04 Jan 1952
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1952
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an adult and an event but lacks clear details such as names places or dates. The readable bits suggest a cut portion of a story or notice with insufficient context to determine exact action or outcome.
Fire destroyed a Clifton area feed mill last Saturday in a structure linked to a feed operation. HP Jones and Mrs Homer Roben visited from Houston with friends and relatives while others traveled to Brenham to see Hattie Standeter’s family. Local residents and visitors, including Rex Standeter and Maren Miller, gathered as events unfolded.
Ray, who was born on Saturday, is noted with unclear details in this fragment. The item references a birth on a weekend day and hints at biographical notes without full context.
Miss Billie Day of Kopperl became the bride of Sergeant T J Prince son of Mr and Mrs W W Prince of Clifton in a 4 00 pm ceremony Saturday December 22 1961 at the Kopperl Baptist Church. The groom serves in the United States Air Force and they will reside in California while he is stationed at Travis Air Force Base. Several out of town guests attended the wedding and reception followed in the church annex.
The year ended shows Nelson reporting 21.22 inches and Jones 120.08 inches. Month by month figures include January 3.3 and February 14.6 inches, with totals revealing farm rainfall totals around 31.38 and 20.88 inches, respectively. Average Bosque County rainfall listed near 36 inches.
Fairview residents recount a festive Sunday School class gathering with a Christmas party and multiple visitors from nearby towns. Local families hosted meals, shared prayers, and noted several relatives traveling between Dallas Weatherford and Blum while military members prepared for deployment overseas.
Clifton stock show visitors will travel by bus for the Southwestern event. Shorty Wates and his Tejas Saddle Pals will arrive by station wagon with a string band. The Western band will play when the delegation arrives, with events January 25 to February 3.
The notice lists Dallas residents visiting relatives and spending Christmas in various towns. Names include Mrs. Navid, Mrs. W. B. Brewer, Mary Evelyn Orr, Jimmy and Snip Spitzer, M.S. Hoel family, Gail and Nancy Rogsteden, Connie Jo Hoel, Cynthia Schulz, Hugo Schulz, and Kenneth Mjan from Dallas. Several relocate to Dalton Arkansas and Clifton area to live with relatives.
Clifton FFA members enter 17 pigs in the San Antonio Livestock Exposition in February 1934. Exhibitors Cineles Philipp a trio of Durocs and Paul Larson and David Dahl Berkshire pigs are showcased. Premiums total 40 477 with 7 020 for Wye competition. A $100 chapter prize awaits the most attractive cabinets and 15 more Hereford steers added.
A reading of the Bosque County census shows a shift toward larger farms with fewer holdings. Farm acreage rose from 3,243 acres to 4,872 with total farmland about 1,750 farms, while rented land declined. Average land value increased since 1945, and farm equipment counts rose, though automobile numbers slightly dropped. Families and individuals from Dallas and Andie are noted visiting for the holidays.
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