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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1942
Page
6
The fragment blends a diary like stream about labor and endurance with tangential notes on ancient Rome and a quote from the Kadatan Herald. It mentions dehydration of vegetables for wartime weight and phrases about empathy, prejudice, and helping others while reflecting on societal loneliness and the value of useful work.
In Southwest Texas a program aims to enforce venereal disease controls and support the war effort. Officials including FBI Agent in Charge Toncheou, Major General Donovan, Colonel Homer Garrison, and Chief Maxey will discuss law enforcement, public health, and the White Slave Traffic Act. The event features talks on civilian morale and prostitution's impact on disease, followed by educational films.
News from Texas reports typhus fever spreading in Hidalgo County with at least three deaths and 27 cases in two weeks. Health facilities mobilize, warnings issued against proximity to Army areas, and citizens urged to launch rat control as fleas from rats spread the disease.
Texas agricultural officials report increasing boll weevil damage across central and east Texas. Cotton yields show fruiting but nearly a third of squares are punctured, with infestations over 60 percent in many upland fields. Weather favors rapid growth. planters use dust with arsenate, flea hoppers vary by location. Weekly checks for eggs or young worms urged through July and August.
A wartime broadcast quotes De Gaulle urging French prepare for a decisive battle in France as the war likely reaches its final stage. The piece contrasts calls for liberty, decency, and hope with public demands for truth and continuous production to prevent stoppage at the factory assembly line.
Speech extols purchase of war bonds to aid the navy. Notes four motor bombers cost 700000 dollars each while lighter bombers run 143000 dollars. Emphasizes swift assembly lines and urges citizens to invest at least ten percent of each paycheck.
Our regular meeting will be Wednesday night, July 14, at 6 o clock selection of officers for next year. Delegates to State Convention are required. All members must be present. We are being called upon more every day. Commander Jack Carter signs this note on behalf of Velma Poller from Salton.
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