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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1925
Page
4
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The article reports Clifton residents financing and pursuing their own electric light plant after injunctions halted work on the city’s project. District court actions in Fort Worth and Washington failed to stop the move, with June bills showing pumping and street-light costs and a proposal to cut charges by 25 percent.
The Chicago grain broker Mil W Wexcar died after a plunge from an Atweenth floor window in a fatal incident. Reports say he had been a wealthy figure years earlier, but recent days showed personal and financial struggles including an oxygen issue referenced in the garbled text.
Washington reports that William Jennings Bryan will receive a simple funeral at Arlington Cemetery near the Virginia hills with a ceremony fitting a plain citizen. The burial follows his death after a career marked by public service and the Spanish American War, with flags to be flown at government buildings by order of President Coolidge.
A cloth box containing a white kid hat embroidered in red was found between Beaten River and Tifton. The finder should notify Mr and Mrs Dennis Glass at Beaumont about the owners and arrange a reward. burial for Anedyuahger is set for Saturday, July 2.
Local residents from Valley Mills and Clifton visited family and friends across nearby towns last week. The community notes include church meeting closings, travel to Dallas and Meridian, and the Texas Governor's proclamation honoring William Jennings Bryan.
Draft notes recount a local revival voting dispute and a visitor from Mexia staying with relatives at the family home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Cannown. The text reads like a fragmented report with names and locations obscured.
Fragmentary market note lists mixed feed price around 1.80 per 100 pounds and references Farmers Gin Co. No clear dates or locations are readable. The text appears as an OCR fragment of a local agricultural item.
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