Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for MAY & JUNE 1943 1943 ************************************************ 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 June 29, 2007, 10:37 pm The Cleburne News 1943 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for MAY 1943 & JUNE 1943 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MAY 6, 1943 HORACE BAILEY MET ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN ATLANTA, APRIL 27 H.L. Bailey, age 36, a guard at the City Prison Farm on Key Road S.E., was suffocated on Friday at 10 a.m. in a cave-in while walking behind a tractor drawing an excavation. He was dug out within 12 minutes according to Superintendent H.H. Gibson, but failed to respond to treatment from the Fire Department and an ambulance crew from Grady Hospital, which arrived within 20 to 25 minutes after the accident. The excavation was being prepared for the boiler in the beating system for a new building under construction. Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife and one child. He lived on Fla. Shoals Road. The Atlanta Journal, April 24 Mr. Bailey was a son of Mr. and Mrs. T.P. Bailey of Wedowee, Ala. and was born and raised here and resided here until he finished school. His body was brought here Saturday. Funeral services were held at the Bailey home on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment took place Monday at 10 o'clock in the Masonic cemetery. Horace was a fine young man, and his untimely death is deplored. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Horace Bailey, formerly Miss Mildred Reaves of Heflin, and a young daughter Barbara Ann; his father and mother; three brothers and five sisters. The Wedowee Press, April 24 ------- LOCAL News Mrs. Ross Moore is spending the week in Birmingham with her daughter Mrs. Claud Giles. ----- Mrs. William Penrod of Monroe, N.C. is visiting her sister Mrs. D.D. Perryman. ----- The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Comer Giles are delighted to have them back in Heflin as citizens. They are making their home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abb Thrower. ----- Mrs. Laurence Cole who lived here for several years, is quite ill in an Anniston hospital after an operation on Monday. Mrs. Cole has many relatives here. ----- Lieut. and Mrs. H.L. Eubanks of Camp Hood, Texas have been here on a visit to Mrs. Eubanks sisters, Mrs. S.T. Thomason. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MAY 13, 1943 LOCAL News Mrs. Dane Calhoun (Lillie Bell O'Harrow) and Miss Evelyn Calhoun of Avon, Illinois are spending ten days with Mrs. Calhoun's mother, Mrs. Ada O'Harrow. ------ Mrs. D.D. Perryman and her sister Mrs. William Penrod left last Thursday for a ten days stay in Greenville, S.C. with her sister Mrs. Benjamin Easley. ----- Robert Duke from Fort Benning spent Sunday here with his aunt Mrs. Ina Peterson. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MAY 20, 1943 CPL. DRYDEN AT HOME Cpl. Robert C. Dryden, USMC, a former member of the Marine Detachment, U.S.S. Salt Lake City, recently transferred to 1st Guard Co. Marine Barracks, Mare Island, California, and is at home on furlough after 18 months of continuous action in the Pacific. He was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 and also saw action in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands in Jan. 1842; Wake Island in March 1942; Coral Sea Battle in May 1942; the attack and occupation of Guadacanal in August 1942; Savo Island battle in Oct. 1942; Bering Sea and Komandarsko Island battle in March 1943. Cpl. Dryden is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Dryden of Lebanon community. He enlisted Oct. 1940. He also has a younger brother serving with the Navy abroad, and another brother with the U.S. Army, stationed at Camp Howze, Texas. ------ MISS BENNET DIES Miss Emley C. Bennett of Edwardsville, Route 1, passed away April 30. She was born March 2, 1879 and was the daughter of L.G. Bennett. Services were held Sunday, May 2. She is survived by five brothers, R.F., R.J., A.B. and G.C. Bennett of Randlett, Okla. and three sisters, Mrs. Dixie Owens and Missed Dosie and Frances Bennett. Pallbearers were J.W. Pounds, Orvel Bennett, Lester Pesnell, Arthur and Earl Owens. ------ FRUITHURST News Mr. and Mrs. Andy Curley of Daviston spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Crumbley. ----- Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Carlson had the pleasure of having seven of their ten children home for a week's time recently: (note: only five children named) Mrs. Gordon Smith of Mobile Miss Ruth Carlson of Phenix City Major and Mrs. Robert L. Carlson and son Robert Jr. of Camp Livingston, La. Edward Carlson of Auburn Captain Burt D. Carlson of Louisville, Ky. ------ KILLED IN PLANE CRASH Last Sunday morning at nine, Wiley McMahan received a telegram from his daughter Mrs. David K. Newsum of Gulf, Miss., stating that her son William P. Newsum had been killed in a crash in Corpus, Crista, Texas. No details were given. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MAY 27, 1943 STATE News J.W. Dixon, age 113, Walker county's only Confederate Veteran, is still active enough to build a chicken yard. ----- LOCAL News Mrs. Russell Beason and children have left for Mobile, where they will join Mr. Beason who is employed in a shipyard. ----- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beason and baby of Panama City, Fla. are visiting the former's mother Mrs. Steve Noble. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JUNE 3, 1943 LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Homer Elliott went to Clay county on Thursday of last week to attend the funeral of J.D. Amason. ----- Fred W. Thrash, SK2 who is stationed at Ward Island, has returned after a brief visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Thrash and Elizabeth. ----- TSgt. John A. Cook has reported to Salt Lake City, Utah after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Cook of Bells Mill. ----- Mrs. LeRoy Brown arrived Sunday from Santa Ana, California for a visit with her parents and other relatives and friends here. She will later join her husband, Lt. Brown, who is now located with the newest branch of service at the "West Point of the Air" in Randolph Field, Texas. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JUNE 10, 1943 CARD OF THANKS We wish to take this method to express our heartfelt thanks for all kind words spoken and expressions of sympathy shown us at the death of our dear father. May God richly bless you all, is our sincere prayer. The children of Mr. J.G. Jones. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JUNE 17, 1943 CLEBURNE BOYS LEFT FOR ARMY JUNE 12 Cleburne boys who took a physical examination on June 4 at Fort McClellan and who were selected for Army service, left Heflin on Saturday June 12 for Fort McPherson, Ga. They were: Hugh H. Baughn Hughlen Bentley Wendell A. Brown J.P. Cantrell Plessie Cheatwood Charles L. Edwards Jessie B. Gentry John S. Gibbs James H. Hincy Alexander Holt Obie H. Laminack James L. McCoroy Jessie Moore John L. Murray Roy J. Norton Calvin L. Otwell Julian K. Pullen Noel Thompson Wilburn H. Vise Guss Tolleson Jr. Clyde M. West Lucian H. White Ralph E. whitmore Hugh Camp Robert R. Furgerson Leonard McCrary Tommie E. Reaves Richard K. Walker J.B. Woodard Willis L. Gaines Bernard K. Shockley -------- DEATH OF O.L. TOLLESON Ozanna Lumpkin Tolleson, born Dec. 28, 1873, died June __ (?) 1943. He was buried at Lower Cane Creek church. Elder Ira Patty conducted the services. Pallbearers were Mr. Tolleson's six brothers. He was a member of the Missionary Baptist church. On Dec. 37, 1896, he was married to Alma Lockwood. Born to this family were six children. The eldest, Floyd, at the age of 9 years, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife and five children, two boys and three girls: Marvin of Gadsden; Alvin of Boaz; Mrs. J.C. Davis of Crossville; MIss Grace Tolleson of Crossville; and Mrs. E.K. Bowers of Gadsden; seven grandchildren, Ruth Ellen, Koelwyn and Mara Lynn Davis, Charles Tolleson, Sherwell Tolleson and Erskin and Barbara Beth Bowers. Also six brothers and two sisters, respectively: A.C. Tolleson of Gadsden; W.A. Tolleson of Jacksonville; J.O. Tolleson of Heflin; S.J. Tolleson of Birmingham; L.A. Tolleson of Tallapoosa, Ga., N.H. Tolleson of Anniston; Mrs. M.E. Barker of Booneville, Miss., and Mrs. W.B. Owen of Tallapoosa, Ga. -------- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JUNE 24, 1943 LOCAL News Mrs. H.E. Greer and son have returned from a visit with her father at Elmore, Ala. ---- C.A. Wager of Carrollton, Ga., a brother of J.J. and G.W. Wager of this place, remains critically ill at his home. ----- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1452gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 9.0 Kb