Farmers haul old corn awaiting new crop certainty
Some farmers are hauling in their old corn to sell while waiting to see if the new crop is assured. They are applying prudent business judgment in timing the sale of the older commodity.
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
4
Some farmers are hauling in their old corn to sell while waiting to see if the new crop is assured. They are applying prudent business judgment in timing the sale of the older commodity.
Farmers enjoy favorable threshing conditions as threshers speed production and a large amount of wheat moves directly from fields to market.
A letter from Dale Faljis at the Electrical School Hampton Roads Virginia reports Glenn Prather finished the program with a 3.4 final exam grade, the highest ever at the school short of the 3.6 top mark, earning high honors.
Mr and Mrs W H Carter and children with his father paused in Clifton Tuesday on the way home from Hamilton where they attended the funeral of Mr Carters mother buried there Monday. The mother, in her seventies, had suffered long from illness and many Clifton friends expressed sympathy.
Mrs Jerome Neel of Tyler arrived Tuesday for several weeks to recuperate from a recent operation in Dallas and stay with Mr and Mrs J H Neel.
W. H. Jones, a leading Coyote citizen, was a business visitor in Clifton last Saturday and says he has a good looking crop prospect at this time.
Miss Clara Presnall returns to Marlin after a week with relatives and friends. She travels home Wednesday in the company of her brother, E Presnall, riding in his car.
M. B. Roebuck is back home after an automobile journey with friends through west Texas New Mexico and Arizona. He reports a good trip with favorable roads and weather.
G F Boone of the Turnersville community arrived Wednesday with a shipment of steers bound for Fort Worth. While visiting, 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 is a former Clifton girl, better known locally as Miss Selma Peterson.
Mr and Mrs J O Scott and their young daughter from near Turnersville were in town last Friday. Mrs Scott and the child rode the afternoon train to Childress to visit relatives.
Will J. Krueger offers a reward for the return of a silver open face watch with a fob and brass lock, lost on Clifton streets Thursday. Contact owner for restitution.
N W Willett visited Thurber with his brother Maurice Willett as his guest for a short stay. T Theo Colwick, Norse postmaster, traveled home from Waco after eye surgery on his left eye. Doctors considered the operation serious but potentially successful with hoped full recovery.
Pat Connors long employed with the Pipe Line Company at La Porte Houston and other South Texas points has returned home for an indefinite stay with his daughter Mrs May.
Advertises as the top buyer in the region for eggs poultry cream and hides with a promise of higher prices than competitors. Claims to purchase more produce than any other buyer in the state.
A Clifton based ad touts auto tires in sizes from 37x5 to 30x3 with on site adjustments. It emphasizes practical value over promises, claiming no better corrections exist and praising Gates products.
Mrs L E Tennison and children travel with Mrs S J Tennison and Miss Odessa to Waco to seek specialist examination for Elmore Jr a nose and ear trouble. They plan to return in about a week to take the boy back to the Sanitarium for an operation.
Not a single kick have we had on Gates Half Sale Tires since the new process of application was adopted. They are fully guaranteed with a stronger guarantee than the tires on your car and cost less. Ask those who have given them a fair trial.
R. S. Clement leaves Farmers Guaranty State Bank where he served as assistant cashier to join Clifton Mercantile Company as assistant manager and credit man. He brings over twenty years in Clifton mercantile work and is noted as a top local businessman and respected school trustee.
Tourists including French women danced on Hartmanns-Weilerkopf, drawing a protest from Gen. Tatousi. He cited 2,000 French and 3,000 Germans killed there in Alsace fights and called the site a sacred pilgrimage, not a playground.
W. D. Mackey advertises buying second hand furniture and offering repair work and mattress renovation. Calls encouraged with contact implied by the snippet.
Mr and Mrs H H Killion currently live in Breck en ridge have spent time with Clifton relatives and friends this week They traveled in their car visiting south Texas and stopped here on the way home They are welcome visitors always.
A description notes the true sign offspring appear when the young lady of the house begins to plant vines along the edge of the porch where the swing hangs.
Summer Major, accompanied by his mother and relatives, visited the area for a few days then returned to Staten Island New York at the start of the week. He invited the Record to visit weekly for a year as guests of the bride's mother Mrs Jim Thurmond and relatives. They proceeded to Dallas to establish their home.
Mr and Mrs G R Howell on honeymoon spotted in Clifton earlier this week. A New York doctor comments on dangers of morning kisses and how courting here relies on the light or its absence.
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