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Trial DateSet ForR u be' i 17/so 11 . S fa \ :COURT SESSION NorthGets7-4WILL BEGIN INLATE AUGUSTJohnson Is lfring Heldhi ( oimty Jail, Con-(onl. WithoutPrivilege Of Bail.Bv Hill. WORKMANIshmo lt;Spunk Johnson, 18-year-old youth charged with killing Rube*’ Wilson, famous Towele? of yes*crvear, will stand trial on that count during the August term of Cabarrus; county superior court The session begins about August2*1The f.ital shooting took place in t h* yard of Mrs. Meftie Watts' home, directly across the street from the home of Mrs. Miniiie Ald~erman. where an ice cream supper was brine held This was in the Walts crossroad* community of Ca-held in privilege On TWin Over SouthBad Weather Hurts Crowd Thursday Night For N. ( . State League s All-Star Battle: Baker Homers.h eI r»iI-county jail without theof bond»sday morning after tltvmurder a coroner’s jury, sitting atConcord, ordered Johnson held for further investigation by the grand jury of this county.Testimony brought out at the inquest, ut which Johnson was represented by Attctritty* W s. Bogle. Johi i S ~ ^ 11 Irv in and Robert Irvin, revealed that the defendant hud been knocked down several times before and after the fatal shooting took place in the yard of Mrs* Mertie Watts, directly across the highway from the home of Mr$AlricrmfmJ99E|l ; fl m-13 L Moose. a tall, red-facedman who said he had known Johnson for n number of years, testifiedthat he was driving alone in his car past the Alderman home abouf 8 45 lt;clock Saturday night Suddenly he «?aw ‘Spunk Johnson it inding in the road ahead of As the car went by John lunged into it. and fell backwardi he stoj d walked bac had fallen.i ElkThe North” te North State• Oinrcatt’it .iu v. *•;111 lt;r.With the score tied at 2 to 1! in i the sixth, the North staged a five run rally with Manager Jimmie j Maus of Thomasv ille becoming the! hero of the game by driving in j three runs with a double Goose Helms singled to send Maus in. j Hogsed singled and Helms went] to third. They pulled a doublesteal and HelmsBaker of the Concord Weavers hornered in the first inning to give the South a 1 to 0 lead, but the North tied it in the second inning Bill Carrier of the Moors crashed out a homer in ?he fourtha 2 to I lead butm heat the “South’ bv a scort of 7 to 4 league all-star gams played atOnlv 1200 fans saw the^a medueillvto•in is being to give the SumatoliwaPHthe North iclub came 1 through (♦nee |to|tio| it| up at 2 toThe South staged rally in thlt;eighth when Carrier and Pil/ger aid walked Ginger Watts of Kan napoits singled to count Carrier and Ted Swed of thr Tow ole rs sin to score Fitzgerald Jimmie White of Kanmthe final inning. He nicked for a hit and hit ( Helms with a pitched ball, bi tired the side without a run I**!ndsa^. Ross and Dennis South to five hits up tf Baker got his home Lindsay while Bill Carrier glt; circuit clouts at® ho | expense J| of young Ross. Swed and Watts «ot iheir eighth inning hits off Bruhn.star Cooleemee hurler Quell Templeton of t\ Moorsled the South at bat with l for 5. Helms. Motto. Barker and Smith each got two hits for the North Box score on Page 7)Toweler Mogulsri MTer l!t‘M‘r ed Seat Bargain\V. .1 Billotk uuMiwrtdl.lt;st night that » bargain offer will he made by the low tier* in the matter of reserved seatK for the month of July.1 lie due.tts will he sold bj the month at th** r*te of 25 rents a came, if paid in advance for a month. This bargain offer is made in an rffort at stimulating support of the team the next four u eeks. 6thei. U I . -M'.fieldtheoffhisENOCH ROADWill Furnish Short Route To Mooresville IW New Lake.Hii n t oroadjliraMW h ed himBmt jthemachine, a the mando von mewarAf\| III11 i Kinorti#w voti wna:’ from Johnstonsaid it was at this p ...‘’slapped ‘Spunk’ down/' .. him hard with his openhand f 1|JjllSf m. SAt this time, Rube Wilson walk* vd up to the point where the two men were, and according to Moose.took charge of him then/’ This was taken to mean that Rube tried to persuade Johnson, who was said to be very drunk, to go home and go to bed.It was only about two minutesafter Moose and Johnson had their argument that the shot was heard and persons attending the ice cream supper hurried around to the backyard of Mrs Watts where they found the WPA foreman lying on the ground—dying.Ralph Fink, who drove up to the seen at about the time the shot was fired, was the first man to reach Johnson. He found him coming out of the car shed, he said.and took the shot gun away from him. ftThe long -hoped for paved cut route between Kannapolis and Mooresville moved | another® step 6 toward reality ■ Thursday when lit .was learned that the state highway J department is planning to surface■tretiIMWThe |I)11 good |that iI of 1lat(j O Vicur H«e \new Enochvtlle road by Kannapolis lake ilv Independent learneduthority that *he pavingad is definitely on the ghway department pro♦n this section of the state, lot iknown| how scjctfii actual work Swtil begin|but| it is believedthe start will be made sometime• met*.Completion of that paving jobnWill Confer IViih Council, iVlaxwcll Atid Dayton During Div.RALEIGH *4*i—Sometime I ht today—close of thlt; ent fiscal year•-Governor Huey will be in li»e with other work Will announce whetr.fr he will that has been done within the past divert $2.(XK).f)00 from the highway i several months in and around Kan* fund to the general fund.The governor indicated Thursdayhe would maklt;» the this afternoon follovcouncil of state and con-»nces with A, J. Maxwell, commissioner of revenue and R. G Dayton, assistant director of th« budget. Ij tlt;napolis. Many miles of roads have been paved during that period and uncement many other roads in this vicinity mg a meeting are slated to get similar treatmentin the next few months.Its completion also will mean . that Kannapolis citizens will have ’ * a fully-paved route from the cityPIERCE CHILD DIEStT ROWAN MFMORItlmeandCHINA GROVE — Mart Pierce. 15 months, son of Mi Mrs. Floyd Pierce of this city it Rowan Memorial hospital about11:43 Thursday afternoon. lt;I minutes after arriving thertthe new lake, which is now filling Enoehviile residents will also have a paved route into Kan* napolis, thus making easily accessible to Kannapolis a large trading area. mSAM \OWA medical rep' rt shows is deeteasing. This may to the fact that many person wero considered crazy sev^eraIdult;whlt;Signs Of Progress In Towel CityW *%- i nf tmmmmmm w - -*mm ii ■ lt;imX» * 6*Bt II IHNCi OF th Kannapol of Tomet v took main foiwftN strides duriiu flu* \ st few months and fhr Iail\ Independents i ;!vne!.ttnaji brought in these tevi piituies nfl Mimf ot the Kn»\*th the l»u rl i 11 is experiencing now. lop to bottom, I* u oilunm: \j V\ horn* of IM i K. Bowman und«*i t oiiHtruetion on lt;atiiion houle%atd mat tin inters# ction uith tat kson Park road; srrvit-estation oti N«»uth Mam ntreet Iti^hi (oiuiiui; l|ot)Mk *»t Iliiiu man v- homr uii ( aimon slt;‘ Iilt;mi( and i* lit ranee to nr v\h eroup of stoi lt;hufhiiogs tree! and \\ vsi a\ t iiur| li\ir theatre on South Main I Wilier, under lomttruttion ne;ir !r, hoiitevard; new un(l« rpass m ar \vom k i enu rview load: lt;oiiHlrurtion uoik onat iho^jpjpji niou n lt;hi net ot f,\ rsl ^rsiCHURCHES HAVE! bob we antDIES AT HIS HOMERev. Galloway \l Trinilv: I’omiminion\Vlt;ll-KnownIs \ lelun lt;Mluncral Tlti( ahat rns Man Illness;After noonBtuWwNinetv-Five Slucicnls Attend SummerDRUG CONCERN ISGRANTED CHARTERNcu Firm IN a# To Do^liol«vsale| And KetailBusiness In t uncord
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Kannapolis Daily Independent
Kannapolis, North Carolina, US
Fri, Jun 30, 1939
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