Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for NOV. & DEC. 1930 1930 ************************************************ 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: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net January 9, 2007, 1:44 am The Cleburne News 1930 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for NOVEMBER 1930 and DECEMBER 1930 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 6, 1930 IN MEMORY OF MRS. SKINNER On Aug. 6, 1930, our beloved friend and neighbor, Mrs. R.L. Skinner, after an illness of only a few short hours, fell asleep in Jesus. Mrs. Skinner joined the M.E. church in early childhood, and later joined the Baptist, living a true christian life. She was a friend to all and especially did she love the young people and tried to point them to Christ. Her death was a terrible shock to her family and friends and the death of so pure a woman brought sorrow and sadness to all hearts that knew her. Her life was full of sunshine and as a wife and kind neighbor, few indeed were her equal. She was a devoted wife and mother, loving the home and family life. She is greatly missed by her many friends in this community. The family circle is broken and a dark shadow is over the husband and children and it seems to them an irreparable loss and an overpowering misfortune, yet, the Heavenly Father knew best and took her to be with HIm where there will be no more sickness and death. May God's richest blessing be on her husband and children and may each of you try to imitate her Godly life and meet her in that land where death and separation never come. "Death comes, though hard to bear, And long the years with all their lonliness, The loved one has called away from care, To high promotion, rest and happiness. " A Friend ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 13, 1930 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Micaville, Nov. 10th Pleasant in every detail was the day spent with Mrs. Lena Merrill on Sunday at her home near Micaville, this being her 62nd birthday. The occasion is looked forward to each year with great pleasure by those who share her kind hospitality and it seemed that Sunday was the best day of all. All the children and grandchildren were present, also Mr. and Mrs. John Traylor from Pine Hill, and Mr. Toll and Willie Ward from Georgia. The good dinner was a feast, indeed. In the afternoon a few appropriate songs were sung. The highest apprecation was shown Mrs. Merrill for her useful and unselfish life. A guest. ------ IN MEMORY OF MRS. MOLLIE BENNETT Away back on the 14th day of February 1869, Miss Mollie Austin was born in Paulding county, Georgia, and with her parents moved to Cleburne county near Edwardsville, where she spent her long and useful life. She joined the Baptist church in early life at Harmony Grove just above Edwardsville. At the age of 22 she married M.R. Bennett, whom everybody loved to call "Uncle" Rolan. To this union 12 children were born, nine of whom are living. Six sons, Willie Lee, James W., Charley, Odis, Chester and Hester. She is also survived by three daughters, Mrs. Hattie Reid, Mrs. Minnie Dingler and Mrs. Louella Harper. She leaves 33 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Sister Bennett had been a widow since "Uncle" Rolan's death some years ago, and for the last few years she had been making her home with the different children. And, unlike many children, her visits never grew old. When she arrived at the home of a child, she knew that her visit would be something new to each of her children and their families. Is it not a wonderful blessing for the mother to know that when she gets to the home of the son or daughter she will be as welcome as free as her babes used to be in her arms. This is the case with all well reared children. Then, mother is getting the blessing she used to pray for when she used to love and care for your little, dimpled hands and feet when you could not trust yourself. She knew then that she was laying up treasures, for the time was coming when she could not trust herself; she was "casting bread upon the waters" to be gathered up many days hence, and she has gathered. For some time the beloved mother had been in declining health. She had reared her family and had done it well. She was victorious in life and victorious in death. She was ready to be offered up and to receive her crown of righteousness and to rejoin that dear husband and father, on whose arms she had rested when weary as they reared their noble family of boys and girls. These noble sons and daughters did not want to realize that their mother was growing old, but Father Time said that she must press along, and as time pressed her, she grew weaker and weaker and as she swung out between life and death, they saw that the brittle thread of life was becoming quite slender and that the same would soon fall prey to the circle of the grim reaper, who was lurking near by, waiting for the opportune moment when he could make a quick stroke with the cycle, as he could see that she was as the ripened fruit of the orchard, and waiting for the slightest touch and the thread of life would be severed. But it is such a blessing to know that when the grim reaper began to lurk around the dear mother's room, the Angel of Death is always on guard, and as mother loosed her hold on life as she reached the edge of the river of death, the angel with is lifeboat had rowed near the shore and beckoned to the dear mother, and she followed him down to the water's edge and the angel placed her carefully, gently, in his lifeboat, and with strong and steady arms, and with muffled oars, rowed her safely to the other shore. O, how sweet the mother looked as she passed out of our view as she crossed that cold and icy stream, but it was not cold to mother. The angel had the temperature exactly right and mother was absolutely comfortable. Not a wave troubled her peaceful breast. In time of storm, mother was as the giant oak or the might rocks against which the powerful waves of the ocean had beaten; she was steadfast, immovable, but when all was well and children happy and full of glee, she was vine and fig tree, full of love and tender as a flower. This good mother was nearing the milestone that marks the highest point in human life; was nearing the end of the way, and while you hate to give her up, you cannot say that death is not good. We don't know whether the grave is the end of this life or whether it is the door to a life more sublime, but we have been taught, and we should believe, that those who die in the Lord are at perfect rest. We cannot say which is the greatest blessing, life or death, neither can we say which is more fortunate, the infant who dies on its mother's breast before its lips have learned to form a word, or she who journeys all the length of life's uneven road, painfully taking the last step with crutch and staff. Every cradle asks us "whence?" and ever coffin asks us "whither"....Where did you come from and where are you going? No light can be rekindled that will resume the light that perishes when mother dies. We remember the smiles that dimpled her cheeks and the tears that scalded her face.... This mother died at the home of her son Charles M. in Heflin on Friday, October the 3rd at 3 p.m. and was gently laid to rest beside the grave of the husband at Harmony Grove on Sunday afternoon, October 5th, 1930, her sons acting as pallbearers, surrounded by hundreds of sorrowing relatives and friends. A Friend. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 20, 1930 IN MEMORY OF MRS. J.L. STEED A spirit of sadness pervades the air, the birds have ceased their caroling and sit with drooping wing, as if they realize that the Death Angle had, with one cruel stroke, brought heart-rendering anguish to a once happy home. Our friend and neighbor, Mrs. Rebecca Steed, after a painful and lingering illness of several years duration, succumbed to the power of Death. She suffered intensely a short while before she died, but was in a state of unconsciousness. Her entire family, consisting of her husband Mr. J.L. Steed, and her six children, were with her till the last. She was a most loveable lady, kind and gentle toward her friends and neighbors and her sweet smile and pleasant deportment will long be remembered by the people of Oak Level, among whom she had moved all of her life, with the exception of two years. She was a most patient and loyal wife, a tender and gentle mother, a kind and obliging neighbor and a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist church of Oak Level. The funeral was in charge of Mr. Gray, an undertaker of Anniston. The casket, robe and flowers were appropriate and beautiful. The pallbearers were her five sons, Messrs. Tom Steed of Center, Ala., Cleve Steed of Randolph, Ala., Pat Steed of Anniston, Dee and Joe Steed of Oak Level and Rans Shell, a son-in-law of near Gadsden. The religious exercises of the funeral were conducted by Mr. Wilson Grubbs, a Baptist minister and Mr. Will Crews. She was laid to rest at the family burying ground a half mile from her home. A large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives attended the funeral. Mrs. E.C. Warren. ---- FUNERAL HELD FOR GIRL KILLED BY FALLING POST Funeral services for Annie Belle Norton, three year old daughter of Mrs. A.N. Norton of near Heflin, who was killed Wednesday when struck by a falling gate post, were held at Cane Creek Baptist church near here, Thursday afternoon. Rev. T.A. Cook officiated. Mrs. Norton fomerly lived in Anniston, having moved to Cleburne county a few years ago. The child is survived by the mother, three brothers, Norman, Virgil and Vernon, and a sister Lura, and a large circle of relatives. The Cleburne News extends sympathy to the family. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 27, 1930 LEAVES FOR OKLAHOMA HOME Mrs. Jack York, who has been spending the past four months with relatives and friends in Cleburne and adjoining counties, left Thursday of last week for her home at Lexington, Okla. Mrs. York has a large circle of friends throughout this section who hope she will soon visit back in Alabama. ---- CEDAR CREEK News Mrs. Velma Sharpton who is teaching at Ranburne spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. S.H. Green. --- LOCAL News Mr. J.W. Farrell, 88 years old, was a visitor to the Cleburne News office last week. Mr. Farrell is a worthy confederate veteran and is held in high esteem by all who know him. The News considers Mr. Farrell a mighty good friend. ---- J.W. Ayers Sr., living just over the line near Carroll County, Ga, near Bowdon, was here on business on Monday and while in town called at the News office and moved his subscription up another year. He has lived in the same community, Lost Creek, for 50 years and has never bought a bushel of corn, his farm being located on that creek. Mr. Ayers was accompanied to Heflin by his two sons, Roy and Bryant. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, DECEMBER 4, 1930 PINHOOK News Thomas Kinney who has been ill for some time, isn't much better at this writing. --- LOCAL News John H. West and family of Cedartown, Ga. will move to Boonville, Miss., within a few days. Mrs. West is visiting relatives here on Cane Creek. ---- DEATH CLAIMS YOUNG GIRL AT HER ANNISTON HOME Anniston, Ala., Dec. 2nd Miss Margaret Hollis, 19, died at her home at 930 Keith Avenue at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, following an illness of about two weeks. Miss Hollis was well known among the younger set of Oxford, having resided in Anniston and Oxford for the past few years. Funeral sevices will be held at Chulafinnee at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. J.W. Grubbs officiating, and interment will be in Chulafinnee cemetery, with Stanley-White in charge. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.V. Hollis, a brother Pelham and a sister Miss Onnie Belle Hollis. Pall bearers will be six uncles, Idus Nixon, G.M. Nixon, Forrest Nixon, B.T. Hollis, G.B. Hollis and J.G. Hollis. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, DECEMBER 11, 1930 CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all of our good friends and neighbors who were so good during the sickness and death of our dear wife and mother. May God bless each and every one. Raymon Payne and children ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, DECEMBER 18, 1930 ARTHUR GRAY, 20, GOES TO FINAL REST Funeral services for Arthur Gray, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gray of Heflin, who passed away at the home of his parents Friday morning at 3 o'clock, after an extended illness, were held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Rev. W.S. Wessinger, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Heflin Cemetery with an Anniston undertaker in charge. The beautiful and touching church services were attended by a large number of the family's friends and former playmates of the young man. Arthur had suffered a long illness last summer, this last attack proving too much for his already weakened condition. The active pallbearers were Ambrous Prestridge, Grady Haywood, Teddy Edwards, Claude Hamrick, Bennett Vaughan and Tom Davidson. Besides his parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Gray, a brother Lem, and sister Mary Alice, survive. The Cleburne News join with other friends of the family in extending profound sympathy to the bereaved. ----- MRS. MARTIN DODD PASSES AT CROSSVILLE Mrs. Martin Dodd, who with her husband moved to west Alabama 30 or 35 years ago, passed away at the family home at Crossville on Sunday. She was a sister of C.E. Groover and Mrs. J.W. Norton and a daughter of the late Phillip Groover, a Confederate veteran. She had been in ill health for quite a long time. ----- MRS. J.L. HORTON DIES AT HOME IN CANADA From "The Viking, Alberta News", the sad news comes of the death of Mrs. J.L. Horton at the home of her daughter in the Canadian town. Mr. and Mrs. Horton moved to Canada in 1907 from Texas, going from Cleburne county to the Lone Star state. Mr. Horton is a brother of Mrs. A.D. Harper and Mrs. J.R. Barker. Before her marriage she was Miss Nancy Della Lindsey, sister of Dr. J.M. Lindsey of Ranburne and Dr. W.H. Lindsey of Fitzgerald, Ga. ------ LAST RITES FOR SLAIN MAN HELD LAST SATURDAY State and county officers investigating the fatal shooting late Thursday night of Z.J. Robertson, 40, at his home near Muscadine, have made slow headway as to the guilty party or parties. Robertson was called to the door of his home by two unidentified white men who opened fire with shotguns when he appeared, the charges from their weapons striking him in the chest and arms. Robertson's wife answered a rap on the door and the two men told her they wanted to see her husband. After the shooting, the men jumped into an automobile which was waiting nearby with the motor running and a third man at the wheel. They fled from the scene in the direction of Tallapoosa, it was said. Officers are working on the theory that Robertson was slain because he was believed by bootleggers to be an informer. State Law Enforcement Officers John Draper and Henry Mark Burrow are aiding Sheriff Rowell in the investigation. Robertson, who was a farmer, resided in the settlement where A.D. Whitley, sawmill operator, was shot from ambush several days ago. Whitley was wounded, but not seriously, it was said. Funeral services and burial for Mr. Robertson were held at Muscadine last Saturday. He is survived by his wife, children and other relatives. ------ IN LOVING REMEMBERANCE OF MRS. ALICE HAND On the sad day of Nov. 29th, 1930, the Death Angel entered the home of R.J. Hand and family and took away the beloved companion and mother. She professed faith 14 years ago and was devoted solely to her home and religion. She had been in ill health for three years with that dread disease, tuberculosis. About one week before she died she talked about her death and said she knew that she had to die, but was not afraid, that she would only fall asleep, to sleep a long time. She was married to R.J. Hand on Aug. 22, 1914. She was born on April 11, 1895 and died Nov. 29, 1930, being 35 years, 7 months and 18 days old. We realize the loss of her and by the help of the Lord will meet her in that bright land, where no partings will occur. Surviving are the husband, four children and other relatives. ----- CARD OF THANKS We take this method to thank our many friends and neighbors for the kindness shown during the long illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. May God bless each and every one of you, is our prayer. R.J. Hand and children ------ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Hudson of Cass county, Texas are visiting relatives in Cleburne and in Tallapoosa, Ga. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1251gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 17.2 Kb