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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
10
The Clifton Record lists subscription rates for Bosque County and out of county. Rates include one year for 1.00, six months 60 cents, and three months 85 cents within Bosque County with higher out of county pricing. The notice appears in the Friday morning edition dated December 19, 1919.
A Clifton resident said he was hunting work Monday and soon secured employment. The note reflects quick job prospects for a man seeking work in the area.
Short age of paper has caused the suspension of the Orange Daily Leader and the Bangs Weekly Enterprise in the past two weeks. The Bellville Times has also been forced to reduce its size to obtain paper.
The seventeenth of December went by without the predicted world ending. Many had made plans for the day and faced disappointment as the anticipated event did not occur.
A reflective note urges prioritizing those in need when choosing Christmas gifts. It emphasizes that not everyone shares the festive spirit unless remembered by the fortunate and reiterates the teaching that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
The creation of the State Highway Commission at Austin appears to have placed many former county residents into well paying state posts. The article notes the commission has provided employment rather than rapidly expanding highway miles for the public.
Several car loads of wood were unloaded at Clifton this week from South Texas to ease the fuel shortage. The Record will publish a few days early next week so the staff can enjoy Christmas. Advertisers should submit copy by Monday. The paper jokes about Christmas food favorites and recalls a neighbor’s kindness delivering backbone.
Mr and Mrs Lam Bryant of Honey Grove Fannin County Texas were seriously hurt when a large kitchen range exploded due to frozen water connections. The blast wrecked the stove blew parts through a wall damaged the house and shattered several windows.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California formally announced tonight his bid for the Republican nomination. He will campaign personally in every state and said his candidacy should not be decided by politicians in convention. Fielding Helm returned to his West Texas ranch after visiting home.
Bosque County ginned 13 656 bales of cotton from the 1919 crop before December 1, compared with 5 012 bales by December 1, 1918. Special Agent T L Dunlap notes the figures.
We express gratitude to neighbors and friends for loving kindness and sympathy during the illness death and burial of Ray Elton Smith. Your support and letters gave consolation in sorrow. God will reward your kindness. Mrs. Mattie A. Smith and Children Dr. T. C. Coston and Family.
No service at Clifton on Sunday December 21. Garnersville service at 10 30 a m with Indigent Student Fund collection. Y P S at 7 p m. Christmas Eve service December 24 at 6 p m at Clifton and Christmas morning service at 10 30 a m. Indigent Student Fund fundraiser postponed.
A Brownwood area farmer arrived with a load of wheat for sale but faced an embargo and lack of storage. He displayed red flags on his team of horses and drove around town. He was ordered to remove the flags by District Attorney W. A. Earley and fined in the Justice Court for disturbing the peace.
Mies Bertyce Ward of Cleb is hospitalized after a brief illness with friends by her side. The report notes her condition improved during the stay and relatives are asked to send good wishes.
The Queen Theatre showcases a week of films starting Thursday with D. W. Griffith's The Girl Who Stayed at Home, in seven parts, followed by Monroe Salisbury's The Sleeping Lion and Trail of the Octopus episode. Constance Talmadge stars Saturday in Happiness a La Mode. Other days feature Catherine Calvert, Broken Blossoms, Hale Hamilton, and a double header on Xmas Day with Doug Fairbanks Arizona and Fatty Arbuckle Camping Out. Early seating urged.
Willie Kreuger and Norma Ickert wed Thursday at Clifton with Rev. W H Bowie officiating. The bride, daughter of August and Mrs Ickert of five miles east of Clifton, is a popular local young woman. The groom, son of E Kreuger, is a prosperous farmer in the area.
A mixed shower given by Mesdames J. E. Swenson and O. J. Rea honored Marie Grimland, bride of Carroll V. Lumpkin, with gifts unwrapped by the couple and guests served coffee and sandwiches. Toasts praised the bride and future, while attendees included many local residents and relatives.
Conley Tergerson of near Meridian was a business visitor in Clifton yesterday and left a check to pay for the Record to be sent to his address for twelve months.
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