Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-07
ALABAMA

OF Alabama Ca1irOdu at SueuetW, any
also spur running from Chehaw t
government hospital.
TIISCCMBIA-Surv shows 81
residences, costing $4,000, are being
built here.
ATHENS. = Limestone county
commissioners appeal wheel tax, law
recently passed. This law has caused
more comment than any road tax
law ever enacted.
GREENVILLE.-At preliminary
hearing, Alvin and Gordon Miller
brothers, charged with murder OF
Richard Lee, near Georgiana, are
held without bond.
GRADY-Hays Fannin is deao
and David knighton is seriously
wounded, as result of fight with
knives and pistols here.
MONTGOMERY Brown
gof Birmingham. is elected president
of Alabama Federation of Rural Let
ter Carriers, at annual session here
John r. Stuckey, of Tuscaloosa, is
vice president; w. II. Bruce, of Mont
gomery, vice president; II. +. Nc
Ii carly, of Dothan, vice president; G.
1. Herrin, of Tuscaloosa, secretary
treasurer.
ATTALLA-Boy Scouts of Gads
den, on way home from camp, see
home in flames, and rush in at risk
of their own lives, and rescue baby.
GADSDEN.- commission
ecs will erect aims house S0xS0 feet
to be steam heated and electric light
cd, at cost of $4,000.
TCSCALOOSA.-Fivo white per
q stns and three negroes arc under
treatment here, having been bitten
byza Cog suffering from rabies.
carbon HILL.--J. II. Brasher
of~Kansas, who owns valuable prop
critics in Fayette and Walker coun
ties, is planning to build 100000
hotel here.
OPP.-Allen j. Nix, senior in Opp
High school, receives appointment to
United States military academy at
West Point.
GADSDEN-A. j. Day, so, pio-
neer citizen of Calhoun county, dies
of old age.
MONTGOMERY.-George Peabody
scholarships are awarded to Miss
Ruth Head, of Montgomery; Miss
katherine Bickerstaff, of Eufaula
Miss Florence Ezell, of New Castle
ad l.. E. Snyder, of Hartselle.
CULLMAN.-Second avenue and
Third and Fourth streets, in bust
ness section, are being paved.
Is UNIVERSITY wenty-first sum,
ner session of University of Ala
bama opens June 4 and closes July
Is.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S.
A. Boron, Minnie w. OHara is nom
mated as postmaster for Hurtsboro.
Hurtsboro, succeeding S. A. Boron,
and Alden NJ. Wallace is nominated
as postmaster of Tuskegee, succeed
ing B. G.. Gibson, who resigned.
Nomination of Anna II. Kinney as
postmaster at Elberts is confirmed
Z CULLMAN. = Coach Harvey S.
Pugh, who coached Cullman county S
champion high school football team
past year, goes to the state univer.
sity this fall.
MONTGOMERY New fertilizer
rates, for most part representing
reduction from former rates, are in
effect in Alabama on all railroads
commencing June ].
FLORENCE. - Alabama editors,
accompanied by their wives, meet
here in annual convention, June 10
IL F. G.. Stephens, of Oneonta, is
president.
ANNISTON.-After naming Mobile
as 1925 meeting place and electins
officers, annual meeting of Alabama
branch of United Commercial Trav'
elers adiourns. w. f. Bridges, oil
Birmingham, is elected president.
HUNTSVILLE.- James M. Titus,
ct, we'll known farmer of Capshaw
community, is dead.
GADSDEN. Adams, Jr.,
Is, touches lighted match to dyna'
mite cap to see what it would do
Thumb and two fingers Of left hand
are blown off.
ROANOKE.-Wor will soon com,
mence on erection of three-story an
mex to Bonner hotel.
EUTAW.-Rev. r. T. Henry, of
Memphis, Tenn, accepts call to Eu
taw Christian church.
MONTGOMERY. - Governor w
w. Brandon is elected honorary vice
president Of southern exposition OF
chamber of commerce, to be held
in New York in February, 1925.
EFLIN.-Hundreds of acres OF
bottom lands which are planted to
corn will have to be replanted, ow
.qng to continued heavy rains.
INCONSISTENCIES Emily c. Wheel
err, of Brooklyn, N. Y, for 16 years
missionary in Turkey. delivers bacca
laureate address at closing exercises
81 Thorsby institute.
FLORENCE.-Dr George Petrie
professor of history at Auburn, Wis
Is Florence and other north Ala
aama cities, collecting data for his
tory of Alabama, which he is writ
ing.
MONTGOMERY. = I. Il. Quinn
game and fish commissioner. an
eounces he will commence campaign
his fall for "a fish pond on ever!
Alabama farm"
CORDOVA.-First consignment OF
cotton shipped via Warrior river
line, since recent agreement effected
with Frisco railroad leaves here fol-
Mobile and thence to New Orleans
= MONTGOMERY Alabama public
service commission overrules appli
cation for rehearing of petition OF
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