This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
4
The Clifton Record reports on weather aiding threshing, local visits by J F Boone, Jim Stapp, and families, and a bet over Hamilton Herald references. It notes Pat Neff’s gubernatorial candidacy, MeridIan Highway talks, and new Clifton residents Rev. J P Gilliam and family with Rev J N Brown attending Texas Concordia League events.
Clifton claims superior anglers and fishing with fishermen Carl Peat hon and Eddie Hauke boasting about their catch from the Bosque River near town. They brought in around 140 pounds of meat fish in recent days, including a 34 pound specimen, after using trout lines set overnight. Clifton invites visitors to come.
The Queen Theatre offers a weekly program featuring Doug Fairbanks in The Ban from Painted Post, The Tiger's Trail, The Glowing Eyes, and The Other Man with Alan Fatty Arguuckle. Matinees, comedies, Mary Pickford and Famous Plays announced, plus upcoming bills and special attractions. Lost wheat reward noted. Clifton officials warn against disorder and keep up civic efforts.
A reader expresses skepticism about a stated privilege enabling residents to travel to a town for amusement, noting harsh conditions described as groveling at the street or cement sidewalk. The text references Record and Dallas News with a $1.7 figure.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.