Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JANUARY 1939 January 1939 ************************************************ 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 28, 2007, 5:23 pm The Cleburne News January 1939 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for JANUARY 1939 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JANUARY 5, 1939 MRS. ALBRIGHT IS BURIED SATURDAY Mrs. Rhodie Albright, age 68, died at 3:55 o'clock Friday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. A.G. Trammell of Anniston, Route 3. Funeral services were conducted at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Antioch church by the Rev. Charles Morton. Active pallbearers were Dick Lewallen, Mike Trammell, Walter Bryant, John McClellan, Rual Huckabee and George Shamblee, of Anniston. Honorary pallbearers were J.R. Turner, T.P. Harris, W.L. Boyd, Roscoe Todd, Ben Ray and Lenville Owen. Mrs. Albright is survived by three sons, H.F. of Holt; Rome of Anniston and G.G. of Tuscaloosa; her daughter; 11 grandchildren and a sister Mrs. Mary Boatwright of Hopewell. Mrs. Albright had made her home with her daughter near Anniston since the death of her husband, Uncle Tom Albright, last Nov. 22 at their home near Hopewell. ------ FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN GEORGIA (note: page is torn badly on the left, very difficult to read that side of it) Heflin, Ala., Dec. 30 George B. Buttram, former Cleburne and Clay county resident, died at his home at McRae, Ga. on Tuesday night. Funeral services will be held at McRae at noon on Thursday. Mr. Buttram, a lifelong Baptist is survived by three sons, Enoch of ??? and Toy of Capus ? of Mc??, three daughters, Mrs. C.H. ?? of Route 4; Mrs. J.C. Mc ?? of Carrollton, Ga and Mrs. ?? Whatley of McRae, and several grandchildren including Mrs. ?? Jackson, secretary to W.C. Coleman, mayor of Anniston. -------- MISS LAMBERT'S FUNERAL ON SUNDAY Miss Catherine Lambert, 78, died at the home of her nephew, Frank Lambert, here last Saturday aftern an illness of about a month. Funeral services were conducted from Micaville Baptist church on Sunday, the Rev. R.L. Skinner of Bell Mills officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery, directed by Brown- Service of Heflin. Miss Lambert was born and reared in the southern part of the county and had made her home here since last September. She had been in declining health for about two years. Among survivors are three nephews, Frank of Heflin; Gus of Corinth and Dan of Hamilton, Ga. and a niece Miss Dela Lambert of Heflin. ----- LITTLE GIRL, 10, DIES FOLLOWING BURNS Lilly May Hightower, age 10, was the victim of an open fireplace, which caused her death Christmas Day as a result of her dress catching fire while standing in front of the fireplace at the home of her grandfather S.D. Parker at Oak Level. The accident happened Christmas Eve, while the family was in joyous preparation for Christmas. Her mother's hands were badly burned when she fought to put out the flames. Death came on Christmas Day. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at 2:30, the Rev. A.T. Warmack officiating. Interment was in Camp Creek cemetery. Surviving are the mother, Mrs. Hightower; two brothers and a sister and her grandfather, S.D. Parker, all of Oak Level. ------- DEATH COMES TO ROSS B. YOUNG Ross B. Young, 57, well known farmer of the Hightower community, died Saturday after an illness of about six months. He had been in declining health for the past year or more. The funeral was conducted from Ranburne Batist church at 2 p.m. Sunday, the Rev. W.M. Barr officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, directed by Brown-Service of Heflin. He is survived by his widow, six sons, Paul, Sam, Sidney, Gus, John and Bill of Hightower; five brothers, five sisters and his mother Mrs. Harriett Young of Lineville. His sons acted as pallbearers. ------- MRS. FOWLER IS BURIED MONDAY The funeral for Mrs. W.J. Fowler, 79, who died Saturday at her home at Hightower, were held from Ranburne Baptist church at 2 p.m. Monday, the Rev. H.R. Carter of Heflin officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Survivors are three sons, T.J. Hart of Hightower; G.F. Fowler of Birmingham; and L.R. Fowler of Birmingham; two daughters, Mrs. Annie Hurst and Mrs. W.M. Howle of Hightower; a brother J.D. Vaughan of Heflin; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Houston of Heflin; Mrs. Lou Duncan and Mrs. Jane McDowell, both of Texas. Mrs. Fowler was a member of the Missionary Baptist church for 40 years and had lived at Hightower for 50 years. Pallbearers were her grandsons. -------- J.W. COOK PAID LAST TRIBUTE John W. Cook, well known farmer of the Ranburne community, died at his home last Friday after a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted at Ranburne, the Rev. W.H. Caldwell officiating. Burial was in the church cemtery. ------ MRS. J.B. NELSON PAID LAST TRIBUTE Fruithurst, Ala., Dec. 31 Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Nelson, who died at her home on Route 1 Friday afternoon were conducted this afternoon at Morris Hill Church by the Rev. Ira Patty. Interment was in the church cemetery with Jones of Anniston in charge. Pallbearers were Hoyt and Howard Laminack, Herbert Nelson, C.D. Aderhold, Ulys Parker and T.J. Waddell. Mrs. Nelson was the widow of the late John B. Nelson and both were natives of the Oak Level community, loved and respected by all who knew them. Surviving are a son M.M. Nelson, member of the Cleburne County Commissioners; and five daughters, Mrs. Julia McElroy of Fruithurst; Mrs. C.D. Aderhodl ? of Jacksonville; Mrs. Martha Johnson of Edwardsville, Mrs. Lee Laminack of Fruithurst and Mrs. Etta Mae Zimmerman of Fruithurst. ----- BELOVED WOMAN SICK Mrs. W.R. Hunnicutt continues ill at her home. Her condition is reported improved and she is holding her own in a satisfactory manner. Mrs. Hunnicutt is greatly and generally loved and is one of our most helpful and generous citizens. Her's is progressive mind and she is interested and alert concerning public issues. The entire town hopes for her a speedy recovery to her usual good health. ----- MRS. BOGGS CLAIMED BY DEATH Anniston, Ala. Jan. 2 Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Boggs, age 82, who died at her home at 707 Wilmer Avenue on Sunday were conducted at 3 p.m. Monday at Holly Grove in Randolph county, by the Rev. Arrington Williamson and the Rev. Pembleton Bean. Surviving are the husband J.H. Boggs; a son B.F. Abbott and a sister Mrs. Eula Yarbrough, all of Anniston. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JANUARY 12, 1939 GOLD MINE OPERATIONS TO BEGIN AT CHULAFINNEE Extensive gold mining operations in the vicinity of Chulafinnee, 15 miles east of here, will get underway within the next six months, according to announcements made today by Dr. G.W. McClure, a Cincinnati surgeon who is president of King Mining Co., a $300,000. company which owns 1,200 acres of land in the southwest section of Cleburne county. E.C. McClure, also of Cincinnati, is manager of the mine and has been in charge of prospecting operations. About 25 employees are at work on the properties now and several shafts have been sunk, one to a depth of 150 feet. Findings in recent months gave indications that the properties have much gold and can be found on a paying basis through use of modern mine and refining equipment. Less than 100 years ago, Cleburne county was flourished with gold prospectors and gold panning was the daily task of hundreds. There were several large communities in the county, but the gold rush of '49 in California caused an exodus from the fields in Cleburne county and other points east of the Rockies. The Anniston Star -------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JANUARY 19, 1939 LEGAL HOLIDAY Thursday, January 19, 1939 is Robert E. Lee's birthday. The Bank of Heflin will be closed, in observance of the day. ------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JANUARY 26, 1939 NOTICE OF PETITION TO SELL LANDS TO PAY DEBTS State of Alabama, Cleburne County Probate Court January 19, 1939 In the matter of the estate of J.E. Lovvorn, deceased To the Sheriff of said County: Whereas, O.W. Roberts Jr., administrator of the estate of J.E. Lovvorn, deceased, has filed his petition in said court for a sale of the lands described therein, belonging to said estate, for the payment of debts, upon the grounds that the personal property of the deceased is not sufficient to pay his debts, and the 20th day of February 1939 has been appointed for the hearing of said petition; you are therefore commanded to cite: J.L. Lovvorn George Lovvorn Charles Lovvorn Boyd Lovvorn William P. Lovvorn Lucius Lovvorn Emma Lovvorn Martha Lovvorn Yeates to appear before said Court on said day to contest said petition, if they think proper. This 19th day of January 1939. A.H. Glasgow, Judge of Probate --------- DEATHS Funeral services for W.R. Harris, age 79, of Heflin, who died at his residence on Saturday Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. were held Monday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill with Rev. H.R. Carter officiating, Brown-Service of Heflin directing. Mr. Harris was ill only for two days. He is survived by one son, A.A. Harris of Heflin; one daughter, Mrs. Nanie Sue Boyd of Heflin; one brother Jesse Harris of Route 3, and one sister Mrs. Sara Jane Edwards of Heflin, Route 3. -------- Mrs. Martha L. Williamson of Edwardsville died at her home Jan. 16. Funeral services were held at Edwardsville Baptist church on Jan. 17 by the Revs. Adams and H.R. Carter. Interment was in Edwardsville cemetery, Brown-Service directing. Mrs. Williamson is survived by a daughter Mrs. Hester Parker of Edwardsville; two sons, A.C. of Anniston and T.J. of Cullman. The grandsons were pallbearers. ------ Funeral services were held for A.J. Noles, age 66 of Heflin, Route 1, who died Jan. 9, at Hepsibah church on Jan. 10 with Revs. Marion Rice and John Wilder officiating, Brown - Service directing. Mr. Noles is survived by his wife, three sons, Allen J., and Aubrey Lee of Heflin; and James of the Panama Canal Zone; two daughters, Mrs. Ellen Crow of Heflin and Mrs. Henry Price of Eastaboga; one brother Geo. Noles of Milton, Fla., and one sister Mrs. Lem Edwards of Heflin. ------ Funeral services were held for S.W. Prichard, age 82, who died Jan. 8 at his home in Muscadine, on Jan. 9 at Concord cemetery with Rev. Russell Johnson officiating, directed by Brown - Service. Surviving Mr. Prichard is his wife, four sons, Ollis of Eden; Luther of Tampa, Fla., Willie of Bolton, Ga., and Webster of Muscadine; one brother, Buddy Prichard of Heflin. ------ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1378gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 11.1 Kb