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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1944
Page
7
A columnist recounts four years of efforts to find speakers for luncheon clubs and notes 800 talks under varied conditions. He recalls pauses between sentences in noisy venues and the hardest moments such as addressing 1,600 students at a university with a cordial introduction from the president.
In a quiet Normandy night Seabee battalion medic Lieut. Commander Richard Dahaney Anderson aided Henri Fouchard and wife Marie Berthe as they fled shelling. Under Anderson care Madame Fouchard delivered a healthy baby girl named Seabee Paula.
We express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for every kind act word and deed during the illness and after the death of our dear husband and father W H Robertson. Only those bereaved can estimate the value of such help and we will remember each person with the kindest thoughts.
At her home last Friday afternoon Mrs B B Stewart hosted the regular meeting of the 4 0 Bridge Club. After five entertaining bridge games war stamps were awarded to Mrs J C Kindisloe high score Mrs W O Gloff second high and Mrs W D Goodall high guest. Trays of sandwiches potato chips olives ice tea and a dessert were served to Mrs Kincheloe Mrs Gloff Mrs V I Goodall Mrs J L Standefer Mrs W B Owall Mrs C L Gooda Mrs Lancock Mr WL Baldrige L Lane and N W Willett Jr. HR Mil and Hiings.
Randolfo Pacciardi and Halinn prom leaders pressed for greater Italian troop participation and revised armistice terms during Churchill visit. Pacciardi blamed both King Umberto and Badoglio alongside Mussolini for Italy’s war role, urged U.S. support to heal Europe, and warned monarchists amid anti-monarchist heckling.
Mosheim notes report a Baptist meeting at the Country Church with four baptisms and Sunday School plans. Family news covers military furloughs, home visits from Dallas to Fort Worth, and local travel to the West Coast. A hospital injury and club meeting schedule are noted, along with subscription efforts and a field man visiting from Valley Mills.
A crowded Cameron Park gathering marked the annual Kelly reunion with family members from multiple Texas towns in attendance. Notable attendees included J. L. Kelly and wife, numerous Kelly descendants, and relatives from Clifton Corsicana and Austin. The event also celebrated J L Kelly’s birthday on Saturday August 12 with many children present.
A garbled clipping notes a large lead described as about 120000 in a primary. The fragment cites no clear names, dates, or organizations, leaving the exact candidates or race undetermined.
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