Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-30
ALABAMA

Steel and Iron company announces
it will place into operation January
1 one blast furnace at Birmingham
and one at Gadsden which have
| been idle some time. This will give
six In operation.
SELMA. Elton Haynes, so,
| prominent farmer Of Sardis,S near
here. dies in local hospital from
I wounds received when shot down in
doorway at his home by unidentified
| persons.
| TUSCUMBIA. - Congressman Ed
B. Almon, at home here on Christ
mas vacation, predicts possible de-
| feat of Underwood and Norris bills
| for Muscle Shoals project and thinks
matter will be referred to commits
sion.
MOBILE. - Patrolman James j.
| Shaw, %, is shot and killed by negro
whom he had arrested. Negro es-
capes. Rewards totaling $3.50 are Of
| fered for capture.
| SHEFFIELD. - G.. Frank Gibson,
one Of Sheffields oldest citizens, dies
from pneumonia.
|
bama School of Trades and indus
try will open in temporary buildings
at beginning of school year.
GOODWATER. - Charles Bagley
escapes death by jumping when his
mule is struck and killed by freight
train.
| ASHVILLE. - Rev. John s. E.
Robinson, 80, Baptist minister, dies
at home near here.
MONTGOMERY. - Mrs. Edwina
HFaulkner, assistant attorney gen
eral, is elected chairman of state
board of pardons.
TROY. Negro workmen en-
ployed on street work here unearth
I iron box which contains skeleton of
unknown white man.
TUSCALOOSA of unknown
origin destroys home, garage and
two automobiles of John Laycock,
near here, causing loss of over
| $4,000,
MOBILE. - Bob Fairman and
party of hunters from Birmingham
kill S5O-pound bear in swamps near
| here.
DECATUR Elizabeth Nor
ris, seventy-one, dies at home of
daughter here, after lingering illness.
TRoY.-B. G. McCalman, local
merchant, sends to President Calvin
Coolidge one of largest turkey COB
blers ever seen here.
COLLINSVILLE. Collinsville
has handled more than 10000 bales
of DeKalb county's 22,000-bale cot
ton crop this year,
MONTGO MERY. Alabama Credit
corporation for Alabama cotton grow
ers win commence business Janu-
airy l with capital of 100000.
MONTGOMERY. - Over $4,000
! hunting licenses were issued in state
| this year.
GADSDEN.--Judge James A. Bill
! bro, eighty-one, noted jurist, past
| grand master of Masonic and |. O..
O. f. grand lodge of Alabama, is
| dead.
Observation-Disclosures with de-
sorting wife and child, C. Palmer
| Parker, former city auditor, Is SEN
fenced to twelve months at hard
labor.
MOBILE.-John Calvin Turner,
fifty, of Shelby, n. c., is killed in
accident here.
TROY.-Phoenix Lumber and
I manufacturing company, Of Macon,
Ga. will build large planning mill
here.
WETUMPKA. - First National
bank declares regular quarterly divi-
dend of per cent and special divi-
dend of per cent.
MONTGOMERY.-Use OF lash in
| prisons is termed relic of barbarism
| by Thomas r. Kilby, former COVER
nor, before 5000 people, at unveil-
| Sasanoff, Russian artist, at Kilby
| prison,
RPRISE.-Farmers In coun-
~ are becoming Interested in using
pyrotol, war salvage explosive, for
stumpfng and clearing land
MOBILE. - Point Clear Library,
in southern part of Baldwin coun.
| ty, is smallest in world, 1t is claimed.
| 1t is S by Is feet and contains Gil
| books.
JASPER.-First annual poultry
|
| cess.
BESSEMER. - WOODWARD Iron
company gives each OF its employees
| fine Christmas turkey.
FLoRENCE.-J. B Campbell. OF
| Florence, is appointed representa-.
| tive of veterans bureau for five
counties in north Alabama.
MOULTON.-Peatc cling on large
! scale. creation OF two game refugees,
and establishment Of central camp
! ing site at kenl>ck are embraced in
I plans submitted TO Washington by
s. NJ. Lufhurrow. forest supervisor
! for national fo:ssts in north Ala
AAma.
MoBGLE.-White LeShorn Club OF
Alabama will hold first poultry show
and institute in Mobile, January is,
ALBANY.-Sparks on roof cause
considerable damage TO Central
/ Methodist church hers.
| MONTGOMERY Unanimous In,