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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
8
Meridians note a series of weekend visits and family trips as residents travel from Dallas Chicago Beaumont and San Antonio visiting relatives in Meridian. Local society includes a Mason notice urging attendance for meetings and officer elections.
A May 22 report from Moscow claims German firing squads near Moscow donned Russian army uniforms to execute 400 women, old men and children. German cameramen photographed the scene, allegedly for propaganda purposes, as the massacre occurred south of the city.
The speech argues free institutions, labor, industry, and press are vital to victory. It denounces state controls as undermining democracy and urges freedom as the path to stronger war effort. A company reports $96,208 paid to employees for production-suggesting ideas.
A long list of weekend visitors and relatives is recorded, naming numerous individuals from Dallas, Fort Worth, Breckenridge, Stephenville, Killeen, Waco, Clifton, Valley Mills, Kopperl, Meridian, and other Texas towns. Notable events include Margie Leo Bertelson receiving a BA at Baylor and Tilden Hantinge Jr preparing to attend A&M College Station.
Baton Rouge report recalls Huey Long fading from public view after seven years away from the Capitol. Nightly peering from the 20th floor of the skyline building highlighted a lingering, contested political presence as observers note his enduring influence despite official absence.
Community members including Pat White Dal Maribel White and Miss Wyse McKitlunpent gather with relatives in Copperas Cove and Waco. Leo White visits Dallas for work, Joe and Gloria White attend college events, while residents like Bryan Richards and the Richards and Sadler families join a city hall recital in Cliff tom and the Coon Creek school closing.
Hillsboro May 29 Queen, a Boston bulldog owned by Jim and Bill Hill, is recovering from paralysis caused by a mouse chase in a warehouse. The dog struck a wooden pillar and became paralyzed but is gradually improving and being fed by Mr Hill and friends. Readers are invited to watch the weekly figures printed at the top of the page.
Community notes report Sunday services at Lanes Chapel with morning and evening preaching. Guests include Dansby family visitors from Houston, Dallas, Cofton, and White Hall. Local residents hosting parties for Bennie Dansby, and various relatives visiting Mosheim, Clifton, and nearby towns. An incident involved Mr B Ricketts bitten by a copperhead in June. he received first aid and recovered.
The Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission announces competitive exams for Merit System Council positions. Applications must reach the Merit System Council by June 20, 1942. Forms may be obtained from the closest U S Employment Service officer the State Department of Public Welfare or by writing the Supervisor. Announcement details appear at the Post Office Lehby.
One of the Southern silk throwing pants idle since the silks freezing period is being converted to hollow manufacturing, signaling a shift in local industry as facilities adapt to new production needs.
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