Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-15


celebrate opening of new Fairfield
! Bessemer highway.
! UNIVERSITY. - Historic Woods
Hall Of State university, erected in
! 1867 and one of oldest buildings on
| college campus, will be remodeled.
| ALBANY. - b. l.. Malone is pre-
| pairing to build stadium here. Swim
ming pool will be 60 by $50 feet.
CLANTON. = Baptist Woman;
Missionary Union for eastern dis
trict meets here March IA.
ALTOONA. = Miss Elsie Bush
and Walter Self, both of this place
! are quietly married at home of DR.
n. B. Nation, in Oneonta, who of
| ficiates.
HUNTSVILLE Madison County
| Sunday School institute is held here
| w. c. Pearce, secretary of World
Sunday School conventions, is one
of many speakers.
GCRDO.-Gray Artesian Well
company is given contract to sink
deep we'll here for city waterworks,
Observation-Disclosures new
curb market will open April Is.
IRONDALE.-Wh riding her
bicycle, Dorothy Ware, II, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. *. Ware, is
struck by Alabama Great Southern
freight train and seriously injured.
TALLADEGA.-R. H. Mckenzie
receives shipment of 10000 straw
berry plants from East Chattanooga
and will plant five acres to straw
berries.
CULLMAN-Mayor NJ. L. Robert.
son and council plan survey of city
with view to paving number of
streets.
MARION.-Marvin D. Ethridge,
local newspaper man.. and Miss Mil
bred Buckard are married at brides
home in Indianapolis, Ind.
COLUMBIANA. - Before being
hanged for murder of William Muir
ply last July, George Robinson,
negro, confesses to murder of nine
men and four women and children
in Alabama and Georgia.
GUNTERSVILLE.-As result of
old quarrel, Jesse Greggs shoots and
kills Neut Clark, near Orlander,
twenty miles west.
MONTGOMERY.-Alabama FEEDER
alton of Women's clubs will com.
mence statewide campaign against
illiteracy, March 81 to %.
CULLMAN.-Total value Of farm
crops of C1llman county for 1928
amount to $S,000,000, according to
official figures.
MARION.-F. L. Bailey, Perry
county lumberman, purchases Mari
on plant of Moundville Lumber COM
pany.
BESSEMER. Home Of w. A.
Stephens, at Gordon Heights, is de-
stroyed by early morning fire at
loss of $4,000, partially insured.
JONESBORO-This place is to be
included in corporation Of Bessemer
in near future.
DEMOPOLIS.-B. J. Levy is elect
ed exalted ruler of Benevolent Pro
tective Order OF Elks.
SELMA-Mrs. Victor Devolle,
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Burnitt, dies at Roanoke, Va.
BIRMINGHAM. - Birmingham's
Masonic temple auditorium, with
seating capacity of $500, will be
improved at cost of $4,000 and
leased out for five years as high
Class moving picture theater.
MOULTON. - Lawrence county
will have only endowed public school
IN Alabama. Mr.. and Mrs. C.. c..
Smith will to rural school, near their
home in western part of county, 757
acres of land valued at $4,000.
TALUCAH.-Mrs Sam B, Draper,
70, dies at home near here.
FLORENCE. - Mrs. Mamie L.
Lynn dies at home near here and
remains are inferred at Blue Springs.
FALKVILLE. = Falkville sells
$4,000 worth of public school bonds,
which will be supplemented by sale
of district school bonds to build new
school house.
GROVE HILL. - Armon P. Cal.
houn, prominent citizen and Mason,
dies at home near here.
MONTGOMERY. - County High
school graduating exercises will be
held during May throughout Ala
bama, it is announced.
ALEXANDER CITY. BOYS
Cotton clubs are organized here and
at many places throughout county.
MONTEVALLO. - Mrs. j. B.
Hall, of Chicago, member of Stone.
wall chapter United Daughters of
Confederacy, presents to this chap
ter $4,000 scholarship to be given
to worthy girl, descendant of Con-
federate soldier.
GADSDEN. = P. J. Oouinn, for,
mer city tax collector, Is placed un,
der $1,000 bond on charge of EN-,
bezzlement.
HALEYVILLE. Winston Tele.
phone company is making extensive
improvements on rural lines, under
direction of R. S. NJ. Wright, super
intendent.
MOULTON. Heavy rains
throughout Lawrence county retard
| farm work, and especially oats SOW
ing.
MIDWAY. = NJ. E. Pruett dies at
home here.
HUNTSVILLE. Many rural
| schools of Madison county are clos
ing down for lack of funds.
OPELIKA. - H. L. Condor goes
| into poultry business on extensive
scale. He has over 5000 baby chick
! ems.
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