Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-10
NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
MONTGOMERY. - With several
important state offices to be filled
this year, much interest is BENG
taken in the various counties in pri'
mary election to be held May Is.
ANNISTON.-C. C. O'Bryant, for
So years prominent business man of
Admission, is found dead in bed.
SHEFFIELD.-C. E. Hamilton, OF
Greenville, is elected president OF
State Bar association at closing ses'
sion of annual meeting here.
CULLMAN-Ma M. L. Robert
son and board of aldermen plan IL
miles of paving in business section
AUBURN.-Presid Spight Dow
ell announces commencement pro-
gram for Auburn college to take
place May 1920.
GREENVILLE. - Judge Sturdi.
want opens Lowndes county circuit
court with prayer, and delivers
strong charge to grand jury on pro-
hibition enforcement.
DECATUR.-Hom of late Capt.
John w. Jones, historic land mark,
is being torn down to make way
for new city school building. Old
building stood throughout Civil war,
HEFLIN.-Mrs. Arlan Gaines
spreads quilt on floor of corn crib
and slashes her, throat with razor,
death resulting lin few minutes.
MOBILE.-County board of reve-
nue. increases tax values approx
mately 100000 in Mobile county.
OZARK. - United Daughters of
Confederacy of Alabama hold three
days meeting here, with Mrs.
Charles Mcdowell, Jr., Of Eufaula,
president, presiding.
MOBILE.-William Letcher Mel
ton, former vice president of Farm
ers & Merchants bank of Mobile and
official of Commonwealth Finance
corporation of New York, dies here
FLORENCE. - City officials let
contract for paving 70 blocks OF
streets.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of com.
merce is making strong bid for loca
tion of orphans home to be built by
knights of Pythias.
ANNISTON.-Calh county is
winner of Brandon banner in dis
trict No. 2, in illiteracy drive.
oPELIKA.-Opelika high school
is preparing what will be one Of
finest athletic fields in state.
Observation-Disclosures rains
delay farming operations in this
county. But little cotton and corn
has been Llanted.
CULLMAN. - Arrangements are
being made looking to organizing in
tional Guards here.
MoNTGONiERY.-W. L. Neill, of
Birmingham, is commissioned asso-
ciate mine inspector for Alabama,
succeeding w. w. Kicker.
HEFLIN.-Sheriff H. A. Jackson,
assisted by state and federal officers,
capture and destroy dozen stills
near mere Ill Lew udyS'
ATHENS.-George Johnson and
family narrowly escape death when
auto turns over on highway near
here.
SELMA.-Alabama Pecan Grow
srs' association holds two days SEES
sion and many subjects relative to
industry are discussed
MISUNDERSTANDING is pay.
ing this year greatly increased sum
to Confederate veterans, owing to
fact that legislature of 1923 increas-
ed amounts each Confederate soldier
receives.
MONTGOMERY. - Montgomery s
new hotel, 1.-The Whitley" built by
N. J. Bell, will open June l. 1t is
a six-story building.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. State
Normal school will graduate 81
young men and young women, May
25
GREENSBORO.-U cool
nights recently have damaged cot
ton in this county to considerab BILE
extent.
UNIONTOWN. - Construction
commences on Uniontown-B Brown sta.
ton of Dixie highway and will be
completed by December /.
HARTSELLE.-Mr j. J. Griffin,
Sir, well-known resident of Morgan
county, dies at home of son, j. J
Griffin, Jr., at Mount Tabor.
Observation-Disclosures Nurs
cry association and state board OF
agriculture will meet here May 1880
TUSKEGEE.-Dr Robert r. Nor.
ton, principal of Tuskegee institute,
announces institute will celebrate
forty-third anniversary May Is.
MONTGOMERY - Campaign OF
education and conservation is being
launched by state forestry depart.
ment, newly created governmental
bodies of Alabama.
HALEYVILLE.-Grady r. Berry
Haleyville boy member of United
States marines stationed at Haiti
qualities as efficient marksman by
making number of hits on bulls eye
at ranges from 200 to 500 yards.
LElTf1 ION,-J. 4. CrOSSWnlte,
n, prominent Colbert county citi,
zen, dies at home near here.
TUSCALOOSA in ia.
vor of 100000 road bond issue for
Tuscaloosa county meets with little
opposition.
observation-disclosures of lead
Ing Republicans of Eighth congress.
sional district here favors Calvin
Coolidge for president, Judge @. d
Street, of Guntersville, for reelection
as national committeeman, and
Henry Ford for Muscle Shoals
project.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H. Blum, 6S
NJ