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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
13
Mrs. E. L. Boston visits relatives in Killeen. Clifton Produce Co pays high prices for furs. Plenty of Vicks VapoRub. Germ Free Black Leg Vaccine advertised. Cough Syrup in stock. Two bargains on secondhand buggies. Oscar J. Rea & Co.
Rev and Mrs George F Kornegay were visitors in Waco last Monday. A note promotes using heavy lap robes for cold weather. Os car J Rea and Co. is mentioned in the item.
C C Westley manager advertises meal cake and hulls for sale at the Model Gin and McAlester store coal also offered for sale at the gin by the same manager. tfc
Professor Milated hosted a Christmas visit at his East Texas home marking a notable start to the week. Family and friends gathered to share seasonal greetings and celebrate the holiday.
Mr and Mrs Ole G Hogster visited relatives and friends in Fort Worth last week as part of a family trip.
Miss Kate Hill has returned to school at Waco after spending Christmas at home.
Mr Stockman asks Price and Stuart for literature on New Black leg vaccines. Civic Improvement Society plans a meeting Monday January 6 with Mrs H W Hering. Local ads note daily bread delivery and market cream prices Bosque Valley Creamery Kodak film services.
The Clifton Produce Co offers fur owners a chance to have their pelts graded and sold. They advertise best grades and the highest market prices for furs.
Lieut. Duke Helm and Barron Fallis spent the weekend in Hamilton visiting relatives and friends and renewing acquaintances.
Schow Brothers announce they pay the highest market price for all kinds of produce and invite local growers to bring goods for sale.
Mr and Mrs John Grimland and their son John Martin visited relatives in Whitney at the start of the week.
See us for an additional heater and inspect your stove pipe then visit Oscar J. Rea & Co. A. W. Vickery sends in cash to renew the Dallas News and his old county paper for another year in advance. LOST A Cameo Braach in Clifton. Reward offered to Miss Katie Parks upon return. 42-21
Advertisements urge buying meat on Saturday since the market closes Sunday. Standefer Brothers listed with a price code 42-31c. Furs urged to be brought to H. S. Pearson at T. R. James' shop after 12 noon. Messrs Z. T. Hamilton, Lee Keller, and Oscar Brede visited Prof. J. B. Layne and family during the holidays.
The firm reports continued strong sales of Tanlac and confirms reappointment as Clifton area and regional agents. An Automobile attachment promises home wood sawing effects and is displayed at Clifton Mercantile Co in the implement department.
H. S. Pearson advertises daily payments after noon at T. R. James blacksmith shop for furs. The notice promises the highest market price and urges fur owners to visit the shop for offers.
Oscar J. Rea & Co promotes a pear burner to feed cattle and eliminate prickly pear infestations, offering a practical solution for ranchers to protect stock and improve land use.
Mrs. R. T. Womack ordered the Record sent to her daughter Mrs. Addie Giesenschlag in Snook Texas for twelve months starting last Monday.
W J Veiles of route one Valley Mills called last Monday and requested the Dallas News and his old home paper be sent to his address for the next year.
T J Rhodes, a friend of the Record on Route One, phoned Monday from the city and left a dollar to have his dates read January 1st, 1920.
Miss Glenn of Tyler formerly a Clifton public school teacher stayed with Miss May Schow and other friends during the past week as a guest.
O H Hess of the Clifton Mercantile Co. harness and saddle dealer had his name added to the Record's subscription list for a New Years trick.
Our Market will be closed every Sunday but open until 9 30 p m on Saturdays for meat and supplies. Standefer Brothers. 42 3te.
S F Snider departed last Saturday for Des Moines Iowa where he plans to stay indefinitely and base his insurance business from that city.
Miss Mabel Layne of the Western Union in Dallas spends a few weeks with her parents Prof. and Mrs. J. B. Layne in this city.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Tilden Anderson left last Friday to visit relatives at Indian Gap after Christmas with friends here. Tilden has been released from the army and will likely resume legal practice after a period of rest.
Wagoner Willis Thiele of Camp Sheridan Oklahoma stayed with his family near Coyote during Christmas week and returned to his camp January first.
Dr and Mrs L W Helm and their two daughters from Mart stayed several days in the home of Geo B Helm and his wife Mrs Geo B Helm in Mart.
A. W. Vickery of Rec One Valley Mills submits payment in advance for another year of the Dallas News and his local county paper, ensuring continued delivery.
Andrew Dahl and R. E. Forson completed the new residence for R. W. Standefer on his ranch east of town last week, replacing the earlier home destroyed by fire several weeks ago.
Paul Seedig, a hustling farmer traveling Route Two, called from the city last Saturday on business and left his payment for the Dallas News and his old home paper, with directions unclear.
A. E. Boeler of Hamilton visited his brother-in-law Charlie Leck this week. Leck has been seriously ill with influenza pneumonia but is reported improving at this time.
A. O. Dahl, a young farmer on route one, made a pleasant office call in the city last Saturday. He will subscribe to the Dallas News for twelve months.
Q. O. Loggins and family have moved to Fort Worth last Saturday. Loggins secured a good position as a meat cutter, reputed to be among the best in the trade.
J. D. Jones prominent young farmer near Coyoté visited Clifton last Monday and added his name to the Record's list of one year subscribers.
Mrs C Burreson called New Years day and ordered a one year record subscription for her brother Mr O J Haugen. He lives in North Minneapolis Minnesota and she said this would help him keep up with relatives and friends in the section.
Mr and Mrs Homer Hale of Waco were Clifton visitors last Monday while en route home after visiting relatives in Hico Mrs Hale formerly Miss Johnie Tilley and has many good friends in Clifton.
Dave White departed this week for Austin to study at the Deaf and Dumb College. He lost his hearing about two years ago and has been under specialist care since then, though he remains hopeful his friends believe his hearing could return suddenly.
The Clifton Produce Co in Clifton Texas buys furs including single small opossum hides or large lots up to a hundred furs and offers top grade deals through their agent local to town.
Miss Reba Little returned to Denton yesterday where she is a student of C. I. A. During the Christmas holidays she entertained Miss Willie Lain of Sanger Captain Roscoe Howse of Camp Travis and Lieutenant Guy Gonett of Camp Stanley as her guests.
E. T. Johnson announces the reopening of a blacksmith shop and offers first class metalwork along with plumbing services. He invites customers to share in the business and provides contact notation 40-tfe.
Mrs J Owen Carpenter and her son Owen Jr visited Clifton from Waco for a few days early this week. Carpenter hopes to move back to Clifton soon as Dr Owen is expected home from France.
In town last Friday H. O. Dahl of Norse contacted the Record to print his dates, causing a shift of twelve years, and he also utilized club bing rates with the Dallas News.
Ensign Antone Peterson of the navy spent a week visiting relatives and friends. He accepted his discharge and plans to return to civilian life. He will resume his previous position with the Houston based oil company after finishing his vacation and visit.
B C Kidwell topped the year by calling and paying his Record subscription first. Andrew Dahl had held the record for nine years, but he was absent from the city, called a day earlier, left his dollar, and went to Waco to meet his son Hendrick who had been transferred to the aviation field there.
George Wallace of Norse paid for the Record for another year for himself and for his sister Mrs. J Mayfield in Sonora. He usually renews before January 1 each year and the editor praises the habit and hopes more friends follow suit.
Dr. O. J. Colwick and his family move back to Dallas and take on special work at a sanitarium. Ben Harris phoned yesterday to renew both the Dallas News and his former county paper for another year.
A house party of six couples hosted by the Butler family at Gatesville/Chandler area over a holiday weekend featured Sara Kendrick, Bessie Earle Gilder, Gertrude Butler, Murphy Kendrick, Catherine Chambers, Dennis Glass, David Conrad, Campbell Wright, Mary Butler, Zenobia Schow, and Carl Olson from Clifton as guests with daily plans and memorable hospitality.
The firm thanks Clifton residents and the trade area for their liberal support over the past year. War conditions limited service, but with staff returning from service, the firm pledges to improve and meet customers' expectations as normal operations resume.
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