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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
6
A local legal matter involves Petre and Aven Heethers in a dispute with unnamed parties. The brief notes court action and potential upcoming deadlines without naming officials or detailed filings. Further specifics were not readable in the provided text.
The Federal Land Bank of Howxton reports its capital of 11 602 200 dollars is owned by farm loan associations and individual borrowers from Treta Jani. By 1940 the bank had 189 289 000 dollars in outstanding loans and reserves of 31 089 918 dollars, with government investments repaid. President Sterling C Evans calls the bank’s financial condition a credit to Texas farmers and ranchmen. Julius M Clifton notes Bosque County Federal Farm loans totaling over 1.5 million dollars serviced by 600 farmers. The bank offers 3 percent temporary rate on long-term farm loans.
Fragmentary OCR recalls Mt Vers and Pompeii ruins from ancient times with ash and bodies found outdoors. It notes a city wall and patrons fleeing, some collapsed, as ash fell during a historic disaster. The piece hints at rural fatal accidents as collisions in modern memory.
Raleigh police quote a whiplash joke on an alleged no account scoundrel asking the cost of a whipping. Officer L Margis notes a fine of $10 or 80 days or both. The item broadens to support a standard driver's license law as preventing unsafe driving by keeping certain drivers off the road.
State Health Department data show diphtheria deaths fallen from 14.8 per 100000 in 1932 to a tentative 1.1 per 100000 in early 1940. Dr. Gav W Cox credits full time health services and parental attention to child well being, noting 69 percent immunization in counties with full time units versus 20 percent without. Regular toxoid immunization and the Schick test are recommended to ensure complete protection.
A meeting of the Norse Mutual Fire Insurance Association is scheduled at the Norse School House on Saturday, February 1st, 1941. The gathering aims to adopt by-laws for the management of furnishings in stock rooms and other areas. Attendees include officers and members, with costs to operate the assembly noted.
Local notes report Pauline Helms left Sunday for Dallas for work and visits from residents including Mr and Mrs Raymond Lammert and family. Irene Conre toured Providence Hospital in Waco and visited her parents Dee and Mrs Conrad. Howard Golds and baby from Brownwood visited Gev Johnson’s family. Clara Whader R N from Midl and visited home folks recently. Intermediate class celebrates finishing English and Geography books. Primary forms Health Squad and gold stars for reading. Third graders made Poem Books and finished readers. Basketball team canceled Clifton trip due to rain. P T A set Feb 14 meeting. all urged to attend.
Mrs Mangold led a February 4 1941 Cooper Home Demonstration Club meeting with Mrs F W Wallace present. Members reviewed National Food Standard poultry meat needs per person per year and demonstrated poultry housing equipment emphasis on ventilation and water. A candlewick bedspread gift for Mrs Mangold was presented with refreshments served to ten members and one visitor.
A bronze statue honoring Texas pioneers is under preparation by artist A.P. Proctor with Ralph Ogden of Avan Joll funding. Casting should be completed in two weeks and erection is set for June at the Texas Memorial Museum, near the slope around the museum grounds.
Dramatic 1871 Kiowa chiefs Satanta and Big Tree faced trial in a Texas frontier town for raid violence. Satanta threatened the court in Comanche, offering peace terms if released, while the jury swiftly convicted and awaited a verdict that drew national attention and raised questions about federal intervention. The case highlighted frontier justice and ongoing Indian-white relations.
The Congress of the Republic of Texas passed a bill providing four postal routes nationwide with thirty four mail routers to be run weekly by the lowest bidder. We note the death of Capt M Morrin who was killed in a fray with a Mexican in San Antonio.
Hillsboro February report shows eight of ten Hillaboro college aviation students earned private pilot licenses after weeks of training. Inspector R D Freeland presided as exams were completed. Instructors Percy Lee Curtin and Garth Richay led training with MIT supervisor E C Box overseeing college technical work. Another class of ten begins February 10 with pilots Sam Baker Raymond Vosednik Flournoy Sansom Dodham Wright G B Curry Woodrow Godrich Milton Hurtefeld and Jimmy Lowle among those listed.
Austin reports an off year in politics led to a drop of nearly 10 000 poll tax payments in Travis County. About 17 000 people paid their poll tax, versus 26 170 in a prior year with a similar off year and 1981.
Fragmentary OCR lists bus routes between Temple Clifton Dallas and Fort Worth with fares. Mentions 1.00 to Temple, 3.00 to Dallas, 1.00 to Fort Worth and round trips, with times around 2:00 PM and 3:20 PM. Driver and line notes are garbled.
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