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Girls Sing While Judge Sentences Them to Mecklenburg Industrial Home, June 20, 1926

Girls Sing as They Are Sent Up

Charlotte, June 19—Three 18-year-old girls who appeared in police court Thursday accepted the transition light-heartedly when sentenced to 18 months in the Mecklenburg Industrial Home.

One girl was detained in the prisoners’ room, just off the courtroom, while the others were in a cell as they waited for the trial of their cases. From the cell of the girls, sweet melody floated into the courtroom, while the courtroom became quieter as those present listened.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Sunday morning, June 20, 1926

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