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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
8
Cranfille Gap notices list visiting relatives and local residents from Boston to Houston. The piece mentions families, travels to Atlantic states, and a resident resigning to enter the University of Texas. Also included is a long cautionary agricultural recipe on pest control using amyl acetate and arsenite to combat hoppers.
County Agent E R Lawrence reports an economical method to combat the cotton flea hopper in Tongue County using conditioned or unconditioned sulphur dust. Conditioned sulphur spreads more evenly. dust should pass through 825 mesh and be 98 to 100 percent effective. Identify the insect before dusting, as adults are greenish white about one eighth inch long and young hoppers resemble a small spindle. Apply 12 to 20 pounds per acre when plants are square and not yet set. dust immediately to prevent spread and damage.
An old theater page promotes multiple film and cartoon attractions at the Cliftex Bosquet County venue. It lists Technicolor features, Billingsgate style humor, and a mix of serials, comedies, and musical numbers with cast names and showtimes. Community notes mention local residents visiting and a hospital update.
Meridian News lists several social items including Mrs. W. B. Baxter and her sister, Mrs. B. F. Ward visiting San Antonio to see relatives, Miss Martha Lou Burch in Port Arthur, and the Stockard family at Frost. It notes marriage licenses for Hans W. Schmidt with Zulu Worley and Leon W. Gosdin with Rutty Oval, along with community members paying for a resort subscription and a Kilgore visit.
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