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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1939
Page
6
John Handran, a towboat mate, fell overboard between Key West and the Dry Tortugas while en route to New York. He swam about four and a half hours before a tanker picked him up near dawn, after several ships passed without stopping.
Amon Carter and his Fort Worth circle are linked to a hat empire using Shady Oak Farm hats as badges of status. The Fort Worth founder supplies hundreds of hats yearly, valued at up to 18.60 dollars each, with personal branding and nationwide celeb appeal. The Hat line boosts West Texas pride and social hierarchy, drawing praise in The Saturday Evening Post for Carter’s perceived nobility.
Paris May 29 Flowers were placed on the grave of every American soldier or sailor buried in France. Ambassador William Bullitt and American veterans visited battlefield cemeteries and the Suresnes Cemetery overlooking the Seine. Every grave received the same bouquet with crossed American and French flags. Bullitt and a U S Legion color guard marched along the Champs Elysee to the Arc de Triomphe where a wreath was laid on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Orr family extends heartfelt thanks to all who assisted during Jim Orr’s long illness and after his death. Mrs Enger Orr and children along with Mr and Mrs L R Fields, Mr and Mrs E E Potts, and Mr and Mrs M S Orr express gratitude and ask for God's blessings. The Tangier note remains.
The store adds an electric ice cream making machine costing over one thousand dollars to its ice cream, confectionery, and short order eating department, promising perfect production. A complete prescription department operates under Mr. W. S. Prestridge, a registered pharmacist, with reasonable charges and courteous service to increase satisfied customers.
The piece defines business as borrowing to pay taxes and pretending prosperity after two stagnant years. It critiques misdirected projects, outsourcing core work, losing money on big contracts, and erecting barriers to salesmen. The tone is satirical and contrasts business with humorous alligator imagery.
A garbled excerpt cites a statement by State Director Pheroes Brooks of Dallas noting that in the past eighteen months more people were killed in train accidents than soldiers in World War I. It urges individuals to act safely at home and on highways amid concerns over highway and rail safety.
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