Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-07
ALABAMA

MOntgOmery.-Go w. w,
Brandon revokes parole of Tom Ford.
accomplice of Roy Dickerson in
PheniX- Girard bank robbery. Ford
is a fugitive from justice.
Bessemer.-Miss Jennie Mae Nc
Elroy, of Dallas, Tex. ,<surpasses her
marathon dance record here by
dancing 1874 hours.
acknowledgements w. G.
Oliver strongly opposes development
of hydro-electric power at govern
Eent lock No. Il, Warrior river, by
Alabama Power company.
BrewtOn.-City council calls cleo
ton to vote on fiye-mill school tax
for ten years, July ?.
Tuskegee. - Government hospital
for negro soldiers will open within
next few days. according to an
nouncement.
Cullman. Methodists here are
erecting church to cost over $751;
600.
MISUNDERSTANDING club here
is backing movement looking to es-
tablishment Of municipal play
grounds.
Burnt COrn.-Metcalf Mill COM
pany buys large tracts of timber
lands near here, and will establish
small sawmills.
Alexander City.-Dairyi business
here is increasing. Owing to ur-
favorable weather conditions many
farmers are turning attention to
dairy products.
Evergreen.-Carload shipments of
Irish potatoes are being made from
this place and Owassa.
Fl0matOn. rains here
are injuring Irish potato crop, ,caus-
ing them to rot.
HadIey.--Irish potatoes in carload
lots are being shipped from here al
most daily.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES banks are
displaying daily prices of vegetables.
Sylacauga.-Mrs. Emily Wynn
Cleft, born in Warren county, Ceor-
gia, July 80, 1916, but who has lived
here since years old, is dead at her
home.
Mont gomery.-Three candidates
announce for congress to succeed
Congressman John r. Tyson, de-
ceased. They are Ray Rushton and
j. Lister Hill, of Montgomery, and
DR.. w. B. Sanders, of Pike county
observation-disclosures footwashing
ceremony ever held in this section
will be at Oldramer church here
June q.
OneOnta.-Two sisters are married
10 fxUo ~
non officiating. The couples are:
Elmer Casey, Atlanta, Ca, travelling
salesman, to Miss Christine Turner
of Altoona, and Frank Casey, school
teacher of Snead, to Miss Perah Tur-
ner of Atlanta.
Fayette.-Cottoh plants here are
sickly looking, and but little chop
ping or cultivation is done.
JacksOn.-Lewis Swell, young man
living near here, is raising ginseng
and is said to be selling it at from
SIS to Sc per pound.
Lisman.-Much land here remains
unplowed owing to heavy rains and
| bad weather conditions. Crops are
looking bad.
FlOrala-W. D. Cation, farmer, rails
es many onions weighing a pound
each.
Auburn.-Rain is having bad eff
feet on cotton, but no effect on boil
weevil, experts here say.
TuScalOosa.--Zemo. Yeager is ar
Eested here for officers at Wauchula,
Fla, where he is wanted for kid
mapping 12zyear=old girl.
Luverne. of Ku Klux
Khan from all over South Alabama
hold open air initiation here, pre-
coded by parade.
Grove HiII.-Marvin Wells, young
boy, is attacked by Infatuated bull,
bue boys bulldog saves his life by
downing bull and cutting his throat
| with his teeth.
Jasper.-Prospect for good crops
in Walker county are fine, accord
ing to J. w. Sartain, demonstration
| agent.
LivingstOn.-Bob Whitef1eld, ne
gro, is arrested charged with tying
| two mules on track of Alabama
Great Southern railroad near here.
! Mules are discovered and removed
before fast train arrives.
| NORTHUMBERLAND Governor w.
| w. Brandon interferes five will die
on gallows June 8. One is Nellie
Bestor negro woman of Bibb coun-
ty, convicted of numbering husband
with ak.
Albany.-Mrs. Elizabeth Groenen-
| dyke celebrates ninetieth birthday
with fish fry at her home here.
|
sa.-TNscaloosa's first and
only exclusive negro hospital is
| open.
Neutrality-suspicious. Cargo, J. F.
| Ford, Will Posh, G. G.. Williams,
| George c. Moore and Charlie Tison
will be tried in circuit court, charged
with kidnapping and flogging DIR. J.
D. Bowling, city and county health
officer.
SeIma.-Selma citizens want sta,
tue of William r. King, former vice
president of United States and citi-
zen of Selma, placed in Washington
capital.
Observation-Disclosures Power COM
pany's $S,000,000 hydro-electric plant
at Duncan Rifle on Coosa river will
be in operation in about sixty days.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Rock HiIl.-Commenceme eXer-
cises at Winthrop college are being
attended by large throngs. Bishop
Collins Denny, of Richmond deliv-
ers baccalaureate sermon.
F1Orence.-In order that there .e
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