Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-16


women to raise money for finish
ing high school building. ~
MONTGOMERY. - w. H. Hol
combe, Jr., legislator from Mobile
wants constitutional amendment eX
empting war veterans from poll tax
BRANDON.-By act OF legisla
ture Girard and Phonix City arr
consolidated under name OF Bran
don, in honor OF Governor w. w
Brandon, who suggested ccnsohda
ton.
WORCESTERSHIRE and Nashville
railroad discontinues station here By
permission of public service com
mission.
MONTGOMERY. = Legislature Il
planning to curb loan sharks
through new laws.
MOBILE.-Mobile County League
Of Women Voters severely criticize
Governor W. w. Brandon, Mayor
r. V TAYLOR and other prominen
men for alleged paroling of prohibi
ton violators and notorious woman
JASPER.-Owing to several az
tempts at grave robbery Jasper
cemetery is now guarded.
DIXoN's MILLS.-Annual unior
camp meeting here Is largely AT
tended. Rev, J. O. Hanes, of Biz
n1ingham, is preaching
Colonel William d
Wrightson is making survey Of
drainage projects in Morgan anc
Lauderdale counties.
-FOLEY-R. B. Vail, of Bay Mi
nette. owner of several south Ala
hama weekly newspapers, buys the
South Baldwin Tribune, published
here.
= DECATUR-James Alex Hum
phrey. 50, dies at home. lnterment
at Madison.
MONTEVALLO.-W. F. Aldrich'
Of Birmingham, presents 10 "on,
ans college here 100 volumes ana
many unbound periodicals.
TROY.-Cotton is opening rapid
" in this section and some picking
Is being done.
JAsPER.-G. r. Sherer is master
nf ceremonies at reunion of over q
moo members of Sherer family IN
this county. all descendants Oh sew
en- brothers, who settled IN thls
county from South Carolina in 1896
AIBANY.-M. Blackmon, eleva-
tor operator at knitting mills. is
rauehrs bv short circuit electric wire
and painfully injured before he Is re-
leased.
OPELIKA.-Judge G. T. Butler
disposes of 40 cases in Lee coun'
ty court.
HITNTSVTLLE.-Morris Phillips
and Pink Conancy, confessed de
serters from Battery D, Fourth ar
fillery at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
are arrested here.
ATHENS.-V. S. Root, federal
prohibition agent, destroys two larss
stills and arrests two negroes
.TITsKEGEE.-Dr. w. S. Lane en-
tertains large party of men from
Tuskegee and other places at big
barbecue.
MoULToN.-Professor W. II. Jor-
ian, principal of high school mere,
Is taking special course at Column
: bia university. He opens school mere
September 5.
MMILLAN-Elam Moody, Is
lies within one hundred yards o!
where he was born.
HUNTsvILLE.-Mrs. Lucille Y
Foles, wife Of Captain r. L. Cores
prominent Confederate veteran, die;
at age of II.
TROY.-Sheriff Cisna Carroll anc
deputies claim record for capturips
stills. They have averaged over one
month for II months.
GADSGEN.-Officia announce
ment is made Etowah county Fan
will open October s.
ATTALLA.-Agent Of depaF
ment of agriculture say army worms
have appeared in Etowah county
FOR PAYNE.-Over 1000 citi
Gems repair Fort Payne-Valley Head
highway, distance of IL miles,
ALABAMA CITY.-Mrs. George
Frazier, 40, dies at home here.
HoKEs BLUFF.-Rev. A. S. Rob
erts closes successful revival meet
Ing herA
-Gadsden completes
20 miles of sanitary sewers in outly
ing sections.
ALTOONA.-First anniversary o
Altoona's new school building is Gel
ebrated.
wEOGUFKA.-J. NJ. Speer, 50,
noted Confederate Veteran, Is seri
BUS i'll at his home here.
GooDwATER.-Rev. j.. j. Tay
hr, closes eight day revival.
GADSDEN.-Jack Norwood hal
leveral fingers cutoff while working
In printing plant.
sALEM.-Sheriff John L. Moor
and deupities destroy still near hef'
and arrest two negroes
TRoY-City council and count!
health unit join forces In fight 10
MOSQUITO determination.
HUNTsvILLE.-The temperature
registers 80 in shade, but no hea
prostrations are reported
GADSDEN-Mistria Is ordered il
case of Joseph Hawk, in Unite
States court. Hawk is charged VIII
posing as agent for United state
land office.
FAIRFIELD-Boar of education
orders construction OF COURTROOM
negro schoolhouse in Interurba1
Heights.
BESSEMER-Civic organization
form committees to investiga1
pending legislation and report I
their organizations.
Observation-Disclosures w. DE-
Shazo is appointed jury commits
sioner for Shelby county.
DCRA-Tom Marlin is killed b
falling rock in mine No. II &
Pratt consolidated, while T,
Hollis, SIS, is killed at same tim
and in same manner in mine Nc
5. Both are miners.