Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-21

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cola, Fla.
TALLADEGA.-C of com
merce takes on new life and elects
George A. Sanford, of Memphis,
Tenn, secretary.
GUNTERSVILLE.-First year of
commercial strawberry production III
this county proves success. Eight
carloads are shipped.
Albany city council
adopts new traffic code. Among
other things new laws say, mo We
hicle will be allowed to race with
fire engine"
DECATUR weighing IS
pounds is caught in fish net in Ten
nessee river here. Its head is almost
as large as that OF man.
SYLACAUGA. - Benjamin John
son, city electrician, installs city
electric fire alarm system.
ANNIsTON.-Owi to threats of
lynching, G. M. Wyatt and Frank
Welcher, young negroes, charged
with assaulting white child near
Alabama City, are removed to Biz
minSham.
GADSDEN.-W Of Booker T.
Washington is elected president OF
Ala bama Federation of Negro Wom-
en- clubs, at annual meeting here.
GADSDEN. - Flaming crosses,
such as used by ku kluX Khan, mys-
| teriously appear at night in front
! Of county court house, Cathollc
church and where rural highways
enter Gadsden.
MONTGOMERY. = After three
wears service as navy recruiting Of
ficer here, C. A. Gardner, is ordered
| back to sea. He will be on Y. 5.
Savannah, submarine flagship.
JACKSON. = Work commences
here on brick business block for
| McCorouodale Brothers, on site of
building recently destroyed by fire.
BIRMINGHAM. - Announcement
is made that Southern railroad will
soon commence work on 100000 Of
flee building.
MOBILE.-Bayou La Batre will
| soon become third incorporated town
in Mobile county. MOBILIZE county
ia believed to be one of few coun-
ties in south with 100000 population,
and with only two incorporated
! towns
LINEVILLE. Mrs. Martha
Watts, 1902, oldest resident of Clay
county. dies at home of her daugh-
| fer Mrs. James Arnold, near here.
| She used to relate many stories Of
her girlhood association with In
| dians.
HARTSELLE.-M Madge Wood
| all. member of pioneer family, dies
after short illness.
MONTGOMERY. - Rain falling
| into kettle of boiling asphalt at
EIodgson and Jones Asphalt com
panv's plant causes mixture to over
| flow, setting fire to building and
causing damage of $500.
FAIRFIELD.-Ci OF Fair
field will vote on 100000 school
bonds.
WYLAM.-steel Cities Chemical
company is making changes and re-
pairs in it's plant here, costing Soo,,
30.
BESSEMER. Formal opening of
handsome new home Of Besserer
Trust and Savings bank will take
place June 81.
JONESBORO.-Rev. A. B. Bat
son, 6S. prominent Baptist minister,
dies here.
BIRMINGHAM,- edward n. Cul-
lum, 66. retired real estate dealer
and prominent citizen, dies.
MOBILE.-Market news bureau,
established here recently by United
States m-4ket bureau, will be dis
continued about July Il.
ANNISTON.-Whi playing golf
al Country club, Charles r. Bell,
president of Commercial bank, Is
struck in face with ball and his
nose broken.
Observation-Disclosures half of
S25, 600 900 worth of state highway
bonds, authorized by constitutional
! amendment, are sold.
SHEFFIELD.-Ci Citizens of Shelf
field subscribed $1,73S, to pay inter
est on Colbert county hospital in
debtedness.
MONTGOMERY r. Ware,
I member of state legislature from
Randolph county. is urging special
session of legislature IN interest Oh
public roads.
ALBANY.-Chamb of commerce
entertained several hundred farmers
at picnic here.
TALLADEGA.-Car Smith, Z,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith,
swallows part of toy balloon and
dies of suffiocation.
YORK. Six Sumter county
youths are under arrest here, charS-
ed with setting fire to plant of Rum
ley Planning Mill company, causing
loss of $4,000
BIRMINGH AM.-Court action is
taken by B. e. Stevens, trustee in
bankruptcy, for Walker Consolidat-
ed Petroleum company, to collect
S222, 560,46 alleged due company on
promissory notes given for oil stock.
BIRMINGHAM.-D White,
%, of Philadelphia, Pa, is arrested
for appearing on streets dressed as
man.
SAMSON.-Walter Wilson, farmer
near here, brings first home grown
watermelons to market.
RAGLAND.-Summ school for