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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
15
The Galveston correspondent notes Texas farmers expect cotton at 40 cents per pound and will hold for that level as cotton mills run on war orders. Texas, supplying a third of the national crop, sees mills absorb all available cotton and consider enlargements or new mills due to proximity to raw cotton and fuel.
Captain D'Annunzio son of Italy's famed poet arrives in the United States to supervise Caproni aircraft construction for Uncle Sam's air fleet. He brings twenty four skilled Italian workers to assist in building the giant planes here. Harii C. Powell county school superintendent seeks re election amid strong community support. Powell notes energetic service and asks for encouragement and votes.
Farmers Mjaaland and Nelson announce hog shipments on Tuesday February 12 and promise to pay the highest market price. The notice ends with the names Mjaaland and Nelson.
The church lists Sunday School at 9:45 a m and a 11 00 preaching service with a special Boy Scout program titled A Bible Scout for boys and their fathers. Scouts meet at J W Butler's home at 10:45 then proceed to the church. An 8 00 service will follow with open invitation to members and city visitors.
Prof. W. H. Pool of Baylor University will lecture on education, Christianity, and the war at the Baptist Church next Sunday night. He is a longtime Baylor faculty member and noted authority on education. the talk aims to inspire youth toward lifelong usefulness.
The Baptist Church announces Sunday events with 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. preaching 2:00 p.m. teachers training 3:00 p.m. Sunbeam Band and a 7:30 p.m. talk by Prof. Pool of Baylor University on Christian Education. Members urged to attend and visitors welcome. J. A. Kidd, pastor.
Texas state officials announce a per student allocation of 3.00 based on 1,232,228 school age children, totaling 3,696,684 for public free schools. State Superintendent W. F. Doughty notes this is the largest single distribution to schools to date due to rising scholastic population.
A sale notice describes extra fine W Leghorn and Plymouth Rock cockerels offered by Mrs B McCog on Clifton streets on Saturday February 9. The ad urges readers not to miss the viewing.
Sunday School begins at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 7 p m Mid week service is Wednesday at 7 15 p m.
J. W. Golston was here the first of the week to spend a few days with his family. S. P. Duvall, now living near Morgan, came here Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tennison and Mrs. J. M. Bettis traveled to Morgan yesterday to attend the funeral of Grandma Craig, noted as one of the county’s oldest residents.
T R James, a blacksmith, advertises scrap iron buy offers at 45 cents per hundred. The notice invites local purchase of junk iron.
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