Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-23
ALABAMA

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al Hartley A. Moon announces pro-
cedure of observance of National De
Tense day in Alabama, September Il.
Mobilization committees are named
in every county in Alabama, and
plans are announced whereby "one
day volunteers" will join active mill
tary organization.
HALEYVILLE-J. J. King, of
near HaIeyville, finds big rattlesnake
near his home. He pins reptiles
head to ground and jerks rattles off
before killing snake. There are seven
rattles and five buttons.
TUSCALOOSA C. Turner,
So. prominent farmer of Tuscaloosa
county, dies at home near here.
81 BIRMINGHAM w. King, of
Birmingham, is named state organ
izer in Alabama for La Toilette
Wheeler campaign.
HALEYVILLE.-Pr Baptist
church, near here, is destroyed by
fire thought to be of incendiary orr"
gin.
DELMAN.-James Nailen, rs, we'll
known citizen of Franklin county,
dies at home near here.
- REFORM Pickens County Her
aid, under management of John +.
MCGEE and Daniel e. Draper, is sold
: to Jack M. Pratt.
DOTHAN.-Alaba negro grand
lodge knights of Pythias holds an
< nual session here, with 1900 dele
gates in attendance.
,ATTALLA.-Plan of Alabama Mill
: and Grain company here is destroyed
by fire. Loss $4,000 with $35, 900
Insurance. Plant will be rebuilt at
once.
MOBILE-Course of One and
Three Mile creeks will be diverted
and swamps will be drained, as part
S of port development here.
{GADSDEN.-Stre Bakery is
burned and several stores damaged,
: ct total loss of $4,000.
F. R.-2 MONTGOMERY. = Cotton ware
house receipts of Alabama ware
houses, operating under new Ala
bama law and regulations of board
of agriculture, will be accepted by
Atlanta federal reserve bank, when
presented by member banks, as col
lateral covering discounts, according
to information from M. b. Wellborn.
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SELMA.-Dallas county fair dates
are fixed for October IA to 16. Poul-
try show will be one of biggest fea-
" lures this year.
AUBURN-Work on Ramsay en-
cheering building at Auburn col
lege, which will cost $250,000, is
commenced. C. A. Fulghum & Co.,
of Pensacola, Fla, are contractors.
MONTGOMERY. = Birmingham
Montgomery highway, one of most
important units of state highway
program, will be completed in two
years. according to w. S. Keller,
state highway engineer.
TALLADEGA.-City officials are
making war on automobile speeders.
Fifteen prominent people are arrest
ed and fined S. each.
EUFAULA.-R. D. Jones, superin-
tendent of Cowikee Cotton mills, city
councilman and chairman of Eufau-
la water works, undergoes operation
for appendicitis.
GREENVILLE. = Sunday school
conference for 500 Methodist Sunday
schools of central and south Ala
bama and west Florida feets here.
September to 4.
ATHENS. = New dormitaorv of
Athens college is completed and
$4,000 worth of furnishings are being
installed.
9 tATIIENS. =: president w. H.
Johnson, of Athens Agricultural col
lege, announces that this institution
will open August rs.
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farmers, their wives and children at
tend barbecue near here. given by
Marion county farm bureau.
MOBILE. B. Mcpherson, plan
tation owner of near Nadawah Mon.
roe county, is found guilty in fed
eral court here on charge of holding
Giles Stallworth in state of peonage.
HUNTSNILLE.-Mo work is be
ing done in Madison county on rural
roads at this time than in several
years. Free labor is being used.
ADMISSION. - Increase of IS per
cent in attendance at schools for
reported by Harvey E. Page, super
visor.
HEFLIN-J. s. Morrison, So, pro-
prletor land manager of Hefiln Iele-
phone company, is dead.
ANNISTON--Six consignments of
government fish are received at An
niston. for stocking creeks.
MONTGOMERY - Increased APP
preparations, recently granted by con
gress for development of southern
forest experiment stations, now make
1t possible for this research organiza-
ton TO cover more adequately than
before timber producing region en-
braced in nine coastal plain states
from South Carolina to Texas, ac-
cording to r. ID. Forbes, of New Or.
leans, director of station.
PIKE ROADSIDE address here,
E. A Beeler, of London, secretary
Alabama Wool and Sheep Growers
association, tells several hundred
farmers there is big money to, be
made in Alabama in growing spring
lambs.
BUTLER.-ln an effort 10 secure
larger attendance for Choctaw Coun.
tye High school, Professor l.. Is. BeE-
son, principal, Is advertising school
by placing mile posts on all roads
leading into Butler, giving distance
20 high school building.
= JACKSON.-Family of Mexicans,
consisting of man, his wife and four
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