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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
4
The Clifton Record announces its appearance with Rob J. L. Baldridge as contributing editor and the paper's post office filing details for Clifton, Texas.
Local farmers report harvesting their grain last Sunday and express confidence in the decision. The saying The ox certainly seemed to be in the ditch appears as a proverb reflecting cautious timing by the community.
The spell of pleasant weather this week pleased farmers with grain to harvest. If continued through Saturday night, most grain will be shocked, speeding the farm work as the stretch of clear skies aids field operations.
The article notes a changing dynamic in wedding portraits with the bride retreating behind the chair of her husband in the past, but now the groom often stands behind the chair of the bride or the couple adopts a more assertive stance, reflecting evolving social norms.
After the city verdict on the suffrage amendment, San Antonio women announce they will abstain from participating in state or city affairs. The remark suggests a future harmony with husbands as a consequence of the vote.
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, UT student publication, will likely issue every afternoon except Saturdays during the first term of Summer School. A Sunday edition will be produced. Milton F H Ling of San Antonio is editor in chief, Ruby A Black of Thornton managing editor, Lester Wilson of Dallas business manager, and Maud Milam of Waco assistant business manager.
The University of Texas Board of Regents adopted a resolution endorsing a plan by the Ex-Students' Association to raise a one million dollar loan fund as a memorial to killed and wounded former students. The meeting was in Galveston on May 31. The board invited all former students to attend the victory reunion at the University on June 6 and 7 honoring war service members.
Western irrigation farmers are keeping larger flocks due to high wool and mutton prices and the utility of sheep as weed controllers. Reports to the USDA show many flocks are well bred, with pure-bred ram lambs sold to range country stockmen. Wool pools concentrate supply, intensify buyer competition, and promote combining to boost profits from sheep farming.
Campbell Butler, a teacher at the Texas Military College in Terrell, returned at the start of the week after term end and plans to depart this fall to attend college.
The United States counted 5,945,442 registered automobile passenger cars and trucks as of December 1, 1918, excluding government owned vehicles and common stationary engines. The ratio equates to about one car for every eighteen people.
A southwest city once a brewing hub and Texas stock region distrusted alcohol after prohibition. A brewer converted his malt plant into a milk depot and distributing agency, with others following as emergency dairies. People who drank beer now seek wholesome milk.
Dr and Mrs Young of Fairy traveled through Clifton yesterday to visit friends while returning from a trip to Waco, accompanying their journey with a brief stop in the city.
A call for able-bodied men to work in farming notes farmers are ready to pay the highest wages on record, urging timely employment. The message emphasizes grain, harvest demand, and the need for workers to meet rising agricultural output.
Miss Thelma Neel arrived Tuesday from Rising Star to stay weeks in Clifton at her father John H Neels home and visit friends. She previously visited two years ago and made many acquaintances who welcome her back. She knits sweaters and garments for Belgian children to be donated through the Red Cross, a habit she began during the war.
Dr J C Carpenter and sons bought a block of land in Edgewood addition just west of the Clarkson home from H A Nelson this week. They plan homes there though construction may wait. Nelson says demand for sites in the area is strong with more applications than he can fill, signaling potential business growth.
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A. G. Gilliam invites observers to view Fordson tractors cutting grain. He notes 29 tractors in the territory, each pulling one to two binders, and urges early attendance to see them before they are moved through 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 at Meridian College auditorium Sunday night.
Mr and Mrs Teel W Dunlap from Meridian visited Clifton on Wednesday. Mrs Dunlap needed a good dentist and Clifton was suggested. Mr Dunlap, a Meridian Tribune reader, enjoys print shops and stopped by the Record during his city visit.
Buyers of wool and mohair will meet the executive committee of the Bosque County Sheep and Goat Growers Association next Tuesday June 10 and bid on car loads concentrated at Clifton and Valley Mills. The A and M College marketing department aided this effort and likely will stage a sale day at every railroad point in the county.
Hendrick Bekkeland, back a week from service with the 90th Division in France and army of occupation in Germany, called on the Record force last Tuesday. He escaped with only a slight flesh wound not requiring hospital care and says he is proud of his experiences but hopes for no immediate return to conflict.
Miss Johnnie Maude Taylor, who has lived with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W R Taylor in the city and attended Clifton public school, left Saturday for Haslet. She made the highest average in her class and plans to return for the next term.
Jesse Todd, son of Mr and Mrs J M Todd of Coyote, arrived yesterday with his honorable Navy discharge after two years service. He traveled to France and other parts of Europe during the war, and says trips after the armistice were more enjoyable. His homecoming surprised the family but proved pleasant.
For wearers of high grade clothes we offer patterns tailored to the minute. The range includes weaves of pronounced niftiness for the young at heart. Visit to see models that help retain a youthful appearance.
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