October 27, 1955
Describes that William Bulls, a Black man from Killen, was killed after a transport truck hit his farm tractor
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Rites Sunday For Negro Crash Victim
October 29, 1955
Provides information about the funeral for William George Bulls as well as personal information following his death in a tractor-truck accident.
Sheffield Negro, Long Resident, Dies Friday Night
January 24, 1951
Describes that Hattie Loyed, a Black woman from Tuscumbia, passed away after being ill for three months
Negro Girl Dies After Being Hit By Car Saturday
January 29, 1951
Explains that a three-year-old, Black girl named Myra Mae Thorne was killed in Allsboro after being struck by a car driven by John Wallace Poole
Will Ingram, Well Known Florence Negro, Dies Friday
February 19, 1951
Describes that a Black man named Will Ingram, who served as janitor at a segregated school in Florence, passed away
Services Held For Ike Coffee, Negro Servant
October 25, 1950
Briefly notes that Ike Coffee, a former slave, had passed away after an illness in the home of a family he was a servant for
Public Rally Held By Klan In S. Carolina: Handbills Urge: ‘Hear What The Klan Stands For
November 12, 1950
Describes that the Ku Klux Klan was to hold a rally in order to explain their version of a violent night where they attacked a man named Rufus Lee at his home, attacked Black Americans at Myrtle Beach, and conducted a shooting that resulted in multiple injuries and deaths
Negro Is Shot to Death by His Own Son”Alfred J. Mitchell Killed Instantly Wednesday Night
November 23, 1950
Describes that a Black man named Alfred J. Mitchell was killed by his son and thatthe son was being held in Lauderdale County Jail after his confessing to the murder
Fanny Cole, Negro, 107, Dies At Home
December 6, 1950
Expresses that longtime resident Fanny Cole had passed away and notes that shehad helped found Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church
War Casualty
December 12, 1950
Depicts that a man named Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the first Black man to serve as a naval flier, was killed in the line of duty