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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
1
Mason Tires and Tubes advertises in stock tires and batteries with a pledge of value and satisfaction. It invites customers to call for price figures and offers battery work and auto repair with personal attention to every job.
Hillsboro Texas August 15 A cotton crop of 65 000 bales is predicted for Hill county in 1927 by R A Rogers district supervisor of the County Farm Bureau association Rogers believes hot weather and insects have cut the crop 5 000 bales from last year's total.
One day event on August 26 at Pool Park celebrating local heritage with family activities and community vendors.
Sunday School and Bible Class begin at 9 30 with services at 10 30 English services at 8 p m Rev A Bartling presides and delivers a sermon on How Does the Bible Comfort Us Concerning Those Who Have Died a Christian Death.
Ancient Romans offered a dog every year to Sirius the dog star, believing the star affected their herds and crops. Officials conducted rites as part of agricultural and seasonal calendar practices, linking celestial events with farming outcomes.
H G Switzer and family of Coleman Texas visited Detroit after a 3200 mile trip in Lizzie the 1908 Ford touring car with Motor No 904 They drove the antique to the Ford factory but Ford was away On returning to Coleman they sold the car in Memphis for 1000 dollars The old vehicle is noted as among the earliest Ford models with a storied history at the turn of the century.
Special correspondent reports a weekend of visits around Pleasant Hill with many traveling from Waco Weimar and Glen Rose. Families including McDougal Murphree Oswald and Prescher group members enjoyed sports, porch visits, and camp life while noting Mrs Thiele’s improving health and overall community stir. The piece closes with a note that local illnesses are slowly improving.
Special Correspondent reports many farmers in Cayote area picking cotton. Visitors include R. M. Neill and family from Rule Texas and Omar Robinson with Minnie Robinson visiting Raymond Robinson at Olden Texas. Aquilla residents Charlie Burleson and Lucile Burleson visit White family in Cayote. Mrs. Nichols and Cutbirth visit Temple relatives. Jim Morrison moves from Roswell to local gin job.
Prospects say Texas faces overall prosperity this fall as Southland Life survey reports better than expected yields across the state. West Texas wheat improves after recent rains, with the Southwest and Rio Grande Valley showing strong conditions. citizens anticipate good prices for cotton unless adverse weather or pests intervene. Local storms have caused some damage but appear limited, and Texas could lead the nation if favorable trends continue.
A humorous Honey Grove column riffs on garter weather forecasts and a Denver romance. A government meteorologist endorses garters as barometers while quips note women’s garters as weather sources. A Denver couple’s ride is interrupted when thieves steal their car tires, adding a comic twist.
Senior B Y P U topics include Doctrinal Meeting True Sabbath Keeping Scripture lesson by H N Reese Bible Quiz by Mrs W L Forson Introduction by Mrs J T Hill Bible background by Homer Rails back What is Sunday for by Mrs H N Reese A Day of Spiritual Strengthening by Mrs W L Porson Story of Jesus and the Sabbath by Miss Ollie Railsback Opportunities Offered on the Sabbath Day by Mrs Bob Alexander New members and visitors welcome Reporter
Longhorn cattle or dogies on Texas plains surged during the Civil War and moved toward northern markets along long paths. Their rapid growth and subsequent decline mark a significant part of the Southwest’s history as cowboys faced extinction risks amid harsh trails.
Mrs. Lailie Edwards of this city received a telegram from her daughter Mrs. A. W. Kanady of Kla math Falls Oregon announcing a 9-pound son born August 13. It was the fourth time the number 13 proved significant in her daughter's life with birth graduation and marriage events all on thirteenth.
Greene county holds a five hundred acre natural history preserve donated by John Bryan with a stipulation that public worship is forever barred. Otherwise the preserve remains open to all people regardless of creed, race or color.
A London housemaid crafted and gifted to Queen Mary a picture assembled from minute postage stamp pieces. The artwork forms a bouquet of flowers and ferns crowned by a blue butterfly, showcasing careful handiwork.
A Woman's Home Companion report corrects a wartime myth about Francis Scott Key. He was allowed to approach a British flagship to seek a prisoner's release, arriving as bombardment neared. He wrote the verses at sea and later penned the famous line in a small boat returning to shore.
In College Station Texas Mesquite horse mint and cotton vie for top honey plant status say H B Parks api culturist at the San Antonio station. He defines major honey plants as nectar bearers with long blooming periods and wide distribution and notes about twenty five in Texas fit this, with alfalfa and sweet clover contenders. Mesquite horse mint and cotton each can yield around twenty percent of the honey crop when weather favors them.
The text lists Texas honey plants including mint, guajillo, cotton, catclaw, alfalfa, sweet clover and white brush. It notes bloom times from April to June, nectar flows on cotton and other soils, frost as a factor for guajillo, and altitude needs for alfalfa. It cites percentages for production and regional prevalence across western and northwestern Texas.
English language service next Sunday at 10 30 at the Rock church. Young People’s Society meets in church parlors next Sunday night at 8. Marie and Clarice Christenson entertain. South Ladies Society meets Wednesday afternoon Aug 31. Mrs Joseph Jenson entertains at home.
An Englishman tours the world to obtain material for a book under a wager. He may not beg borrow or steal but can collect funds through lectures and the sale of leaflets.
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