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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
12
Advertising notices show black type per line at 10 cents with 115e as a line code. The brief ad rates clarify price per line and a reference code for billing and placement.
Farmers are loading old corn for sale amid questions about the new crop. Observers say selling now reflects prudent business judgment while awaiting confirmation of crop prospects.
Farmers report pleasant weather for threshing with thresher crews busy. A steady flow of wheat is being sold directly from the fields to buyers, reflecting active market conditions.
A letter from Dale Fallis of the Electrical School in Hampton Roads Virginia reports Glenn Prather completed the program with a 3.4 final exam grade. The best ever at the school is 3.6, placing Prather among the top performers in its history.
Mr and Mrs W H Carter and children with his father stopped in Clifton on Tuesday while en route home from Hamilton where they attended the funeral of Mr Carter's mother who died after a long illness. The mother was in her seventieth year and had been bedfast for years. Her passing drew sympathy from Clifton friends.
Mrs S Jerome Neel of Tyler arrived Tuesday for several weeks in the home of Mr and Mrs J H Neel to recuperate from an operation she recently underwent in Dallas.
W. H. Jones, a leading figure in Coyote, visited Clifton last Saturday and said his crop outlook looks good at this time. He notes favorable conditions and a positive prospect for the season.
Miss Clara Presnall returns to Marlin after a week visiting relatives and friends. She is accompanied home by her brother E Presnall and his car on Wednesday.
M B Robuck is back home after an automobile journey with friends across west Texas New Mexico and Arizona. He reports a good trip and pleasant travel experiences.
G. F. Boone of Turnersville visited Wednesday with a shipment of steers bound for Fort Worth. While in town he had his record dates moved up a year in advance.
Mrs Thatcher Edgar and her young daughter from Sugar Land are visiting relatives and friends. Mrs Edgar was formerly a Clifton girl and is better known locally as Miss Selma Peterson.
Mr and Mrs J O Scott and their young daughter from near Turnersville visited last Friday. Mrs Scott and the child rode the afternoon train to Childress to visit relatives.
Will pay reward for the return of a silver open face watch with a fob and brass lock found on Clifton streets Thursday. Owner Will J. Krueger asks for its return.
N. W. Willett visited his parents and other relatives at Thurber the first of the week. He returned home by car with his brother Maurice Willett who is staying briefly as his guest.
Theo. Colwick, the popular post master at Norse, was en route home from Waco where a specialist removed and treated one eye in a serious operation. It was thought successful and friends hope for no further trouble.
Pat Connors, employed with the Pipe Line Company at La Porte Houston and other south Texas points for months, returned home at the start of the week for an indefinite stay with his daughter Mrs May.
When you have eggs poultry cream and hides to sell you get more money for them if you sell to us We buy more produce than anybody in this part of the State Clifton Produce Company tfe.
An advertisement from Clifton Rubber Co promotes tire sizes from 37x5 to 30x3 and claims on site adjustments for Gates products. The copy emphasizes value over promises and positions Clifton as offering the best available service.
Mrs. L. E. Tennison and children with Mrs. S. J. Tennison and Miss Odessa drove to Waco on Monday to have Elmore Jr. examined by a specialist for a long-standing nose and ear trouble. They expect to return the child to the Sanitarium for an operation in about a week.
Clifton Rubber Co. declares that Gates Half Sale Tires have no kicks under the new application policy. They are fully guaranteed, stronger than current tires, and cost less. Customers who have trialed them are urged to inquire.
Rufus Clement leaves Father Guaranty State Bank where he served as assistant cashier to join Clifton Mercantile Company as assistant manager and credit man. He brings twenty years of mercantile experience and is praised as a top Clifton business figure and school trustee.
Tourists dancing on Hartmanns-Weilerkopf summit draw protest from Gen. Tabousi. He condemns the act as an insult to dead soldiers from both sides and urges reverence at a blood soaked battlefield now seen as a site of pilgrimage.
We offer bargains in groceries stores and new and second hand furniture. We are buying second hand furniture repairing making and renovating mattresses. Call and see us W D Mackey.
Mr and Mrs H H Killion now living at Breckenridge have spent the week with Clifton relatives and friends after a south Texas visit in their car. They are welcome visitors always.
The text notes spring as the moment a young woman starts planting vines along the edge of the perch where the swing hangs, signaling seasonal change.
Summer Major, visiting with his mother and relatives, has returned to his Staten Island home the first of the week. Before leaving he asked the Record to visit him weekly for the next twelve months.
As guests of the bride's mother Mrs. Jim Thurmond and other relatives, they concluded a short visit and then traveled to Dallas where they will make their home.
Mr and Mrs G R Howell on a honeymoon trip were seen in Clifton early in the week. A New York doctor warns that morning kisses can be dangerous. The scene noted the courting in the area under the moonlight or artificial light.
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