Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12
NORTH CAROLINA

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WINSTON SALEM. Auction
warehouses here, at Rocky Mount
and Goldsboro, sold Al 600 600 pounds
of tobacco prior to December 81 i,
averaged price being about II cents
per pound. Figures for half dozen
other large North Carolina markets
are not available.
CHARLOTTE.-Miss June Free.
man, pretty and vivacious, permit
ted George Jackson to wear her $3.50
diamond ring. An enga cement
broken next day was followed by a
hurry call to Salisbury and, while
there, Jackson says, ring was stolen.
Several months elapsed and finally
Miss Freeman forces jackson to tell
police court judge his troubles, re.
sulting in Jackson being held for
superior court on charge of embezzle.
ment.
CHARLOTTE.-Inehe efforts
are made to find woman, driver OF
...car running down and seriously in
juring Mrs. II. c. May.
F'AYETEEVILLE.-B tablet
recording tene outstanding events in
states history is unveiled at historic
old market. Chief Justice Walker
e Clark, of state supreme court, ac-
Il .cepting table from Colonial Danes
@sSsDf Fayetteville. exercises being held
on spot where North Carolina
adoptd national Constitution, where
Americas oldest university (North
49,. Carolina) received its charter, where
Lafayette was welcomed and where
Pershing received acclaim OF this
estate.
CHALOTTE.-Fire, which for time
nthreatened to assume serious proper
tions, causes 900 to $4,000 dam
age to stocks of Gilmer Moore Shoe
Co, located in center of city.
LEXINGTON. = Miss Elizabeth
Ann Broadway, SO, dies at home of
- u. S. Snyder, near Churchland, after
illness continuing eight years.
WILMINGTON = Number of
young men organize Polar Bears
Club, requisite being each member
must take daily plunge in surf at
Wrightsville Beach Interested on
lockers in heavy coats gather to
watch clubmen disporting in chilly
- waters.
INTERPRETATIONS Hew-
eltt, of New Hanover county COM
missioners, says taxes will not be
increased by issue of bonds to pro-
Cape Fear River, connecting city
and Eagle Island, tolls being ex-
pected to provide sinking and inter
est funds. War departments APP
prevail is being sought.
ELON COLLEGE.--Ed Clodfelter
is still held in Jail at Greensboro,
where he was taken for safe-keep-
ing, bending recovery of young wo-
man victim of assault by masked
man. Officials expect young woman
to attempt to identify Clodfelter as
her assailant within few days. Evil
dence against Clodfelter is circum-
stantial, and officials say they are
continuing to investigate crime, hop.
Ing to obtain definite clues.
DURHAM-Record for any month
- is set in Durham county when 120
marriage licenses were issued in
December, bringing 1928 total to 772
marriages.
ASHEVILLE. - Mrs. Gertrude
Estes Gamble, formerly of Ashe-
willie and Atlanta, was accidentally
killed when gun her husband, l..
Blaine Gamble, was cleaning at home
in ST. Louis, according to telegram
to friends.
ASHEVILLE.-Jack Tomlin, 5,
50 of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.. Tomlin,
- = fatally injured when run down
by auto and O. M. Trantham, of
Grace, arrested on charge of man
slaughter, is realeased on $4,000
bond.
RALEIGH. - Governor Morrison
offers $500 reward, maximum allow
ed by law, for arrest Of Lawrence
Calling, son of former postmaster,
wanted on charges of murder grow
Ing out of shooting to death of young
+ Mrs. Calling and her companion,
Owen Stevens. in Calling home.
Man hunt through this and numer
GUS other states has failed to result
in trace of fugitive being found.
Tse s CHARLOTTE.-Mrs. M. M. Huey,
%, native of Ireland, member of
well-known Charlotte family, dies
after extended illness at home OF
daughter, Mrs. r. M. Ransom.
GREENsBoRO.-Wi of Miss Sue
Willis, who died in Rockingham
county in 1922, bequeaths $1,000 10
Barium' Springs orphanage, $500 to
~. Glade Valley school in Allegheny
county, ard remainder of estate, val
he not yet determined, to home mis-
sion board OF Presbyterian church.
CHARLoTTE.-Cit new pump
ing station, designed to meet needs
of city of 100000 population, built by
Southern Power company to replace
station which will be submerged
when Mountain Island hydroelectric
development is completed, is accept
ed after tests and placed in opera
ton by city waterworks department.
- DURHAM.-Colone; John j. AK
ton, chief of amy chaplains, comes
here January IS for two-day visit,
when he will deliver series of ad-
dresses.
KlNSTON.-Counsel for Eason Nj.
Swain, alleged slayer Of Rudolph
n. aIoonce, expects him 20 be arraigned
in superior court January p on
charge of murder. trial to begin
several days later.
KINSTON-Lenoir county begins
this year payment on principal oe
$2,190,o00 bonded debt most OF
which is represented in investments
6 in roads.
WILMINGTON-Rev. ]. E. Pur-
cell, pastor of ST. Andrews Presby
: terian church, resigns pastorate to
sS~accept rastorate at Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
GOLDSBORO.-Con is award
ed for construction of Wayne coun-
tvs $4,000 community memorial
building.
RUTHERFORpTON. - Chimney
Rock Mountain, Inc. development
enterprise, nays $4,000 to 3S prop