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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1931
Page
9
Mrs J K Beste of Ware Texas recounts severe headaches and constant fatigue relieved after taking Argatane. She credits the remedy with eliminating pain and constipation and restoring energy to perform daily housework. She recommends others try it and notes her own experience inspired by others.
Avis Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs A Waker and Lee Colwick son of Mr and Mrs E T Colwick of Clifton were married Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Pat Potty on East Main Street. The ceremony was officiated by Rev Clarence Allen Morton of the First Baptist Church. The vows were exchanged before an improvised fern and yellow chrysanthemum altar. Floral arrangements featured yellow chrysanthemums and greenery. The bride wore a gauze frock with crystal accents. Maids of honor wore yellow gowns. bridesmaids wore matching dresses. After the ceremony the couple left for Waco. The bride, a graduate of Me High School, has a Baylor University degree and is connected with the State Training School for Boys. Guests included numerous Clifton and Waco residents.
The Record offers to send in or arrange new subscriptions for Fort Worth Star Telegram and other papers including Houston Chronicle Waco News Tribune and Waco Times Herald. The Clifton Recon advertises England's latest car innovation a compass on the install board and a built-in rear trunk wash feature with Hires color matching.
Valley Mills area observes a flurry of visits and homecomings with Fairview resident Maydel Crawford staying with Mrs W A McNamar and numerous relatives from Erath and China Springs dropping by. The Easnlsler Fiddling Band headlines local entertainment while small events include cow theft antics, floorwork contracts for Wild Onion school, and town chatter about politics and upcoming community happenings.
Fragmentary notice lists church service times and locations with stray names and stray price note for poultry “10¢ over market price.” Mentions Mrs Gus Rachuig, Star Route Clifton Texas.
The article reports regional cotton yields per acre and pound totals for 1931. Texas shows 158 pounds per acre, with Louisiana at 17 percent, Oklahoma 24 percent, Artanean California 24 percent, New Mexico at 441 pounds per tere, and Virginia near 4200 dates. North Carolina leads with the highest output, while Texas posts a lower yield yet higher overall production. The Trojan War is noted as the era’s greatest event.
In Neto community farm women guided by County Home Demonstration Agent Nettie Shultz demonstrate turning a $12 steer into $0.50 per pound beef via canning. Ninety four quarts were produced, total cans cost $19.70, yielding a net profit of $19.80. Additional canning at Los Venable’s, five cases produced, and Mount Sylvan club canned 80 percent of containers this year.
Snow described as never falling on 70 is cited in this fragment. The line mentions a peculiar claim about weather or a place, with unclear context and malformed names.Further details are unreadable in the excerpt.
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