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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1926
Page
5
Local ads list window glass and putty at Cameron’s store. Mustang Ghost event promotion. Legal holiday closes banks on April 21. Silk hose and trimming buttons advertised at C. L. Sellars Racket Store. Anton Amundson ordered the Record mailed to Route 1 for another year.
Mr and Mrs Jim Carpenter of China Springs visited relatives at the start of the week, sharing time with family members and returning home after the trip.
Mr and Mrs J C Cormany of Walnut Springs were in town Tuesday for a brief visit with relatives and friends.
Finder asked to leave the ring at the record office to receive a reward. In other item, R H Mueller and wife traveled to Brenham on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs August Mueller, the mother of Mr Mueller, which occurred Thursday.
B R Arther arrives from Temple where his wife is a patient in the sanitarium. He reports Mrs Arther improving daily and hopes to bring her home soon.
If you have hogs to sell see or telephone R. C. Gloff at City Meat Market for best price. The market also seeks beef hides at the highest market price.
A brief column notes Duke Helm visiting Dallas and Harry Duvall visiting Clifton. It promotes a 1 Cent Sale at Price & Stuart on April 22 23 and 24 and advertises women’s felt house shoes at C L Sellars Racket Store. Mentioned are a Cameron Pure Paint outlet closing April 21 and Simmons Service Station tubes advertised.
Advertisements list tomato plants offered at 30 cents per hundred by K Mackey of Clifton. A carload of American Beauty and Forget me not Flour is unloaded with a promotional note. Also promoting a one cent sale by Ite Price & Stuart for April 22 24 and bricks and various goods for sale by Clifton Gin Co and others.
For sale a complete steam thresher is offered by J B Mathews of Valley Mills Texas in exchange for a Fordson tractor. Trade proposal listed with contact details.
Henry F. Evans and family recently moved from Waco to their farm near Norse. While in town Monday, Evans ordered the Record for a year.
A notice invites the public to the City Auditorium on Friday April 23 for a chicken pie gathering. The paper promises a fuller announcement next week.
Complete stock of galvanized iron at Cameron s. Get good fresh candy at C lars Racket Store. L. Sel lte closed April 21st. Anton Pedigreed Cotton Seed for sale I M Solberg agent 5 3te. Thirty five cent can of Firestone cold patch for twenty five cents at Magnolia Filling Station. A A Miller Horace Schow and M J Caraway left Wednesday for Fort Stockton Texas on business. John G Bekken and family with Miss Maurine Snell spent weekend with relatives. R O Poston in Clifton Monday ordered his Record changed from Route 1 Norse to Turnersville.
Mrs Ross Standefer and her daughter Corinne visited relatives in Clifton from Waco while City Council eyes voters for electric stoves at low rates. Ste Robert Gloff shopped in Waco for fixtures for his new Clifton grocery to open soon. Oscar Wirfield and family visited Waco and looked into Coca Cola signs for his business.
Mrs H P Jones and her young daughter spent the early week in Temple to see Mrs Jones sister, Mrs Barney Arther, at the sanitarium near the city.
Miss Hulda Lueck of Clifton accompanied by Miss Myrtle Singer of Sweetwater visited her cousin Miss Mary Lueck at the White Ranch last Sunday.
Mrs Felix Williams of Hamilton spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs H L Little. She arrived Friday afternoon accompanied by Mr Williams.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church invites the public to a chicken pie supper on Friday evening April 23 at the City Auditorium. Details including menu and prices to follow in next week's Record. Clifton opens Gloss Cash Grocery in the John Gadager building across from Queen Theatre with manager Robert A. Groff. Groff plans a Saturday April 24 opening.
Mr and Mrs Russell Ross and their young daughter visited Clifton on Monday. Ross is a Fairbanks Morse representative who has often done business here and recently supplied two engines for the light plant and another for the Clifton Gin Company to operate their plant.
Rev. R. A Jesse of Houston spent a few days this week with Clifton friends. A son of Prof. F. W. C. Jesse, he grew up in Clifton and left years ago. Now twenty four, he is recognized as a leading young minister in the state.
Meridian Creek took the all around rural schools trophy at the Interscholastic League Meet here winning the most points in track and literary events. The 30 pupil school, 12 miles west of here, earned six perfect papers in literature under teachers Justin Jenson and Price Moorman marking its fifth straight county rural championship.
Miss Carralee Larson and Ed Krueger wed at Our Savior's Lutheran Norse on April 3. The ceremony featured pink and white decor, music by Lillie Colwick and Belle Rogstad, and a reception for about 100 guests. The couple will reside near Clifton, where the groom farms.
Miss Regina Knust and Miss Lois Hoel hosted a senior party for Clifton College at Mr and Mrs Frank Bradstreets home on April 10. Guests enjoyed fruit punch and sprays of sweet peas as they played bunco in a green and cream decorated room. Ada Grimland and Belinda Hoff won high score and booby prizes as other games followed before goodbyes.
The note lists a 1 Cent Sale at Price & Stuart and ongoing items at Farmers Gin Co. plus a weekend visit by Miss Johnnie Massie of Walnut Springs to Mrs. J. H. Lovern. I. M. Solberg attended a Texas Ginners Association meeting in Dallas. Jim Parks visited from West Texas in Tom C Parks' home.
Mr and Mrs Marion N Grimland and their young son Y C visited Mr and Mrs Palmer Olson in Gatesville this week continuing a family social itinerary and noting travel plans.
Nathan Jackson, a colored friend of the Rec ord, called last Saturday and paid his Record subscription in full.
M L Colwick and his family of Dallas spent the week end with relatives here and at Norse. Colwick holds a good position with the Ford plant in Dallas.
A notice invites couples to attend a chicken pie supper at the City Auditorium on April 23 to enjoy a worry free evening without chores. The event emphasizes convenience for wives and time with spouses in a social setting.
Fragments report Ralph Helm returning home from a West Texas business trip. Frank Spangler and J J Albcorn visited in Waco. A note on milk delivery timing from Grover Lane at Shows. Mentions of Cities Service Empire kerosene and Simmons Service Station. Cameron area references.
Mr and Mrs R L Scott are back home after an enjoyable visit with their children in Mississippi.
A Magnolia filling station urges customers to buy tires at home rather than mail order, claiming better quality and equal or lower prices locally. The brief note promotes local tire shopping with a concise call to action.
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