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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1927
Page
6
Mrs. O. F. Carlson former Fort Worth Board of Education member died Thursday at her home 752 Eighth Avenue. She was laid to rest in Birdville Cemetery after services at First Christian Church officiated by Rev. L. D. Anderson and M. H. Moore.
A humorous sketch describes the laziest man in East Tennessee living in the Republican section of the Old Volunteer state. His cabin sits at a steep mountain base where he plants corn with a shotgun from his doorway and gathers ears with a lariat. He never moves unless necessary and depends on his dog to sense rain.
To cut court costs, Paris authorities say mounted policemen will stop violators for traffic laws and collect the fine immediately, handling payment at the scene.
An advertisement targets workers who feel lazy when the liver malfunctions. It claims neglect can cause a sick spell and recommends one or two doses of Herbine to purify the system and restore ambition. Price 60c, sold by Price & Stuart.
Hastings 1927 seed catalog promises five free packets of six diverse flowers. The catalog, 112 pages, features color covers, photographs, and practical culture directions. Request a postcard today to receive the free catalog by return mail from M. Hastings & Co., seedsmen in Atlanta, Georgia.
Morning services in Norwegian and night services in English, with Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 a.m. Classes on Saturday at usual hours. Choirs meet Friday night. Pastor O. T. Boe.
The article compares Germany's six year plan to build nine thousand miles of roads at forty thousand dollars per mile with the United States spending and expanding highways nationwide. It notes the roles of road base, wearing surfaces, and asphalt technology, praising mass-access mobility and current road-building progress.
A Watonga Oklahoma Republican item lists humorous 1926 statistics: 47,699 men swat mosquitoes, 492,147 babies swallow hazards, 9,903 slip on waxed floors, 13,645,911 shave injuries, and a Chicago hanged man while spinach taunt. One man died at horse races after winning $28.40.
Advertising note offering new mattresses or reconditioning services at reasonable prices by W. D. Mackey. Includes brief promotional line and location shorthand 44-4tp.
A total eclipse of the midnight sun is forecast for Northern Sweden on June 29, 1927. At that time the sun remains visible all night north of the Arctic Circle.
Bosque County settlers plan to compile names for a memorial plate at Meridian courthouse on January 31. The Tom Pool Old Settlers Park near Clifton features a monument with first officers’ names and a center live oak marking the site of an 1854 election box. Colonel Barry and six Bosque men who fought at Dove Creek in 1865 are noted, with Goodnight among survivors.
The Methodist Church compares the soul to a battery and invites parishioners to regular care through weekly services. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. League at 6:15 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Pastor W. J. Hearon invites all to attend.
A seventeen and a half ton bell, the largest ever made in England, departs for Philadelphia to crown the Wanamaker store as the largest bell in America.
Austin Tex Jan 22 The Round Rock grade crossing disaster resulting in the death of about six Baylor University students is the worst ever in Texas according to Railroad Commission records. Clarence E Gilmore chairman cites Houston 1926 wreck with eight killed and sixteen injured as next worst and calls for concerted action to prevent such accidents.
Hillsboro on January 23 reports G. B. Wilburn owning the hen that laid the largest egg yet from Hill county. The Plymouth Rock pullet produced two huge eggs, one measuring 9 1 2 by 6 1 2 inches.
The Clifton Record and the Dallas News announce a new annual subscription rate of 82.50 dollars. Readers are informed that both papers will be available together under the same yearly price.
A reflective verse on betting and pride surrounding a champion's defeat. It contrasts the gamblers and townspeople with the sorrow of the loser, noting the pastor and professor amid the revelry and the brutal irony of success and misfortune. The piece concludes with Walt Mason’s quotation from The Record and Dallas News priced at $2.50.
Gov Dan Moody of Austin declined a proposed gift of one of America's finest cars from Austin citizens who offered to buy it for him. He explained he cannot accept such a present and noted his limited salary and personal finances as he prepares for office. The Moodys already own two cars including a small aging vehicle and a mid price wedding gift.
The speaker laments inability to work and the strain of interruptions in a letter causing general debility. He argues work itself is harmless and stresses the stress of social friction with a former acquaintance during a pause in writing.
The British Undertakers Wood Work Association foresees brighter burials after new casket designs are adopted. The designs emphasize beautiful and graceful workmanship, signaling a shift in funeral luxury.
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