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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1937
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR mentions individuals such as Mr Bam Ci Mit Speiure, Mrs Cox, Mrs Bomid, Mr Nero, and Posey in a one day last week note. The garbled text obscures roles, places, and events, preventing a clear news item.
Elm Grove Caldwell county 4-H members report large grain plots and seed projects for bird feed. Loyd and Leon Graham of Olney 4-H lead conservation efforts and have killed 24 predatory animals while organizing local wildlife protection. Countywide, 14 projects average 280 pounds, with 6 boys dedicating 13H to cotton demonstration and over 1,000 turkeys expected to market. Branley Livans of Fontress 4-H bought 600 baby chicks and raised 268 pullets.
In Tarrant county 4-H girls program demonstrates canning and fruit rules to 60 attendees at Palo Alto meeting. Demonstrator Helen Len of the Wheelock club teaches jam pickles beans squash and berries, with 112 pints of jelly and 102 quarts canned for pantry shelves. Mothers and club leaders support the effort as 105 Cedar Hill youths rotate duties and learn basics of home food preservation.
More than forty men answered A G Gilliam's invitation for a cold watermelon gathering last evening in his front yard beneath pecan trees. The event featured lighthearted wisecracks, new visitor recognitions, and a vote of thanks to the Gilliam household.
A fragmentary local item notes Mrs. Charles McClain of Houston visiting with her husband at Fairview. It mentions multiple social visits by Hamp Kimbrough of Fort Worth and gatherings with families including Blussingame Downey Logan and others. The piece ends with a note on coin wear causing a yearly loss of 700,000 dollars to the U S government and misbalance in coinage proceeds.
The piece reflects on historical timber reserves for the navy, noting live oak supplies under federal control and past use for timbering ships like the Constitution. It also covers a South climate prediction, the rise of air conditioning as an industry, and methods of utilizing fish as fertilizer, with anecdotes of coastal practices and inland adoption.
A reminiscence traces United States letter postage from five cents in the 1840s to three cents, two cents, and three cent again amid wars and policy shifts. The writer notes a strong movement to restore two cent postage and discusses related postal financial and treaty issues and private financial schemes.
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