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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
4
A fragment from The Clifton Record dated Friday July 22 shows advertising rates display per inch and line costs, black type, plus local ad rates. Subscription options are listed as annual and half year, with prices in advance.
Clifton touts strong local baseball culture with fans and free railroad passes for sheriffs aides. The Texas Legislature debate centers on abolishing the prison commission to end corporal punishment and allow state law to govern penitentiary management, as Texas Better Prison League leader George W. Dixon urges.
Notice indicates subscription books will be revised after this issue. Readers may lose papers if not received regularly. Beginning July the government has increased postage on newspapers and will issue further instructions to be careful about sending papers to subscribers whose times are past due.
Rain is scarce as residents of Womack share social updates from Mr and Mrs Roy Brodges to Mr and Mrs Walter Holt while many locals visit kin and travel to nearby towns. Clifton sees a returning jeweler announcing repair services and optical work with shop in the Brooke Building near the Record Alice cinema, inviting neighbors to renew acquaintances.
The Queen Theatre announces weekly showings including Viola Dana in Blackmail A thrill romance, The Son of Tarzan episodes, and The Avenging Arrow. Features two reels of Sunshine Comedy and Buck Jones The One Man Trail. Also Bert Lytell in The Misleading Lady and May Allison in The Last Cari with further Metro Classic attractions.
Dalhart reports plans to extend the Colorado to Gulf highway from Brownsville to Tampico and Mexico City. The Texas association says Mexico will cooperate. a Pathfinder car would be sent from Brownsville after the campaign. The route would cut more than 100 miles versus other highways. Mexico’s government shows strong highway interest.
One span of nice mare mules thrue and four years old, 15 hands high well broke. Will make good price if sold at once. Clarence Colwick Norse Texas up.
Claude Beswman of Dublin has returned from Knox County where harvesting and threshing continued. A. C. Lahlem went to Glen Rose for health. W. A. Rewler and family of Fie van are visiting. Mrs. Mattie Canetman recently suffered another pareve attack.
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