Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for MAY 1928 May 1928 ************************************************ 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 23, 2005, 12:00 am The Cleburne News May 1928 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for MAY 1928 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, May 3, 1928 MISSOURI LETTER To Editor of the Cleburne News, Enclosed you will find money order for my renewal. I have missed two copies and it seems like missing letters from home. You will notice I have changed my address, it formerly being in Hoxie, Arkansas. I was in that state about five years and they began calling me the "Arkansas traveler". So I thought I'd better travel on. Am now located in what is known as the Ozark Country of Missouri and it is a fine country with plenty of hills and springs, like around home in Alabama. We have several hundred acres of apples and pear trees at this place which with tomatoes, is the principal crop in this territory. We have a canning factory here, also an apple packing house and storage plant. Several hundred barrels and crates of apples are shipped each year. From all reports will have a larger crop of apples this year than ever before as there has been a lot of new trees beginning to bear. We don't raise cotton here as the season is too short, but alot of corn is produced. I am far better satisfied here than in the state of Arkansas. Don't suppose you remember me but I am a son of Harrison Butler and I met you last summer when I was visiting there. Accept my best wishes, respectfully, W.L. Butler, Telegraph Operator, Frisco Railway Co., Cedar Gap, Missouri ____ LOCAL News Mrs. and Mrs. C.W. Stephens of Heflin announce the marriage of their daughter Flora Katherine to Mr. Stewart Day of Selma, the ceremony having taken place last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.H .Harris at 115 East 22nd Street. Rev. J.T. McGlothlin officiated at the ceremony which was witnessed by relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Day left for a wedding trip, after which they will reside in Selma. Anniston Star ____ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, May 10, 1928 Mr. J.B. NEW BURIED SUNDAY Burial services for J.B. New, of Leoma, Tennessee, were held at Pleasant Hill, six miles northwest of Tallapoosa on Sunday, following his death in a hospital in Nashville. The body was brought to the home of Mr. E. Chandler, a nephew in Heflin, Saturday night. Mr. New formerly lived in this county ahd has many relatives in Cleburne, being a brother-in-law of Mr. J.L. Chandler Sr. He is survived by four daughters, one son and two sisters. __ CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS Codemnation proceedings recently filed by the probate court of Cleburne County against Margaret Ligon and others to condemn lands for a right of way for the Cleburne-Clay highway were heard by Probate Judge D.S. Baber here on Tuesday. A commission composed of J.W. Norton, D.W. Gray and J. W. Grubbs was appointed to fix the amount to be paid by the county for the lands condemned. E.W. Taylor was agent for the Stephens and Ligon families. ____ MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED in APRIL Raymond McIntyre and Vernon Wood Boston Whiteside and Lizzie Hughey Carl Brown and Leona Morris G.E. East and Ollie May Boyd V.B. Daniel and Vera Jones Royce Graham and Ruby Lee Colvin Tennis Grubbs and Flossie Smith J.H. Barmore and Dessie Bradley S.T. Maner and Annie Yarbrough J.F. Warren and Dossie Smith J.A. Stamps and Essie Whitley Robert D. Jordan and Carrie Williamson Howard Mason and Jewel Huffman T.W. Cain and Christine Giles Hubert Thompson and Sallie Arthur Carl Cates and Josie Schanders ____ MRS. LANDERS BURIED THURSDAY Mrs. Landers, widow of the late Eli W. Landers, who died at the home of her daughter in Pratt City on Tuesday of last week, following a brief illness, was laid to rest in the cemetery here Thursday, Rev. Chester Wyatt her pastor, officiating. Two daughter and one son survive. ___ CONCORD News Mrs. Ella Scales of Carrollton was visiting her brother S.W. Prichard and family last week. __ Mr. L.S. Wood of Columbus, Ga spent the weekend with his aunt, Mrs. A.L. Cunningham. __ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Escar B. Wood announce the birth of an eight pound son, whom they have named Escar Gene. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, May 17, 1928 LAST RITES FOR MRS. HAYWOOD Funeral and burial services for Mrs. W.J. Haywood, age 76, who died Sunday at the family home in Chulafinnee beat, were held Monday at Liberty Hill Congregational Methodist Church, Rev. W.T. Price officiating. Mrs. Haywood, who was a charter member of the church at Liberty Hill, her affiliation dating back around 40 years, had been in declining health for some time. The death of this good christian mother has grieved many hearts, who deeply and sincerely sympatize with the husband, children and other relatives in this great loss. Besides the husband, Mrs. Haywood is survived by the following children: Mrs. Mary Jane Kelley of Walnut Grove J.M. Haywood Mrs. Alice Williamson of Hubbardville Mrs. Nora Rollins of Gadsden Lee Haywood of Heflin Howard Haywood of Chulafinnee Lloyd Haywood of Chulafinnee; to whom the Cleburne News extends profound sympathy. ___ MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED The following were issued marriage licenses the first 15 day of this month: J.W. Burge and Emmie Alford Marvin Stovall and Louie Mae White Melvin Gaines and Mary Lee Warren Travie Smith and Edna Lewis ___ "AUNT JANE" PASSES TO REWARD Many hearts will be made to grieve when the sae news that Aunt Jane Nunnelly had passed to her reward at the advanced age of 93 years. Aunt Jane, an old time school teacher, had enjoyed fairly good health up until ten days or two weeks ago when she received a fall while out in the garden. She never left her bed after the accident on Sunday, Mother's Day. This sweet and honored woman joined the millions of other mother in the Great Beyond. It has been an annual occasion for the past twelve or fifteen years for Aunt Jane to meet with and live over again one day with her former pupils of half century ago and spent the time in hearing lessons in the Old Blue Back, the boys playing Town Ball and other games of that day. And Aunt Jane enjoyed at seeing her former pupils enjoy themselves. Everyone worshipped her. Of her pupils then, only a few are living, among them are W.C. McMahan, A.Q. Williamson, Miles Williamson, N.J. McMahan, Ben Simonton, Bart, Gus and Mont. Wright, Tom Simonton, Mrs. Jeff Crumpton, Mrs. Kizzie Garner, Mrs. Alice Anderson, Mrs. Ivie Johns, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Prestridge, Mr. and Mrs. Walker Johns, Eli Williamson, JIm and Martin Norton, her two sons, John and Billie Nunnelly. The school was taught at Hopewell in 1877. Death came to Aunt Jane at the home of her son John near Cullman, with whom she was living. The Cleburne News extends sympathy to the bereaved family. ____ LOCAL News "Uncle" Lige Edwards continues quite ill at his home on Cane Creek. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, May 24, 1928 MRS. DENSON IS CALLED BY DEATH (written by her daughter) In memory of Mrs. Sydney S. Denson, wife of Seaborn M. Denson, who departed this life May the 3rd, 1928 at the home of her daughter Ida McCoy, where she had gone to spend the night. She was helping with breakfast when suddenly stricken with pain in her head and arm and lived five days, but she talked to her children, giving them instructions about her burial and exhorting them to meet her in heaven, her mind being clear and active to the last. One of the many beautiful things she said was "children, I will soon eat of the Tree of Life and see my precious saviour who died for me, and see my dear children who have gone on before. I'll be waiting at the golden gate for you." She leaves to mourn her death, a husband and seven children, one daughter at whose home she passed away and six boys: S.I. Denson of Jacksonville, Florida Jas. T. Denson of Jacksonville, Florida Whit Denson of Rollen's Creek, Kentucky Robt. E. Denson of Arley, Ala Phil Denson of Arley, Ala Evan E. Denson of Arley, Ala She had 50 grand and 19 great grandchildren and a host of friends who sorrow but not as "those who have no hope." Her nephew, Pain Denson and wife and a niece Mrs. Jerusha Edwards of Cullman, came with their beautiful tribute of flowers; also another nephew, Howard Denson and wife and Berdie Denson from Jasper, and niece from Double Springs, Mrs. Anna Aaron and a niece from Red Bay, Ala. were present to view for the last time the beautiful form of "Aunt" Sydney as she was called, as she reposed in the beautiful casket of white, dressed in white and white flowers in her hands, and her silver white hair, with such a heavenly expression on her face, for she had been singing a beautiful song when the end came. Bro. Dock Jones, an old friend and minister, had charge of the funeral services. On the 11th of last Oct., she was 77 years and six months old. Her grandsons at her request, were the pall bearers. It was a pathetic picture to see these stout young boys whom her hands had nursed and cared for in infancy, handling her so tenderly, as they slowly wended their way to her last resting place to await the resurrection morn in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Dear mother, how we loved you, but jesus loved you best and sent his snow white angels to call you to rest. Written by a daughter, Arley, Alabama ____ LOCAL News Mrs. Sara McKelvey who has been spending the past month in Heflin with her mother Mrs. B.T. Foster, and other realtives, left for her home in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, accompanied by her niece Miss Sara Hanna and nephew Earl Jones Jr. who informed his parents he was going to Detroit and "never coming back." Earl is age 3. ___ THE PASSING OF "AUNT" JOE WALKER "Aunt" Joe Walker, 86 years old, died at the home of her sister Mrs. Mary Boyd, near Cullman, on Thursday the 17th, following an illness of several weeks. Aunt Joe was a sister to Aunt Jane Nunnelly, an account of whose death appeared in the Cleburne News last week. Mrs. Walker had resided in this county all her life until about a year ago when she went to make her home with Mrs. Boyd. Like her sister, Mrs. Nunnelly, Aunt Joe was an old time teacher. Two sisters, Mrs. Mary Boyd and Mrs. George Prestridge, survive, besides many other relatives in Cleburne and other sections of the county. The funeral and interment were held near where Aunt Joe had made her home in Cullman county with Mrs. Boyd. ___ FORMER RESIDENTS PLAN VISIT It has been learned that Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howle of Venus, Texas are planning to visit Cleburne this summer, arriving in time for the big Fourth of July singing. His brother Amos Howle and wife of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma write that they, too, hope to visit back at the old home during this year. ___ MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED J. Matt Turner, age 70, and Miss Hettie Long, both of Chulafinnee beat J.E. Warren and Miss Hester C. Farmer, both of Tallapoosa Robert Blackman and Miss Fannie Davis of Bremen ___ LOCAL News NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, May 31, 1928 WILKERSON RETURNS TO JAIL J.D. Wilkerson, who with two other prisoners, Rosco Butterworth and Howard Mize, escaped from the Cleburne County Jail Friday night by sawing their way to liberty, voluntarily surrendered to Sheriff Rowell Tuesday morning. Wilkerson who is only 17 years old, was accompanied to Heflin by his mother. The three men, Butterworth, Mize and Wilkerson were landed in jail last week, Butterworth's bondsman having withdrawn from an appeal bond and he was committed to jail. The other two men were captured at a still near Duck Nest Spring in Beat 14 by enforcement officers. ___ ARRESTED FOR GEORGIA OFFICERS Sheriff Rowell, Deputies Owen and Haywood arrested Claud Farlow at the home of Ed Baker on state line Monday night and placed him in jail. Farlow who was arrested at the request of Carroll County authorities is charged with false swearing in securing a marriage license to wed a Miss Skinner, said to be only about 14 years old. Sheriff J.M. Webb and Deputy Hamrick came for Farlow and carried him back to Georgia on Tuesday morning. Farlow lives in Cleburne County near the state line. ______ YOUNG GIRL HAS NARROW ESCAPE Miss Margrett Barnes, the 16 year old adopted daughter of Bill Barnes, experienced a close call from instant death Thursday morning of last week when the car she was driving was struck by a Southern freight engine at the crossing just west of the Perryman Bros. warehouse. The automobile was badly damaged, the impact throwing the machine a considerable distance, shattering to splinters a large sign post. Fortunately the car did not turn over. Mrs. Elbert O'Harrow and Mrs. John Lambert and members of Mr. Crumpton's family who are said to have witnessed the accident were the first to reach the unfortunate young woman, who was found slumped over the steering wheel, unconscious. She was removed to the home of Mr. Crumpton and a physician hurriedly summoned, an examination revealing a badly fractured righ tarm, besides other painful bruises about the body. Miss Barnes, who is admired by all in Heflin, was among the large number of young women and men who graduated from the Cleburne High School first of last week. Friends hope that she will soon be restored to good health. ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape511gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 13.9 Kb