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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1928
Page
4
Clifton records note JemTy ticket nominated by a mass meeting and elected. Publication by Wobt. L. Baldridge in Fortellice Clifton. Subscription rates listed briefly.
Local notes report Park Day set for tomorrow April 10 with volunteers gathering for work on grounds and a community dinner served by the lawn committee. A heavy rain last Wednesday slowed activity but many residents helped, including L. E. Tennison Mrs J Y Denter and Selmer Seljos in new home construction progress. The Civic Improvement Society met to discuss adding decorative lighting, and residents express thanks to neighbors merchants and friends for aid after a recent house fire.
The article lists TEXAS population estimates and geographic facts, noting Texas as the largest state by area and its vast boundaries. It discusses historical claims from the Mexican War era, comparisons to other states, and projections toward census milestones around 1928. It emphasizes Texas’s climate, agriculture, and tourism potential.
Texas population estimates and a local city election result show Aldermen J J M Jenson Clarence Carpenter and W D Miller re-elected for two-year terms. Henry Gray wins the City Marshal post to fill the unexpired one-year term. Voters express satisfaction with current progress and seek stability.
Will Mallory of Roswell was badly hurt Tuesday evening at the cow lot when a Jersey bull gored and trampled her after milking. She suffered a likely broken or dislocated back with paralysis, and was carried to a Waco sanitarium for treatment. She is mother to fourteen children and neighbors pray for recovery.
The 1927 Mellon report shows 17.1 cents of each tax dollar funds ordinary civil functions while 81.8 cents go to military needs and 51.1 cents to public debt. Mellon explains taxpayers often overlook the civil work financed by government.
A fragmented clipping notes poems and tributes from the postwar period. Mentions Mrs Waldrop Myme and Mrs Neill among others and references a house and prayer imagery. The text resembles a small literary column of period verse and personal notices from a community newspaper.
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