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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1927
Page
7
The article notes the opening of a violin studio at Clifton College with Mr. Smith conducting sessions. He will be at his studio every Thursday from morning hours and invites registrations for lessons in this art form.
The Queen Theatre offers a weekly lineup headlined by Partners Again with Potash and Perlmutter featuring George Sidney and Alexander Carr. Includes two reel comedies such as Dare Devil Daisy and The Beauty Parlor with Fox News. Admission 10 and 30 cents. Other features include Richard Talmadge in The Merry Cavalier and Oh Baby with an all star cast. Also Ziegfeld Kid Boots with Eddie Cantor and Clara Bow and Valentino in The Son of the Sheik. Various 2 reel comedies and additional Fox News. Canyon of Light and Lone Hand Lan ders shown. Don’t miss.
Jan 24 Morgan reports Mrs Ed Nichols senior member of Nichols Son firm slipped on church path Saturday night. She was carried to Temple sanitarium for x ray exam Sunday to assess a broken ankle.
Jersey cows offered by Gillespie Farm include a milking Jersey with heifer calf for 75 dollars and a Register of Merit Jersey cow available for sale or trade. Both animals described as gentle and well suited for dairy work.
L. A. Whitely active vice president of the First State Bank at Walnut Springs was found dead near his car along a public highway about one mile south of Walnut Springs. The shotgun blast to his head left few details for publication. Whitely, longtime local business and social figure, leaves a wife and child and was son in law to prominent county citizens the Pool family. He had been in Clifton the prior afternoon.
Full blood Dark Brown Leghorn Wydecken strain eggs for sale at 1.00 per setting or 6.00 per hundred. Culls and egg production focused. Also full blood Dark Brown Leghorn cockerels at 2.00 each. Henry G Meinkowsky Rt 1 Clifton Tex.
Citizens praise the public school and urge a new levy to maintain standards and avoid embarrassment. Volunteers insist the levy is needed to keep the school in the class the community desires.
Mr and Mrs W H Turner and their young son traveled from Walnut Springs to Clifton for a brief social visit with local friends.
Gillespie Farm offers three healthy hogs for sale at twenty five dollars each. Herman Landuu, a business visitor, was seen in Waco on Wednesday.
Dr. Royal J. Dye, returned missionary from Africa, spoke at a Dallas laymen’s banquet. He described cannibal scenes near gospel efforts, plagues killing thousands, and the doctor shortage hindering treatment, urging American duty in Africa and reliance on missionaries.
Two cars of feathers were recently shipped from Lampasas. The note suggests neither car carried excessive weight, reflecting local transport concerns of the period.
W. C. Hurst city secretary urges residents to pay city taxes within three days to avoid penalties. Deadline imminent and residents urged to settle accounts promptly.
The Department of Commerce outlines a German invention for train traffic on single tracks using radio equipped trains that trigger warnings or brake actions when the lead train slows or stops. Different wavelengths govern parallel tracks, and a stationary block house could control signals, with potential head-on collision avoidance noted but not specified.
A late feminine fashion wave in Paris features nail polish divided into three colored bands. The trend highlights bold, graphic beauty and creative self-expression among wearers.
Three Fort Crook soldiers convicted by army court martial for forcibly kissing four girls had their prison terms cut by order of Secretary of War Davis. William W. Bullard Odell Malone and Olin Shafer saw initial fifteen year dishonorable discharges trimmed to one year, then reduced further to three months with loss of pay.
Topeka Kansas January 22 Senator James W Finley warns he will push a bill to ban selling eating or giving mince pies in Kansas if the state anti cigarette bill is not repealed He argues mince pies injure digestion trigger nightmares and may undermine the nation by affecting the fiber of the people.
Ninety years ago this Monday professor Samuel F B Morse held the first public display of the magnetic telegraph at New York University Geology Cabinet. The demonstration, with Morse and the Vails, transmitted messages and decoded them in real time, signaling a watershed in global communication and modernization.
The Houstonian quotes emphasize justice and consideration for others as key to achievement. A successful man stays mindful of opportunities, learns from ridicule, and grows from defeat, trusting a higher call to upward and onward forever.
Rep Thomas L Blanton told the house ways and means committee Texas banks fail veterans. Connally urged immediate passage of a law letting the veterans bureau loan on insurance certificates. He backed a Rogers bill and urged gov t to keep its loan promise to veterans.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that a peace officer may stop and search an automobile without a warrant if probable cause exists. The decision, written by Judge W. C. Morrow, affirms R. Battle’s 2 year sentence for transporting liquor and aligns with other related searches and seizures cases.
A Mission Times editorial urges St. Joseph readers to boost their town by supporting local business and civic efforts. The piece argues everyone profits when their community improves and encourages citizens to join the “boost wagon” for collective advancement.
Hillsboro Texas January 20 Diversified farming is expected to expand in Hill county in 1927 says T J Burdette secretary of the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce He cites strong demand for dairy cattle spring wheat oats hens and roosters for breeding sheep and breeding sows for meat and predicts higher grain acreage and a planned cotton acreage reduction for 1927 Over 200 gifts have been donated to the Hillsboro and Itasca Chambers of Commerce in the past year.
Special news notes Cayote boys basketball defeating Fairview 9 to 7 Friday afternoon. Cayote PTA meeting Friday night enrolled five new members and voted to meet twice monthly. Local residents and visitors are listed with brief updates on family and community events.
Friday evening at 7 30 a program includes audience song welcoming address piano solo Jane Marie Hill vocal solo L A Windham readings by Helen Cormany Thelma Neel duet Mrs Helm and Miss Raines solo talk by Mr Williams talk by Rev Melvin Walker business league pop songs and stunts
The House adopted a concurrent resolution directing the governor to appoint notaries public at any time without Senate confirmation. Representative Gray of Lipscomb and Representative Graves of Stephenville said it would save the legislature time and trouble.
Rural basketball teams are summoned to a January 29 meeting at 9:00 A.M. at Clifton indoor court to participate in the Southern District Bosque County tournament. Joe Rhodes serves as chairman.
Ste Oscar Winfield visited Whitney yesterday on business as officials remind residents to pay city taxes today to avoid penalties announced by Mayor Ed Handley.
A football showdown set for Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p m features Weatherford against Clifton at the stadium.
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