Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
ALABAMA


ford, Wade Barker aad Cary Timer
are seriously ,'rned.
Observation-Disclosures of Opclika
a. fair are charging grounds and build
s ing two big exhibition halls, in ad
: fdition to buildings already IN use.
+ JAsPER.-Walter Moore. Al, OF
Cordova. is killed at grade crossing
near Benoit, when struck by fast
freight train.
JASPER.-Mrs. Marguerite Hol
lingsworth, wife of Chief Deputy j.
i, r. Hollingsworth, is appointed coun'
ty taller and office deputy for Col
bert county. This is first time these
offices have been filled by women.
4 ANNISTON.-Dur d sp u e
M Charlie Williams, 26, is seriously
shot bv Fred Griffin. Both men live
! at Reeds Mill. Officers are search
ing for Griffin.
y PRATTVILLE.-F new homes
q and several new store buildings are
. to be erected here this fall.
Acknowledgement leaders here
are requesting city officials to enact
curfew law, taking effect at sunset
,E, FLORENCE.-Rufe Ballentine is
y dead. and his cousin, Claude Ballen'
!, tine, is in Jail charged with MURDER
as result of fight.
DECATUR.-Citi of Decatur
~ Albany and Morgan county are ask
~ iino, state highway commission for
$3.50 900 to repair Moulton and Court
= land highways.
DECATUR. = Southern Asphalt
company of Louisville, KY are ar
ranging to open up asphalt oeposils
on their prosperity near mere Fau,
II ]. Davis, of Maytield. KY VINO WIZ
be manager for this company az
rives.
RIRMINGHAM.-O carload OF
limestone. to be used as farm lertli-
izer. will be donated to each county
in Alabama, and will be hauled free
nv Louisville and Nashville, Centrai
- Of Georgia and Western Railroad Oh
Alabama.
j., TAJJ,ADEGA.-W interboro Con.
!. solidated school opens here anu VIII
he in session six days every Week
This is first time in history OF TINS
county where school is held SIX Gays
4 per week. This is experiment II IL
announced If successful, other
schools will be taught six days each
week
HI ANNISTON.-Mrs. Martha !. Me-
:. ri leroy. 76. pioneer woman and
! widely known throughout this sec
esv ton, is dead.
sf.s ALBANY Several departments IN
louisville & Nashville railroad shops
here go on full time, after working
four DAYS a week.
JASPER.-While bathing in Loss
creek near Jaggar, Lanthls kllSore'
16. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bud kllSore,
is taken with cramps and browns
y OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EVE. Scar
ICY, 3S, member of one of most prom
inent families of this section, IS dead
MONTGOMERY. = Montgomery
will probably be made headquarters
: for statewide campaign to organize
Republican women of Alabama into
A8Coolidge clubs, according to an
announcement of Mrs: J.. r. Maugans,
8 postmistress at Eutaula.
UNIONTOWN.-S Samuel Buck, UNI
til recently postmaster here, IS
charged with shortage in accounts
He is put under $1,000 bond.
DOTHAN.-W. T. Hall, editor of
Dothan Eagle, is seriously injured;
his SON, Julian Hall painfully
bruised, and Charles Farmer, Jr,
also of Dothan, is hurt, when their
auto turns over near Ashford.
MONTGOMERY are being
considered for observance of centen-
NAL of LaF'ayette's visit to Alabama
with series of celebrations April IL.
RAGLAND.-Wor is progressing
rapidly on rebuilding plant of Ma
tional Cement company, recently de
stroyed by fire here at loss of
100000.
COLUMBIANA. = Cotton picking
commences here in earnest. Dry
weather and boil weevil have de-
stroyed practically all Of top crop
MONTGOMERY = State highway
commission let contracts for roads
in five counties, totaling $Soo,O00
BIRMINGHAM w. Carroll is
probably fatally injured when struck
by automobile driven by l5-year-old
boy.
MOBILE.-Major 7. Fl. Emmer-
son. United States engineer in
charge of district, says permanent
repairs to lock 13 will necessitate
closing of Warrior river navigation
for nine days in September.
BESSEMER. - Elaborate dedIca-
ton exercises will be held Septem-
Der II, for Bessemer's new $500, 900
high school building.
ALEXANDER CITY.-H. Herzfeld
donates 73-acre farm and house TO
$1,0O0,00O drive for Alabama college
at MonteVallo.
MOuNDVILLE.-Fi issue. of
Moundville News appears with ID. f..
Draper as editor. Publication is
backed by chamber OF commerce and
business interests.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w. w. Bran
don attends meeting of Boy Scouts
here and is given honorary degree
Of tenderfoot.
EUFAULA, = Eufaula Lumber
company opens new planning mill and
variety works here and is now OPP
Grating full time
HARTSELLE.-Lum receipts
and shipments exceed all previous
years. Two sawmills are operating
day and night
MOULTON. - Herman Hughes,
charged with numbering Lawrence
county girl is convicted in circuit
court and given life sentence.
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