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Brutal killing of NAACP leader near Gonzales under mystery
Herbert Johnson 60, head of Schulenburg NAACP, was found beaten and burned near his car in a Gonzales county pasture. Sheriff McGinty urged caution on motives, with robbery suspected. a witness was questioned and released. Johnson’s family estate dispute adds potential tension.
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Gonzales
Tex
L. O. McGinty
Herbert Johnson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
McGinty
E. W
Patterson
Johnson
A. Simpson _ Tate
Southwest
NAACP
Dallas
Arthur Dewitty
Austin
Mount Eden
John Romberg
Anderson Johnson
Romberg
Schulenburg
Fayette County
Gonzales County