Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-09

American Legion, indorses Major
| Wade II. Phillips, Lexington, for
commander of North Carolina de-
partment.
RALEIGH.-Att General J.
S, Manning holds Bowie railroad act
of 1928, pIedging states credit to
building railway in northwestern
counties, unconstitutional and de-
clares intention to fight measure in
courts.
| DUNN. Wandering honey bee
causes near loss of life when A. B.
Johnson, of Wilson, turns loose
steering wheel of automobile TO kill
it after singing Mrs. Johnson. Car
went over embankment and both
were seriously injured.
| GASTONIA.--Rex Spinning com
pany mill and Priscilla mill, at Ranlo
| two of the largest textile plants in
Castor county, resume full-time op-
! Grafton after long period of part
time operation.
GREENSBORO. - Public auto
busses operating on North Carolina
! highways are valued at $1,000, 900
in report by L. z. Schott, secretary
Of State Bus Owners association.
MEBANE.-Mrs. Emma Sykes, so,
dies after short illness.
BESSEMER.- School commission
ers are notified that Bessemer High
school is now an accrediated high
school by state department of edu-
cation.
ASHEVILLE.-Joh w. Ruther-
| ford is reelected chairman of Bun
combe county Democratic executive
committee, and Burgin Pennell, Sec
rotary, at organization meeting of
committee.
SANFORD.-Dr. William Long, of
Chapel Hill, former president of
Elon college, and veteran educator
and minister, sustains serious in
juries when car strikes sand bar and
| overturns ten miles south of San
ford.
BEAUFORT. - Travis Coggins,
white youth, is released from charge
Of criminal assault on young girl
at Morehead City dance, by superior
Court Judge Lloyd Horton, who
rules evidence insufficient to war
rant jury trial.
RALEIGH. -Ninety-one counties
| ask state for $7,600,000 for construc-
ton of school buildings under terms
Of law enacted at 1928 session of
general assembly.
DURHAM.-Two children, Jewell
Lee Masser, two, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J.. Masser, and Robert Ogden,
eighteen months, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. B. Ogden, die after eating poison
GUS bananas
WINSTON-SALE John D.
Watkins, who celebrated her Tooth
birthday April II, 1924, dies after
brief illness. She was member of
long prominent family. one Of her
ancestors, jeremiah White, being
Oliver Cromwells chaplain, and
Thomas Stone, her great-grandfa
Their, a signer Of the Declaration of
independence.
FAYETTEVILLE. - twenty-five
hundred national guardsmen, repre-
senting field artillery units of North
Carolina, Florida and Alabama, ar
rive here for two weeks encamp-
ment and intensive training.
CHARLOTTE.-Re w. J. Smith,
70, for "a years superintendent of
Thompsons orphalage and promi-
nent Episcopal minister, dies after
long illness.
WINSTON SALIENT II. Vaughn
50, prominent merchant, is shot to
death by unknown assailant as he
was entering home shortly before
midnight after closing place of bust
ness for the day.
MEBANE. - Mrs Annie Laws. 40,
widow with eight children, commits
suicide by blowing off mead with
shit gun on front oorcH OF home.
Worry over financial affairs is as
signed as cause of act.
CHARLOTTE. - Superior Court
Judge B. F. Long places Seucrity
Savings bank in temporary receiver
ship on petition of corporation COM
mission, naming American Trust
company receiver.
ASHEVILLE.-Rev A. H. Stubs,
SO, prominent Episcopal church min
lister, and leading Mason, dies after
sFort iu@Css.
WINSTON-SALEM. - Bishop Ed
ward Rondthaler announces plans
of Moravian church to establish con-
gregation and build church at Mount
Airy.
WINSTON-SALEM.-A.H H. Eller
is elected member of the city school
commission succeeding W. E. Frank.
lin WHO resigned after serving %
years.
BURLINGTON. - Escape of five
Alamance county convicts within two
weeks causes County Manager w. o.
Warren to order shackles for all
prisoners on road gangs.
GREENSBORO. - C. Fl. Thacker.
"A, Confederate veteran and promi-
nent business man, dies after pro-
tracted illness.
DUNN. - Ed Sutton, fireman, sus-
talns broken hip, fractured arm and
internal injuries, in fall from burn
ing building.
KINGS MOUNTAIN.-Joseph Will
son, brother of the late President
Woodrow Wilson, visits son-in- law
and other relatives
MISUNDERSTANDING an attack
| on q rooster proves fatal for cat at
home of Jack Howard, rooster killing
his feline opponent.
FAIRMONT.-Twenty auction to-
bacco warehouses open for season in
| tobacco belt along North and South
Carolina line. First sales show weed
of good grade and price satisfactory
to growers.
RALEIGH M. Curran. state
forester, plans state wide study trip
late in August and early in Sep
TENDER, he announces.
TRYON.-H. H. Carson, Polk
county superior court clerk, is Sc
riously injured when he loses control
Oh his automobile and its plunges
over embankment, pinning him un.
derneath machine.
WADESBORO.-F weather ano