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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
12
The Clifton Record prints under Rob J L Baldridge as editor, with publication details noting Texas second class matter status and postal entry. The snippet presents archival masthead information rather than a full news item or event.
Friday morning edition dated June 6 1919 carries subscription notice demanding payment in advance and notes heading OUT OF rather than offering a full story yet.
Farmers in the region harvested grain last Sunday and say the choice was correct. The report notes ox carts, referred to as cortelae, appeared stuck in a ditch, illustrating the day's difficulties.
Farmers welcomed several days of pleasant weather this week as harvest proceeds. If clear skies continue through Saturday night, most grain will be shocked and ready for storage.
The old custom of the bride bowing behind the groom's chair has evolved to a modern scene where she stands behind the chair of the boss, signaling a change in relationship dynamics and social norms reflected in wedding photography.
The women of San Antonio announce they will decline to participate in any public enterprise for state or city affairs following the verdict by men in the suffrage amendment election. The note implies tension with husbands as the city moves forward.
Ben Hartley of the Southwestern Paper Co. was here Tuesday on his regular monthly visit taking orders for paper. The Record force enjoyed his visit as usual.
The Daily Texan will likely publish each weekday afternoon during the first Summer School term with a Sunday morning edition. Editor in chief Milton F. H. Ling of San Antonio, managing editor Ruby A. Black of Thornton, business manager Lester Wilson of Dallas, and assistant business manager Maud Milam of Waco are announced.
The Board of Regents adopted a resolution endorsing Ex-Students Association’s plan to raise a one million dollar loan fund as a memorial to killed and wounded University of Texas students. The meeting occurred in Galveston on Saturday May 31. The board extended an invitation to all former students to attend the victory reunion at the University on June 6 and 7 honoring UT men and women in war service.
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture show western irrigation farmers increasing flock size and improving breeding quality as wool pools form to concentrate supply and boost buyer competition. Pure bred ram lambs are sold to range country stockmen, enabling small producers to gain profits through combination grading and market leverage.
Campbell Butler, a teacher at the Texas Military College in Terrell, returned the first of the week after the term ended and expects to go away to college this fall.
The United States records show 5 945 442 registered automobile passenger cars and trucks as of December 1 1918. The ratio is about one vehicle for every eighteen people excluding government owned or farm machinery.
A southwest city once centered on brewing transformed its malt factory into a milk depot and distributing shop during prohibition. Brewhouses now operate as emergency dairies, bringing abundant milk to people who formerly drank beer.
Dr and Mrs Young of Fairy were in Clifton yesterday visiting friends while traveling home from a trip to Waco.
There is no excuse these days for a strong, healthy man standing idly by. Farmers are wanting to hire them at the biggest price ever known to be paid.
Miss Thelma Neel arrived Tuesday from Rising Star to stay several weeks in Clifton with her father John H. Neel. She previously visited two years ago and rekindled warm acquaintances. Thelma, a busy knitter, creates sweaters and garments for Belgian children to be donated via the Red Cross, a habit formed during prior years.
Dr J C Carpenter and sons bought a block of land in Edgewood addition west of the Clarkson home from H A Nelson this week. They plan homes there but may delay building. Nelson says demand for sites in the area is strong with more applications than he can fill.
A fragment questions if a home can exist without someone and crying babies, inviting uncertain sentiment on family noise and domestic life.
A. G. Gilliam invites observers to view Fordson tractors at work in the territory. He notes 29 machines in use, each pulling one to two binders, and urges early arrival since the line moves quickly.
R S Clement and family, Ed Handley and family, J W Houston, Rev Geo F Kornegay and Miss Isyl Kornegay motored to Meridian to hear Dr Hoyt M Dobbs of Southern Methodist University preach in the Meridian College auditorium Sunday night.
Mr and Mrs Teel W Dunlap from Meridian visit Clifton seeking a good dentist as Mrs Dunlap needs care and Mr Dunlap shows interest in the Meridian Tribune and enjoys the print shop scene during a stop at the Record office in Clifton.
Buyers of wool and mohair will meet the executive committee of the Bosque County Sheep and Goat Growers Association next Tuesday, June 10, and will bid on car loads concentrated at Clifton and Valley. The marketing department of the A. & M. College has been instrumental, and another year every railroad point in the county may have a sale day.
Hendrick Bekkeland, recently returned from the 90th Division in France and the army of occupation in Germany, visited town last Tuesday to chat with the Record force. He escaped the fighting with only a slight flesh wound and says he is proud of his service but hopes for no more trips like it soon.
Miss Johnnie Maude Taylor, who has stayed with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W R Taylor and attended Clifton public school, left Saturday for Haslet. She made the highest average in her class and expects to return for the next term.
Jesse Todd, son of Mr and Mrs J M Todd of Coyote, arrived yesterday with his honorable discharge after two years service. He traveled to France and other parts of Europe, and says post armistice trips were more enjoyable than wartime journeys. His homecoming surprised his family but brought them much happiness.
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