Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for MAY 1929 May 1929 ************************************************ 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 28, 2005, 10:48 pm The Cleburne News May 1929 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for MAY 1929 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, May 2, 1929 EDWARDSVILLE News Tom Burgess visited his sister Mrs. Mabel Kenney in Mississippi last week. He was accompanied home by his niece Jemmie Lou. __ Franky Coleman of north Alabama is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Clyde Arnox. __ Gene Wycoff of Birmingham is visiting his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Pollard. __ Mrs. Dolly Phillips has returned to her home in Chattanooga after visiting her mother here. __ Ruth McBride of Tallapoosa visited her aunt, Mrs. Lula Burgess last weekend. __ APRIL MARRIAGE LICENSES H.C. Burns and Miss Maude M. Phillips O.H. Biggers and Mrs. Rosa Laminack Earl S. Currie and Miss Vera M. Crosson Kannath Rhodes and Miss Margret Rogers John Bach and Miss Ruth Dodd J.S. Mercer and Miss Mary E. Card J.A. Grambling and Reba E. Donehoo Howard P. Winham and Lynda Lee Bryan Otis Ashley and Miss Lula Brazeal Charlie Kiker and Miss Gloyce Prichard T.S. Cout and Miss Edna Peek ___ LOCAL News Rev. W.J. Campbell who has been quite feeble for some time, remains in an unchanged condition at his home in Heflin. __ Mrs. W.T. Chappell, after a long siege in an Anniston hospital has so far recovered as to be removed to the home of her daughter Mrs. Chester Barr in that city. __ MR. MITCHELL PASSES Mr. J.W. Mitchell, following a long illness, died at his home in Heflin Friday afternoon at about one o'clock. Than Mr. Mitchell, the county had no better citizen, and his death removes from the community a worthy neighbor, husband and father. The funeral and interment were held near the old home in Russellville. He was seventy-odd years old and had been a resident of Heflin for about 12 years. Besides his wife and one son of Heflin, other children survive. ____ GOOSE NECK News The timbered area of Ross Mountain was greatly damaged during the wind and hail storm last Thursday. __ Arnold Jones and family spent the weekend with E.T. Hammond and family. __ Mrs. B.T. Beason and daughter Evea of Beason Mills spent Saturday with Mrs. A.W. Lee. Mr. A.W. Lee has installed a telephone. __ E.T. Hammond has re-roofed his house. His home was slightly damaged by a fire on Friday. __ Henry and Miss Annie Lou Riddle spent Friday with Mrs. Rosa Hammond. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, May 9, 1929 CLEBURNE BOY KILLED BY NEGRO The body of Horace Johnson, age 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.L Johnson, who was shot and almost instantly killed by a negro woman, arrived in Heflin on Wednesday morning and was immediately carried to the home of the parents in south Cleburne by F.P. Owens Company. An account of the killing of the young man as printed in the Birmingham news of Tuesday afternoon is given below: " A negro woman giving the name of Silver Gilmore, 1124 Third Alley, North, was placed in the county jail Tuesday in connection with the shooting to death of Horace Johnson, age 20, the night manager of the Union Cafe 931 Third Avenue, North. The case will be presented to the grand jury, now in session, officers said. The woman was captured by officers A.C. McGuire, F.S. Salser, W.W. Dean, Matt Burkett and C.C. McMullen shortly after 7 a.m., Wednesday. R.B. Turner, employee of the Birmingham Electric Company, who witnessed the shooting told police that the negro woman walked into the restaurant Monday night, ordered Johnson to raise his hands an then fired, the full effect of the shotgun taking effect in his right side. Johnson died a few minutes after he was admitted to Hillman Hospital. Officers said Johnson had put the negro woman out of the restaurant for creating a disturbance a few minutes before she returned and killed him. The body of Johnson was taken to Ridout's Funeral Home, pending completion of funeral arrangements. Johnson, who had been manager of the cafe several months, came to Birmingham from Heflin, Alabama. ____ EDWARDSVILLE News Mrs. Ezzie Coleman has been visiting her daughter Mrs. Pearlie Stanley in Blue Mountain. __ Born to Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Easterwood on the 3rd, a son, who has been christened Jimmie Dean. __ Mr. and Mrs. Elton Garner and children have returned to their home in Ojus, Fla., after visiting here. __ GOOSE NECK News Bill Cofield spent the weekend with his brother Henry who is ill at his home in Wedowee. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, May 16, 1929 PINHOOK News Mrs. Mary Stevenson and son Lee and family of Sand Mountain attended the decoration at Rabbittown. __ Mrs. Annie Parker and son B.H. spent Saturday with Mrs. Josie Hammond and family. __ Mrs. Julia Easterwood was the guest of Mrs. Ella Pesnell on Sunday. __ Toy and Floy Coppock visited Marlin Pesnell on Sunday. __ MILSTEAD MAN DIES State Examiner J.W. Coker who has been at Heflin for the past month, received word late Monday of the death in Milstead of his father, G.W. Coker, age 84, who died suddenly at his home. Coker left here Monday night to attend the funeral services and burial. ___ KILLS HUGE RATTLESNAKE Near High Rock on Sunday, Tom Phillips, wife and daughter Edith had a narrow escape from the death dealing fangs of a monstrous rattler. Tom had crawled under his stalled car and his wife noticed a huge snake wiggling out from under Tom's legs; the snake crawled across her feet about the time she screamed for her child to run. The frightened child ran toward her mother and the snake, which by this time had coiled and struck viciously at Edith. It is a miracle that all three were not bitten. Tom killed the snake which had 11 rattles, a button and measured over five feet. ___ MR. S.H. OTWELL CELEBRATES SIXTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY On Wednesday, April 17th, the children of Mr. S.H. Otwell gathered at his home to celebrate his 61st birthday. All brought a basket dinner which was spread on a large table on the porch. The occasion came as a complete surprise to him. Everyone realized the goodness of god to spare every child and grandchild so as to greet him on his birthday. Each one wishes for him many more happy birthdays. His daughter, Mrs. Ray in Miss., and Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Mize of south Georgia were unable to be present. The children and grandchildren numbered eighty-one. The entire occasion was a fitting honor to one whom every member of this large family loves. ___ EDWARDSVILLE News Mr. and Mrs. Howard Conville and son Beamon left Sunday for Chappel Hill, Tennessee. We wish them success in their new home and they will be missed here by their many friends. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, May 23, 1929 BORDEN SPRINGS News Mrs. H.S. Miller underwent a serious operation at Dr. Goods hospital in Cedartown on Thursday morning. We are glad to state she is doing nicely. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, May 30, 1929 PLEADS GUILTY IN LIQUOR CASE Z.T. Benefield pleaded guilty in county court here Saturday on a charge of violating the prohibition law and was fined $50. and costs. Cleburne county and state officers found a gallon of whiskey when they searched Benefield's home. Five stills, 1,500 gallons of beer and 25 gallons of liquor were confiscated by Sheriff Rowell's deputies and state officers Draper and Burow during last week. ___ IN JAIL HERE ON ASSAULT CHARGE Ewell Bartlett, 22, was arrest at the home of his father in east Cleburne on Tuesday morning and placed in jail here, charged with assault to murder when he is said to have attacked Austin Lovejoy with a knife on Sunday at Macedonia Church. Besides other stab wounds, the most dangerous is the left side, the blade of the knife having penetrated the cavity according to Dr. Lindsey. Lovejoy's condition Wednesday was considered serious, according to information brought to the sheriff's office. How the trouble arose is not known. Lovejoy has a wife and children. ____ EDWARDSVILLE News Mrs. Sara Grice has returned to her home here after spending several months with her son Rev. Homer Grice in Nashville, Tennessee. She was accompanied by her sister Mrs. Mollie Burgess. ___ Albert Greer has bought a new Chevrolet roadster. ___ AGED LEBANON WOMAN PASSES Mrs. J.A. Nipper, 70 odd years old, of near Lebanon, died at the home of her daughter in Carroll County, Georgia on Sunday, May 19th and was laid to rest in Shiloh campground cemetery the next day. The aged woman had been in declining health for the last several months. Surviving are the husband, two sons, Harmon and Andrew of Lebanon and two daughters. The News extends sympathy to the bereaved husband and children. ____ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wilder, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Baker of Atlanta were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Jackson. Miss Emma Ruth Jackson returned with them and will make her future home in Atlanta. __ Mrs. Lillie Price, Mrs. Charley Haney and granddaughter of Carrollton, Ga were recent visitors here. __ DEATH COMES TO MRS. STEPHENS Word was received by Mrs. A.H. Glasgow Tuesday morning of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. James Stephens which occurred Monday night in San Antonio, Texas. The family moved west about two years ago from Gadsden hoping the change would prove beneficial to Mrs. Stephens' health. Burial was in the Texas city. The husband and four children survive. ___ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape523gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 10.0 Kb