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Subject: Newspaper abstracts for March 4th thru March 11, 1925
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:55:27 -0700
NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County,
Alabama for MARCH 4th thru MARCH 11, 1925
NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, March 4, 1925
CHAMBERS COUNTY LOSES TWO CITIZENS IN 2 DAYS
The death of two well known citizens of Chambers county occurred the first
two days of this week. Mr. Frank Hill, a good citizen living near Standing
Rock, who in early life lived in Randolph county, died Sunday and was buried
on Monday.
At one o'clock Monday morning, Mr. James M. Allen was taken by friends from
his bed on the second floor of the Allen store building, at the southeast
corner of the square in LaFayette, apparently suffocating from smoke which
had filled his room from a fire which had broken out in the store room
below. Every effort to revive Mr. Allen failed. He was a crippled man and
about 75 years of age. He was long a prominent business man of LaFayette. He
was a brother of Mrs. W.J. Landers of Roanoke, who with other relatives from
this place, attended the funeral in LaFayette on Tuesday.
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HOSPITAL News
Mrs. George Evans of Wadley is still at the sanitorium but is reported as
improving.
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Mrs. L.A. Brown of Springfield, Mrs. H.A. Hester of Wehadkee, Mrs. Bessie
Ward of Roanoke and R.L. Whitlock of Hickory Flat have all recently
undergone major operations and the condition of each one is reported
favorable at this writing.
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LOCAL News
FOR SALE - - Home of J.A. Arrington, four room house with lights and water,
also good well on one acre lot. See R.J. Breed, Roanoke, Ala.
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A daughter was born one week ago to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hines at their home on
Guy street. She was given the name Zona Malissa in honor of her paternal
grandmother in the first instance and of her own mother in the second.
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Mr. and Mrs. N.H. Abernathy are the happy parents of the third son, born
last Thursday. He bears the name of his paternal grandfather John Thomas. In
his day the grandfather was known to many of our older readers as one of the
best citizens in Chambers county.
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MRS. H.H. KITCHENS DEAD
The following notice from an Erie, Ohio newspaper will be read with interest
by friends of the Kitchens family in this section:
Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Kitchens, wife of Harper H. Kitchens, were
held at the residence, 1204 West 28th street, yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Rev. Leroy Carter of the First Church of Christ presided. Further
services will be held at Akron, Ohio tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial
will take place in Glendale cemetery of that city. Mrs. Kitchens was a
native of Canton, Ohio where she was born in 1895, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Fletcher. She had lived in Erie only three years previous to her
death. The survivors consist of the husband, two children, Catherine and
Roy, ages 7 and 4, respectively and one aunt, Mrs. Charles Moore of Akron.
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ROCK MILLS News
March 2nd
Mr. Emmett Yarbrough and Miss Myrtle Lee Owens were married at Evansville on
Saturday afternoon.
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MOUNT CARMEL News
March 2nd
A serious accident happened in our community last Thursday afternoon when
Mrs. R.L. Waldrep, while visiting her mother Mrs. Tom Bassett, near
Broughton, had her clothing literally burned off of her. She is in a serious
condition.
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WEHADKEE News
Feb. 23rd
Mr. Charlie Webb and Miss Gladys Morman were married Feb. 22nd. J.T. Camp
Esq., performed the ceremony.
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Mr. Thomas Williams, the blind man who has been teaching music in this
community for some time, leaves this week for Talladega to make his home
there again.
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ROCK SPRINGS News
March 2nd
The people of this community were shocked when they heard the sad news that
Mrs. Bob Waldrep was so seriously burned. She is doing as well as could be
expected.
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NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, March 11, 1925
DEMISE OF MISS DAVIS OCCURRED ON THURSDAY
Miss Zenobia Davis died at four o'clock last Thursday afternoon at her home
in this city, where she had lived for many years close beside her
half-brother, Mr. J.T. Shanks. Interment was in the city cemetery after
funeral services conducted by Dr. Hines at the Baptist church. Miss Davis
had been afflicted all of her life but was brave and cheerful and filled
well her place in the community. She was a devoted member of the Baptist
church. For some time she had been in wretched health and gradually declined
until death came to relieve her of her sufferings. To the end she had the
faithful ministration of relatives and friends.
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DEATH OF MRS. W.R. DAVIS IN ROANOKE SANITORIUM
At 8:45 Monday morning the death of Mrs. William R. Davis occurred at the
Knight Sanitorium in Roanoke. She had been seriously ill at her home in
Fredonia for several days previous and it was thought that by bringing her
to the hospital she might receive such attention as would prolong her life.
Surrounded by hospital attaches and loved ones she peacefully passed into
eternal rest. Funeral services were conducted in the Methodist church at
Fredonia at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and interment was made in the
cemetery nearby. A large company of friends and relatives was present. Rev.
C.B. Martin was in charge of the services, assisted by other ministers.
The deceased was in her seventy-third year and had been a member of the
Baptist church since girlhood. She and her husband had only recently
celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their marriage. They had lived in
Fredonia about thirty years, where they were held in the highest esteem for
their many christian virtues. With the husband there are surviving two
daughters, Mrs. J.N. Barrow of Lanett and Miss Mattie Frank Davis. Mrs. J.D.
Myhand of this city is a sister of the bereaved husband.
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ALMOND News
March 9th
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Clardy and the latter's mother Mrs. Amoson spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Hodge.
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POTASH News
March 9th
Mr. G.J. Davis had the misfortune of getting his right eye knocked out while
plowing in a new ground on Friday p.m.
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LANE'S CHAPEL News
March 9th
Mr. W.O. Dodgen's sister from Langdale, Mrs. Lizzie Jennings, spent Sunday
with him. Also her son-in-law Mr. W.B. Phillips and his mother visited.
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CORINTH News
March 9th
Mrs. Henry Screws was called to Roanoke on Sunday where her mother is very
sick.
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Mrs. Jack Langley was taken very sick on Monday while cooking dinner and
fell and was unconscious about six hours, but is some better at this
writing.
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CARD OF THANKS
We take this measure of expressing our heartfelt thanks to the people of
Standing Rock and community for the kindness shown us during our recent
bereavement in the death of our dear husband and father. May God reward each
and every one.
Mrs. H.F. Hill
Mrs. C.P. Lane
Mrs. E.A. Smith
Mrs. Edward Brooks
J.H. Hill
W.D. Hill
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CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of expressing our sincere thanks to our many friends in
Roanoke who so willingly and gladly administered to the wants and needs of
Miss Zenobia Davis, our sister and aunt, during her recent illness and
death. Your aid and sympathy at this time will never be forgotten. Mr. and
Mrs. A.J. Shelnutt and family
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LOCAL News
Horace Kirby left on Saturday to join his two brothers who are working in
Dallas, Texas.
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Mrs. J.F. Pruett returned home last week from Memphis. Her mother continues
very ill.
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WEHADKEE News
March 9th
W.J. Fincher happened to a serious accident Sunday afternoon. While driving
a Ford car at fast speed in company with three boys, the car turned over
near C.H. Green's. Mr. Fincher had two ribs broken and was painfully hurt
internally. The boys escaped injury.
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NEW HOPE News
March 9th
Mr. Hilliard Fields who once made his home in this community was buried at
Rocky Branch last Tuesday.
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MALONE News
March 9th
A birthday dinner was enjoyed at the home of "Uncle" Johnson Jones last
Friday. A host of friends and relatives were present. Mr. Johnson is 85
years old and is in very bad health.
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LOCAL News
The trial of Frank Dorman, charged with the murder of H.C. Turnham, is set
for Thursday in the circuit court at LaFayette.
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HOSPITAL News
Gent Holley is in the hospital, having been badly cut by another negro, Otis
Drinkard who was also cut, but less seriously, in a whiskey scrape two miles
east of Roanoke on Sunday. Buck Pool who was hurt at the cotton mill a week
ago, is also a patient in the negro ward.
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