17 Feb 1928
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1928
Page
1
Our brand new hardware stock arrived featuring the National brand Diamond E tools and cutlery. The variety stock is complete again with many new items added. Visit us. you are always welcome.
Sunday rain as Meridian visitors and local families attend weekly gatherings. Mrs. Barnett of Alvarado visits parents, while Epworth League hosts games and Valentine gifts. Students Grace Mayfield Fred Kleibrink Margi Faye Gordon and Floya Townley earn honor roll status for the fourth month.
George Anton Carl Billert died of probable moral causes at about five o’clock Thursday afternoon while at work in the Clifton Mercantile Company grocery department. He was born December 16 and had lived in Clifton most of his life. Funeral services were held at the Scandinavian Lutheran Church with burial in the local cemetery. He was survived by his wife Annie Canuteson Billert and several children and grandchildren.
A disputed basketball bout involving Christian and Temple faced an appeal over seathere division results. Key figures Cormenty Nealemaster and Tenzin are noted as players, with DME listed among the contesting groups amid the court-like review.
A quirky item notes a dinner featuring the Lather and a group named the Revert AE Eating. The fragment mentions a "Fat chicken dinner" and a playful, satirical tone about food and identity.
Special correspondent reports a series of brief local updates from Cayote area. Residents including Bob Atlan, D J Cutbirth, Virgil Odle, and J M Davis are mentioned with health, visits, and medical care notes. A PTA meeting was held and a basketball game against Mondeion noted with the play “We Slow Marie” planned for February 24. A rain improved farm conditions and several families are highlighted amid ongoing illness and recoveries.
Fragments indicate a local notice about uniforming and a parade or program related to the United States Bureau of Mines and the Department of the Interior. The text references a crowd request to the president and mentions depths of 2,000 to 5,000 fathoms and a location near Eufton.
Reading notes show a February schedule with events for youth and children. Activities include a Sunday assembly at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on February 4 and 11, a Monday February 20 children's meeting at 8 p.m., and a school children gathering at 4 p.m. led by G. K. McCaleb.
A miscellaneous shower for Miss Olga Goblke was hosted by Mrs. Manske and friends at her home. Guests registered, enjoyed punch, music, and readings, and presented gifts later opened with thanks, as a playful recollection of a prepaid wager and a package delivery.
The readable fragments describe a dinner scene and suggest a Craft era or regional setting with unclear terms and garbled phrases. No clear names dates or places are recoverable from the OCR snippet.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a clash or event involving Rogeam and Mary Bari with unclear roles. No clear date, place, or organization readable. The readable fragments mention a clash in a youth context and a meme reference from Mary Bari Copet.
The Cranfills Gap column notes the PTA meeting and visiting officials like A.D. Clark from the Consolidated Schools. It mentions Mrs Mary Gleeson of Hico visiting, and Mrs Olan of Fort Worth in town recently. Various local personalities and show events are briefly listed with scant details.
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