19 Jan 1945
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1945
Page
1
Campaign notices urge support for the Red Cross War Fund with activities and events planned in March. Community leaders and volunteers encourage participation to aid wartime relief efforts.
Pvt August Navman trains as infantryman at Fort Esta. Report notes he joins basic training with Comber Ta and Reaphioement units. Nonsense phrases garble remaining text but confirms entry into military basic training and associated figures.
SCT. ERGAR FRGTAD 6 remains unclear in the fragmented OCR text. No coherent event, date, or named entities can be established for a reliable headline or summary.
Earl Schow, a veteran seaman, visits the town of his birth thirty years after leaving. He speaks of naval service, convoy duties, and wartime experiences aboard ships and with officers. Family members, including Mrs P E Gohow, accompany him as he prepares to travel onward.
Local readers report alleged law irregularities surrounding a poaran fan event. The note mentions a framed individual and unclear authorities, with residents of Homage County tied to the incident. No clear names or dates are legible in the fragment.
Dr Katherine Lucille Brynle, stationed at Camp Carvon Colorado, daughter of Owens Brynle and Mrs Laie Trynle, granddaughter of H Ad Brynle of Noraq. She completed Englewood schools, trained as nurse at Mercy Hospital, worked as a grade nurse during training, and joined the Army Nurse Corps after graduation. Friends recall frequent trips to Nowy to visit grandmother.
Heavy rains soaked Australia for days, delaying sowing and easing worry among farmers. Meanwhile official reports warn of a severe drought redeploying 760,000 square miles and causing meat and wool drops, with drought relief funds and continued export support for U S and Allied forces amid global shortages.
The Rev C A Baskin announces his departure from Clifton to join the Baptist Church of Rosebud. He expresses gratitude for the warm support of the Clifton community, praising the friendship of congregants and neighbors. He plans to move Tuesday January 28, seeking a larger church community and continued service.
Pvt Marion Storie 28 of Clifton Texas has re joined service processing at the Army Redistribution Station Miami Beach after 26 months as a cook with an infantry unit in the Southwest Pacific theater. His next assignment will be determined.
Seabee Cecil Samnalson sends greetings from the Pacific Ocean, notes Clifton native Arthur Quest, long resident of Lubbock, runs a prosperous business and cares for his aged mother Julie Quest, mentions relatives and hometown ties in a rambling, fragmentary letter.
Otis Olson took over the Helton Produce business last Monday January 10 and will operate it as Clifton Poultry and Bee Company. He brings extensive experience, previously heading that line at Clifton Mercantile Company, and will run the enterprise with Carl Dad, a noted local citizen, as partner.
Mosque County sponsors the President's Birthday Ball at Meridian High School Gymnasium on January 30 at 8 30 pm. Proceeds support the Nationwide Infantile Paralysis Fund with 50 percent kept in Bosque County for local use and 50 percent to the National Foundation. Tickets available at local drug stores. Meet friends at the President's Ball. W E Curtis Bosque Co Chairman President's Birthday Celebration.
The Clifton Independent School District bus driven by Principal Walter Hanson carried twelve children when a banister from Neil's Greek bridge swung into the bus. A window was broken and two seats damaged but only Ottis Taylor, a primary student, suffered a gash that required nine stitches. No other injuries occurred. Hanson urges bridge safety on rural roads, noting the incident could have been far worse.
Dallas reports a surge in rocket production as United States Steel announces National Tube Company plants in McKeesport Pa have moved from experimental to full production. The dispatch notes rockets are now being produced in greater quantities than ever, signaling a stronger wartime effort.
Nine Bosque boys enter service amid wartime mobilization. Fuzzy OCR text shows multiple garbled names and places, but indicates a cohort of local youths enlisting or being drafted, with possible references to counties, dates, and officers.
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