Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-12
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regardless of killing of Leonard
Fuqua, Jacob Brake and Carey
Bush. Several dipping watts are dy-
uamited.
MOntgOmery.-Rec agricultural
committee of state legislature, w.
f. Garth of Huntsville, chairman,
is meeting here Many new laws
for betterment of Alabama farmers
are suggested.
Observation-Disclosures Of citizens
go to Washington to protest to
President Harding against placing
negro officers in charge of hospital
here for negro soldiers.
SyIacauga.-Prof. C. c. Crow is
reelected superintendent of city
schools.
WadIey.-Wadley school closes
with interesting program, including
well-staged play, 1.-THE Wren
Syalcauga.-J. c. Cruise, one of
the best known citizens here, is dead.
He is father of Walton Cruise, Bos-
ton, National league, baseball player.
Tuscaloosa. - The Baptists will
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costing over $4,000.
Montgomery. - DIR. Charles Fl.
Pratt, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian
church, receives call from Central
Presbyterian CHURCH, st. Louis, Mo.
Montgomery. - Alabama Bankers
association holds annual session
here.
Admission. - Harry Powell, veteran
councilman from the Sixth ward, is
seriously i'll.
ChiIdersburg.-Miss Blanche Lind
sey, aged eighty, dies here at family
residence. A brother and sister
survive her.
Jasper.-West Jasper is enjoying
most rapid growth. Over seventy
five new residences and several store
houses are being built.
Opelika. - J. A. Albright, age
eighty, prominent educator dies at
home here.
Troy.-Despondency over domestic
troubles causes w. E. Griffin, we'll
known attorney, to commit suicide
by firing bullet through his head.
Leeds. - Hebron Baptist church,
near here, is dedicated. Rev. J. l..
Aders, Of Leeds, delivered memorial
sermon.
MonroevilIe.-It is decided to hold
Monroe county fair here this fall.
Cash premiums of $4,000 will be dis
tributed.
Jasper-W. r. Screws, we'll known
hotel proprietor, is stricken with
paralysis and is in critical condition.
Decatur. - Sarah Savage, wife of
negro barber, tells officers three
negro women kidnap and mistreat
her.
Georgiana.-Rev. Edward w. Hol-
land is ordained as Baptist minister
here.
Jasper.-Rev. w. r. Wells resigns
as pastor of Jasper Christian church.
Montgomery. - Persons convicted
of prohibition violations will find no
sympathy before state board of par
dons, unless injustice is shown, it is
announced.
Observation-Disclosures authoritig; are
testing all milk sold here,t in accord
ance with new milk ordinance.
Bessemer.-M. H. Stevenson is Sc
riously wounded, as result of ac-
cidently shooting himself.
EnsIey.-Ensley merchants are en-
joying fine business, with hundreds
of men working at good wages, and
spending their money here.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES racing across
First avenue viaduct an automobile
seriously Injuries two negro women.
Occupants of car flee.
, Bessemer.-Lon Gilbert is being
tried for numbering Bette Price, IA
years ago.
Birmingham. Jefferson county
high schools have 338 graduates this
commencement, exclusive of Biz
minghamS City.
/FairfieId.-over 100000 worth of
property, including homes, is sold
here by land company.
Birmingham. Claiming he is
knocked from train by Louisville and
Nahville railroad employe, Ernest
Edwards is asking court to allow
him 100000 against railroad
Observation-Disclosures an
nual convention, Alabama Assocla-
ton of Insurance Agents, is held
here May Is.
SeIma.-Judge S. F. Hobbs de-
livers strong charge to grand jury
here against carrying concealed pls'
tolls.
Birmingham.-City commissioners
adopt ordinance putting jitneys off
downtown streets.
Observation-Disclosures Ramsay is
named president of city school board
with R. E. Chadwick vice president
MobiIe.-It is decided that the
state convention of American Lee
-gion be held here las tweek In Au'
gust.
Albany.-Over 500 people are con-
in different churches.
Decatur.-W. C. McPhail, special
agent of the department Of justice,
arrests F. z. Barnett, claiming Dali
las, Tex, his home, on charge OF
f1im-famming negroes.
Opp.-Opps cotton mill and cot
tages Of mill village are being paint
ed and overhauled.
FuIton.-This place is shipping
twenty-three carloads of lumber to
northern markets.
Opp.-While operating a band saw
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