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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1951
Page
6
Fragmentary text notes Cape completing cabins to fix more tourist accommodations north of a station. It cites need for modern tourist rooms and mentions Lake Whitney, tours, and locally named entities in a disjointed, era-voice style with references to repair services.
Local residents and relatives visit Clifton Mercedes Waco Dallas and Houston during vacations and holidays. Notable mentions include Margie Meughter visiting Dallas, the Omensons hosting all grandchildren, the Hix clan from Mercedes with Joe Clarke, and the Amundson family recovering from illness with Amundson sister Alice returning from Galveston. Also noted are Karl Huse from Fort Belvoir on leave visiting Clifton.
The column lists numerous visits and travels among families in the area. It mentions Mr and Mrs M H Moore and relatives from Granbury, Mrs Kawardie and others, plus trips by the Poston family to Ohio and Indiana with stops at Mammoth Cave and Lake Erie.
A mechanical International Hi spindle type cotton picker drew interest from farmers and city folks at Lane and Co in Speenleville. The unit, bought by EM Tavis, marks a growing adoption as about 250 such machines are expected in the cotton belt by year’s end. Estimated price near 3,000 dollars per unit plus truck and tractor costs, with development costing about 20 million dollars.
Readable fragments mention a girl named Sarah Cath and a bay area event. The text is incomplete. No clear date location or organization is identifiable.
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