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The Old Main Drag is a Lonesome Road
"The highway was the umbilical cord that brought outsiders and their money into contact with the towns of the rural South."
Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off…
Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off…
Black Prisoner's killing sparks Ashburn racial violence
Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985)
Troubled times come to Ashburn
"Most blacks and whites here get along all right," said Robert Lee Wright Sr., father of the young man slain. "I haven't had any problems. But the police force and blacks don't get along at all. They treat blacks wrong all the time."
'Deadly force' bill clears House committee
"Prompted by a Turner County incident, a House committee Tuesday approved a bill that spells out when a police officer can us 'deadly force' to apprehend a subject."
Suit Filed on Behalf of Robert Wright, Jr.
"The NAACP filed a civil suit here in Federal court on May 4 seeking $5 million in damages."
Schools Withstand Tension
in reference to Robert Wright Jr.'s shooting death and subsequent riot in Ashburn.
Wright Laid to Rest at Sunday Service here
Grave photo of Robert Lee Wright Jr., victim of shooting in Ashburn on September 30, 1985.
Tan Cleghorn Again Wounded by Cochran
Tan Cleghorn, accused of poisoning her fiance Minnie Marchman and killing her, was shot by her brother, W.J. Cochran. Tan received only a flesh wound with the bullet striking him in the thigh.
2 Fatally Shot in Poison Feud
W.J. Cochran, brother-in-law of deceased Minnie Marchman, fatally wounds the brothers of accused murderer, Tan Cleghorn.
"Today Cochran left his home with a shotgun on his shoulder... the Cleghorn brothers were encountered... When the smoke…
"Today Cochran left his home with a shotgun on his shoulder... the Cleghorn brothers were encountered... When the smoke…
Girl's Death Mystery; Seek Man
"Miss Minnie Marchman Dies in Ashburn in Convulsions--- Coroner Has Warrants Sworn Out For Tan Cleghorn, Her Friend, Who Has Vanished."
Perry Believes Wright Death Justifiable; NAACP Calls for Special Prosecutor
First article:
"Perry said Friday, based on the 100-page GBI report, that if the coroner's inquest, which will be conducted here by members of the staff of The Doctor's Clinc [sic] in lieu of Coroner C.V. Perry and his assistant, results in a…
"Perry said Friday, based on the 100-page GBI report, that if the coroner's inquest, which will be conducted here by members of the staff of The Doctor's Clinc [sic] in lieu of Coroner C.V. Perry and his assistant, results in a…