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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
5
Local items show Mrs. Zora Parker visiting friends in Blum this week. Advertisers promote goods and services including ice cream, a Moline Triple Disc Plow for sale, and poultry. Albert Meyer visited from Dallas. Ralph W. Helm seeks a farmhand. Canuteson's Shop touts cold rolled plow discs.
P E Schow departed Monday for West Texas oil fields to spend a few days working on site and returning shortly.
Mrs. A. C. Connally and her son Grand arrived from Dallas to stay with Mr. and Mrs. John M. Grimland as their guests.
Martin's Blue Bug Killer offered to rid fowls of blue bugs and flash lights and batteries were advertised. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Anz welcomed a baby boy born Wednesday July 9. Little Miss Zora Layne visiting Fort Worth. Sam Duvall visited from Morgan for a short business trip. Cigar case offered a big assortment. Mrs. S. W. Gill and daughter visited friends in Meridian from Me ridian.
Delta McCoy from Gatesville visited this week to attend to business and visit relatives, accompanying the Carpenter Brothers line of cigars and various brands.
Mr and Mrs Will Forson and their two daughters left Clifton on Wednesday for a visit with relatives in East Texas.
A. G. Gilliam advises booking a tractor now to file the order and secure one before additional units are allocated to northern states. He hints at limited supply and eventual shipments to reach farther regions.
Messrs John M. Grimland C Parks Ralph H N G Grimland and others visited Hamilton last Friday. Meridian Abstract Co Meridian Texas offers complete abstracts of lands in Bosque County with prompt and efficient service.
Mrs A F Gohlke comes back this week after a several weeks visit to relatives and friends at Copperas Cove Texas.
The column collects insights from locals who own tractors offering practical notes on use and performance. Mrs. A W Shepard traveled from Amarillo to visit her parents Mr and Mrs C W Johle in the Womack community, sharing family news amid the rural chatter.
A note says Alma Snell will take two weeks off from the Clifton office, spending Sunday with friends near Houston by the bay, while A G Gilliam aims for an extra allotment of Tractors.
O M Pederson at Clifton Mercantile Co advertises two Ford touring car and roadster in good condition. S M McNeill of Hurst Springs visited the city Tuesday and ordered the Record sent to his address.
A local note urges buyers not to worry about Fordson tractors while warning about limited chances. Mrs Hiram Hobbs and her son Rhoderick arrived from Beaumont for a summer stay with relatives.
A. G. Gilliam warns readers against focusing on Fordson tractors. He suggests that attention may sting or mislead if one latches onto that specific brand.
Andrew Fricke now works for a Dallas firm and will receive the Record at his address each week, ensuring he is remembered by his mother.
A. G. Gilliam invites readers to an on-site Fordson tractor demonstration this Saturday July 12 at the town edge, promising a practical viewing near local offices.
I M Solberg sold fifty bales of cotton on Tuesday at 33 cents per pound. He had held for a favorable price since last fall and appears to have achieved a good sale.
A.G. Gilliam urges action as Kansas will be breaking land in three weeks and warns against delaying for another tractor season. He stresses urgency for buyers to secure equipment now.
Mr and Mrs O O Aanenson of Dallas spent the first of the week visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Ole Aanenson and other relatives.
A. G. Gilliam comments on being behind on Ford car and truck orders and Ford son tractors, noting the slow pace and his expectation of continued delays as he urges others to proceed with their own plans.
Clarence Carpenter Rev. Geo F Kornegay and Jack Helm visited Hamilton to oversee oil interests in the area.
Short classified notice highlights garage service and sale of oils gasoline casings tubes and accessories with a note of appreciation to customers and ongoing business.
N G Grimland and family returned to their home in Hico Tuesday after a two weeks visit with relatives and friends in this area and at Norse.
Roy G Fort and Roy Tennis on were in Waco Tuesday. Fort aimed to collect proceeds from a Dodge car he had sold to a waiting customer.
Fragmentary note urges asking neighbor about a cold rolled disc and mentions dis related terms. The text is garbled and lacks cl ear meaning or concrete details.
Mesdames RV Ferguson and Hugh Cureton accompanied by Hon. Bill Cureton visited Meridian on Tuesday afternoon for a brief social call.
Rev Estrem and his family from Cranfills Gap visited the city on Wednesday to spend time with relatives and friends and made pleasant calls at the Record office.
O E Schow spent the early week at home after tending Swensondale Oil Company interests and maintaining duties around Swensondale.
A. G. Gilliam shipped two loads of Ford cars and trucks this week and a Ford son tractor. He says the deliveries put him on speaking terms with about 20 people.
Ross Standefer received a new Ford recently and was offered a nice premium. He accepted the offer and placed an order for a second Ford, finding it hard to pass the financial incentive.
A. G. Gilliam advises readers to visit tractor owners and operators to avoid middlemen. He argues owners have no bias and will refer customers to reliable sources in the industry.
A Peterson recently returned from his seasonlong tenure in the office with Alfred M. Johnson after illness forced a temporary layoff. He plans to visit with his children and friends while resting.
Lee Hutcheson of Louisiana makes a short visit at his sister Mrs. W. T. Dixon's home. He has lived here for many years and is welcomed by a host of friends who are glad to see him.
Lieut and Mrs Arne K Poulson returned this week from San Antonio where the young officer received his honorable discharge. He had just come back from overseas after spending about a year in the service.
Rufus Cox, previously at a business college in San Antonio, is in town this week on business and to visit relatives and friends and has been seen at the Home Grocery Company during his stay.
The threshers have operated since Monday amid mixed wheat conditions. Some grain is heavily damaged yet not as bad as feared and portions have sold for two dollars per bushel and higher, classified as all three.
Miss Mabel Layne returned to Dallas last Friday to resume her work with the Western Union Telegraph Co. after a three week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs J B Layne in Clifton.
Miss Ruby Parks visiting her family from Fort Worth during a summer college session traveled with her friend and schoolmate Miss Jos ey Bell Sears of Whitewright.
A. G. Gilliam notes 21 Ford vehicles delivered this week with remaining allotment for the territory. He expects only about half of the territory demand to be met in the next 15 days unless an extra allotment is secured, urging action to gain a larger share.
L. E. Tennison came from Swensondale last Friday due to his grandmother Mrs. Sarah E. Nash's illness, and she died the next day. He plans to move his family from Clifton to join him in the oil fields.
Mrs. D. A. Porter returns to Tyler after visiting relatives as her husband completes a course at Tyler Commercial College and is retained as a teacher. His fine student record has earned him strong local support and many friends in the area.
L. R. Jones of Dallas and R. R. McGlasson of Valley Mills visited the city on Tuesday afternoon for business reasons.
J. W. Greenwade and family from a Brazos river area ranch near town visit as threshers are reported active in the region.
The Record reports the Clifton exchange has completed printing a new telephone directory. It states the manager intends every subscriber to receive one and to call by number.
John Nash, who spent last week here due to his mother’s illness and death, returned to his Oakdale Louisiana home on Tuesday night. He is welcomed by many friends in the area.
A Clifton Bakery urges support for home institutions noting their baked goods in a brief promotional notice. The item emphasizes loyal patronage to local bakery products like bread cakes and pies.
Elmer Haley of Cleburne Ollin Haley and son of Terrell were here with their sister Mrs W R Taylor at the start of the week. Mr and Mrs Taylor joined the gentlemen on several Bosque River fishing trips and the outing proved enjoyable for all.
N. J. Ford, once an official and former Norse schoolteacher, visited the city with Ford Brothers candy makers from Dallas. He and his family reside in Dallas and left samples with the Record force, praised as good stuff, and hopes to sell Clifton merchants their stocks of candies.
Mrs J B Layne travels to Waco Pea to attend the funeral of her young niece Miss Virginia Fitzhugh, reflecting a family gathering in a time of bereavement.
Mrs. C. A. White went back to Brownwood last week after visiting relatives here. Mr. White accompanied her but stayed only a few days.
Rev Jas F Hardie, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Taylor, Texas, visited our city Sunday and preached at the Presbyterian church. He urged support for Texas educational institutions and is remembered by locals as a former pastor here.
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