Claude Allen Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Massie Case
Wytheville June 1 Claude Swanson Allen found guilty of second degree murder for killing Judge Thorton L. Massie. Jury recommends 15 years in Richmond State Penitentiary. sentence suspended to allow testimony in other Carroll county shooting cases. Prosecution to pursue first degree murder indictments and related trial of Sheriff Webb murder. Court to reconvene July 1 with venire from Washington County.
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Wytheville
Claude Swanson Allen
Thorton L. Massie
Richmond
Carroll County Court
Allen
Claude Allen
Webb
Staples
Wythe
Washington County
UDA
Claude Swinson Allen
Commonwealth
R. Holman Willis
Mr. Wyser
D. W. Bolen
Claude
Wyser
Ad- Judes
Massie
Dexter Goad
Jixdye Massie
Willis
Noted airman Wilbur Wright dies in Ohio
Dayton May 30 Wilbur Wright noted airman dies at 3 35 am of typhoid fever after a long illness. Surrounded by family including Bishop Milton Wright and Orville Wright, he helped pioneer modern flight and co invented the aeroplane. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Ohio
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Milton Wright
Orvill Wright
Conklin
Boston
Orville
World Progress
Advancement
Gutenburg
Watt
Fulton
Stevenson
Hoison
Bell
Marconi
Fially
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Paris
Wilburright
Scriptures on Success from Joshua Sermon in The Charlotte Observer
The piece reflects on self discipline and preparation as keys to success. It cites Joshua 23 11 urging heed to self and steadfast faith. It urges youth to start life with purposeful effort and states success comes from mind body and soul trained for life s demands.
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Charlotte Observer
Joshua
Hamburg Great Harbor
Floyd Allen Rages in Wythe County Jail Cell
In Wytheville Virginia on June 1 Floyd Allen raged within his jail cell prompting the use of Baldwin Felts detectives and a special guard to quell the disturbance. The incident occurred as dawn broke and added to the tension surrounding the case.
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Wytheville
Floyd Allen
Carroll Mountaineer
Wythe County
Baldwin-Felts
Prisoner Floyd Surges With Rage at Roanoke Jail
Old Floyd, described as a Tennessee inmate, erupts in rage while under guard near a caged mountaineer. Dr. P B Green notes likely no serious injury. W G Baldwin confirms Floyd and others will be moved to Roanoke jail at 2 50 this morning due to his aversion to return there.
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Jowd
P. B. Green
Old Floyd
W. G. Baldwin
Claude
Roanoke
Floyd
Agitation for Sunday Train Moves Through Western N C
In Elkin on June 1, citizens from Winston Salem to North Wilkesboro discuss bringing back Sunday train service on the North Western North Carolina Railroad. Twenty years after a brief 1906 Sunday run, opposition from local ministers and congregations led to petitions to end service, though many travelers enjoyed Sunday outings to mountain towns. Supporters have signed petitions and will petition Washington officials to decide the issue. counter petitions oppose Sunday trains.
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Elkin
North Western North Carolina Railroad
Winston Salem
North Wilkesboro
Greensboro
Raml
Washington
Greatness and righteousness in manhood urged in sermon
The piece urges living by the Golden Rule and Christian values. It cites Jesus teaching seek first the kingdom, and notes Greatness depends on inner virtue as shown by McKinley and Gladstone. It concludes that a pure thought and clean life lead to success.
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God
William McKinley
Gladstone
Jesus
Rattlesnake Fatal to Two Craven County Tots
Craven county near Pitt line reports the deaths of two Adams children after a rattlesnake bite escaped from a nest. The eldest boy and his sibling were playing near a setting hen when biting incidents occurred as the mother attempted to rescue the hen and care for the others. The tragedy follows a chance encounter with the venomous snake in the yard.
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Craven County
Keenville
N. C
Pitt Line
George Adams
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