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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
6
A new telephone ruling for long distance users changes report charge timing. Under prior practice, unfinished calls carried forward to midnight of the day after filing. The ruling removes the 23 hour window and lets customers charge calls to the date the recipient is reached, aiding business callers around Sundays and holidays.
A misreadable column mocks Post Office Prohibition of old fashioned tax socials run by rural schools and churches. The piece jokes about weddings as lotteries, stock market gamblers, and a breadbox of cheeses while lamenting strict rules and postal scrutiny.
Valley Mills locals share a week of church, visiting relatives, and community events. Residents Mrs G K Cunningham and family, Mrs T Turner, and many others were seen in Clifton Waco and San Antonio. a bridge party in Waco. Frank Turner Jr and Rev Turner visiting. Bobby Nell Cruger is critically ill. Donn burned in a road machine accident saved by quick neighbors. church union planned for Friday February 7 at Valley Mills First Methodist.
The Gamersville Girls 4H Club met February 11, 1920 with Mrs Mangold guiding the girls who purchased coating patterns for their clothing. The group welcomed new members Charlie and Adams and discussed aims for the year improving sewing and presentation.
James F. Simpson of Ft. Smith Arkansas credits Konjola with ending years of rheumatism and stomach distress. He reports improved appetite and strength after starting the medicine, noting pain ceased and meals became tolerable. Konsole is sold in Clifton at Carpenter Bros. drug store and by local druggists nationwide.
The article describes an old Derringer rifle linked to David Crockett and Congress member Jonathan Cilley. It notes Henry Derringer’s manufacture for John Cook Rives, deposition at the National Museum, and ties to the Graves-Cilley duel and archival Congressional Gazette records.
An old tale portrays Uncle Jos negotiating debt with his nephew about a paid farm. The dialogue shows a mortgage or loan offer, with the elder insisting the farm remains theirs or be settled by a larger payment, while a younger relative questions the financial difference and terms.
A garbled report discusses a Tyler Commercial College graduate Ann M finding rapid salary growth and career advancement in business administration. It mentions Texas birth rates, oil wells, gas wells, and railroad mileage as part of a broader Texas section.
The Union Hill 4-H group held terrace building and fieldwork on February 1 with about thirty members split into three groups receiving instruction in terracing. The Union Milk Ways Club, formed recently with over 25 members, planned more terrace line activities at Koppert and Denver Farm with sup of T. S. Whitlock guiding the effort.
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