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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1942
Page
3
Dr. Cox urged parents to immunize children against diphtheria and smallpox and to raise overall child health standards. He stressed the first six years as vital and noted the need to prevent illness at home. The talk highlighted national progress and the ongoing duty of families to protect youngsters.
Dr M P McElhannon 62 prominent central Texas doctor died Monday at a Houston hospital after more than 42 years in Bell county Funeral services were held Tuesday at Eads chapel in Belt with Rev T M Kemley and De A C Gettys officiating Burial was in North Belton cemetery Surviving are his widow and four children Mrs Billie Chancellor Washington DC Mrs C D Reece Houston Mrs Houghton Cox Austin and Dordh McElhannon San Angelo He was born in Osage county near Valley Mi and resided in Belton since He had attended Vanderbilt University and was connected to Naval Reserve enlistment for students is noted in the article
Seniors announce an April play Laugh Cow at City Hall and May events including a Senior and Junior program, a senior banquet, a senior trip to San Antonio, and upcoming graduation in 1942. Juniors, teachers, and mothers organize activities while eighth graders prepare for Clifton High with valedictorian and salutatorian honors. Graduation is May 11 at Municipal Auditorium. War Bonds and Stamps urged.
State senator W Lee O DanieI announced Texas will produce 700000 tons of synthetic rubber in 14 plants to be built in the state with a capacity of 5000 tons per factory annually Tires could then be made locally using Texas cotton and cotton bran Con struction of the plants would create a local rubber supply and jobs Ten new USO units planned to serve Texas centers at Camp Swift Howton Corpus Christi Freeport Camp Hood Temple Paris Gainesville Odessa Sweetwater Harlingen Bracketville Mission Edinburg Harlingen and the city area of Mission Edinburg Harlingen Inflation in Texas has risen 12 percent in the past year driven mainly by higher food prices.
A fragmented note cites Maury Mave of San Antonio now with the War Production Board amid war concerns. The garbled text mentions the South, ongoing conflict, and urgency in mobilization efforts, reflecting wartime government activity and regional reaction.
The note lists bus routes between Temple Clifton Fort Worth and Dallas with departure times in the morning and evening, one way fares around 1.00 dollar and round trips near 1.80 to 2.70 dollars, features driver and manager Joe Hyde. The fragmentary schedule provides inconsistent timings and prices across destinations.
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