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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1943
Page
3
A sprawling, discordant account discusses injunctions against tribal leaders, District Attorneys, and state officials over funding and authority. It critiques legal maneuvers while contrasting ruthless injustice with spiritual resolve, ending with a poetic quotation about faith and belief.
Rex Murphree from Clifton completed initial parachute training at Fort Benning. The four hour jump drill, part of the Parachute School program, followed standard procedures and joined parachutists with service in Tunisia, Sicily, and beyond.
Senior news notes a Thanksgiving dance at the high school gym appreciated by the School Board president Buckie Jones. Junior and sophomore reports discuss exams, parties, football games between Y ley Milly and Clifton grammar, and students’ festive reflections amid postwar bond talk.
Central Texas Bus Line lists routes between Clifton Temple Fort Worth and Dallan with multiple daily departures. Fares shown include single trips and round trips, such as Temple to Fort Worth and Clifton to Fort Worth, with round trip prices and specific times for each leg. Driver credited as JOR HYDE and Merit.
State Health Officer Dr. George W. Cox reports dysentery reaching epidemic levels in Texas with cases far above the seven year median. He warns the disease is dangerous, often fatal, and urges strict sanitary measures to prevent further spread across age groups as cooler months approach.
Lt. Edward L. White of Washington DC area served as Marine Corps combat correspondent in the South Pacific. He attended a Samoan language lecture for Leathernecks, teaching verbs and phrases with jokes and classroom banter while noting the students’ eagerness to learn.
The National Lutheran Council reports Lutheran Churches in the United States and Canada fund War Relief and Lutheran World Action. About 42 centers operate with full time service pastors and 35 parish centers, aiding servicemen and their families. In Temple Texas a center on South Beacon Street, managed by Rev. C. A. Decker and staff, provided 20,000 visits and 14,000 personal consultations in its first year, with 240 sleeping beds, weekly chapel services, and hospital visits. Community groups donated goods, including cookies for tree lunches, beds for 75 to 80 men weekends, and supplies from Temple and McClorky Hospital collaborations.
Newsmen were admitted to the internment camp near Houston operated with Camp Wallace, showing hundreds of German POWs from North Africa and Italy campaigns. Most are young men in their early 20s, formerly “supermen” of Hitler’s army.
A garbled wartime text fragment discusses fuel standards and aviation terms, mentioning 100 cetane, 4000 Flying Fortreament, Ragland, and U S standard two. It references industry searchers and restricted fuels, war, and peace, with unclear connections and several nonsensical phrases.
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