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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
16
Local buyer seeks land for sale in Olney area. Priced right listings preferred. Write L. Jones Box 551 Olney TM with details on farm or suitable land.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Majors of Ash Tola arrived early this week with their daughter Mrs. Guy Standefer and other relatives. Former residents, they are welcomed by numerous friends in the area who are glad for their return.
Last week’s soaking rain refreshed soils as Norse hosted Crawfills Gap in a high scoring game that ended Norse 23 Crawfills Gap 0. Mrs Jennie Kremlin and children from Topsy visited, while an ice cream social occurred at M L Colwick’s. Norse keeps W F Murphree at the telephone switchboard.
The business invites patrons to trust City Garage for reliable car care and attentive service. Proprietor S B Olson emphasizes personal oversight of each vehicle to ensure satisfactory handling of entrusted repairs.
Mr and Mrs A W Price and their son Alfred traveled by car through south Texas and along the coast returning home early in the week. They camped out and fished frequently during the journey.
Cleburne Texas August 7 Joe Rhome reports Walnut Springs telephoned with news of a good oil showing in the Coxwell near Walnut Springs. The plan to shoot the well is under consideration.
Rain threatens cotton fields as worms concern farmers. Visitors include G H Cooper in Meridian, J C Cooper family, Vilda and Viola Doss with Erna Callons, Ed Blackman visiting relatives, and a large schoolhouse singing event. Attendees at Christian meeting include Kurt Philipp and Iva Doss. Typhoid illness recovery noted for Willie Prescher and local visits by Leon Morris from Pump Station.
The Clifton Rubber Company promotes the Gates Super Tread Tire as a standard priced, top quality option. It urges local residents to ask friends about the tire and trust in the product made from the best materials.
The Queen Theatre presents Tonight Westerners from Stewart Edward White. Friday features Daredevil Jack Episode 9 Phantoms of Treachery two reel Peaceful Valley. Sat matinee 3 pm Clara Kimball Young in Cheating Cheaters. Sat select The Walk Offs with May Allison. Mon Tue The Luck of the Irish and more. Coming His Wife's Money The Right of Way Lone Wolf's Daughter Code of the Yukon.
A historical essay argues that farm youths leave for cities seeking pleasures and higher pay, but modern farm amenities like electric power running water baths and labor-saving devices encourage boys to stay. Farmers who invest in these conveniences report their sons remaining to work the land, sustaining rural livelihoods.
The poem contrasts a man with no children who wanders crowded shops ignored by pleas for chocolate, candy, and ice cream with a loving youngster who begs for every toy and treats. It extols parental joy and the value of a child’s demand for simple pleasures.
C E Wiederaenders describes four acres of outstanding sweet potatoes tended by Yorkie and himself and states they will be on the market in the next few days.
There is no dearth of brains in this town but they mostly act individually for personal gain. We need collective brains that cooperate for the common good and expand how brain power is used beyond isolated pursuits. The question asks which class you belong to. A woman’s idea of a bargain is something useless yet cheap enough to buy.
A playful remark notes that giving a child candy can prompt a family to reveal private dynamics and hidden tensions, as if the truth about the household slides into view with a simple sweet.
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