Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-18

ALABAMA

ALABAMA
GADSDEN.-Mrs. Will Sims, wife
of well known farmer living near
here, is burned to death when her
clothing catches on fire.
DECATUR.-E. NJ. Odom, we'll
known merchant and prominent citi
zen, Is dead.
PATRONS CHAPEL.-Mrs. J. F.
Bailey. Sc, bride of a week, Is fatally
injured and her husband, 70. is Sc
verely injured when their team of
mules runs away.
MONTGOMERY from
S5 Alabama counties meet here and
indorse issuance of 100000 good
road bonds for Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM.-F railroad
will spend $1,500,000 on erection of
freight terminals and allied develop
rents here, according to announce
ment of James NJ. kurn, president.
SHEF'FIELD.-H. r. Richeson,
cashier of Tennessee Valley bank, is
dangerously injured in auto accident.
FLORENCE.-Whi Patrolman
Romano is attempting to arrest
Charles Starnes, officers pistol is
accidentally discharged and Romano
is probably fatally shot.
BUTLER.-Jim Raines and six
other defendants are placed on trial
here charged with killing VIII Drew
Conner, ex-service man of Gilber-
town.
COLUMBIANA.-E Duggar, ne
gro, alleged ringleader in convict
mutiny at Aldrich mines near here,
is killed by falling coal.
DADEVILLE. = Virgil Roberts,
farm club boy, produces over 1000
pounds of seed cotton on acre.
MONTGOMERY first time
since World war supply. of school
teachers in Alabama is sufficient,
according to state officials.
ATTALLA.-Etowah county grand
Jury investigates mysterious murder
ot Policeman Henry ingram.
ssszs MOULTON.-Nine young men of
Chalybeate school district pledge
themselves to raise one acre each of
cotton for benefit of school,
ALSIA.-Governor w. W.
Brandon is one of principal speakers
at state conclave of Woodmen of
World here.
ALUSIA.-Governor w. W.
mills will double capacity as soon as
additional labor can be secured.
GADSDEN.-Large floclIs Of wild
geese are seen nightly flying over
Gadsden.
MONTGOMERY will be
made to commute death sentence of
Clarence Bailey to life inprison-
ment. Bailey, a convict at Nilby
prison, given death sentence for
murder OF James Culpepper, fellow
prisoner.
MONTGOMERY Investigation is
started by federal authorities to as
certain authorized insurance cover
age on cotton outstanding in Ala
bama in case of warehouses operat-
ing under federal warehouse act.
.MOBILE.-Noble A. Patterson and
Gardiner B. Hathaway, of Mobile,
are drowned in Tombigbee river near
Mcintosh, when their launch is cut
in two by subchaser SC-154.
BIRMINGHAM.-B CHAM and
Jefferson county vote $1,000 900
bonds to build new county court
house. Work will commence soon.
Site has been purchased.
DECATUR.-Holl Blow stave
factory is completely destroyed by
fire of unknown origin, at estimated
loss of $4,000
MONTGOMERY buildings
are damaged by fire and twenty
two mules are burned to death in
blaze, which causes $500 loss.
TUSCUMBIA.- Beach hotel here
is scene of two fires same day. Sew
eral hundred dollars damage results.
DEMOPOLIS.-Black Belt Lum-
Der company announce they will
rebuild plant recently destroyed by
fire at loss of $4,000.
GERARD-Fire of unknown ORR
GIN destroys fifty-seven yards of
Central Of Georgia bridge over Chat
tahoochee river here.
OPELIKA. - Fletcher S. Whit
man, farmer of near here, is killed
by falling tree while cutting tim.
Der.
MONTGOMERY. = Violet Young,
young Montgomery woman, is held
under first degree murder charge in
1 connection with killing of William
Weaver, forty, in her room at ho-
tel. She declares Weaver fired bull
let through his brain. There were
no witnesses.
MONTGOMERY paid ad
missions to Alabama state fair here
pass 100 900 mark, according to of
fetal figures.
: BIRMINGHAM.-Al is ex-
= periencing longest and worst drouth
In her history. In practically every
section of state no rain has fallen in
over forty days.
- :. -T~GREENSBORO.-Mrs. George Ell
: It's, ninety-one, wife of late Rev.
George Ellis. dies at hospital in Biz
! MINIS CHAM. Her remains are inferred
here.
MO TGOMERY.-Grand chapter
-eFrEastern Star of Alabama conclude
two days annual sessio nhere.
n GADSDEN.-Watt 7. Brown, of
Ragland, chairman of board of trus-
! tees of Alabama school of trades and
industry, formally takes over l12-
! acre site for this institution here and
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