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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1927
Page
4
Clifton Record enters the post office as second class mail matter for Friday editions dated January 28 1927 with a yearly subscription rate of 1 50.
Advertising rates are listed for display ads at 30 cents per inch with an extra position charge. Local advertising per line costs 10 cents with black face type. The three month rate is 15 cents.
Valley Mills residents rejected a municipal ownership proposal by a large margin. The water works remain under private ownership and management.
A long season ends with favorable soil moisture for grain crops. Light drizzles kept fields soaked and in good shape for upcoming planting, despite the absence of heavy rainfall.
The Record reports a strong early cashing of subscriptions since January first. Management hails the unprecedented speed of payments and pledges full effort to publish the best paper this year. Readers are urged to contribute personal and news items to keep the paper newsy and attractive.
Clifton High School lost a tight home contest to Mosheim High School by 14 to 16 on Friday night. The Mosheim team, well trained since early in the season, delivered their best game to seal the south half county championship chance.
The article notes perennial delays as writers rush last minute to send in pieces. It laments that many worthy items are left out of the Record because submissions arrive only hours before press time.
Jinx Tucker notes Carl Olsen once of the International League now teaches engineering at Texas A and M. A former great pitcher for A and M he remains a free agent undecided about playing this summer. He earlier won two 1 0 wins against class A teams but struggled in regular season before regaining form with Des Moines in the Western League and drawing interest from the New York Yankees. Olsen is Clifton born, son of Mr and Mrs Pete Olsen, with home friends proud of his college and athletic career.
Miss Leon Grimland of Waco mailed a large money order to cover another year of the Record, continuing her longtime friendship with the paper.
Bred Duroc sow for sale listed by M. L. Wallace of Clifton. Contact details not provided.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Norse lists Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 a.m. Services follow at 11 a.m. with the sermon The Great Savior. At 3 p.m. Clifton College Choir performs the cantata The Star of Bethlehem. Choir rehearsal Friday at 6 30 p.m. Confirmation class meets Saturday 9 a.m. Pastor E R Larson.
St Olaf Lutheran Church schedules English language service next Sunday at 11 a.m. in the brick church and a Cove Springs English service at 2 30 p m. The cantata The Star of the East by Clifton College Chorus, postponed to next Sunday at 7 30 p m, will be offered. Confirmants meet Saturday at 1 30 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Class meet weekly at 9 30 a.m. Pastor J A Urnes.
Intermediate B Y P U program features songs prayers and records under group leadership. Subjects include A Girl's Care for her Baby Brother Isla Ruth Fort The Maid Who did not Forget her God Bonnie Alexander A Father's Prayer Answered Cleo Duke A Mother's Prayer Answered Docia Railsback Rhoda Ingram Oswald Paul and Silas Healing a Poor Girl Norene Lovelady Memory Verse Prov 31 29 Leader Ten Minutes Closing Prayer. All members urged to attend in the new building at 6 o'clock with visitors and new members welcome. Reporter.
A discussion of a 5 year term to age 55 and then to 60, offering affordable lifelong protection. It promotes no medical exam, fixed annual premiums within each period, conversion options, and immediate payout on proof of death. Oscar J. Rea of Kansas City Life Insurance Co urges readers to consider a small emergency policy for family protection.
The Judges and Clerks at City Hall Clifton Texas thank Carpenter Brothers for candy A A Miller for fruit and Mayor Ed Handley for ice cream. Signatories include G B Helm R T Womack Mrs C R Nichol Mrs R W Helm O D Nelson H C Bradstreet and others.
J. W. Rudasill R. V. Ferguson and Judge P. S. Hale all of Meridian, longtime friends of the Record editor, mailed in their checks this week with instructions to apply on their subscription accounts.
Abe Kelly star player of Baylor University and 1927 Baylor football captain sacrificed his life at Round Rock to save teammate Weir Washam. John R. Kane a surviving teammate recounts Kelly pushed Washam through a rear bus window as a train bore down, choosing another to leap. Washam narrowly escaped as the train passed.
W M A program covered topics on the missionary church theme. Speakers included Mrs Waldrop Mrs Gil liam Mrs Alex ander Mrs Hel ton Mrs Womack Mrs Reese Mrs Lovelady Mrs Buck and Mrs Long with hymns and closing prayers. The program explored missionary work and modern heroism and prayed for the gospel to reach a lost world.
The church announces English services at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sundays with no evening service. English services on the last Sunday of the month in the morning. other Sundays at night. Ladies’ Aid meets Tuesday February 1 at Mrs. C Wiederaenders with Rev. A Bartling.
Dr J Frank Norris Fort Worth fundamentalist Baptist pastor is found not guilty by Travis county jury of murdering Dexter E Chipps Fort Worth lumber merchant in his church study last July 17. The verdict prompts tears of joy for Norris and his wife while the slain man’s 14 year old son mourns.
The Bosque County Chamber of Commerce schedules its first annual meeting in Walnut Springs on February 2. All directors are requested to attend for a discussion of important matters. Others are cordially invited to join.
William Newton Thomas Engle and Laura Margaret Lindeman obtain a marriage license. Julius Leander Larson to Miss Cora Carlson are recorded, indicating consent and forthcoming ceremony details.
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