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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1942
Page
2
Public fears a doctor shortage as draft registration rises. Officials say only a small portion of the 180000 physicians would be drafted, with some regions urging retirement reentry under medical association guidance amid wartime demands.
The Collector of Internal Revenue announces deputy collectors will be stationed at the Post Office Building in Waco Texas to assist residents in filing income tax returns. No charge for services, with expanded staff to answer questions on exemptions and deductions as the March 16 deadline nears. Taxpayers are urged to arrange help early to avoid congestion.
The ceremony at the church joined Miss Waldemar Olson and Mr. Pritt Thiele with Rev. Maakestad officiating. The bride wore a white satin gown with a molded waist and flowing train, carried white carnations and fern, and received a kerchief from the groom’s mother. A reception followed at the bride’s home, with a tiered cake and wedding gifts. The couple will reside in Merrivale after a Fort Worth wedding trip.
A flood of church notices details Lent services and Sunday schedules for Trinity Lothian Clifton Baptist and other local churches. It lists sermons, choir practices, confirmation classes, and fellowship events with dates in late February and early March, plus reminders about attendance and upcoming associational meetings.
Bee Bosker and pastors listed for services at Evangelical and Lutheran churches in Clipton area. Sunday schedules show morning worship, Sunday school, women’s and choir meetings, with Lenten services and civic meeting planned. Planting catalog offer from Ramsey’s Austin Nursery concludes the item.
The article notes Texans volunteering across armed forces after the presidents proclamation while many in Texas counties register recruiters report Morris county leads with 42870 volunteers and Dallas county follows with 45000 plus. It mentions a Texan Prove Association convention planned for Waco June 13 to 14 with Rufus Higgs steering and other members named. A paragraph cites a Mexican river drowning of 13 peasants returning from a wedding fiesta after a launch capsized in a regional storm.
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