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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1927
Page
6
A. W. died on a Saturday at 12:30 in his home after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the church with Rev George B. Black officiating. Clifton conducted the burial with bearers W. H. F. Jones and others. The deceased had worked forty years for Hewes Frown and was respected in the community.
A fragmentary account recalls the Lost Battalion of October 1918 during the Meuse Argonne offensive. Maj Charles Whittlesey led about 550 Seventy Seventh Division troops, surrounded near Charlevaux for four days, with 194 officers and men eventually escaping. many were wounded and one wounded officer killed.
Meridian citizens vote 121 to 25 against a city owned light and power plant in a special election held July 2. The defeat halts plans to issue city warrants for building and installing a municipal system and is viewed as support for continued service by the Texas Louisiana Power Company.
A fragmented clipping hints at widespread freshwater found in oceans. It mentions a mysterious cause within the earth, possibly a subterranean river, and references Miami Florida as part of the garbled note. The passage lacks clear authorship or dates.
Detroit July report states Henry Ford issued a statement regretting the harm from pieces about Jews and pledging future nonpublication. A Sapiro libel suit for 11,000,000 is expected to settle out of court, with counsel Gallagher and Walter Lynch active in negotiations. Ford and Dearborn Independent editor Cameron were said to be out of town. A separate farm for sale listing 162 acres in Oklahoma and Texas contact info appears in the same item.
The Clifton Record lists Presbyterian Church events with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and Evening Worship at 4:15 p.m., plus a Wednesday prayer meeting at 8:15. Pastor Malcolm L. Purcell. Also advertised are White Leghorn poultry for sale and a subscription price for The Clifton Record and Dallas News at $2.50 per year.
Rev J Prank Noeria pastor of Port will begin weekly meetings Monday July 28 at the First Reptiet Church of Port. Services continue then the track closing May 26. Events held just north of Court House Square with Dr Norris as singer and pianist. Glen Rose and visitors may expect entertainment.
A world of quick tech tidbits and curiosities emerges with a 12 horsepower German airplane for two, soft snake skin for accessories, and new French liners boasting a car garage cafe chapel and bar. Also noted are a 60 mph speed boat, a powerful forgery detecting lamp, and a diet ad touting liver stomach and biliary relief from Price and Stuart.
James M Robertson is identified as an attorney and counselor based in Meridian Texas. The fragment references his professional title and location without additional context or events.
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