Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for OCT. & NOV. 1941 1941 ************************************************ 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 Teal Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net May 12, 2007, 10:46 pm The Cleburne News 1941 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for OCTOBER 1941 & NOVEMBER 1941 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, OCTOBER 2, 1941 FRUITHURST News Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Boyd were the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thrower last Sunday. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Henry McElroy of Roopville, Ga. are giving his father "Tif" McElroy a pleasant welcome in his visit with them. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thrower and family had a pleasant Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thrower. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, OCTOBER 9, 1941 DEATHS ADA JANETT BABER Funeral services were held Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. fro the Heflin Baptist church for A. Janett Baber with the Rev. Carson Prichard and the Rev. E.C. Johnson officiating. Interment was in the Edwardsville cemetery, directed by Brown - Service of Heflin. Miss Baber was 28 years of age and had been in ill health for several years. She was a school teacher and a member of the Baptist church. She passed away at the Batson Memorial Hospital in LaFayette, where she had been for several months. Surviving are two brothers, Roosevelt of Fort Benning, Ga., and Thomas J. of Heflin; two sisters, Mrs. Alton Howle of Burlington, N.C. and Mrs. John Gilmer of Heflin. Before going to LaFayette, Janett had made her home with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Voss of Heflin. Pallbearers were Milton and Custer Hamm, Millard Turner, Paul Harper, James Baber and Bernard Shockley. ------ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Brown of Muscadine and Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Junior and boys of Fruithurst returned home Saturday from a visit to Alexandria, La. and Quitman, Texas. Mrs. Sam Gilbreath of Forest Hill, Texas returned home with them. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, OCTOBER 16, 1941 SELECTED MEN LEFT FRIDAY FOR ARMY The following men have been selected for induction by Cleburne County Local Board and reported to the local board in Heflin on Oct. 10, whereupon were sent to Fort McClellan: McKinley James Wm. Young Fred L. Campbell Clellon C. Thrower Roland Edward Cook Duston William Edwards George Vester Walker Hugh Ernest Edwards Carlis Ledbetter ------ FRUITHURST News Oct. 12 Mrs. Ruby Gilbreath, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Alma Laminack, has returned to her home in Quitman, Texas. ---- PLEASANT HILL News Mr. and Mrs. Odgon McElroy and family, Irene and Genine, were the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Holcombe on Sunday. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, OCTOBER 23, 1941 CONCORD News Oct. 20 The children of Mr. and Mrs. T.M. Luallen, honored them Sunday with a surprise birthday dinner. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. B.C. Luallen Mr. adn Mrs. T. Luallen of Pensacola, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Hughie Luallen of Abernathy Mr. and Mrs. Buren Grizzard and children of Tallapoosa, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Todd and son of Abernathy Amos Luallen ------ J.P. Cantrell Jr. of Roanoke C.C.C. Camp spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Cantrell. ---- Gleason Grizzard of Buncombe visited Mr. and Mrs. Hular Grizzard a few days. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gentry and family from Graham are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Will Gentry. ---- FRUITHURST News Oct. 20 Mr. and Mrs. Milton Simon and children, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Simon, have returned to their home in Omaha, Neb. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Simon and children of Atlanta spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Simon. ---- MR. AND MRS. Z.W. MORRIS CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Z.W. Morris celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 19 (the occasion being Oct. 18). All the children and grandchildren were present to enjoy the day. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Luther Baughn and son Ray of Ranburne Mr. and Mrs. Porter Wimbish and son Don of Birmingham Mr. and Mrs. J. Houston Morris and son Jimmy of Heflin Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Baughn and girls, Sara Lou and Mary Sue of Ranburne A sister-in-law, Mrs. J.M. Morris Mr. adn Mrs. Jim Morris and children, Dorothy Nell, Doris Ann and Jimmy Miss Mary Boman of Heflin Everyone enjoyed the day and at lunch time forgot their diet, and enjoyed a wonderful feast. Mr. and Mrs. Morris received many nice gifts. The children all left for their homes with happy hearts, because Dad and Mother had been spared to stay here to celebrate this occasion, wishing them many more happy anniversaries. ------ FINAL SMITH RITES HELD LAST FRIDAY Anniston, Ala., Oct. 17 Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o'clock for Benjamin Aaron Smith, age 73, at Old Harmony Church in Cleburne county, with the Rev. Ira Patty officiated. Usrey directed the burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Smith died shortly after noon yesterday at his home, 1200 Walnut Avenue. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary Frances Smith; five daughters, Mrs. John Hines, Mrs. M.B. Reese, Mrs. Irwin Johnson, Mrs. Evel Cheatwood, all of Blue Mountain, and Mrs. Estelle Warren of Heflin; three sons, Nolen Smith of Rome, Ga., Roy and Henry Smith of Blue Mountain; one brother, H.S. Smith of Texas; 32 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Nolen, Roy and Henry Smith, Evel Cheatwood, Marion Reese and Chester Warren. ------ LOCAL News Miss Eula Beason of Beason's Mill spent last week with her sister Mrs. Grady Boyd and Mr. Boyd. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, OCTOBER 30, 1941 PLEASANT HILL News Mrs. Avis Morris and son and Mrs. Lettie Hammond and daughter visited their mother Mrs. Essie Smith on Friday. ---- CONCORD News Mrs. Dora Dodson is visiting her daughter Mrs. B.F. Farlow and Mr. Farlow for a few days. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Bervin Dodson and family of Hopewell spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Farlow and family. ---- LOCAL News Pvt. Roy Prestridge of Fort Riley, Kansas is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Prestridge. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 6, 1941 FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR TRAIN VICTIMS Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Arbin Otto Harris, age 62, and John E. Jordan, age 36, were killed Friday morning when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Southern Railway freight train at a crossing at Muscadine. Brown-Service was in charge of both services. Services for Mr. Harris were conducted at Antioch Methodist church by the Rev. C.T. Horton and the Rev. R.L. Skinner at 11 o'clock. Burial was at Antioch cemetery. Mr. Harris was a widely known farmer and sawmill operator. He was a Methodist, a Mason and an Odd Fellow and was well known throughout Cleburne county. He lived on his farm near Hopewell. Surviving are his wife, a son, Garner C. Harris; two daughters, Mrs. F.L. Blake and Mrs. H.L. Owen, all of Cleburne county; three stepsons, Vernon, Shubern and Escar Roberts, all of Gadsden; three stepdaughters, Mrs. C.M. Bennett of Heflin; Mrs. Fred Pope of Piedmont and Mrs. Fred King of Quitman, Texas; and a brother, W.S. Harris of Tallapoosa, Ga. The service for Mr. Jordan was conducted at 2:30 o'clock at Old Harmony church by the Rev. T.D. Stovall. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Jordan was associated with Mr. Harris in the lumber and sawmill business. He is survived by four sons, William, Edward, Marl and F.C. and a daughter, Barbara Jean; two brothers, Bill of Hopewell and Joe of Dallas, Ga., two sisters, Mrs. Rosa McCormick of Graham and Mrs. Sally Compton of Birmingham, and his mother, Mrs. Ida Jordan of Dallas, Ga. ----- CHEATWOOD FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FRIDAY Funeral services for Harlan A. Cheatwood, 25 year old truck driver for the Road Department of Cleburne county, who was fatally injured when the truck he was driving was struck by the west bound streamlined Southern Railway train on Wednesday of last week, were conducted at the Edwardsville Methodist church at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Mr. Cheatwood had been employed only a short time by the county's road department when he met with the accident. He was taken to Anniston on the train involved in the accident, and died shortly after, in the hospital there. Surviving are his wife and young son Billy; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B.F. Cheatwood of Edwardsville, Route 1, and five sisters; Miss Hazel Cheatood of Anniston, Mrs. Elbert Charlers, Mrs. A.L. Parker and Miss Opal and Marie Cheatwood, all of Edwardsville. ------ LIST OF SELECTED MEN The following named men have been selected by Cleburne county Board and left Nov. 4 for Fort McClellan: Russell Oriel Pruitt Leroy Tims William Carl Weathers Jesse Palmer Brown William Harvie Farmer Orland Biggers Fred Huey Nichols Walter Sherbert ------ LOCAL News J.B. Jordan of Dallas, Ga. attended the funeral of John Jordan. ---- DEATHS MRS. IZORA THROWER Funeral services for Mrs. Izora Thrower, age 64, were held at Chulafinnee Baptist church on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m., services being in charge of the pastor, Rev. Lewis P. Bower, assisted by former pastors, Rev. Y.F. Miller and Rev. J.W. Grubbs. Mrs. Thrower died Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 1:50 a.m., resulting from a fall which occurred at her home, Saturday, Oct. 25. Survivors are the husband, Geo. W. Thrower; three daughters, Miss Ivanear Thrower; Mrs. E.E. McLeroy and Mrs. P.D. Taylor; two sons, Harbon and Kerron C. Thrower, all of Heflin, Route 3; also 13 grandchildren and two sisters, Miss Lola Beason and Mrs. A.B. Thrower of Heflin. Burial was in Chulafinnee cemetery with Jones of Anniston directing. Pallbearers were sons, Harbon and Kerron C.; grandsons, Lavelle and Rudolph Thower; nephews, Toliver Thrower and Maurice Beason. Honorary pallbearers were J.W. Crosson, Henry Grubbs, B.L. Moore, Earl McClure, Henry Padgett and A.G. Yates. -------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 13, 1941 PLEASANT HILL News Nov. 10 Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McElroy of Anniston spent Wedensday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Green, and also her grandmother Mrs. Fannie Rooks. They visited Mr. and Mrs. John Green in the afternoon. ------ Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Elkins were very fortunate to have their children and families with them over the weekend. They were: Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Elkins and son Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Elkins of Porterdale, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shaddix and son J.B. of Heflin Mr. and Mrs. Emory Elkins and daughter Peggy Ruth of Heflin ------ CARD OF THANKS We wish to take this method of thanking the many friends who so kindly helped us during the tragic death of our dear husband and father A.O. Harris. We especially thank Brown Funeral Home and the ministers who so ably assisted, also for the beautiful floral offerings. May God's richest blessings be upon you. The Harris and Roberts families ----- CONCORD News Nov. 10 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Duke of Carrollton, Ga. were the weekend guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Duke. ---- Mrs. Hulan Grizzard and daughter Betty Jane are visiting her brother Mr. and Mrs. James Wright of Douglasville, Ga. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Luallen were the Sunday guests of her sisters, Mrs. Ida Scales and Miss Belva Cunningham. ---- Mr. and Mrs. T.R. Parker of Center Point, Ga. and James, Bob and Junior Parker of Birmingham vistied Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Cantrell and family on Sunday. ---- Leon Craft spent Saturday with his sister Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Turner and family. ---- Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clay of Muscadine visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Mayfield and family on Sunday. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 20, 1941 DEATHS MISS ALEENE BEASON Miss Aleene Beason, age 30, of Birmingham and Heflin, passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 12 at a Birmingham infirmary after a short illness. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Heflin Methodist church with the Revs. E.C. Johnson, J.R. Brasher and Carson Pritchard in charge, with burial in the Heflin cemetery, directed by Brown-Service of Heflin. Miss Beason was a native of Heflin but for several years had lived in Birmingham. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Stephen Noble; three brothers, Russell Beason of Heflin; Fred Beason of Chattanooga; Frank Beason of Panama City, Fla., and one sister, Mrs. Edgar Pierce of Greensboro, N.C. ------ MRS. JOHN DURHAM Mrs. John Durham, age 71, died at her home at Oxford, Route 1, shortly after midnight on Monday. Mrs. Durham had lived near Oxford about five months, having moved there from Cleburne county. She had been ill over a year at the time of her death. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Baptist church in Cleburne county, with the Revs. Easton and Lofton officiating. Usrey directed interment in the church cemetery. Six grandsons acted as pallbearers. Surviving are the husband, John Durham; three sons, H.G. Durham of Heflin; Ernrest Durham of Oxford; four daughters, Mrs. W.C. Morris of Heflin; Mrs. Valera Bell of Anniston; Mrs. Melvin Johnson of Wedowee and Mrs. Mamie Perry of Heflin. ------ MRS. NICIE JOHNSON Funeral services were held recently at the Upper Cane Methodist church for Mrs. Nicie Jane Johnson, age 96. The Rev. C.D. Knight conducted the service and Boozer had charge of the interment in the church cemetery. Mrs. Johnson lived at Heflin and had been ill about two months at the time of her death. She had resided in and around Heflin all her life. Surviving are four daughters, Miss Nancy Johnson, Miss Becky Jane Johnson, Mrs. Sara Margaret Hogan, all of Heflin Route 2; and Mrs. Marie McCormick of Heflin; and 28 grandchildren. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, NOVEMBER 27, 1941 FIVE MEN INDUCTED MONDAY The following young men left on Monday from Heflin for Fort McClellan at Anniston for induction into the Army: Horace David Townley Ira Olen Lumpkin Gordon Lee Roberts Henry Nathan Harvell Woodrow Wilson Tollerson ------ PLEASANT HILL News Mr. and Mrs. Cranston Teague of Oxford were Sunday guests of his grandmother, Mrs. Ann Green. ---- MERRILL REUNION For several years, the children of Mrs. Lena Merrill of Micaville have gathered at the old home on the third Sunday in October to celebrate her birthday, which was in October. Since the reunion in 1940, she has gone to help brighten Heaven, but the children decided to have the "get-together" in her memory, and on October 19th, all the family met as before. There was a sadness in coming without the parents that had brought joy to the former meetings, but we were thankful for all the radiant memories. Instead of gifts, flowers were brought, and all went in a group to the cemetery and placed them on the graves of mother and father, and attended church. After the service, a picnic lunch was spread under the trees in the yard. Pictures were taken of the table and the family. All could feel the presence and blessing of the loved ones we honored. The afternoon was spent in reminiscing and making plans for the future. It was decided to make the event an annual affair. All agreed that we had much to be thankful for and rejoiced that mother's influence continued to help them. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Traylor and daughter Ruth of Newell Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Traylor, Horace and Lena Ann of Carrollton, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Merrill, Tom L., Carl, Harold HOrace and Doris Sue of Heflin Mr. and Mrs. Willie Merrill of Heflin Mr. and Mrs. Altan Traylor of Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nelson of Heflin Homer Merrill of Atlanta ------ AIR CORPS GRADUATE CHANUTE FIELD, Ill. - - Nov. 18 Corp. Albert N. McMahan, son of Mrs. Joseph A. McMahan of Hopewell, Ala. was graduated Nov. 15 from the Advance Instruments course of the Chanute Field branch of the U.S. Army Air Corps Technical School. Corp. McMahan who enlited in the Air Corps July 13, 1940 is assigned to Turner Field, Georgia. ------ LOCAL News Sam Thompson is spending a few days with his mother in Grady, Alabama. ---- DEATHS MARTIN BENTLEY Martin Bentley, age 41, of Muscadine, passed away Sunday evening, Nov. 16 after a short illness. Funeral services were held at Bethel church with the Rev. E.B. Bates officiating, the Brown-Service directing. Interment was in the church cemetery. Nephews acted as pallbearers. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Maudie Bentley; two sons, Ralph and Billy; one daughter, Miss Blanche and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Bentley of Muscadine, three brothers and four sisters. ------ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1440gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 17.1 Kb