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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1954
Page
3
A compact snapshot of midcentury grocery ads lists items and prices including dried apricots at 35 cents, canned tomatoes at 19 cents, yellow or devil’s food varieties, and staples like green beans at 15 cents and spiced ham at 45 cents. Also featured are bleach products, gum, frozen foods, orange juice, and other everyday groceries with marked prices. The page reads as an assortment of store offerings with brand names and unit prices.
Local business moves announce Mr Amundson becomes full partner with his brother Lee in the Amundson Humble Service station. The station will be known by the new partnership name. Eleven Clifton students were among 180 high school students listed in the latest Record. The college band directed by Maurice Simon performed with the San Antonio choir in a concert week.
Meridian Court notes parade of local residents with military service in the AIF and Navy, including Meridian High School graduates stationed in Oktang APB San Antonio and San Diego. Also mentions family visits, funeral in McGregor, bass fishing at Meridian State Park, births, license deeds, and community notices from Clifton to Lake Whitney and surrounding areas.
The article lists men connected with the Bosque County Conservation District and the Soil Conservation Service. It mentions terraces in progress, completion checks on dack Kirby, Nuiph Hampe, Raymond Lammert, and Roy Freeman places, along with diversion terraces for Raymond Smith and J S Bronstad. Local moves include M A Hurst relocating from Houston for employment with a leading company.
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