Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-12

of her daughter, Mrs. Ada Hopwood
after brief illness. She is widow OF
late Mortimer Lovett, of ST. Clair
Springs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. F'inchel
is sentenced to hang for alleged
murder of Maybell Mccullough near
Lincoln, in spring of 1928.
Observation-Disclosures o. Kyle,
of Decatur, is presiding over mid
summer term of circuit court here
Observation-Disclosures session
Of Alabama department of American
Legion comes to close here to meet
next at Dothan.
TUSkEGEE.-Mat of water
supply is serious question at hos
pital for disabled negro soldiers
NOTASULGA. - Canning factory
here is operating trucks into every
part of county gathering up black
berries picked by negroes. Crop Is
heaviest ever known.
ALBERTVILLE.- unit OF
Marshall county innoculates 1908
persons against typhoid.
ANNISTON.-Anniston has sold
more than $1,000,000 Of Improvement
bonds in past ten years.
BROWNSVILLE. - Standard Oil
company installs $4,000 filling station
at this place.
MOBILE.-Mobile is planning to
spend $4,000 on two central fire
stations; 1925, 900 on police fire alarm
system; $150,000 on annex to city
hospital; $4,000 on city dock termi-
nal.
DOUBLE SPRINGS. - Winston
county superintendent of education
plans to open school for adults,
July %.
ATHENS.--All churches of Athens
will hold union services throughout
month Of July and August.
PHOENIX CITY.-Two big stills,
one of 1880 capacity and other of
5000 capacity, are smashed near
here by state officers.
HUNTSVILLE. Directors Of
Huntsville college decide to put this
years dividends into new building
for primary department.
HALEYvILLE. - Haleyville post
office becomes second-class office, and
additional clerk is added.
MARION.-George Moore, negro,
wanted here for murder and Jail
breaking, is arrested at New Orleans
and brought back. Moore is charged
with killing Messer Heard, negro,
year ago.
SELMA.-Monroe Gusdorf, vice
president Of Alabama Dry Goods as
ISOLATION, dies at local hospital after
illness of several months.
>SELMA.-Chamber of commerce
secures big ferry at Wetumpl1a to
operate across Alabama river here,
while river bridge is being repaired.
HEFLIN.-John Roach, IS, we'll
known citizen and Confederate vet
eran, dies here.
ALEXANDER CITY.-With $50
bales from $50 acres" as their slogan
$50 cotton club boys of West ITALIA
poosa and Coosa counties are now
doing outstanding work under super
vision Of S. M. Day, county agent.
SELMA-Annual meeting of Ala
bama Hotel Mems association is held
here with large attendance from all
parts of Alabama.
HUNTSVILLE. According to
George Darwin, county tax assessor,
there are 1000 automobiles in Madi-
son county.
TUSCALOOSA Logan,
"a, alleged whisky runner, dies from
effects of being shot in stomach by
Sam Sellers, deputy sheriff. Sellers
is held without bond.
TUSKEGEE. - During first six
months of year there were only five
lynchings of negroes in United
States as follows: Florida 2; Geor-
gia, 2; South Carolina, 1, according
to Tuskegee institute officials.
HARTSELLE.-P. w. Williams,
agent for Protective Life Insurance
company, leases First National Bank
building for offices, and will install
new fixtures.
ALABAMA CITY.-Ben Stewart,
motorcycle officer, races on motor
cycle and beats Southern train to
Murraycross, to arrest j. S. Wo-
mack, wanted for failure to support
wife.
BLUFF CITY.-Owen Chunn has
all fingers of left hand cut off, while
operating saw mill.
MOBILE.-Over 100000 feet of
II, 1Nars +n OF 1H
over one line of steamers.
PRATT CITY.-Gilbert R. Lads,
2S, of McDonald's chapel, is fatally
injured, and Robert Dudley, of wy
lam, is seriously injured, when auto
in which they and other semi-profes-
sional baseball players are riding is
struck by Tennessee Coal, Iron &
Railway company's engine.
SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA.-Moving picture peo-
pie of state plan fight on state ad-
mission tax before 1925 legislature.
GREENVILLE.-E. Roy Stone, of
Greenville, prognosticator Of politics,
says in statement to newspapers
that John T. Duncan, oft-time can
dldate Tor governor opposing Cover
nor Mcleod for reelection, will get
$4,000 ballots this year. Mcleod is
not campaigning state, being in at
tendance upon Democratic conven-
ton in New York.
ROCK PHILIPPIANS are announc-
ed for statewide spelling match to
be held at Winthrop college, here
July II and Is.
GAFFNEY.-Two white men, T.
NJ. Hunt and j. S. Sheppard, driving
on public highways with families
stop and take drink from half pint
bottles, and officers seeing them
drinking, make arrests.
GREENVILLE.-B SeCur.
ity company, with Robert S. Small
Charleston banker, as president, and
George Norwood, Greenville banker
Aet ID,