Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-04

IA 1EIIE.-DIeUSS WHICH I4lllS4l
ed upper canal of LuXapalia last
July and went into dry dock to await
decision of supreme court on consti
tutienality of drainage act, is burned
with all machinery.
Y.-Automobile valued al
$500, belonging to w. c. Mcclure
catches fire on highway near Pulas
XII, Tenn, and is entirely destroyed
ALBANY.-T. s. Berry, "a, well
known citizen, dies at his home II
West Albany.
HEFLIN-Rev. George Allen, for
nerly Of this place, dies at daugh
ter's home at Blue Mountain.
BRUNDIDGE.-J. Henry Light
foot, 80, well-known citizen and
church man, is dead at his home
here.
ATTALLA.-Comp is made
that rats are destroying mail thrown
off of trains at passenger station
here.
GADSDEN. - Matte McElderry
Is, blind negro girl, gives concert
at county courthouse here to raise
money to complete her musical edu
cation. She presents chorus of %
voices, which she had trained.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of J. L.
Booth, together with all household
goods, is totally destroyed by fire
BIRMINGHAM four di
vorces being granted in one day
causes DR.. Trevor Mordecai, pastor
Of First Presbyterian church, to
preach on subject
MONTGOMERY.-General r. e.
steiner will award SO banner to that
post of American Legion in Alabama
which turns into department head
quarters by December 81 largest per-
centage of renewals of it's 1924 mem
oership.
BESSEMER.-Mrs. William Maui
chan, 70, dies here at home of her
laughter, Mrs. J. L. Cooper.
ANNISTON.-Curfew now rings at
1 o'clock every night in Admission.
lettering on streets after that hour
punishable with fine and imprison-
.uent.
BIRMINGHAM J. D.
lussum will investigate death of j.
y. Parkinson, taken to Hillman hos
ital in drunken condition and or
ered to Jail by hospital intern. Per
inson died In Jail.
MOBILE.-William III. Armbrecht,
ormer United States district attor-
,ey, is Endorsed by local bar for APP
ointment as judge of United States
ourt of appeals for Fifth district,
flowing resignation Of Judge Alex
:. King.
BIRMINGHAM.-Fifty bus opera
ors' from every section of Alabama
leet here and organize Alabama Mo
orbus Operators association.
MONTGOMERY boom
many towns in Alabama, particu.
arly in municipal building work, is
,oted by Alabama Public Service
commission.
ALABAMA CITY.-John Brown,
4, dies at his home here. Interment
1t Bridgeport.
MONTGOMERY.-Raising bees in
Alabama to be shipped to Ohio for
producing honey crop, thus obviat.
ng necessity of wintering bees
through severe Ohio winters, will be
undertaken her by DR.. e. Kohn and
son, of Paulding county, Ohio.
DECATUR. N. Gibson, manager
IF Holland-Blow stave factory, re
Gently burned here, announces plant
will be rebuilt at cost Of $4,000.
ALBANY.-J. U. Rrickett, of Six
Mile, dies from injuries received
when kicked on head by horse.
BOAz.-Prisoner in city jail here
charged with public drunkenness
sets fire to Jail, doing considerable
damage.
CULLMAN.--Charles Ruehl, AZ
prominent wagon and carriage build
er, dies of heart trouble.
FLORENCE.-Pav wing of Roya
avenue, leading thoroughfare Of Flor
ence. is completed.
Observation-Disclosures coun
ty has already ginned 21,S01 bales
OF cotton this year; twice the amount
ginned during 1923.
MOBILE. Fire in many parts oil
Alabama is playing havoc with wilt
life, according to |. T. Quinn, state
game and fish commissioner, here or
official business.
SELMA. - Methodist orphanast
here let's contract to Rutledge &
Pearson TO build one-story brick We
neer building to cost $4,000.
CORDOVA.-Indian Cotton mill,
here ship large order of cotton good.
ITO South America. These mills ar,
now operating night and day.
BIRMINGHAM.-T w. Mar
tin, president of Alabama Power
company, is in Washington, d. c., t
renew contract with federal govern
ment for operation of steam poweI
plant at Muscle Shoals.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS il XIV
en- to Newell Construction company
of Birmingham, for building eigh
miles of gravel road in Shelby coun
~, for s1o7,o59.97.
ANNISToN.-Judge i. D. Hol
man, Jr.. delivers address at layin:
OF cornerstone of new Central Pres
oyterian church.
TROY.-Dr. II. j. Willingham
president of Florence Normal school
and DR.. g. NJ. Shackeiford, presi
dent of Troy Normal school, return
from fishing trip to Florida.
montgomery Alabama publ,
service comm ssfon grants petition
OF Postal Tel Sraph company TO dis
continue Ser~,ce at LiSiugston.
BIRMINGHAM. - Edward A
Cleve, rs, prominent North Birmins
ham merchant, dies in local hospi
tai.
BESSEMER.-Tom Reeves. sho
by officers in raid on still on Shor
creek, dies at hospital here.
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