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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1931
Page
4
Advertisements list local businesses and mentions a new baby born December 6 to Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Blackman north of town. It promotes Gift Chocolates at Clifton Mercantile Co and urges tax payments for the Independent School District with receipts at Farmers State Bank.
Local ads list products and prices from Gilliam Motor Co and partners including tires tubes batteries and watches with sale notes. An item notes Fairbanks Morse engine for $20 and a 1930 Ford two door for $350. Also mentions Mrs Elmo Waldrop visiting Meridian and a tax reminder.
Local notices list open shop events and product offers from Vogelmans, Gilliam Motor Co, and others. Public tax collections, lost yearling, rental and employment notes, and small ads for cars, tires, eggs, and baby care appear alongside social visits and a reader’s donation to renew subscriptions.
A body of a 1931 Ford Sedan was found near a Clifton Texas home. The owner is asked to contact Joe N. Sanderson, Rt. 1, Clifton, Texas for further information. Clifton Mercantile Co announces extended store hours before Christmas. Many Clifton residents attended Shrine Ceremonial events in Waco last Friday.
Clifton relatives and friends of Mrs J W Butler formerly of this city now in Galveston have been advised she is recovering nicely from an operation on Wednesday of last week for an acute attack of appendicitis.
Mrs Melvin Capps of Mason visited her mother Mrs Anna Odegaard during Christmas and stayed for the wedding of her sister Miss Alice Odegaard to Mr Gus Rachiig on Tuesday of the week. Mr Capps planned to return for Christmas.
Mr and Mrs M L Snell and Mrs Lottie Grimland with son Y C of Waco visited relatives here last Sunday afternoon accompanied by cousin Mrs Reed Garrett and daughter Elizabeth of Birmingham Alabama Mrs Garrett is sister of W B Mitchell a former citizen and druggist of this city
Oliver Miller, a popular salesman and decorator with the Emmett H. Schow store, left last Saturday for Fort Worth where he has taken a similar position with a large department store. He is industrious and talented, and friends here expect his rapid advancement in this line of work.
Mr Lincoln Ferris and his wife of Garnersville welcomed a baby girl named Betty Jean born last Wednesday December 9 in Terrell where Theo Arbuckle of Community Gas Company was called due to his mother's serious illness last week.
John C. Lund, a thriving young citizen living west of Clifton, called in from town last Saturday and had his name added to the Record's growing list of readers.
John Gorman of Brownwood visited Clifton on business Tuesday. Local vendors urge farmers to sell wheat corn and oats while district court sessions continue in Meridian this week.
Classified want ad seeks a Jersey cow with a reasonable price. Contact Cottle Produce Company in Clifton to discuss a fair price and delivery options.
Mrs J H Davis was slightly burned on the left arm and her hair singed at home last Wednesday while lighting her gas range. Eyewitnesses say she turned on the gas then reached for a match, allowing gas to accumulate before ignition, causing a flare up. Friends say she was fortunate not to be more seriously burned.
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