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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
11
The piece argues that material cost is small compared to labor, urging buyers to pick the best paint like B. P. S. because it goes on easily, covers more per square yard, lasts longer, and reduces repainting. It recommends buying for years of use, not just price.
The notice touts B P 8 Barn and Roof Paint as moderate in price yet extremely durable. It claims high grade mineral pigments, fine texture without coarse lumps, easier application, and color strength allowing dilution up to 75 to 100 percent with pure linseed oil without compromising the finish.
A Grand Prairie Texas note praises unsung community workers as the human pendulum that keeps time for the world. It extols men who fundraise and assist the sick, widows, and orphans, preferring practical attire and daily service over social status.
In Walnut Springs, Harmon Carlton and his father J R Carlton trapped a burglar at Carlton's store after a patrol overnight. The suspect fled through alleys, Harmon overtook and held the prisoner until Marshal Hill and Sheriff Romine took him to Meridian. The man is said to reside in Dublin and play ball in Walnut.
Mr Kimbrel Hall of Valliant Oklahoma and Miss Rutie Fulton of Walnut Springs wed last Saturday at 6 pm in Glen Rose courthouse. Rev English officiated. Attendants included Jim Fulton and the bride’s parents and Jessie. Hall, an electrician, and Ruby Fulton, daughter of Mr and Mrs T H Fulton, are celebrated locally.
Mr H M Gaston 83 from Cranfills Gap visited this week, living in the county 54 years. An honored ex Confederate soldier and Democrat, he upholds the wartime principles as the bulwark of free government and criticizes modern representatives for abandoning them.
Cisco Texas August 1 At a Cisco City Commission meeting the Henry Ewal Elrod Company consulting engineers of Dallas were retained to design a large concrete dam to provide water for city of 50 000. It will be among the largest of its kind in the state besides the Colorado River dam at Austin. They will also finish the city paving program and push it to early completion.
Austin Texas August 9 State Purchasing Agent Pollard awarded three month contracts to furnish fresh meats and cured meats to state institutions Swift and Company to supply beef at 14 1 2 cents a pound Armour Morris and Co receive the cured meats The blanket contract is shared by A B Frank Company and McKean Eilers Co No awards were made for fuel oil coal or lignite Clifton Record and Dallas News subscription rates noted.
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