Joe B. Broughton Missing Since July 8, 1924

Missing Raleigh Man Said to Have Left Home July 8. . . Went to Sanford in Effort to Secure a New Job, He Told His Wife

Raleigh, Aug. 1—After having heard no word from him nor finding any trace of his movements since he left home to go to his work on July 8, relatives and friends of Joe B. Broughton, employe of White Dairy Products Company, Friday reported his sudden disappearance with the belief that he may have met with foul play or become mentally unbalanced.

Broughton, who is married and has a 2-year-old child, has been missing since Tuesday, July 8, when he spoke to his wife in regard to a trip to Sanford for a conference relative to the acceptance of a new job. At that time he was employed as a salesman in charge of a rural ice cream truck, was making a fair salary and had earned about $1,500 in bonus money with which he intended building a home. Leaving home early in the morning, he has never been seen since, left no word that suggests any ?? plans nor has he left a trace as to his movements. It is known that he was a heavy consumer of headache tonic, and at times became very absent minded.

The wife of the young man and his employer at first thought he had gone off in search of a new job and would either return home or send back some word within a few days after his disappearance. They have heard nothing.

“| couldn’t believe that he willfully left me, our child and home and thought he would return and explain everything satisfactorily, but there has been no word from him,” sobbed is wife Friday morning as she told a reporter of the Times of his disappearance.

George White, the young man’s employer, has taken much interest in the case and is ready to start a search for Broughton. The missing man left without drawing any pay, carried no personal belongings as far as can be ascertained and had shown no state of unrest.

He is the son of J.M. Broughton of Garner, was reared near the town and had served in the Marine Corps during the World War. He did not see active service, however, and carried no marks of battle.

Young Broughton is described as being 25 years old, weighs about 140 pounds, is six feet and two inches.

From the front page of the Goldsboro News, Saturday, August 2, 1924

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