Obituaries: Judge Wade Neal, 1936, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From:  January 23, 1936 Winn Parish Enterprise

Negro Youth Killed Thursday Afternoon

Jumped From Wagon Into Path of Car Driven By Traveling Salesman

Judge Wade Neal, 12 year old negro youth, was almost instantly killed Thursday
afternoon shortly after 1:30 when he jumped from a wagon on the Dodson-
Winnfield highway into the path of a large brown sedan, driven by Leroy
Lieber of 508 South Franklin, Chicago, Ill., a traveling salesman for the
Form Fit Corset Company of Chicago.  Traveling with Mr. Lieber was his wife.

The unfortunate boy was the son of Lee Neal, who lives on the J. M. Hyde
place.  Another negro was driving the wagon and told the boy not to jump.  The
oncoming car was traveling too fast to stop according to the driver of the
wagon, and struck the youth on the leg throwing him to the pavement where he
struck his head.  He lived about ten minutes after the accident and died at a
local clinic where he was brought by the Liebers.

Witnesses to the accident stated that it was unavoidable.