Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19

SPARTANBURG.,- board of
water commission ers investigates
possible sites for location of new
water system.
ALABAMA
MOBILE.-Carrier pigeon, bear
ing leg band marked &C. No. So"
takes refuge on steamship Manta so
miles, off Tortugas, Captain r. F.
Goodman reports.
MUSCLE SHOALS.-Many houses
are being built here to take care of
rapidly increasing population.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. coun-
l'ty branch of Alabama farm bureau
is erecting large concrete cotton
warehouse.
INSTRUMENTATION James G.
Cowan, for So years citizen here
and prominent in local politics, is
dead
TROY.-Large citizens meeting
here declares license tax on farm
wagons unjust, and request repeal
by commissioners court.
MONTGOMERY. = Contract for
erection of maternity ward for
| Methodist hospital is let to Ander-
son Lumber company for $4,000.
GROVE HILL-After three years
service as home demonstration
agent for Geneva county, Miss
Bertha Lee Ferguson resigns and
accepts similar position in Clarke
| county.
MANCHESTER. Manchester
Coal company is building many
houses for miners here, and pre-
pares to dig coal on large scale.
MARION. j. Marvin Moore,
president of Peoples bank, is elect
ed president of Civilian club.
observation-disclosures home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Bumpers is
destroyed by fire with loss of $40
600. Barn Of II. E. Langlo is also
burned with loss Of $4,000.
JASPER.-Train on Alabama Cen
trail short line, from Jasper to Sun.
light, is wrecked and considerable
damage is done to tracks.
OAKMAN.-Farmers of section
are preparing to sow largest crop of
oats.
| CORDOVA. - Dozen residences,
costing from $4,000 to $1,000, are be.
ing built here.
NEWTON. - Bank of Newton
| closes doors, and is taken over bv
state banking department. at request
of directors.
SELMA.-Morris Hohenbere, one
| of largest cotton merchants in Ala
bama, is elected president of Cham
Der of Commerce.
observation-disclosures Of Tennessee
valley Shrine club will erect new
wing to Benevolent Hospital.
PHOENIX 'CITY.-Twentv-four
veterans or Sjanish-American war or
| ganize camp here.
OPELIKA.-Hubbard Howard is
arrested at Columbus, Ga, on charge
! OF forgery at Phoenix City.
MOBILE. - Unidentified thief
sticks hand through money order
window at postoffice, and gets away
with $3.50 in currency.
ANDALUsIA.-Boney Atkinson
a. well known farmer, is CRUSHED
to death by single car loaded with
coal running over him. in Central OF
Georgia railroad yards here.
SHORTERS.-T. L. Weaver, IL is
at home Of daughter, Mrs. Noble.
OPELIKA.-Farm club women Of
Lee county entertain Miss Isabel
BeVler' head of home economies OF
University Of Illinois.
BAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and ne
can growers of Mobile and Baldwin
counties protest against tree tax
imposed by legislature.
TROY.-Miss Charlotte Busey
nome demonstration agent for Pike
county Is cooperating with United
states department Of agriculture in
! nationwide study of farm cost ot
! living.
MONTGOMERY .-Alaban Power
! company withdraws petition for right
! to construct power plants on Coosa
river between locks , and 3. brt
opposes Peoples Hydroelectric Pow
er company in development at al.
most same place
GASDEN-City National Bank,
low I!lot4IuLIOn, with Sl0O,00 capital
Is being organized here by G. G..
King, Of Tullanoma.. Tenn. and r
! V. Davidson, of Gadsden.
observation-disclosures Of Com.
merce is placing guide signs on high.
! ways into Tuscaloosa.
MONTGOMERY. = Dixie Poultry
show draws many to see large en-.
| tries of fine birds from all section
OF Alabama and adjoining states.
TROY.-Dog suffering with rabies
bites Miss Glennie Penn. Miss Penn
Will take Pasteur treatment at Mont.
gomery.
TUSCALOOSA. - Uni.ad States
government is testing new Diesel
electric towboat, built at Charleston
w. Va, on Warrior river. near here
BESSEMER.-T c. I. Co. is plan.
ming extensive improvements at roI.
ling mills here
DECATUR.-Merchants offer prizo
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