24 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
1
Mrs. Coolidge grows weary of press detailing her tastes clothes and appearances and plans to deny reporters and stay private for a period. W H Snell and wife head to Floydada for a week or ten days visit with relatives and friends. A man with trained intellect and neglected morals is a dangerous citizen.
A thoughtful aphorism argues it is wiser to value what you cannot possess than to possess what you cannot value. It frames desire and gratitude as the core of contentment and urges reflection on personal priorities.
A provocative remark questions the need to travel far for enjoyable times, implying dissatisfaction with the man or his household. The comment hints at social judgment and home life as causes of seeking amusement away from home.
Former Clifton pastor now serving in Burleson spent Saturday in Clifton to catch up with friends. He was conducting a revival above Meridian and enjoyed a few hours off to visit relatives and members of the congregation.
Georgetown August 22 The 18 month old child of Mr and Mrs John Owens died in convulsions caused by eating a quantity of pills found in the house. Prompt treatment at a local hospital failed to save the life. The cause was not discovered until the child was dead.
Mrs T O Stewart and her daughter Marie arrived last Saturday from Stephenville to visit her parents Mr and Mrs W J Loper and other Clifton relatives.
J. F. Garrett, once a Clifton resident now in Morgan in market and restaurant work, visited Wednesday to place a favorable printing order with the Record.
Little Miss Mary Westgaard entertained several friends Saturday afternoon in honor of Misses Doris Walker of Morgan and Mary Louise Fairbairn of Port Arthur. Games were played and refreshments served. Attendees included Doris Walker Mary Louise Fairbairn Leota Grimland Grace MacSpadden Travis Nelson Pauline Lane Margaret Hill Irene Brewer Flora Hurst Ruby Schow Margaret Polk Ruth Clempent
A smog free powder for small arms and artillery boasts driving power and moisture resistance. Bari Italy hosts a church to St Nicholas founded 1087 for relics from Smyrna. An Inca mummy in Salta Argentina is found with intact teeth hair and organs, buried with carved stone and metal objects and Egyptian like embalming hints.
Two day film finishing service offered by Price and Stuart guaranteed. Drop off soon for prompt processing and return.
An Oklahoma City patient who fell from an upper story window and was knocked from the ambulance by a locomotive may recover if he avoids swallowing a mattress at the hospital.
Mrs. R. B. Hammerli describes a 12 by 16 foot poultry house with four south windows, double sash, adjustable top, lath and drop siding, a nine by five foot roof slope, and a cement floor to deter rats. Roosts hinge to the north wall to the ceiling for easy cleaning, nests along east and west walls, and a tight front for fumigation and storm protection. The design supplies ample sunlight and claims no frozen combs or sick chickens all winter.
A writer from Orange Judd Farmer outlines winter duck feeding using bulk greens such as turnip tops cabbage beet leaves and lettuce dried in summer as hay stored for winter. Boiled roots mixed with corn chop wheat bran red wheat shorts and boiled freeheat form a mash fed twice daily in winter and three times in spring with careful removal of any leftovers to prevent souring.
Practical advice for poultry keeps emphasizing cleanliness, fresh eggs, and proper housing. Topics include avoiding damp cellars, culling old roosters, using turpentine water as timberneck remedy, disinfectants, sprayers, feeding charcoal, oyster shells, and green foods. It stresses disease prevention and efficient barn layout for a continuous poultry building and easy passage.
Cranfills Gap August 21. W E Tindall and Olaf Rohne visited Meridian to transact school district business. John Hoff of Comanche reports good rain and a fine country. J Q Reierson and Herman Aars returned from West Texas travels. Clarence Perry returns home due to his daughter's illness. Mrs John Huse and children visited from Gunsight. John accompanied them to Dublin. Boggy community visitors included John Fort, Albert Anderson and Mat Reesing. Enos Jenkins delivered steel for a Mustang Creek bridge starter from Meridian. Ole Larson broke his arm in a town accident. he is recovering well. Coston Ammons of Stephenville visits. Methodist Revival ends with many good services. Local baseball beat Fairy team four to two after late hits. Dallas and Eugene Sego defended the mound. Clyde Tindall pitched. Our team to play the Norse Bulls at the Alumni Picnic Thursday. Leon river fishing party led by Gunder Larson nets eleven ortles. others: Tilden Haching, J Y Hanson, Jay and Mary Larson, Ole and Magnus Larson, Martin Woll Life. A D Witte of German Valley brings first bale of 1923 cotton. premium 18 50. total 157 70. Local gin reports satisfactory sample. Cranfills Gap invites visitors. Exodus to Gary Indiana includes Barton Pederson Aaron Pederson John Parson Chris Strand Hans and Fred Dahl John C Mickelson Alfred Finstad Carl Johnson. Mat and John Christenson visit from Hamilton area. Mrs Bill Shipp, once Julia Christenson, received extensive dental work from Dr W W Hoover. Bloyd Wold taken to Waco for appendicitis operation, recovering. Jay Hall and James H Knight depart for Decatur visits.
Clifton College braces for 1923 grid season with a strong backfield core led by E. B. Harris and Jake Seljos. Coach Bronstad reshapes around proven stars plus newer talent as last year’s squad returns, aiming for competitive play and exciting local matchups with Meridian, John Tarleton, Grubbs, Thorp Springs, Cisem, and possibly Baylor Cubs.
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