Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM.-C of Geor-
,gia railroad is spending $8,000,000 on
lime between Birmingham and Co
lumbus, Ga. According to experts
this will be made best railroad line
in United States.
TUSCALOOSA Unidentified ne
gro purchases 10 cents worth OF
candy in store of Alternately and
Tune and escapes with sack contain
ing $193, entire days sales.
FEORENCE.-F'lo Sheffield
. and Tuscumbia join in biggest Labor
day celebration ever witnessed here.
ANNISTON-Eigh boys are given
degre of eagle scout, highest rank
that can be won by Boy Scout, at
scout court of honor of Chocolocco
district, held here. Boys are Clyde
Buchanan, Fred Howell, Welborn
Martin, w. D. Johnston and Horace
Gehee, all of Admission, and Fain
Webb Hugh Roberts and John w.
McAuley, of Piedmont.
REFORM.-Small child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Welch is severely burned on
face, arms and legs when home is
destroyed by fire.
MONTGO ERY.-According to I.
Z. Quinn, state game and fish com
missioner, 47,5S4 annual hunters
licenses were issued this year. an
increase of 1857 over 1923.
MONTGO CONCENTRATION T.. Coop
.er, of Selma, is named auditor of
Alabama Public Service commission
and reports for duty.
MOBILE.-Plans for building sea
wall along bay shore are being dis
.cussed.
DoTHAN.-Fred E. waldrop, of
Prattville, and J. D. Foy, of Do
than, establish cigar factory here,
with output of $4,000 weekly
.SELMA.-Dallas county branch of
State Poultry association signs up
more, than 5000 hens for co-opera'
tive egg marketing.
ENTERPRISE.-D Fleming,
young daughter of Lamar Fleming,
suffers loss Of two fingers when
she places hand on suction fan at
moving picture theates here.
CoLUMBIANA. = Judge Will
Longshore, former judge of this cir
married at home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Wallace.
TUSCALOOSA of
First Baptist church gives house
and lot to Rev. DR., L. o. Dawson,
retired pastor.
TGOMERY.-Plans are COM
pleted for holding Alabama State
Fair here, November 3-11. Two new
buildings will be erected.
STERRETT.-Mrs. r. M. Hairless
narrowly escapes when home is de-
stroyed by fire. Sc is rescued from
sick bed as roof falls.
BIRMINGHAM II. Camp
bell Maben, ST., former president of
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron COM
pany, of Birmingham, dies at At
lantic City, at age of 81.
BEssEMER.-Miss Bernice sto-
vail, II, leaps from rapidly NOV
ing auto and fractures skull.
FORT PAYNE.-Citizens Bank
and Security company closes on in
{ structions from A. E. Jackson, state
bank examiner.
SELMA. Fullerton Hooper, Jr.,
Of Selma, dies at Ell Paso, Tex,
where he was in search Of health.
BESSEMER. = Bessemer's new
100000 high school building will be
dedicated September 2, with. appro-
pirate exercises.
BESSEMER.-Mrs. Schuyler Har-
ris, Al, dies after three years ILL
ness.
BIRMINGHAM Mary Cal
let Munger, wife of late Robert S.
Munger, well known millionaire cot
ton gin manufacturer, dies at home
here.
DOTHAN.+Two persons are kill
ed in this vicinity in automobile &C.
cidents., They are: S. III. Willford,
whose automobile is struck by At
lantic Coast Line passenger train,
and Frank Brookins, whose auto
mobile turns over.
HEFLIN.-C. F.. Dodson, editor Of
Cleburne News, ID called to Bremen,
Ga, by serious illness of his broth
er, A. r. Dodson, who recently pn-
derwent operation at Rome, Ga.
MONROEVILLE.-S Parker,
l01, negro, Confederate veteran, dies
at nome near mere.
.AUBURN.-In final effort to OBJ
tain assistance for many girls who
desire to attend college here, Miss
Agnes Allen Harris, dean of women
at Auburn college, is comforting
with those interested at different
points in state.
DECATUR.-John Hutton. one Of
four men who escaped from county
Iail here, is captured ten miles west
On Tennessee river.
FLORENCE. - Substructure of
Wilson dam is completed. Many
months of strenuous labor will be re-
luired, however, before dam will
produce power. Power house is rap
dly being completed and electrical
engineers are, here to install machin-
ery. 1t will take months to install
arches, for roadway over dam.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of Is cars
sf cast iron soil pipe, produced at
Holt plant of Central Foundry COM
pany. is shipped to Porto Rico via
Jacksonville, Fla.
TUSCALOOSA. Plant of Tusca-
oosa Lumber Company, recently de-
stroyed by fire at loss of $100, 900,
VIII be rebuilt, according to G. w.
Phalin, president.
Observation-Disclosures Clay Prod.
Icts company is destroyed by fire at
oss of $4,000, with $4,000 insur-
tnce. Plant will be rebuilt at once.
MONTEVALLO. - There are COS
students at Alabama college, capac-
ty number
MONTGOMERY. - Safe blowers
lecure $1,000 in office of Standard
oil company here and make escape.
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