Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-21

way commission lets contracts total
fna. 81. 900. 900 for roads in Calhoun
E,aNette, Perry and Covington. coun
ties
BIRMINGHAM. - Flat increase OF
S10 per month for every member OF
~ police and fire department is pro
4iided in new municipal budget.
SHEFFIELD. = News of with
rdrawal by Henry Ford of his Offer
Tor Muscle Shoals project cau;es
much excitement in Tri-Cities, but
BUSINESS is not affected by announce
,.menr.
@PRATTVILLE-M Morgan NJ. Smith,
"A. member of Alabama constitution
al convention of 1901, dies at his
home, FORESTER" here.
~ GADsDEN. : Mrs. Margaret Ann
Riddle, SO, wife of S. w. Riddle,
former postmaster of Gadsden, dies
at home at Summerall. Interment
takes place in Gadsden.
: MONTGOMERY. = Articles of i'm
peachment are filed in supreme court
sshere against Sheriff Paul Cazalas, OF
Mobile county
AKRON. = Rev. Henry Cowles
Moore, retired Presbyterian minis
ter, dies at his home here.
.MOBILE.-Mrs. Lyman C. Dor
t,can. widow of late Lyman c. Dor
gan, prominent in social and
church life, dies at home of daugh-
ter, Mrs William S. Webster, in
1. Birmingham.
ANNISTON.-United States Cast
Iron Pipe company will Ebuild addi-
ton to plant here to cost $4,000.
:. MONTGOMERY. = Governor w.
iaW. Brandon returns from speaking
tour of New England states in in
terest of national Democratic tick
ct. He says John w. Davis chance
of carrying east is growing better.
vERBENA.-Powell Dansby, of
verbena ends his own life at River
junction, Fla. Remains are inferred
here.
FLORENCE.-Coun Agent Deal
saws deliveries to cotton pool are
25 per cent above normal.
SHEFFIELD. : Sheffield Baptist
church extends call to Rev. j. D.
Thompson, of Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM. John Watson,
Birmingham master burglar, called
by police Kant Ketchu,' pleaded
sguilty to four burglary indictments
and is given from ten to twenty
years in each case.
TUSCALOOSA-Pr from
eleven textile manufacturers and one
/, pulp maker seeking locations here,
are received by chamber of com
merce.
1T BANGOR.-Mrs. Helen s. Wood
ruff, As. well-known author and phi
lanthropical worker, who committed
suicide in New York City, was born
and reared here. Before her mar
riage she was Miss Helen Smith.
Observation-Disclosures Power
company is willing to take 'Ove-' from
federal government Muste Shoals
project. on basis proposed by it, since
Henry Ford has withdrawn bid, ac-
cording to Thomas w. Martini, of
Birmingham, president Of Alabama
70" II company.
GADSDEN.-L. e. Fits, chief Of
police. is fined IS and five days in
jail by Judge w. l.. Parks. for con-
tempt of court He is locked up.
He is charged with interfering with
witnesses t.tl
DECATUR Lanier, member
Of football team of Decatur High
schopIrssiffers brol5enaleg in game at
rusdlimbia.
HARTSELLE.-Ove 5000 bales
( Of cotton are marketed here. Nor
gan county will make good crop.
TUSCUMBIA.-Char Watkins,
y, is dead and Hogart Shirley, in.
,urance man, is held without bond.
is result of fight.
HARTSELLE.-Fa in this
section have produced much hay this
season. 1t is finding good market
1ere at $25 ton.
TRCY.-New meat-curing and
odd storage plant of Purity Ice com
,any, with capacity of 100000
pounds of meat, is completed.
NEW HOPE.-Miss Christiana
Keel, 80, one of oldest residents of
Madison county, dies at her home
lere.
ABBEVILLE.-Mrs. J. W. Craw-
ord, ca, wife of j. w. Crawford.
PROMINENT DuSlltSS ildh anu COll-
ederate veteran. dies at home here,
GADSDEN.-aIolly Midgley, "a.
pne of Gadsden's most prominent
roung business men, is dead.
MONTGOMERY Farm
'ureau Cotton association is MAX
ng rapid strides towards its goal
Il 100000 bales this season.
EUTAW. - Congressman w. r.
Oliver, of Sixth district. is elected
moderator Of Alabama synod OF
Presbyterian church in session here.
lie succeeds DR.. Dunbar II, Ogden,
If Mobile.
BIRMINGHAM. - Campaign to
uise $4,000 which, it is believed,
will assure Alabama place among
eading exhibitors at Southern expo
3tion, is decided upon at meeting
II state officials and industrial lead
RS here.
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