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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1942
Page
2
A garbled World War II era page mixes debate on strategy against Japan with notes on daylight saving time, oil and rubber fears, and U S Army mobilization. It lists planners, profiteering rumors, and mobilization figures, including numbers for Army camps and facilities across Texas.
In a 1871 publication, Charles Barsom Jr writes of weather and adventure during the Civil War, recounting a North Texas tale of a sun in extreme climate and a warning to abandon a plan. The piece shifts to 1841 diplomacy when a pig in Austin stirred an incident between France and Texas, leading to a brief arrest and a diplomat’s complaint.
A student poem pleads farewell to mother and home while joining Uncle Sam’s cause. A draft proclamation urges male citizens 20 to 45 to register for military service on Feb 16. Local church calls for spiritual revival and support for war effort. Gerald Trumsell, pastor, promotes services and events.
Announcements list multiple church services and meetings for February 1942 across First Immanuel and Methodist churches. Includes dates, times such as 2 PM and 10:30 AM, Sunday School at 9:30, choir practice, Ladies Aid and Young People meetings, sermon timings, and weekly prayer week notes. Ministers Rudolph Becker and G A Obenhaupt cited.
Church notices describe Sunday services, Bible classes, and special events at Our Saviors Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church. Guest speaker Dr S C Eastgold will address Faith in Action. Choirs, Sunday School teachers and youth groups plan meetings and rehearsals.
A fragmented notice mentions Ned Evershed praised for steady work and Reed Crop knitting. It notes a Latin figure Noren planning to ship 200,000 bags of coffee to South Africa, and a classification of radio receiving notes as essential imports.
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