Montague Co., TX - Newspapers - Saint Jo Tribune: August 4, 1939

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Saint Jo Tribune
Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas

Friday, August 4, 1939

Flaming Barn Claims lives of Brothers near Bowie
Two small boys were burned to death late Tuesday at their farm house east of
Bowie when a corn crib in which they were playing caught fire. The boys, BOBBY
BRADFORD, 4, and JAMES RUSSELL BRADFOR, 3, were sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
BEDFORD, who live nine miles east of Bowie.  Survivors include the parents,
eight brothers and sisters. The mother was placed under a doctor’s care.

Berry Family Reunion
Scenic Lugart Dam Park near Granite, Oklahoma was the site for the second annual
Berry reunion held Saturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30. 64 members of the family
were present for the reunion compared with 63 last year. The annual
get-to-gather was organized two years ago when MRS. S. J. BERRY, mother of the
group died at Granite, in order that members of the family might keep in touch
with each other. Younger members of the group spent the time swimming, boating,
riding and mountain climbing. Still younger members like little NELSON BERRY of
Saint Jo kept members of the family busy getting acquainted with him, enjoying
the attention. Saint Jo members attending were Mr. and Mrs. D. C. BERRY, W. M.
BERRY, MRS. D. C. BERRY Jr., and son NELSON, and MISS BOBBY JEAN MCGRADY. Other
relatives came from Chickasha, Okemah, Sayre, Clinton, Brinkman, Duncan, Granite
and other points in Oklahoma and Amarillo, Texas.

Hildebrand and Pittman Children in Car Accident
Monday evening, the children of MRS. JOHN HILDEBRAND and Mr. and Mrs. N.
W.PITMAN started out in the Pitman care to hunt rabbits in the Hildebrand
pasture near Tyler Bluff on Route 2. Five of the children received injuries, two
very seriously when they fell off the outside of the car. VELMA HILDEBRAND and
ARLENE PITMAN were injured. WANDA JEAN PITMAN and Velma were taken to the
hospital at Gainesville.

Mrs. WOODROW JONES and her brother-in-law J. B. JONES received serious injuries
in a car collision. Wednesday night. They had started to Ada, Oklahoma to get
Mrs. Jones’ husband when the accident occurred near DICK PIERCE’S place on
Highway 82. Mrs. Jones was taken to the Gainesville hospital by occupants of a
passing car. N

No serious injuries were sustained last Friday when the Chevrolet pickup driven
by ULIS BURNS, city, collided with another pickup driven by MRS. STARLING EMBRY
of Sivell’s Bend on the highway in front of Mr. Burns’ home. In the car with
Mrs. Embry were two of her children and a little boy from Oklahoma City,
visiting the family.

H. H. CARLILE reported that his skating rink would open Saturday night. HORACE
WILLIASM of Bowie will be instructor and O. L. PERKINS of Decatur will manage in
absence of the owner who will divide his time between his roller rinks in Saint
Jo and Henrietta.

CORA JANET CLIFT
MRS. CORA JANET CLIFT, wife of J.G. CLIFT, died at the home of her daughter MRS.
ELMER JOHNS Wednesday night after a short illness. Funeral services were held at
the Bulcher church Thursday afternoon by Rev. J. CALVIN DENNIS and SHELBY WEST.
Interment was in the Coker cemetery arranged by Scott Bros. Mrs. Clift was born
July 22, 1856 in Cape Jersey, Missouri, daughter of CHARLES and ELIZABETH
HARRIS. She joined in the Methodist Church in 1873 at the Oakland Church in
Hopkins County, Texas. Most of her life was spent in the Bulcher community. She
is survived by her husband, J. G. CLIFT, four daughters, MRS. J. H. JONES, MRS.
LEE POTEET, MRS. GEORGE PARKHILL and MRS. ELMER JOHNS and one son W. J. CLIFT.
Pallbearers were her grandsons.

Long Time Resident of Dye Mound Died 
MRS. MARY SAMPLES died at the home of her daughter MRS. W.B. CASH, five miles
west of Saint Jo Saturday morning, July 29 after a long illness. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon at the Dye Mound Church of Christ with Elder
JOHN RAYMOND officiating. Pallbearers were N. R. JOHNSON, BILL BOWEN, CLAUDE
LOPER, and BARNEY BROGDON, ROY WADE and TROY WADE of Norman, Oklahoma. Interment
was in Dye Mound cemetery arranged by Scott Bros. Mrs. Samples was buried beside
her husband who passed away May 10, 1939. Mrs. Samples has made her home in the
Dye Mound community for over 50 years and has been a member of the Church of
Christ all during that time. Survivors are three daughters, MRS. C. A. WADE of
Norman, Oklahoma, MRS. SARAH GREENWOOD of Wichita Falls and MRS. CASH, two sons
HENRY SAMPLES of Cement, Oklahoma and BUNK SAMPLES of Saint Jo and one brother
WILLIE GANN of Marlow, Oklahoma.