Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-13

1000 in bonds from Fairbanks post
office four years ago while she wa!
serving as clerk for her uncle, L. ii
Deal, native of Lenoir, n. c., post
master.
ALABAMA
SEALE.-By order of comptrollel
of currency, First National bani
here closes its doors. Clyde j. Evans
national bank examiner, is II
charge. Bank officers refuse to make
statement.
.MOBILE.-Body of George White
hurst, go, Louisville and Nashville
railroad bridge tender, who mys
teriously disappeared November 20
is found floating in Mobile river. His
death is unsolved.
JACKSONVILLE.-L be
tween ma jority and minority stock
holders of Profile Cotton mill, in
volving So, 100000, is settled by pur
chase of all stock of company by W.
I. Greenleat, one Of majority stock
holders.
| TALLADEGA.-Judge Pelham Al
gee rules conviction Of lawyer IN
federal court does not disbar him
| from practice in state courts, in dis
barment proce edings against Attor-
new D. Henry Riddle, convicted in
fedreal court Of using mails to de-
! fraud.
CORDOVA.-Monroe Aaron is
chosen president of new Citizens
| n
ANNISTON.-Lr. J, L. Watson, is
elected president of CALHOUN County
Medical association.
GROVE HILL.--Clark county
farmers are enthu STA site over win
ter legumes, having prof1ted largely
by planting them.
AUBURN State wide meetings of
farmers will be, held December 2O-22,
to prepare and adopt permanent
program for development and safety
of agriculture,
LATHROP.-While rolling logs at
Lathrop Lumber companys mill
Dave Hutchins' leg is broken by log
falling on it.
HEFLIN.-E. D. Case is elected
county treasurer, succeeding Dock
| S. Johnson.
MONTGOMERY member
ship of Masonic order in Alabama
is $4,000, as shown by report OF
grand lodge in session here.
ATHENS correspondence from
Moorsville, in Limestone Democrat,
published twenty-five years ago,
says COTTON is selling for four cents
per pound, with pickers scarce"
Observation-Disclosures for white
way are ready. and it is expected
work of installing system will com
mence soon.
PHOENIX CITY.-City commits
sioners have new court room. and
all new furnitures installed.
FLORENCE.-Every farm com
munity in county is represented at
meeting of Lauderdale county farm
bureau. Boil weevil and fertilizer
questions are discussed.
CENTERVILLE. - L. c. Sims,
state law enforcement officer, is
| rendered office of sheriff of Bibb
county, to succeed Sheriff ]. S.
Ward, but declines. Sheriff Ward
consents to serve until successor is
| selected.
MADISON.--Gharles L. Toney
seventy, prominent farmer and poll.
tician, dies after long illness.
ARLEY.-Busines men from De-
catur and other places in north Ala
bama are buying much farm land in
| this community at average of $40
per acre.
MONTGOMERY.-Luther Harris,
young negro, is paroled from state
prison and starts for his home in
Walker county, with $40 given him
| by state and another $40 given him
| by friends. At Union station I'm
known negro steals all his money.
IIUNTSVILLE.-Miss Media Hum
phrey, grand opera singer, returns
from extensive European tour and
is visiting father, DR.. j. D. Hum
phrey.
DECATUR.-Stat securities com
mission is asked to cancel permit of
Albany Decatur Oil and Gas com
pany to sell stock. Company has
been boring for oil here for some
time.
ANDALUSIA.-J. j. Moate leases
Victoria hotel from E. r. Merrill,
owner, succeeding J. L. Folmar, for
take management Of Donaldson no
tel.
/ Observation-Disclosures officials of
Louisville & Nashville railroad, from
Nashville and other points, visit
Muscle Shoals.
ALABAMA CPTY.-As inducement
to, manufacturing plants city council
eXempts new factories from paying
privilege license for five years..
1 OPELIKA.-Get-t together meeting
of chamber of commerce is held,
and history of achievements of Ope-
lika is given.
GADSDEN.-Cha McFee, 90,
negro, is killed by Southern passen-
! ger train near here.
iGVA.-CIeo Childress, OF near
here, is champion corn grower of
Boys club members. He grew 115
bushels Of corn on one acre, at cost
Of 40 cents bushel.
DECATUR Royal Arch Masons
hold banquet in honor of DR.. J. L.
Gunter, of Decatur, who was elected
grand high priest for Alabama.
TROY.-Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Quarles are called to Virgins, Miss,
on account Mrs. Quarles' father, C.
A. Harrington, IS, being killed by
train there.
SPRING HILL. B. Stinson SO,
'rominent farmer, dies after long
mess. ~,