Clifton News Roundup: Local Events and Letters
A cluttered Clifton page reports Red Cross goodness at a Dec 20 meeting with Dr J T Glass and local families aiding the drive, plus a car accident near Meridian injuring R Nichol. It notes community worries about dogs spreading cholera among hogs, calls for better meat production policy, and hints at local social life with names like Price, Stuart, and the Record family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Womack
J.T. Glass
Roy
Benoit
Sansom
Mia
Lee Stuart
Clifton
Rav
U S Makes Another Loan to Belgium
Washington reports a 2 million dollar loan to Belgium increasing American credits to 380 million for Belgium and bringing allied credits to 8.5879 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Belgium
Washington
Cotton report and stray notices mix in Bosque County
Report notes 4 505 bales ginned in Bosque County by Dec 18 1917 versus 18 958 bales by Dec 13 1916. The rest of the text references Abe Martin in Brown County, Tony Pastor, a flat Earth taxpayer, cabaret performers, Red Cross solicitation, clairvoyants, a Chase and Fitzhugh ranch, Mabel Green Wade, patent medicines, and Jathro Tilford in Shelby Township with a dried-up potato for rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosque County
Abe Martin
Brown County
Tony Pastor
New York City
Red Cross
Chase and Fitzhugh Ranch
Mabel
Wade
Jathro Tilford
Shelby Township
Mixed flours and wartime goods in Houston Post letter mix
A fragmented reader’s note blends grocery items like graham flour and cream of soft wheat with wartime appeals from the Red Cross and Salvation Army. It mentions tax days, Liberty Bonds, the YMCA, and Red Crown, then drifts into social musings and homefront reflections amid a chaotic collage of names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Glass
Naval Department
Rex & Co
Yoursitor
Eal
Saluation Army
Young Mens
Christian Association and
Red
Crown
Hera
George Bailey
Houston Post
Year End Gratitude Note From Local Shop
We thank our friends and customers for liberal patronage and favors during the year. May the New Year bring blessings and prosperity. Our aim remains to give our best service and merit continued patronage and friendship.
Absence of Christmas Galty Noted In New York
New York City marked Christmas Day amid wartime austerity with notable solemnity. The absence of gaiety among residents contrasted with continued charitable drives to aid the poor as the nation supported the ongoing world conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christmas Galty
New York
New York City
America
Thave Hotel old cone of the d take ce
The fragmentary text appears garbled with incomplete words and misordered letters making it impossible to derive a coherent event, person, or location for a proper news card. No readable entities or actions can be confirmed from the supplied snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clifton Record
Maude Carpenter
T. Tarner
Bait County
Ino
Asterren
Smilie
Mew
Hein
Minaee Bate Ifill
Praucis Bradstreet
Thorpe
Wis
Giadge Helm
Ghe Thorps
Sprint Gotyare
Christa
Wim
Bertrand
Tennures
Keistinas
Car
Rele
Meridian
Price
Stuart
Ite
Hitler
R. Nichol
Bertrand Lane
J. D. Gann
Paris News
O. Moser
Dallas County Agriculture
Dalles
Bosque Cou
Cotton Report
Loat—a Lavalliere
Senta Fe Railway Co
Mi Gaspar Yard
Adpipaa Meke Landa
Johnnie Bakke
Travia
Mrs. R. T. Hill
Mart
Berind
Power Resson
Miwatbe
Sealer
Nok
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