Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for DEC 1923 December 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net February 12, 2005, 10:38 pm The Cleburne News NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for DECEMBER 1923 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, December 13, 1923 EIGHT BIG STILLS ARE DESTROYED Eight big cooper stills were destroyed in two days of raiding by Federal Agents Crumpton and McPherson and State Agents John H. Draper and John C. Coleman in Cleburne on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, the officers finding four wild-cat outfits on each of the two days, according to their reports filed at headquarters on Friday. At one of the four stills destroyed the first day the officers arrested Harris Cox, who is reported to have had a small bottle of whiskey in his possession and a buggy load of cans ready to be filled when the raiders went to the still. About 5,100 gallons of beer and considerable whiskey was poured out on Wednesday and 5,900 gallons of beer was destroyed on Thursday. ____ SMITH'S BOND FIXED AT $3000. Leonard Smith, whose home is at Bowdon, is charged with the killing of a man by the name of Folds in Carrollton about three weeks ago. His bond is set at $3000. which was furnished, and Smith given his liberty. ____ LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS Dear Santa Claus, I am a little boy 10 years old. Am in the 4th grade and I have a good teacher. Please bring me an air rifle, a little wagon, some nuts, candy and fruits of all kinds; and don't forget my cousin Marcus Weathers who is blind. Edgar Gaines, Edwardsville. ___ Dear Santa Claus, Bring me a doll and a doll bed, oranges, nuts, apples. I am a little girl 9 years old; my brother Lindsey wants a gun, apples and nuts and we will study hard at school and will be good. Dora Mae Thompson. __ Dear Santa Claus, I am a little boy 8 years old. Please bring me a toy car and a toy train, some oranges, applies and candy. Bring my 2 brothers something too. Love, Robert Davis __ Dear Santa Claus, I am a little boy 6 years old and I am good and help mamma, so bring me a tricycle, oranges and apples and candy. Do not forget me Santa. Your little friend, Reese Prichard, Edwardsville. __ Dear Santa Claus, I have been a good little girl this year and I want you to please bring me a large mamma doll, a doll carriage, a tea set, some candy, nuts and fruits; and dear Santa don't forget little J.C.; he has been good too, bring him a little horse, a bugle, a wagon, some fruits and nuts. Don't forget to start early so you can visit all the little boys and girls. Thanking you, Cleo Lambert. __ Dear Santa Claus, Bring me a doll and doll bed, nuts and apples. I am a little girl 10 years old; my little sisters Mirth and Litha want you to being them a little doll please. I will be good and study hard at school and be kind to everybody. Venis Harris ___ Dear Santa Claus, Bring me a doll and doll bed, and some nuts. I am a little girl 11 years old; my brother Hurman says for you to being him a wagon, apples and oranges. If you will bring them I will be good and study hard at school. Odie Middlebrooks __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, December 20, 1923 LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS Dear Santa Claus, I have been very good this year mamma says so I want you to bring me a car so I can ride, some fruits, candy, air rifle, that is all, but don't forget mamma and papa. Spurgeon Thrower, Heflin. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw308newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb