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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
2
The county agent reports ongoing demand for terrace work across 160 acres of land on farms in various communities. The chief of Swortle by the Chief and the Gifton Fire Company acknowledge the feast and thank contributors for support.
Sunday meeting closed with dinner on the ground and singing in the evening. Several residents reported visits, illnesses, and family gatherings, including Homer Darby of the U S Army visiting relatives, and Joe Bullard welcoming a baby boy born at Clifton hospital weighing over nine pounds.
Lone Star Gas officials announce a postwar expansion plan featuring a gas fired all in one furnace that heats and cools a home via a lever control. The unit fits 8 by 8 by 8 feet and operates like a radio. Also showcased is a coordinated ventilated kitchen that combines range water heater sink and cabinets with odor ventilation. The gas refrigerate in all ready for production targets residential and small commercial use.
A page lists several churches around Clifton Texas and nearby areas for Sunday August 13. Entries include Evangelical and Reformed, St Paulus Lutheran near Clifton, Church of Christ, 1st Clap Lutheran Cranfills, Immanuel Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, and other denominations. Times noted include 10:00 am Divine Service and 11:00 am lectures, with details on Bible classes, Luther League, revival plans, and visitors welcome.
Clifton College residents share letters about visits by Nell Homerstad and Diane Jolly, with mentions of Lt Joe Jorgenson and family trips to Hollywood, California. The piece notes furloughs, transfers to Garisbad Field, and summer plans in Texas, plus local arrivals including Rev Ocee Johnson and Agnett Johnson, and Eunice Hatereus visiting Lynch for studies.
Auction notice fragment lists a Clifton address and a sale date near Gum Bale. It mentions Pacific, P.O. Box, and a person REGEN, Chali, with unclear terms and locations. The readable bits indicate a sale and interested party references amid garbled text.
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