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

! GADSDEN. -MemDefS OF cnamOe
! Of commerce and citizens are plan
ming to build traffic bridge across
! Coosa river here.
DECATUR.-Bert Coal com
pany leases lands near here and com
mences sinking deep we'll with hope
! of finding oil. According to reports
! l.. b. MusgroVe, millionaire Goa
! mine owner, of Jasper, is backing
venture.
| ALBANY.-Mrs. Sid Dublin, prom
inent Albany woman, is seriously in
| iured when she jumps from automo
bile which she thinks is on fire
Blaze proves to be only bon firt
near by.
SILURIA-After seeing he,
young brother off on train, Miss FL
| len Wooten, 25, starts for home il
her buggy when train dashes int
| her and kills her instantly. Buggy
is knocked so feet down railroad
track.
| ALBERTVILLE. - Charles P
Robinson, Jr., son of Charles P. Rob
inson, of this place, is killed by trair
at Montpelier, Ohio.
|
BESSEMER .-Cornelius Allrod
of Bessemer, is dead, and his broth
err Ben Allrod. is seriously injured
and George Holton, of Ensley, is
probably fatally injured, when their
two automobiles plunge down 100
foot embankment near Readers.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES road con
Meeting Columbiana with Montgom
cry highway is nearing completion
and will shorten distance between
here and Birmingham nine miles.
HUNTSVILLE-M Sallie M
Fletcher,76, widow of j. E: Fletcher
for many years prominent citizen
of Madison county, is dead.
! MONTGOMERY. - Alabama ma
tional guard aerial units Of Birm
ingham, will train at Maxwell field
here, commencing August. Tennes
see national guard flying forces from
Nashville will reach Maxwell field
August 16 for 15-day stay.
HARTSELLE.-Fire destroys old
high school dormitory together with
household goods of two families, who
occupied building.
HUNTSVILLE.-F mis-
trial, John w. Moon, deputy sheriff
of Madison county, charged with
killing Yancy Hunter, alleged moon
sinner, is sent to Jail without bond
HUNTSVILLE.- figure
Madison's county cotton crop for
this year at $4,000 bales This is
5000 bales more than last year.
DANVILLE.-Dan Methodist
church will have home coming day,
August 10. Many visitors are ex.
pected.
Observation-Disclosures B. Greer
and Adele Winston, negro women,
are burned to death when theiI
house is destroyed.
SELMA.-Plans are made for farm
bureau barbecue at j. D. Giles
place, near here, August Is. Over
1000 are expected.
MADISON.-Thomas G. Riddle
former vice president of Bank OF
Madison, who was convicted in cir
cult court at Huntsville on charge
of forgery in connection with fail
ure of bank here. is given eight
years in state penitentiary,
CAMDEN.-N. D. Godboldt, o,
Honolulu, delegate to Democratic
national convention and supporter Of
Senator Oscar w. Underwood, visits
here on his way home and is enter
tanned by local bar association.
JASPER Williams, prom
inent youth of Sarasota, is perhaps
fatally injured when can of pow.
der explodes in his arms. No others
are injured by explosion.
BIRMINGHAM.- DIR. George w
Reeses for many years prominent
dentist of Birmingham, dies after
operation.
FLORENCE. - Poultry raisers Of
this district organize Poultry Breed
ers' association. with T. l.. CHM, of
Florence, president.
MONTEVALLO. = President and
Mrs. Palmer, of Alabama college. go
to Ozark mountains for two weeks
vacation.
FOLEY.-Foley Masons will soon
commerce work on $4,000 temple.
SCOTTSBORO. Joe VarneH,
farmer, is wounded Iand Luther
Reeves is taken prisoner in gun bat
tie between officers and alleged
moonshiners In mountains near here.
MOBILE.-Many people riding in
automobiles along Cedar Point road
at night are attacked and brickbats
hurled into their cars. Sheriff Ca.
zalas places entire force of deputies
along this road.
JASPER.-Oil, which burns read
lily, is discovered in large quantity in
old drilled we'll here.
SELMA.-Chiropractors are again
holding forth in Selma, after being
driven out by action of Dallas coun-
ty circuit courts.
Observation-Disclosures Southern
railroad shops, under construction
ty-siX new buildings will be erected,
it is officially announced
TALLADEGA.-Rev.. Dugas Huey
Carmichael, siXty-nine, dies at BIZ
loXi, Miss. where he was staying
with hope of improving health.
Observation-Disclosures lodge of
Odd Fellows meets in annual SEES
sion here, August Sc.
NORTH CAROLINA /
CHARLOTTE.-A of j,
A. Parham, managing editor of the
Charlotte Observer. as member of
state prison board, succeeding w.
NJ. Saunders, deceased, is announced
by Governor Morrison.
acknowledgements of $685.
100000 TO complete state highway
system will be asked of special ses-
sion Of legislature in August, house
road committee members announce.
WILMINGTON. - E. E. Russ.
GroCeryman, routs three armed high
waymen who entered store at night
With demand for money, Russ, bad
ly injured by blackjack blow. uses
empty bottles in forcing bandits to