Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-12

Thomas Short loses all fingers and
thumb Of left hand.
Troy.-Circuit court is in session
here with Judge A. E. Gamble
presiding. There is a large docket.
Opp.-Mrs. w. L. Palmer, aged
So, dies here suddenly from stroke
of paralysis. Her husband and six
children survive her.
AttaIIa.-Tom Jackson is arrested
charged with attempting to rescue
prisoner from deputy sheriff.
Alabama City.-Over 500 robed
members of Ku Klux Khan parade
streets of Alabama City, Gadsden
and Alfalfa.
Alabama City.-Negres here are
planning to build new $4,000 Bap-
fist church.
JIuntsviIIe.-All cotton mills here
increase wages 10 per, cent. Five
big mills are affected.
Sheffield.-Phillis Watts, aged
thirteen, niece of Mrs. George Ew.
ing, of Sheffield, is accidentally shot
and killed instantly in Washington.
D. C.
Muscle ShOals.-This town is in
coporated, and municipal officers are
nominated, to be voted for in No
vember, Nominees are George l.
Mcbride, mayor; for aldermen
George Harris, George H Vaughn
r. H. Huston, w. H. Green and r,
F. Tucker. a
Observation-Disclosures Kemp, negro
wanted here for numbering deputy
sheriff, is arrested at Birmingham.
Huntsville.-Chambe of Commerce
sets aside each Monday as trade day
here. Special inducements are offer.
ed country people.
ATbany.-C. E. Baxter, head of new
hosiery mill, announces mill will
be ready for operation June /.
Opelika.-American Legion stage
entertainment here. consisting of
horse racing, baseball and other
amusements.
Talladega.-G. B. Holland stabs to
r death Ebert Emphrey, negro taxi
cab driver. Holland is jailed.
Montgomery. - Several Alabama
ministers are planning trip to Holy
LaAlNlJ lCuN4IlS QQ1lIlS June.
BridgepOrt.-More cotton is being
many years.
Hanceville.-Six carloads of straw
berries are sold here at $4.35 per
crate.
Bridgeport.-Owing to crowded
conditions of schools, trustees are
planning another building.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to I. T.
Quinn, state commissioner, Of game
and fish. $4,000 fish were placed in
streams of Alabama during 1922.
AnnistOn.-Heavy fines are being
given alleged viofators of national
: prohibition laws in federal court
here, presided over by Judge w. 1.
| Grub.
ACCOMMODATIONS County High
school closes here with good pro-
gram and number of graduates. Ad-
dress is delivered by DR.. John G.
Dawson, president Of Howard col
lege, Birmingham.
Standardization j. j. Loving and
Captain A. Bethel, government dis
trict engineers, are inspecting Ala
bama river, with view to govern
MOntgOmery.-Swa of bees fly
ment spending $15O,OO0 on improv-
ing river from Mobile up.
over business section of Montgom-
cry, finally settling on automobile
of N. J. Bell, near Bell building.
Montgomery. More than fifty
appeals for executive clemency are
submitted to board Of pardons,
MOntevalIO. Annual report of
Alabama College for Women shows
24,40O gallons of milk are produced
in college dairy for year.
Fairfield-Prof. F. D. Graves re-
signs as superintendent. of Fairfield
schools. No successor elected yet.
Jasper.-Calumet coal mines near
here break record for production,
turning out $500 tons daily.
Parrish. - Work is progressing
rapidly on Parrish's first ice plant
which is to supply local trade this
| summer. Z,
Misunderstanding college closes
successful year. Rev. j. j. Tucker
delivers address.
Sipsey.-Baseball/ clubs are or
ganized by Sipsey, Calumet, Oak
man, Yerkwood and other Walker
county towns for county league
| games.
Albany.-In fast game of baseball
Albany defeats Decatur, score to
6, winning city title.
Troy. C. Thomas, one of old.
est citizens of this place, is dead
here. His widow and ten children
survive him.
Dadsden. - -Four new ordinances
adopted by city council place ban
on labor agents.
AIbertviIIe.-W. S. Wilbanks, aged
citizen of Marshall county, dies at
his home here as result Of stroke
of paralysis.
COIumbiana. Judge w. M.
Lackey, Of Ashland. is hearing 80
cases on the circuit court docket
here.
Eufaula.-Emmet Brown is on
trial here, charged with burning his
tire plant, in which an old man and
daughter are burned to death.
Gadsden.- of fire depart
ment ask $40 per month advance
in wages.
FIorence.-Annual convention of
Benevolent and Protective Order of
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