Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
ALABAMA


BAY MINETTE-W. j. Arm,
strong, 81, travelling insurance
agent and farm owner, is shot dead
by Richard Davis, tenant on his
farm, near Loxley. Davis surrenders
TO sheriff here, claiming self de-
Tense.
SHEFFIELD = While exploding
dynamite at Muscle Shoals, where
he is employed, Billy Blair, negro,
dies suddenly of heart trouble.
Observation-Disclosures enter posi-
oSAs>e here through back window
and steal $3.50 in cash. About $3.50
in cash is also stolen from store of
j. E. Daniel. =
ATTALLA-City council and Cit
zens are making arrangements to
pave S. blocks of streets, largest
paving contract ever given here.
GADSDEN-Axfs club requests
city council to bar from city employ
ment any member of hooded or
DER
ALABAMA CITY-Citizens here
vote in favor of $4,000 bond issue
to retire floating debt.
MARION JUNCTION-Reun of
Randall family is held here in honor
of fiftieth birthday of H. Pettus Ran
dali. Over so members of this fam
lily are present.
SELMA.-Over 200 members of
Alabama Automobile Dealers asso-
citation hold annual convention here.
TARRANT CITY. = Birmingham
Electric company is building gas
plant here, to supply Tarrant City
and Inglenook with gas.
TUSCALOOSA curb
market committee elects Miss Lea
dora Williams as manager of this
market.
CAMP M'CLELLAN-Pe of at,
tendance records at Camp McClel-
Ian since World war is reached, with
5000 men in training.
MONTGOMERY.-Petitionfo for in
Junction against River Falls Power
company, charging that its reservoir
at CAN'T, on Conecuh Tiver in Cow
1ngton county, is menace to public
health, is filed in circuit court.
Observation-Disclosures Railroad
company is asking permission of in
terstate commerce commission to
build 2.4-mile extension.
MOBILE.-Citrus fruit growers
of Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia
counties are planning cooperative
advertising campaign for their fruit.
MONTGOMERY.-W. L. Dunn.
state law enforcement officer, is I'M
der arrest, charged with assaulting
F. E. Butler, chauffeur, with re-
volver.
MONTGOMERY.-Major James J.
Loving, division engineer for rivers
and harbors in this territory, is
transferred to Fort Sam Houston as
commanding officer of second regi-
ment of engineers.
MOBILE.-Nine defendants SEN
fenced to serve in Atlanta fedora,
prison on charges of violating fed
eral prohibition laws, appeal to SUI
preme court of United States. Their
attorneys allege many errors in
trials.
ANNISTON.-Unofficial report
here says that Southern railroad of
ficials have under consideration
to Rome, Ca. of Selma division.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
rehearing in case of Clarence Bal
ley, sentenced to hang in Montgom-
cry on August 8, for murder of
James Culpepper, is filed with SUI
preme court.
TUSCALOOSA little daugh-
terS of G.. T. Gown are badly in
jured in automobile accident, but it
is thought they will recover.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Turpentine
Producers association meets here
and members pledge 10 per cent per
unit towards research fund for use
in conducting investigation into new
uses of pure gum spirits of turpen-
tine and pure gum rosin.
ALBANY.-Miss Louisa Nance
"a, is dead after six months illness
DECATUR.-Mor county farm
bureau starts fight against ravages
of boil weevil throughout this coun-
ty. Much poison is being used.
DECATUR.-Alabam Traction
company files petition with Alabama
public service commission, seeking
ice in Decatur and Albany.
UNIONTOWN.-Th use of
preparation recommended by gov
eminent experts, this section of
country is now practically free of
mosquitoes,
AUBURN. - Several bids are re-
ceived for Ramsey Engineering
building at Auburn college. Bids
range from $225.000 to 100000.
FAIRFIELD. Exchange club
and several local real estate men are
contemplating spending $1,000 per
month for one year, to advertise
Fairfield.
ENSLEY. - Commencing Septem-
Der l, Ensley merchants and business
men will commence cooperative cam
paign to advertise teir business and
also city of Ensley in general.
GREENVILLE. - During electric
storm lightning strikes large tree at
Zera Phelps home, near here shock
ing Mrs. Phelps severely.
FLORENCE. American Legion
post of Florence assumes place of
sponsor for Boy Scouts. Prof. H. G.
Richards is chosen scout master.
\ CAMP MCCLELLAN. - First an
nual horse show given by officers of
Camp Mcclellan proves great sue
cess. There are many entries.
TALLADEGA. - Charlie Fitz.
negro, IS shot and killed by Sheriff
George Burll near here, after Fitz
W. ammo 1t