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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1926
Page
9
Shoppers are urged to buy top grade paint at promotional prices. The ad highlights savings on durable finishes and long lasting color. Customers may compare brands and choose value through limited time offers.
Reports from Washington indicate various postal rate cuts including postcard postage reverting to old 3-cent value and other reductions. A likely drop in third class mail rate from 1 1/2 to 1 ounce is noted, tied to a large deficit from previous increases.
A rambling local column reports visits from Dallas and Fort Worth folks, a rattlesnake scare near a field, and social gatherings in Clifton and Morgan with several family updates. It also notes a predicted synthetic beef from cottonseed meal by Dr. David Wonton and discusses cottonseed processing advances.
The piece extols Coca Cola after 39 years as pure, natural tasting with no artificial ingredients. It notes caramel color from burnt sugar, pure cane sugar syrup, and strict plant testing by food experts to ensure strength color and purity. It cites Dr Charles L Jones praising carbonated beverages for digestive stimulation through mild irritant effects.
The Queen Theatre runs a varied schedule with films including Love My Dog a comedy and California Straight Ahead a drama thriller. Audiences will find entertainment from Thursday through Sunday with Fox News and additional shorts plus a mad auto race finale. Notable listings include Bly the Beau a comedy, Let's Get Merritt, and Jimmy Crickey. Military training camps announced for 20 days in June with participants named from Hilboro and surrounding counties.
Notice to masons announces the regular meeting for election of new officers at Clifton Ledge. Members are requested to attend on Friday evening for the election and related proceedings.
A tractor used for harvesting at the Frank Womack farm four miles east of Taylor was destroyed by fire on Wednesday when the engine backfired. Milford Bekkelund, visiting San Antonio, was at home during the incident.
A damaged OCR fragment from Walnut Springs mentions a fire destroying a frame eater and property valued around $1500. It references Calley Morris and a partially described sale or claim, with unclear names and details due to garbled text.
W B Harper 60 of Austin receives 180 day county road sentence after pleading guilty to unlawful wearing a Masonic emblem. Judge P W Seward imposes maximum fines of 50 dollars and 30 cents, but defendant with no funds must serve the full 180 days.
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