Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-02
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
MONTGOMERY is on de-
post in banks of Alabama $1SS,700,
600, or S125 per capita, according to
A. E. Jackson, state superintendent
of banks.
PIEDMONT Otis Robertson %
of Piedmont, is stabbed to death
while at Borden Wheeler Springs,
near here. Carr Thompson, of
Cedartown, Ca, is accused, and of
ficers are searching for him.
HUNTSVILLE. = Work will COM
mence this fall on five main high
ways leading out of Huntsville in
greatest road building program ever
begun in county.
ANDALUSIA. = Seasons Grocery
company is completing four large
cotton warehouses here, with total
storage capacity of 10000 bales.
HARTSELLE. = Morgan county
high school will open September 8,
with Professor w. T. Tiller as prin-
cipal.
ROANOKE-Andrew J. Longshore
dies at home near here, where entire
life, except four years in Confed-
crate army, was spent
SELMA-Mrs. Frances NJ. Wilson,
70, one of oldest residents of county,
dies at home of her daughter, Mrs.
H. D. Burke.
MONTGOMERY. = Alabama has
completed this year total of 774.9
miles of road and S,023 lineal feet
of bridges, at total cost of $9,216s-
3644S.
CAMP MCCLELLAN. = More than
5000 members of Alabama's national
guard will be in training here dur
ing August.
ADMISSION. University of Flor
ida wins first place in general stand
ing among colleges of eight states of
Fourth corps area, which have rep
resentatives at r. O. L. {. camp for
six weeks training course.
MOULTON.-Work commences on
$4,000 structure for Lawrence coun-
ty high school, to replace building
recently destroyed by fire.
MILLPORT.-Eill Conner, IA, son
of Kit Conner, is struck by train and
seriously injured, but will recover
DIXONS MILLS.-Marengo coun-
ty camp meeting, held here every
year, OPENS July 81, and will con-
tinue number of days. Rev. A. A.
Walker and Rev. d. M. Walker, ma
tionally known evangelists, will con-
duct services.
SELMA-Dr. Edgar Cannon, pas
tor of First Presbyterian church,
who knows John w. Davis person
ally, says of Democratic nominee for
president: Democrats have chosen
a true southerner-a man of the
highest caliber, one Of unquestioned
ability and integrity.''
MARION. = DR.. Thomas Everette
Cochran is reelected dean and pro-
fessor of education at Judson college,
and nearly all professors are re-
elected.
CULLMAN.-Dr. Clay I. Hudson,
popular pastor of First Baptist
church here for number of years,
resigns to accept pastorate of Bap-
fist church at Charlotte, n. c.
MOBILE.-Lengthy arguments in
support of request Of state docks
commission that Mobile and Ohio
railroad be grouped with Frisco
lines, and concurrence in proposal
that Gulf, Mobile and Northern be
made ally of Illinois Central railroad,
are contained in brief which is for
warded to interstate commerce COM
mission at Washington, D. c.
f MARION.-Under auspices of Civ
itan Club of Marion, Cecil Swami,
medical student at Tulane univer-
sity, is conducting fight against mos
quitoes in this county.
JASPER. One of largest rattle
-t,.i1- Of T
D. Riddlesperger, farmer but instead
of snakes fangs sinking into farm
ers flesh they are broken off against
tobacco box in his pocket.
TROY-Kilby training school build
ing, named in honor of Thomas e.
Kilby, former governor, is completed.
This is first of II new buildings to
be erected for Troy state normal
school.
VERNON. - Rev. C. FL. Davis,
pioneer Baptist minister, dies at
home here.
MONTGOMERY COM
mission of forestry assigns Charles
F. Fueschsel to work of assisting
farmers and other owners of small
forests in developing their wood
laad holdings.
Observation-Disclosures o. Kyle,
Of circuit court, holds unconstitu-
tional wheel tax enacted by county
commissioners, in case of Madison
Fcounty against c. I. Gwathney, of
Gurley. This year $1,000 has been
collected by this tax.
VERNON. - Columbus Lumber
company discontinue operations il
ir l,o, in a<-ho
ply of timber.
TUSCALOOSA commences
on new 100000 building for Bryce
hospital, for insane of Alabama.
TUSCALOOSA. = At preliminary
trial here, Sam Sellers, deputy sher
if, is committed to Jail without
bond on charge of killing Herman
Logan.
MARION.-Arthur Bentley Lev
erette, Perry county boy, recent
graduate from United States naval
academy at Annapolis, visits his
parents before reporting for duty.
He is assigned to Mississippi, now in
Pacific waters.
CULLMAN.-Blount Springs link
in Bee Line highway will be com
pleted in sixty days, according to
state highway commissioners.
BIRMINGHAM. - Alexander Nc
Cordle telephones police he is drunk
and wants to so to Jail. He is ac
commodated.
GADSDEN.-Accordi to city
school census just completed there
are 459 more negro childre nthan
are 459 more negro children than
teen less white children.
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