Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-17

brates eighty-ninth birthday at the
home of daughter, Mrs. j. 2. Wood,
Senior.
TrOy.-State examinations for
school teachers will be held here,
July 16, II, is.
HuntsvilIe.-Only $1,000 is lack
hing of $4,000 required to buy Wills
Taylor Prep school and convert it
into junior high college.
Toney.-Congressman Ed r. AL
mon is principal speaker at big po-
litical barbecue here.
HuntsviIle.-Big airplane. bound
from Houston, Tex, to New York,
lands here.
TrOy.-Home-c coming day is plan
ned by First Baptist church for last
of August.
HuntsyilIe.-Commu service
is organized here for improvement
of Fairgrounds and city generally,
with Quincy B. Love president.
Selma.-Alabama Cotton Mill com
pany will open newly equipped cot
ton mills August 10.
OpeliIxa.-Jesse Mae Kimbrough,
9, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
kimbrough, dies from operation for
appendicitis.
Selma.-Selma asks extension of
corporate limits, adding 1000 people
and $4,000 taxable property.
OpeIika.-G. A. Parker is build
ing new brick business block here.
Selma.-Large sum Of money and
negotiable checks are stolen from
store room of White Machine and
implement Works here.
Notwithstanding Of auto at
Boone & Norris garage causes con-
siderable excitement.
Birmingham.-Alab Fedora.
ton of Women's Clubs makes ex-
haustive investigation of convict
lease system in Alabama and asks
lease laws be- repealed.
Birmingham. = Official report
shows output of coal of Alabama for
last week of June is $4,000 tons.
MOntgomery.-Leg bill pro-
poses abolition of system of jury
commissioners.
Birmingham Birmingham is ask
ing for council manager form of
government to replace present com.
mission form.
Iron City.-State and federal
agents destroy two stills near here,
making no arrests.
EdwardsviIIe.-T. J. Brown is in
stalled as worshipful master Of local
Masonic lodge.
Observation-Disclosures Hughes, 49,
months-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arlie Hughes, is dead.
Birmingham.-Alaba Poultry
Breeders associations annual meet,
ing is held at East Lake park.
bertviIIe.-Farmers of Sand
mountain section are very much en-
couraged over crop prospects.
HefIin.-F. P Morgan, of Mont
gomery, member of Alabama public
service commission, visits mother,
Mrs, Louise Morgan.
Tuscaloosa.-Local camp United
Confederate Veterans wants General
Joe Wheelers statue IN Hall of
Fame, Washington, D. c.
Montgomery.-Judge William E.
Fort, of Birmingham, speaks to
large audience in opposition to Ala.
bama leasing convicts.
MObiIe.-Fowl River drainage
project to cost 100000, is killed by
supreme court decision.
0nesbor0.-Baptis Women's Mis-
sionary society render extensive
program at meeting here.
Gadsden.-City council refuses to
take action on discharge of Police
man C. f. Bowen by Mayor Christie
pher.
Montgomery. City commissioners
sell $3.50 900 school bonds at $4,000
premium, to Empire Trust company,
Atlanta, Ga.
Camp McCleIIan.-Maior General
David D. Shanks, commander Fourth
Army corps, inspects Camp Nc
Clellan.
Fairfield.-Work is progressing
on new paved highway from Fair
field to Bessemer.
Bessemer.- of Bessemer
are asking for new loop highway
from Montgomery highway into
Bessemer.
FairfieId-Nurses training school
Will reopen here September /.
EnsIey.-Ensley troop, National
Guard. will be mustered out of Serv-.
ice, unless citizens give more finan-
cial support.
Observation-Disclosures is being
conducted to raise money to lift
mortgage on 7. NJ. C. A. building.
Virginia Mines.-C. w. Riley
opens music school here with good
attendance.
Ensley.-J. A. and A. W. Smith
are called to Tracy City, Tenn, by
death of mother.
standardization Kennemore,
L. S. marshal. and deputies pour out
$500 quarts Old Hunter and Cedar
Brook whisky, seized in freight car
here.
HuntsviIle.-Heav rain and hail
storm does considerable damage to
crops in Madison county.
CONDENSATION services of all
churches will be held at ball park
during July and August.
TrOy.-Members of klwanls ana
Rotary clubs visit Mitchell dam, AS
guests of Alabama Power company
NORTH CAROLINA
Wadesboro.-It is highly probable
this county will embark in the to-
bacco-growing business, much of
soil being suited to it. Members of
chamber of commerce will shortly
visit tobacco growing section of
state in effort to induce good plant
ers to come TO this county
WadesborO.-Wor on new high
school building stops, owing to re-
ported failure of company which has