Martin County Mob Leaders Sentenced to Prison
Ten convicted mob members in the Needleman mutilation case were ordered to hard labor in the State prison. Sentences ranged from six months to 30 years, totaling 75 years, with heavy penalties for Henry Griffin and Julian Bullock. Judge Sinclair denied unwritten law defenses and urged trust in the courts as families showed emotion in the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamston
Joseph Needleman
Martin County
Henry Dennis Griffin
Robinaville Barber
Sincair
the Sparrows
Julian Bullock
Clare Heath
Mercy
Don Gillian
Needleman
Sinclair
North Carolina
Griffin
Bullock
John Dawson
Young Heath
Dawson
Ben Lilly
Johnnie Griffin
Don Gilliam
E. C. Stone
John Gurkin
Dennis Griffin
W. W. Sparrow, Sr
Mob Leaders Said to Be Good Fellows
Nine convicted mob members who mutilated Joseph Needleman in Martin County were moved to Raleigh prison at 1 PM in three armed carrier cars. Guards accompanied two per car as the group entered stripes and awaited assignment to work suitable to each man’s ability. The convicts, led by Griffin, faced long sentences with grim resolve and minor quarrels about prison life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Joseph Needleman
Martin County
H. T. Robertson
Robertson
J. A. Norman
Griffin
Clayre Heath
Norman
Doors Open for Giant Dirigibles at Lakehurst
Electricity operates the twin 2000 ton doors at Lakehurst N J for the Shenandoah and Los Angeles hangar exit. Each portal measures 189 feet wide and 177 feet high and slides aside on trucks and rails. The operation costs 120 dollars and takes about 30 minutes.
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Shenandoah
Los Angeles
Navy
Lakehurst
N. J
Rockefeller Heiress Weds Young New York Lawyer
Minabby Rockefeller, heiress to a vast fortune, married David Meriwether Milton, a young New York attorney, at the Rockefeller home in New York City. The ceremony omitted the word obey, witnessed by about 600 onlookers outside as John D. Rockefeller, Sr. attended. The couple plan a two month European honeymoon before taking up residence in an undisclosed New York City apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minabby Rockefeller
David Meriwether Milton
Fami
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Weat 54Th Street
Cornelius Woelfkin
Park Avenue
Rockefeller
John
Mr. Woelfkin
Albert Fink Milton
Ellen Milton
Mr. Rockefeller
Abby
Milton
Europe
Rockefeller and
Pocantico Hills
N. Y
John JD. Rockefeller, Jr
Encouraging Siren in Chicago Eatery Promotes Credit Requests
A Chicago neighborhood restaurant spotlights a polite helper siren voice that urges patrons not to fear asking for credit. The feature from The Christian Register frames the approach as courteous and inclusive, emphasizing respectful refusals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Christian Register
Meredith College to Move to New 1200000 Plant
Contractors assure completion of Meredith College’s new 1.2 million dollar plant three miles west of Raleigh by year end. If ready, the college will relocate during Christmas holidays, freeing room for up to 500 students with additional temporary buildings and staff housing plans under consideration.
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Meredith College
Raleigh
Charles F. Brewersta
Meredith
Bonda
North Carolina Baptist Convention
Brewr
Federal Agent Held Accused of Assault
Henry Brooks of Wilkes county sues Federal Prohibition Agent R L Lovelace in U S District Court for ten thousand dollars claiming an assault near Fishing Creek Arbor Wilkes county in January left him with a fractured skull deafness and impaired sight? Brooks alleges Lovelace was intoxicated at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Henry Brooks
Wilkes County
R. L. Lovelace
Yadkin
Wilkes Counties
Lovelace
Fishing Creek Arbor
Brooks
Convict Sends His Peg Leg Home in Guilford County
Greensboro May 17 The Guilford county courts face a puzzle over whether a wooden leg can be sentenced to the county roads after convict Bob Hannah was assigned to gate duty at the stockade. Hannah walked off broken duty, was recaptured, and later gave his wooden leg to a visitor, claiming it as personal property. Captain Foushee ponders if the county must buy a leg or if the court can sentence the device itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
J. Giles Foushee
Bob Hannah
Poushee
Hannah
Foushee
State to Build 1 000 Miles of Good Roads in 1925
Evidence against three suspected criminals at Danville grows as post office inspector M E Murray joins the investigation. W L Redman and W M Matthews arrive with links and envelopes matching loot. Money bags from Wachovia Bank and Planters Bank similar to those used in the vault blast are described. Sheriff Kridder identifies Hiram Marks as Jerry Farlow, a former safe blower.
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Danville
M. E. Murray
W. L. Redman
Pilot Mountain
W. M. Matthews
Partners Bank
Redman
Matthews
Wachovia
Winaton
Planters Bank
Richmond
Kridder
Rowan County
Hiram Marks
Jerry Farlow
Dynamite Found Hidden in Tobacco Aimed at Jail Escape
In Danville Virginia detectives foil a jail break plot by three men. Dynamite caps were found concealed in tobacco cans carried to the prisoners. The plan involved caps to blow locks and grenades to strike guards. A driver of the scheme tied to robberies in North Carolina with witnesses linking one suspect to a Pilot Mountain postal robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Campbell
Lewin
North Carolina
S. C. Lawrence
Pilot Mountain
People Call for Road Sentences in Chatham Court
Pittsboro May 16 Judge W M Bond said he had never received so many letters from the county's best citizens urging stiff road sentences for liquor law violators. The docket was heavy with cases awaiting trial and most defendants were white, with offenses mainly liquor law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsboro
W. M. Bond
Chatham County
North Carolina plans 1000 miles of roads in 1926
Raleigh reports the state highway commission will build about a thousand miles of roads in 1926 under Frank Page. Roughly half will be hard surfaced and half sand clay or grading across all ten districts and most counties. About 400 miles already let this year with more to come. 65 million bond funds linger, plus 16 million for 1925 and five million from federal aid and loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Frank Page
Page
Fair Prices Forecast for Topac Co Tobacco Season
Wilson May 13 Indications point to fair prices for tobacco this season as leaf stock held by US manufacturers stands about 39 million pounds below last year in the bright leaf belt. England also shows a 14 million pound decline. Georgia yields may rise modestly, while drought hurts crops in parts of the state. North Carolina reports crops looking fairly well.
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Wilson
Leaf Tobacco Commission
Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
England
Reduction by Surgery In North Carolina Hospital
At Parrott Memorial Hospital in Kinston a patient weighs 325 pounds and undergoes fat removal surgery. Dr Albert DeK Parrott reports a 27 pound fat pad was removed from the abdomen after a flank to flank incision eight inches wide. The patient is convalescing and said to be nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinston
Parrott Memorial Hospital
Albert Dek. Parrott
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F. W. Sparrow, Jr
Roy Gray
Alfred Griffin
Lester Edmundson
Tom Harrell
L. A. Croom
John Gray Cory
Jim Horton Coltrane
Clarence Gurkin
Hubert Griffin
A. Wilson Griffin
State Prison
Convict
County
State
PILOT
Farlow
Topacco
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