Hi everybody.... Been looking through some more old newspapers on the National Archives. I sent some old tidbits once before, but I have either lost or deleted what I had sent. If any of these are repeats just ignore them. I just wanted to share a few with all of you. Enjoy! TEXAS NEWSPAPERS Abilene Reporter News | Abilene, Texas | Sunday, December 12, 1943 | Page 10 FREEMAN FUNERAL HELD AT COLEMAN COLEMAN, DEC. 11 - Funeral was held from the Pioneer Funeral Home yesterday for Jordan Rucker freeman, 49, 1404 South Colorado St., local insurance salesman. Foy E. Wallace of the local church of Christ officiated. Burial was made in the Olney cemetery. Mr. Freeman died at the local hospital following an illness of long duration. He was born Oct. 22, 1804 in Izard County, Ark. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. J.R. Freeman; his mother, Mrs. W.N. Freeman; one son, Jerry Russell Freeman, all of Coleman; two daughters, Mrs. Norris Green, Sweetwater, and Miss Dorothy Lee Freeman, Coleman; four brothers, Chester L. Freeman, Las Vegas, Nev., W.O. Freeman and J.D. Freeman, both of Fort Worth, and Joe L. Freeman of Sweetwater; two sisters, Mrs. Harvey Edwards of Sweetwater, and Mrs. J.P. Simpson of Houston; and two grandchildren. San Antonio Express | San Antonio, Texas | Tuesday, May 21, 1935 | Page 6 FORMER MINISTER TO URUGUAY DIES Arkansas Politician Succumbs After Stroke NEWPORT, ARK., May 20 - R.E. Jeffery, former United States minister to Uruguay, died at his home here tonight. He has been bedridden since September of last year as the result of a stroke of paralysis. Jeffery was an outstanding figure in state and national politics since 1901. He was mentioned for a diplomatic assignment under the present administration when stricken last year. The son of Mrs. And Mrs. Robert Emmett Jeffery, Sr., he was born at Mt. Olive, Ark., Jan. 20, 1875. His parents were pioneer residents of Izard county, Ark. After serving one term in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1901, Jeffery moved here in 1903 to open law offices. He was elected prosecuting attorney for the Third Judicial District and served two terms before his election to the circuit judgeship in 1909. He served on the bench until 1915, and then resigned to accept President Wilson's appointment as minister to Uruguay. He resigned from the service in 1921. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Robert Emmett Jeffery III, and Jerry Jeffery. Robert Jeffery reached his father's bedside last night from St. Louis, where he is connected with the Federal Land Bank. Big Spring Daily Herald | Big Spring, Texas | Wednesday, September 14, 1938 | Page 6 FARMER CRUSHED BATESVILLE, Ark., Sept.. 14 -- G. W. Smith, 55-year-old Izard county farmer, died yesterday from injuries suffered Saturday when a truck in which he was riding overturned four miles northwest of here. Laredo Times | Laredo, Texas | Wednesday, June 18, 1924 | Page 6 FLOODED BY CLOUDBURST. Little Rock, Ark., June 18 - Meager reports received today from Diaz said that a large area of land in Izard county was reported flooded as the result of a cloudburst last night. Telephone and telegraph wires were torn down and several miles of track on the White River division of the Missouri Pacific railroad were washed out. OKLAHOMA PAPERS Star Gazette | Sallisaw, Oklahoma | Friday, April 12, 1912 | Page 1 Daniel E. Castleman, of Gore, and Mrs. Alley Castleman, of Izard County, Ark., were married in this city Monday. This couple, whose ages are given as 49 and 38 respectively, were united in matrimony more than twenty years ago, eight children having been born to them, six of whom are now living. The couple separated and were divorced, but recently a reconciliation was effected, the marriage last Monday being the logical result thereof. Four of their children witnessed this ceremony. It is not often that children witness the marriage of their parents. Our Brother in Red | Muskogee, Oklahoma | Thursday, December 10, 1891 | Page 5 Mr. Willie Staggs arrived in the city from Izard County, Ark., yesterday evening. Indian Journal | Eufaula, Oklahoma | Thursday, February 21, 1935 | Page 1 Local Citizens Attend Celebration for Grisso A group of Eufaula citizens attended a celebration for Dr. W. E. Grisso, present highway commissioner, at Seminole Wednesday evening. Nearly 800 Oklahomans, representing by actual count 36 cities from all parts of the state, gathered in a Seminole theatre to pay tribute to Dr. Grisso, "first citizen" of Seminole, who today took office on the highway board of the state. The citizens of Seminole presented Doctor Grisso with a beautiful smoking set. Doctor Grisso came from Izard County, Ark., as a young physician. Seminole was merely a small farm town then. The doctor practiced extensively over a large territory and became interested in land. After the oil boom, the doctor with others of his sort began to build a city. Seminole as one of the finest cities in Oklahoma, is evidence of how well the doctor wrought. Lawton Constitution | Lawton, Oklahoma | Tuesday, September 09, 1947 | Page 12 ARKANSAS RITES SET FOR SOLDIER The body of T-5 Floyd J. Couch, 32, Fort Sill soldier who was killed in a plane crash Sunday morning, was sent at noon today to Calico Rock, Ark., for services and burial. Corporal Couch's nearest relative, a sister, Mrs. Bessie Blankenship, lives at Forty-Four, also in Izard County, Ark. T-Sgt. Galen L. Martin, a member of the crash victim's unit, is serving as military escort. Corporal couch, supply clerk in Headquarters Detachment, 53 Transportation Truck Battalion, was en route to Fort Sill in a PT-17 piloted by Marcus Burke, Oklahoma City civilian, when the crash occurred four miles west of Amber in Grady County. Burke was also killed instantly. Becker Funeral Home directed local arrangements. Indian Journal | Muskogee, Oklahoma | Wednesday, October 09, 1878 | Page 2 CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. A raid on illicit distillers in sharp, Baxter, and Izard counties, Ark., recently resulted in the capture of ten moonshiners and the destruction of several stills. The prisoners were taken to Little Rock. Muskogee Democrat | Muskogee, Oklahoma | Tuesday, December 26, 1905 | Page 2 Cut in Twain by a Revolving: Saw at Mill Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 26 - Arthur Farris, proprietor of a sawmill near Franklin, Izard County, was instantly killed by making a misstep and falling on a circular saw which was revolving. His body was cut in twain.