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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Continuation of report on the slaying of Mr. Atkins, a prominent Southern family member, Hampton and Ohio State graduate, and 369th Infantry veteran cited for gallantry. Suspect Thompson jailed without bail as investigation probes his statement. Atkins survived by wife, parents in Winston-Salem, siblings.
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his statement has not been ascertained. A vigorous investigation has been launched, and Thompson is held in jail without bail.
Mr. Atkins was a member of one of the most prominent families in the south. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Marshall Atkins, his parents, Principal and Mrs. S. G. Atkins of State Teachers college, Winston-Salem, N. C., three sisters and five brothers. He was a graduate of Hampton Institute and of Ohio State university. He was a member of the Louise Adams Masonic Lodge, famous in Tuskegee, and of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. During the war he belonged to the 369th Infantry and was cited for gallantry in service.
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Winston Salem, N. C.; Tuskegee
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Investigation launched into slaying of Mr. Atkins; suspect Thompson held without bail. Atkins, from prominent Southern family, survived by wife, parents at State Teachers College in Winston-Salem, three sisters, five brothers. Graduate of Hampton Institute and Ohio State University; member of Louise Adams Masonic Lodge in Tuskegee and Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Served in 369th Infantry during war, cited for gallantry.