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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1927
Page
5
Local ads show Cameron and Clifton merchants stocking glass iron and pay. Residents report visits, sales of cattle and cows, rental listings, and milk deliveries. Bank events include bankers meeting in Fort Worth and local executives attending.
Mrs. P. E. Schow and Mrs. Ole Hoff traveled to Waco on Monday to visit J. W. Butler and attend the Bankers' Association meeting and banquet at the Raleigh Hotel hosted by Butler and his sister.
T. C. Duke and family came from Fort Worth to spend the weekend with relatives and friends. They are considering moving back to Clifton, which the editor notes would be a logical choice for their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heath visited Fort Worth after driving from Austin with plans for hardy evergreens shrubs and roses. Mr Heath serves as assistant cashier at the First National Bank and attended the Bankers meeting with the program and banquet.
Mrs Bettie Lequarn formerly of this city now living in Norway has ordered the Record for one year. The newspaper is being sent to many foreign addresses to people who were once residents here.
Elders J. E. Mullins and C. R. Nichol left by auto for Abilene to join an annual revival at Abilene Christian College. Nichol is set to speak once on his travels through Europe and the Holy Land during the program.
A sorrel blaze faced work horse about 16 hands high and branded N J on the left shoulder is missing from the lane near the owner’s property. A reward is offered for information leading to its whereabouts. Notify the Record Office or Nathan Jackson, owner.
H M Womack a former Clifton boy and Santa Fe brakeman on a freight train was seriously hurt in a wreck at Somerville near Temple. He was rushed by special train to the Santa Fe Hospital in Temple for treatment and, according to reports the next day, was improving and expected to be released soon.
Ed Jackson states most bakery equipment is in place and expects installation next week though awaiting the oven. The business will produce 12 to 15 hundred loaves daily and operate as the Jackson Bakery and Restaurant at the rear of the building. Jackson previously ran Clifton Bakery and later worked in Coleman.
R S Clement and family relocate to Temple this week to join Thomson Grocery Company where Mr Clement will continue employment for an indefinite period. He has long been part of Clifton's business scene for over twenty five years and married a Clifton woman nearly twenty five years ago, making their return hoped for after a spell in Temple.
The Record lists new and renewing subscribers including T A Ross of Crawfills Gap Olena Bakke of Temple and Mrs T E McSpadden of Olney. It notes visits by Rev T G Story and family and W P Bruton formerly of Clifton now in Fort Worth. Also sale of White Leghorn chicks March delivery at $10 per 100 and Civic Improvement Society meeting March 2 at 3:00 PM.
The office will be open five days a week with specific posted hours. Monday 9 to 12, Wednesday 2 to 5, Thursday 9 to 12, Saturday 2 to 5, Sunday 8 to 10, and other times by appointment.
Mrs. J. T. Ford travels to Morgan this week visiting her children and friends. She keeps a Mor gan home and invites her children to visit her, who are glad to do so.
J. N. Colwick reports from Milwaukee that he is in the heart of America's dairy industry and hopes Bosque County will share in the prosperity that comes to communities where dairying is a chief industry.
R C Pendleton of route four Jonesboro visited Clifton Monday and ordered the Record for twelve months. He recovered a box of clothing on the Crawfills Gap road, believed stolen from a store, with the thief possibly discarding them to evade officers.
Mr and Mrs John Gorman of Dallas visited the Record family in Clifton three months after their marriage. They toured Mr Gorman's trade territory and plan to visit Clifton again. A team belonging to E M Colwick ran away near the Waco Mill onto a sidewalk, hitting a fire plug and injuring a horse owned by Pete Dahl, with stitches needed for severe cuts. another horse previously injured in a similar runaway is noted.
Jake Hanson joins the Record as a new annual subscriber amid a holiday visit by Mrs. N Grimland of Norse who spurred the dates to move up another year.
The Methodist Ladies will serve a dinner at the Texas Stores Company on Saturday February 26 with chicken pie 25c fruit salad 10c coffee or cocoa 5c and cake or pie 5c. Ie T W Anderson longtime subscriber paid another year. L E Tennison returned from a Rio Grande valley trip with a crate of grapefruit shared with Clifton friends.
Tax Collector Hornbuckle toured the county last Thursday and spoke with the Record staff about 1926 tax delinquents in Clifton. He says few fall into that delinquent class and offers taxpayers a chance to pay before penalties apply.
Ben Hartley of Waco visited Clifton for business Monday. H R Ragsdale advertises pigs and shorts for sale at his place in Hurst until April 1. Mrs O A Cummins had her record dates moved up a year. Rev B K Tenny of Dallas preached in Turnersville and Gatesville on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs G E Godager inform the Record of their move from Hamilton to Waco and request that the paper be sent to 2215 Herring Avenue.
Allen-Hoff Chevrolet Company in Clifton Texas announces a new battery charging and repair department. The firm guarantees service and promises prompt attention to all battery work.
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