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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1940
Page
8
A motorist named Anismo Ro won at a county meet held near Clifton on March 20. The vehicle veered off 17 miles north, narrowly missing a pedestrian and sustaining minor damage to the car while the driver was uninjured.
A garbled wartime recruitment notice invites men to enlist in the Regular Army or Army Reserve, detailing pay and bonuses, eligibility, and service terms. The piece also lists high school declamation results, spelling awards, and other student achievements from a local pageant and concert, naming students and judges.
Waco officials George Rohan and R Potts met in Washington with John Norris and Brazos Valley Rehabilitation officials to press Congress for an appropriation to erect a dam on the Brazos River at Whitney. Rohan and Potts flew out of Waco Sunday evening. A separate note mentions a bearded Russian captive from the Battle of Poltava presented to Peter the Great in 1724 with a beard measured at 112 yards.
A Meridian page highlights family visits across Valley Mills Fort Worth and Waco, with gatherings at Mrs. Maxie B. Little and others. Court news notes Claude Ward’s two year suspended sentence for driving while intoxicated and a not guilty verdict in the state swindling case against Eawinl Bolten. Also reported is a Baylor alumni group serving overseas in foreign mission work.
Local notes record visitors and family gatherings in the Meridian and Hillsboro areas. Mentions of Mrs August Kruger family birthday party, Lammert and Lam Imert households, and visitors from Pasadena Temple and Clifton. School news highlights county declamation ribbons and upcoming tennis and baseball plans after the county meet. Weather references note desire for rain to aid crops amid a dry spell. 4H Club meeting announced for April 1 at the schoolhouse.
Meet results list various runners such as Clifton Dansby Citton and Iredell with mile times around 2:00 and 5:01. Event mentions include 120 high hurdles, 220 low hurdles, and Valley Mile. Names like Drbeck, Lambert, Groves, Chien, Bond and Wales Mills appear amid scattered placements and time records.
Huntsville Texas March 29 R M Woods 85 head of the sociology department at Sam Houston State Teachers College and a brother of State Superintendent L A Woods died Friday He leaves his wife a brother a daughter Miss Pauline Woods and in laws Mrs Alice W Prentice of Arlington and Bill Prentice of Dallas Funeral services will be held Saturday
John L Peeler an Austin lawyer and civic leader died Saturday after a long illness. For about 80 years he served as president of the inaugural ball honoring incoming governors. He was a former state senator and former president of the Austin Chamber of Commerce. His death followed two days after the death of his nephew A J Peeler of San Antonio. Mrs Susie Stephenson returned home to Covington after visiting her sister Mrs Emmett H Sehow in this city.
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