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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
9
Connally plans push for a new federal building in Waco to meet urgent government needs and repair work. The article notes the post office and public buildings role, with comments that Congress must determine appropriations this session. Also mentions local officials and ongoing building discussions tied to federal use.
The T Ola p Lutheran Church announces a service in the Rock Church at 11 oclock in Norwegian led by President A A Aasgaard. North Ladies Society meets next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs T M Casting entertains at her home on Monday night at 7 30. Pastor J A Urnes presiding.
Clifton Record reports Rev. Aasgaard will speak at the Clifton Lutheran Church Sunday night at 7 15 PM. Sunday School starts at 10 AM. Choir practice Friday night and instruction classes Saturday follow usual hours. C T Boe is the pastor.
Mrs Tom Connally wife of Texas Senator elect has joined her husband in Washington and they are staying at the Washington Hotel until March 4 Ben Connally their son studies at the University of Texas in Austin
Advertises payment for colored cats at 25 cents and black cats at 35 cents, plus 5 cents for kittens. Requires cats to be skinned. Likely a historical alert from a rural community noting hunting or pest control practices.
A local promotion invites residents to Clifton to try for the chance to recover a dollar by participating in a drawing. Organizers promise a quick, simple process with the potential to win the returned stake. The event targets community participation and local engagement throughout the day.
Notice from Clifton Texas dated January 24 1929 states that reg ward mails addressed for delivery will use United States domestic air mail rates. The rate is 5 cents for the first ounce or fraction and 10 cents for each additional ounce or fraction. Fred W Nelson Postmaster.
Public notice warns that the farm is posted and all hunting is forbidden. Signed by W Hamipe amid unclear location. Cena oaks Abt.
Sheriff Joe Crawford of Cleburne and W. Jones of Lubbock joined special Santa Fe and M. E. T. officers including J. B. Butler of Dallas and Dick Smith of Waco in recent talks with Sheriff L. S. Lewis about box car thefts reported along regional rail lines. Marriage licenses issued include L. A. Livingston to Eva Eary, Eli ll Smith to Grace Rowe, and Ray Braswell to Clara J. Fields.
The district meets will be held at Clifton and Meridian on February 2 and 2, with the north half at Meridian to decide who advances to the county rural school championship. On February 8 Miss Ferris’ expression class presents The Dead of Night at City Hall, a three act mystery drama. On February 15 a high school program features glee clubs, choir, orchestra, and films along with performances by students, promising one of the year’s best entertainment events. Admission to the play is 15 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents.
Tina Cawthon nee Lee of Nashville died January 24 1989 at 8 am after eight weeks with pneumonia. She was buried near Iredell Texas beside her mother in Spring Creek Cemetery. Born March 12 1895 she was a founding member of the Missionary Baptist Church at age 15. She is survived by her husband Lee Roswell and John Lee of Iredell five sisters Lizzie Gutherie Frederic Okla Lula Hix Valley Mills Maud Palmer McAdoo Jessie Sursa Crosbyton and Carrie Murrah Childress. A loving one from us has gone. A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our home which never can be filled.
January 27 at 7 p m at Baptist Church features H P Jones as leader with introduction by the leader. Special songs by Mrs W and G W Murphree, by Ludwick Hill Caldwell and Elder, and by Mrs W L Forson and Mrs J P Jones. A lesson on co operation from Mark 2 1 2 by H N Reese. Closing Be the Tie. Pd.
Community road supporters donate to gravel nearby farms. In seven days workers graveled about three quarters of a mile, creating a firm road usable in wet or dry weather. Previously the surface was black and slippery.
Interscholastic League tournament action for rural schools will be held at Clifton. Teams from the south region will compete for titles in a schedule announced by A Arnold, Athletics.
Early this afternoon a 60 year old man named Mr. King was found dead with a .45 caliber pistol and a farewell note in his pocket. He is survived by his widow, an adopted child, two brothers Louis of California and George of Gatesville, and his sister Mrs Belcher Fields of Austin. Authorities are investigating the death.
Independent schools split into Junior and Senior divisions with up to ten singers per team. Contestants sing without books or directors, the piano provides the key note, and performances may be unison or part singing. Repertoire includes Carry Me Back to Old Virginny Old Folks at Home The Old Rugged Cross and Onward Christian Soldiers. Judging emphasizes harmony memory of words content with ten points for first place and five for second in both divisions. Anna Mae Turner directs Iredell Texas.
C M Bronstad, a dealer, urges farmers to adopt combine harvesting claiming 5 to 10 bushels more grain per acre versus old methods and the system can pay for a first-year combine on 150 to 200 acres. He notes combines are here to stay, run by two men, with cash or terms and a strong price incentive.
A fragmented report describes Ethyl gasoline as red due to a dye that adds no antiknock effect, while the true antiknock property comes from a colorless Ethyl fluid developed in General Motel Corporation Research Laboratories. It notes not all gasoline is antiknock and references preignition and fuel chemistry terms.
Miss Antoinette Westgaard Miss Amy Lee Hobbs and Rev and Mrs M L Purcell attended the Standard Teachers Training School of Central Texas in Austin. Six comers offered as many teachers, 114 enrolled, average attendance 100. Sixty one completed all required work for a certificate amid sickness. Clifton entrants returned proudly with certificates and praise. Hobbs Weingaard and Mrs Purcell finished Young People Worship under Miss Woodson, director of Religious Education. Mr Purcell studied evangelism with Dr Currie at Austin Seminary.
Mrs Arnold Brandes notes she has bought a sewing machine named Mss Ed Han and says it is attached to do stitching. She invites to see her at her home on C street.
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