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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
4
The piece notes early voting delays once slowed transfer of power, quoting concerns the president should be sworn in promptly after elections. It cites the American Bar Association urging reforms to shorten transition times and shift when executive and legislative leaders take office.
Local ad rates show an extra charge per line for display advertising and a separate per line fee for black face type. The notice lists additional pricing for position and type style as part of the advertising policy.
Mims Chester Mas Roberson Benito, a student at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, arrived last Friday to spend the Christmas holidays with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Robt Baldridge at their home.
Cenmus Agures of 1920 reveal that more than 60 percent of these youths in agriculture and related labor, with winter conditions highlighting farm work. The census omits under ten, though many very young children also work on farms. Dearborn Independent and Clifton Record ads note subscriptions.
On Sunday December 23 at eight o clock the Methodist Church at Coyote hosted the wedding of Miss Yazel Sparks to Mr Raymond Bearden. Rev Head spoke the words of the ceremony as family and friends looked on. The bridal party wore beige crepe and carried bouquets of carnations. The ceremony was followed by dinner and social hour with the bride's family before the couple departed for their new home near Coyote.
Dallas Dec 15 The Texas Democratic Executive Committee voted 20 to 3 to endorse Governor Pat M Neff for the Democratic nomination for president The move breaks a thirty year precedent and follows debate by Dallas participants including Dr W H Cummings Hearne and Jack Thornton and Barry Miller The endorsement is seen as a compliment to Neffs administration rather than a formal bid to enter the race
Rural telephone users from Clifton are urged to gather at Clifton City Hall on Saturday December 1 at 2:00 PM to discuss a proposed rate increase. Organizers listed include Poul, Goble, and Henry Lee.
A fragment reports sale of head of bred Delaine aged one to five years at 57.50 each for a few days. Personal names and addresses appear alongside family visits and a Clifton High School Junior Class play titled A Bunch of Fun praised, with possible repeat showings due to cold weather.
In a San Saba High School classroom a pupil humorously defined anatomy as the human body in three parts the head chest and stomach. He listed organs and claimed five bowels, illustrating a humorous misapprehension during a routine question.
Major Herbert Pool and his young daughter arrived from Illinois for a stay at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Tom M Pool and other relatives. A graduate of A and M College he rose to the rank of major in wartime service and now heads the Government Military Department at the University of Illinois awaiting return to the regular army after four more years.
W H Reese and family of Crawford came up for a Christmas visit in the home of Mr and Mrs H N Reese. Mr and Mrs W A Reese are the parents of our local telephone manager, and formerly lived in this county.
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