Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-20
ALABAMA

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JASPER.-John w Davis, Walker
county commissioner, is dead as re-
suit of Southern freight train crash
ing into hts automobile at Dixie
Springs.
AUBURN. - Alabama's cotton
crop for 1924 is worth $20,000,OOO
more than last years, according to
F. w. Gist, state agricultural Stats
tician. This years crop is 100000
bales, valued at approximately SPY
1000. Crop of 1928 was $4,000
bales, valued at about 100000 900.
ANNIsToN.-Gustaye Jacket, IS,
manager of Alabama hotel here, is
dead.
E.-Establishment of in
dustries in close proximity to $10,-
100000 state owned docks here looms
up as significant aspect to present
port, development plan. Big sugar
refinery is among plants to locate
here.
DOTHAN.-Mrs. j. NJ. Moates, IS,
died at. her home here where she
had resided for so years.
TUSCUMBIA.-Sam Greenhill, ne-'
gro, under sentence of death for
killing Harry S. White, mounted
guard at federal nitrate plant here,
ia granted stay of execution pending
appeal to court of appeals.
TUSCUMBIA.-Mrs Madeira Bar
cliff Field, of Tuscumbia, dies at
home of her son, DR.. James /" Field,
at Jackson, Tenn, after long i'll
ness.
CORDOVA.-New $4,000 public
school house is completed here and
1900 children are in attendance.
MoULToN.-J. T. bort, district
engineer of forest service, Washing
ton, D. c., and B. NJ. Lufburrow,
head of Alabama forest reserve, are
here looking over federal forest re-
serve, with view to having highway
system built within reserve.
FLORENCE-Dr. II. J. Willing
ham, president of Florence state
normal school, is prominently men
toned as possible gubernatorial can
didate.
MoNTGoMERY.-Sale of school
books in Alabama, for past year
amounts to $1,250,000, according to
H. G.. Bowling, SECRETARY Alabama
Education association.
UNCOMFORTABLE in this
section are plentiful, prices ranging
about Is cents per pound on foot.
GOODWATER. - Doyle Niblett
charged with shooting to death Ell
lis Thomas from ambush, is denied
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MONTGOMERY state
board Of agriculture, through Otto
Brown, chief of division Of plant in
dutsry, will cooperate with bureau
Of entomology of United States de-
partment of agriculture, to eradicate
sweet potato weevilin Alabama.
MONTGOMERY to or
ganize credit corporation under fed
eral intermediate credit bank of New
Orleans to extend credit to Alabama
farmers, is reached by joint meeting
of Alabama farm bureau federation
and Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton
association.
TALLADEGA.-Cha Morgan, ne
gro, being taken to penitentiary,
prevents Jail delivery here by in
forming officers of plot.
TUSCALOOSA.-W is complet-
ed on 100000 annex to Bryce hos
pital for insane and will be occu-
pied soon.
GADSDEN.-Big cotton mill of
Dwight Manufacturing company,
which consumes $4,000 bales an
nually, is being electrified
GADSDEN.-Gerdine C. Smith,
IL, son of G. G.. Smith, died from
lockjaw caused from wound received
from shooting toy pistol loaded with
blank cartridge.
FORT PAYNE. - Hydro electric
plant is built by A. A. Miller at
Montone and will generate electricity
for Fort Payne, Mentone and COM
nunity.
DIXON'S MILL.-Baptist women
hold hen sale, and realize neat sum
for piano fund of this church. Hens
are donated by community.
MONTGOMERY.-Dr. Glenn An
drews, state prison inspector, says
Pickens county aims house lis in
rundown condition and unfit for
human habitation."
HUNTSVILLE county,
Car miles per car hour 9.6S 9.S5
leads all other counties in Ala
bama in cotton yield for 1924. To-
tai of 29,426 bales are produced in
this county.
MOBILE.-Warren F.. Burch, for
many years city detective, is named
chief Of police, succeeding Jesse f.
Hogan.
MONTGOMERY - Matthew S..
Whitfield, prominent business man,
is perhaps fatally injured when his
automobile goes over 20-foot en-
bankment.
JASPER.-What is said by Off
GERS to be largest still worm ever
captured in Alabama is taken near
here. Worm is ten inches in diane
ter and 40 feet long.
FORT PAYNE.-Water mains are
completed from artesian wells here
to supply town with water.
BIRMINGHAM - Laxity of Biz
mingham city officials in allowing
shortage in city funds of over $751;
600 is scored by jefferson county
grand jury. Arrests may follow.
MONTGOMERY - Montgomery's
bank deposits show increase of
$1,405,000 over one year ago.
GADSDEN.-Etowah iron mine,
near here, which has been idle for
past ID years. will resume operation
January 5. To commence 200 men
will be employed and this force will
be gradually increased to 500 men.
BIRMINGHAM.-O for so. 900
barrels of cement is placed with
Birmingham firms for work on Will
son dam at Muscle Shoals.