Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-13
ALABAMA


an. named Bell, are arrested anf
lacked up at Rockford, charged with
eesaMurder.
.. - & MoBILE.-sheriff Paul G. Ca
1. zalas resigns on eve of hearing oi
's@i,npea chment proceedings against
him before supreme court at Mont
gomery.
HUNTSVILLE.- E.-Several homes
on Monte Sano, near here, are
,xthreatened by forest fires.
TUsCALoOSA-NewS1 S150,O00 ed
ucational building of First Baptist
church is formally opened, with ad
dress by DR.. L. o. Dawson, of How
ard college.
sS.f SHEFFIELD. = Muscle Shoals
Railroad and City Development com
pany sets aside so acres of land on
Tennessee river, near Ford City, fol
one of finest aero fields in south
land.
MONTGOMERY code al
state officers are required to take
oath that they will not engage In
daels.
CENTERVILLE.-As result OF
forest fires 400 bushels of corn be
longing. to John Potts is destroyed
by fire.
FIORENCE.-Fi for Wilson
lake, great body of water formed
bv Wilson dam, will be furnished
by department of commerce.
SHEFFIELD.-Re w. Fl. Car
son and wife. returned missionaries
i from Africa, are guests of First
s Baptist church.
MOBILE.-Bene Metcalf, former
roadhouse proprietor, indicted l3
times for prohibition violation, is
Y given six months and twenty days
in Jail.
MONTGOMERY. - American lie
4 cion plans drive to enroll as mem
/, bers every ex-service man in Ala
n bama.
ANNISTON.-Judg r. B. Carr
s circuit Judge, sets aside verdict II
4 case of Bud Thompson and his son
& Irwin Thompson, convicted of mur
dering Lawrence Curd, and gives
i five years each.
h AUBURN. - Annual midwintel
conference of extension service ano
farm bureaus will be held here be
ginning December 20.
GODHILL. William Sanders
and Susie Sanders, negro children
are burned to death when home is
destroyed by fire.
CULLMAN. - Many new rara1
school buildings are being erected in
county Buildings at Welti and HUI
AGO, costing $4,000 each, are near
. ing completion.
CORDOvA. Many new homes
are being built here. There is not a
vacant house.
CULLMAN. - Cullman county
has ginned 24,2S1 bales Of cotton
!. this year against 14,761 bales last
year. This years crop is worth ap
proximately $4,000,000.
I SHEFFIELD. Water coming in
I contact with phosphorus causes
I great volume of smoke to issue
& from government nitrate plant. Fire
4 company responds, bat finds nc
blaze.
Y TALLADEGA. - After examina,
d ton of cavern of Talladega's new
VI 1000, ,000g gallon storage reservoir, II
IL. Wiedeman, of P. II. Norcross &
Co, Atlanta, Ga, says accident was
due to lime sink
+. MOBILE. Sternwheel river
packet, Peerless, arrives from Nor
/ gan City, La, and will be put into
! service on Alabama river.
{ GADSDEN. - Funeral and inter.
ment Of Capt. w. p. Beason, wealthy
, farmer, who died at home of his
daughter near New Orleans are held
! al Duck Springs.
AUBURN. = Mass meeting of stu
dents of Alabama Polytechnic insti.
tute vote full confidence in DR..
Spight Dowell and express regret
! at agitation started by alumni to
have him removed as president of
institute.
MOBILE. - Development of bet
ter terminal facilities at Tuscaloosa
and Birmingport and attempt to
eliminate switching charges between
Blrmlngport and Birmingham. will
be among next ventures for improve
ment of Warrior branch of Inland
waterways corporation, according
TO Brig. Gen. T. @. Ashburn, direc-
tor
BIRMTNGHAM-W. IT. Cham.
pers, 80, believed struck by unknown
automobile, is found on highway
near Gate City in serious condition
{ lie dies later in local hospital.
/ MOBILE. - Capt. Leon Schwartz
eX-service man, Of Mobile, is an,
/. plicant to fill vacancy caused nv
resignation of Sheriff Paul Cazalas.
BIRMINGHAM. - jefferson conn
ty board of revenue receives offer OF
. Sl,o00,000 for old courthouse. brIt
: postponement of sale for increased
price is favored New $1,000 .00O
courthouse is to be built on site al
. ready purchased.
TALLADEGA. = Talladega con
tlnues to use its water plant. despite
eave,in of 100000 gallon stora &c
! reservoir.
SELMA. Miss Sybil Eliasbere
high school girl, is thrown from sad
die horse and badly injured.
MONTGOMERY. = Miles J. BRAY
OF Montgomery, dies from injuries
{ received in automobile accident. Mrs
bray was killed instantly in same ;c
cident.
GADSDEN. - Barney Hood OF
Whorton Bend. wins sold watch as
ilrst prize for best farm work amone
Il members of Etowah county 0oys
farm clubs.
TUSCALOOSA. - Miss Nettie
1nebaugh, 70, dies at her home
after long illness.
MONTGOMERY. -, One death re
suits and several buildings are burn
ca. as result of carelessness of hunt
ers is setting woods on fire in Ala
bama, according to Chester B. John
son, state fire marshal.
HUNTSVILLE. - Grand theater
badly damaged by fire. will be u
paired. Over $4,000 Insurance is