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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1946
Page
4
Fragmentary column recounts local figures including Minnie C. Locker County Clerk, a debate on war crime fate, and community announcements. Mentions women’s roles, farm topics, and a paper column about peaches and nursery offerings. Contains garbled OCR but preserves names and events in brief.
Readable fragments from a local school page recount a rough week with illness absences, a farewell to Mary J Pontien, and a new seventh grade member Geraldine Gence from Amarillo. Sixth and seventh grade clubs elected officers, reports cover girls basketball win over Redell, a County Tournament trip, and a 4-H club cobbler made by Mary Lou Anderson and Doris Roche with Dorothy Powall assisting.
A county news collage records a newborn Barbara Alice at the Goodall and Witcher Clinic with details on parents Nadine Matson and Lt. in the Army Air Force fiancé Perrin Field. Also mentions Pte James Amundson joining Camp White Oregon, visits by Captain Nabors and Flight Officer West, and local social rounds including Mrs Stacy Travel and Mrs Tidwell planning re election.
Pte Rayburn Vannatta of the 11th Airborne Division is on a 60 day furlough before a year of demobilization and occupation service. He earned the Combat Infantryman Badge a Philippine campaign battle star Asiatic ribbon Good Conduct Medal and Presidential Citations. He is the son of Mrs Tom Vannatta of Valley Mills and spends time in Clifton with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Albert Spitzer and younger relatives.
Political notices announce Evans Picklin for County Treasurer and others for County Commissioner Precinct 4 in Bowque County. The page also notes dairy sales and a local store, Oley Easy Pay, amid community notices. In Craig Colorado, Guy Sheffstead and sons visit Mrs G Shatstead and relatives as plans form for Holmes Manley to attend The University of Texas. the family plans to move there.
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