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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1944
Page
2
Fragmentary excerpt discusses partisan views on American work and progress, contrasting free markets with social comforts. It references Palestine, transportation, and a broad comment on American prosperity versus Britain, noting feedback on employment and productivity. The garbled source yields limited clear facts.
Merit System Council announces elimination of vacancies in the Texan State Department of Health and the Crippled Children's Division under Education. Applications available at Linklefield Austin or county health offices. Closes March 4. Exams planned across districts with salaries listed for field supervisors nurses clerks and officers.
The piece argues consumers favor recognizable brands like Campbell’s soup and Ford vehicles, fearing loss of trust if trademarks vanish. It notes distrust of new or unregulated labeling methods and claims brand names guide taste expectations and quality. It references social security enrollment by married women and calls for clear consumer signals.
About 20 000 widows aged 65 and over received social security benefits then. Over 600 were above 81 years old. Employers are reminded that extended and part time help must be reported for social security tax, with names and account numbers required.
Bus line schedules show routes from Clifton to Temple Fort Worth Dallas and Charlton with times in the morning and afternoon. Fare to Temple listed at 1.00 with round trips around 31. A units and 82 cent for dating. Clifton to Fort Worth fares include 31.50 and round trip 2.70. Joe Hyde appears as driver and manager.
Weekend visits among residents include Mrs. Sam 7 Misa, Lauriece Lyon in Waco, and Nell Seidel from Fort Worth with her family. Numerous land transactions listed: Deed Hage Schulz to Lawrence Byane for 14 acres. Mary Falkenberg to Ed Conrad for 100 acres. Brooks Kimbell to Jas Lowe for 161¾ acres. and multiple others in Iredell, Meridian, Morgan, Clifton, and surrounding areas with prices ranging from 60.00 to 8,000.00.
The text appears garbled with mixed letters and incomplete words. Readable items include references to places and names, but no clear event, date, or action to summarize into a headline and summary.
A jumble of names and travels fills Cranfills Cap as Gerald Ting and family visit from San Antonio while Seaman Grimland, Lt. Knudson, and many relatives spend a weekend with kin. Messages note arrivals from Houston Abilene and Dallas with tales of furloughs and visits.
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