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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1919
Page
6
The Clifton Cemetery Association holds its annual meeting at City Hall next Tuesday April 22 at 3 p m to elect officers for the ensuing year and attend to other necessary business. All interested are invited. Oscar J Rea President
W H Adams and wife to W J Shilling 291 2-8a of the James Nime 6543 Ole C Pederson and wife to N G Grimland 235 1-5a of the Rufus McClelland 9200 R T Crist and wife to R E Warren 17th of the John Richardson and 100a of the Obed iah Adam 350 W H Saddler and wife to Forest Hayden Dean 160a of the Jonathan A Doak 2500 Otto Swenson and wife to J B Swenson 2011-2a of the Hugh G Pannell 1450 G T Holly and wife to A M Holly 160a of the W A Dunn 2000 Christine Burreson et al to Jacob Hanson lots 5 and 6 fraction block 3 Nelson Brothers Addison Clifton 1600 George P Robertson to Phillip Bible 150a of the A Newshhafer 1550 Local Dots Commissioners court is in session this week Will give full report next week Miss Alice Moore who has been spending several weeks with friends in Dallas Fort Worth and Denton and other places in North Texas re turned to Meridian Tuesday Her
A roundup of residents visiting, returning guests, and misc events including A L Duress and P H Whitmore reporting a slain large rattlesnake on a trip, several locals in town for business, Annie Brittain visiting a sick sister, Southwestern University orchestra performing at Meridian College, Will Hale convicted of lunacy, Clifton Adams visiting, Miss Dunn in McGregor, Mrs G P Robertson returning from Dallas, Virginia DeArmon visiting Walnut Springs, Mrs Dan Cutbirth of Coyote a Meridian visitor, and the death of Mrs Ed Landtropp with funeral attendance in Meridian cemetery and family mourning.
The church hosts 10 a.m. Sunday School with a special Easter program by children. At 11 a.m. voluntary music, choir anthems O Be Joyful and He is Risen, vocal solo My Risen Master by Mrs. Grimland, sermon on the Risen Christ, vocal Beyond the Dawn by Mrs. Lovelady. 8:30 p.m. choir music and Be Calvary solo by Mrs. Boston, sermon by the pastor, Evening Prayer quartet. Visitors welcome. Geo. F. Kornegay, Pastor.
A meeting conducted by Dolly A. Draine of Russellville Arkansas will begin Friday night April 18. All are invited to attend.
Local cinema listings highlight Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in Her Mistake and Fatty Arbuckle in Fatty in Coney Island with Houdini’s The Net episode. Alice Brady stars in The Knife. Mae Marsh appears in The Face in the Dark and Polly of the Circus. Special Why Germany Must Pay and forthcoming Paramount and Artcraft releases teased.
Meridian Texas April 14 report notes Benedum Trees well near Rogers farm along Bosque County north line has reached promising stage with an oil and gas showing. county wells include Burt Griffith Mat Weaks farm Iredell drilling past 500 feet and numerous rigs with ground tools awaiting casing across several surveys.
Friday evening program under the PTA includes songs and readings by grades one through seven. Rev Geo F Kornegay and Prof J B Layne appear among acts with piano solos by Anna Marie Olson and Elsie Olson. No charges. all invited.
J A Bernhardt of Clifton Texas offers a stande mak a tractor for sale or trade. The item note is embedded in a humorous local column with a joke about matrimony and wives, suggesting light community chatter rather than a serious listing.
A brief aphorism notes that genuine happiness comes from making others happy. It urges trying the approach to prove it true and promises fulfillment through benevolence.
A sacred Easter cantata titled The Easter Messenger by E. S. Lorenz will be performed by the Scandinavian Lutheran Church choir on Sunday April 20 at 8 30 PM. The program includes organ preludes choir pieces soprano solos and a short Easter address with a cordial welcome extended to all. The note adds a crowd may travel to Waco next Saturday to support Clifton High School students at regional and state meets.
The district interscholastic meet will be held in Waco on Saturday April 19 occupying a full day. It includes track events on the Baylor field debates high schools rural schools senior junior and rural declamations spelling and essay writing with the final essay grade to be announced that day. Counties McLennan Hill Dallas Bell Bosque Hamilton Coryell will be represented. Waco will be represented separately. Winners advance to the state meet in Austin May 1 and 2.
A lighthearted note reflects on fashion and travel limits as a girl’s packing needs shift from last summer to this, hinting at larger changes in daily life and storage space.
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