Koon-White Wedding Held Aug. 3, 1926 in Virginia

Koon-White

People will be interested to know of the marriage of Miss Cleo B. White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O. White Sr., to Aaron Brownig Kean on Tuesday, Aug. 3rd, 1926 in Suffolk, Va.

Miss White is a very popular young lady of Perquimans County and Mr. Kean, formerly of Goldsboro, is now with the Eastern Cotton Oil Company, Hertford, N.C.

The bride was neatly attired in grey georgette with accessories to match, carrying a corsage of bride’s roses and lily of the valley.

Immediately after the ceremony, they left on a car for his home and other sections of the State.

From the Women’s News and Views page of the Goldsboro News, Wednesday morning, Aug. 4, 1926

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St. John's Ladies Aide Society Home-Coming Aug. 4, 1926

To Have Home-Coming

St. John’s Ladies Aide Society will have a home-coming at the Park this afternoon at 3:30. This is the annual home-coming, and it is held every August at the Herman Park.

Mrs. R.E. Brown will make a talk. All members are urged to be present and new members are especially invited.

From the Women’s News and Views page of the Goldsboro News, Wednesday morning, Aug. 4, 1926

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Missionary Auxiliary Met at St. Paul's Methodist Church Aug. 2, 1926

Auxiliary Meets

The Missionary Auxiliary of St. Paul’s Methodist church held their regular business meeting in the Sunday school room Monday afternoon at 4:30, Mrs. J. B. Davis presiding.

Mrs. E. M. Davis gave the Bible Lesson, Mrs. J. B. Davis led in prayer and Mrs. Gurney Hood gave an interesting and helpful talk on Stewardship. Miss Martha Westmoreland sang a beautiful solo, accompanied by Miss Jean Barrett at the piano. Mrs. Walter Peacock was appointed to fil the office for the rest of the year made vacant by the recent death of a beloved member of the Auxiliary.

From the Women’s News and Views page of the Goldsboro News, Wednesday morning, Aug. 4, 1926

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From Women's News and Views Page in Goldsboro News, Aug. 4, 1926

Personal Mention

Miss Louise Walters has returned home after a brief visit to relatives and friends in Rock Mount.

Mrs. Walter M. Adams and children, who have been visiting relatives in Statesville, have returned home. Miss Lousie Jones, a sister of Mrs. Adams, accompanied her home to spend several weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Vick, accompanied by Miss Clara Spicer, leaves this morning for Buffalo Lithium Springs, Va.

Mrs. E. L. Beaman and daughter, Miss Myrtle, and grand-daughter, Dorothy, of Norfolk, are spending the week with Mrs. Beaman’s niece, Mrs. Rachel Pate and other relatives of this city.

Miss Virginia Stevens of Richmond, Va., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. T. L. Ginn.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dawson, who have been on a pleasure trip to Washington, D.C., returned to Goldsboro Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Dawson’s sister, Mrs. R.C. Craver and little daughter, who will spend several weeks with relatives in this city.

Miss Carrie Evans of Greenville is the guest of Miss Mildred Sammohs.

Mrs. J. F. Bowen of Greenville is visiting her parents on Willliams St. South.

Miss Mary Alice will leave this morning to visit Mrs. Norwood Bizzell.

Mrs. Thomas Edmundson, who has been critically ill, is improving.

Misses Francis Herring of Rocky Mount, Martha Thigpen of Tarboro and Celeste Hubbard of Clinton, who have been visiting Miss Annie Battle Miller, left yesterday for their homes.

Mrs. Carl Whitley and Mrs. D. D. Bradshaw have returned from a visit to friends at Wrightsville Beach.

Miss Maggie Farley of the county health department has returned from a vacation of two weeks.

Mr. Frank Toler of Rocky Mont, Mr. Thomas Toler of Edenton and Mrs. Guy Gaskins of New Bern are visiting friends and relatives in the county.

Mrs. Thomas Spear has as her guest Miss Elizabeth Moore of Greensboro.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ryland Lake, a son. Mother and son are doing nicely.

Mrs. H. M. Cox of Mount Olive was an operative patient in one of Goldsboro’s hospitals yesterday, and last reports were to the effect that she was doing very nicely.

From the Women’s News and Views page of the Goldsboro News, Wednesday morning, Aug. 4, 1926

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Four Serious Accidents Involving Autos, Aug. 1, 1926

Four Serious Wrecks Near Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem, Aug. 1—Three persons are in hospitals, two with broken bones and three other persons suffered unknown injuries as the result of four auto accidents in or near this city today.

The known injured are: Nellie Savage, negro, broken right ankle; James Wilson, negro boy, broken right ankle; Vadry Turner, injuries undetermined but not thought to be serious.

Two arrests were made. Tom Brooks, negro, was arrested on a reckless driving charge and J. F. Matthews, who lives here, was arrested charged with the same offense.

There was only one collision. Nellie Savage was hit while crossing a street intersection by Matthews’ car. James Wilson was injured in the same way. Vadry Turner was said to have been playing in a street when he was struck by a car driven by Charles Ingram, who lives here. The unknown persons were in a car which was hit by Tom Brooks’ automobile as he was backing it out of a filling station.

From the front page of the Roxboro Courier, Aug. 4, 1926

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Christian Gentleman Gang Boss Acquitted in Murder of Two Convicts, July 29, 1926

Nevin Cranford Is Acquitted by Jury. . . Christian Gentleman of Stanley Not Guilty of the Charge of Murder. . . Defense Claimed Plot

Albemarle, July 29—Nevin C. Cranford, former gang boss charged with the murder of two negro convicts, was found not guilty here tonight. The jury deliberated 40 minutes.

The verdict was returned at 10:30 o’clock tonight after a trial lasting more than two weeks. The state alleged that James Taylor and Jame Howell, negro convicts, died from the effects of beatings administered by Cranford.

There was no demonstration when the verdict was returned, but both Cranford and his wife wept, shook hands with defense counsel and then with jurors. The court had warned against a demonstration.

That Nevin C. Cranford was framed by six ex-convicts, former members of the Stanly gang, was the charge made today by defense lawyers as they made their pleas to the jury. “The whole thing is nothing but a tissue of lies, hatched up in the distorted imaginations of the state’s star witnesses,” thundered B. M. Covington, first speaker of the day. Other defense attorneys concurred with Mr. Covington.

From the front page of the Roxboro Courier, Aug. 4, 1926

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Person County Well Represented at Farmers Convention in Raleigh, Aug. 4, 1926

Farmers Convention

The Farmers Convention which met in Raleigh last week was an event worthwhile, and we are glad so many from this good County attended. We hope to have an article from one of the ladies telling about this great meeting. There was only one regret for us, and that was our friend Mr. Lewis H. Daniel had a sore throat and could not enter the hog-calling contest.

The following represented Person County: Mr. and Mrs. J. Burton Satterfield, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. D. Winstead, Mr. L. H. Daniel, Miss Bessie Heath Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gentry, Misses Mary and Joy Wilkerson and Mr. J. C. Wagstaff.

From the front page of the Roxboro Courier, Aug. 4, 1926

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