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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1943
Page
4
The Clarke Clifton weekly notes visiting relatives from Dallas and Waco, including Mrs. Grimmland and family, while mentioning World War I veterans and service members. It highlights charity, local businesses, and residents like Major Brewer, Captain Ha Brey, and Stryker in Navy life, with updates on health, travel, and community events.
Mr and Mrs Horace Schow and son Morace Jr traveled from Vincennes Indiana for a vacation visit with relatives in Dallas including Mr and Mrs O S Schow. Valley Mills and Temple residents, and patrons of Scott and White Hospital, were also mentioned in regional updates. Mrs Ghetatend and Mrs Ines Larton visited Earl A Henry in Temple where he is hospitalized following surgery. Mrs Alms Swenson returned from Fort Worth after days with daughter Mary Ellen Swenson who had major surgery. Swenson left the hospital seemingly recovering, a favorable note for Clifton friends.
Speaker of the House Harm Mayburn addresses the audience at Texas State College for Teachers in Commerce. He praises wartime efforts and outlines eight strides toward victory including over two million overseas troops, 200 new warships, 64 000 more planes, prison controls, and a record food supply. Col Oveta Culp Hobby swears in 400 WAAC auxiliaries at the ceremony, first Texas WAACs sworn into the army.
The Richards family expresses gratitude to many friends for acts of sympathy and kindness during the illness and death of beloved mother and grandmother Mrs. Tilie Richards. May God bless and keep each who shared in their sorrow.
Miss Cora Barton of Chiffon, member of the Bluebonnet Guard, has been commissioned in the U S Navy Nurses Corps and posted to Jackson Villa Florida after training at Providence School of Nursing in Waco class of 1936. Bluebonnet Guard members were guests at a Cortfield Ranch barbecue near McGregor with great time and fine victuals.
Miss Mary Ann Gibson spent the war week end in Hico as guest of frail Miss Alma Miller and Miss Quata Rishbour in Bios. Local visitors include Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Whitt of Kerens en route to Baylor U. Rev B Le McCord and family visit, appendicitis patient J. Johnson improving, to return home soon. Deeds filed in Clerk's Office list land transfers: B Harris to G P & Se K Marr for ii acres. M A Maloney to Mrs Kate Eliett. Helmer Dahl to Le M Bateman. Margaret Lovell to Monroe Siemon.
The page lists multiple items including Wilma Anderson expanding duties in Houston, Ruth Russell visiting Oklahoma, and two College Exes, Dertherie Ellington and Cecil Wallace, reportedly marrying. Other entries name Earl Pearce considering Walnut Springs move, Annie Gibson and Manelle Lee Neill, Rivelyn Reeves with O Hy Rae Wright property, and marriage notices for Gus Krueger with Faye Meadors and Milton Amundson with Tier Golden.
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