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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1943
Page
4
The piece recounts Private Delbert C. Anz writing from Topeka Kansas about wartime sacrifices and the fighting bond. It notes Lt. Duke’s surprise visit with a token from The Boys In X.G. and mentions Rev. Curry’s funeral, plus a Cleburne and Clifton community update on local figures and promotions.
The readable fragments discuss American war aims and citizen duty, noting idle men and troop pay issues. The text suggests a rural view where farmers face weather and crop conditions, with scattered comments on mobilization and the impact on local life.
Army aviation cadets trains and war time schooling noted in Denton reports. Gail Surmond and Sorbette DENTON APRIL 2 record and the Army Administrative School on the Texas State College for Women campus graduates. Rationing program changes announce removal of farm rationing controls for fencing peanut pickers grain and forage powers elevators and pressure cookers under new county based allotment system.
College Station April 22 Private Allen M. Christenson of Clifton arrives at Texas A M College for course. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ole J Christenson of Route 2 Clifton.
War ration book No 2 will be distributed to more than 120 million people beginning in June and ending July 21, the OPA annou nces. Mailmen will deliver postcard applications to every home between May 90 and June 5. The postcard, filled out by the head of the house and mailed to OPA, will bring ration book No 3. Prentises M. Brown, price administrator, stressed book No 3 is a replacement with new stamps to replace those used up. He said any further rationing would be officially announced by the government.
A jumble of names shows a busy weekend with extended family and friends visiting in Gatesville and surrounding areas. Attendees include Henry and Jo, Mitre and Joseph, Mey, and CT McDowell, with multiple couples and children visiting relatives near Camp Wolters and Gatesville on Saturday evening and Sunday.
The OPA reduced point values on all canned and bottled soups from eight to six points, with tomato soup set at twenty four points. Frozen fruits and vegetables also saw reductions. The list includes various staples and beans, with Mr. RA noted and Golden of Fort Worth visiting with friends.
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