Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-08


negro, who sold Alex ROdman Liquor
making him drunk the night Rod
man killed Acting Deputy Fesper
man, is sentenced to three years il
prison and given suspended sentence
of another three years should he be
convicted within five years after ex
piration of first sentence of violating
any state law. Judge reminds Gun
ningham his sale of liquor makes
him morally responsible for one
death and death sentence imposed
upon another.
GRAHAM-J. w. Menefee, we'll
known textile manufacturer, dies a
home here.
South Mountain insti
tute, educational institution fol
homeless girls of southern noun
tains, will be removed from location
in mountains of Rutherford county
to Forest City, N. c., and will BIZ
enlarged.
ASHEVILLE. - Admissions are
made by both sides that controver
sy between Canton Fibre company
at Canton, and 1900 idle employee:
is critical, but each side contend!
situation does not require presence
of troops.
GREENSBORO.-J. NJ. Rothwell
Of Charlottesville, Va, exporter anC
manufacturer, and w. H. l.. Kent
creamery company official, are back
ers of Southern Milk Products com
pany, organized here with $500, DOT
authorized capital.
GASTONIA. - Arthur CrowdeI
is brought back here from Decatur
Ala, to stand trial on charge o.
murder. Crowder says Iashings O.
guilty conscience compelled him tt
confess to Decatur officials his
guilt in connection with killing o.
John Ford, near here, two year,
ago, which developed into Castor
county's greatest murder mystery.
LINCOLNTON. - Ransome Xii
liam, of Lincoln county, is arrested
on charges growing out Of confes
sion of Arthur Crowder that ht
killed John Ford near Gastonia two
years ago. I<illian is held as ma
terial witness, it being claimed h
was companion of Ford, Effie Grice
of Kings Mountain, and Essie Beat
ty, of Gastonia, on motor ride which
eliminated in Ford's death anc
charges by girls that strange mer
killed Ford, bound KiIlian and as
saIited them.
CHARLOTTE.-Jo Orr, Jr., 500
of former Gastonia chief of police
is arrested here on warrant swor1
out at Gastonia charging compile
ity in alleged killing of John Forc
by Arthur Crowder. Later, Orr anC
RansOme Killian, of Lincolnton
held as material witness, are re
leased on $4,000 bond each afte
hearing on habeas corpus proceed
ings before Judge Stack, in Meek
lenburg superior court.
RALEIGH. - State Democratic
convention will be held here Apri
II. Precinct meetings to nam
county convention delegates will b.
held April 5, and county conven
tons on April IL elect delegates t.
state convention.
CHARLOTTE. - John Crawford
Is, son of Pineville farmer and mer
chant, dies at local hospital of frac
tured skull, injury being SUSTAINED
several days previously in automo
bile collision
SALISBURY.-For second tim
within few weeks, vandals raid Sa
cred Heart church bat obtain littl
of value.
WINSTON SALEM Miss HAITI
Miller is chosen Forsyth county
health nurse.
ASFIEVILLE. - Gilbert Stephen
son. Of Raleigh, banker, lawyer anC
author, will deliver commencement
address at Mars Hill college May 1
NEWTON.-Mrs. Lottie Anr
Weikoff, SO, dies at home of son-in
law, Clarence W. Irsin.
SCOTLAND Neck. = congrega
ton of Trinity parish vote to cree
$4,000 church andf parish house t.
replace present STRUCTURES.
WILMINGTON. = While coas
guard cutter Modoc is on ice patro
in north Atlantic. cutters from Nor
folk and Savannah will guard coas
of state.
REIDSVILLE.-W. z. Poag, 50
well-known Draper citizen, drops
dead while at dinner at home. BODY
is taken to Rock Hill, S. c., for inter
ment
GREENSBORO-Pastors and Sun
day school superintendent oil
Greensboro district of Methsdist
church meet to outline program fol-
years work.
ASHEVILLE.-Day of hired soldier
is gone and nations are depending
on men in civil life for protection
Brigadier General Walter H. Corridor
declares in address.
WILsON,-More than 100 Wilson
county Democrats in meeting de
clare for Josephus Daniels, Raleigh
~ {" publisher and secretary OF
navy Wilson'S cabinet, for Demo
cratic nomination for President.
DURHAM, PERMITS for new build
ings, issued in February, amount t.
1912 500.
SPENCER, - Consolidated Sal
wage company, of Ohio, buyS 80 obso
Iete locomotives from Southern Rail
way and sends number of mechan
les to Southern shops here to dis
mantle them.
GOLDSBORO.-Twenty year sub
scrlption was balm for Colonel Jot
koblnson, editor of Goldsboro Argus
Tor damage in press room by fire.
ASHEVILLE. - John R. Quinn
national commander of American lie
sion, visits veterans bureau hospi+aL
at Oteen and Waynesville, AM
spends short time here.
GREENSBORO. Republican con
Vention of fifth North Carolina dis
trict will be held here March IS. &C
cording to call sent out by X. f
( Shore, of Winston Salem. Chairman
OF district executive committee.
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