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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1924
Page
4
The Clifton Record notes weekly Friday issues dated January 11 1924 with advertising rates for display per inch and local per line 10e and black face type 16e also listing postal entry as a second class matter and office location Clifton Texas.
Bosque County residents read of district business changes in Clifton, highway gravel work on Meridian routes, and local bank statements. Judge W A York seeks another term in the Democratic primary, with church notices and pastor Theodore Lerud inviting attendance at Lutherans services and classes.
McLennan County resident Vic Hill of Waco received a $200 award from the National Cordersey Association for producing the best litter of pigs in the national low litter contest. The litter of twelve weighed 304.5 pounds total, an average of 25.4 pounds each, when pigs were 180 days old.
Local farmers report a 525 pound hog killed by Constable J. T. Thornton. The hog, thirteen months old, dressed at 525 pounds and was described as the largest seen. Townspeople note ration cutting to curb living costs and home meat use.
The article compares bank deposits to stored implements, noting checks provide receipts and records. It explains how end-of-month statements reveal spending, encouraging careful management. It suggests that opening a checking account eases later savings and boosts personal pride, aligning with business-like progress. It closes with a quirky note on dinosaur eggs valued at $2,000 each after interest from buyers.
Fort Worth Texas January 4 checks of 100000 each have been sent to Count B Capps Stra Mattie May Anderson and Mrs Allex Capps Lucas by retired lawyer William Capps 1120 Pennatreet. He says the gifts honor their devotion to parental ideals and aim to let his children enjoy the fruit of his labor during his lifetime rather than wait for death. He trusts the beneficiaries will manage the fortune wisely.
W A Elrod aged about 65 a Valley Mills resident died late Wednesday when his car overturned and pinned him beneath water near a shallow branch officials believe drowning caused by the accident He was visiting his children at the time Deceased was a brother of Mr Gwilling of this city Funeral services were held Friday morning at Valley Mills with interment in the local cemetery
The Navy Department will launch a polar bath project this summer under Rear Admiral William A. Moffatt. Routes and aircraft remain undecided with some favoring dirigibles over heavier than air craft.
Leonard Robertson announces in The Record this week his son J L Robertson seeks the office of County Judge for Basque County in the Democratic Primary. Robertson, Meridian native, is a lawyer with military service including World War I, and is endorsed by The Record editor for qualifications to serve with ability and impartiality.
Denton Texas January 6 Winter quarter opens under President F M Brasley with over 1800 students registered in a single day. Thornton Parker, authority, favors goats milk for bronchitis pneumonia tuberculosis wasting diseases and convalescence, noting its superiority in summer months.
J L Robertson and W A York seek re election for County Judge and County Commissioner respectively. J Pierce Richards nominated for Precinct Commissioner.
Pierce Richards of Mosheim has been appointed to fill the unexpired term as County Commissioner for Precinct 4 and now runs for a full two year term. He aims to serve all residents and gain voter support in the forthcoming continuous primary. Cleve Wallace was in Paris for work and to assist Virgil Richards and family who planned to move to Clifton, with Virgil later choosing to rent a farm nearby.
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