Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JULY 1917 July 1917 ************************************************ 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: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net April 21, 2005, 3:53 pm The Cleburne News July 1917 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for JULY 1917 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, July 5, 1917 FRUITHURST News In attending to some bees, Mrs. S.L. Miller of near Oak Level was stung so severely that she died shortly after. There was no one present except Mrs. Miller's little niece. __ A. Saugerstadt, sergeant in the 15th Infantry, left for New York Wednesday. He will go from there to Tien Sin, China, where he will report for duty some time this fall. __ DEATH OF PROMINENT HEFLIN GENTLEMAN On Monday afternoon, the second instant, Mr. John F. Morgan died at his family residence in Heflin after a long illness. At his bedside when death came were six of his sons, two daughters and his wife. Mr. Morgan was born in Hall County, Georgia and was sixty-eight years old at the time of his death. Mr. Morgan was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and was a member of the Baptist church. He was loyal to his friends, his principles of right, his country and his church. He was one of the pioneer citizens of Heflin, having moved to this place more than thirty years ago when the town was a mere railroad construction camp. He was for many years engaged in the mercantile business and was once the Mayor of the town. In the death of Mr. Morgan the family and the community have lost a kind husband, a devoted father and a valuable citizen. There survives him his widow, seven sons and two daughters besides a large circle of relatives and friends. At the funeral on Tuesday, the 3rd, there was a large concourse of people who knew and esteemed Mr. Morgan. Rev. G.B. Boman, his former pastor, performed the burial service in an appropriate and impressive manner. The pall bearers were six of his sons, seventh son being a cadet at the Military Academy at West Point, being absent. Much could be said in reference to the exemplary life of this good man, Mr. John F. Morgan. Peace to his reposting dust. ___ NEWELL News Miss Dora McElroy of Anniston is visiting relatives at Millner this week. __ Mrs. Josie Fowler who has been ill for some time is improving. __ LOCAL News The following marriage licences have been issued during the past few days: Bob Ferguson to Estell Williams of Oak Level Frank Ballard to Cindia Bolt of Hightower ____ Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Stricklin of Juno, Texas who have been visiting relatives in Heflin for some time, returned home today. This is Mr. Stricklin's first trip here in about seven years. He has been a resident of Texas for more than fifteen years. ___ Miss Ora Jeter of Lineville, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. R. Lake, has returned home. __ Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Adams of Bowdon are spending the week with his son, J.L. Adams. __ MARS HILL News G. Roberts visited her mother Mrs. Vise Tanner on Friday. __ John H. Nix and family attended the funeral of Mrs. Miller at Oak Level on Friday. __ MAN IS KILLED BY LIGHTNING Buddie Shaw, living near Abel, was struck and killed by lightning last Thursday. He and a sister and brother were in the field hoeing at the time and his sister was severely shocked by the bolt. Mr. Shaw was about 20 years of age and was liked by all who knew him. He leaves a father, mother, five sisters and three brothers and many relatives and friends to mourn his sad death. ___ EDWARDSVILLE News Mrs. Jamie Beaty of Jinnings, Fla., is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. McCoy. __ Mrs. Tom Laney of McFall is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Hurt. __ Mrs. Fred Wycoff of Elko, Georgia is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Pollard. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, July 12, 1917 BELL MILLS News Mrs. Hammonds and children of Anniston are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Evans. __ Mrs. J.R. Vance is spending the week with her daughter Mrs. John A. Brown. ___ FRUITHURST News Mrs. J.D. Turaville of Altha, Florida is spending some time with her sister Mrs. Flora Bennett. ___ LOCAL News Mrs. Bertie Earnest of Bremen, Georgia who has been visiting her brother G.H. Gable on Route 4, returned home Wednesday. __ TOLLESON FAMILY REUNION On Tuesday of last week, J.R. Tolleson and family motored to the home of his father-in-law near Lineville to be present at a family reunion. Mrs. Tolleson and two brothers was Texas and two other brothers from Anniston and their families, numbering 25, spent two days at the parental home. It is needless to say that there was music in that home, because every one are good singers as well as instrumental musicians, and certainly there was feasting and joy there. ____ Married last Tuesday evening, Miss Essie Crumpton and Mr. John Lambert. Miss Essie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Crumpton. The marriage took place at the home of the bride's parents, the ceremony performed by Rev. G.B. Boman. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, July 19, 1917 HOWLE REUNION IN TEXAS Somehow a community always rejoices with its older citizens when occasion and opportunity permits them to enjoy a family reunion with every living member present. Just such a happy event occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Howle recently when Mr. Howle's eight living children gathered from Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas for the first complete reunion since Mr. Howle left Alabama twenty-three years ago. At the Howle home a sumptuous dinner was prepared for the happy group and the delicacies of the table added zest to the pleasant recollections and experiences recounted of by-gone days. No doubt the happiest one of the group was Mr. Howle or "Uncle Henry" as most of us know him. After the pleasures of the table, a photographer from Waxahachie appeared and took two pictures, one of Mr. and Mrs. Howle and the children, a group of ten, and a picture of the entire attendance, parents, children and grandchildren, 21 in all. The visiting children were: Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Howle, of Anniston, Alabama Mrs. R.S. Nichols, of Dadeville, Alabama Mrs. A.W. Castleman and son of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. N.A. Howle and children, Waxahachie, Texas Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Howle and daughter of Dallas, Texas Mrs. T.B. McConnell of Tyler, Texas J.C. Howle of Tyler, Texas Floyd Howle of Venus, Texas Mr. and Mrs. Emory Howle and children of Dallas, Texas _______ LOCAL News The press of the state deeply sympathize with editor H.M. Ayres of the Anniston Evening Star, in the death of his devoted brother, Carey Judson Ayres who died on Thursday the 12th. A bright mind has passed away. ___ WOODMEN TO UNVEIL MONUMENT 4th SUNDAY The News is requested to announce that Beason Mill Camp, Woodmen of the World, will unveil a monument of sovereign for John W. Harlan, deceased, at Cedar Creek Church the fourth Sunday in this month at 2:30 p.m. Everybody invited to be present on the occasion. ____ Ransom Thompson and Miss Nettie Winters of near town were happily married on Sunday morning, Rev. W.M. Barr officiating. ____ On the 11th inst., Rev. Barr pronounced the words that made James Banks and Miss Pearl Wilson man and wife. __ Miss Cora Robison, a trained nurse of Atlanta, writes her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Robison at some time in the near future she will be one of a large number to go from Atlanta to France. __ There will be an all day singing at Liberty Hill church the fifth Sunday in this month in memory of Mr. R.D. Nichols who was a great lover of good music. He was a great singer. The Sacred Harp will be used. All singers and lovers of music are cordially invited. John Turner, W.T. Haywood, Bud Gables, W.H. Haywood, O.O. Hicks, Committee ______ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, July 26, 1917 CLEBURNE COUNTY TO FURNISH 112 MEN FOR THE FIRST DRAFT Cleburne County must furnish 112 men to the first draft army. Everything is being gotten into shape by the local board for examinations and exemptions. The board will call for the first examination double the number, which will 224. If more are needed the authorities will keep on calling until the quota is filled. Below we print 224 names which is thought to represent the first call for Cleburne's boys to be examined. Cleburne's quota is 112 but double that number will be called for examination: W.M. Day William Jasper Harper Doctor H. Stephens L.E. Richardson William O. Owen L.S. Smith Robert N. Gay R.N. Owens John Pink Donaldson James Jesse Kilgore Utes Sammpson Johnson E.A. Lewis E.W. Taylor Sidney M. McCord V.J. Lowery Reuben Beggs H.L. Deese Caston R. Beggs Arthur E. McGriff A.S. Key Marcelous Robinson P.B. Johnson A.J. Padgett John Moffett J.A. Nipper, Jr. A.J. Jones R.A. Farlow J.H. Judson Grover Cleveland Haynes T.J. Ayres Jesse W. Treadaway James M. Hanson T.M. Wheeler William Oliver Junior T.J. McCain C.M. Holland W.R. Austin L.B. Zaner C.E. Wheeler J.M. Jarrell J.R. Robinson William H. Breedwell R.S. Harris Wilmer Atkins Henry Miller H.B. Pullen Leonard F. Thompson John B. Morrison Noah A. Moore W.T. Crow Bradford Jones Lewis Byers W.E. Wade J.W. Armstrong W.M. Cole G.E. Brown Walter Massengale C.R. Hughes John Oliver Butler W.D. Anderson Grady Roberts John W. Parlier E.C. Dyer William Wooten Paul Waites Noah Phillips George Lee Voss Buck Summerlin W.L. Groover Jess Griffin D.J. Lambert J.L. Cunningham Willie R. Sewell A.S. Key Loyd Ford J.S. Nunnelly Tom Gosse George C. White R.S. Pounds Lee Burgess Austin Joe Thomas Palmer Taylor W. Lesley Herring Joseph P. Groover George W. Kiker W.T. Richardson Simon Emory Moore Noah Connell James H. McGriff Groover Long W.D. Anderson Willie Whitley Jim Henry Reaves E.E. Shockley James Ray Owens Edward Puckett Winston Allen Knight Henry R. Reaves T. Leroy Creel A.J. Bentley Clarence J. Roberts William J. Austin Wilson W. Goodson J.T. Summerlin Homer C. Layton T.W. Hogan J.B. Pirkle Charlie Pilgrim Frank Williamson James W. Smith William G. Salter Earnest Floyd Walters R.F. McDonald Willie Dunston Willie Buchanan Willie Wilson Newell F. Gay Marion Jackson James Teal O.M. Gordon L.N. Warren David G. Fordham Carris B. Glass A.D. Webb Edgar McCoy H.H. Gilley James Arthur Laminack W.G. Johnson B. Barlow Parker Doctor Fletcher Baber William Bowen Thomas D. Bowman L. Gaston Owen Amos Roberts William Allred James Oscar Spoon W.T. Goodman Ben E. Abney George Gordon R.J. Snow Joe Blalock H.M. Whitman W.C. Gaines R.T. Bennett J.C. Crawford R.L. Bailey William M. Payne J.M. Anderson Jr. H.C. Cook Geneva Hazel Jacob A. Rooks W.C. McElroy Thomas Hester Herren Leonard R. Kesler J.C. Anderson A.M. Hale Robert Jackson Hicks Tom Morgan Reuben F. Sanford H.G. Smith Luther Parker John D. Laminack Carl Jackson Laminack Will Thrower J.D. Britt Berry Matthews Harbon Thrower John Thomas Coffy W. Leonard Tanner Alex Parker James Floyd John Hollis Freeman L.C. Pollard J.L. West C.L. George Hiram Venton Webb Oliver Ginn A.D. Vaughan James R. Todd William R. Williamson Daniel Turner W.A. Nichols Robert Moore N.M. Pullen John E. Smith James I. Bolt Walter N. Easterwood W.B. Johnson Ed Hill J.F. Fordham J.W. Bell C.L. Chandler Wilson E. Howell Lester D. Phillips John H. bell I.B. Sherill Alvin T. Cain N.T. Wade W.G. Harris Arthur Spears John Norton Adrian Cook Ross Ford R.B. DuBoise James Brice Wade Arthur J. Kennedy L.B. Turner M.E. Kesler Pope Gore B.P. Cooper Seaborn W. Buttram Willie Virgil Allen Warner J. Fowler Henry A. Zimmerman James R. Norton Robert Murdock Kilgore M.L. Myers Joseph S. Morris Lemie Donaldson Dave Robertson Will Williams Theopholis Vaughan Floyd Watson Farmer E.H. Smith Perless Walker J.W. Hilley E.T. Stone Willie P. Harris ____________ LOCAL News J.T. Borders living on Route 6, a family of twelve, nursed that number of well developed cases of measles in the early spring and 10 of the family have just rallied from the mumps. __ Mr. E.A. J. Pounds of Boaz, accompanied by Mrs. Pounds, returned to their home Tuesday morning after a pleasant visit of two weeks among relatives and friends in Cleburne. Mr. Pounds lived all of his life in Cleburne up until about 15 years ago when he moved to Marshall County, Ala. ___ TURLEY FAMILY HAS CLOSE CALL Mr. J. Turley, living on route 6, was in town Wednesday and told The News of the close call he and his family had from death when a bolt of lightning his his dwelling a few night ago setting the building on fire. Mr. Turley says the lightning bolt, after tearing a considerable hole in the roof, wrecking the chimney, switched into the room where his son slept shocking the young man considerably, but he soon rallied and assisted his father in extinguishing the blaze. The large mantle clock which was almost knocked from the mangle and partly turned around, showed that the bolt hit the house at 9 p.m. as the clock stopped at that hour. ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape418gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 13.6 Kb