Missing Statue Of Ex Mississippi Governor Put In Closet Covered By Blanket
Andrew Ketchings told reporters that it was his decision to remove the statue and that he had been bothered by it for years “because of everything [Bilbo] stood for.” It is now in a closet behind one of the building’s elevators, draped in a fire blanket. Bilbo served as governor from 1916 to 1920 and again from 1928 to 1932, then joined the Senate in 1935 until his death in 1947....