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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
13
Gilliam Motor Co. promotes Ford service with Cresol Dip prices and car washing from 1.00 to 1.50, Alemite greasing, and Ford comparison offers. Local notices mention residents visiting, insurance talk, and a mail carrier’s words. Deaths from flu in Dallas prompt life insurance pitches amid community announcements.
Philip Canuteson and family have moved back to the Clifton region after years in Avoca Texas. They plan to settle about three miles west of Clifton where Mr Canuteson will run a filling station. Friends who have known them all their lives welcome their homecoming.
T M Bishop of Roswell received a letter from Congressman Tom Connally confirming the post office department will not alter Roswell postal or rural route service. Bishop expressed elation, noting a proposed change would have caused hardship for many locals and that he remains active in community welfare.
A brief obituary note states a family member in West Texas mourns the death of a relative whose aged mother has endured feeble health for some time. The fragment hints at family connections and ongoing concern for the mother’s condition.
A priced notice from J. W. Thompson offers a reward for the return of an open face Elgin gold watch with a leather string instead of a chain lost in Clif ton on Friday.
The Methodist ladies will serve chicken and pimiento sandwiches for ten cents each cake or pie five cents cocoa or coffee five cents. doughnuts and wafers also available in the old White Swan restaurant building Saturday January 26.
Will C Hafer a local farmer living east of town visited town early this week and arranged for the Record to publish a multi page folder advertising his Buff Minorca chickens. He also had letterheads and envelopes printed for mailing the promotion.
J A Livingston of Hamilton and Miss Eva Eary near the Humble Pump Station south of Clifton wed last Monday at high noon at the bride’s parents home. Elder G E McCaleb of this city officiated in a brief ceremony with immediate family and a few friends. The couple will reside in Hamilton.
A collage of small notices and advertisements including Best Standardised Dip and Balk Dip prices at Gilliam Stuart and Vogelman’s Service, car care notes, a health related sale of a home, Ford car sales anecdotes, and visits from Charlie Romine and J. B. Wilson. Residents like Olena Bakke and Rev Purcell visit family and friends in Temple, Fort Worth and Austin.
J D Nance, associated with the Texas Louisiana Power Co, is in a sanitarium for treatment. Friends here express hope he will soon return to good health.
Ole M. Finstad of Paluxy visited early this week, refreshing ties with relatives and friends and renewing his subscription to his old home newspaper at the Record office.
The Methodist ladies offer chicken and pimiento sandwiches at 10c each cake or pie 5c cocoa or coffee 5c and also doughnuts and wafers. The sale takes place in the old White Swan restaurant building Saturday January 26.
Gilliam Motor Co reports a New Ford and three other cars moved to Goldthwaite during a muddy period. The Ford led, clearing the way without chains while the others trailed by about a day.
Mrs Mebane Ramsey of West New Brighton Staten Island arrived Tuesday for a visit at her aunt Mrs Myrtle Schow s home. She is known as Miss Mary Butler with many friends here glad to see her again. Also advertised Goodrich automobile repair work including casings and tubes at L E Larson s Garage old rock building offers night and day service and attractive prices.
Pearson and Hauke delivered a large fur shipment to the Dallas market last Friday, securing one of the biggest payments in fur trade for years. The Clifton market reportedly saw a surprising volume of fur purchases, with many fur-bearing animals thriving in Bosque County.
Mrs J P Richards of Mosheim community and Mrs L V Smith of Valley Mills visited Clifton Monday. Smith plans to move her beauty shop from Valley Mills to Clifton and is surveying locations as she considers relocating. She has long experience in Valley Mills and already has several Clifton customers.
Mr and Mrs O M Anderson moved to Houston this week to make their future home. He leaves a long-standing farm and is regarded as a popular gunman, likely to find city life challenging after years of Bosque river valley air and scenery.
Phil Gilliam traveled to Dallas on Monday and returned with a new Ford De livery wagon for a Gilliam Motor Co. customer, demonstrating the dealership's prompt service and local reach.
Commissioner W H Bonds is finishing a seven room modern home on his farm near Roswell. The dwelling features current conveniences and stands as a tangible sign of local agricultural progress.
Local tailor W V Kugle announces installation of a costly new dry cleaning unit claimed to be the best and most up to date process available, promising superior care for garments.
The highway commission reports most cars already display 1929 license plates and all vehicles must be updated within days to comply with the new fee schedule. Authorities emphasize the urgency of payment to complete the switch and fund road upkeep.
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