Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-08
ALABAMA


Mobile-Owing to labor shortage
caused by thousands of negroes go
ing to industrial centers of north
and west, many South Alabama
farmers are asking prosecuting at
.acneys to take action against labor
agents.
Aartselle-D. A. Sloan of this
place loses $4,000 on fake horse
race at Tarpon Springs, Fla. Con-
fidence men who pull deal" are I'm.
der arrest in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Wetumpka-Sheriff Golden, an
nounces that for first time in num-
Der of years county Jail is empty.
Hartselle-Morgan County Bap.
fist association celebrates one hun.
church, near here. Rev. J. I. Stock.
ton, veteran preacher, gives history
of association.
TuscaloOsa-Druid City hospital
is having plans drawn for erection
of $4,000 nurses home.
Observation-Disclosures of citizens
will so to Washington, D. c., to en-
ter protest against removal of white
officers and placing in their stead
negroes, in the government hospital
here for negro soldiers.
Mobile-Prof. Charles J. Dunster,
aged IS, noted musician. dies here.
Mobile had been his home for IA
years.
Fayette-L NJ. Parish, IS. dies at
home here. His wife and three sons
survive him.
Notwithstanding Agricultural
school closes here with 81 boys ana
girls graduates, largest number ever
known.
Cordova-William Stokes, %, is
accidentally electrocuted by contact
with wire charged by electric storm,
while at Indian Head mills. He was
n graduate of Birmingham public
schools and member of Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity.
Camden. Lister Hill candidate
for congress from this district, ad-
dresses large crowd at courthouse.
Goodwater-S. r. Crew, of this
place, is engaged to manage Gads-
denis seni-professional baseball
team; opening game at Sylacauga,
May "a.
Fayette-Thirty-si boys and girls
graduate at Fayette High school,
May Is. Commencement sermon by
Rev. S. A. Balch, pastor Methodist
church, of Vernon, May IS.
Millport-William Parish. of this
place, aged Sc, is oldest railroad en-
gineer in Alabama. He ran first
train over this division Of Southern
railroad, then Richmond & Danville.
in 1888.
Sheffield-Five hundred additional
ore miners are employed here by
Sloss- Sheffield company, following
their purchase. Of Sheffield Iron cor.
poration.
FlomatOn-Flomaton' city council
decides to purchase chemical truck
and organize volunteer fire COM
pany.
Jones Mill-There are II gradu-
Rtes at public school closing here.
Rev. w. F. Cam, Of Brewton, de-
livers diplomas.
neutrality-suspicious. convention
Of Alabama League of Women
Voters to be held mere May 22-23-24
Several hundred delegates from all
sections expected. Mrs. Charles r.
Bricken is state president.
Jasper-Acuff Milling company
increases its capital stock $4,000,
and will increase its capacity.
Opelika.-Hundreds of beautiful
shade trees are destroyed here by
terrific windstorm.. No lives lost.
Jasper. - Allison Musgrove Mer.
camille company is new firm which
will engage in general mercantile
business here.
Albany.-Miss Elizabeth Brock
away resigns position with Tennes-
see Valley laboratory and returns to
her home in Livingston. She is
succeeded by Richard Fennell, of
this place.
Decatur.-Morgan county's Jail
contains twentyfour prisoners, larg-
est number in months. Whisky
cases predominant.
Ohatchie.-Bernice Little, aged
twenty-five, and his wife of only
few months are burned to death
hetSJ dS IucIE IlOiIlS is destroyed by
fire. Others in the building escape
; with their lives.
Admission. - Deputy Sheriff Joe
Dale captures strange wild bird
near here, which has black head,
red eyes, long bill, dove.colored body
and half webb feet. 1t is twice the
size of native quail.
TrOy.-Small balloon released here
by G. B. Howard is found at Rhine,
Ga, distance of $50 miles.
SampsOn.-C. c.. Holley & Co. sell