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Joe Adkinson Arrested Oct.16, 1926, When Police Found 2 Gallons of Whiskey at His Home

Held for County Court on Whiskey Charge

Joe Adkinson, colored, of Fork township will face Judge Bland in county court Monday to answer to a charge of having whiskey in his possession for the purpose of sale. Deputies Kornegay and Smith took Adkinson into custody yesterday when they discovered two gallons of whiskey in his home.

From page 8 of the Goldsboro News, Sunday morning, Oct. 17, 1926

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