Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-01
NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS

receives through mail stolen check
for $3.50 and watch fob, with fol
lowing note enclosed: Cant use
check, no use for fob. Sorry you
were the victim Robber kept $24
cash taken from Greene.
PHENIN CITY.-United city of
Girard and Phenix City. with popu-
lation of $4,000, will ask for federal
building.
CASTLEBERRY. - Castleberry
| Strawberry association announces
no stock in association will be sold
between March ! and July 1. In
1928 stock paid SIG per cent divi-
! dend.
GADSDEN. - Etowah county
! grand jury irdicts 81 Gadsden mer-
chants for keeping open on Sun
! days.
MARION.-A. f. Armstrong, pres.
/ ident of trustees, plans campaign to
! raise $1,000 for future needs OF
Marion institute.
Observation-Disclosures Coun
/ ty Poultry association plans to pur'
/ chase 10000 egg capacity incubator
/ lOI COllIlulIllS use.
| GADSDEN-Gadsden is selected as
site for new Alabama school of
trades and industry.
SYLACAUGA-Dr. w. H. Boozer
suffers serious injuries when auto
turns over.
MOBILE.-Satsum growers of
! I,nt
losses from freezing weather. will
plant large crops of vegetables.
DORA.-Store of Mrs. Daring is
entered and considerable amount of
jewelry stolen.
FAYETTE.-F operations
are active in this section. Hundreds
of acres of spring oats are planted.
DECATUR.-Lawr requiring school
children to undergo physical exami-
nation is being enforced by DR.. H.
c. McRee, county health officer.
ENSLEY,-Contra will soon be
awarded to build new church for
First Baptists, to cost about $3.50, 900.
BESSEMER.-Ch of COM
u
room hotel.
EMPIRE.-Dr. w. S. Sowell, for
% years mine physician here, re-
signs and will take postgraduate
courses at New York and st. Louis.
SHEFFIELD.-New Bethel school
house, in remote section of Colbert
county, is destroyed by fire of un-
determined origin.
MONTEVALLO. - Coffee County
High school, Of Florence is awarded
first place for school honors in first
annual home economic contest here.
OPELIKA. - Standard training
school for Sunday school workers
opens here with good attendance.
Observation-Disclosures Cover
nor Thomas E. Kilby, who is visit
ing at Bombay, India, cables his in
dorsement Of Senator Underwood for
Democratic nomination.
BIRMINGHAM.-F'inus Goodwin,
G., dies from injuries received when
he fell 100 feet off Cahaba river
bridge near here. He was attempt
ing to turn horse and buggy.
MARIO.-Homes Of w. f. Hogue
land DR.. c. p. Robinson are destroy
ed by fire, with loss of $4,000. Build
inngs of Marion institute have mar
row escape.
ALBANY.-John Patterson, Nor
gan county representative in legis-
lature, undergoes operation for ap-
pendicitis.
HUNTSVILLE. - Lincoln mills
will be enlarged from $4,000 to So.
600 spindles.
GREENVILLE.-Alabama public
service commission refuse to lower
Greensville's light and water rate.
TUSKEGEE.-Dr. L. w. John
ston and DR.. F.. NJ. Johnston pur-
chase home of late DR.. w. P. Ma
Sruder and will convert it into hos
p!tal.
CAMDEN.-Mrs. Mary Gullett
Cook, II, dies of heart disease.
Observation-Disclosures c. Clenden.
on, prominent in church and fra
ternal circles, dies here.
FORT PAYNE.-J. P. Dejarnette.
prominent farmer and former officer
in jefferson county, is shot dead
! from ambush at home near here. His
activity in breaking up stills is sup
| posed motive.
| ELECTROMAGNETIC. M. L. Wood
SO, one of Montgomery oldest ply
! sicians, is dead.
Observation-Disclosures of gas.
oline tank on rear of automobile seIi-
ously Injuries three childr9n Raj
ford, o. Cecil, 5, and Otis, 8, sons of
Joe Terry.
TRlNITY.-State Senator Melvin
Hutson is setting out 500 peach trees
on farm near here.
AI{RON.-Farm Of late Judge
! Thomas w. Coleman, consisting of
1000 acres, sells for $4,000.
! COLUMBIANA.-Lee Jones is con-
victed of killing Dock Jones and
given ten years in state penitentiary
! CENTERNILLE. - Bibb County
Fish and Game association is offer
! ing % cents for every hawk killed,
and IS for most hawks killed between
! February IS and March 2S.