Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI IIlOUCih OCli
crete bridge spanning Is miles of
Mobile bay, between Mobile and
Baldwin county, will become reality
if voters of Alabama ratify proposed
constitutional amendment at general
election.
MONTGOMERY highway
commission authorize w. S. Keller,
state highway engineer, to proceed
at once with official markings of
state highways.
AUBURN.-Auburn alumni com
mence work of actively aiding boys
to obtain education at Auburn,
through Auburn Alumni association.
Two young men are now being sup
ported in college.
MONTGOMERY Glenn An
drews, state prison inspector, re-
ports that most jails and prisons IN
Alabama are in satisfactory sanitary
condition, and that prisoners are
being we'll fed.
MOBILE.-Duties amounting to
$4,000 will be collected on cargo
of British steamer Chincha, arriV-
ing here with 5000 tons of Brazilian
masanese ore, according to custom
officials.
CARBON HILL.-New building
for Carbon Hill state bank is near
ing completion and will be ready Tor
occupancy in few weeks.
COLUMBIA.-Jam A. Cunning
ham, farmer, of Ednezer community,
ends his life by shooting himself
MoBILE.-Dorothy Ann Webb,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Webb. is run over and instantly
killed by auto driven by Archie
Knott, negro, who is jailed on muir
der charge.
DECATUR-Geor H. Clark, OF
Birnin CHAM, assistant state geolog-
list, makes analysis of asphalt found
near here, and says it is as 5000 as
any vet discovered in any part of
country.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES report
that $254,000 has already been raised
in 100000 drive for Alabama col
lege.
MOBILE.-State purchases four
tracts of lands here for S6S,5O0, to be
used for dock purposes
TUsCALOOSA--W commences
on new 100000 lumber plant of
Tuscaloosa Lumber company to
take place Of plant recently burned.
MONTGOMERY. Republican
state executive committee certifies
names Of Republican candidates for
state offices and electors.
COLUMBIA.-Sen of 20
years is imposed by circuit court
Jury on Bob Merrill, charged with
Staying N. L. McElroy, in woods
near Calera few months ago.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
county road officials and members
of state highway commission will be
held here November Z, to discuss
problem of raising funds to carry
on road building program. Present
funds will be exhausted soon.
BIRMINGHAM Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers will open new
bank here, in old Birmingham Ledg-
er building, with capital stock OF
100000, about January /.
OZARK. - Ninety second annual
session of Alabama Annual Confer
ence of Methodist Episcopal church
south will be held here November
1917.
JAsPER.-Red Cross nutrition
program in Jasper and Walker
county commences survey to find
out number of school children drink
ing sufficient amount of milk regu-
larly.
UNION sPRINGS.-G. M. Ed
wards is reelected mayor of Union
Springs without opposition.
ATHENs.-Dr. Allen Cults, pas
tor of Erlanger, Ky, Baptist church
accepts call to First Baptist church.
MONTGOMERY. Applications
from eleven counties in Alabama for
space for county exhibits at Ala
bama state fair, to be held Novem-
Der 3-11, are received by Mort Blk
Ter, secretary-manager
RUSSELLVILLE.-L l.. Jackson,
editor of Franklin County Times, |
sells his interest to John NJ. Clark.
Mr.. jackson will engage in newspa-
per work at Florence.
ANNISTON.-C. Worth White
side, Calhoun tax collector, is indiCt
ed on charge of embezzling 100000
of county funds. Trial is set fol
October IA.
RUSSELLVILLE. Anti-Klan
ticket loses in municipal election
here. Wilmer w. Ramsey, incum-
bent, is reelected mayor over d. r.
Bendall. Bendall denounced Khan,
while Mayor Ramsey did not deny
utilization with Khan.
CLAYTON.-Clayton is to have
big, lumber plant Thompson and
Stewart are building dry kiln with |
capacity of 100, 900 feet, and are also |
erecting planning mill and sheds.
LAFAYETTE.-Fra Smith is
found guilty of numbering Marvin |
Drake in northwestern part of coun-
ty last July, and given life term.
CLAYTON. - What are believed |
to be valuable deposits of bauxite |
are found at Pratt's.
GORDO. - Joyce Dire sawmill. |
near here, is destroyed by fire of |
unknown origin, with loss of several
thousand dollars.
BAY MINETTE. Work COM !
mences here on new creamery.
ADMISSION. - Grand jury con-
dennis Calhoun county almshouse |
buildings, but says inmates are prop |
erly cared for.
BIRMINGHAM. - Building opera
tons in Birmingham will reach total |
of S15,000,000 for year, according to I
J. e. Spencer, city building inspec-
tor. |
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