Chief Askew's Diary: April 24, 1930

Drunken man shoots self at Newnan hosiery mill

There was a light session of Mayor’s Court this morning in Newnan, with two women brought in for fighting. One was fined $5, the other was dismissed.

The big news “in our line,” as Chief Askew puts it, was a local man was arrested at Mann’s Hosiery Mill, one of the major industries in Newnan. Paid subscribers can read on about his ironic accident. Click below to upgrade.

The picture of mill workers at a sock factory in Anniston, Alabama gives a good picture of what went on at Mann’s Hosiery Mill and similar textile companies throughout the South in the 1930s.