Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for APRIL 1927 April 1927 ************************************************ 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 17, 2005, 2:30 pm The Cleburne News April 1927 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for APRIL 1927 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, April 7, 1927 MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Licenses to marry were issued at the probate judge's office recently: George Higgins and Miss Martha Morelan Ernest Chandler and Miss Chelley McElroy R.P. Gudger and Miss Lovella Jackson (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jackson) Luther Hammond and Miss Inez Kelley Pitchford C.Teague and Miss Zella Caine Licenses were issued Monday at the probate judge's office to Henry Burns and David Grimes who are to wed the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Buttram in a double wedding ceremony being planned. ___ 77th BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATED BY JUDGE A.A. HURST (Bowdon Bulletin) Judge A.A. Hurst of Bremen celebrated his 77th birthday on Sunday. About two o'clock the guests were ushered into the dining room where a delightful spread was upon the table. A huge white birthday cake with 77 candles adorned the center of the table. Later in the afternoon they all assembled in the living room and sang some old songs. After that they gathered in the yard and some pictures were made of the family. Several of the children and grandchildren were present: Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Hurst Mrs. J.A. Fowler Emmie Fowler Virginia and Dorothy Holmes Joe Will Barrow Cecil Moon ---- Judge Hurst has many friends in Cleburne County, his old home, who hope and trust he will be permitted to enjoy many more birthdays. ______ LOCAL News Dr. Jim Burgess and Policeman Ashley of Edwardsville were in Heflin on Friday. __ Wash McElroy, Trickem merchant was in town Saturday on business. __ E.C. Morrison and Miss Eunice Holcomb of the Beason Mills community surprized their score of friends by getting married last Sunday. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, April 21, 1927 PIONEER PASSES "Grandma" Wise, 94 years old, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. J.R. McElroy last week. "Grandma" had been wonderfully blessed with good health all her long and useful life. She was a devout christian woman and was loved by hundreds over the county. Funeral and interment were held at Wise's Chapel. ____ J.A. LOVELESS DIED James A. Loveless, 53 years old, died at his home at Arbacoochee on Monday and was buried in the cemetery at Hurricane church on Tuesday. Although in a feeble condition at the time, Mr. Loveless was a Heflin visitor on the 4th of this month, signing for his mother's pension warrant. For more than 20 years he served as justice of the peace in Beat 10. He is survived by his wife, mother and other relatives. ___ LOCAL News R.P. Nixon and daughters Misses Mildred and Mabel from Bowdon, were here this week, the young ladies being among those who attended the county teacher's institute. __ Misses Dulsia Champion and Ethel Skinner and the Misses Chaffin were visitors to the Cleburne News office while attending the county teacher's institute. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, April 28, 1927 BIRTHDAY DINNER FINE AFFAIR To Editor of Cleburne News, Myself and better half had the pleasure of attending a birthday dinner with Ben H. Brooks and wife, my youngest sister, Delia Brooks, who as 57 and Ben 67, respectively. My oldest sister, Mrs. M.J. Hudgens, 77 was present and myself, 73. Ben and Delia have 11 children, five boys and six girls, all being present with about 25 grandchildren, with the exception of three. John Nelson and good wife, Ben's sister, were present and enjoyed the day. Ben and Delia received many nice and valuable presents from the children and neighbors. When dinner was announced, 78 answered "ready" and ye scribe marched up and down the long table looking sad because he did not have the capacity to consume more of the good viands that met his hungry looks, and after each one had satisfied themselves, a great deal of food remained untouched, in fact, more than the 12 basketfulls that you have read of I really believe. Everyone expressed themselves as being delighted with the days' visiting except my good friend the jolly Moses Nelson who remarked after eating everything in reach, if he only had a strong cup of coffee he would "make out until supper". I hope my brother and sister will be spared to enjoy many more happy birthdays as the one on Sunday April 10th, at their home near Munford. May we all meet again. Yours, D.W. Gray ____ LOCAL News Uncle Joe Roberts and his food wife Aunt Sophia, passed through Heflin last week, having spent several days with relatives near Choccolocco. Although in his 87th year, Uncle Joe appears as sprightly as a person of 50. ___ ANNUAL DECORATION The annual decoration will be held at Green's Chapel on May 8th. This being Mother's Day, a special program will be rendered by the sunday school. Everybody is invited to come and bring well filled baskets. Mrs. Elbert Green Miss Velma Green ___ MRS. WASH COOK ANSWERS CALL Bremen, Georgia April 21st Mrs. M.J. Cook, age 81, died Monday night at 7:15 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Lalla McEachern at Tampa, Florida following a few hours of illness. She was apparently in good health a few hours before her death which was due to an attack of the flu. Mrs. Cook was visiting her daughter and son, Dr. H.M. Cook. The body arrived in Bremen on Wednesday morning and was carried to Ranburne, Ala., where the funeral and burial was held. Rev. G.B. Boman of Bowdon conducted the funeral service. The deceased is survived by six sons, four daughters and one brother, Billie Pate of Cullman, Ala. Her husband was the late G.W. Cook who preceded her to the grave last October and was laid to rest at Ranburne. Mr. Cook was the last of his generation and in the death of Mrs. Cook almost all her generation have passed. Mr. and Mrs. Cook were the parents of 11 children and all are living except two. They were both devout christians and members of the Methodist church. They were like sweethearts all through life and they had many friends in this part of the state, and will be missed. ___ MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED License to marry have been issued to the following parties: H.L. Causey and Mrs. Mae Belle Johnson R.B. Kelley and Mrs. Coralyn Johnston Miller Barker and Mrs. Dora Trammell S.N. Milligan and Miss Stella Downing Lloyd Skinner and Miss Louvada Champion Clemond D.Long and Miss Lovella Hicks Raymond Langley and Miss Gladys Gray Everett Lahr and Miss Ruby Chandler C.W. Alewine and Miss Sarah McLendon ___ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape499gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.2 Kb