The Evening News, Maria Texas
August 11, 1899
Swallowed Morphine Tablets
Marlin, Tex., Aug. 11-Lalia, the little 4-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Powers, residing on the Powers ranch, in the northern portion of the county, was buried in marlin cemetery. Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, the child's death being produced by taking morphine. On Monday morning she, in some way, got a number of the tablets of the drug, swallowing several of them. She slept quite a while after taking them, and was finally aroused, but was stupefied and complained of feeling badly. Members of the family became suspicious of her unusual condition, and late in the evening medical aid was called. The child said she had eaten some of the tablets, and when asked how many said, "half a dozen." All remedies that could be obtained in the country were applied, but the physician could see very little was being accomplished. The child was then brought to Marlin, gradually sinking. The physician and father of the little one reached Marlin about 10 o'clock, and she died at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning. Submitted by Shauna Williams |
T. J. Kemper, one Mr. Capers, and two boys were standing in Kemper's wagon yard when 3 Negroes, Felix Chatman, Jim Henry and Henry Bell, ran from behind the iron house in the yard accusing someone of throwing a rock which hit Jim Henry. After an exchange of words & fist blows, Chatman obtained a 2 foot long stick from one of his companions and hit Kemper in the head with it. Kemper was left almost totally paralyzed and lying at the point of death. Kemper was described as a peacable (sic), law-abiding man recognized as a friend to almost every man who knew him. The three assailants were in Marlin, Falls, Texas on Monday a.m., then transferred to Waco at 3:00 p.m. the same day in order to avoid a threatening lynch mob.
Submitted by Glynda Cumby and Cory Collins
Note from Glynda - Working on family genealogy, a newspaper article has been uncovered. It does not have a date on it and we THINK, but are not sure that it came from a Marlin newspaper. It is about my great uncle, Thomas Jefferson Kemper, Jr.. The article does not say, and we do not know, if Kemper died as a result of this incident. We DO know he died in April of 1939 and is buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Marlin. If you have additional information please contact Glynda. |
Daily Arizona Silver Belt, Globe, Gila County Arizona
October 3 1907McLennan County Man Shoots Enemy to Death
WACO, Texas, October 2. In a difficulty at Mooresville, in Falls county, at 10:30 tonight, John M. Young of Levi, this county, instantly killed a man named
Hamson. The tragedy is said to be the result of trouble of long standing .
[Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer] |
Galveston Daily News
Date: April 27 1886 Marlin, April 26. - Colonel Tucker and George Rhodes, both colored, living in the Brazos bottom, had a fight in which the latter was severely cut with a razor, making a dangerous wound which came very near severing an artery in the neck. Tucker was jailed this morning by Deputy Barlow. |
Temple Daily Telegram
Thursday, 24 May 1945JOSEPH L. LITTERAL Joseph L. Litteral, 85, of Blevins, died Tuesday at 10 p.m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carrie Jennings, in Lorena. He had lived in Blevins since 1879, retiring from business five years ago. He was a farmer and a merchant. He is survived by his daughter, and four sons, C.E. Litteral of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Ben H. Litteral of Miami, Florida; R.C. Litteral of Mercedes; and T.H. Litteral of El Paso. Pallbearers will be K.W. Barter, W.I. Allen, E.E. Krause, W.B. Jackson, T.L. Wilkinson, J.T. Strohmeyer, all of Blevins. [Submitted by Nancy Price ] |
Unknown Newspaper (family clipping)
1943
TRIO FROM
EDDY
G. JENNINGS, E.L. JENNINGS, E. JENNINGS
Mrs. Carrie
Jennings, of Eddy, has three sons in the armed forces, Sgt. Garvice
Jennings, of the medical corps, with the 42nd hospital train in
France, has been overseas for 18 months. His wife, the former
Drucille Buckelew, of Troy, resides in Houston. Sgt. Elmer L.
Jennings is serving with the signal corps in France. He has been
overseas 15 months, and was stationed in England prior to going to
France. Pvt. James E. Jennings is with the medical corps
stationed at Camp Cooke, California. He has been in the service
26 months.
(Transcribed as written
by Nancy Price) |
Unknown Newspaper (family
clipping)
Undated, possibly 1939
BLEVINS
NEWS
(By Mrs. R.F.
Jacques)
Mr
and Mrs Earl Kincannon of Bruceville, Mr and Mrs Moran Dickson of Eddy
and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Greer of Lott spend Sunday with Mrs J.T.
Jennings.
Mrs Hershal Dilworth is able to sit up a while at a time.
Mr and Mrs Garvin Shotwell of Eddy spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Edgar
Stone.
Mr and Mrs Russel Bowers of Waco visited Mr and Mrs J.E. Bowers
Sunday.
W.G. Barrett, former bookkeeper for Blevins Gin Company, but now of
San Antonio was here Monday.
Mrs J.E. Bowers, on receiving a message that her father, R.E. Horton,
was seriously ill left for Commerce Monday.
Mr C.D. Stone and daughter, Edna Earl, have the flu.
Mr and Mrs Ray Long of Dublin visited her aunt, Mrs Belle Pratt.
Ray McInnis who lived here years ago and is now with the Army near
McAllen was here Tuesday.
W.W. Barth and son, Thomas, are both on the sick list.
Miss Sybil Bowers, who is a student at C.I.A. in Denton, came home
Tuesday night with the measles.
Blevins community was thrown into quite a bit of excitement Monday by
Grandma Jennings falling, but fortunately she did not hurt herself as
bad as it was first thought. She is 86 years of age.
(Submitted as written by Nancy Price) |
| JAMES
T. JENNINGS
Funeral
services for James T Jennings, 60, who died at 1:10 am Tuesday at his
home in Blevins, were held Tuesday at 4:30 pm at Blevins
Methodist church, Rev Randolph Smith officiating, burial in Blevins
cemetery. Pallbearers were W.I. Allen, R.O. Buckallew, J.E.
Bowers, O.L. Bowers, Byron Courtney, and H.L. Stone. Survivors
are his widow; his mother, Mrs E.L. Jennings of Eddy; two brothers, Ell
of Marlin and Tom of Chico; three sisters, Mrs Gail Dickson of
Kerrville, Mrs George Glen of Mart, Mrs J.L. McCain of Eddy;
three daughters, Mrs Earl Kincannon of Bruceville, Mrs Moran Dickson
of Eddy and Mrs Kenneth Greer of Lott; five sons, Garvice, Smith,
Elmer Lee, Eugene and Ray Jennings, all of Blevins.
Card
of Thanks
We wish to thank our many friends for the beautiful flowers and
kindness during the illness of our dear husband and father. May
God bless you all. Mrs J.T. Jennings and Family
[
Untitled/Undated Newspaper Clipping | Date of Death 11 Feb 1936 | transcribed
as written by Nancy Price ] |
