ATHENS WEEKLY REVIEW
August 15, 1929
CROSS ROADS
Special Correspondence
Cross Roads, August 12-Cross Roads Gin Co. ginned the first bale
last Tuesday for the hurt brothers. The Hurts
said they picked five acres. Bill Garner came in
with the second bale. He said he picked seven acres to get his
bale.
T. H. Benton of Corsicana, gave B. Welch
a visit last week. Benton and B. Welch worked
together 17 years ago at Emhouse.
The Kerens Boostes gave Cross a call last Tuesday. There were 16
cars and 50 people and a band. They expect to pull off a big fair
in October. They informed the writer Kerens had ginned twenty
bales of cotton this season.
Little Jocey Sparks of Beck’s Chapel spent
Friday with Mrs. Askew of Cross Roads and she
brought “Uncle” Dick some fine peaches. Thanks.
John Jackson and Walter Ferguson
of Malakoff, passed through Cross Roads last week. They was they
had been to Freestone county and said the ball worm was bad in
that county.
L. A. Horton made a business rip to Dallas last
week.
The writer has estimated the cotton crop at six acres to the
bale.
M. I. Welch’s fine cow died last week.
The Review made me say Cross Roads has preaching every Sunday
night. You ought to have said prayer meeting.
The Review weather prophet lost out last week; what a pity.
Mrs. Hill of Freeport, Texas, is visiting her
father, Dr. Matthews.
When Cross Roads’ gins closed down Saturday they had put up
53 bales of cotton for this season.
“Uncle” Jack Barton and son, Jim,
put a well down last week for A. H. Askew.
S. L. Sutton and daughter, Miss Hallie,
visited Calvert last week.
G. W. Halloway of Cayuga, was in Cross Roads
Saturday.
END
OPELIKA
Special Correspondence
Opelika, August 12-The dry weather is still holding on. All of
the crops in our section are burnt up.
Bro. Daily failed to fill his regular
appointment Sunday night.
Our singing school is doing fine. The term is half over now. We
are sure going to have some well trained singers when the school
is over.
Tom Howell of Athens, spent the week-end with
homefolks.
Sunday school was fairly well attended in Sunday.
Cotton is opening fast. It will soon be ready to pick.
END
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