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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1910
Page
16
The Clifton Record discusses political factions around General Davidson Colquitt and Poindexter, noting shifts in support and looming election outcomes. It also recounts a near disaster at Prest National Bank with an Electric Light wire incident and a April Fool joke misfire.
J Christiansen becomes a new subscriber this week. G S Evans of near Coyote advances his Record date by twelve months. A G Gilliam attends a wedding in Hico. Mrs Christina Dahl’s deceased husband Andrew Dahl noted as living child in error corrected. Messrs Feed Autre and G Re Pless visit from Georgia and may relocate to Texas.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Clifton citizens taking interest in local elections. An anniversary issue of a seventy two page paper signals a strained newspaper rising in prominence but notes a waning readership and formalities surrounding governance and public engagement.
Georgetown Commercial notes Col. Tony Pinty Jr of the Gat yoew Dallas News says a movement aims to pull Poindexter Davidson and Johnson from the race with Campbell entering to face Colquitt May would see Campbell win by about 50 000 votes and Texas elect Campbell governor again.
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