Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JUNE 1927 June 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 19, 2005, 12:34 am The Cleburne News June 1927 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for JUNE 1927 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, June 2, 1927 JOHN V. McKEE BURIED SUNDAY Funeral services for John V. McKee, age 52, who was shot to death Thursday night in his store at Minnieville near Birmingham, was held at Antioch Baptist church, near Newell on Sunday with Masonic honors, Caldwell Lodge having been requested to take charge of the services and the following members from Heflin attended the burial: A.E. Black Melvin Crumpton J.T. Beason C.J. McCraven Charlie Chandler C.E. Groover J.B. Robertson D.W. Gray W.J. Henry Roy Meacham Twenty-off years ago DeWitt McKee, father of the slain man, with his family, resided in Heflin and were known to the older residents. McKee was shot one time in the neck, the bullet severing the jugular vein, producing almost immediate death. Although there were no witnesses to the shooting, the officers believe a negro fired the pistol and that another negro was waiting for him in an automobile. A negro girl, according to a story in the Birmingham News, approaching the store to make a purchase shortly before closing time, heard one shot fired as she rounded a nearby corner, she told police. She also said she saw a negro man running out of the store, jump into a waiting car and drive rapidly in the direction of Westfield. The deceased is survived by two brothers. ____ TWO BURIALS AT MICAVILLE On Wednesday of last week two funeral and burial services occurred at Micaville, two good women of the county having answered the call of their savior to come and dwell with him forevermore. Mrs. Amanda Brown, age 73, a resident of the above community, was one of the beloved women over whose body the last rites were held. She was loyal member of her church and was always present at services when not hindered by health or providence. "Grandma" Brown will be sadly missed in her community. The other good woman, over whom the last rites were said, was Mrs. Talley, age 55, beloved companion of Uncle Jack Talley, of the Arbacoochee section. She had been sick about four weeks but her condition was not considered serious by the family. She died May 24th and her death is thought to have been hastened by the passing eight days earlier of her sister, "Aunt Sis" Column who was taken sick about the time as did Mrs. Talley and who was making her home with the family. The Cleburne News extends sympathy to the bereaved relatives of Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Talley. ____ VICTORY News Mrs. J.A. Newell and boys visited her omther Mrs. Howel on Sunday. __ BACK IN CLEBURNE AFTER ABSENCE OF 23 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Ewel Massey and daughters Misses Belia, Vera and May of Kelleyville, Oklahoma arrived Saturday and are visiting relatives in Cleburne. They will later go to Florida and south Georgia points where they will visit kinfolks, returning to Heflin sometime this month. Mr. Massey, brother of Mrs. J.M. Haywood, formerly of this county, moved out west about 23 years ago, and this is his first trip back to his old home in all this time. The Oklahoma people made the trip by automobile, crossing the Mississippi river between Memphis and Vicksburg at a point where the stream was 32 miles in width, and where only the tops of many farm houses could be seen above the water. Mrs. Claude Gray of Sepelchure, Oklahoma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Massey, is also a visitor here with her parents. Before moving to Oklahoma Mr. Massey lived near Chulafinnee. __ LOCAL News John O. Moore of Carrollton and Arthur Moore of Birmingham spent Sunday with their brother, G.J. Moore. __ Miss Ethel Jackson is visiting relatives at Haleyville and Leoma, Tennessee and will be away about two weeks. __ R.F. Jackson of Haleyville has been the guest of H.A. Jackson and family this week. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 9, 1927 ARRESTED ON OLD INDICTMENT Roscoe Butterworth who was indicated in 1906 for distilling by the Cleburne county grand jury, was captured last week by Talladega officers and turned over to Sheriff Rowell. Butterworth eluded officers for 21 years. __ MOTHER AND DAUGHTER MARRIED AT SAME CEREMONY For the first time in his experience, Judge A.H. Glasgow officiated at a double wedding here on Wednesday last week when a mother and her daughter were the brides. The couples were C.H. Setiff and Mrs. Mary Waddell and Lewis Skinner and Miss Reedie Waddell, all of Villa Rica. ___ OAK GROVE News Uncle Bill Kessler celebrated his 70th birthday on Monday of last week. A large crowd was present at the big dinner. __ Mr. and Mrs. John Pesnell were visitors in Gadsden last week. __ CHULAFINNEE News Friends of Mr. Tom Padgett will regret to know that he continues quite ill. __ Mrs. Baxter Rittinberry is in Selma where she has undergone an operation. __ Mr. and Mrs. Tom Blake spent the weekend with S.A. Higginbotham. __ LOCAL News J.A. Baughn and two children of Trickem were in Heflin on Tuesday, coming to meet Mrs. G.B. Caraway and children of Birmingham, who will visit her grandfather Uncle Lewis Baughn. __ Mr. and Mrs. James Boyles of Birmingham have been visiting relatives in Heflin, Shoal Creek and Hopewell. __ Mrs. W.S. Hincey and children returned Friday from an extended visit with relatives in Cherokee and Calhoun counties. __ CHILD HURT BY TRUCK Hugh, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Crumpton, had a narrow escape from death when on Saturday, while trying to mount the running board of an ice truck was thrown violently to the ground, the accident occurring near the home of his parents. The little fellow was considerably bruised about the body but is doing nicely and will soon be able to join his playmates. __ DINNER ENJOYED Those present at the big dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Howle at Beason Mills last Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Daniel and one son John of Newell, Ala Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Waldrep and son Billie of Birmingham, Ala Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moore and daughter Marie Lou of Anniston, Ala Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Morrison and children, Imogene, Hermon, Milton and Ellene And the four children at home, Emmie and Vessie, Grover and Herbert Uncle Archie McEachern and others After partaking of the bountiful dinner the guests were treated to some fine music. Ice cream, cake and lemonade were served during the afternoon. Mr. Howle had just finished his new home and it is one of the best and most up- to-date in the county. ____ MARRIAGE LICENSES Issued Recently Wm. L. Morris and Willie Mae Walker Stanley Roy McGillis and Lucille McDonald C.V. Meadows and Vellma Burnell Elbert Hicks and Jessie Southerland J.W. Morgan and Florence Sanders T.G. Gales and Aurelia Northcutt Alta Coffey and Alice Bell Greer Hurst Walker and Viola Brown T.V. Fincher and Frances Herren Harold L. Hottzendorff and Mary Willie Cox ___ PINHOOK News W.M. Harper has returned to Jacksonville after spending several days with R.E. Pesnell and family. __ Mrs. Margaret Kinney was the guest of Mrs. Minnie Pesnell and family on Saturday. __ Mrs. Nova Parker visited Mrs. Minnie Pesnell on Tuesday. Mrs. Ella Pesnell visited Mrs. Nova Parker on Saturday. __ LOCAL News The parole of John Seigler has been revoked by Gov. Graves. He was re-arrested and placed in jail here and was later transferred to Kilby Prison. Seigler has an unfinished sentence of 22 months to serve, it is said. He is more than 70 years old. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 16, 1927 INJURED WOMAN IS RECOVERING Mrs. Paul Merrill is said to be recovering from serious injuries received when she was kicked in the forehead by a horse at her home near Arbacoochee. She had gone to the barn to milk the cows and she accidently touched the horse causing it to kick, striking Mrs. Merrill in the head. She was unconscious several hours after being kicked, it was reported. ___ IN MEMORY OF MRS. J.W. WARREN (From the Progressive Age) Death has again visited our community and claimed as its own, the wife of Mr. J.W. Warren. She was born in Cleburne county, Alabama on Feb. 13, 1878 and ws married on Nov. 28, 1895 and entered into that rest that remains for the people of god, on May 14, 1927. She was the mother of eleven children, eight of whom survive and were with her when the lamp of life went out. She was a member of the Baptist church at Dutton and lived an exemplary christian life. Her body was laid away in the Pleasant View cemetery Sunday afternoon and a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives being present, Rev. J.T. Dean conducting the services. Our hearts go out in sympathy to the bereaved husband and children. Those out of the county attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. W.I. Edwards of Newell, Ala Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Warren of Heflin, Ala Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Edwards of Heflin, Ala Mrs. Ida Walker, of Heflin, Ala Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Johnson, Edwardsville, Ala Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Hale of Leoma, Tenn. Mrs. Lillie Bain, Choccolocco, Ala Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Hale, Boaz, Ala Mr. and Mrs. Eaph Tolleson, Boaz, Ala Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, Hopewell, Ala Mrs. Mattie Smith, Hopewell, Ala Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bohanan, Jacksonville, Ala ____ AGED WOMAN PASSES Funeral services for Mrs. Cynthia Dodson, age 91, were held at Cool Springs, Randolph county, Ala on Thursday of last week. She was the mother of Jim and Alvin Dodson of Cleburne County, Ala. ___ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. W. Leonard Butler and daughter Miss Thelma of Hoxie, Arkansas are the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison W. Butler and other relatives in Cleburne County. Leonard, a former Edwardsville boy, holds a lucrative and responsible position with the Frisco Railroad company in the Arkansas town. __ MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Recently C.D. McKelvey of Detroit, Michigan and Miss Sarah Foster of Heflin, Ala H.J. Wills of Birmingham, Ala and Miss Gladys Groover of Heflin, Ala M.A. Kitchens and Ollie McElroy W.D. Nixon and Ernestene Cook J.C. McGee and Margaret Stallworth ____ LOCAL News J.A. and C.C. Southerland of Bowdon, Route 5, in renewing their subscriptions to The News a short time ago complimented us ont he newsy sheet we print and said that the Heflin paper was the biggest and best published in the area. Thanky boys. __ Mrs. J.R. McElroy and daughters Misses Florence and Ollie McElroy of Trickem spent Saturday with Mrs. J.A. Evans here. ___ J.C. Crews and Elbert O'Harrow motored to Wedowee on Sunday. __ Hewitt Reid who has a position with the Dixie Construction Co. is spending a few days here with his mother. __ Miss Gladys Groovver of Heflin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Groover, and H.J. Wills were married at the home of Rev. R.L. Skinner near Bell Mills last Sunday, the marriage vows being performed by Rev. Skinner. The couple will make their home in Birmingham. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 23, 1927 LAST RITES FOR FORNEY BOMAN HELD SUNDAY The funeral services for Forney Boman, age 40, who died Friday night at his home in Lebanon, were held Sunday at Friendship church. Burial was made in the church cemetery. The services were conducted by the Rev. A.T. Warmack and the Rev. Williams. The deceased is survived by his widow and five children, mother, Mrs. Jackson Boman; three brothers, Leon, Carl and Arthur. The Cleburne News extends sympathy to the bereaved ones. ____ LOCAL News Thomas Myers of Ai community and Miss Ethel Willingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Willingham of Hubbardville were married on Sunday. The happy couple have the best wishes of their many friends for a long and happy life. ____ Lieut. A.C. Morgan who has been on duty in the Panama Canal Zone for more than two years arrived in Heflin last week and will spend the summer with his mother Mrs. Louise Morgan. He will be stationed at Fort McPherson, Georgia after Sept. 1st. ___ GOOSENECK News Mr.and Mrs. Willie Dennis were the guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. E.T. Hammond on Sunday. __ Mr. and Mrs. B.J. Hammond and family spent Sunday in the city. __ Woodson Lee has a position in New York. __ LOCAL News Mrs. Rufus Hill the sister of Stratford Pressley has returned to her home in Anderson, South Carolina. __ Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Phillips visited Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Pesnell at Ai on Sunday afternoon. __ Mr. and Mrs. Emory Brown returned to their home in Sebring, Florida last week after spending several days in Muscadine, Edwardsville and Heflin. __ Rev. Hobart Murphree who has been in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the last eight months is in Heflin for the summer. He is pstor of the local Methodist Episcopal Church. ___ Mrs Lovic Adams has returned from a visit to her sister in Hastings, Nebraska. __ Mrs. Ben Jaffe of Athens, Ala., spent the past week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Rutenberg. __ Mrs. Mollie White and Mrs. S.J. Prestridge are spending the week with relatives at Lamar. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 30, 1927 J.D. CARPENTER BURIED FRIDAY The funeral services for J.D. Carpenter, age 40, who died Thursday last at his home in Beat 2, were held Friday at Mars Hill with Elder Ira Patty in charge, burial being made in the church cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow and six children; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Carpenter of Campground; brothers and sisters. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of scores of friends. ___ MRS. J. H. HALEY BURIED AT BOAZ (Boaz Leader, Last Week) Mrs. J.H. Haley, age 57, died Tuesday morning, after an illness of several months. She is survived by her husband, Rev. J.H. Haley, but no other relatives. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church on Wednesday at 10 o'clock, Revs. Reeves, H.G. Byrd and J.F. Dunn officiating with burial in the Red Apple cemetery. Mrs. Haley was a devoted christian woman, a good wife and neighbor. She was a member of the M.E. Church, South, from childhood. Friends and acquaintances of Mr. Haley in Cleburne deeply and sincerely sympathize with him in his hour of great sorrow. ____ G.W. BRAGG CALLED BY DEATH George W. Bragg, 66 years old, passed away at his home in Edwardsville last week, following an illness of several months, the interment being in the cemetery at that place, with the F.P. Owens Co., Heflin, in charge of the funeral arrangements. Rev. W.C. Goss pastor of the Edwardsville Methodist Episcopal Church conducted the burial services. Than George Bragg, the county never produced a more noble or honest citizen, never having intentionally harmed or wronged any one. The writer had personally known George Bragg for forty years and his passing removes from among us one of our best friends. Only one son, C.J. Bragg, of Heflin and his companion, his second wife, survive, to whom the Cleburne News extends sympathy. ___ UNCLE SEAB LIKES THE NEWS To Editor of the Cleburne News, Find enclosed my renewal to The Cleburne News. I can't afford to do without the paper and look forward to ech week for the news from my old home and boyhood friends, and frequently see where they are dropping out, wondering who will be next. It might be of interest to the Pine Grove singers and other friends to know that I am still living, thank the lord, and taking an active part in music, although I have passed my three score years and ten. I have given my best years to the cause I love so well, music; especially the old Sacred Harp, and have lived to do what I could to prolong the life of this wonderful book, or perpetuate the songs of our fathers and mothers. We should strive to do something in this life to be remembered by; for, as the poet says "only remembered by what we have done". Will say that I am open for schools this summer and anyone interested can write me at Arley, Ala. Yours in song, S.M. Denson ___ LOCAL News J.E. Wise and Sam Fordham were in town Saturday. __ J.R. Groover of Haleyville is visiting his mother and the family of his brother Freeman this week. __ Mrs. Minnie Myers of Pratt City arrived Saturday and is visiting relatives near Lecta and other parts of the county. __ LOSES ARM IN GUN ACCIDENT Bert Godwin, young farmer in Beat 2, was shot in the left arm by the accidental discharge of a shot gun about ten days ago, and was reported on Wednesday to be slowly recovering in an Anniston hospital where he was carried for medical attention, following the accident. The arm was badly mangled above the elbow by the discharge of the shot and as blood poisoning set in, it was amputated at this shoulder joint. ___ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape500gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 17.3 Kb