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover named Floyd Public Enemy No. 1 with a reward of $23,000 either dead or alive.

Atty. Brookes has served as president of the East Liverpool Historical Society since 1987 and has written numerous historical articles for “Timeline,” published by the Ohio Historical Society.