Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-15
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
UR.-Alabama Power COM
pany will build power line from
here to Trinity, six miles west.
EUTAW.-Marriage of statewide
interest is that of Miss Mary Nor
gan Ward, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. w. r. Ward. to Cecil Glass,
of Marlin. Texas.
MONTGOMERY.-State of Ala
bana purchases Second Baptist
church for 100000 and will use site
for memorial building to Alabama
soldiers in World war.
FLOREACE. - Two unmasked
men entk- store of J. A. Mckinney,
hold him ur with revolver, rob
cash drawer of over 800. and es-
cape.
ANNIsToN.-City purchases sew
eral vacant lots for $4,000 and will
build park.
MONTGOMERY. = Steam rail
roads pear greatest part of public
utility assessment in Alabama, ac-
cording to annual report of state
auditor. Total utility assessment of
state is S166, 1883, OF. of which rail-
roads share is $114,655,642.
FLoRENCE.-Eliza Coffee Me
mortal hospital will erect nurses
home to cost several thousand dol
lars.
SHEFFIELD.--Larg party of
investors and prospectors arrive in
Muscle Shoals district from Detroit,
lansing and Hudson, Mich. King
ston, Ontario and Chicago, Ill.
TUSCALOOSA-H are APP
bearing in Tuscaloosa in large num-
bers and many of them are being
arrested. Most of them are able
bodied men and are beating way on
1 trains.
ALBANY. Ship yards of Ameri-
can Oak Leather company, one OF
largest dry docks on Tennessee rlv-
err. are now operating full time with
large force of men.
MONTGOMERY Figures show
ing that mad dog problem in Ala
l1an1a is one of increasing serious
ness are furnished by state health
department. From January / to
Nav 1. 1924, sos cases of rabies
were treated.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS number
OF VGn1rGHl6n DGCOlIlC0 81 1'hiSNAN
appears federal court must be sus-
pended, Judge Henry D. Clayton
orders marshal and deputies to press
into service men found on streets
and in business houses.
OzARK.-United Daughters OF
Confederacy, in annual session mere
indorse 100000 campaign for Ala
bama college at Montevallo.
MoBILE.-R. S. Mcleod, S5, trav.
cling salesman of Dothan, is held
here on charge of seGond-degree
Granddaughter. He was driver OF
auto which turned over near mount
Vernon. killing Mrs. Dorothy Jack
son, of Birmingham, who was In car
with him.
GADSDEN.-With announcement
/ of James D. Giles, prominent attor-
new, and w. p. Archer, former presi'
dent of council, Gadsden will nave
six-cornered race for mayor. Other
candidates are: G. E. Christopher,
incumbent; w. E. Weir, Tom New
berry, o. J. Stocks.
MONTGOMERY board of
education adopts textbooks for all
public schools of state and let's five,
wear contract with estimated saving
of from s150000 to 100000 a year to
buying public.
TROY.-F'ire, which completely de-
stroyed city negro school, is being
investigated by state fire marshal.
MONTGOMERY Buster Jackson,
Marion Jackson and Horace Butler,
of Covington county, are convicted In
federal court of conspiracy to intiml-
date government witness.
SELMA.-Annual meeting OF Ala
bana Pecan Growers association is
featured by animated discussions OF |
spraying, topping and kindred sub
jects, introduced by DR.. r. f. Shaw,
of Whatley, and DIR. L. e. Miles, Of !
Auburn.
DORA.-Several frame store build |
ings recently destroyed by fire will !
be replaced by modern brick business
houses.
CORDOVA. -Cordova Methodists
building to cost several thousand |
dollars.
JASPER. -"Uncle" Dan Williams, !
109, residing at Boldo, farming !
community near here, is said to be |
Oldest man in Alabama. He is in |
excellent health and quite spry.
RDOVA.-Cordova 30-ton ice |
factory, which is under construction, |
will soon be completed and ready for |
operation.
SELMA. Clifton Kirkpatrick, !
prominent Dallas county farmer and |
member of state board of agricul- |
ture, announces for commissioner OF |
agriculture.
MONTGOMERY Election OF Da
vid r. Murphy, superintendent of |
Admission city schools, as president |
of Daphne Normal school, and ap !
pointment of J. r. Sherman, former |
~ of Mobile county schools, as state |
director of physical education, fea |
ture session of state board of edu |
cation.
SELMA-Alabama Textile mills, !
employing about $50 persons, close |
indefinitely.
BIRMINGHAM-Dr. John Sharp
Gillespy, Ga. lifelong resident and |
one of oldest physicians, dies after
four years illness.
MONTGOMERY.-Date OF annual
convention of State Association of
Eilks is changed from May Is to May
ID, on account OF Democratic pri
mary election on May 10.
MONTGOMERY dismisses
forgery charges against Captain
Thomas III. Fallow, of Opelika, for.
mer division officer OF 10th regi.
,nent, Rainbow division. on grounds
that he was irresponsible, caused
from shell shock,
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