07 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1939
Page
1
Fragmented report discusses county AAA seed program and rancher participation. Notes delays in application dates, need for new eligibility cards, and possible distribution at AAA office. Mentions irrigation map inspections and revised rain forecasts influencing conservation payments.
Washington reports a push for Vice President Jake Nance Garner as Democratic 1940 candidate with Texas Senate endorsement shuffled through amid Republican roving, while Garner’s rise aligns with McNutt momentum and Roosevelt vacation timing. The scene blends conservative party wings with Roosevelts faction, signaling a potentially split party dynamic.
Louis on April 1, two days after the death of Miss Louse Pim, a relative discovered forty thousand dollars concealed in an old piano in the modest Pim home. The estate value was later tallied at about one hundred sixty three thousand eight hundred dollars, after a bank official's disclosure.
Veridian Court and local notices recount Sunday visits from Lon Angeles and Dallas, weekend guests in Cleburne and Weep, and upcoming trustment appointments at a sanitarium. Names include Hix, Mix, Jones, Chesnut, Porter, Curton, Miears, and Gandy alongside family ties and church events.
A prominent oil man, treated in Seton hospital after pneumonia, shows improvement following a new serum. Reports mention high fever dropping after the serum, with care by Dr. Huwe A. Aules and grandson-in-law Mr. Yates in attendance.
A report from the Clifton Indies Scout Club covers changes after a postponed election, new member N. P. Roba with Glision Ore Company, and a newly added Lions member Lion Pierson. It notes preparation for a Territory celebration at City Park April 18 with speakers including District Governor Henry Pharr and a ventriloquist guest from Waco.
Treasury statistics disclosed tonight show the national debt rising toward the forty billion mark, due to war relief and recovery expenditures. The per capita debt would equal about 307 dollars for every man, woman, and child. The article notes the increase from World War I-era levels and cites the looming milestone as historical.
Last Saturday April 1 about 218 votes were cast in Cranfills Gap. The following were elected A D Burgon A M Berg B A Hanson Geclf Pendleton Walter Murphree Bruce Parks and Walter Nele. Mrs James Knudson and Miss Anna Knudson of Dallas visited. Walker McDougal Ove Anderson and Jake Graves from Lorena visited A D McDougal. Grady Crandall began construction of a new home. Miss Hester Ensterling opened a beauty shop in the Davidson building. Miss Lucile Gorman visited Clifton. Ledbetter of Austin stopped by with the popular teacher. The Hogue County Workers Club met at the local Baptist Church Monday with lunch served at noon.
Trinity Lutheran Church hosts a sacred concert on Easter Sunday during the regular evening service. The 24-voice choir directed by Mrs. Anna Odeward will perform Easter songs with solo numbers by individualists. Rev. C. T. Bow will speak. Organists Alice Marie Nuiaon and Fern Bronsted assist. Everyone is welcomed to the church services.
Fragmented OCR text mentions tax evasion case and references to April events, the treasury, and possible penalties. Includes scattered names and figures with unclear context and locations.
Fragmentary OCR of a cemetery notice lists interments for April within Clifton area. Names and precise dates are unclear, but references suggest burial details and involved church or parish officials. The readable bits indicate multiple individuals and a focus on cemetery administration.
CliftonFuture Farmer teams excel at Moody Judging contests with horticulture and field crops earning second and fifth places respectively. Horticulture team members Joe Jorgenson Daniel Jorgenson and Henriell Dahl also secured second high individual while alternates Alton Christenson Ray Jackson. Field crops team Lauria Huse J C Onwald and Burton Wallace placed second in legumes and fifth overall. alternates Curtis Latvon Johnie Ladwig and H C Dahlen. Poultry and eggs judging saw Dougint Raithback Derroll Ladwick Burton Carpenter with alternates Alfred Olson and Pritz Lee Thiele. Livestock rope and horticulture teams proceed to Smith-Hughes judging at College Station on April 17.
Martha Zolla McFadden born May 16 1878 near Clifton oldest Ragsdale daughter. Married Sept 19 1907 to Charles R McFadden of Clifton with children Clyde Barton Clifton Fort Worth Ashley A Scott Hillsboro Ruby McFadden Clifton. Died March 0 1099 funeral 3 00 Friday at home led by Fred A Hopkins. Interment Clifton Cemetery. Survived by husband three grandchildren two brothers two sisters and many relatives.
War department broadcasts a national appeal to ex-service members to join the reserve corps. The message presses readiness for instant action if war resumes, backed by officials and widespread media coverage.
April figures reveal a deficit of 110,006 compared with the prior period. The report notes general revenue items and details surrounding the pension fund, with focus on expenditure and income gaps affecting the overall balance.
Clifton voters chose H P Jones for mayor with 268 votes. D C Helverson, Helen C Aars elected aldermen. W K Golden named city marshal. Scattered votes for other citizens noted. citizens urged to support officials to keep Clifton among the best towns in the state.
Last Sunday thirteen youths were presented to St Pauls Lutheran for confirmation by Pastor Jix Parton and Revs Walter G Tittmann Alice Hampe Lane Hampe Elvira Kleine Dana Kleine Nelde Krueger Verna Landgraf Novella Mueller Lorence Sommerfeld Regina Sommerfeld Ella Newman Pauline Thiele Velaska Thiele and others. The service featured hymns, German and English sermons, and readings from Revelation Be thou faithful unto death and Abide in Me.
The Bosque County teachers plan their third banquet of the year at the Morgan gym on Thursday evening April 13 at 7:00 o'clock. Dr. Lorena Stretch of Baylor University will speak, noted as a leading state educator who authored The Land of the Child.
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