Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for APRIL 1936 April 1936 ************************************************ 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 31, 2007, 2:13 pm The Cleburne News April 1936 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for APRIL 1936 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 2, 1936 BORDEN SPRINGS FARMER IS DEAD Anniston, Ala., March 25 Funeral services will be conducted for O.R. Chandler of Borden Springs at Arrington's Chapel at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Leeman Smith; interment in the church cemetery, with Usrey in charge. Mr. Chandler, 78 years of age, died at his residence at 8:30 o'clock Monday night after an illness of ten months. He was a retired farmer and a member of Arrington's Chapel. Surviving are his wife, six sons, C.E., L.G. and J.W. Chandler of Borden Springs; J.T. of Piedmont, J.L. of Toledo, O., and H.E. of Atlanta; four daughters, Mrs. Rose Morrison and Mrs. Bessie Brice of Borden Springs; Mrs. R.D. LePortier of Winder, Ga., and Mrs. Mary Pollard of Leesburg; a brother Thomas Chandler of Cedartown, Ga.; 25 grandchildren and a great grandchild. ------ A GOOD WOMAN PASSES Mrs. Elizie Palmer Cunningham, age 60, of Collinsville, departed this life March 27 after a long illness and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Collingsville on Sunday. She is survived by her husband M.C. Cunningham, two sons, T.C. and George of Collinsville, three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Hall of Oxford, Mrs. E.E. Stricklin of San Antonio, Texas, Mrs. Mary A. Hurst of Bremen, Ga., and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. ----- BURIAL RITES FOR MRS. WALKER HELD ON FRIDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Walker, age 61 years, wife of the late W.A. Walker who preceded her to the grave December 2, 1934, were held Friday, afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Cane Creek Church. Mrs. Walker died Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock. Elders Ira Patty and Sanders officiated. Interment was in the church cemetery, Owens directing. Surviving are her stepchildren, Mrs. H.J. Walker, Mrs. Ethel Johnson and Mrs. Nannie Marsh of Mt. Hope, Ala., Mrs. Daisy Bobo of Russellville; two brothers, Johnny Warren of Heflin and Ira Warren of Tennessee; one sister, Mrs. Lola Tolleson of Heflin and 33 nieces and nephews. The Cleburne News with hundreds of other friends extend sympathy to the bereaved stepchildren, brothers and sister and other relatives. ----- DEATH CLAIMS CHOCCOLOCCO MAN AT HOME Anniston, Ala., March 25 J.M. Turner, who had spent the entire 59 years of his life in Calhoun county, died after an illness of three years at his residence at Choccolocco. Death came at 1:10 o'clock Monday afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted at Pleasant Ridge Church by the Rev. Carl Cornett. Usery will direct interment in the church cemetery. Mr. Turner was a member of the Pleasant Ridge church. Surviving are his widow, five sons, Carl Woodrow, A.G. and O.W. of Choccolocco and H.L. of Talladega; five daughters, Mrs. Annie Pritchard of Iron City and Misses Myrtle, Edna, Mormaleta and Elaine of Choccolocco; four sisters, Mrs. Sallie Wooly of Cabot, Ark., Mrs. Maudie Snider and Mrs. Liddie Jacks of Choccolocco and Mrs. Dell Gaines of Talladega; and five brothers, John, Henry, and Newt Turner near Heflin and Lee and Jess Turner of Choccolocco. ----- MR. YARBROUGH PASSES Mr. Lonie Yarbrough, age 56 years of Adamsville, Ala., died in a Birmingham hospital on Wednesday morning of last week. Mr. Yarbrough was born and raised at Edwardsville and was a son of J.P. and Mrs. Liza Yarbrough. He moved from this county several years ago. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 9, 1936 JOHN WILEY OWEN KILLED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING John Wiley Owen of Cleburne county, was instantly killed when a car said to have been operated by Roy Young, a forester, ran over him in the town of Heflin on the Bankhead Highway in front of the grammar school. Mr. Owen was said to have been walking up the highway when a car struck him in a head-on-collision. It was said by authorities that a heavy ran was falling when the incident occurred. Mr. Owen received injuries in his head and his lungs from which he died instantly. Also his left arm and both legs were broken. Local authorities made no arrest after the preliminary investigation. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 16, 1936 WHITESIDE FUNERAL HELD AT RESIDENCE Anniston, Ala., April 8 A.M. Whiteside, age 92, White Plains Confederate veteran, was laid to rest in White Plains cemetery on Tuesday mroning, following funeral services conducted at the residence by the Rev. Mr. Kaylor of Cleburne county. Interment was directed by Usrey. White Plains and Oxford Masons were in charge of services at the cemetery. Mr. Whiteside was born and reared in Calhoun county and was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are three sons, A.J. of Donno, Tex., W.C. of Malone and W.H. of White Plains and two daughters, Mrs. B.D. Whiteside of White Plains and Mrs. C.S. Borders of Winter Haven, Fla. ------ LOG HURTS MAN The News learned late Tuesday evening that Grady Haywood was seriously hurt when a heavy log rolled on him, crushing his chest, it was said. He is in an Anniston hospital. ----- JUDGE W.B. MERRILL HAS BIRTHDAY, APR. 5 Walter Benjamin Merrill of Heflin was born April 5, 1873 near Franklin, Georgia. His parents moved to Edwardsville, Ala., the county seat of Cleburne county when he was small. He lived there until the courthouse moved to Heflin in 1905. Mr. Merrill was admitted to the bar in 1892 and has practiced law in the courts of Alabama since, except the seven years when he was Circuit Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Mr. Merrill is a Democrat and has taken an active interest in politics since he was a young man. He was chairman of the county executive committee for five years and has kept in touch with their plans since. He has served his district as state Senator for one term. He is a Shriner and has held serveral offices in the Masonic order. Mr. Merrill is a deacon in the Baptist church and for years taught the Men's Bible class. He still takes an active part in civic and religious life of the town and county. At present, Mr. Merrill is senior partner in the law firm of Merrill and Merrill of Heflin. The junior member is his son P.J. Merrill, who is county solicitor of Cleburne county. ------ CHEAHA PARK IS OPENED APRIL 3 Anniston, Ala., April 4 The beauty and scenery of Cheaha State Park left by the hand of nature will be preserved and perpetuated for generations to come by the State of Alabama, following the official dedication of the project at a special ceremonies conducted at noon on Friday. Colonel Bunker gave a brief history of Cheaha State Park in his opening remarks. He paid tribute to the members of the C.C.C. who had done the work in developing the park. Tom Peeples, a Confederate Veteran of Fishhead Valley in Cleburne county, was the oldest citizen attending the dedication of Cheaha State Park. In his 94th year, Mr. Peeples said he had heard of "this place" since he was four years old. He said that he had hunted deer in the vicinity of Cheaha State Park when he was a young man and recalls that he killed one deer in the second year of the War Between the States near Pulpit Rock. " I shouldn't have come", Mr. Peeples said. "It's too cold and I haven't been feeling well lately. Anyway, there ain't gonna be a dance." Mr. Peeples is noted for his "fiddling" which he has played at dances for years. ------- MRS. C.E. McGRIFF PASSES AWAY Mrs. C.F. McGriff, age 65, of the Antioch community, died at her home Saturday evening, following a long illness. Funeral services were in the Antioh emetery Monday afternoon by Rev. W.M. Barr and others. She is survived by her husband and ten children. She was the daughter of the late J.W. Wilburn. ---- MAN CUTS THROAT It was learned here Tuesday that John W. Shealey, age 75 of Beat 2, about 8 miles from Muscadine, on Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock slashed his throat and was reported to be in a serious condition. He was rushed to an Anniston hospital, it was stated. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 23, 1936 LETTER FROM D.H. CANTRELL, from Arkansas To Editor of the Cleburne News, Will you allow me a small space in your valuable paper, as I am reading The Cleburne News now. I like to get news from home, as I was born and raised in Cleburne county, Alabama in the old Macedonia community. Leaving that county and going to Arkansas in 1905, I came to Cleburne county, Arkansas where I have made my home the most of the time since then. So you see, I have lived most of all my life in Cleburne county, Alabama and in Cleburne county, Arkansas. It has been 20 years since I visited that country. I have three brothers and four sisters and many friends of by-gone years out there. I expect to visit my old home again, sometime in the future. This is a nice country in which to live here. It's a nice farming country around Quitman, having some very good bottom land in this section of the state and have some sand rock on the hill lands. We raise alot of native hay; thousands of bales over the country every year; alot of grain crops of different kinds, also lots of strawberries in this section; but we fear our berries and fruits have been killed by the hard freeze, which we had April 3. Well, I want to say again that I sure enjoy The Cleburne News from home. I was made sad when I read in the News of the passing of Louis Jackson. He was an old school mate. He was a fine old boy. HIs wife and children have my deepest sympathy. We must all cross over some day. I would be glad to hear from my old playmates, who might read this, if it doesn't find the way to the wastebasket. Boys, write up out there and help your editor make your home county paper the best in the state. It sure is a fine paper. We enjoy reading it. I can't hardly wait for the time to come to get it. Yours very truly, D.H. Cantrell, Quitman, Arkansas. April 13, 1936. --------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 30, 1936 FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR MR. J.R. GROOVER Reese Groover, 63 years of age, died at his home at Hopewell last Saturday morning at 9 o'clock within one mile of where he was born. For some time he had suffered with diabetes but was up and going until right up at his death. He had been a farmer all of his life except about 15 years he was on the police force in Gadsden. For about three years he had been on his farm in Hopewell. He was one of our best church and Sunday school workers, from which work we will greatly miss him. He is survived by a widow and three grandchildren and by one brother and one sister. Pallbearers were his nephews and grandsons. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. M.M. Kennedy of Rock Run; Owens of Heflin directing. ----- IN MEMORY OF MALCOLM H. BENEFIELD Malcolm H. Benefield died of pneumonia at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z.H.J. Benefield of the Rocky Flat community on Friday, March 20, at 9:15 o'clock, age seven years and two months. He is survived by his parents and one sister and brother, Cleta and Douglas. Rev. Ed Caldwell and Rev. Lassister officated at the funeral services with burial at Macedonia. Yates of Bowdon directing. CARD OF THANKS We wish to take this method of thanking each and everyone for the many kind words of sympathy extended us during the sickness and death of our beloved son Malcolm. May God's richest blessings be with each and everyone is our prayer. Mr. and Mrs. Z.H.J. Benefield and children. ------ IN MEMORY OF T.H. LAWLER On March 11th the death angel visited the home of Tommie Lawler and took him out of this world of sorrow and pain and gave him a home of joy, peace and comfort. We know his body suffered great pain but we know he is beyond all suffering now. Yes we know he has moved out of this world of trouble to a new place there to live with Jesus and his darling wife, the one that he has grieved so after and shed so many tears after, who preceded him to the grave a little over a year. We believe he has won the victory, while yet it was hard for him to say goodbye to his three children; they are now left without a father or mother to look to, and oh, how sad it is. We should all as mother and father, show these children love and kindness. Only those who have the trial that these children have had know just what it means to go along struggling through the world without a father or mother, but is my earnest desire and prayer, that God's blessings abide on them and they'll be just what the Lord would have them to be. Tom's going leaves a vacancy in Corinth church as he was an active Sunday school worker there. He worked for the orphan children at Troy, Ala., now he leaves three orphans, so if all can, please help these children if only a kind word of encouragement. He was always willing to help and oh, how faithful he was in time of sickness to do all he could. Sometime in life each and every home is going to be made sad by death the taking of our loved ones; we don't know when we are going to be called away so we should strive to be ready at all times for one by one, we're passing over to be reunited around the throne of God. There the circle will never be broken again. Tommie leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death. He was 39 years, 11 months and 3 days old. Mrs. J.F. Lambert ------ IN MEMORY OF MRS. SARAH SCOTT On Sunday morning, March 1, a little after sunrise, the death angel removed from our midst our dear grandmother. She was born December 25, 1841, this making her in her 95th year. She joined the M.E. church at Muscadine Camp Ground when young, lived a constant member until death. She enjoyed meetings, singings and was Sunday school teacher as long as she was able to go. She was loved so much, we can't think of her as dead, but sleeping to wait the resurrection. She has departed from this life and a dark shadow is cast over us, but God in his wonderfulness makes no mistakes. She was devoted to her children, always looking to their interest and happiness, and always had a kind word for them, and she had many friends; enemies, she had none, for to know her was to love her. Her life was a light upon a hill that could not be hidden and still that light shines for her life and good deeds. Dear grandmother, we miss you, none can fill the vacancy in our hearts. Though your brow was wrinkled, grandmother, and your hair was gray, our true love is changeless and shall never fade away. She was true and faithful, ever ready to shoulder any responsibility that might be hers as a wife and mother. She was faithful to her God and church. She left sufficient evidence for us to feel sure she is basking in the sunshine of God's eternal happiness and singing around the beautiful throne. To the children, I say, weep not for your dear mother, though you have lost your precious jewel that the world cannot give back, but you have the sweet assurance of going to her. She leaves to mourn her death two sons, V.E. and L.S. Scott; three daughters, Mrs. Emma Bowman, Mrs. Loula Clayton and Mrs. Rocia Johnson. Her husband preceded her to the grave a little over two years ago; also one daughter Mrs. Lizzie Liner. Funeral services were conducted Monday at Friendship by Bros. Williams, the two Johnson's, Baytes and Wright. Written by two granddaughters who loved her, Mrs. Mary Whitman and Mrs. Alice Gay. Surviving also are one brother, Jimmie Brown of Quitman, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Pheobe Hunnicutt of Heflin; a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a daughter of the late William A. Brown. ----------- IN MEMORY OF JOHN E. WALKER On Sept. 10, 1935 the death angel came and carried away our loving and faithful husband and father, John E. Walker. He was a son of John P. Walker and Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler Walker. He was born March 15, 1874. He joined the Baptist church at Rock Springs when he was young. He was later made deacon of the church. He was a member of Union Hill church when he died. He was a faithful member and always made the church one of his first thoughts. He was married to Miss Jerusha Bradberry on Oct. 10, 1893. To this happy union was born eleven children, namely: Lawrence, Pierce, Silvyn, Emmett and Fred Walker; Mrs. Mae Hayes, Mrs. Bessie Smith, Mrs. Ruth Crews, Mrs. Avis Crews, and Misses Myrtis and Lois Walker. His wife, all of his children, several grandchildren, five sisters and four brothers survive him. No one knows how he is missed. We miss his good, kind advice, his smile. A vacant chair is in our family circle; a vacant chair is at the table; a loving voice is missing. Beautiful memories of him must take his place if that is possible. But why weep? He is enjoying Heaven and all its glories. He has seen the Savior he trusted; he has seen mother, father, sisters and brother. Why not just think of meeting him there in the future. The burial took place at Union Hill Church. Revs. A.G. Styles, W.R. Ingram and C.T. Morton conducted the funeral services. Owens of Heflin was in charge. Written by his youngest daughter, Miss Lois Walker ------- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1320gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 17.9 Kb