Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-18


inflicted.
DEMOPOLIS.-Jesse kirkland is
drowned and Capt. Ben G.. kirkland
and John III. Davis are injured, when
government launch Shearwater goes
over dam at Lock 4 on Tombigbee
river.
Observation-Disclosures in
trial of officials of defunct Walker
Consolidated Petroleum company
here show that Alabamians invested
S2,0O0,000 in that company, includ-
ing S1,oo0.000 in city of Birmingham
alone.
CARBON HILL.-Extensive street
paving program commences here,
under supervisors of ID. F. Gibbs,
acknowledgements Off
Ger announces that 232 buildings at
government nitrate plants Nos.
and will be sold at public sale to
highest bidders at early date
ANNISTON.-L. c. Longshore IS
elected commander OF Admission post
Of American legion.
SELMA.-Alabama Power Compa'
ny commences survey of second high
power transmission power line from
Lock Is, on Coosa river to Selma.
BIRMINGHAM. - Thomas Neigh
an, Lila Lee, Wally Berry and other
Hollywood players engaged in MAX
ing moving pictures here, gave bene-
fit performance at city auditorium
for community chest and raised
$1,000.
SELMA. - j. V. Gardner, negro
doctor, graduate of University Of
Pennsylvania, is fined $500 for whip
ping wife. He is jailed in default of
payment of fine.
ALBANY. - Robert C. Miller,
fifty.five, dies at local hospital from
injuries received in auto accident.
NEWTON. Newton Institute
holds home coming. Attended by
several hundred former students and
friends.
TUSCALOOSA. - Mrs d. E. Nc
Chez, sixty-three, dies at her coun-
try home near here,
MONTGOMERY. Nine forest
ranger districts have been establish
ed in Alabama, Major Page S. Bunk
er. state forester, announces.
HUNTSVILLE. ~ Bids for finish
ing three and one-half miles of hard
surface road from Big Cove noun
tain to Huntsville city limits will be
called for soon.
SHEFFIELD. - Chamber of com
merce and Colbert County Medical
society are pushing movement to
build $4,000 hospital to serve Shelf
field, Tuscumbia and Florence.
CORpOVA. -- Large garage oper-
ated by Kirkpatrick & Morrow is de-
stroyed by fire. Loss $1,000.
DECATUR.-C. M. Harwell, coun-
ty game warden, announces that $50
hunting licenses have been issued
In Morgan county
Hartselle.-S. H. Evans, we'll
known Hartselle merchant, is found
dead in bed of heart trouble.
ASHVILLE.--Judge Sam High,
owner of Whitney cotton gin recent
ly burned here, announces he will
rebuild gin.
MOULTON.--Electi will be held
second Tuesday in January at Moul-
ton, Town Creek and Landersville,
to vote on school tax of SO cents on
each 500 assessed valuation.
MOULTON.-Heavy wind storm
wrecks Stephenson & Alexander cot
ton gin and does considerable other
damage.
GADSDEN.-C K. Stapp. county
farm agent, says he wants 100 farm
boys to plant two acres each in cot
ton next season.
ADSDEN.-Coosa river which
has been almost dry here is now
rising because of heavy rains.
HAYNESVILLE.-T carloads
Of turkeys are shipped from here,
bringing "a cents per pound on foot,
GENEVA.--A. I'll. Carmichael, of
Tuscumbia, will make race for gov
ernor, according to his nephew, A.
A. Carmichael, state senator, of this
place.
BIRMINGHAM. - According to
state, county and city officers much
Christmas whisky is being seized
In birmingham and Jefferson county.
SALEM. Fred Johnson, depart.
nent commander American Legion
with headquarters at Montgomery,
delivers address here.
IIUNTsVILLE.-Sh forces
find and destroy 500 pints of Ca
madam whisky in abandoned automo.
bile on Whitesburg pike near here.
MOBILE United States en-.
gipeers' dredge Pascagoula arrives
heee for work in this district.
ALBANY William p. Hampton,
state enforcement officer, recently
accidently shot by other officers
while ON whisky raid, remains in
serious condition in hospital here.
DECATuR.--Rise of one foot in
Tennessee river causes steamboat
traffic to resume between here and
Chattanooga.
TALLADEGA. - Sensation is
caused in investigation of death of
w. d. Smelley when son-in-law, Lee
land Haynes, and brother-in-law, Will
Farmer, are arrested.
TROY.-W. NJ. Henderson is killed
In attempting to stop runaway mule
hitched to wagon in which his chill.
dren were riding,
SELMA.-Will Dozier kills alliea.
tor seven feet long and weighing $50
pounds on Alabama river above
Selma.
CULLMAN.-A. A. Griffith. prom.
tnent attorney of Cullman, is in hos.
pltal at Birmingham suffering with
serious case of appendicitis.
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