Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-14

lima to study states road policy and
methods of development, indicates
his favor of advocating enactment
by Tennessee legislature at next
session law authorizing probably
$4,000 bond issue for highways.
Trip is under auspices of Tennessee
Good Roads association, p. M. Estes,
of Nashville, president, being mem
Der of party.
GreensborO.-Mrs. r. A. Lyon, Sr.,
one of city's leading women, is dead.
Salisbury.-Clifford M. Bass,
World war veteran, Of Salisbury,
dies at Oteen veterans hospital, and
body is brought here for interment. |
Raleish.-Inquirles from many
sections of state influence state
board Of health to issue formal state !
ment denying boil weevil's bite is !
injurious to human beings, edible !
fruits, berries or vegetables.
Gastonia. of $4,000 |
Lutheran Chapel in East Gastonia |
is laid, July 8, Rev. J. L. Morgan, !
president of United Evangelical !
Lutheran synod, of North Carolina, !
being on program for principal adj
dress.
GreensbOrO.-B. T. sustare is ad-
vised of death at Rock Hill, S. c., !
of his sister, Mrs. Quitman Cornwell, /
who before marriage was Miss Verla |
Sustare, of st. Matthews, S. c., for
merly of Greensboro.
Graham.-Sam Maxwell, evange-
list, begins revival meeting at Metho-
dist church.
RaIeigh.-State highway commits.
sion announces mileage of recently |
awarded road contracts is 94.70, |
bringing to 1927 miles under con-
struction, which, completed, will !
cost $50, 200 900. Roads completed
by state or federal, or both, funds |
are 1907 miles. costing s19, 900 900.
Total mileage Of states highway sys-
TEN is $40 miles.
Clinton.-Rev. T. II. King, lately /
of Gastonia, assumes pastorate of
Baptist church, for second time sue |
ceeding DR.. E. T. Carter.
Raleigh. Myth that lightning
never strikes twice in same place
is disproved when two bolts within |
10 minutes strike Roy Aliens store !
building, first shattering corner and !
second increasing damage to same
cofner.
Raleigh.-City water department
reports water famine increasing in /
gravity, Lake Raleigh reserve basin
being. 2512 inches below normal
Observation-Disclosures of honor
system in Guilford prison camp is
misunderstood by Frank Johnson, |
negro, serving a five-year term, who
Immediately disappeared. Search |
for him is in progress.
Observation-Disclosures Commerce |
commission writes Greensboro Mer-
chants association it has under |
consideration" complaint of several /
cities against long haul" routing
policy of American Express com.
pany.
Raleigh.-Dr. Della Dixon Carroll, |
Raleigh, woman physician and sis
ter of famous author, defends bob
bed-haired, gay-talking flapper, de- !
claring 1928 flapper is not different |
from the flapper Of 1776."
RutherfOrdtOn.-S. P. Dunnagan,
s. L. Powers, r. E. Price are elected
delegates by Fred Williams post, |
American Legion. to state conven-
ton at Rocky Mount, September /.
Hip.
Observation-Disclosures bureau of |
soils, cooperating with state depart |
ment of agriculture, begins soil sur
Vey of Rutherford county. Work, |
being done by r. G. Jurney and w. !
A. Davis, will require five months !
this year and five next.
COncord.-Stokes lodge. 80. Ma
sons, buys lot in center of city and I
announces w. II. Peeps,N Charlotte
architect, will draw plans for seven
story temple.
Naturalization crop of this state
Is unusually promising, considering
planting season, and largest in
states history, Frank Parker, de-
partment of agriculture statistician.
reports.
GOldsbOrO.-Northern capitalists
are expected here within few DAYS
to inspect proposed route of electric
line from GolGsboro to Seven Springs
Is miles.
Raleigh. motor car or
sprinkling lawn with city water
hereafter will make individual liable
to fine of 5000, city government
votes, in effort to relieve water
famine.
KinstOn.-R. Lee Hill. so. wealthy
farmer, prominent in Lenior county.
Of IN
Lexingt0n.-H. b. Warner. presi-
dent, announces mid-winter meeting
OF state motion picture theater own
cry association will be held at Win
ston-Salem, date to be fixed later.
KinstOn.-All records for sobriety
are broken in June, police depart
ment reporting only four cases of
in month.
Charlotte.-Police receive request
from c. M. Harrell, Summit, N. c.,
to assist in search for. his father,
j. r. Harrell, 81, stationary electrical
engineer, who disappeared from home
June %.
Raleigh.-E. H. Lee, Wake coun-
ty tax collector, reports uncollected
1922 taxes amount to only one-fourth
of one per cent.
Raleigh.-President Simms, of
chamber of commerce, appoints
committee to lead vigorous effort to
obtain for Raleigh proposed Junior
Order, United American Mechanics,
observation-disclosures H. Gaskins,
travelling freight claim adjuster of
and Ohio railroad, dies
here, body being sent to Norfolk for
GastOnia. -Gastoa county school
bond issues amounting TO $4,000 are
sold to Cincinnati house, including
Belmont. $40. 900: Ranlo. $40 900: |