Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-16
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Georgia club, of which Joseph e.
Johnson is president. Each family
brings dinner in basket and Georgia
style of eating all the way round
the table" is followed.
held here for John L. Barnhill who
died Sunday at Fort Myers.
Tampa.-On account of examina-
ton and introduction of new wit
nesses for state, it is announced,
Raymond o. Bennette, Jr., out I'M
der $4,000 bond on charge of sec
ond degree murder of Herbert M.
CarutheRs, will not go to trial before
latter part of July.
Miami.-Announcem is made
of wedding at Cape May, N. j., June
%, of Miss Ruth Bryan Owen, grand
daughter of William Jennings Bryan,
to William Meeker. She is eighteen,
he is nineteen.
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SiXty-tWo years old, prominent in
government service for many years
and noted for literary contributions,
dies after brief illness.
ensacOla.-Louisville and Nash
vile train No. 4 leaves here with
bodies of five persons, three of whom
were drowned. One is that Of Chief
Petty Officer Earle Brooks, of navy,
who died in vain effort to save lit
tie Ruthie King who fell from pier.
Another is Johnnie Knott, four
years old, who stepped into deep hole
while wading in Bayou Chico. Third
was that of Charles Vaughan, forty
two years old, of Mobile, Ala, who
drowned in surf.
MISUNDERSTANDING HaEdee APP
proves general appropriation bill for
salaries and expenses of state for
two years from June 80, vetoing one
item which he thought continued
employment of gasoline inspectors
under 1919 act, whereas provision is
made for inspection elsewhere in new
measure.
Tallahassee. Supreme court, in
| opinion written by Justice West,
holds state may impose taxes in ma
| ture of special assessments for To-
! cal improvements according to value
{ of property affected. Decision is res
garded as important in bearing on
'great drainage projects.
Tallahassee. - Governor appoints
Guy M. Strayhorn prosecuting attor-
ney for Lee County, office created
by last legislature. Governor also
appoints j. c. 3. Koonce circuit
| judge of new sixteenth judicial cir
| cult of Lake and Sumter counties,
with I. G. Finch as states attorney.
Tampa OrIando.-Raymer f. Ma
| guire is sworn in as state attorney
for seventeenth judicial circuit, sue
ceeding James H. Jones.
Jacksonville. - Florida Machine
| Works, f. G. Russell manager, an
nounces it will shortly begin cree
ton here of first steel foundry in
| state.
Pensacola. - Quite shakeup
among heads of city departments is
made by city commissioners. Com
missioner Frank d. Sanders takes
charge of police and fire depart
ments, displacing Commissioner F.
r, Pou. j. H. Bayliss retains office
| of mayor and commissioner of
finance and revenue Moses Fenton
| displaces Milton Frank as chief of
police, latter becoming wharfmaster.
Ocala.-Surveys are being made to
determine best route for 10O-foot
boulevard from Ocala to Silver
| Springs.
Ocala.-Clifford Kruger, -, and
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knights lake, 90 miles from here
according to word received here.
Tampa.-Depredations in new
groves in Lake Magdalene section
causes citrus growers to offer $1OC
for evidence leading to arrest OF
thieves.
| Tampa.-Best assortment of liquor
| brought into port here since pro
| hibition is seized by federal agents
| aboard steamer Federal arriving
from Antwerp.
Leesburg,-Work begins on new
Presbyterian church, to cost $4,000
PensacOla.-Federal officers are in
vestigating story told by George
| Rigers, fertilizer salesman of Cor
dele, Ga, who reappeared here, say
| ing he naQ Deen SnanSnaled. he
mysteriously disappeared in Deem
ber 1921, and was given up as dead
even insurance policy on his life
having been paid, it is said.
Live Oak.-Suwanee county wa.
termelons are beginning to roll. FRS
car last Saturday brought $500
Growers are pooling melons anC
loading at Live Oak, Houston, Wei
born, OBrien and McCalpin.
Sebring.-Detour between here anC
Avon Park, to be used while new
state highway is being built, i!
open and in passable condition.
Miami.-William Jennings Bryan
denies report he will build home OF
property he recently bought a
Crooked Lake.
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