Lee Roy Hamrick, manager of the furniture department of Gilmer’s Shelby store, up until about eight weeks ago when he went to High Point and later to Winston-Salem to become book-keeper for his brother, a wholesale tobacco and candy merchant of Winston-Salem, tried to end his life there Thursday when he swallowed a quantity of poison. By receiving prompt medical attention at a hospital to which he was rushed soon after taking the poison, it is thought he will recover, although his condition is said to be quite serious. Reports this morning from the hospital state that he is still living.
Relatives state that he gave as his reason for trying suicide that he was discouraged over his work. It is known that he is a good salesman, but book-keeping was a hard job to tackle and it is thought that he became discouraged over his job. He is a native of this count and his mother lives in South Shelby. He was married to Miss Jennie Gold and has two children. Most of his work in Shelby has been with the furniture houses, he having worked in all of the Shelby furniture stores at different times. His last position here was with Gilmer’s furniture department. Several weeks ago, he went to High Point to take a position with a furniture dealer at that place, but he did not remain there but a month, going over to Winston-Salem where he became book-keeper for his brother.
Mr. Hamrick is 25 years old, a robust and cheerful fellow, well known in Shelby where the people regret to learn of his near tragedy.
From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Friday, July 30, 1926
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