Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-17

REIDSVILLE.-R. o. Stephen
and 7. w. Morris, farmers, Of nea
Ruffin, are sent to Jail for 80 day
| by Superior Court Judge Lane, VIII,
| holds these members of cooperative
| tobacco growers association in con
tempt Of court for selling tobacco
on Independent market.
WINSTON SALEM.-Mrs Kat,
Burr Johnson, state commissioner o.
Mbllc welfare, denies Governor Nor
rfson sought to influence her to vote
for Democrat and oppose reelection
Of Republican when she broke tie
vote at board of welfare meeting
re-electing c. G. Robinson as Surry
county welfare officer.
LEXINGTON.-LocaI postoffice is
robbed by experienced yeggmen
quantity of postage stamps suffi
GENTLY large to require motor car
to transport them being stolen
Nalue is not determined. Registered
mail is trampled but not taken. AL
safes were wrecked. No clue is
found.
CHARLOTTE Is acres in
extent, for which $4,000 is paid, is
bought by Ford Motor company al
edge of city, and plan to build plant
to manufacture 400 cars per day is
announced. Another plant will man
ufacture extra parts. Construction
work will be undertaken at once
which will give 1000 skilled men EN-
ployment.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES navy fol
United States is nations insurance
Of continued existence, Admiral An
drew T. Long, chief of bureau oil
navigation, declares in principal adj
dress of Armistice day celebration
World is now facing crisis, he added
and war cannot be prevented by
scrapping Americas means Of naval
defense.
NEW BERN.-Order Of Solicitor
Jess Davis, of New Bern, for arrest
of Captain A. c. Shelton. of Nova
Scotian rum runner Pilot, wrecked
on North Carolina coast, and five
members of crew, is declared by
United States district attorney to
be probably violation of law. -
Tucker says Davis will be prosecuted
eff way can be found"
CHARLOTTE. - Numerous pri
vate radio stations here report hear
ing Armistice day address Of former
President Wilson at Washington.
RALEIGH.-W. G. Womble, rep
resentative of North Carolina corpo.
ration commission. who denounced
present freight rates on anthracite
coal at interstate commerce commits
sion hearing at New York city, re
turns to Raleigh.
WILMINGTON. - Federal judge
Conner requests grand jury to give
"deep thought" to depredations and
activities of hooded mobs and or
CARNATIONS and bring indictments.
He was bitter in denouncing recent
severe whippings at various points
in state attributed to hooded indi'
Viduals.
GREENSBORO-Former students
of University Of South Carolina re-
siding in Guilford and Forsyth coun-
ties organize, electing Pierce Ruck
er, of Greensboro. president.
PINEHURST. - Miss Jenn Wins
low Coltrane. Of Concord. is in
dorsed as national vice president by
North Carolina convention, Daugh'
ters Of American Revolution.
HIGH POINT.-Chosing rather to
crash into telephone pole than run
down three young women, Homer
Swain, garage employe, is taken to
condition Car is
wrecked.
ELKIN.-Thought to have become
insane, body of Miss Mary Hollo-
mon. IS. is found in brush near home
in Yadkin county by searching par
tv which had secured woods for her
nearly two days. Woman had frozen
to death.
GASTONIA.-More than 10000
persons attend Armistice day cele'
bration featured by unwilling Of me-
mortal to Castor county World war
dead. when addresses are delivered
bv Governor Morrison, Brigadler
General A. j. Bowley, Of Fort Bragg
Congressman Tom Connolly, OF
Texas, and Col. Wiley c. Rodman'
Of Washington, N. c., state com
mander, American Legion.
ASHEBORO. - Tom Wood, mer
chant, collapses after chasing negro
whom he had caught stealing. WOOD
is in serious condition, which physl'
clans attribute to weakness 1ollo"'
inc, severe shock sustained IN Jan
uarv when attempting to save BOY
clinging to live wire.
ASHEVILLE. - Mrs. w. B: Car:
penter, wife of assistant cashier OF
National Bank of Commerce ana
member of one of city's most prom
inent families, is electrocuted IN
kitchen of her home wnen high ten
sion wire falls across wire serving
current to washing machine she was
operating.
RALEICH.-State-federal employ
ment services stations in state
placed 2,412 persons in employment
in October, State Commissioners OIL
Labor Shipman announces.
CONCORD.-Arthur Abernathy is
held up near here by auto pirates,
who rob him, take his car and leave
him bound and gagged in nearby de
serted tobacco barn. from winch he
escapes several hours later.
WINSTON-SALEM. - Resolutions
favoring American membership III
world court, strict enforcement OF
prohibition laws and eight-months
compulsory school term are adopt
ed by North Carolina Parent-Teach'
err associations annual convention.
RALEIGH.-Charged with whip
y,
gene Petty and J. c. Darlington
each are placed under $500 bond for
trial in Wake county superior court
and Haynes. Henry, negro beaten, is
placed under $500 peace bond after
hearing before magistrate.
GREENSBORO. - Executive com
mittee of North c colina depart
ment, American Legion, votes to or
ganize $4,000 company to publish
weekly organ of department. An
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