Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for NOV 1925 November 1925 ************************************************ 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 May 10, 2005, 2:54 pm The Cleburne News November 1925 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for NOVEMBER 1925 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, November 5, 1925 LOCAL News Mr. Eston Johnson of Bell Mills and Miss Luda Richardson also of that place, stole a march on their many friends on Sunday by their marriage which occurred at the home of Rev. R.L. Skinner, that gentleman conducting the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Richardson and has a host of admiring friends. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Johnson and is a very promising young man. They have the best wishes of their many friends for a long and happy life. ___ Morris and "Buddy" Wager, 8 and 5 years old respectively, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wager of Atlanta and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. George Wager of Heflin, are booked to play at the Howard Theatre all week, their line being singing, buck-dancing, instrumental music, etc. The boys are said to be wonders. ___ J.R. Edwards of Keatchie, Louisiana visited relatives and friends in Heflin and Edwardsville Saturday, returning home Monday. Mr. Edwards moved to Louisiana about five years ago and this is his first trip back to Alabama. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, November 12, 1925 MRS. STEPHENS DEATH Mrs. Dora Stephens, granddaughter of Uncle Jack Baber, died here Thursday evening after a lingering illness and was laid to rest in the Edwardsville cemetery the following day, Revs. Mr. Potter Freeman conducting the funeral services. Mrs. Stephens who was scarcely twenty years old was stricken with a dread malady about a year ago which finally resulted in her death. ____ FRUITHURST News Rev. Compton who has been ill for some time died at his home Monday night at 7:30 and was buried Tuesday morning. __ PINHOOK News Mrs. Rosa Parker who has been ill for the past few days isn't any better at this writing. __ Mrs. Minnie Pesnell spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Rosa Parker. __ W.A. Moore is spending a few days in Anniston with Ira Pope who is seriously ill with fever. ___ CARD OF THANKS To our many friends who so faithfully ministered to our devoted wife and precious mother, we wish to thank from the depth of our hearts, and for the many floral wreaths. May the good lord whom she so faithfully served reward and bless each one of you, is our earnest prayer. F.M. Traylor and children J.M. Walker Mrs. Robert Junior Mrs. J.B. Pruitt ____ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, November 19, 1925 LOCAL News E.C. Martin and famly have moved from near Oak Grove school house to Appleton, Tennessee where they will make their future home. __ Mr. and Mrs. J.A. White left this week for Leoma, Tennessee. __ Gus Pollard, brother of John T. Pollard, will move to Tennessee in the near future, we are informed. __ EDWARDSVILLE News Mrs. R.P. Higginbotham from Leeds is visiting her mother Mrs. J.T. Pollard. __ Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Freeman who have been visiting Mrs. N.A. Sox, have returned to their home in Siloon Springs, Arkansas. __ Uncle Manny Gibbs is still quite sick. We hope for him a speedy recovery. His niece from Hanceville is here. __ FRUITHURST News Miss Lillian Charles and Mr. William Junior were married Sunday night at the home of Mr. Luther Walker. All wish the happy couple a long and prosperous life. __ LOCAL News Charlie Kennedy, popular rural mail carrier from Edwardsville was in town Tuesday afternoon. __ Mr. Ralph H. Warren and Miss Fannie Parker, both of the Pinhook community, were married at the court house Tuesday afternoon, Judge A.H. Glasgow officiating. __ Ai News Mrs. Henry Brand is very ill at this writing. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, November 26, 1925 W.H. BARNES CALLED BY DEATH Funeral and burial services were held for W.H. Barnes on Tuesday afternoon, following his death early Sunday night at his home in Muscadine. Interment was at State Line church. Mr. Barnes was about 73 years old and was at one time county commissioner of Cleburne County and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Peace to his memory. ___ EDWARDSVILLE News Quite a crowd of our young people had a fright on Saturday night at the singing at W.A. Browns. The floor gave way and down came the floor, singers and all! ___ W.A. Brown went to Atlanta on Monday to see his father who is sick in a hospital there. __ ROW IN BEAT 9 LAST SATURDAY In a row late Saturday in Beat 9, George Arnold is alleged to have shot and badly wounded Rosco McWhorter, the bullet taking effect in the leg. The shooting is said to have come up over the payment of a load of wood. Sheriff Jackson went to the scene of the shooting and arrested Arnold and brought him to the county jail. ___ TWO PAROLED LAST WEEK Tom and Joe Godwin were paroled by the state pardon board last week according to information received here Saturday. The Godwins were convicted in this county for distilling and given a sentence of one year and one day to fifteen months. The application of George Kilgore for pardon or parole, who is serving a sentence for distilling was denied by a majority of the board, it is understood. ____ CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for their untiring kindness during the illness and death of our dear wife, daughter and sister and also for the beautiful floral offerings. May god's richest blessings be showered upon each one. W.H. Brand, husband Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Warren, parents Ophelia, Rose Lee and Eva, sisters Hazie and Virgil, brothers _____ J. T. SMITH DIED AT HIS HOME NEAR RANBURNE James T. Smith, 48 years old, died at his home in east Cleburne on Monday following an illness of seven weeks. Funeral and interment took place Tuesday, the burual being in Corinth cemetery, near the deceased's home. Mr. Smith was the oldest son of Melvin Smith. A wife and several children survive husband and father. ____ PINHOOK News We regret to learn of the death of Ira Pope which occurred at his home in Anniston last Friday morning. He is survived by his wife and one child besides a number of other relatives to mourn his untimely death. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape478gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 6.8 Kb