Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-13

/ which Bishop Collins Denny, OF
Richmond, Va, participates.
HICKORY.-Z. Huffman, white,
aged 40, jumps from motor truck to
speak to friend, falls and skull is
crushed death resulting few hours
| later.
REIDSVILLE.-Prices in early
! days of season are regarded as dis
appointing by Old Belt tobacco grow
| ers.
MISUNDERSTANDING court hears
arguments on appeal of j. H. High.
tower, former president of Central
Bank and Trust company, OF Raleigh,
Under prison sentence for receiving
! deposits knowing bank to be insolV.
! ent
RALEIGH.-Dr. w. S. Rankin,
! secretary OF state board of health, is
| granted years leave of absence to
engage in extensive research work
under auspices of American Public
! Health association.
THOMASVILLE.-Ninety eighth
annual session of North Carolina
Methodist Protestant conference con-
venes here October 81, DR.. A. G. Dix.
or, of Greensboro. being president.
MOUNT AIRY.-Miss Ada Jones,
county health nurse, RESIGNS to join
nursing staff of Greensboro schools,
where she will specialize in work with
under weight children.
-SALEM.--Twenty five
thousand persons attend opening day
of Forsyth County fair.
RALEIGH.-EdGie E. Hurt, army
deserter, tried for murder in connec.
ton with death of soldier, Angelo Ka-
naris, at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, is
acquitted in federal court here.
RALEIGH.-The owners defy
federal agents and show films OF
| Dempsey-Firpo fight. District Attor
ney Tucker declares showing IAN
outra geous violation of law" and
promises to investigate manner in
which films were brought into state.
Observation-Disclosures. Bertha
Hester, widow, is found dead in
yard of home near Kernsville by
| neighbors.
ASHEVILLE.-Mr and Mrs. j.
D. Hood, Miss Mamie Hood, all OF
Florida, and Mrs. r. L. Maynard
| of Asheville, are taken to hosplta4
suffering from severe injuries re
ceived when automobile leaves road
and turns over.
GRAHAM-Col. Jacob A. Long.
so, retired attorney, suffers second
stroke of paralysis and is in critical
condition.
| n
elderly white man, of Rockingham
| county, is in Guilford county jail
| charged with assaulting 16-year-ol0
white girl near Draper. He Was
brought here because of intensr
feeling in Draper community.
GREENsBORO.-Juror J. A.
Dean is struck by motor car and
! painfully injured, mistrial being o.
dered in case of T. J. Finch! re-
ceiver of Bank of Thomasville, and
others against J. L. Armfield for
mer bank president, and wife, in
which it was sought to invalidate
deed to property valued at $4,000.
RALEIGH.-James Miller, negro,
convicted slayer of John Sutton
Lenoir county farmer, is electro
cuted, five brothers of slain man
witnessing execution.
GREENSBORO.-A negli
| gence on part of North Carolina
| Public Service company resulted in
| death of Lineman John w. KimbalA
suit for $4,000 damages is insti
tuted in Guilford county superior
court by widow, Mrs. Della Kim.
ball, against company.
WINSTON SALEM. = -Four ne
groes, under sentences ranging
from IS months to ten years, saw
out two sections of iron bars and
escape from Forsyth county prison.
HIGH POINT. - Loss estimated
at $4,000 is caused by fire of un
known origin which destroyed ma
chine room and chair room of Ideal
| Table company.
HENDERSONVILLE. = DR.. Co
lumbus Few, rs, native of Green
Vile. S. c., Confederate veteran,
dies after extended illness.
acknowledgements court ter
inmates long drawn-out litigation
when it upholds order Of Superior
Court Judge McElroy's order grant
ing power rights on Hlawassee river
to Carolina Tennessee Power com
pany through priority OF claim, de-
nying contention OF HlaWassee
Power company, respondent.
ALABAMA
LINEVILLE.-Les Cole, third
wear student in secondary agrlcul-
| tural school here, grows 80 bushels
of Irish potatoes on half acre and
sells them for SIS.
FLORENCE.-W. S. Estep is re-
elected mayor, and following Of
ficers elected Lester NorWe II
treasurer; o. B. Hill, attorney; T
B, Smith, clerk: Donald White, fire
chief; o. r. Callahan, superintendent
of streets; T. w. Curtis, sanitary
department; James Kilburn, building
and plumbing inspector.
ALEXANDER CITY. = Fall is
ushered in with building boom. More
than so new residences are being
built, $4,000 spindles are added to
Avondale cotton mills and new wa
ter works system is being installed
EUFAULA. - Claud H. Davis
opens one of the largest poultry
farms in Alabama near here. He
buys 600 hens and will add 400
more soon.
TUSKEGEE. = Continued dry
weather causes all streams in Macon
county to practically dry up. Live
stock suffers for water and many
fish die. .>.e
4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. excite
ment prevails here as result of find
ing strong oil indications in well
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