Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for FEB. 15th thru FEB. 22, 1934 February 1934 ************************************************ 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 18, 2007, 6:34 pm The Cleburne News February 1934 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for FEBRUARY 15th thru FEBRUARY 22nd, 1934 (NOTES: NONE of JANUARY 1934 was filmed for the microfilm roll and there are several missing issues which were not filmed for FEBRUARY 1934) NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, FEBRUARY 15, 1934 BAUGHAN RITES HELD TUESDAY Rites for Mary E. Baughan, 73, who died Saturday night at 11 o'clock in Trickem Valley, were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the family home, the Rev. H.R. Carter of Heflin officiating, with burial in Verdon Cemetery, Owens in charge. She was the widow of L.J. Baughan, widely known Confederate veteran, and is survived by one son, J.A. Baughan of Trickem; two daughters, Mrs. G.F. Lott of Bell Mills and Mrs. Zula Walker of Carrollton, Ga. Six grandsons acting as pallbearers were Artis Lott, Dewey Lott, Loyd Lott, Clifford Walker and Talmadge Baughan. ------ MRS. ROLLINS IS LAID TO REST Funeral services for Mrs. S.J. Rollins, 73, who died Thursday night at the home in the Chulafinnee community, were held from the residence at 11 a.m. Monday, the Rev. H.R. Carter of Heflin officiating. Interment was made in Liberty Hill cemetery with Owens in charge. Surviving are the husband, six sons and one daughter. ------ FINAL RITES PAID HEFLIN WOMAN After an illness of about two weeks, Mrs. Nora Groover, wife of C.E. Groover, passed away at the family home in Heflin at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. She was about sixty years old. The passing of Mrs. Groover removed from our midst one of the community's good women and neighbor, and her death is a sad loss to the town and this section. Besides the husband, Mrs. Groover is survived by three daughters by a former marriage and are Mrs. Will Smith of Rome, Ga., Mrs. Eula Hitchcock of Anniston and Mrs. Ellis Norton of Heflin; a step- son, Hugh Groover and three step- daughters, Mrs. J.M. Crumpton and Misses Lillie and Vera Groover of Heflin. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the M.E. Church, South, Rev. H.R. Carter and Rev. C.P. Hamby officiating. Interment was made in the Heflin cemetery, Owens in charge. Pall bearers were Jim McGriff, Frank Owens, Fred McMurray, R.O. Atkins, John Lambert and J.M. Crumpton. The Cleburne News extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved. ----- MRS. COLE LAID TO FINAL REST Funeral services and burial for Mrs. Ellen M. Cole, age 73, who died Thursday, Feb. 8th at the home in the Chosea Springs community, were conducted at Chosea Springs on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. H.R. Carter conducting the services. Interment was made in the church cemetery, Owens of Heflin in charge. Mrs. Cole was the daughter of the late Wm. Angel and had lived practically all of her life in Calhoun county, with the exception of two years in Heflin. She is survived by her husband J.D. Cole and two daughters, Mrs. W.L. Hardy of Hokes Bluff and Miss Ora Cole of Chosea Springs. Active pallbearers were Homer Crowe, Houston Chitwood, Jabo Whiteside, Boyd Whiteside, Horace Henderson and George Murray. Honorary pallbearers were John Thomas Coleman, Sam Morgan, Newt Holley, Alexander Allen, Martin Houck and John Woods. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, FEBRUARY 22, 1934 JAS. M. HARRIS LAID TO REST Funeral services for James M. Harris, 67, who died at 11 o'clock Monday at his home at Abernathy, was held Wednesday morning at Antioch, with burial in the church cemetery, Owens in charge. Mr. Harris was one of the county's best known and most influential citizens. Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, a daughter Miss May; three sons, Udus, Charlie and Hollis Harris all of this county; two brothers, W.S. Harris of Tallapoosa and Otto Harris of Abernathy. The burial services were conducted by Revs. Quay Parmer and M.M. Kennedy. Mr. Harris had been in declining health for a long time. His death has cast a gloom of sorrow over the entire community. ----- PIONEER CITIZEN BURIED SUNDAY After an illness of nearly seven weeks, Mr. Solomon Moore Teague passed away at his residence in the southeastern part of the county near Beason Mills at noon, Friday, February 16th. He was 82 years, four months and six days old. The passing of this good man leaves a vacancy in the community which will be greatly felt by all. His christian influence in his own church as well as in others will be greatly missed. But we realize our loss is his eternal gain. So, bereaved family, weep not as those who have no hope for we realize by the testimony he left here that he is waiting on heaven's shore to greet us when we too, pass into the great beyond. Besides the wife, he leaves two sons, Pitchford C. Teague of Heflin and Oscar S. Teague of Cullman; three daughters, Mrs. Cora Loveless of Heflin, Mrs. Lillie Cane of Atlanta; Mrs. Dora Hendrix of Atlanta; twenty-two grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends; also two older sons who preceded him to the grave. Funeral services were conducted by the Revs. R.L. Skinner and H.R. Carter, Sunday at 1 p.m. at Hurricane. Usrey was in charge. The pallbearers were his sons, Pitchford and Oscar Teague; sons-in-law, Luther Hendrix and H.P. Cne and two grandsons, Grady Lovelss and Cranston Teague. Written by his daughter in law, Mrs. O.S. Teague. ------ DEATHS OF FORMER CITIZENS Mr. W.G. Porter, a former citizen of Heflin but late of Florence, died at the Baptist hospital last week. Mr. Porter had been in declining health for several months. Word has been received in Heflin that W.H. Howle, a former citizen, died at his home in Venus, Texas last week. ----- EDWARDSVILLE CITIZEN PASSES Mr. Zack Hinds, age 74, died at his home in Edwardsville on Monday and was buried at County Line church in Randolph county on Tuesday. Mr. Hinds had been a resident of Edwardsville about two years. ----- DEATH OF A LITTLE GIRL We had the sad task on Saturday, Feb. 17th to place in the grave in the cemetery at Ranburne, the body of Bernice, our neighbor's little girl, Mr. and Mrs. Tink Otwell, age 11 years old. She was a child with an extra ordinary mind and sweet disposition. The bereaved parents have the profound sympathy of the entire community. Written by G.L. Hicks ----- NOTES: NONE of the Newspaper issues of the Cleburne News were scanned for MARCH THROUGH JULY 1934 for this microfilm roll. ----------------- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1278gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.1 Kb