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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY, JANUARY 3.1930
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\n***WHITEFIELD***Mr.John SAVAGE,of Cedar Grove,was a visitor here Sunday.
\n***RUTHERFORD***Mr.William NELSON,of Luckett,spent the holidays here with
\nrelatives.
\n***ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE***Mrs.Emmett WHITE and children spent a few days last
\nweek at Conner with parents,Mr.& Mrs.DUNAVANT.
\nMrs.R.C.MILAM and children,spent Saturday night and Sunday at Conner with her
\ndaughter,Mrs.Henry KLUTTS.
\n***KNOB CREEK***Mr.Alfred HUTCHERSON and two children,of Memphis,spent
\nthe weekend with parents,Mr.& Mrs.Bud HUTCHERSON.
\n***DRY HILL***Miss Myrtle HUTCHERSON was in Ripley Tuesday.
\nLittle Sybil HUTCHERSON was on the sick list last week.
\nMr.Tom HUTCHERSON left Sunday for Memphis on business.
\nMr.Chancey PRESCOTT,of Golddust,was in this community one day last week.
\nMrs.John HUTCHERSON and Mr.& Mrs.Tom HUTCHERSON were in
\nRipley,Tuesday.
\nMiss Joanna PRESCOTT,from near Conner,spent a few days last week with Miss Addie
\nJ.PRESCOTT.
\nMr.Clarence PRESCOTT,of Blytheville,Ark.,spent last week with parents,Mr.&
\nMrs.J.M.PRESCOTT.
\nMr.& Mrs.Jim Wiley SENTELL,of Chick,spent a few days last week with Mr.&
\nMrs.T.E.HUTCHERSON.
\nMr.& Mrs.James COX,of Bald Knob,spent a few days last week with her parents,Mr.&
\nMrs. Andrew FLOYD.
\nMrs.Tom ESRA and baby and Miss Alice ESRA from near Conner,spent a few days last
\nweek with friends.
\nMr.& Mrs.Osie HOWELL and family,of Boyd,s Crossing,spent Tuesday night and
\nWednesday in the H.P.PRESCOTT home.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.& Mrs.C.L.FOUST and Mrs.A.W.SAVAGE,of
\nMemphiswere guests Wednesday of Mr.& Mrs.Marvin STEWART.
\n**FLIPPEN**Mr.Cleve CROOK was called to Henning Thursday by the death of his
\nbrother,Mr.Raymon CROOK,who was found dead in a ditch on the side of the
\nhighway.He was about a quarter of a mile from his truck and the truck was out of gas.It is
\nnot known whether he was murdered or accidently killed.
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\nRIPLEY.TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JANUARY 10,1930
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\n**ADDITIONAL LOCALS**Mr.A.W.RHOADS,who lived on the WALKER farm near
\nMack,died Tuesday.Death came to him while seated in a chair.The remains were brought
\nto Ripley and laid to rest Thursday in Maplewood Cemetery.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.W.T.SAVAGE left Wednesday for Biloxi,Miss.,to
\nspend some time.
\nMr.& Mrs.Clarence HAISLIP and Mr.& Mrs.Joe HUTCHERSON have returned to
\nBlansville,Ky.,after a visit here with friends and relatives.
\n**HALESPOINT**Mr.Jim SHOEMAKE,of Burdette,Ark.,and Mr.Claud WHITE,of
\nChick,have moved their families here.
\n**IN MEMORY OF**In sad but loving memory of our dear daughter and sister,Mattie
\nCOX,who departed this life one year ago,Jan.5th,1929.Peaceful be your sleep, dear
\nMattie,in life we loved you dearly,in death it remains the same.Sadly missed by your
\nmother,sisters and brother;Mrs.Maggie CHRISTIE,mother; Mrs.W.J.CARROLL,sister;
\nMrs.J.E.RENGEMER, sister; Mrs.Otis FOATER, sister; Mrs.Billie HABOST, sister;
\nMrs.Otis GOODWIN, sister; Mr.B.L.HARDEN, brother.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JANUARY 17,1930
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\n**DEATH**Mrs.Page WALSH died at the residence of her son,Mr.Buford WALSH in
\nRipley,on Thursday afternoon of last week.Her remains were laid to rest in Mt.Pleasant
\nCemetery at Arp,Friday afternoon by the side of her husband,who preceded her in death
\nonly a few years.she is survived by ten children.Mrs.WALSH was 47 years on January
\n3rd.She was the daughter of Mr.& Mrs.W.F.WARDLAW,of Ripley.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.Eugene ARWOOD is confined to his home from
\ninjuries received last Saturday,when a telephone pole fell on him.
\n**MAYOR\u2019S COURT**O.S.MAXWELL; public drunkeness–$11.75.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JANUARY 24,1930
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\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**The thermometer Saturday was 2 degrees below zero.and
\nseveral mornings since has registered from 5 to 7 degrees below.
\n**HENNING**A son was born January 18th to Mr.& Mrs.W.C.HAYNES.He has been
\nchristened W.C.HAYNES,Jr.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JANUARY 31,1930
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\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.& Mrs.Tom DENNIE left Wednesday for
\nMetropolis,Illinois,called there by the death of their uncle,Mr.Tom COOLEY.
\nUncle Peter CURTAIN,colored,died at his home in Ripley last week.Had he lived until
\nnext September,he would have been 100 years old,it is said.
\nTwo negro boys,James TYUS and \u201cFat\u201d were tried before Judge George W.YOUNG
\nTuesday on a charge of larcency,and sent to the reform school in Nashville for three years.
\n**CENTRAL**We are glad to know that Prof.Charles COX will return home about
\nMarch 1st from the hospital where he has been the past several months.(this was a mental
\nhospital he was in and the man is a teacher of classes 1 thru 4 at Craig School.)
\n**HALESPOINT**Mr.Montelle HAYNES visited near Ripley last week and was
\naccompanied home by Mr.James BURNS.Mr.BURNS was accidently shot in the leg
\nSaturday but his wound is not serious.
\n**EDITH**Mrs.Horace HARRISON spent Sunday with her husband in Memphis.He
\nbroke one of his lower limbs two weeks ago and was carried to the Baptist.He is reported
\ngetting along nicely.
\n**ASBURY**Miss Nell HENDERSON spent several days last week with her
\ngrandmother,Mrs.Emma KLUTTS,in Ripley.
\nMrs.Rose DUNCAN,principal of the school here,got three ribs broken in an auto
\naccident Friday,and is unable to resume her duties.Mrs.John CRAIG,of Ripley is teaching
\nin her place.
\nMr.W.T.WOOD,who is in Memphis,where he underwent another operation for a tumor
\non the brain several days ago,is reported doing nicely.
\n**CONNER**Mr.Henry KLUTTS spent Sunday in the Charlie KLUTTS home at Mary\u2019s
\nChapel.
\nMiss Irene KLUTTS spent Friday night with her brother,Mr.Henry KLUTTS.
\nMessers.Henry KLUTTS and Ben MURLEY spent one day last week with Bob
\nMURLEY in Madison County.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Mr.Sam T^URNER has moved to the D.A.KLUTTS farm.
\nA son was born January 14th to Mr.& Mrs.R.C.CRINER,but in a few short hours,his
\nspirit wafted its way back to God,who gave it.
\nMrs.Charles KLUTTS celebrated her birthday Monday of last week with a nice
\ndinner.Mrs.T.A.SMITH was honor guest,their birthdays being on the same date.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY FEBRUARY 7,1930
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\n**OFF TO SEE THE WORLD**Mr.J.D.TARRANT,son of Mrs.Clara TARRANT,who
\njoined the Marines eight months ago,was home on furlough last week leaving here for
\nBoston to board his ship,U.S.S.Denver,which sailed February 5th for an eighteen month
\ncruise,which will carry him to the West Indies and leading Central American and South
\nAmerican ports,and up the Western coast of the United States as far north as
\nSeattle,Washington.John says he likes his job fine and besides his training in radio,will see
\nmuch of the world.He has already won two medals in crack rifle shooting and will tackle
\nthe big guns during the next few months.
\n**THOMAS R.B.LAWRENCE DEAD**News of his death at his home in
\nBurlison,Tipton County,Monday will be received with much regret here.He resided here
\nover a quarter of centrury before moving to Burlison over 25 years ago.He was a native of
\nLondon,England,where he was born on April 27th,1845.At the age of 30 years,he came to
\nAmerica,and to Lauderdale County,settling at Fulton,where he was engaged many years as
\nbookkeeper for the firm of A.LEE & Co.,at that timethe largest mercantile establishment
\nin thisplace for a number of years,and while residing in the 4th district served as
\nMagistrate and was one of the county\u2019s most efficiant servants in this capacity.He is
\nsurvived by two sons,Marshel L.W.LAWRENCE,of Ripley; and S.T.LAWRENCE,of
\nMena,Ark.; and one daughter,Mrs.E.R.JOHNSON,of Little Rock,Ark.The remains were
\nlaid to rest in Smyra Cemetery,at Burlison Tuesday.Mrs.L.W.LAWRENCE attended the
\nfuneral with her husband.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Laura MARR,little daughter of Mr.& Mrs.P.S. SAVAGE
\nis ill with pneumonia.
\nMr.Rhea WEST left Thursday for Mobile Ala.,to visit his sister,Mrs.J.P.CRAIG.
\nMiss Mary Louise HUTCHERSON is visiting her sister,Mrs.Val WILLIAMS in
\nMillington.
\nMrs.Rose Duncan has sufficiently recovered from her injuries to return Monday to her
\nschool at GAINES.
\nMrs.Whit YOUNG returned Sunday from five weeks visit with her daughter,Mrs.George
\nADAMS,in Pine Bluff,Ark.
\nMr.Wm.H.VANDERGRIFF died Sunday at his home in Glimp and was buried in Poplar
\nGrove Cemetery Monday afternoon.He was in his 65th year.
\nAlvin,nine-year-old son of Mr.& Mrs.C.T.WILLIAMS,was taken ill with spinal
\nmeningitis Friday night,and was carried to the General Hospital in Memphis Saturday
\nnight,his condition remains critical.
\nM.L.TAYLOR is confined to his home suffering with an injured eye,caused by a
\nplaymate on the High School court Tuesday night,using a paper ball in a sling shot.
\nMrs.B.F.EDWARDS,who resided in the Hurricane Hill community died Friday and was
\nlaid to rest in Bethlehem Cemetery the following day.She was 83 years of age.
\nMrs.Harry MOHON, Mrs.Marvin STEWART, Mrs.Julian BELTON, and
\nMrs.S.Y.GARRETT attended the funeral of Mrs.Clifton MOORE at the residence of
\nMr.D.M.GARRETT in Curve Wednesday afternoon at 1 o\u2019clock.The remains were
\ncarried to Covington for interment.
\nMr.& Mrs.V.P.MOEIARTY spent Sunday in Crawsfordsville,Ark.,with their
\ndaughter,Mrs.Dolph SMITH,Jr.They left Monday on a motor trip to Miami and other
\npoints in Florida,to be absent several weeks,and were accompanied on their trip by
\nMrs.Broadus KLUTTS,who joined them in Memphis Monday.
\nThe remains of Mr.W.R.LIGHTFOOT,who died at his home in Blytheville,Ark.,on
\nWednesday of last week,werebrought to Lightfoot for interment.The funeral was held
\nFriday morning at 11 o\u2019clock at the residence of his brother,Mr.Vader
\nLIGHTFOOT.Deceased was 69 years of age,was born and reared to manhood in
\nLauderdale County,where he had many friends.His son,Mr.Carter LIGHTFOOT,of
\nMemphis; Mr.& Mrs.Wilson OXFORD,of Blytheville,Ark.,and Mrs.J.W.LUNSFORD,of
\nLittle Rock,Ark.,attended the funeral.
\n**MRS.CLIFFORD MOORE**After a lingering illness and great suffering,Mrs.Clifford
\nMOORE died Tuesday night at the home of parents,Mr.& Mrs.Dave GARRETT,at
\nCurve.She leaves husband,parents,one little daughter,and a host of relatives and friends to
\nmourn her death.Mrs.MOORE had a loving,friendly disposition,and will be greatly missed
\nin Curve,as well as in Covington,her home town.The bereaved ones have the sympathy of
\nthe entire community.
\n**RUTHERFORD**Mr.Urel Dee HUTCHERSON,of Nankipoo,was in this community
\nSaturday.
\n**ASHPORT**Mr.MURLEY moved his family to Arp last week.
\nMr.Allen SMITH is suffering with an injured back,caused from lifting a heavy stick of
\nwood.
\n**CONNER**Mr.& Mrs.R.A.DANIELS were in Ripley Saturday.
\nMr.M.C.MURLEY,Ben MURLEY and Mr.& Mrs.Henry KLUTTS were in Ripley one
\nday last week.
\nMr.& Mrs.J.M.MILLS are parents of a daughter born Monday.She has been named
\nMary Louise MILLS.
\nMiss Clara Mai ROSS,of Woodville,was here one day last week and was accompanied
\nhome by Miss Jewell KLUTTS.
\n**KNOB CREEK**Miss Bertha HUTCHERSON has been confined to her bed with flu
\nfor several days.
\n**GOLDDUST**Mr.Robert METER spent Sunday in Ashport.
\nMr.Walter MUELLER of Ashport,spent last week here.
\nMiss Earline METER spent the weekend in Ashport,a guest of Miss Frances
\nPENNINGTON.
\nLittle Bessie METER happened to a painful accident Monday when she fell on an ax and
\ncut her limb.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Little Juanita HUTCHERSON is seriously ill.
\n**HENNING**Mrs.Robert WILLIS was called to Covington Monday by the death of her
\nsister,Mrs.Andy WHALEY.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY FEBRUARY 14,1930
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\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Dr.O.Olin GREEN suffered an attack of lumbago
\nTuesday and has been confined to his bed.
\nToday is Valintine Day,also the 77th birthday of our good friend,Mr.W.G.SPECK.
\nRipley lost a good,old time colored servant in the death of \u201cUncle\u201d Phil LEE,who passed
\naway on January 28th.He is survived by a wife who was \u201cAunt\u201d Jane DUPREE before her
\nmarriage.
\n.Bennie CURSEY was carried to Baptist Hospital in Memphis last week for treatment of
\ninjuries received in an auto wreck several weeks ago,it having been but recently
\ndiscovered his back was broken.
\nMrs.Eva CHIPMAN,wife of Fletcher CHIPMAN,died at her home near Golddust
\nMonday after a brief illness.The remains were laid to rest in Holmes Cemetery near
\nDurhamville Tuesday.She was 30 years of age and was a daughter of the late
\nE.E.DRUMWRIGHT.
\n**DEATH**Halls,Tenn.;Mrs.Sarah HAMILTON,84,died at the home of her son,Dan
\nHAMILTON.She suffered a stroke of paralysis several weeks ago.Funeral services were
\nheld here Friday at the Methodist church,by Rev.C.A.WATERFIELD.Intermant in Halls
\nCemetery.She is survived by four sons,Julian,of Fla.;Oscar,of Dyersburg,;Joe & Dan,of
\nthis city;and one daughter,Mrs.Johnie SWAIN,of Friendship.
\n**DRY HILL**Mr.& Mrs.B.F.HUTCHERSON, Mr.& Mrs.J.H.HUTCHERSON and
\nchildren spent Sunday near Nankipoo..
\nMr.Isaac HUTCHERSON spent the weekend with his brother,T.E.HUTCHERSON,near
\nNankipoo.
\nClarence PRESCOTT,of Humboldt,has returned home after spending a few days with
\nparents,Mr.& Mrs.J.M.PRESCOTT.
\nLittle Ralph SADLER,son of Mr.& Mrs.Lawrence SADLER,died Saturday of
\npneumonia,and was laid to rest the following day at Mt.Pleasant Cemetery.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Miss Reba HUTCHERSON,of Ripley,spent the weekend with her
\nparents and was accompanied home by Miss Louise HUTCHERSON.
\n**KNOB CREEK**The death of Mrs.D.W.BALL,of Hayti,Mo.,formerly of this
\ncommunity,was a shock to her relatives.She was born and reared in this community and
\nlived here until about five years ago.She leaves her husband and six children.Her remains
\nwere brought from Memphis Hospital where she died and laid to rest in Enon Cemetery
\nTuesday.
\n**NANKIPOO**Mr.& Mrs.Robert FLOWERS and her mother Mrs.R.M.MIDYETT,of
\nArk.,have moved here.
\n**NEW HOPE** Mr.Barney FARMER,of Ashport,is visiting his aunt,Mrs.Arch
\nSTEWART.
\n**CONNER**Mr.& Mrs.Tom RILEY,of Okla.,are visiting Mr.M.C.MURLEY.
\nMr.J.E.MURLEY and family from Memphis visited relatives here Saturday.
\nMr.Alex DANIELS and family and Miss Sallie Mae DUNAVANT were in Ripley Friday.
\nMrs.Alex DANIELS spent a few days last week in Ripley with her daughter,Mrs.Estelle
\nDANIEL.
\n**LIGHTFOOT**A son was born January 23rd to Mr.& Mrs.D.Y.NELSON.
\n**ASHPORT**During the storm last Monday night,the barn of Mr.TICHENOR was
\nblown down,killing six head of fine mules.
\n**ASBURY**A daughter was born a few days ago to the Ewell OSTEENS\u2019,but lived
\nonly a few hours.
\n**CENTRAL**The W.F.HARRISONS,Mrs.N.N.CALDWELL, Mrs.W.T.ANDREWS,
\nMrs.J.O.COX,and son,attended the funeral of Mrs.J.R.COX near Humboldt Thursday of
\nlast week.
\n**CHERRY**The W.E.DRIVERS\u2019,of Monticello,Miss.,and Mr.& Mrs.H.W.DRIVER,of
\nBay St.Louis,Miss.,were called here last week by the death of their
\nfather,Mr.S.P.DRIVER.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY FEBRUARY 21,1930
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\n**FUNERAL**The remains of Dr.Colin S. McKINNEY,who died in
\nMadison,N.J.,Wednesday of last week,arrived in Memphis at an early hour Friday morning
\nand were met there by local undertakers and brought to Ripley for interment in
\nMaplewood Cemetery.Deceased was the father of Judge Colin P.McKINNEY,of the
\nSupreme Court of Tennessee.Dr.McKINNEY was a resident of Ripley during that early
\nperiod of the town\u2019s history when we had no banking facilities,and it was his drug store
\nthat banking business on a small scale was conducted until The Ripley Bank,a few years
\nlater.Dr.McKINNEY was in his 80th year,having been born April 21st,1850.The remains
\nwere laid to rest by the side of his dear wife and mother to the son and daughter,who
\npreceded him in death,and whose cherished dust reposes in the sacred confines of this
\nbeautiful cemetery.Dr.McKINNEY\u2019s widow by a second marriage and helpmate for many
\nyears and Mrs.Fannie J.OLDHAM,from N.J.(poem that ends this obit).
\n\u201cThere is no death–The stars go down–To rise upon a fairer shore–And bright in
\nHeaven\u2019s Jeweled crown–They shine forever more.
\nThere is no death–The dust we tread–Shall change beneath the summer showers–to
\ngolden grain,or mellow fruit–on rainbow tinted flowers–The granite rocks disorganize–to
\nfeed the hungry moss they bear–The forest leaves drink daily life–From out the viewless
\nair. There is no death.\u201d
\n**ADDITIONAL LOCALS**Mr.John WOODARD,age 75 years,died Wednesday at his
\nhome near Grace,and his remains were laid ti rest in the cemetery of that place.He was the
\nfather of Willie WODARD,also deceased,who received a medal foe distinguished service
\nduring the World War.
\nAlvin,9-year-old son of Mr.& Mrs.Clyde WILLIAMS,of Ripley,who was stricken with
\nspinal memingitis and carried to the Isolation Hospital in Memphis February 1st,died about
\n11:30 p.m.Wednesday.The remains were brought were brought here yesterday morning
\nBurial in Asbury Cemetery.
\nA very disastrous wreck on the I C Railroad occured about 1 a.m.Monday just north of
\nGates,10 miles north of Ripley,31 cars of a heavily loaded northbound freight train were
\nderailed and piled up into a mass of debris.
\nTwo prisioners broke jail at an early hour Sunday morning.escaping through a hole made
\nin the roof of the building. One of the men ,Charlie DOVE,who was serving out a $50 fine
\nfor carrying a pistol,was captured in Dyer County Tuesday night,and is again doing service
\non our chain gang.The other prisioner,Herbert BUTTRUM,under sentence of 10 years in
\npenitentiary for housebreaking and larceny,is still at large.
\n**DEATH**Thomas HEFFERSON,85,for 20 years a resident of Memphis,died
\nWednesday morning at his home,136 North Claybrook,after a yeras\u2019 illness.He came to
\nMemphis from Ripley,Tenn.,where he was engaged in the lumber business.He followed
\nthe same business in Memphis,until this illness.AConfederate veteran,he served under
\nGeneral Stering PRICE,and was wounded during the war.Surviving is a daughter,Miss
\nMayme HEFFERSON; two sons,O.P.HEFFERSON,living at the family residence; and
\nRobert Lee HEFFERSON,of the U.S.NAVY.Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.(Commerical
\nAppeal)
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.Virginia CHAPMAN,of Memphis,spent Sunday in
\nthe home of her son,J.B.CHAPMAN.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Misses Helen and Jimmie MILAM spent Friday night near
\nConner with their sister,Mrs.Henry KLUTTS.
\n**WOODVILLE**Mr.Nath DANIELS,of Toulon,who died Saturday night was buried
\nhere Monday afternoon.
\n**NANKIPOO**The Frank CATES\u2019,The Jim COOKS\u2019 and Mr.Dawson OLDS,attended
\nthe funeral services of Mrs.J.M.CLAY at Caruthersville,Mo.,Sunday.
\n**GATES**The remains of Mr.A.S.LEE,who died in Memphis Sunday Evening,were
\nbrought here to the home of his brother,J.B.LEE,Monday afternoon.He is survived by
\nthree sons,Thomas LEE and Gray LEE,both of Memphis,and Howard LEE,of
\nNankipoo;one sister,Mrs.J.H.MARTIN,of Nankipoo.Interment in Gates Cemetery.
\n**CEDAR GROVE**Mr.John SAVAGE was called to Woodville Monday to attend the
\nfuneral of his uncle,Nathan DANIELS.
\n**CONNER**Mr.Henry KLUTTS entertained the young folks with a Valentine Party
\nFriday night.
\nMr.& Mrs.Luther CROWDER,of Ripley,spent Tuesday night with Mr.M.C.MURLEY.
\nMiss Eva MURLEY,of Memphis is spending a few days with Misses Versa and Dorothy
\nMURLEY.
\nMrs.Tom RILEY,of Okla.,who is visiting her sister,Mrs.M.C.MURLEY,was on the sick
\nlist last week.
\n**GOLDDUST**An infant child of Mr.& Mrs.Dewey WATSON died Tuesday morning
\nand the remains were laid to rest the following day in Mt.Pleasant Cemetery.
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\nFRIDAY FEBRUARY 28,1930
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\n**KILLED**Harvey PURYEAR,43,timber buyer,it is alleged,attempted to attack Marvin
\nGARRETT,45,another buyer,with a knife about 6:30 o\u2019clock Sunday night at Bogard\u2019s
\nStore at Curve,seven miles north od Ripley,and was killed when GARRETT opened fire
\nwith a pistol.PURYEAR is said to have been drinking and reopened an argument that
\nstartedthree years ago.He was shot three times and died in the store before medical help
\ncould be summoned.Garrett telephoned Sheriff J.T.COUGHLAN,who went to the scene
\nand placed him under arrest.He was brought to Ripley and Justice R.M.PRICHARD fixed
\nhis bond at $2000.oo.which he readily secured and was released.His preliminary trial is set
\nbefore Justice T.H.GREEN at 2 o\u2019clock Friday afternoon.Both men resided in Curve and
\nwere independent buyers of timber for various mills and had been operating in this section
\nfor several years.The funeral sevices for Mr.PURYEAR were held in Curve Monday
\nafternoon.
\n**A SUICIDE**The body of J.A.KERR was found Sunday morning about 7 o\u2019clock
\nbetween the double tracts of the Illinois Central Railroad,almost directly under the
\nsuspensionbridge that spans the deep cut in Ripley.It is presumed that sometime after
\nmidnight Saturday,KERR wended his way from his boarding house,the Fortner Hotel,to
\nthe spot he had chosen to take his life,and deliberately plunged head foremost from the
\nbridge,a distance of 62 feet.When the body struck the ground,the legs were thrown across
\nthe track and a passing train severed the left leg above the knee and the right below the
\nknee.The head and body were not mangled,only being brusied.A inquest was held before
\nN.W.BARBOUR,Coroner,and the verdict of the jury was substantially in accordance with
\nthe statement as related above.No motiveis known which would have caused Mr.Kerr to
\ntake his own life.In his room at the hotel was found several checks endorsed over to
\nMr.FORTNER totally about $200.00 and the following note:\u201dMr.FORTNER,bury me
\nhere.Send surviving tools and map to Tennessee Geoliogical Survey,401 Seventh Ave.
\nNashville.Trunk and clothes are worthless.Send the Box on the dresser to James S.KERR,
\nBulger,PA.Don\u2019t bother wiring anyone.Write James S.KERR,Title Guaranty Co.,Fink
\nAnnex,Pgh.\u201d His brother was notified of the death,arrived in Ripley Tuesday,and
\naccompanied the remains to his home in PA.Deceased was about 43 years of age.He is
\nsurvived by his aged parents,five sisters and two brothers,all of Bulger,Pa.
\n**ADDITIONAL LOCALS**Relatives here were advised Saturday of the death of
\nMrs.Viney Rice ROBERTS in Cincinnati,where she was making her home with her
\nson,Lutrell RICE.The body was cremated and later the ashes will be entered in St.Paul
\nCemetery near Durhamville,where her first husband was buried.After the death of
\nCol.F.W.ROBERTS,she moved to Cininnati.
\n**DEATH**Mr.G.W.STYERS,age 66,died suddenly of a heart attack at his home near
\nRipley Sunday morning.He arose early,and performed his duties around the house,ate
\nbreakfast and was apparately as well as usual.Shortly after breakfast he became ill and
\nnever rallied.He was a substantial farmer,a good citizen and greatly esteemed by a host of
\nfriends.He was a member of Ripley Baptist Church,lived a christian life and died in the
\nfaith and hope of eternal life.The funeral was held Monday,buried in Holmes Cemetery.He
\nis survived by his wife,Mary THOMPSON STYERS; six children, Carl, Clyde, John,
\nRobert,and Buford STYERS and Mrs.Annie CRAIG.His widow was the daughter of
\nTerrell THOMPSON,deceased,one of the county\u2019s pioneer citizens.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.W.T.SAVAGE left Friday on a visit to his family,who
\nis spending the winter in Biloxi,MS.
\nMrs.Willie COX,who has been living in Blytheville,Ark.,is a guest in the Hart Hotel.
\nArch Deacon Charles K.WELLER left Friday for Enid,Okla.,where he was called by the
\nsudden death of his grandson.Mrs.WELLER accompanied him.
\n**ARP**Last Thursday night the Death Angel visited the home of Mr.& Mrs.Abb PITTS
\nand claimed for its own their daughter,Opal,who had been sick only a few days.she was
\nlaid to rest Saturday afternoon.
\n**GOLDDUST**Little Woodrow METER was on the sick list a few days last week.
\nMr.Freeman MIDYETT spent the weekend with his sister,Mrs.Herman RHODES at
\nLightfoot.
\n**ASBURY**Mrs.Tom KLUTTS,of Ripley,spent a few days recently with her
\nmother,Mrs.Maude BILLINGS.
\nMiss Fedelia KLUTTS,of Ripley,spent Wednesday night with Miss Nell HENDERSON.
\nMrs.N.J.HENDERSON spent Wednesday and Thursday in the home of Mrs.Emma
\nKLUTTS,of Ripley.
\n**WOODVILLE**Mr.& Mrs.H.A.TALLEY were called Sunday to the home of her
\nbrother,Mr.Whit STYERS,near Ripley,by his sudden death.
\n**CONNER**Mr.Jesse LOVELL and family spent a few days last week with his
\nbrother,Mr.John LOVELL,in Crockett County.
\n**DEATH**After an attack of pneumonia,Mr.J.H.WOODARD,75 years, eight
\nmonths,died at his home on Chisholm Bluff,February 19th,1930.Interment in Grace
\nCemetery.Surviving are his wife,Mary Thomas WOODARD;
\ndaughter,Mrs.S.B.WEAVER; eight grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren.
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\nFRIDAY MARCH 7, 1930
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\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Bobby,infant son of Mr.& Mrs.L.ROBBINS,of Arp,died
\nTuesday and was buried Wednesday at Mt.Pleasant.
\nSince last week,the 5-acre 5-bale has added a new member,C.F.COX.
\nMr.Dan KLUTTS has been transferred by his company,the Modern Woodman,from
\nJackson,TN.to Okla.City,OK. He spent Sunday at home and was accompanied to
\nMemphis by Mrs.KLUTTS.
\n**IN MEMORY**At nine o\u2019clock Saturday morning,March 1st,1930,Mrs.John
\nWHITEHORN died at her home near Ripley after 15 days illness during the greater
\nportion of which time she was unconscious,not realizing that loving hands ansd anxious
\nloved ones were hanging over her bed,waiting at every move to minister to her every need
\nand want.Mrs.WHITEHORN was born December 26th,1879.She professed faith in Christ
\nwhen a young girl and joined Grace Baptist.She could not get to go to the house of God
\nas she longed to,on account of ill health,but she never forgot her Lord.She trusted Him at
\nhome and was always ready to offer her burden-bearer to those who were in trouble.Live
\nas she did and when God calls,you will meet her in a world where there will be no more
\nsuffering or heartaches. Mrs.WHITEHORN was first married to Mr.Tom CASEY,who
\npreceded her in death several years.To this union was born one son,Mr.Roy CASEY,of
\nthis place.Later she married Mr.John WHITEHORN.Three children came to bless their
\nhome;Altie. Louise, and Claiborne.She is survived by her husband, two sons,two
\ndaughters,three sisters,two brothers,and a host of friends..
\n**GATES**Mr.John GRIFFEN,of Forked Deer,who underwent a major operation at a
\nDyersburg Hospital a few weeks ago,died there at an early hour Tuesday morning.The
\nremains were carried to his home in Forked Deer and intermant was in the cemetery there
\nWednesday morning.Deceased is survived by one sister,Mrs.Emma BAIN,of Brownsville;
\nthree nephews,Paul GRIFFEN,of Halls; Lloyd GRIFFEN,of Maud,Miss.,and Billie
\nGRIFFEN; one neice,Miss Eugenia GRIFFEN,of Forked Deer.
\n**ASBURY** The remains of Mr.M.A.GILLESPIE,who died in the General Hospital in
\nMemphis,was laid to rest in Asbury Cemetery Friday afternoon.
\n**MASCEDONIA**Mr.& Mrs.Alton HARRISON are the parents of a son,who has been
\nnamed Robert Alton HARRISON.Mrs.HARRISON will be remembered as Miss Kate
\nGOODWIN.
\n**LUCKETT**Among those on the sick list is Miss Emily NELSON.
\n**KICK OF A HORSE**A tragedy was enacted today during the noon hour at the
\nCounty Farm,southwest of the city,while two boys were at play,both mounted on the back
\nof a horse,costing the life of George Carroll WELLER,Jr.,5-year-old son of the
\nWELLERs\u2019,who have charge of the farm.The horse became frightened,and George,riding
\nbehind Jack CANTHEN,slide off backwards over the horse\u2019s tail.This seemed to frighten
\nthe horse even more,and it kicked with both hind legs just as the lad fell,one of its hooves
\nstriking the lad\u2019s head,crushing his skull.The father,who had partly witnessed the
\naccident,gathered the lad in his arms,and with the mother,drove at once to the Springs
\nHospital,but the doctors said the boy was dead when they examined him.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Mr.Will HUTCHERSON spent one night last week with his
\nsister,Mrs.John WHITEHORN at Ripley.
\nMiss Louise HUTCHERSON,of Ripley,spent Saturday night with parents,Mr.&
\nMrs.Will HUTCHERSON.
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\nFRIDAY MARCH 14, 1930
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\n**FREE OF MURDER CHARGE**Marvin GARRETT,timber buyer,of Curve,was
\nreleased on his plea of self defense at his preliminary hearing before Magistrate
\nN.W.BARBOUR,on a charge of killing Harvey PURYEAR,another timber buyer,about
\nthree weeks ago.Witnesses testified that GARRETT shot to defend himself after
\nPURYEAR,who was said to be drinking,attacked him with a knife.However,the charge of
\ncarrying a pistol was upheld and GARRETT was bound over to Circuit Court under $250
\nbond,which he made.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Mr.Henry MANESS is suffering with neuralgia.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.& Mrs.W.B.MIDYETT and Miss Ellis WOOD
\nmotored to Memphis via Brownsville Sunday.
\nMessers J.M.TAYLOR, W.B.MIDYETT, and W.D.CLARK,attended the I.C.Boosters
\nClub in Dyersburg Tuesday night.
\nMrs.John HAISLIP died Wednesday of last week and her remains were laid to rest in
\nNew Hope Cemetery the following day.She was 51 years of age.
\nMrs.A.KLUTTS and baby spent Wednesday in Jackson with Mrs.Harris BROWN.
\nMr.Henry Watson BURNS,age 36,son of J.W.BURNS,was killed Wednesday afternoon
\nwhen dynamiting stumps on the F.P.FERGUSON farm in the Mississippi Bottom.The
\nremains were laid to rest Thursday afternoon.He is survived by his wife and several
\nchildren.
\nMr.Bennett WILLIAMS,73 years of age,died Wednesday afternoon at the home of his
\ndaughter,Mrs.ADKERSON,of Nut Bush.He was buried Thursday afternoon in Mary\u2019s
\nChapel Cemetery,funeral services being conducted by Rev.M.F.SAVAGE.He is also
\nsurvived by his wife and two sons,Hiram WILLIAMS ,of Hurricane Hill and Joe
\nWILLIAMS,of Ripley.
\nMr.Josephus R.GRIFFEN,age 81 years,died in Crockett County Saturday and was
\nburied in Grace Cemetery Sunday.He is survived by two sons,Buck GRIFFEN & Asa
\nGRIFFEN,both of Chisholm Bluff; and three daughters,Mrs.Harry EDNEY,of Ripley;
\nMrs.ANDERSON,of Maury City; and a daughter living in Memphis.
\n**CONNER**Misses Altie and Louise WHITEHORN,of Ripley,spent the weekend with
\ntheir cousin,Miss Leona LOVELL and were accompanied home by Miss LOVELL.
\n**IN MEMORY**On February 23,1930,the Death Angel visited the home of
\nMr.A.W.CROOK and claimed his mother,Mrs.Mary Jane AVERETTE
\nCROOK.Mrs.CROOK was born in Mecklinburg Co.,VA.,December 26,1835.She was A
\nmember of Salem Baptist Church of Virginia.She was married to Mr.G.M.CROOK on
\nMay 3rd,1854.She was the mother of eleven children,three of whom survive;
\nMrs.J.W.KENNEDY,of St.Louis; Miss Lucile CROOK and Mr.A.W.\u201dDixie\u201d CROOK;28
\ngrand children,62 great grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.Funeral
\nservices were held at the home.She was laid to rest in Western Valley
\nCemetery.Mrs.Crook was a resident of Glimp for many years and was loved by everyone
\nwho knew her.She leaves a host of friends and loved ones to mourn her death.She was
\nconfined to her bed three months,and with all her suffering,she always had a kind word for
\neveryone.
\n**GATES**Mrs.Herbert RIGSBY,of Memphis,was called here Sunday by the death of
\nher neice,little Emma Jean WILLIAMS.Emma Jean,infant daughter Mr.& Mrs.Evan
\nWILLIAMS died Saturday afternoon of whooping cough and pneumonia.The funeral was
\nconducted Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church,interment in Gates Cemetery.
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\nMARCH 21,1930
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\n**GATES**Mrs.C.N.WILKES died suddenly at her home here Thursday night of
\napoplexy.She was before her marriage Miss Lizzie WILSON,daughter of the late Mr.&
\nmrs.W.H.WILSON.Funeral services were Friday afternoon.Interment was in Gates
\nCemetery.Deceased is survived by her husband,three children,Charlton WILKES,of
\nMemphis; James and Eva WILKES,of Gates; one step-daughter,Mrs.John MOORE,of
\nDyersburg; one sister,Mrs.A.D.FARLEY,of Maydee and three brothers, Jim
\nWILSON,John WILSON, and R.B.WILSON,of Memphis.
\n**OUR LITTLE FRIEND CALLED HOME**Thursday of last week,after a losing fight
\nagainst a dangerous malady,God stooped down,whispered his love and took the spotless
\nspirit of Alford Alston VAUGHN,son of Mr.& Mrs.E.L.VAUGHN and twin brother to
\nSanford VAUGHN,to the Beautiful Somewhere.
\n**ADDITIONAL LOCALS**Mrs.Lula CANNON,who resides a few miles north of
\nRipley,became ill Monday and was brought to the home of her son,Doss CANNON,on
\nBrownsville Street.Her illness was pronounced as memingitis by three doctors,and she was
\ntaken to the Isolation Hospital in Memphis Monday night.She died Wednesday night and
\nher remains were brought to Grace Cemeterty and interred Thursday Afternoon.She was
\n49 years of age.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.& Mrs.J.C.WESSON attended the funeral of
\nMrs.Mollie MOORE in Dyersburg Tuesday .
\nMr.C.W.RAY,age 62 years,died Tuesday at his home in Edith and was buried
\nWednesday in the cemetery at that place.He suddenly expired while seated in a chair just
\nafter having partaken of the noon day meal.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Miss Reba HUTCHERSON,of Ripley,spent Saturday with
\nparents,Mr.& Mrs.Will HUTCHERSON.
\nMr.Woodrow HUTCHERSON spent Sunday night with his sister,Miss Reba
\nHUTCHERSON in Ripley.
\n**DEATH**Wm.B.HOUSTON,49,for the past 25 years a clerk in the post office at
\nMemphis,died Sunday morning after an attack of heart disease from which he had suffered
\nsince last November.He was a native of Woodville and moved to Memphis 26 years
\nago.Last rites were conducted at 10 o\u2019clock Tuesday,burial in Forest Hill
\nCemetery.Surviving are his wife,Bettie MULLERY HOUSTON; four children, Horace
\nM.HOUSTON, Margaret HOUSTON, Delma HOUSTON,and W.B.HOUSTON,Jr.;his
\nparents,Horace and Emma L.HOUSTON; and two sisters, Mrs.C.J.CRANE,of Blytheville
\nand Mrs.Albert WILEY,of Woodville.
\n**DEATH**William E.RICHARDSON,Sr.,prominent merchant and Republican,of
\nHalls,died late Saturday and was buried Monday at 10 o\u2019clock at
\nHalls.Mr.RICHARDSON was 70 years old.(son,W.E.RICHARDSON,Jr. mentioned)
\n**NANKIPOO**Mrs.Alice STILLWELL and daughter,Betty,from near Edith,spent the
\nweekend with Mr.& Mrs.Harvel STILLWELL.
\n**MASCEDONIA**Mr.& Mrs.Jim COX are the parents of a 12 pound son.
\n**GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN**On Wednesday,March 12,the spirit of Bennett
\nWILLIAMS was called to it\u2019s reward.He was born in McNairy County,but in early
\nmanhood moved to Ripley,where he spent most of his life.He leaves a widow,who before
\nthey marriage was Miss Jennie HAYS.To this union were born twelve children,five of
\nwhom who survive; five of whom who survive;Joe B.WILLIAMS,of Ripley;
\nH.D.WILLIAMS,of Hurricane Hill; Mrs.J.E.KIRBY,of
\nBlytheville,Ark.;Mrs.B.H.OLDS,of Greenville,Miss.;Mrs.Henry ADKERSON,of Nut
\nBush.He was 74 years and for 37 years a member of Mary\u2019s Chapel Baptist Church at
\nwhich place his funeral was conducted by Rev.M.F.SAVAGE.
\n**GOLDDUST**Miss Margaret NELSON,of Luckett,spent last week with her
\nsister,Mrs.Dee YOCKUM.
\n**LUCKETT**Mr.W.M.NELSON and daughter,Margaret,are visiting his
\ndaughter,Mrs.Dee YOCKUM at Golddust.
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\nFRIDAY MARCH 28,1930
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\n**EDITH**Mr.Wood RAY,who has lived in this community for over 60 years.died
\nWednesday of Heart trouble.He leaves his wife and three sons.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Misses Reba HUTCHERSON and Altie WHITEHORN,of
\nRipley,spent Saturday night with Mrs.Will HUTCHERSON.
\n**DEATH**Mrs.Minnie WILLIAMS,66,who had been a resident of Memphis for 25
\nyears,died at her home in that city Monday night.She had been in ill health for several
\nyears and suffered a paralytic stroke from which she never rallied.Mrs.WILLIAMS moved
\nto Memphis from Ripley after the death of her husband,the late Ransom WILLIAMS in
\n1899.She was a member of Harris Memorial Methodist Church.Surviving are four
\ndaughters, Mrs.R.W.NASH, Mrs.H.E.GULILANA, Mrs.J.S.THRELKELD and
\nMrs.J.C.DORSEY, all of Memphis; and one son, E.R.WILLIAMS,of Detroit; one
\nbrother,E.E.BENTON,of Trenton,TN. and one sister,Mrs.Annie SIDWAY,of Dyersburg.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.R.L.GILLIAM,of Forked Deer,spent a few days this
\nweek with her neice,Mrs.J.M.MANESS.
\nMrs.W.T.RICE spent the weekend in Memphis visiting Mr.& Mrs.J.E.MURLEY.She
\nalso visited Mrs.W.A.DANIELS at the Baptist Hospital.
\nMrs.B.D.McKNIGHT left Thursday for Chattanooga to attend the funeral of her
\nbrother-in-law,C.N.ROBISON.
\nOwen DAVIS was called to Winona,Miss.,Monday by the serious illness of his
\nbrother,who suffered a stroke of paralysis Sunday night,followed by his daeth on Tuesday
\nmorning.The Sympathy of many friends in Ripley is extended.
\nDeputy Sheriffs John S.EVANS, J.W.LUNSFORD and V.T.LIGHTFOOT captured and
\ndestroyed a 50 gallon still and about 200 gallons of mash on Coal Creek above Davenport
\nFord Sunday afternoon.The plant was still warm,showing it had been in operation,but the
\n\u201cbirds\u201dhad flown as usual.
\n**LUCKETT**Mrs.Sadie WEBB and Mrs.Jim WEBB are on the sick list.
\nMr.W.M.NELSON and daughter,Margaret,have returned home after spending two
\nweeks with his daughter,Mrs.Dee YOCKUM at Golddust.
\n**CENTRAL**Mr.Barnet NEWMAN,of Ft.Robinson,Neb.,is visiing parents,Mr.&
\nMrs.Will NEWMAN.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Mr.& Mrs.Raymond SAVELY and Mrs.Bob ESCUE
\nattended the funeral of Mrs.Edgar MOORE in Forked Deer Friday morning.
\n**CONNER**Mr.& Mrs.W.N.ESCUE and son,Hubert,spent Saturday and Sunday night
\nwith Mr.Manley MURLEY in Memphis.
\n**ASHPORT**Mr.Barney FARMER,of Central,is visiting parents,Mr.& Mrs.Bates
\nFARMER.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY APRIL 4, 1930
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\n**LIGHTFOOT**Mr.& Mrs Herman RHODES are parents of a daughter born March
\n28th.
\n**STILLS**Mr.J.C.WAKEFIELD is one of Sheriff COUGHLAN\u2019s deputies who did a
\ngood piece of work last week.Single-handed and alone,he discovered and destroyed a still
\non the MAYS place,between Lightfoot and Luckett.It was a four barrell outfit with a 50
\ngallon steel cooker.This makes 41 stills that have been destroyed in Sheriff COUGHLAN
\nhas been elected.And by the way,not included in the above,a still was recently destroyed
\non the Grover YOUNGER place near Lightfoot,and the sheriff is very anxious to know
\nand congratulate the person who did such a good job.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.Harris BROWN,of Jackson,was a guest this week of
\nMrs.Alonzo KLUTTS.
\nMr.Ben WATKINS,an inmate of the County Farm,died Saturday night and was buried at
\nWalnut Grove.He was 54 years of age.
\nAn infant daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Jim HOPKINS,who reside near Gaines
\nSchoolhouse,died Tuesday and was buried Wednesday at Asbury.
\n**JUSTICE BARBOUR\u2019S COURT**Bob MANESS,public drunkeness;fined $10 and
\ncosts,sentenced to the County Workhouse till fine is paid or worked out.
\n**ASBURY**Mr.Herman RHODES,of Lightfoot,was a Sunday guest of John Wesley
\nPOWELL,his brother.
\nG.W.HAYNES was called to Blytheville,Ark.,Monday of last week to attend the funeral
\nof his son,Wes HAYNES,who died suddenly.Mrs.Jasper HENDERSON also attended the
\nfuneral.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Mrs.Odell HUTCHERSON,who has been reported seriously ill is
\nreported better.
\nThe remains of Mrs.Claud JOHNSON were brought here from Memphis Sunday and laid
\nto rest in the cemetery at this place.Mrs.JOHNSON was 62 years of age.The former Ella
\nIrene CRAIG JOHNSON,was a native of Lauderdale County.Surviving her are her
\nhusband;two sons, Herbert JOHNSON and James JOHNSON; three daughters.
\nMrs.R.R.ROBERSON,of Paragould,Ark.;Mrs.Davy HURT,of Memphis,and Mrs,Mollie
\nCRAIG,of Ripley.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Little Junior HUTCHERSON and Mary Ruth HUTCHERSON are on
\nthe sick list.
\nMaster Claiborne WHITEHORN,of Ripley,spent Saturday with Woodrow
\nHUTCHERSON.
\nMrs.Will HUTCHERSON and daughter Louisr spent Friday night with relatives near
\nRipley.
\nMisses Reba HUTCHERSON and Louise WHITEHORN,of Ripley,spent last week with
\nMr.& Mrs.Will HUTCHERSON.
\n**CONNER**Mrs.Clyde MILAM,of Ellis,is a guest of Mrs.Henry KLUTTS.
\nMiss Irene KLUTTS,of Mary\u2019s Chapel,spent a few days with her brother.Henry
\nKLUTTS.
\nMr.Jesse LOVELL, Mr.Jack LOVELL, Mr.Theodore MILLS attended the bedside of
\nMrs.Annie Laura MURLEY in Jackson Sunday.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Mrs.R.C.MILAM is spending a few days with her
\ndaughter,Mrs.Henry KLUTTS.
\nMr.& Mrs.Henry KLUTTS and baby,of Conner,spent the weekend with her
\nfather,Mr.R.C.MILAM.
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\nFRIDAY APRIL 11.1930
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\n**CENTRAL**Those from a distance who attended the funeral of Ben FITZGERALD
\non Thursday of last week,were Frank FITZGERALD and family near Blytheville and Jim
\nCOX and family,of Memphis.
\n**DEATH**The sudden death of C.D.BUSSEY on Wednesday afternoon was a severe
\nblow to his many friends.He was enroute to his home in Henning from his farm and at
\nsome point near Cherry,his car was seen by some persons in a nearby field,leave the
\nhighway and go into a ditch on the side road,the car however did not turn over.When the
\nmen reached the car they found Mr.BUSSEY dead at the wheel,so it is evident that he was
\nseized by a heart attack which caused his sudden death.He was about 65 years of age and
\nhad moved to Lauderdale County when he was a young man,from GA.He was a merchant
\nand extensive landowner of Glimp.He is survived by his wife,the former Miss RICE; two
\ndaughters, Mrs.J.L.DUNAVANT,of Henning; and Mrs.BOULDIN,of Newbern; one son,
\nC.J.BUSSEY,owner of Bussey Chevrolet Co.,of Ripley; two sisters also
\nsurvive(unnamed),living in Georgia.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.& Mrs.M.E. MATTHEWS,of Finley,were guests of
\nMrs.Emma KLUTTS Tuesday night.
\nAn infant daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Oscar HAMMOCK died Saturday at their home on
\nAshport Bluff.
\nMr.Beryl GLIMP was carried to Memphis Sunday for treatment,being a victim of
\njamaica ginger.He is reportley seriously paralysized,being unable to use arms or legs.
\nMrs.J.K.COOPER died at her home on Chisholm Lake Bluff Monday and was buried
\nTuesday at Grace Cemetery.She was 51 years of age.
\nB.F.FITZGERALD died at his home near Lightfoot on Thursday of last week.He was
\nlaid to rest in Grace Cemetery the following day.He was 72 years of age.
\nD.T.TURNER has recovered his Chevrolet coach,which was stolen in Memphis on
\nMonday night of last week.Two negroes who lived near Collierville in Fayette County,are
\nin Memphis jail charge with the theft of this car and 20 others cars stolen from the streets
\nof Memphis from time to time.
\nSheriff COUGHLAN has requested The Enterprtise to correct a statement he made last
\nweek relative to a still having been destroyed by some unknown party on the Grover
\nYOUNGER place near Lightfoot.The sheriff says his informant was mistaken in the
\nlocation and that the one in question was the same one destroyed by J,C.WAKEFIELD on
\nan adjoining farm.In justice to Mr.YOUNGER he asks that we make the correction,as no
\nstill was found on his place.
\nA double killing was committed near the coporate limits of Covington last Sunday
\nafternoon,James LESLIE,45 and his son,Preston,19,being shot as a result of an old fued
\ngrowing out of liquor charges.Charles AMMONS,28,a logger,is charged with the
\ncrime,and Jack CRAIGLOW,42,a restaurant employe,as an accessory before the fact.It is
\nsaid that the LESLIES\u2019informed on AMMONS & CRAIGLOWconcerning liquor
\ndepredations,engendering ill feelings between them.Mrs.LESLIE was a witness to the
\ntragedy,being in the auto when they met AMMONS on the edge of town,and she says that
\nboth were killed as they stepped from the car.AMMONS & CRAIGLOW are being held in
\nthe county jail.
\n**LUCKETT**Mrs.Ben EMERSON Jr.,of Jackson,spent the weekend here with her
\nbrother,Clarence MITCHELL.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**The Hubert DUNAVANTS\u2019,of Conner,spent Sunday with
\nhis sister,Mrs.Emmett WHITE.
\n**CARD OF THANKS**signed by:Mrs.B.F.FITZGERALD; four sons, John
\nW.FITZGERALD, Frank FITZGERALD, Porter FITZGERALD, B.J.FITZGERALD;
\n(also listed,no relationship given)Mrs.J.A.GRIFFEN, Mrs.J.W.BOYD,
\nMrs.C.A.LOCKARD.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY APRIL 18,1930
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\n**DEATH**Capt.Champ C.CONNER died at his apartment in the Fortner Hotel in this
\ncity at an early hour ,following two severe heart attacks,the first of which was on
\nThursday afternoon.Though he had been in failing health for sometime,he had not been
\nconfined to his bed,and his friends and loved ones did not anticipate that the end would
\ncome so soon.They realizes that owing to his advanced age,he could not withstand many
\nmore such attacks as those he had been subjected to of late,but they hoped his life might
\nbe spared for many years to come. He had lived to a ripe age.lacking only 10 days of being
\n89 years old,born in Madison County,VA,on April 21,1841.When a mere youth,he came
\nwith his parents to Tennessee.His father,for whom he is named,was one of the first pastors
\nof Ripley Baptist Church.Prior to moving to St.Louis about 15 years ago,Capt.CONNER
\nwas a bookkeeper for Wm.Tucker Co.,Campbell & Keltner and later on a member of
\nCampbell & Conner.He is survived by one daughter,Mrs,Kenneth GARDNER,of
\nSt.Louis;and two sons,Champ C.CONNER,of St.Louis and Phil CONNER,of Chicago.He
\nwas preceded in death by his wife.Interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
\n**A BIG HAUL**Sheriff J.T.COUGHLAN and his deputies last Friday captured three
\nstills on Yankee Bar between Fort Pillow and Crutcher Lake.In the raid were 17
\n100-gallon vats and a 1,000 gallon cooker,operated by a 25 h.p.engine.Two new stills of
\n100 gallon capacity and one of 500 gallon capacity were taken.They had not been put into
\noperation.A quamtity of mash was destroyed.One motor boat was also taken.Three
\nnegroes,Noel HORTON,John WILLIAMS, and Wilbur WALKER were arrested with 95
\ngallons of liquor,according to report of the sheriff.They are in jail under $1000 bond
\neach,charged with transporting.
\n**JUSTICE BARBOUR\u2019S COURT**Robert METER,drunk and disorderly conduct;$15
\nfine,in workhouse.;Russell FAIN,drunk and disorderly conduct;$15 fine,in work house.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Lottie CRAFTON,aged two years,died Monday,as a
\nresult of an accidental gunshot.She was buried at Walnut Grove.
\nDorothy,infant daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Bill FISHER,died Tuesday at their home near
\nWilliams Switch,and the remains were laid to rest in Holmes graveyard.
\nA.L.BRANTLEY died on Wednesday of last week at the home of Mrs.J.E.COOK near
\nEdith.His funeral was held at Grace on Thursday afternoon.He was 62 years of age.
\nThe funeral service of Mrs.R.L.CANNON will be held at Grace Church Sunday
\nafternoon at 3 o\u2019clock.She died March 20th,of meningitis and because of her malady,the
\nfuneral services had to be delayed until a later date.
\nMrs.James P.SLOAN was run down and seriously injured by a reckless driver near her
\nhome in Memphis Tuesday night.She had been visiting a neighbor and in crossing the
\nstreet was struck.She was given first aid treatment at her home,and later was carried to the
\nBaptist hospital.Her sister,Mrs.J.W.HEDGEPATH.and Miss HEDGEPATH visited her
\nWednesday.she is getting along fine.
\n**CONNER**Miss Julia KLUTTS is spending a few days with friends at Orysa.
\n**LIGHTFOOT**Mrs.E.S.METER and son,Preston,returned Sunday to their home in
\nMemphis after a week\u2019s visit here.
\n**HENNING**An old darky,by the name of Henry DEWALT,enroute from town to his
\nhome in Cherry,was struck by a car driven by Wesley MORRIS and killed almost
\ninstantly.
\nThe passing away of Mr.D.W.BRANDON,whose death occurred Sunday evening about
\n11:30 in the home of his daughter,Mrs.W.H.JORDON,with whom he made his home,took
\nfrom our midst,one of the oldest citizens in our town.Born in Georgia on August
\n21,1846,he was married to Judith Rebecca HENNING on January 26th,1870.To this
\nunion,nine children were born,six of whom survive and were at his bedside when the end
\ncame.They are:Mrs.Sam JACKSON,of Paducah,KY; D.G.BRANDON,of Nashville;
\nMrs.Wm.JARRETT,of Memphis; E.E.BRANDON, R.L.BRANDON, and
\nMrs.W.H.JORDON,all of this place.Funeral services were held Tuesday in the home of
\nMrs.JORDON.The remains were laid to rest in Bethlehem Cemetery,by the side of his
\nwife,who preceded him just one year ago last January.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY APRIL 25,1930
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\n**DEATH**John D. MONTGOMERY was born near Danceyville,Tennessee,Haywood
\nCounty,January 15,1845,and died in San Antonio,Texas,April 18,1930,aged 85 years,3
\nmonths, and 3 days.He was married to Miss Susan Elizabeth WILLIAMS,of Haywood
\nCounty,to whom 11 children were born,eight sons and three daughters.Of the 11
\nborn,only 3 survive;W.T. & Frank MONTGOMERY,both of San Antonio,Texas,and
\nJ.H.MONTGOMERY,of Weimer,Texas.There are two grandchildren: Mrs.Albert
\nDURHAM,of Durhamville and Jack MONTGOMERY,of Weimer,Texas. His wife
\npreceded him in death on February 22,1924.
\n**CENTRAL**Mr.J.R.COX,from near Humboldt,and Mr.E.B.COX and family,of
\nGadsden,visited Mr.J.O.COX and family Sunday.
\n**HENNING**Quite a number from here attended the funeral of Mrs.R.L.O\u2019KELLEY in
\nMason Friday afternoon.She left her husband and her son,Robert.
\n**GOLDDUST**Ocie FAIN spent the week-end at Arp.
\nMiss Ella METER spent Monday in Ashport.
\nMr.C.M.METER made a business trip to Ripley Monday.
\nMrs.Sallie FAIN was called to Ripley Saturday night by the serious illness of her
\nson,Russell.
\nC.M.METER and children, Charles and Woodrow,visited in the Walter MUELLER
\nhome in Ashport Sunday.
\nRobert METER attended the bedside of Russell FAIN in Ripley Sunday night.
\n**CALLED HOME**A.L.BRANTLEY was born February 11th,1868;and departed this
\nlife April 9th,1930-age 62 years, 1 month, and 28 days.He was converted many years ago
\nand joined the Baptist Church at Elon where he remained a member until his death and
\nwas a true and faithful citizen.He was married to Miss Miriah COUSIN on April
\n21st,1891.To this union was born one daughter,Mrs.J.E.COOK.Funeral services were
\nheld at Grace Cemetery.Besides his wife and daughter,he is survived by one
\ngrandchild,two brothers and two sisters.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**T.H.KLUTTS and son,Tom,and little Lillie Mae SMITH,of
\nRipley,spent Sunday in the T.A.SMITH home.
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\n**DEATH**The sudden death of Dr.S.M.GLENN in his office over City Drug
\nCo.,Monday morning about 8 o\u2019clock came as a great surprise to his numerous friends
\nand relatives.Seized with a severe heart attack,he expired before medical aid could reach
\nhim.The body was removed to the residence of his sister,Mrs.W.H.FOUST and on
\nTuesday morning was carried to his old home at Lightfoot and laid to rest beside the
\nremains of his wife who preceded him in death many years.Dr.GLENN was 61 years of
\nage,born near Glimp.He is survived by three brothers and three sisters;John GLENN &
\nMrs.W.H.FOUST,both of Ripley; Dave GLENN & Mrs.T.E.BARFIELD,both of Cherry;
\nMrs.Sallie COBB,of Memphis; and Will GLENN,of NC; one son,S.M.GLENN,Jr.,of
\nFt.Thomas,KY; and one daughter,Mrs.Parker JOHNSON,of Ashport.
\n**HENNING**Mr.& Mrs.J.H. HOPPER attended the funeral of his aunt,Mrs.Mollie
\nPARKER in Halls Tuesday.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.& Mrs.A.KLUTTS and son,Bill,visited in Jackson
\nSunday.
\nThe census of The West Tennessee State Hospital,Bolivar,is 1283 as compared to 892 in
\n1920.
\nMr.& Mrs.John PYLE and children,of Hickman,KY.,were weekend guests of Mrs.Emma
\nKLUTTS.
\nMr.Steven GLENN,of Ft.Thomas,KY.,was called to Ripley Monday by the death of his
\nfather S.M.GLENN.
\nMr.& Mrs G.W.METER and family spent Sunday in Henning,guests of Mr.&
\nMrs.O.D.BRADEN.
\nLucille,six-year-old daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Frank JACKSON,died Monday at her home
\nnear Edith and the remains were laid to rest Tuesday in Grace Cemetery.
\n**HENNING**B.F.ROBISON died Thursday at the home of his son,John
\nROBISON,after a lingering illness.Funeral was Friday afternoon at the Methodist
\nChurch,burial in Gates Cemetery.Deceased is survived by one daughter,Mrs.Dick
\nWALPOLE; four sons, John ROBISON, W.E.ROBISON, W.P.ROBISON and Robert
\nROBISON and 12 grandchildren.
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\nFRIDAY MAY 9,1930
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\n**TWO ARRESTED ON BURGLARY CHARGE**During the past three weeks,quite a
\nnumber of residences in Ripley have been visited by burglars,and in some instances
\nvaluable articles were stolen.The home of Sam BERG suffered the greatest loss,being
\nrelieved of diamonds and jewelry to the value of over $1000.This loss however is covered
\nby insurance. On Tuesday,Alfonso CLEVELAND,a negro convict,who was out of prison
\non parole and employed by W.W.CRAIG as a houseboy for the past three weeks,carried a
\nwristwatch to Leverette\u2019s Jewerly Store to have a band put on it and
\nMr.LEVERETTE,knowing it was property of Will BROWN,to whom he had sold
\nit,refused ti return it,the negro attempted to strike him,and made a dash for liberty.He was
\nlater arrested at the Fortner Hotel,but Sam Ella POLK,a negro woman,succeeded in
\nconvincing the officers that he was not the person they were looking for so he was
\nreleased and is still at large.However,Sam Ella was arrested and placed in jail as an
\naccessory after the fact and was bound over to Circuit Court under $500 bond by Justice
\nBARBOUR for aiding CLEVELAND\u2019s escape.CLEVELAND is about 24 years of
\nage,weighs 145 to 150 pounds,ginger cake color.5 1\/2 feet tall.The State is assisting our
\ncounty in everyway possible to capture this negro. Another negro,Nathan MAYS,has been
\narrested and held in jail without bond,awaiting further investigation.He,too,is said to have
\nserved a term in prison.His home was searched and a suitcase was found containing
\nsilverware,some womens\u2019apparal and an electric iron. Among the things CLEVELAND
\nhad stored in the upper store of the garage building at the CRAIG home,and which were
\nrecovered,was a hat belonging to Curtis REED, and a watch, mandolin, shoes and other
\narticles stolen from Will BROWN\u2019s home.While only three negroes have yet been
\ncharged,two of whom are in jail,it is generally believed that others are implicated and they
\nmay not all be negroes.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.Cy SMITH,who had been making her home with her
\ndaughter,Mrs.Wes LACKEY for the past year was carried to the County Farm Saturday.
\nMrs.Adiner REECE,69,who lived on the E.F.WILSON farm near Ripley,died May
\n1st,and her remains were carried to Alamo for interment the following day.
\nRelatives here were advised Wednesday of the death of Walter TURNER in
\nDenver,Colo.;Mr.& Mrs.Joe WHITE and Mrs.Wm.BALLARD,of Ripley,were at his
\nbedside when he passed away.
\nMrs.Effie WILLIAMS,34,of Gates,received a severe cut over her right eye,when the car
\nin which she rode,driven by B.L.ROBINSON,also of Gates,collided with the car of Henry
\nCLAY,negro,at Lauderdale Street and Madison Avenue in Memphis Tuesday
\nafternoon.Mrs.WILLIAMS was treated at the Baptist Hospital.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Mrs.Nettie FERGASON received a message announcing the death of
\nMrs.Mollie PARKS,who was run down by a car last Monday while attemptung to cross
\nthe street near her home in Obion.
\n**GATES**Miss Louise GRAVES, Mr.J.B.WELCH,and guests;Mr.RICHARDS and
\nMiss HENDERSON,of Humboldt;and Mr.& Mrs.MIDYETT,of Kenton,spent Sunday
\nafternoon at Reelfoot Lake.
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\nFRIDAY MAY 16,1930
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\n**SOCIETY**Mrs.Emma KLUTTS announces the engagement anf approaching marriage
\nof her daughter,Fidelia,to Wilburn SIMMONS,of Halls.Miss KLUTTS is a graduate of
\nRipley High School,is a very talented young lady and a popular member of the younger
\nset.Mr.SIMMONS is a graduate of Halls High School and is a very successful young
\nbusiness man.
\n**GATES**Mrs.Hayden WILLIAMS happened to a very painful and near serious
\naccident last Wednesday in Memphis.Enroute to a hospital with her
\nbrother-in-law.,B.F.ROBISON,to see his wife,who had recently had an operation,their car
\nwas run into by a car coming out of a side street.Mrs.WILLIAMS was thrown through the
\nwindshield and received severe cuts about her eyes and was badly shaken
\nup.Mr.ROBISON was unhurt.Mrs.WILLIAMS was able to return home Sunday.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.G.H.COKER reports that she found a four legged
\nchicken in a brood recently hatched at her home.
\nOfficers BIBB,DENNIE, FITZGERALD and ACUFF,destroyed a 500-gallon still and
\n1000gallons of mash Thursday of last week below Halespoint.No arrests were made.
\nThe J.E.WHITEs\u2019and daughter Mrs.Wm.BALLARD returned home Monday night from
\nDenver,where they went to attend the bedside of Mrs.WHITE\u2019s brother,Walter
\nA.TURNER,who died Wednesday of last week.
\nWalter A.TURNER died at his home in Denver,Colo.,on May 7th.His remains were
\ncarried to his wife\u2019s home in Olpe,Kansas for burial.He was born here and while living
\nhere made his home with his sister,Mrs.J.E.WHITE.He was the son of the late
\nJ.A.TURNER.He is survived by his wife,son,three sisters and four brothers.
\n**NANKIPOO**D.W.BALL,of Hayti,MO.,was called to the bedside of his baby,who
\ndied Sunday morning.Funeral services were held Monday morning at Enon Baptist
\nChurch.
\n**LIGHTFOOT**E.S.METER and family and the J.W.YOUNGER family have moved
\nback from Memphis and are living near Ashport.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY MAY 23,1930
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\n**RIPLEY ROTARY CLUB**The happiness to be experience in the visit of such a friend
\nhas come to us this week in the person of Hon.J.A.WEBB,of New York City,and the
\nRotary club was honored in having him.He went back to his firsy school with only one
\nteacher in one room with a great big paddle as frist assistant,and later when the \u201cassistant\u201d
\nwas supplanted by a lady ,the change was indeed welcome.Then he told of the greatest
\ndemonstrations ever witnesses in Ripley up to that time,when the message was received of
\nCleveland\u2019s election;how the anvils were taken from the blacksmith shops and gun powder
\nfrom the stores,followed by a tumultuous uproar that wakened the natives from miles
\naround.He well remembered the speech of uncontrollable agitation made by Capt.Hanks
\non that occasion.Then his mind reverted to the time when Capt.HANKS was postmaster
\nand the post office consisted of only a few boxes and everyone had to go and call for their
\nmail.The greatest distinction Ripley had then was being \u201cthe highest point between
\nPaducah and Memphis.\u201dWe had no trains;cotton had to be carried either to Brownsville or
\nFulton,and it required two days to make the trip.Hard roads were unknown in our
\ncounty,our roads were dust if dry,and mud when wet.A journey to Memphis in those days
\nwas hailed to the weekly press as an important event,and if,perchance,one should get so
\nfar away as New Orleans,such a change in climate made one sick.The changes of our
\ncounty,said he,were all of a material nature-the old time characteristics of our forefathers
\nstill survive and will live for ever in the hearts of our people as a blessing and a benedition
\nfrom a noble ancestry.Mr.WEBB is a son of the late M.D.WEBB.one of the pioneer
\ncitizens of our county.His mother still survives.Every year since his father\u2019s death,she has
\nbeen spending the summers with him,but now that she has reached that ripe age when she
\ncan no longer visit him-he is doing the next best thing,\u201dcoming back home and to
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**SOCIETY**Miss Edna Earl HUTCHERSON was hostess to the meeting of the
\nY.W.A.on Tuesday afternoon.The rooms were decorated with red and white roses
\nand sweet peas.Following the program,Miss Fedelia KLUTTS,a member of the
\nY.W.A.,and a bride-elect,was showered with lovely gifts from the guests
\npresent,and also from friends who could not be there.The gifts attractively
\nwrapped,were arranged on a table centered with a vase of red roses,and following
\nthe program,Miss KLUTTS opened the packages and displayed the beautiful and
\nuseful gifts.A tempting ice course carring out a red and white color motif was
\nenjoyed.Miss KLUTTS wore a red chiffon frock,Miss Hutcherson was attired in
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**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**A.S.SIMPSON,who lives near Asbury,received a letter
\nrecently from his son,Sgt.Odie L.SIMPSON,who is stationed at Schofield
\nBarracks,Honolula,H.I.,announcing the arrival of a son,the first born,at his home on April
\n20th,and that the little fellow had been named A.S.SIMPSON II. Sgt.SIMPSON is a
\nmember of Co.M.27th Inf.and has been in service of Uncle Sam the past ten years.
\nMrs.W.S.RAINEY,age 53 years,died in Cairo,Illinois on Thursday night of last week.She
\nis survived by her husband;one son; and one sister,Mrs.Wade NORVELL,of
\nRipley.Mrs.NORVELL attended the funeral.
\nA daylight robbery was reported by Robert SMITH Wednesday morning at a point on
\nJeff Davis Highway about 1 1\/2 miles north of Ripley.He said he was coming to town in a
\nbuggy,bringing a can og cream to market,when he met a car occupied by a lady and two
\nmen.The lady dressed in khaki,was at the wheel and at the point of a pistol the men went
\nthrough Mr.SMITH\u2019s pockets and extracted about $30.00.He said he was unable to get
\nthe numbers on the car because they were covered.
\n**PERCIFUL**Mr.& Mrs.J.F. DAVIS, Mr.S.J.PICKARD and Mr.& Mrs
\nT.L.STRINGER attended the funeral of Dr.J.W.WARREN at Forked Deer Monday.
\n**CURVE**Mr.& Mrs.S.E.MARSHELL were called to Munford Monday afternoon by
\nthe sudden death of her mother,Mrs.ADAMS.
\n**JUSTICE BARBOUR\u2019S COURT**Bob MANESS,public drunkeness;$15.oo fine and
\nconfined to County Workhouse until same is paid,secured,or worked out.
\n**CONNER**Mrs.R.A.DANIELS has returned home after a week\u2019s visit with her
\nsister,Mrs.Myrtle SAVAGE at Finley.
\n**GATES**Dr.J.W.WARREN,of Forked Deer,died Friday morning at Baptist
\nHospital,Memphis,after a lingering illness.The remains were carried to his home Friday
\nafternoon.Funeral services were conducted at his home Monday morning,burial in Forked
\nCemetery.He is survived by his wife, the former Katie PEARSON; three
\nchildren,J.W.WARREN,Jr.,Alice WARREN, and Willis WARREN; five sisters and three
\nbrothers..
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Mrs.Odell HUTCHERSON is quite sick.
\nHerman SMITH spent the weekend in the T.H.KLUTTS home in Ripley.
\n**GOLDDUST**William NELSON was in Dyersburg one day last week.
\n**EDITH**Mrs.Mary MORRIS,who had been confined to her bed since the first of
\nMarch,died Wednesday of last week.
\nMr.& Mrs.Irvin TWILLA,who had been at the bedside of their mother,Mrs.Mary
\nMORRIS for several weeks,returned to their home in Memphis Friday.
\n**ASBURY**Nell HENDERSON spent a few days last week with Miss Fidelia KLUTTS
\nin Ripley.
\n**CARD OF THANKS**For kindness shown during illness and death of
\nmother,Mrs.Mary Bell MORRIS,who died May 13th,1930.Miss Ersie TWILLA, Louise
\nand Lurline MORRIS, Lonnie TWILLA, Ervin TWILLA.
\n**ASHPORT**Mr.& Mrs.Jesse YARBROUGH,of Covington,have moved here to make
\ntheir home.
\n**DRY HILL**Mr.& Mrs.B.F.HUTCHERSON and family attended the funeral of
\nMrs.MORRIS at Grace Wednesday of last week.
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\nFRIDAY MAY 30,1930
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\n**AUTO WRECK AT CURVE**Mrs.V.R.GWINN,41,Covington,who received several
\nbroken ribs when an auto driven by her husband collided with another car near Curve
\nSunday morning,was carried to the Baptist Hospital in Memphis.Mr.GWINN was slightly
\ninjured,while Mrs.Flora CHARTER and her husband were cut and brusied.The
\nCHARTERS were taken to a Dyersburg Hospital.Mr.CHARTER is manager of the
\nCovington Power Plant.
\n**DIES FROM GUNSHOT WOUND**Shot through the abdomen in a fight that
\nclimaxed a dice game in a shack near Nut Bush,Joe EDNEY,29,was carried to Baptist
\nHospital in Memphis Sunday night about 8:30 in a serious condition.Peritonitis had set in
\ndespite an emergency operation.He died Tuesday morning about 6 o\u2019clock,and the
\nremains were brought to Ripley that day and later laid to rest in the DUNAVANT burial
\nground near Double Bridges.The funeral was held Wednesday in the home of his brother
\nin Ripley.He is survived by his wife,formerly Miss ELDER; one sister and three brothers
\nSheriff HUNTER,of Brownsville,arrested Talcolm NORVELL,who lives at the
\nshack.NORVELL claimed that he and EDNEY were alone in the room and that EDNEY
\ndrew a .45 pistol after they had quarreled.In the scuffle,he said,the gun went off,wounding
\nEDNEY.His brother,who had accompanied him to Memphis,said he heard earlier in the
\nevening that his brother had been shot and started from Ripley for Nut Bush and found his
\nbrother\u2019s car parked on the side of the road and young EDNEY slumped over the
\nwheel.NORVELL is in jail in Brownsville,charged with second degree murder,his trial has
\nbeen set for Friday of this week.Calvin ELDER,it is said,was an eye witness to the
\nshooting and claims NORVELL fired the fatal shot.
\n**ADDITIONAL LOCALS**Mr.W.T. WOODS,Jr.,died Wednesday morning at the
\nhome of his father,Jim WOODS,at Gaines,after a long illness.Survived by his wife and one
\nchild,he was buried in Asbury Cemetery.
\nMrs.Linnie May HOWARD,wife of D.\/L.HOWARD,died at her home near Central
\nWednesday morning.She is survived by her husband and six children; Felix HOWARD,of
\nMemphis; Roy HOWARD,Herbert HOWARD, and D.L.HOWARD,Jr.,and
\ndaughters,Christine COX and Mrs.W.B.KELLER.Funeral and burial in Grace Cemetery.
\n**SOCIETY**Fidelia KLUTTS,of Ripley,and Wilburn SIMMONS,of Halls,were married
\nSunday afternoon at the home of her aunt,Mrs.F.M.SANGSTER in Osceola,Ark.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.R.C.BIBB and daughter,Mrs.R.E.HAGGARTY and
\nMiss May Walker EDNEY,of Memphis,attended the funeral of Joe EDNEY here
\nWednesday.
\nMrs.D.A.KIMBLE and children,Dorothy anf Harbert,leave today for Detroit to visit her
\nson,Julius,who has made his home there the past year.
\nThe squirrel season in Lauderdale County opens June 1st,but Sheriff COUGHLAN says
\nthis does not mesn that you can hunt squieeels next Sunday or any other Sunday.
\nJames Storer MAJORS is recoving from a severe injury received Thursday afternoon of
\nlast week when a playmate stuck the prong of a garden rack through his foot.
\nMr.& Mrs.C.J.BUSSEY left Saturday for Ashville,NC,where she will remain some time
\nin Willington Sanitarium for the bebefit of her health.He returned Wednesday.
\nDock KLUTTS, Jim SMITH, Mrs.Stanley HADLEY and daughter,Martha,of
\nCovington; Mrs.D.A.KIMBLE and son,Robert,and Miss Georgie HILL visited the
\nR.C.KLUTTS in Cleveland,Miss.,several days last week.
\nJames,15-months-old son of Tom BINKLEY,who resides near Ripley,was carried
\nSunday to Baptist Hospital in Memphis,to have a bean extracted from his throat,but the
\nchild died before an operation could be preformed.
\n**DEATH**May 26th-S.P.\u201dBully\u201dGREEN,a prominent business man of Halls,died at 10
\no\u2019clock sunday morning in a Memphis Hospital,and his body was brought here for
\nburial.For more than a year,his health\u2019s been failing,but he was able to look after his
\nbusiness until a short time before his death.He was born in Alamo in 1876.he was only 17
\nyears old when his father died,leaving a family of six boys and four girls.Services were
\nMonday in Christian Church in Halls,of which he was a member.Surviving are three
\nsisters;Miss Jessie GREEN, and Mrs.H.T.FRANCIS,both of Halls, and Mrs.Guy
\nCOTHAM,of Earle,Ark.;a neice whom he reared, Mrs.Bob NUNN,of Halls; four brothers,
\nO.P.GREEN, Luck GREEN and Til GREEN,all of Alamo,and Lonnie GREEN,of Halls.
\n**KNOB CREEK**Lofton HUTCHERSON,of Memphis,formerly of this community,and
\nAlmarine OLDS,of Nankipoo,drove to Memphis Sunday afternoon and were married.They
\nwill make their home in Memphis,where he holds a position with Wm.r.Moore Dry Goods
\nCo.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Reba HUTCHERSON,who had been working in Ripley,is now at
\nhome.
\nLouise HUTCHERSON spent one night last week with Altie and Louise WHITEHORN
\nin Ripley.
\n**LUCKETT**Imri WEBB,who got shot a few weeks ago is reported doing better.
\nW.H.MITCHELL,of the Mounds,spent Friday night here with his son,Clarence
\nMITCHELL.
\n**CEDAR GROVE**Mr.& Mrs.Joe BLANKENSHIP visited Mr.& Mrs.Grover Meter in
\nRipley Sunday and were accompanied home by Mrs.Lena WEBB.
\n**GOLDDUST**Willis FITZGERALD was called to Dyersburg Sunday by the serious
\nillness of his sister,Mrs.Nat GRAMMER.
\nBrooksie and Earline METER had as their Sunday guests,Decatur CHIPMAN, Ray
\nFITZ, Mrs.Buford CHIPMAN, Ellie HALE, Louise CHIPMAN, all of Arp,Homer BRAY
\nand Catherine DRUMWRIGHT,both of Ripley.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JUNE 6,1930
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\n**BIG STILL CAPTURED SUNDAY**After a long trip to Island 34,Sheriff
\nCOUGHLAN and deputies,L.W.LAWRENCE,Jr., J.E.WILSON, Tom DENNIE,
\nL.E.CRIHFIELD, J.W.LUNSFORD and Henry MURPHY made the biggest haul of illegal
\nliquor paraphernalia in the history of this county.As they approached the spot where corn
\nliquor was being made,the outfit loomed up like a minature castle.Three negroes were
\nkeeping vigil and when the officers approached,they made chase,followed by several shots
\nfrom the bevy of officers detailed to the job.In the raid,850 gallons of liquor was
\nconfiscated,21,000gallons of mash,a 2,000 gallon capacity copper cooker and an upright
\nboiler.It is estimated that the outfit was worth at least $5,000.00,and is believed to be the
\nproperty of a Memphis bootlegger.
\n**RIPLEY GIRL KILLED**In an auto accident on Jefferson Davis Highway Tuesday
\nafternoon,one mile north of Ripley,Rebecca FLEMING,16,daughter of Mr.&
\nMrs.J.N.FLEMING,was killed when the car in which she was riding overturned several
\ntimes.She was riding with Jaynelle THOMPSON,who was driving the car when the
\naccident occurred.THOMPSON had a broken collar bone and slight bruises.The other
\ngirls in the car were Mary FLEMING,13, sister of the dead girl,wrist was broken and
\nseverly bruised; and Christine WEST,back hurt and probable internal injuries.
\n**DEATH**Tuesday,as the day was drawing to a close,the sweet young life of Rebecca
\nFLEMING was suddenly ended on this earth in an auto accident that shocked and grieved
\nour entire community.she was a student of Ripley High School;a member of the Baptist
\nSunday School,and last summer professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.Funeral service
\nand burial at Maplewood Cemetery.She is survived by her parents; sister,Mary and
\nbrothers, Robert and Milton FLEMING.
\n**SOCIAL AND PERSONAL**Miss Mildred BOND died Thursday morning at
\nMethodist Hospital,Memphis,and will be buried in Brownsville Friday afternoon at 4
\no\u2019clock.
\nThat fine looking gentleman in a beautiful blur uniform with cap to match,whose advent
\non our streets Monday is none other than Ripley\u2019s popular city marshel,Lynn W.
\nLAWRENCE.He is complying with a request from Mayor B.C. DURHAM and aldermen
\nto wear a uniform that would differentiate him from the \u201ccommon herd,\u201dand at the same
\ntime proclaim to the world the proud position he ho;lds as keeper of the peace in our
\nprosperous little city.
\nGraduates from the University of Tennessee Medical Department included:Henry
\nHUTCHESON,son of Mr.& Mrs.J.A.HUTCHESON,of Ripley. Dr.HUTCHESON will
\nleave about July 1st for the U.S.Marine Hospital in Norfolk,VA.,where he will intern.
\n**EDITH**Uncle Henry CRIHFIELD and wife and daughters,Mrs.G.W.TAYLOR and
\nMiss Signa CRIHFIELD,motored to Shiloh Tuesday where he fought 68 years ago in the
\nBattle of Shiloh.
\n**CENTRAL**Miss Ethleen NEWMAN and Mr.E.BRANTLEY were married last
\nSunday in Hernando,Mississippi.
\nMrs.J.D.NEWMAN,who had been in a Memphis hospital,has returned home,but is no
\nbetter.
\nMrs.Maggie CHAPMAN,of Memphis,spent the weekend with parents,Mr.& Mrs.Will
\nNEWMAN.
\nFelix HOWARD and wife were called here from Memphis last week by the death of his
\nmother,Mrs.D.L.HOWARD.
\nJohn NEWMAN,of Blytheville,Ark.;Andrew NEWMAN and family; Barney NEWMAN
\nand wife,and Bob NEWMAN and wife,all of Memphis,are attending the bedside of their
\nmother.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JUNE 13,1930
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\n**NEW CHURCH FOR RIPLEY**Work on the Guild Hall,first unit of Immanuel
\nEpiscopel Church,on the beautiful church property near the residence of F.A.HENRY,has
\nbegun and will be finished about the 1st of July.The building is of Old English type of
\narchitecture,and will cost approx.$15,000.00.W.R.SAMUEL has the contract.Archdeacon
\nChas.K.WELLER and his congregation are to be congratulated.
\n**DEATH**The death of J.A.J. BYRN, which occurred at his home at 11 o\u2019clock
\nWednesday night,removes one of Ripley\u2019s oldest citizens.He was one of the pioneer
\ndruggists of our town,retiring many years ago.He was born in Lauderdale County,was 84
\nyears old his last birthday on May 13th.He was twice married,his first wife was Miss
\nHester HINTON,and surviving this union are one daughter, Mrs.Charles CAMPBELL,of
\nRipley and one son,J.M.BYRN,of Arlington,N.J.,one son,Preston BYRN,died in early
\nmanhood. He later married Miss Sue HAY,who proved a devoted and loving helpmate
\nthroughout their happy married life of more than 30 years and during his last illness,as on
\nall occasions,when sickness came to his life,she and the daughter were ministering angels
\nto his every comfort.The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o\u2019clock in the family
\nresidence with interment in Grace Cemetery,four miles northwest of Ripley.
\n**GOLDDUST**Earline METER spent the weekend at Rutherford with Mrs.Fred
\nMcCOY.
\nMr.& Mrs.Elmer McCOY and Mrs Fred McCOY spent Sunday night in the
\nC.M.METER home.
\n**IN MEMORY**In memory of Mrs.D.L.HOWARD.In the morning of May
\n28th,1930,the Death Angel visited our sweet and happy home and claimed for its own,our
\ndear wife and mother.
\n**CENTRAL**Mrs.James COX and baby,of Memphis,visited parents here this weekend.
\nMr.& Mrs.Willie BARBOUR, Mrs.W.T.ANDREWS and Mrs Lena WEBB attended the
\nfuneral of Richard HALLIBURTON near Henning Monday.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.Emma KLUTTS has been sick the past week.
\nMr.W.A.SMITH died Saturday at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis and his remains were
\nlaid to rest in Grace Cemetery Sunday morning.
\nJ.M.BYRN,of Arlington,N.J.,arrived in Ripley yesterday,being called here by the serious
\nillness and death of his father,J.A.J.BYRN.
\nThe infant son of Mr.& Mrs.F.B.JONES died Teusday at the home of
\nMrs.CUNNINGHAM,near Arp,and was buried Thursday at Mary\u2019s Chapel.
\nClaude BILLINGS & Merton WILLIAMS were quietly married in Memphis Wednesday
\nnight.She is formerly of Curve.They are making their home in Memphis,where he is
\nemployed at the Ford Motor Co.
\n**78th BIRTHDAY DINNER**George KELTNER celebrated his 78th birthday Sunday
\nwith a dinner.Enjoying this feast with him were his ten children,30 grandchildren,and other
\nrelatives and friends,making 85 people .The dinner was served in the home of his
\ndaughter,Bessie COLLINS,at Arp.Mr.KELTNER said he could \u201ctalk and walk better than
\nhe could 78 years ago.\u201dHe had a welcome smile for every guest;over 100 greeted him
\nduring the day.he is now living with his daughter in the same house in which he lived when
\n7 years of age,during the Civil War.
\n**HURRICANE HILL**Rev.J.M.KENDALL and wife,of Maury,Ky.,was called here
\nMonday by the death of R.B.HALLIBURTON,who died Sunday.
\nMr.R.B.HALLIBURTON died Sunday after a protracted illness and was buried Monday
\nafternoon at Henning.
\n**DRY HILL**Mr.& Mrs.John FLOYD are attending the bedside of his sister,Mrs.Ozie
\nHOWELL,of Bexar.
\nRoy TAYLOR and Mary Bell FLOYD surprised their friends by going to
\nCaruthersville,MO,and getting married.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JUNE 20,1930
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\n**ASBURY**Mrs.N.J.HENDERSON attended the bedside of Mrs.Emma KLUTTS in
\nRipley Thursday of last week.
\nMrs.Maude BILLINGS spent several days this week in the home of Mr.& Mrs.Tom
\nKLUTTS at Ripley.
\n**GATES**Mrs.J.H.TILLMAN died at her home here Thursday afternoon after a
\nlingering illness.Funeral services were Friday,interment in Gates Cemetery.She is suvived
\nby her husband; four sons,Carl TILLMAN,of Springville,Miss.,Ocie &James
\nTILLMAN,both of Curve, and Irvin TILLMAN,of Millington; two daughters,Mrs.Dave
\nWELLS,of Chaffee,MO,anf Miss Crystal TILLMAN,of Corinth,Miss.;and one foster
\ndaughter,Mrs.A.E. ANDERSON,of Curve and one sister.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Mr.& Mrs.Frank SMITH and son,Charley Frank,spent the
\nweekend at Golddust.(with his sister,Mrs.Gus Fitzgerald.)
\nCatherine MILAM is spending a few days with her sister,Mrs.Henry KLUTTS,at
\nConner.
\nMr.& Mrs.DUNAVANT and children spent Sunday with their daughter,Mrs.Emmett
\nWHITE.
\n**CENTRAL**Woodrow SMITH,of Ripley,spent a few days last week with his
\nsister,Mrs.Ivans ANDREWS.
\n***DRY HILL**Mrs.J.M.PRESCOTT is on the sick list.
\nMr.& Mrs.John HUTCHERSON are guests of a son born Friday.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Mr.& Mrs.Roy CRAIN and Charley CHIPMAN attended the funeral
\nof Tom CHAPMAN at Grace Sunday.
\nMrs.Charley KLUTTS,of Mary\u2019s Chapel attended the bedside of I.B.WHEATLEY
\nSunday.
\n**IN MEMORY**In sad and loving memory of our dear husband and father,Austin
\nSMITH,age 41,who departed this life June 7th,1930.We don\u2019t know why he was taken
\nfrom us,though God knows best.
\n**GOLDDUST**Mrs.Gus FITZERALD is on the sick list.
\n**HENNING**The funeral of Mrs.Bessie THUM WADSWORTH was held at the
\nMethodist Church Saturday morning at 10 o\u2019clock,burial in Bethlehem
\nCemetery.Mrs.WADSWORTH\u2019s death occurred at their home in Ashville,NC,where she
\nwith her husband and four children moved several years ago,thinking the change in climate
\nmight prolong her life.(card of thanks names her husband;W.C.;daughter,Nettie
\nWADSWORTH and Walter WADSWORTH,her son.
\n**TYPHOID CLINIC IN HENNING**In compliance with a request from citizens of
\nHenning,the County Health Unit is holding a clinic for giving typhoid shots each Monday
\nafternoon.For colored people,the meeting is at the colored school at 2 o\u2019clock.For
\nwhites,at the Sanford Building at 2:30 to 3 p.m.
\n**CONNER**Mr.& Mrs.Levy MURLEY,of Hornsby,are visiting M.C.MURLEY.
\nJeff MURLEY,of Memphis,was a guest Tuesday of M.C.MURLEY.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JUNE 27,1930
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\n**DEATH**On Monday evening,June 16th,the spirit of James Guilbert GIVEN departed
\nthis life,after an illness of seven months,with a complications of diseases.Mr.GIVEN was
\nin his 68th year,having been born February 14th,1863.He had a host of friends throughout
\nthe county and especially in the Pleasant Hill community where he made his home prior to
\ncoming to Ripley a few months ago to make his home with his son,Jesse GIVEN,at which
\nplace his death occurred.The remains were laid to rest in Bethlehem Cemetery,the funeral
\nbeing conducted at the grave on account of illness in the home.
\n**DEATH**C.P.FOWLER died at his home in Ripley at an early hour Tuesday
\nmorning,and his remains were laid to rest in Mary,Chapel Cemetery Wednesday after
\nservices at Ripley Baptist Church in Ripley.Deceased lacked only two months being 69
\nyears old.He leaves his wife and several children.
\n**DEATH**H.C.DAUGHERTY,85,died last week at the home of his
\nson,W.C.DAUGHERTY at Pontotoc,Miss.,where he was on a visit.Deceased had suffered
\na stroke of paralysis and never recovered fron its effects.Mr.DAUGHERTY was born in
\nLA.,and when the Civil war broke out,joined the 4th Louisianna Regiment and served until
\nhe was taken prisoner at Ft.Hudson.After the war,he moved to Hardeman County and
\nmarried Rosa PUCKETT.To this union was born four children,two of whom
\nsurvive;W.C.DAUGHERTY,of Pontotoc,Miss.,and L.L.DAUGHERTY,of Ripley.Shortly
\nafter his marriage,he moved to Lauderdale County and resided at Golddust.He was a
\nmember of the County Court for six years.He was instrumental in establishing the
\nMethodist Church at Golddust,and was Sunday School superintendent for 25 years.The
\nfuneral was held at Pontotoc with interment in that place.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.Alonzo KLUTTS and son Bill,are spending this
\nweek in Jackson.
\nMrs.J.C.SMITH,of Curve,has our thanks for a fine 9 pound cabbage,presented this office
\nMonday.
\nMrs.L.B.WHIPPLE and daughters,Virginia and Ann,of Vienna,GA.,are visiting her
\ngrandfather,G.J.HUTCHESON.
\nBen H.GREEN,of Osceola,Ark.,is in Campbell\u2019s Clinic in Memphis.In an auto accident
\nlast Sunday near Arkadelhia,Ark.,he received a fractured skull and concussion of the
\nbrain.In company with John R.MILLER,he was en route to Corpus Christi on a business
\ntrip.Mr.GREEN is the son of the late George R.GREEN,and was born near Durhamville
\nin this county.
\n**GATES**John TOMLINSON died at his home here Saturday afternoon after a
\nlingering illness due to infirmities of age.Services were Sunday afternoon,burial in
\nConcord Cemetery.He leaves his wife and several neices.
\n**CARD OF THANKS**Family of James GIVENS–signed by:son and children\u2019Mr.&
\nMrs.Jesse GIVENS. Mrs.Leila DOUGLAS and children, John R.GIVENS and
\nchildren,James J.GIVEN, C.A. GIVEN, and Frank SMITH and children.
\n**DRY HILL**Mr.& Mrs.Hubert PRESCOTT and son,Austin and Clarence PRESCOTT
\nattended the ice cream supper at Nankipoo Thursday night of last week.
\nThomas HARRELL,so of Mr.& mrs.Maynard HARRELL happened to a painful accident
\nwhen he got his collar bone broken.
\n**RUTHERFORD**G.W.METER and family,of Ripley,spent Sunday afternoon in the
\nA.A.GOOCH home.
\n**CEDAR GROVE**Miss Helen WALDING spent Saturday night with Miss Frances
\nHUTCHERSON,of near Ripley,who accompanied her home Sunday.
\nTommie CHIPMAN,who was called here from Louisville,KY,by the death of his
\ngrandfather has returned home.
\nSince the death of her husband,Mrs.T.J.CHIPMAN and her daughter,Tessie,have moved
\nto the home of her daughter,Mrs.Andrew KIRKPATRICK at Ashport.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JULY 4.1930
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\n**DEATH**Just as the sun was fast fading from the far west,the spirit of
\nI.B.WHEATLEY took it\u2019s flight to it\u2019s reward on Friday,June 27th.He was born in
\nMcnairy County,May 20,1851,and was 79 years,one month and seven days old.He spent
\npractically all his life in our community.He was converted 21 years ago and joined the
\nMethodist Church of Whitefield,where he remained a member until God called him
\nhome.November 11,1874,he was married to Miss Anna CHIPMAN.To this union six
\nchildren were born,five of whom preceded him in death.After the death of his first wife in
\n1885,he was married to Miss Emma BRADEN on June 6,1886.To this union nine children
\nwere born,seven of whom survives;also one brother; one sister; twenty grandchildren; and
\nthree great grandchildren.Services were Saturday.the remains were laid to rest in Mary\u2019s
\nChapel cemetery.
\n**ASBURY**Miss Nell HENDERSON spent several days the first of the week in
\nRipley,a guest of her grandmother,Mrs.Emma KLUTTS.
\nMrs.M.E.MATTHEWS and little daughter,of Finley,Mr.& Mrs.Guy HENDERSON and
\nchildren and Mrs.Emma KLUTTS,were Sunday afternoon guests og Mr.& Mrs.Jap
\nHENDERSON.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Malte McKEE,charged with second degree murder,was
\ngiven a preliminary hearing before Justice N.W.BARBOUR Saturday and bound over
\ntoCircuit Court under $1000 bond,which was secured.It is alleged that on June
\n15th,Sunday,a car containing several negroes was overturned by McKEE as he attempted
\nto pass it on the highway leading from Orysa to Highway 19,and one negro woman was so
\nbadly injured,that she died a few days later.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Bernice and Floyd CRAIN have whooping cough.
\n**IN MEMORY**In the morning of June 11,1930,the Death Angel visited the home of
\nMr.& Mrs.Boone SANDERS and claimed for its own,little Bettie Louise,age 1 year,2
\nmonths and 14 days.We cannot see why God took you away from us,but we know that He
\ndoeth all things well and that we must submit to His will as He is all we have to look too
\nwhen we are in trouble.We Miss You, Dear Bettie.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JULY 11,1930
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\n**MARINE KILLED BY CAR**Martin B.MITCHELL,49,who had served in the
\nMarines 21 years and had returned to his home at Luckett about two years ago,was struck
\nby an automobile at 2:30 a.m.Saturday near the Log Cabin Tea Room,and died of his
\ninjuries.John CARTER,Jess LEE and three other negroes were in the car.They came to
\nRipley and notified Marshel LAWRENCE,and when they returned to the scenr of the
\naccident,the man was dead.According to the negroes the accident was unavoidable as
\nMITCHELL stepped out in front of the car,and relatives of the dead man,it is said,were of
\nthe same opionon.hence no prosecution ensued.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mr.& Mrs.George H.BATCHELOR,of Memphis,were
\nSunday afternoon guests of Arch Deacon and Mrs.WELLER.
\nMrs.Clara BROWN announces the marriage of her daughter,Eva,to Aubrey
\nWEBB,which took place January 27,1929???,in Marion Ark.,Justice of Peace
\nA.L.NEWMAN officiating.Mrs.WEBB is the granddaughter of the late A.L.BROWN,one
\nof the oldest settlers in Lauderdale County.
\nRichard W.WARPOOL died Saturday at his home on Chisholm Bluff,of malaria
\nhematuria.Funeral services were at Grace Church the following day.He was 38 years old
\nand was survived by wife and two children.
\nL.J.HUTCHERSON died on June 29th at the home of his nephew in Wickcliffe,KY.,and
\nwas buried the following day in Blansville,KY.About a month ago,he suffered a stroke of
\nparalysis.He was about 73 years of age and resided in Lauderdale County prior to
\n1910.The many friends of \u201cPony\u201d HUTCHERSON will regret to learn of his death.
\nCharley HENLEY,who lived on the PENNINGTON farm near Gates,died July 4th.His
\nremains were interred in Maple Grove Cemetery near Blytheville,Ark.,wherehe resided
\nbefore moving to this county,about a year ago.Deceased is 67 years old and was survived
\nby his wife and several children.
\n**HENNING**The funeral of Marcus MITCHELL was held Sunday afternoon in Poplar
\nGrove Cemetery.His death was due to being struck by an auto.At the time of his death,he
\nwas employed in delivering ice,and by his kind and accommodating manner,had made
\nmany friends among the ladies of the town who were greived to learn of his death.He
\nleaves two brothers and five sisters;M.D.MITCHELL,of Millington; Mrs.J.L.SELLERS,of
\nHenning; W.T.MITCHELL, Mrs.Whit HOPKINS, Mrs.Charlie HOPKINS,and Mrs.Tulu
\nHOPKINS,all of Lauderdale County; and Mrs.John POE,of Covington.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Mr.& Mrs.Frank SMITH and daughter,Gladys,and
\nKathleen ESCUE and Elizabeth WILLIAMS went to Forked Deer on the 4th.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Mrs.C.H.KLUTTS and daughter,Letha;Mrs.T.C.STONE,. and
\nMrs.T.A.SMITH attended the bedside of Mrs.May SCOTT in the home of M.C.BROOKS
\nat Conner Sunday.
\n**ASBURY**Mesdames Alex EDNEY and Tom KLUTTS,of Ripley; Mrs.A.I.WEBB
\nand Mrs.Jack GLIMP and daughters of Luckett were guests Friday of Mr.& Mrs
\nG.W.BILLINGS.
\n**GOLDDUST&&Misses Margaret and Lucille NELSON are visiting relatives here.
\nJohn YOCKUM, C.M.METER, and Alford CROWDER made a business trip to Ripley
\nWednesday.
\nMisses Lucille & Virginia GAINES,of Asbury,spent Wednesday night with Misses
\nBrooksie,Earline and Ella METER.
\n**LIGHTFOOT**Mr.& Mrs.S.M.GRIGGS and children,of Ashport,spent the week end
\nwith parents,the E.S.METERS.
\n**KNOB CREEK**Clifford,Alford and Rheual HUTCHERSON,of Memphis,spent the
\nweekend with parents,Mr.& Mrs.Bud HUTCHERSON.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY JULY 18,1930
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\n**JUSTICE BARBOUR\u2019S COURT**Bob MANESS,public drunkeness;$5 and
\ncosts;sentenced to the workhouse.
\n**DEATH**The many friends of J.Edgar GRAVES,here in his own hometown were
\ngreaved to learn of his passing away in St.Louis on Thursady night of last week.About 7
\no\u2019clock,he became ill,while seated in the lobby at his hotel,and at 8:30,his spirit was
\nwafted into the presence of his Maker.While his death was due primarily to the extensive
\nheat,he having suffered a collaspe on the street Wednesday afternoon,from which he never
\nrecovered sufficiently to leave his hotel,a nervous breakdown three years ago with
\ncontinued failing health caused much anixiety to his loved ones,especially did his
\nsister,Mrs.Bessie MAJORS,live in constant expectancy of receiving just such summons as
\ncame to her on this occasion,though she did not anticipate that the end would be so
\nsudden.Leaving Ripley on the midnight bus,she arrived in St.Louis Friday afternoon and
\naccompanied the remains home on the train,arriving here Saturday morning at 7
\no\u2019clock.Funeral services were held at 10 o\u2019clock at Maplewood Cemetery in the presence
\nof many personal friends of the deceased who came to pay him a last tribute of respect.He
\nwas born in Ripley on Dec.31,1872,and was the son of the late Mr.& Mrs.Thomas
\nH.GRAVES.He was doistrict manager of the Southern California Fruit Growers
\nExchange,with offices in St.Louis and Philadelphia.He is also survived by one
\nbrother,Walter GRAVES.His wife preceded him in death about five years ago,and their
\nonly son,Taylor GRAVES,died several years previous,just as he had reached his marjority.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONALS**Mrs.Mitchell TAYLOR,of Memphis,is visiting her
\ndaughter,Mrs.A.B.KLUTTS.
\nJ.D.FOLTS,of Memphis,spent Wednesday in the George W. HUTCHERSON home.
\nMrs.Norris ARMSTRONG and daughter,Margaret,of Danville,KY.,are guests of
\nMrs.A.B.KLUTTS.
\nMr.& Mrs.M.E.MATTHEWS and daughter,of Finley,were Sunday guests of Mrs.Emma
\nKLUTTS.
\nA son was born Wednesday night to Mr.& Mrs.Wm.H.WALKER.He has been named
\nCharles Aaron WALKER.
\nMrs.F.M.SANGSTER and Mrs Claud CAGLE,of Osceola,Ark.,are guests of Mrs.Emma
\nKLUTTS.
\nA son was born to Mr.& Mrs.Jack WAKEFIELD Thursday of last week.He has been
\nnamed Hobson Murray WAKEFIELD.
\nB.C.DURHAM,Jr.,Wm.TUCKER,Jr.,P.S.SAVAGE and Barney DUNAVANT spent
\nWednesday and Thursday in Nashville.
\nThe remains of Mrs.Lorene HUTCHERSON,who died at the Western State Hospital in
\nBolivar,were brought to Prospect Cemetery for interment Friday.
\nMrs.H.A.MUELLER died Tuesday at her home near the box factory,and was buried the
\nfollowing day in Bethlehem Cemetery in Henning.
\nBuck HURDLE,colored,had both bones in his left leg broken last Saturday,when his limb
\nwas caught under a falling wall at the grammer school building being torn down.Awhite
\nman named MUELLER,also an employe on this job,was injured Monday,when he made a
\nmisstep and fell from the building.
\nWatson WILLIS died Monday at his home in Marvel,Ark.,after an illness of one year.He
\nis survived by his wife and two sons.He was a native of Haywood County before moving
\nto Ark.
\n**ASHPORT**During a thunderstorm Saturday evening,the roof was torn from the home
\nof Mrs.Cora FISHER and the porch was lifted over in the back yard.
\nThe people of this community were shocked by the death of Mrs.Arl CANNON,who
\ndied Wednesday morning of blood poisoning.She was ill only a few days.She is survived
\nby her husband and two children.Before her death,she was Leona JENNINGS.
\n**CURVE**Mrs.Charley HARDY was painfully infured last Friday morning when a
\nshotgun fell from it\u2019s rack and fired,the shot striking her left arm and side after passing
\nthrough a petition wall.She is doing nicely as none of the shot pentrated deeply.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Mrs.Pearl PRESCOTT and daughter,Louise,of St.Louis,MO.,arrived
\nto spend the summer with her mother,Mrs.G.H.LATHAM.
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\nFRIDAY JULY 25,1930
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\n**MADE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE–NASHVILLE,TN JULY 18**Jess
\nGREEN,convicted in Lauderdale County on a charge of involuntary manslaughter and
\ngiven a two to five year sentence,was made eligible for immediate parole from the
\npenitentiary today when Gov.HORTON signed a commutation reducing the degree of the
\noffence to involuntary manslaughter.GREEN was convicted in connection with the killing
\nmore than four years ago of Andrew BUTTRAM and had served a year.
\n**DEATH**The sudden death of Jake MITCHELL at the home of his
\ndaughter,Mrs.Elmer MOORE,one mile east of Ripley,Tuesday afternoon,was a great
\nshock to his many friends.He had returned about noon that day from two weeks visit with
\nhis children in Ark.,and upon arriving in Ripley,consulted his doctor,who advised him to
\ntake to his bed.He was carried to his daughter\u2019s home,and while preparing to
\ndisrobe,suddenly expired.He was a native of NC,but had resided in Lauderdale County a
\ngreat portion of his life.He was in his 76th year.His wife preceded him in death a few years
\nago,he is survived by several sons;daughter;and grandchildren.Funeral Services at Asbury
\nChurch,burial in church cemetery.
\n**PENLAND–CROUCH**A wedding of much surprise to their many friends was
\nsolemnized June 18th at Cleveland,VA,when Essie PENLAND became the wife of
\nRev.Jesse A.CROUCH,of Henning,pastor of Mack charge.The ceremony was read in the
\nparsonage of Rev.J.T.KELLEY,pastor of Cleveland Baptist Church,the ring ceremony
\nbeing used.The bride was given in marriage by her brother,Dewey PENLAND.They left
\nCleveland June 22nd for their home in Henning.
\n**NANKIPOO**Mr.& Mrs.George SMITH attended the funeral of her sister,Mrs.Sarah
\nBARNETT,at Booneville,IN last week.
\n**CURVE**Mrs.H.O.ROGERS was called to Memphis Friday by the illness ans death of
\nher brother,G.C.DEAN.The funeral was Sunday.
\nA severe windstorm here Tuesday afternoon caused considerable damage,The roof of
\nAlvin BALL\u2019s house was badly damaged by the chimney being blown across it,and the
\nhouse twisted on it\u2019s foundation.Roy MEACHUM had his garage roof blown away and a
\nnumber of trees were blown down during the storm which lasted only a few minutes.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Joe STONE,of Ripley,spent the weekend with Woodrow
\nHUTCHERSON.
\nMr.& Mrs.Jesse LOVELL and childrenof Conner spent Sunday with Mr.& Mrs.Will
\nHUTCHERSON.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.Wilburn SIMMONS,of Halls,is visiting her
\nmother,Mrs.Emma KLUTTS.
\nMr.& Mrs.W.B.MIDYETT left Sunday for Pensacola,Fla.,and other points.
\nA daughter was born last week to Mr.& Mrs.Fletcher SCOTT in Little Rock,AR.
\nMrs.W.T.SAVAGE and son,Bill,who are sunmmering in Biloxi,MS,are home on a visit.
\nMrs.Dan KLUTTS and son,Edwin,are spending this week in Jonesboro,AR with Dan
\nKLUTTS.
\nA 60-day drought was broken in the southern part of the county,and along the
\nMississippi River to the westof Ripley,Wednesday.
\n**CONNER**Miss Jessie KLUTTS,of this place and Bill CANNON of Central were at
\nAshport Sunday.Miss Maizie and Mabel HUTCHERSON and O.D.and Hubert
\nHUTCHERSON are spending a few days at Curve.
\n**GOLDDUST**Lizzie and Viola MEACHAM,of Gosnell,AR,spent several nights last
\nweek with Brooksie,Earline and Ella METER.
\nElma GLOVER on Pittsburg,spent Wednesday night with Robert METER.
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\nFRIDAY AUGUST 1,1930.
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\n**ARP**Miss Pauline GRAMMER,who was visiting in Tunica,Miss.,was called home by
\nthe illness and death of her grandmother,Mrs.P.J.FULLEN.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL** J.B.McKINNEY of Memphis,is visiting his
\nsister,Mrs.Mack DUVALL.
\nA son was born July 24th to Dr.& Mrs.T.E.MILLER.He has been named Hugh Turner
\nMILLER.
\nMrs.Luther H.GRAVES and children,Jane and Betty,of Memphis,spent the weekend
\nwith her mother,Mrs.Fannie KELLER.
\nJ.E.PALMER,who holds a position in the State Home For The Febble Minded,near
\nNashville,spent the weekend with relatives and friends in Ripley.
\nA daughter was born July 9th to Mr.& Mrs.Paul McBRIDE.she has been named Mina
\nEvelyn.Mrs.McBRIDE will be remembered as Miss Cleo HARGETT.
\nMrs.P.A.FULLEN died Monday at the home of her daughter,Mrs.Elmer
\nGRAMMER.Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o\u2019clock and the
\nremains were laid to rest in Union Cemetery at Lightfoot.She was 84 years of age and was
\na most excellent lady.
\nMr.& Mrs.Robert DURHAM and daughter,who had been in Pacific Beach,Calif.,the past
\n19 years,have returned to Ripley to live.At present,they are making their home with
\nMrs.Clara TARRANT,but as soon as they can get possession,will move to the HUDE
\nplace,the property of Mrs.Durham and her father,Henry HYDE,Sr.,who will make his
\nhome with them.
\nFrank NIXON,an employe of Nelson Bros.,met with an accident in the I.C.Rail Yards at
\nRipley on Thursday afternoonof last week,resulting in the amputation of one leg below the
\nknee.His leg was mangled when the \u201cdipper\u201d,used in loading gravel on trucks,fell on his
\nlimb.He was carried to Campbell\u2019s Clinic in Memphis.Kis mother,of Columbia,SC,was in
\nRipley Wednesday,investigating the accident.
\n**HENNING**the death of Mrs.Albert CROOK occurred Saturday night after more than
\na year\u2019s illness in her home in Glimp.The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the
\nhome,the remains were laid to rest in Poplar Grove Cemetery.Mrs.CROOK is survived by
\nher husband,three daughters and five sons\u2019Mrs.Laura LANKFORD,of Henning;
\nMrs.J.B.SCOTT,of Rialto; Mrs.Lula HARLEN,of AR; Charlie CROOK; Henry CROOK;
\nZeke CROOK; Clayton CROOK; and Laurin CROOK.
\n**LUCKETT**Mrs.J.A.WEBB was called to Glimp by the death of her
\nsister,Mrs.A.H.CROOK.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Reba HUTCHERSON is visiting Mrs.Addie LOVELL at Conner.
\nJ.E.HUTCHERSON and family,of Nankipoo,spent Sunday in the B.P.TILLMAN home.
\nMrs.Gertie HUTCHERSON,of Memphis,and Mrs.Addie LOVELL,of Conner,spent
\nFriday afternoon with Mrs.Mattie HUTCHERSON.
\n**GOLDDUST**Nathan RICE,of Curve,spent Sunday with Robert METER.
\nRuby Lee BOOKOUT,Robbie Sue KIDD and Sam KIRKPATRICK,of Ashport,spent
\nThursday afternoon with Brooksie and Earline METER.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY AUGUST 8,1930
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\n**ASBURY**Mrs.Jap HENDERSON and children,spent Tuesday in Ripley,guests of
\nMrs.Emma KLUTTS.
\nMr.& Mrs.J.A.MAXWELL and son,Wilbur,and Mrs.Luther McBRIDE and
\ndaughter,Mary Lou,spent the weekend in Pine Bluff,AR,guests of the former\u2019s
\nsister,Mrs.Lola COLE.
\n**WHITEFIELD**A daughter was born July 30th to Mr.& Mrs.Jesse MATHIS.
\nNews has arrived here announcing the arrival of a daughter in the home of the Gill TIMS
\nhome in Stephensville,Texas on July 31st.Mrs.TIMS will be remembered as Miss Ruth
\nBRAY.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Miss Jane McCULLOUGH,of Dyersburg,is visiting
\nMrs.W.B.MIDYETT.
\nA daughter was born July 23rd to Mr.& Mrs.J.B.ALFORD at the J.W.ALFORD home
\nand she was christened Betty Jean.
\nJames Marvin SPILLER,son of Mr.& Mrs.Amos SPILLER drowned in Hatchie River
\nnear Orysa Sunday.The funeral was held in Trinity Church Monday afternoon.He was in
\nhis 26th year and also survived by his wife and three children.
\nHere is a great opportunity for some family to give a home to a bright ambitious girl,age
\n13 years.Her name is Bernice HANCOCK,and she is now in the E.H.GRAMMER home
\nnear Arp.Miss HANCOCK\u2019s mother is dead and her father is not financially able to give
\nher the opportunity she deserves.If interested,communicate with Mrs.E.H.GRAMMER.
\n**CURVE**Otha NEWMAN and family,of Round Knob,Ill.,were called here Saturday by
\nthe serious illness of his father,W.G.NEWMAN.
\nThe year old daughter of Mr.& mrs.Charley HARDY died Sunday afternoon after being
\nill only a few hours.Burial in Concord Cemetery.
\n**CHERRY**Mr.& Mrs.G.R.SIMPSON are the parents of a son,born July 25th.
\n**DEATH** Another faithfulChristian passed from this life to the land of eternal
\nrest,when Mrs.Matilda E.CROOK,nee WAKEFIELD,answered the Saviour\u2019s call on
\nSunday morning,July 27th,1930. Mrs.CROOK was born in Lauderdale
\nCounty,Tennessee,February 4th,1852 and was married to her surviving
\nhusband,A.H.CROOK 59 years ago.To this union was born 11 children,eight of whom
\nsurvive, Chas.E.CROOK,of Henning; Henry CROOK,of Memphis; James E.CROOK,of
\nBlytheville,Ark.; Laurin CROOK,of Moorehead,Miss.; Clayton CROOK,of
\nHenning;Mrs.Laura LANKFORD,of Henning; Mrs.Lula HARLAN,of Eldorado,Ark.,and
\nMrs.Vivian SCOTT,of Covington.Mrs.CROOK,in early life,joined the M.E.Church
\nSouth,at Western Valley,and throughout her subquent years,continued a consistant and
\nhappy member.Her residence was in the section of her nativity and the activities of her life
\nwere given to all with whom she was associated.Especially were her labors productive of
\nmuch good among the humble and needy,the stranger at her gate,the orphan,and the sick
\nof her community,shared alike her kindness and love.Such a useful life of service usually
\nhas a source,and that source is God. A severe paralytic stroke came upon her about four
\nyears ago,but during this entire period,she was happy and appreciative,and though
\nrealizing its seriousness,in Christian love,she finished her course with joy and passed into
\nthe Christian\u2019s homeland,to take her abode among the immortals.Her daughter,Mrs.Lula
\nHARLAN was with her during the last year of her illness and when `the great crossing
\nover`came,all of her children were at her bedside.
\n**LUCKETT**Mrs.Wm.M.NELSON is spending several days in Halls in the home of
\nMr.Charles SCOTT.
\n**CARD OF THANKS**For many kindnesses shown during the illness and death of
\nson,brother and husband–Mrs.Florence A.NELSON,mother; Louis
\nNELSON,step-father;Floyd A.BRODIE,brother; Mrs.Beatrice WALLACE,sister;
\nMrs.Pela Mae BROWN,sister; Mrs.Ganelle O.WINBUSH,sister; Mrs.Rosalie CLARK
\nBRODIE,wife.
\n**GOLDDUST**Mrs.C.M.METER attended the bedside of Mrs.Milton SWIMS at
\nAshport Sunday afternoon.
\nMr.& Mrs.Jesse SILVERNAIL and children,Mrs.William GRAHAM and Miss Alice
\nDOUGLAS,of Central,spent Sunday in the C.M.METER home.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Mr.& Mrs.Richard SMITH,and little son of Memphis,spent
\nThursday here with his brother,Frank SMITH.
\n**CENTRAL**Mr.& Mrs.Wayne ANDREWS,of Memphis,and Mr.&Mrs.Fred
\nBOSSIE,of East St.Louis,ILL.,were called here Sunday by the serious illness and death of
\ntheir father and grandfather,W.T.ANDREWS.
\n**DEATH**Mr.W.T.ANDREWS was born Jan.9,1853 and died August 3,1930;age 77
\nyears,7 months,24 days.He was a member of Grace Chuch for 51 years.He was twice
\nmarried; first to Miss Emma WEBB,in December,1876 and tothis union was born 6
\nchildren,four of whom survive;W.H.ANDREWS and W.S.ANDREWS of Central ;
\nMrs.John PARKER,of Bexar; and Mrs.Fred BOSSIE,of East St.Louis,ILL.On August
\n16th,1904,he was married to Miss Sallie BROWN.To this union two children were born
\nbut died in infancy.He leaves to mourn his departure;his wife; four children;17
\ngrandchildren and one greatgrandchild.Five of his grandsons acted as pallbearers and
\nseven of his granddaughters were flower bearers.He was laid to rest August 4th in Grace
\nCemetery by his first wife,under a mound of flowers.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Mr.& Mrs.James KLUTTS visited her mother,Mrs.CRAIG in
\nRipley Saturday night,
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\nFRIDAY AUGUST 15,1930
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\n**KILLING**H.H.ROSE,charged with killing A.D.FRALEY,a large landowner at
\nMaydee,on Island 34,about dusk Sunday night,was arrested and brought to Ripley
\nearlyMonday and lodged in jail.According to the arresting officers,Thester ROSE,son of
\nH.H.ROSE and Jack CLAY,nephew of Mrs.ROSE,were accused of taking brass parts
\nfrom the FRaEY gin.It is said that FRALEY sent for ROSE to come to his home and
\ndiscuss the alleged theft.The argument became heated and shooting began.In the melee
\nFRALEY was shot five times,one of which pierced the heart,ROSE received minor
\nwounds,two in the flesh of the arm,and one in the knee.The young men were also arrested
\nand brought to Ripley and placed in jail.FRALEY is survived by his widow.Charlie
\nROSE,also son of H.H.ROSE,eas arrested and placed in jail in Osceola,of being implicated
\nin the gin theft.He was brought to the Ripley jail on Tuesday
\n**DEATH**J.B.WARDLOW died in his 80th year from a heart attack.He is survived by
\ntwo sisters,Mrs.Thomas STEELE,Sr.,of Ripley; and Mrs.M.J.HOLLOWAY,of East
\nMoline,Ill.The funeral was held in the STEELE home Sunday afternoon,burial in
\nMaplewood Cemetery.
\n**DRY HILL**Mr.& Mrs.Tom HERRON are parents of a daughter,born August 10th.
\nClarence PRESCOTT,of this place and Annie Loyce SANDERS,of Nankipoo,were
\nmarried Friday.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Miss Louise WHITEHORN,of Ripley,spent Friday night in the home
\nof Will HUTCHERSON.
\nAdrian PARCHMAN happened to a painful accident Thursday afternoon,while he was
\non his way to school.He fell,knocking his left arm out of place at the elbow.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Henrietta,7 year old of Houston CROOK,of Glimp,died
\nof meningitis Thursday of last week at the General Hospital in Memphis,where she had
\nbeen under treatment since June 28th.The remains were brought to her home and laid to
\nrest in Western Valley Cemetery.
\nPreston COLVIN,son of Mrs.W.R.COLVIN and Claudie BLANKENSHIP,son of
\nMr.C.A.BLANKENSHIP,were sentenced to three each in reform school in Nashville
\nWednesday by Judge George W.YOUNG.The two young men pleaded guilty to breaking
\ninto the store of Richard OWEN at Flippen Tuesday night.Officers were lying in
\nwait,arrested them about midnight,one in the store and one as he emerged therefrom.They
\ngave their ages as 14 and 15 years.
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\nFRIDAY AUGUST 22,1930
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\n**CIRCUIT COURT**W.G.DENNIE; murder,found not guilty. Bob MANESS,public
\ndrunkeness;$10.00,second case stricken on motion of attorney general.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Mr.& Mrs.Eddie WATTS and baby;Mr.& Mrs.Fred MANESS;
\nMrs.Fannie MANESS, Hubert MANESS and Miss Anna PARKER,of Memphis,visited in
\nthe Henry MANESS home Sunday.
\n**GOLDDUST**Mrs.Will NELSON,of Luckett,is visiting her daughter,Mrs.Dee
\nYOCKUM.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Dan KLUTTS left Sunday for Keokuk,Iowa,to which
\nplace he has been transfered by the Modern Woodsman.
\nA son was born August 10th to Mr.& Mrs.B.O.MULLIKIN,of Central.
\nMr.& Mrs.D.G.GREENLEE attended the funeral of Mr.F.L.WARNER in Memphis
\nTuesday.
\n**Billie Gean BARNES,son of Mr.& Mrs.Willie BARNES,aged 3 months,died Tuesday
\nat his home near Ashport,burial in Mt.Pleasant Cemetery.
\n**GATES**J.N.WALPOLE died at his home here Sunday morning after a lingering
\nillness.Funeral services were at the Methodist Church Monday,burial in Gates
\nCemetery.Besides his widow,he is survived by two daughters,Mrs.Will PAGE and
\nMrs.Clyde THURMOND,and one son,Benjamin;also one sister and one brother survive.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY AUGUST 29,1930.
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\n**BAIL DENIED**H.H.ROSE,charged with killing A.D.FRALEY,a large planter on
\nIsland 34 Sunday night,August 1o,was arraigned in Justice N.W.BARBOUR\u2019s court
\nMonday for preliminary hearing.Several States witnesses were examined but no defense
\ntestimony was taken.ROSE was bound to Circuit Court on 1st degree murder charge
\nwithout bond and remanded to jail.Charlie ROSE,son of H.H.ROSE,was aquitted of the
\nmurder charge and was dismissed by the State.Thester ROSE & Jack CLAY,both under
\nage,were tried before Judge Geo.W.YOUNG in Juvenile Court and was aquitted of the
\nlarceny charge.
\n**ADDITIONAL LOCALS**Mrs.B.F.DUVALL has been confined to her home the past
\nweek as a result of a fall down a flight of 12 steps in her backyard Friday night.She is 80
\nyears of age,and it is indeed fortunate that no bones were broken.
\nA son was born August 8th to Rev.& Mrs.Heber W.WELLER,of Sarasota,Fla.,at the
\nMethodist Hospital,Memphis.The new family are visiting Mr.WELLER\u2019s
\nfather,Archdeacon Charles K.WELLER.
\nJohn TURNER is nursing a broken arm as a result of stepping in front an auto while
\nwalking from Ripley to Ashport last Sunday.The auto was turned into a bank,in an effort
\nto miss him,but he turned in the same direction.
\n**CURVE**W.G.NEWMAN\u2019s condition is daily growing worse and very little of hope is
\nentertained for his recovery.
\nThe little daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Tom RAY,died Saturday morning after a brief
\nillness,and was buried Sunday at Concord.
\n**ASBURY**G.W.BILLINGS and son,Carmack BILLINGS,had a narrow escape
\nTuesday afternoon of last week,when Mr.BILLINGS lost control of the car and ran off a
\n15 foot enbankment near McMANN\u2019s Store.Fortunately they received only minor bruises
\nand cuts,but the body of the car was completely ruined.
\n**CHERRY**Mrs.J.H.JONES is slowing improving after being very painfully bruised in a
\ncar wreck Wednesday night of last week while en route to Glimp.
\n**CENTRAL**Mr.& Mrs.James COX; Mr.& Mrs.Tom DAVIS; Lester NEWMAN and
\nfamily and Lawrence NEWMAN,of Memphis,were called here Thursday of last week by
\nthe sudden death of their father,Joe NEWMAN.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5,1930
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\n**CENTRAL**D.L.HOWARD and Mrs.Rosa APPERSON were married Monday
\nevening at the home of R.L.BURNHAM.
\nMr.& Mrs.W.H.STARRETT and Mr.& Mrs.Gus HALFACRE attended the funeral of
\nRichard ROBERSON at Newbern Friday.
\nMrs.J.M.NEWMAN and children; Mr.& Mrs.Cubert NEWMAN and R.L.BURNHAM
\nattended the funeral of Bill NEWMAN in Curve Friday.
\n**CURVE**A daughter was born Friday to Mr.& Mrs.Lester GODWIN.
\nOn August 20th,his 80th birthday anniversary,W.G.NEWMAN died at his home here.His
\nwas a lingering illness and he suffered greatly.His wife,twelve children and a large number
\nof grandchildren survive.He also leaves two brothers,Jim NEWMAN and
\nR.W.NEWMAN.Funeral in Baptist Church,interment in Woodville Cemetery.
\n**LUCKETT**Mrs.C.N.McGARRITY and children spent the weekend in Ripley.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Odell HUTCHERSON and Irene KLUTTS motored to Ripley
\nSaturday and were married.
\nMr.& Mrs.Henry KLUTTS and baby of Conner,spent the weekend in the C.H.KLUTTS
\nhome.
\nA son was born to Mr.& Mrs.James KLUTTS on August 26th.He has been named James
\nMaclin KLUTTS.
\n**LIGHTFOOT**Mr.& Mrs.RICHARD SMITH and baby of Memphis and Mr.&
\nMrs.Gus FITZGERALD,of Golddust were Sunday guests of Mr.& Mrs.Herman
\nRHODES.
\n**GOLDDUST**Mrs.Will NELSON,of Luckett,spentlast week with relatives here.
\nMrs.Milton SWIMS and children of Ashport,spent Sunday in the C.M.METER home.
\nWilma CRAIG,of Craig\u2019s Schoolhouse is visiting Brooksie,Earline and Ella METER.
\nHall GRADY of Rutherford spent the weekend with Robert METER.
\nBrooksie and Earline METER returned home Sunday after three weeks visit with
\nrelatives in Blytheville,Ark.,accompanied by their grandmother,Mrs.Tennie SPRAY.
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\nFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1930.
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\n**LUCKETT**William NELSON,of Golddust,spent a few days here last week.
\nMrs.W.M.NELSON has returned home after spending a month with her children in
\nGolddust.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.R.F.VAUGHT,of Los Angelrs,Calif.,visited her
\nnephew,W.B.MIDYETT last week.Mr.& Mrs.MIDYETT accompanied her to Kenton
\nSunday.
\nBill CLEMENT,who lives on the W.L.DURHAM farm north of Ripley,sustained a
\nbroken rib and severe lacerations about the face,body and lower limbs Tuesday evening
\nabout 7 o\u2019clock near his home,when the wagon he was driving was run into by Tom
\nSCOTT,who attempted to pass the vehicle.One of the mules hitched to the wagon was
\nkilled and George HICKS,a negro,who had been given a ride,had his right arm broken and
\nreceived a compound fracture of the right leg near the ankle.Mr.SCOTT\u2019s car was badly
\ndamaged,and he also received a broken rib and a cut lip.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**The baby child of Mr.& Mrs.Joe WHITE was badly burned
\none day last week while playing near a fire.
\n**PLEASANT HILL**L.E.ROY died Friday morning about 1 0\u2019clock and was laid to
\nrest in Bethlehem Cemetery that afternoon.He was sick only five days.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19,1930
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\n**CEDAR GROVE**A daughter was born September 7th to Mr.& Mrs.Emmett KIRBY.
\nJack CHISHOLM,who was injured in a car wreck,is improving rapidly.
\nJim SAVAGE,of Conner,visited his brother,John SAVAGE Sunday afternoon.
\nMr.& Mrs.J.W.HOEFT and daughters,Montine & Eddie Lou;Mr.&
\nMrs.W.R.SAVAGE,and son,Burnell,visited in the home of J.H.KELTNER at Brighton
\nSunday afternoon.
\n**CENTRAL**Mrs.James COX and daughter,of Memphis,spent the weekend with her
\nmother,Mrs.J.M.NEWMAN.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Reba HUTCHERSON spent Friday night with Louise and Altie
\nWHITEHORN in Ripley.
\n**GOLDDUST**Margaret and Lucille NELSON,of Luckett are visiting here.
\nRobert METER spent the weekend in Blytheville,AR.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**Mrs.Jane Elizabeth SANDERS died Sept.11th,at the
\nhome of her daughter,Mrs.Chas.AKINS near Arp.Funeral was held at Mt.Pleasant Church
\nthe next morning,burial in Church cemetery.
\nHerbert BUTTRAM,convicted at February Court on a charge of highway
\nrobbery,sentenced to 10 years and who broke jail shortly after conviction,was captured
\nFriday near Central,four miles north of Ripley.
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\nRIPLEY.TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26,1930
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\n**AMPUTATED**Walter F.SUTTON,55,of 346 LaClede Street,Memphis,vetern
\nconductor for I.C.Railroad,suffered loss of both arms near the elbow Friday afternoon,in
\nan accident,which occurred near Ripley,when he attempted to couple two box
\ncars.Mr.SUTTON,conductor on the local freight running between Dyersburg and
\nMemphis,was attempting to couple the boxcars when he lost his balance,falling beneath
\nthe train wheels.His hands were terribly mangled and his left leg lacerated.Members of the
\ntrain crew brought him to Ripley,where the ambulance picked him up.He was rushed to
\nSt.Joseph\u2019s and operation was performed.He has been employed by the railroad more
\nthan 25 years and he has never been injured before.He is married and has one son.
\n**NANKIPOO GIRL**Miss Elna BROWNING,daughter of the E.M.BROWNINGs,of
\nNankipoo,left last week for Knoxville,where she re-entered the University of TN,from
\nwhich place she received her B.S.degree last June.She is only 19 years of age,has been
\ngiven a Fellowship and will assist in the Dept.of Mathematics,and will also study towards
\nsecuring her Masters degree.She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Fraternity,and was an
\nactive member of other organizations.
\n**INJURED**A loosely coupled trailer hitched to a truck was blamed Tuesday night for
\nan auto accident which resulted in painful injuries to J.F.HARGROVE and Andrew
\nHUGHES,of Ripley,county road commissioners of Lauderdale County.The trailer swung
\nout from the truck into the center of the roadway,striking the rear end of the car.The
\nimpact hurled the car down an embankment.This occurred about one mile north of
\nCrosstown in Tipton County,on Jeff Davis Highway about 10:30.Attorney General and
\nMrs.WATKINS,of Ripley,were returning to their home from the fair.Mr.WATKINS
\npicked up the injured pair and took them to the Baptist Hospital.HARGROVE has a
\nsevere cut over his left eye and also lacerated about his upper and lower limbs.HUGHES
\nreceived a deep scalp wound and cuts and bruises on his body.F.A.HENRY and
\nG.S.MOORE were also in the car,but uninjured.H.H.CROWDER of Newbern was the
\ndriver of the truck.
\n**SHOOTS HIS DIVORCED WIFE**Following a quarrel between Charles B.RIGGINS
\nand his divorced wife Saturday night,RIGGINS on Tuesday,went to the cotton where she
\nwas picking cotton on the farm of her mother,Mrs.PRIDMORE,and is alleged to have
\nfired upon her with a shotgun,the shot taking effect in the arm,thigh and breast of
\nMrs.RIGGINS.The shooting took place on Synder\u2019s Bluff,nine miles west of Ripley.After
\nthe trouble Saturday,Mrs.RIGGINS swore out a warrant against her former husband,but it
\nis yet to be served because the officers were unable to find him.RIGGINS gave himself up
\nTuesday to Deputy V.T.LIGHTFOOT,he was brought to Ripley and put in jail.Just what
\ncaused the shooting is not known.She was carried to a Memphis hospital and her
\ncondition is critical.The RIGGINS have three children.
\n**IN MEMORY**In loving remembrance of our wife and mother,Mrs.Mollie
\nGLENN,who departed this life on Wednesday evening,Sept.17th,1930. B.A.GLENN and
\nchildren.
\n**CURVE**Mrs.Leonard DEW was called to Union City Friday by the death of her
\nfather,R.L.PRINCE.
\nMr.& Mrs.Harvey NEWMAN attended the funeral of her uncle,G.O.PATTERSON,at
\nWoodville Sunday.
\n**GATES**Mrs.Frances HANEY is seriously ill in the home of her
\ngranddaughter,Mrs.Wilbur AVERY.
\nMr.& Mrs.Paul CARTER and Mrs.Mary D. PETERSON,of Memphis,were Sunday
\nguests in the home of their father,W.H.CARTER.
\n**PLEASANT HILL**Sarah Frances ERVIN,daughter of W.B. ERVIN,happened to a
\nvery painful accident one day last week.While playing at school,James SCOTT accidently
\nran against her with his bicycle,knocking her down.The child\u2019s collar bone was broken and
\nher knee cut.She is getting along nicely.
\n**WOODVILLE**Mr.& Mrs.A.B.TALLEY and Mrs.Henry TALLEY attended the
\nfuneral of Charlie STYERS in Dyersburg.
\n**Garland PETERSON,who had been in Oakville Sanitorium at Memphis several
\nyears,was buried in Woodville Cemetery Sunday.
\n**CENTRAL**A son was born last week to Mr.& Mrs.Jessie SILVERNAIL.
\nJack CHAMBERS and Winnie Mai ANDREWS drove to Marion,Ark.,last week Friday
\nevening and gettin married.Rev.FLEMING said the ceremony.
\n**ASHPORT**A daughter was born Sept.19th to Mr.& Mrs.Walter MILLER.
\n**LOCAL AND PERSONAL**D.H.HUTCHERSON, L.M.HUTCHERSON, and Buck
\nWALDING left Tuesday for Wickliffe,KY,on a business trip.
\nMrs.Mollie UNDERWOOD suffered a stroke of paralysis at her home in east Ripley
\nTuesday morning and since has been critically ill.
\nMrs.Emma YOUNG, Mrs.H.W.SANFORD and Mrs._.B.CHAPMAN attended the
\nfuneral of Mrs.A.M.AUSTIN in Brownsville Tuesday.
\nAfter an absence of five years-four of which were spent in the Army,Odean CRAIG is
\nhome on a visit to parents,Mr.& Mrs.A.H.CRAIG.
\nMrs.Herman WEAVER was carried to Methodist Hospital,Memphis Wednesday to
\nundergo an operation for appendicitis.
\nGus MOORE,charged with driving his car while intoxicated while returning from
\nMemphis Sunday night,and colliding with another car in which three ladies were
\nriding,one of whom was painfully injured,was placed in jail at Covington following the
\naccident,but secured bond and was liberated the following day.The accident occurred near
\nCrosstown.
\nIn an auto wreck near Arp Saturday night about 7 o\u2019clock in which a car driven by
\nLuther KIRBY collided with one occupied by Mr.& Mrs.Manley DANIELS and one year
\nold son.Mrs.Daniels sustained a serious injury knee,and Mr.DaNIELS was cut about the
\nhead.Both cars were badly damaged.When the accident osccured,Mr.DANIELS car,it is
\nsaid,was on his side of the road and had come to a stop.
\n**DEATH**George Robert EVANS,Sr.,56,timber cutter,died at the Baptist Hospital in
\nMemphis at 6:125 o\u2019clock Wednesday night after a short illness from internal
\nhemorrhages.Mr.EVANS moved to Memphis a few years ago.He is survived by his
\nwife,Annie THUM EVANS; and nine children,Mrs.W.E.MOORE; Mrs.Phillip
\nL.ROGERS;Gladys EVANS; H.E.EVANS; G.R.EVANS,Jr.; W.A.EVANS; J.L.EVANS;
\nSam EVANS; and A.W.EVANS.Services were held at the residence of
\nMrs.H.E.EVANS,in Ripley Thursday afternoon at 2 o\u2019clock,and the remains were laid to
\nrest in Maplewood Cemetery.
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\nFRIDAY OCTOBER 3,1930
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\n**HENNING**Mr.& Mrs.C.M.ANTHONY are parents of a daughter born September
\n26th.
\nMr.& Mrs.W.A.LIPSCOMB; Mrs.R.B.LIPSCOMB; Mrs.J.R.CRUTCHER and
\nMrs.Mary HANSON attended the funeral of Sidney H.LIPSCOMB in Memphis Tuesday.
\n**MAYOR\u2019s COURT**Jim DEW; public drunkenness,$16.50. Henry RILEY;
\nassault,$18.00. Jack MOORE; public drunkenness,$13.00. Gene BYRN;public
\ndrunkenness,$11.50.
\n**LOCALS**Craig SHACKELTON,of Newbern,is spending this week with his
\nsister,Mrs.John BIBB,Jr.
\nEleanor CHAPMAN,of Memphis,spent the weekend with her grandmother,Mrs.Jennie
\nCHAPMAN.
\nMary Charlotte,daughter of Mr.& Mrs.H.M.SUTTON,was carried to Memphis last
\nweek and underwent an operation in Baptist hospital.She is doing well.
\nThe presence this week of Ben CHAPMAN at his place of business,after several weeks
\nconfinement at his home taking a rest cure,was hailed with gladness by his numerous
\nfriends.
\nMrs.Harris BROWN and Mrs.B.M.ELAM,of Jackson,spent Wednesday in Ripley.Their
\nbrother,Robert KLUTTS accompanied them and remained here with homefolks.
\nMr.& Mrs.J.M.THOMPSON,of Monette,Ark.,spent the week end with his
\nmother,Mrs.L.O.THOMPSON; brother,Bailey THOMPSON; and sisters,Mrs.Cal
\nHAMBY and Mrs.J.H.WADSWORTH.
\nMrs.Jesse MATTHEWS,of Whitefield was called here Monday to attend the bedside of
\nher mother,Mrs.J.A.GRIMES. Mrs.GRIMES underwent surgery Tuesday.
\nThe remains of J.B.McKINNEY,who died in Memphis Tuesday morning,was brought to
\nRipley after services at the National Funeral Home in Memphis,for interment in
\nMaplewood Cemetery.He was 60 years of age;and is survived by his wife,Mrs.Eula
\nMcKINNEY; daughter, Mary E.McKINNEY,of Jackson,Miss.; brother,Clarence
\nMcKINNEY; and sister,Mamie McKINNEY,both of Port Royal,VA.
\nMrs.Mollie UNDERWOOD died at her home in Ripley,her death resulting from a stroke
\nof paralysis a few days prior.She was 55 years of age and is survived by a son.Funeral
\nservices were held Sunday in the Presbyterian Church at Flippen,burial in Prospect
\nCemetery.
\nFailing to secure $5000 bond,Alex McKEE is an inmate of the county jail,while Alex
\nEDNEY is at liberty under $2000. Both were given hearings Wednesday before Judge
\nF.A.Henry,charged with larceny,2 cases;felonious assault,2 cases;assault and battery,2
\ncases;driving a car while drunk,and wanton injury to a building.All of which is said to have
\ntaken place prior to or following the burning of the old homestead of the late John
\nA.JOHNSTON(occupied by negroes),about three miles southeast of Ripley Saturday
\nnight.
\nAfter a year\u2019s patient suffering,Mrs.Mamie D.CONNER,wife of
\nC.O.CONNER,peacefully passed away to her heavenly home Wednesday night.She was
\nborn 47 years ago in Haywood County and married Mr.CONNER 25 years ago.She is
\nsurvived by her husband and two children,Sarah and Dunaway CONNER; her
\nmother,Mrs.J.B.WATKINS and one sister,Mrs.Laura PIERSON,of Alexandria,LA.The
\nfuneral is being held at the family residence,interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Jesse,son of Arch LATHAM,happened to a near serious accident
\nMonday night when a horse kicked him just over his heart.He was rendered unconscious
\nfor a time.
\n**CENTRAL**Mr.& Mrs.Will NEWMAN; David NEWMAN; Mrs.Joe CAGLE and
\nlittle W.T.CHAPMAN,visited Mrs.Maggie CHAPMAN at the hospital in Memphis
\nrecently.
\nOn Wednesday afternoon of last week at 4 o\u2019clock,Mrs.Ivan ANDREWS and Miss
\nGeraldine BARBOUR entertained with a miscellaneous shower in honor of Mrs.Jack
\nCHAMBERS,a recent bride.
\n**EDITH**Mr.& Mrs.Reece CRIHFIELD spent Sunday at Central with their
\ndaughter,Mrs.Gus YOUNG.
\n**KNOB CREEK**Mrs.Annie HUTCHERSON and sons,Vitalias and Tillman
\nHUTCHERSON,spent the weekend in Memphis.
\n**GOLDDUST**William NELSON spent last week in Luckett.
\nMike SHOEMAKE,of Ross,Ark.,spent Sunday here.
\nA daughter was born Sept.19th to Mr.& Mrs.Charlie SHOEMAKE.
\n**LIGHTFOOT**Mr.& Mrs.Elmer BAKER are parents of a son born Sept.,19th.
\nMr.& Mrs.Walter VOWELL are parents of a daughter born Sept.22nd.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Mrs.Nannie CRINER is recovering from a few days illness.
\nJ.E.LEWIS,of Henning,spent the weekend with his aunt,Mrs.G.W.HAMBY.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Mrs.Jim CHIPMAN and baby,Inez,of Whitefield,spent
\nSunday with her mother,Mrs.C.E.WILLIAMS.
\n**RUTHERFORD**Mr.& MRS.G.W.METER and son,of Ripley,spent Sunday here with
\nrelatives.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY OCTOBER 10,1930
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\n**INJURED**A.M.McDONALD,72,of 230 N.Willett Street,Memphis,suffered a possible
\nspinal fracture and severe bruises,the result of a traffic accident there at 11:25 last Friday
\nmorning.According to witnesses,he stepped into the side of an auto driven by
\nE.D.HALL,37,at Madison Avenue and third street and was knocked to the pavement.
\nMr.HALL,traveling very slowly at the time,stopped and called an ambulance which rushed
\nthe injured man to the Baptist hospital.Mr.HALL was not arrested.X-rays were made of
\nMcDONALD\u2019s back and neck to determind the extent of his
\ninjuries.Mrs.J.A.HIGGINS,daughter of Mr.McDONALD,was called to Memphis Friday
\non account of the accident.Mr.McDONALD\u2019s hip bone is also said to be broken and he is
\nencased in a plaster cast.
\n**LOCALS**Mrs.Robert GWINN,of Danville,KY,is visiting her
\nsister,Mrs.A.B.KLUTTS.
\nMrs.Emma KISSELL died tuesday at her home at Halespoint and was buried the
\nfollowing day at Walnut Grove.She was the mother of E.B.KISSELL,and was in her 75th
\nyear.
\nMrs.R.H.CHISHOLM was carried to MemphisSunday and underwent an operation for
\nintestional obstruction Monday at the Baptist hospital.Her condition is reported serious.
\nIn practice at a game of football at Ripley High School last week,Harrison LEWIS,son of
\nMr.& Mrs.Wilshire LEWIS,suffered a broken collarbone,has since been confined to his
\nroom,but he expects to be able to re-enter school next week.He is one of the substitute
\nplayers.
\nA car driven by Judge W.G.PATTON and also occupied by Mrs.PATTON;
\nC.F.HARWARD and a negro man,left the highway on the Tipton county side of the
\nHatchie River Monday,turning over trice and righting itself as it landed at the foot of the
\nenbankment.The negro was the only occupant to receive injuries,being cut on one arm
\nbelow the elbow.
\nEugene J.BETTIS,an electrical foreman for the Memphis Power and Light Co.,died of
\npneumonia in Memphis Saturday afternoon.He was a brother of Mrs.Lee SCOTT and
\nMrs.Lelia MONTAGUE,both of Ripley; Mrs.Charles DORAN,of Milan; and Buron
\nBETTIS,of Dallas,Texas.He is also survived by his wife and two children.
\n**CENTRAL**Miss Frances WEBB,of Rosewell,NM,is visiting relatives here.
\nMrs.J.D.NEWMAN is ill.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Mrs.Eunice BRICE has returned home after spending a
\nweek with Mr.& Mrs.Marion MAXWELL in Jackson.
\nMr.& Mrs.Emmett WHITE and children spent Sunday at Conner with her parents,Mr.&
\nMrs. Robert DUNAVANT.
\nMr.& Mrs.Henry KLUTTS and baby,of Conner,spent the weekend with her
\nparents,Mr.& Mrs.R.C.MILAM.
\nMr.& Mrs.MARION MAXWELL,of Jackson,visited in the Frank MAXWELL home this
\nweek,and was accompanied home by his sister,Mrs.Lucy MAXWELL.
\n**CHERRY**Little Austin WINN,while rolling a rock,knocked out one of little Louise
\nJONES\u2019 teeth and cut a gash in her lips and head.
\nLittle W.E.BEATY,while playing,accidently stuck a knife in Mr.Bryant SIDES\u2019leg
\nSunday night and he was unable to return to his work Monday.
\n**HENNING**A barn on the farm of C.B.LANKFORD was destroyed by fire Monday
\nnight.
\nMrs.Nora BROWN,Mr.& Mrs.Lynn TALIAFERRO,of Osceola,AR,attended the funeral
\nof their cousin,Miss Vivia TALIFERRO Monday.
\nAfter a lingering illness of more than a year,Miss Vivia TALIFERRO quietly passed
\naway at her home here Sunday evening,Oct.5th.She was confined to her bed several
\nmonths before her death.The funeral was held at 3 p.m. Monday in the home of her
\nsister,Mrs.J.A.BARFIELD.The remains were placed by the side of her mother and brother
\nin Poplar Grove Cemetery.
\n**LUCKETT**William NELSON,of Golddust is making his home here.
\nMr.& Mrs.W.M.NELSON and children returned home Saturday from Golddust.
\n**GOLDDUST**Little Betty Lagene SHOEMAKE is on the sick list.
\nRobert METER was sick several days last week.
\n**MASCEDONIA**Mrs.Lillie HOWARD received an announcement last week of the
\narrival of a son in the home of Mr.& Mrs.J.E.ETHERIDGE in
\nMemphis.Mrs.ETHERIDGE is the former Lela STEWART,formerly of this community.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Will ETHERIDGE and sons,of Bassett,AR,spent Saturday night in
\nthe home of Mr.& Mrs.Will HUTCHERSON.
\nMrs.Ben WHEATLEY suffered slight bruises about her body Saturday afternoon when
\nshe lost control of the car she was driving and ran into a ditch.
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\nFRIDAY OCTOBER 17,1930
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\n**DEATH**Again the cruel hand of death has robbed a devoted husband and little
\ndaughter are bereft of companionship of a fond wife and mother,while friends mourn with
\nthe loved ones in the passing away of Mrs.R.H.CHISHOLM at Baptist Hospital in
\nMemphis Wednresday evening at 8 o\u2019clock.Mrs.CHISHOLM was carried to the hospital
\non Sunday,October 5th,having suffered a severe attack of intestinol obstruction,adhesions
\nresulting from a previous operation.Her condition was critical and she lingered for ten
\ndays as it was,between life and death.She called her little daughter,her only child,Nancy
\nJean,8 years old to her bedside to say goodbye.The service was held from the family
\nresidence on Henning Street Thursday afternoon at 3 o\u2019clock.The remains laid to rest in
\nMaplewood Cemetery.She was the daughter of the late Capt.John D.TARRANT and one
\nsister,Marie TARRANT TOBIAS,of El PASO,Texas.
\n**INFORMATION WANTED**The whereabouts of J.W.HOWARD,who lives on the
\nlate W.H.COFFMAN\u2019s place near Curve,is causing much uneasiness to his family and
\nfriends.The last heard of him was in Covington on October 2nd.He is 37 years of age,
\nabout 6 feet high, weighs 175 pounds.Was wearing a blue corduroy cap,blueserge coat
\nand striped trousers.Any information will be appreciated by
\nMrs.J.W.HOWARD.Curve,TN.Rt.#1.
\n**LOCALS**Mrs.W.B.MIDYETT and Mrs.Claude NEEL were in Memphis Tuesday.
\nA daughter was born Oct.14th to Lieut.& Mrs.David GREENLEE in SanDiago,Calif.
\nMr.& Mrs.Charles CATES,of Battle Creek,Mich.,were guests of Mrs.John DUNCAN
\nMonday night.
\nMrs.Annie Lee EDWARDS,age 17 years,wife of G.T.EDWARDS,of Williams Switch
\ncommunity,died Monday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis.The remains were laid to rest in
\nBethlehem Cemetery Tuesday.
\nReturning from St.Louis Wednesday night,the car driven by Mrs.F.L.LEVERETTE and
\nalso occupied by her little son,F.L.,Jr.,and nurse,was run into by a truck in
\nIllinois.Fortunately they escaped injuries,but the car was badly damaged.Mr.LEVERETTE
\nwent after them Thursday.
\nMiss Elizabeth WILLIAMS and Bob STEELMAN,of Woodville,drove to Ark.,Monday
\nafternoon and were married.He is the son of Mr.& Mrs.Vester STEELMAN,she is the
\nyoungest daughter of Mrs.Claud WILLIAMS.
\nWhile driving to school last Friday morning,Miss Mary Taylor THOMPSON ran into
\nloose gravel,and losing control of her car,ran into a ditch.Her sister,Louise,and LaVerne
\nDENNIE were with her.The latter received several cuts on her face and head.Louise
\nreceived a cut on one arm and leg,and neither have been able to be in school this
\nweek.Mary substained only minor cuts and bruises.
\nDeputies LUNSFORD and DENNIE,assisted by Press CROSS,of Island 34,destroyed a
\nstill on the island near Butler,Ark.,Monday afternoon.It was a 1500 gallon cooker,had nine
\n1000 gallon vats,three of which were full of mash.Officers secured 700 pounds of sugar
\nand two sacks of meal.Three men were reported in charge of the still,but were given a tip
\nwhen the officers were detected crossing the chute about a half mile below the still so
\nnobody was present to give the officers the \u201cglad hand\u201d when they arrived.
\nThe residence of Mr.Ivan CALDWELL,north of Ripley near the city limits on Jeff Davis
\nHighway,burned Sunday morning about 3 a.m..The loss was estimated at $2000 with
\n$1250 insurance.The family was away from home and the fire is supposed to have been of
\nan incediary orgin.Someone is said,called the telephone operator about 2 a.m.,using
\nMr.CALDWELL\u2019s phone,and ask her if she didn\u2019t want to hear some music,and passersby
\nalso reported seeing lights in the house and a car parked in front.
\n**HENNING**A daughter arrived in the home of Mr.& Mrs.Cecil DELACHMIDT on
\nOctober 12th.She has been christened Martha Frances.
\nIt is with much regret that the many friends hear of Mrs.R.H.CHISHOLM,learned of her
\nserious illness and death.As Miss Genevieve TARRANT,she spent most of her girlhood
\ndays here,was a sweet and popular girl,and loved by young and old.
\n**NANKIPOO**A little baby girl,christened Patricia Inean,made her arrivalin the home of
\nMr.& Mrs.Marvin PENNINGTON on October 10th.
\n**ASBURY**Mr.& Mrs.Aulsie BRACKIN are parents of a son born October 6th.
\n**CENTRAL**J.R.COX,from near Humboldt,spent a few days last week with his
\nson,J.O.COX and family.
\n**CURVE**The body of Dewey HENDREN was brought from his home in Memphis last
\nFriday and laid to rest in Cross Roads Cemetery.This was his childhood home.
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\nFRIDAY OCTOBER 24,1930
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\n**DEATH**William Francis ROBERSON died at his home at Lightfoot Sunday
\nafternoon,October 19th,after an illness of a week of pneumonia.He was born in
\nLauderdale County November 27,1863 and lived his entire life here.he was twice
\nmarried,his first wife being Miss Jennie JOPLIN.His second wife was Miss Mollie
\nSTUCKY.His widow and eight children survive.The children of the first marriage are:Carl
\nU.ROBERSON;Mrs.O.B.AKIN; and Mrs.J.M.CHISM;allof Lightfoot,
\nMrs.A.L.CROWDER and James C.ROBERSON,both of Memphis.Children of the second
\nmarriage are,Mrs.Walter ROBERSON,of Ripley and Miss Clarice ROBERSON.Funeral
\nservices were conducted at the school building at Lightfoot.
\n**LIGHTFOOT**Mr.& Mrs.J.M.CHISM announce the marriage of their
\ndaughter,LaGene to Jim Roy PARKER.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Reba HUTCHERSON,of Ripley,and guest,Bill JONES,of
\nNashville,spent Sunday with Mrs.Will HUTCHERSON.
\n**LOCALS**A son was born Monday morning to Mr.& Mrs.R.Y.DRAKE.He has been
\nnamed R.Y.,Jr.
\nA month old daughter of Mr.& Mrs.W.R.WOOD,of Asbury,was buried at Poplar Grove
\nCemetery.
\nA daughter was born to Mr.& Mrs.R.H.WRIGHT on October 15th at Baptist Hospital in
\nMemphis.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY OCTOBER 31,1930
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\n**LOCALS**Mrs.Mollie VAUGHT,of Calif.,is visiting her nephew,W.B.MIDYETT.
\nThe residence of Mrs.Albert WAKEFIELD at Luckett was destroyed by fire Sunday
\nabout noon.Most of the household goods were saved.Loss on dwelling about $1000,no
\ninsurance.
\nA son was born Sunday morning to Mr.& Mrs.Stuart NUNN,he was named Sturat Jr.
\nFrances,7-year-old daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Neil LUTON has been ill the past week with
\nScarlet fever.
\n**DEATH**Many relatives and friends mourn the passing away of Dalton
\nWESSON.Only in his 40th year,his death resulted from a gunshot wound received in
\nMay,1919,while in France,and though he was honorably discharged in March the
\nfollowing year,the wound never healed,and for 11 years he bore in his body without a
\nmurmur,this evidence of the love and devotion which animated his soul when he offered
\nhis life upon the alter of his country.It was only at intervals during this long period that he
\nwould suffer attacks that would confine him to his bed,and at all other times,while not
\nphysically able to do manuel labor to any great extent,his presence in the home among
\nkindred and friends was a joy to those who knew him to be a citizen of worthy high
\nesteem.It was Thursday of last week that he was again suddenly stricken at his home near
\nToulon,taken to Baptist in Memphis and underwent surgery for septic meningities.He
\npassed away Monday afternoon.Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at Eureka
\nChurch at Forked Deer,burial in that place.He was born March 1,1890 and was married
\nNovember 21,1914 to Miss Minnie Ola AKIN,who survives him,together with one
\ndaughter,Mary Sue,age 9 years and one son,Dalton,Jr.,age 6 years;his father and
\nstep-mother,Mr.& Mrs.J.C.WESSON,of Ripley; two sisters,Mrs.Lee HARDY,of Ripley
\nand Mrs.W.H.HAY of Phoenix,AZ.
\n**CEDAR GROVE**J.M.SAVAGE spent the weekend near Conner with his brother,Jim
\nSAVAGE.
\n**RUTHERFORD**Hall GRADY spent last weekend with Robert METER at Ashport.
\nMr.& Mrs.J.d.GRADY;Mr.& Mrs.Earl CONE;and Mrs.Arch GOOCH spent the
\nweekend in the E.S.METER home at Ashport.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY NOVEMBER 7,1930
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\n**ASBURY**Mrs.Maud BILLINGS spent Tuesday in Covington with her
\ndaughter,Mrs.Tom KLUTTS.
\nMrs.Jap HENDERSON spent Sunday afternoon in Ripley,a guest of Mrs.Emma
\nKLUTTS.
\n**LOCALS**A son was born to Mr.& Mrs.John H.OWEN in Brownsville
\nTuesday-election day-another Haywood County Democrat.
\nEdwin CARMACK,of Curve,accidently shot himself Tuesday morning while at work on
\nhis father\u2019s farm,sustaining the loss of three fingers on his left hand and lacerations about
\nhis chest and face.
\nThe remains of Olliver HEFFERSON,who died at his home in Memphis Friday,was
\nbrought to Ripley and laid to rest in Maplewood Cemetery Sunday afternoon.He is
\nsurvived by his wife; four children;sister,Mamie,of Memphis;and brother,Robert Lee
\nHEFFERSON of the Navy.
\n**CURVE**Miss Jewell CARMACK fekk at school Monday,striking her knee against a
\ndesk and cutting a gash that needed five stitches to close.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**A daughter was born October 12th to Mr.& mrs.E.L.SMITH.She
\nhas been named Rosalind Gene.
\n**ELLIS SCHOOLHOUSE**Mrs.Lucy SMITH is visiting her daughter at Curve.(one of
\nthe Hester daughters,Lela?)
\n**HALESPOINT**Robert NELSON and J.W.FOSTER were in Dyersburg Friday.
\n**ASHPORT**Mrs.J.C.BARNES is visiting in the E.S.METER home.
\nMr.& Mrs.E.S.METER spent the weekend at Lightfoot with their grandchildren.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY NOVEMBER 14,1930
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\n**HENNING**Allen EASTWOOD,an employe of Forcum-James Construction Co.,of
\nDyersburg,was instantly killed about 6:30 a.m.Wednesday of last week,when struck by a
\nsouthbound train.He was walking south on the northbound track and saw a freight train
\napproaching and crossed over to the south track without looking back,stepping in front of
\na passenger train.The remains were sent to Hornbeak,his former home.
\n**GIRL IS SLAIN**Enraged because his girl was out riding with another negro,Henry
\nRILEY,at an early hour Sunday morning lay in wait,stopped the car,dragged the girl,Lillie
\nBOND out and shot her to death,according to the sheriff,s office.RILEY,who has served
\ntwo terms in the penitentiary,made his escape,but was captured Sunday in
\nCovington.James GIVEN,negro,was also arrested,charged with being a party to the
\ncrime.Both negroes are in jail here.
\n**LOCALS**A daughter was born Wednesday to Mr.& Mrs.Press CALDWELL.She has
\nbeen named Lula Frances CALDWELL.
\nMrs.Betty PARKER; Mr.& Mrs.John WEBB; and little Betty WEBB were Sunday
\nguests of Mr.& Mrs.H.L.COPELAND.
\nMrs.Max DURHAM and Rufus CAMPBELL as blackface comedians in \u201c44 Flappers\u201d
\nwas well worth the admission.
\nErnest BOWDEN died Tuesday at his home in Mayfield,KY.He was a citizen of
\nRipley,being engaged in the jewerly business.He is survived by wife and daughter.
\nMrs.Oscar EMERSON has been confined to her bed the past week,suffering with an
\ninfected limb between the knee and ankle.
\nFergason Bros.Drug Co.,was burglarized Tuesday night of merchandise valued at $300
\nor more.Last week Bowers Store was robbed of a large quantity of goods,said to have
\nbeen a truckload.Much complaint is being heard among the citizens,and our city \u201cDads\u201d
\nare being censured because such things are possible when Ripley is supposed to have a
\nnightwatchman to prevent such occurances.
\n**DEATH**Miss Olivia PARIS,born November 8,1870,died at her home Friday
\nnight,November 7,1930,after a brief illness of pneumonia.She is survived by two brothers
\n,J.A.PARIS and C.F.PARIS;one sister,Mrs.C.P.GRAVES,of Henning and one
\nneice,Mrs.Maud DODSON,of Crockett County.Funeral services were held Saturday
\nafternoon at the home.Her body was borne to the grave in Holmes Cemetery by her
\nnephews.
\n**CURVE**Edwin CARMACK and sister,Miss Jewell,who were injured in accidents last
\nweek are getting along nicely.
\n**CENTRAL**Mrs.Maggie CHAPMAN,of Memphis,spent Saturday with parents.
\n**WOODVILLE**Finis STANLEY and brother in one car and Herbert ROBERSON and
\nMiss Inez TRAVIS in another,ran into each other at the bend in front of the W.J.WILSON
\nhome Sunday. The only one hurt was Mr.STANLEY\u2019s brother,who was badly cut about
\nthe face and his ear was badly damaged.
\n**ASBURY**Ella May HENDERSON soent several days this week with her
\ngrandmother,Mrs.Emma KLUTTS in Ripley.
\nMrs.N.J.HENDERSON and Mrs.Eugene BURNS were called to Nashville Sunday by
\nthe death of their sister.
\nBud SWEAT,an inmate in the county home,died Sunday morning and was laid to rest the
\nfollowing day at Mt.Pleasant Cemetery.
\nMrs.Bud SWEAT,who had been in the county home for several years,is now making her
\nhome with her daughter,Mrs.Ernie WOOD near Ashport.
\nJames, Jasper and Miss Nelle HENDERSON spent Monday and Tuesday with their
\nfather,N.J.HENDERSON in Golddust.
\n**LUCKETT**Miss May MAJORS was called to Memphis Saturday by the death of
\nClarence CRAWFORD.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Carl CLENTON,of Covington and Jake KLUTTS,of
\nRipley,visited the T.A.SMITH home Sunday.
\nJerome KLUTTS,of Conner,spent Tuesday night with Mark HIGHTOWER in the Jim
\nSUMMERs home.
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\nFRIDAY NOVEMBER 21,1930
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\n**DEATH**As a result of a three week\u2019s illness of an acute sinus trouble,Sidney
\nC.LEWIS,70,farmer State Senaror and leading citizen of Stewart County,died at 2
\np.m.Saturday at his home in Dover.Surviving Mr.Lewis is his widow,formerly Miss
\nMinnie MEADOWS of Ripley,to whom he was married 32 years ago;his son,S.C.,Jr.,of
\nDover,and Brandon,a student of law; and a daughter,Mrs.Charles E.WALTERS,of Dover.
\n**CURVE**A daughter was born Saturday to Mr.& Mrs.C.M.GARNER.
\nD.M.GARRETT lost four nice cows Saturday and the cause of their death has not been
\ndetermind.
\nWhile playing with an axe Saturday,the yougest son of Vernon NEWMAN cut off two
\nfingers of his left hand.
\n**LUCKETT**Mr.& Mrs.McKinley COOPER,of Glimp,are parents of a daughter,born
\nNov.12th.
\n**SOCIETY**Mr.& mrs.W.B.MIDYETT entertained with a house party over the
\nweek-end.The guests were four lovely young girls of Jackson,Misses Ruth & Thelma
\nMIDYETT, Lois CANADY, and Margaret BRITTIAN.
\nMr.& Mrs.MIDYETT held open house on Friday evening,when about 50 young people
\ncalled.Punch and sandwiches were served.Red and white chrysanthemums adorned the
\nrooms where the guests were received and entertained.
\nMr.& Mrs.MIDYETT and the young ladies motored to Memphis Saturday
\nafternoon,where they were complimented with a delightful dinner party tendered by Mr.&
\nMrs.J.C.WILLIAMS.The Williams home was decorated with lovely pink roses and white
\nchrysanthemums.The beautifully appointed table had for a centerfield,a vase of the
\nsame,harmonizing with the pink and white motif chosen by the hostesses.
\nMr.& Mrs.MIDYETT accompanied their guests to Jackson on Sunday afternoon,where
\nthe party was entertained at dinner by Mrs.J.C.MIDYETT.
\n**LOCALS**Miss Ruth MIDYETT,of Jackson,is a guest of Mr.& Mrs.W.B.MIDYETT.
\nJoe Clay DAVIS,of Golddust,carried a load of hogs to Memphis Wednesday.He sold
\nthem for top market price,which was only $7.50 per hundred pounds.
\nJoe F.WINBORN died in Blytheville,Ark.,on Wednesday of last week,after a stroke of
\nparalysis.Prior to moving to Ark.,about 15 years ago,he resided in Lauderdale County.
\nPrivate Decatur MEACHUM,who had been on a 90-day furlough,returned last week to
\nFt.Holabird,MD,where he had been stationed for three years.He enlisted in August
\n1927.He stayed in Panama Zone for three years,this being his first visit home.he is the son
\nof Mr.& Mrs.J.M.MEACHUM,of Curve.
\nSaturday morning,Marshel LAWRENCE and Sheriff COUGHLAN arrested two men
\ngiving their names as S.B.McNAR and W.B.BALL and turned them over to
\nArk.authorities.They are charged with the theft of a cow at Huffman,Ark. on Thursday of
\nlast week,the animal being brought to Ripley and sold to T.Bun KELTNER for $27.75.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Ernest BIZZELL killed two wild geese flying over his home with one
\nshot the first of the week.
\nMisses Mabel & Maizie HUTCHERSON spent Sunday with Mrs.Ellie ESCUE.
\n**GOLDDUST**Robert METER was stabbed twice in his left side at Ashport Saturday
\nnight.He is improving.
\n**GATES**The residence and household goods of Odie DEW,who lives about a mile
\nnorthwest of town,on which is known as the Hartman farm,were destroyed by fire
\nSaturday afternoon about 5 o\u2019clock.Origin of the fire is not known as none of the family
\nwere at home.The loss is partly covered by insurance.
\nThe remains of Edwin BOONE,of Fulton,KY,who died in a Chicago Hospital at an early
\nhour Monday morning ,were brought here Wednesday morning to the home of his
\naunt,Mrs.P.L.STRICKLAND,where funeral services were conducted,burial in Halls
\nCemetery beside his parents.Besides his wife,he is survived by two brothers,Eugene,of
\nChicago and William,of Gates; an aged grandmother,Mrs.N.L.ROBERTSON; three
\naunts,Mrs.R.W.GHOULSON;Mrs.P.L.STRICKLAND; and Mrs.Ellis ROUTTE.
\n**ASBURY**Mr.& Mrs.J.A.MAXWELL entertained about 20 of the younger set
\nSaturday evening,the occasion being Wilbur\u2019s 15th birthday.
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\nFRIDAY NOVEMBER 28,1930
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\n**CONCORD**Mrs.Lesley BARNETT and infant child died Sunday morning,and the
\nremains were buried in Concord Cemetery Monday at 11 o\u2019clock.
\n**LOCALS**Mrs.Harris BROWN,of Jackson,spent Saturday in Ripley,and was
\naccompanied home by her brother,Robert KLUTTS.
\nMr.Henry CRIHFIELD,of Edith,celebrated his 89th birthday Saturday.It was also his 64th
\nwedding anniversary.All his children except one was present.
\nMisses Ruth & Thelma MIDYETT,Lois CANADY and Margaret BRITTIAN,of
\nJackson,who were guests of Mr.& Mrs.W.B.MIDYETT,have returned home.
\nLawrence.three-year-old son of Mr.& Mrs.Wilbur DAVIS,who reside at Woodville,died
\nof diptheria Monday and was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place Tuesday.
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\nFRIDAY DECEMBER 12,1930
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\n**TWO BANKRUPT IN HALLS**W.E.RICHARDSON,Jr.,of Halls,Tuesday petitioned
\nin Federal Court for voluntary bankruptcy as a farmer and as the owner of the business of
\nW.E.Richardson & Son,hardware concern in Halls.He gave his personal liabilities as
\n$4,520.80,with assets of $4,640.00.He scheduled the debts of the firm as $12,407.97,with
\nassets of $13,832.00.The assets consist chiefly of notes of farmers and of accounts
\npayable.
\nW.V.DUNAVANT,dealer in men\u2019s furnishings at Halls,doing business as F.A.Dunavant
\n& Co.,scheduled liabilities of $3,687.16,and assets of $3,650.00.
\n**KILLED**Carl COLLINS,30,after surrendering to Deputy Press CROSS,was brought
\nto Ripley Tuesday and lodged in jail on a charge of shooting and killing Tom
\nTURNER,40, on Island 34 near Fulton,TN,on the Mississippi River at COLLINS\u2019 home
\non Monday night.COLLINS claims self-defense,alledging that TURNER came to his
\nhome and under the influence of liquor,threatened him.The preliminary trial of COLLINS
\nis set for next Monday.Deceased was the son of J.A.TURNER,of Ripley.The remains
\nwere laid to rest in Mary\u2019s Chapel Cemetery Wednesday morning.
\n**CURVE**The little child of David NEWMAN remains in very serious condition in a
\nMemphis hospital.
\n**ASBURY**Mrs.Pearl SKINNER,of Luckett,and George OSTEEN,of Lightfoot were
\nmarried Saturday evening at 8 o\u2019clock at the home of A.B.WHITE.
\n**LOCALS**A daughter was born Friday to Mr.& mrs.W.R.CHEEK.She has been
\nnamed Billie Claire CHEEK.
\nMrs.Dave HUTCHERSON was called to Cairo,Illinois by the death of a nephew.she
\nreturned Sunday.
\nA son was born Monday to Mr.& Mrs.T.C.NELMS in Memphis.Mrs.NELMS will be
\nremembered as Eugenia NABORS.
\nCrime reached its dept of shame this week when some vandel invaded the sacred
\nprecincts of a vault in Maplewood Cemetery,in which the remains of two of Lauderdale
\nCounty\u2019s prominent citizens rest; Capt. and Mrs.W.C.TICHENOR.The vault door was
\nforced open and the caskets opened.No doubt the party who committed the crime
\nthought,perhaps,that some jewelry or other valuables were buried with the remains.The
\nofficers have no clue as to the guilty party.
\n**A TRIBUTE**On the night of November 26th,at 7:30 o\u2019clock,one of the oldest and
\nbest loved citizens,Mrs.Kate BELL,passed away at her home in Gates.Mrs.BELL was the
\nonly daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Robert GREEN,of Haywood County,where she and her two
\nbrothers spent their childhood.The BELLS resided at Tabernacle before moving to Gates
\n30 years ago.Mr.BELL died 10 years ago.Funeral services were at the Methodist
\nChurch,burial in Halls Cemetery.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Louise,little daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Raymond SCROGGINS,was
\npainfully burned one day last week,when she fell in the fire.
\n**LUCKETT**Mrs.C.D.PITTMAN has lost the sight of her left eye.
\nMr.W.L.BRIGGS happened to an accident Saturday morning,cutting his right hand.
\n**MARY\u2019S CHAPEL**Misses Odella CROWDER,Annie & Alice ESRA,spent Sunday
\nwith Miss Leona LOVELL at Conner.
\nMrs.Nannie NEW had a surprise Sunday.It being her 75th birthday,her six daughters and
\ntwo step-daughters gave her a dinner.Fifty were present to enjoy the feast.
\n**DEATH**Mrs.John CONNER died at her home in Ripley at an early hour
\nFriday,Dec.12th.She was the wife of the late John CONNER,Jr.To their union were born
\nnine children,seven of whom lived to be grown.Those surviving her
\nare:Mrs.R.W.TANNER,of Prairie Point,Miss.;Emmett C.CONNER: Charles CONNER;
\nand Mrs.Charles A.WOOD,all of Ripley;and Tom CONNER,of Ashport.Also surviving
\nare five grandchildren: Margaret,Ann,and Elizabeth CONNER and Letitia WOOD,all of
\nRipley and Katherine WAGNER,of Brownsville; one sister,Mrs.Lewis BOND,of
\nBrownsville; four brothers:Dr.John M.COMEGYS,of Los Angeles,Calif.;Thomas
\nM.COMEGYS and James F.COMEGYS,both of Sherveport,LA,(stated four brothers,only
\nhave three named.Mrs.CONNER was 72 years old,was born in Brownsville on December
\n4th,1858 and was married on December 18th,1878.Services were held at the family
\nhome,burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
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\nFRIDAY DECEMBER 19,1930
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\n**LOCALS**Mrs.Ruby Bizzell,age 21,died at her home near Mack on Thursday of last
\nweek.
\nDelbert St.JOHN died at his home at Orysa Tuesday,and was buried at Holmes
\nCemetery.He was 21 years old.
\nMr.& Mrs.W.B.MIDYETT,Mrs.Claude NEEL, Mrs.VAUGHT and Miss Ellis WOOD
\nvisited in Brownsville Wednesday.
\nMrs.Herman WILSON is confined to her home with three broken ribs resulting from a
\nfall on her doorsteps Tuesday.
\nHenry Ray HOTCHKISS died at the home of his mother,Mrs.HALL,on Brownsville
\nStreet on Wednesday of last week,and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery.He was 21
\nyears old.His death resulted from blood poison from a scratch on his chin.
\nA truck driven by Charlie NOLAN,age 25,an employe of N.A.YANCEY at
\nHalespoint,was forced off the highway and wrecked by another car Monday while erroute
\nto Dyersburg.NOLEN received a broken jaw,a broken leg,and minor cuts on the body,and
\nis being treated at the Dyersburg hospital.The other car did not stop and its occupasnts are
\nnot known.
\n**GLIMP**An infant son of Mr.& Mrs.Odie WINSETT died Thursday of pneumonia and
\nwas laid to rest in Poplar Grove Cemetery.
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\nRIPLEY,TENNESSEE
\nFRIDAY DECEMBER 26,1930
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\n**GOLDDUST**Mr.Will NELSON has moved his family here from Luckett.
\n**LOCALS**Mr.W.B.JOHNSON is installing a grist mill in connection with the filling
\nstation at the junction of Ashport and Edith Streets.
\nMrs.Allie STRAYHORN died at her home in Kosciusko,Miss.,Monday after a lingering
\nillness of paralysis.She will be remembered as Miss Lizzie JOHNSTON,daughter of the
\nlate Mr.& Mrs.JOHN Anderson JOHNSTON.
\n**POSING AS AN AGENT**A charge that Kenneth SANDERS, living near Ripley,had
\nimpersonated a federal prohibition officer and had collected $10 from L.W.STONE on a
\npledge not to take Stone before a U.S.Commissioner,resulted Monday in Sanders being
\nlodged in the Shelby County jail to await U.S.Grand Jury action .Sanders was arrested at
\nRipley by Deputy U.S.Marshell Enoch L.WEST,who took him before U.S. Commissioner
\nW.V.BRINGLE, at Covington,where Sanders pleaded not guilty.He was held in default of
\nbond and his hearing was set for December 30.
\n**FOUND DEAD**The finding of the body of Mr.T.L.GILLISPIE,cold in death,at his
\nhome near Asbury on Tuesday morning,cast a gloom not only over the immediate
\ncommunity,but surrounding county as well.Major GILLISPIE, as he was familiary called
\nwas 52 years of age last May,the son of the late Emri GILLISPIE.After the death of his
\nparents,he continued to live at the homeplace,looking after his farming interests.No one
\nwas living with him when the end came,and he had been dead perhaps two days before the
\nsad discovery was made by a tenet,Mr.Alex GAINES,who went to his home to deliver a
\ncheck for his part on a bale of cotton.From all indications,his death had resulted from a
\nheart attack as no marks of violence on his person.Funeral services were held at Asbury
\nWednesday morning,remains laid to rest in the cemetery at that place.
\n**WHITEFIELD**Miss Altie WHITEHORN,of Ripley,is visiting her aunt,Mrs.Mattie
\nHUTCHERSON.
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