Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for APRIL 1938 April 1938 ************************************************ 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 February 16, 2007, 8:06 pm The Cleburne News April 1938 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for APRIL 1938 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, APRIL 7, 1938 MRS. TEAGUE IS LAID TO REST IN BLAKE CEMETERY Funeral services for Mrs. M.O. Teague, age 85, who died at Teagues Mill on Saturday morning, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Micaville Baptist church by the Rev. H.R. Carter. Interment was in Blake Cemetery, directed by Usrey. Mrs. Teague was born and reared in Cleburne county and was a member of the Cedar Creek Baptist church. She had been ill several years. Mrs. Teague is survived by seven sons, T.J. of Fyffe; T.F., A.B., G.C., D.C. and D.S. of Heflin; and B.H. Teague of Akron, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. B.H. Hendricks of Fyffe; Mrs. J.B. Bradberry of Lewisburg, Tenn., and Mrs. Bessie Hewlett of Atlanta; three grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. --------- MOATES BURIED LAST SATURDAY Johnny W. Moates, 77, widely known in the northern part of the county, died last Friday following a stroke of paralysis. Funeral services were conducted at Upper Cane Creek church on Saturday, the Rev. John W. Patty officiating. Interement was in the church cemetery. Mr. Moates will be remembered by the older people. He taught school for many years in Oak Level and other sections in north Cleburne. He died at the home of his cousin Olen Perry, where he was taken following his sudden illness. Peace to his ashes. ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, APRIL 14, 1938 SHOCKLEY FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Shockley, age 87, who passed away Friday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. John Bell of the Cedar Creek community after a long illness, were held Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the Pleasant Hill church, Rev. E.A. Riddle, assisted by Revs. H.R. Carter, W.M. Barr and H. R. Grubbs, conducting the services. Owens of Heflin was in charge. Surviving Mrs. Shockley are the daughter Mrs. Bell and three grandchildren, several nephews and nieces. -------- OWENS INJURED SATURDAY NIGHT IN AUTO WRECK Tom Owens of Heflin was reported "resting well" late Tuesday at an Anniston hospital where he was rushed Saturday night when the automobile he was driving plunged into a parked truck on the outskirts of Heflin. The near-fatal accidcent occurred at about 11 p.m. Saturday and the injured youth was carried to the hospital in an Owens Co. ambulance. Owens was said to have suffered a compound fracture of the right arm, a hip dislocated, lacerations about the face and other injuries. ------ MRS. LAMBERT IS TAKEN BY DEATH Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Lambert, 84, were held at Micaville church last Saturdayafternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. R.L. Skinner of Bell Mills officiating, assisted by the Rev. C.E. Kaylor of Heflin. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Owens Company of Heflin. Mrs. Lambert died Thursday at her home near Micaville. She had been in declining health for several years and suffered a stroke of paralysis about 10 days ago. She was the second wife of William R. Lambert who preceded her to the grave about 17 years ago. Survivors are a son Frank of Heflin; two stepsons, Gus of Corinth; and Dan of Hamilton, Ga., and a stepdaughter, Miss Dela Lambert of near Micaville. Pallbearers werer Fred Phillips, Virgil Vise, C.E. Kaylor, Horace Allen, Leroy Crumpton and J. Lebus Casey. ------- NOTE: The newspaper issues for April 21st and April 28, 1938 were ALL political advertisements and no other news was found. --------- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1368gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb