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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1941
Page
2
Fragmented war era column notes tension over Japanese actions and Allied strategies. Mentions rubber exports, silk supply, satellite mentions of Roosevelt era politics, and home front efforts including a hotel gift to support war drives. References to Lefty Grove and bomber production context in wartime.
The Texas Almanac highlights 219 Texas communities at 5,000 feet or more above sea level. Snjole in Culberson County tops the list at 6,450 feet, followed by Painano in Presidio County at 5,078 feet. Marfa in Presidio County reaches 4,688 feet. Hamlet Ranch? Paiber leads counties with three high altitude towns. El Paso is the largest high city by population at 3,762 feet, while Galveston remains the largest low city at 20 feet.
Bus line offers safety comfort and economy between Clifton Temple Fort Worth and Dallas with multiple departures. Fares include Temple one dollar round trip one eighty, Dallas two dollars round trip two sixty, Fort Worth one fifty round trip two seventy. Driver Joe Hyde listed.
Local church notices list August services at Clay Lutheran Church of Crantills Gam Evangelical in Womack and Immanuel Lutheran, with worship times, Sunday School, and youth group activities. Also includes Methodist Church schedule with sermon and Epworth League, plus St Pauls Lutheran near Clifton and Church of Christ announcements.
Fragmentary notes describe a 21 car crash near Bre Ths Senshi t Rankileh Brober with limited legible details. Names and exact locations are unclear in the OCR. Further readable context is needed to confirm parties, place, and outcome.
Clifton Baptist Church announces Sunday worship with Movie Worship at 7:00 p.m. and Evening Service at 8:00 p.m. Rev Daniel returns next Sunday and will lead each week until the pastor resumes duties. Attendance is urged to increase as regular services resume.
Trinity Lutheran sets Sunday School at 9 20 and Divine Services at 10 30 with services at Crawford at 8 00 pm. Choirs meet: Senior on Thursday at 8 00 pm Y P on Friday at 3 00 pm Senior Saturday at 6 30 pm Men’s Club at Pierson home Tuesday night August 1st. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Church lists Sunday School 10 00 am and notes no morning preaching due to pastor’s Mississippi revival trip. possible return for second Sunday and revival updates to be printed.
The Morse Lutheran church announces services at 10 p m and the Nove Ladies Aid gathering at Chyeeh Hall on Tuesday afternoon. The text includes disordered names and a Texas railroad commission order about evicting intoxicated or indecent passengers aboard a motor box, reflecting archival OCR errors.
Mrs E K Parker entered 10 X at the Bridge Club gathering last Friday afternoon in west Clifton. The room was decorated with roses and summer flowers. H A Priday won high, Robt I Baldridge second. A plated refreshment followed for members and guests including Lettie Bettis Ruth Townley and Lottie Betti. Texas oil refining capacity noted at about 20 percent of national total.
New York July 26 a campball director eaunen Smith information svat United States declare Batata information in London. He did not elaborate on the AMER Mr. McKinley Alaska Wipfrail North America in cow Inhadg rattionel parks Texas refined more petrolians. Haak year than the three next Jaret Tie fining States combined.
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.