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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
5
Local and personal notices advertise Colorite products from Carpenter Bros and Leine Flash lights. Oscar J. Rea & Co promotes Kodak supplies, eggs, butter, and markets with top prices. Allison Miller handles grocery orders and hog remedies, while Price & Stuart sell Colorite in Clifton and promote electric motors for sewing machines. Fort & Co hints at a Dodge car delivery in two weeks.
Fresh Box Candies of various kinds and flavors at our store. Miss Ella Graham of Crawford is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. M. Summers.
Carpenter Bros advertises Martin's Blue Bug Killer to rid fowls of blue bugs. Fort & Co of Clifton Texas advertises new Fords available for delivery this week. Little Miss Virginia Sears of Valley Mills visits Miss Cecile Cantrell this week.
Mus tang business visitor Tergerson called in the city Tuesday while Clifton Produce advertises junk buyers and rag collectors. Mabry Helton joins Record subscription list for a year. Evelyn Summers returns from Waco visit. Pratt's Poultry Food touted to ease high egg costs. Sale by J N Hill. Mrs Mary Ss Taylor of Haslet visits son W R Taylor family.
Advertisement from Racine Wisconsin by A G Gilliam announcing 100 Racine Tires direct for any size. Immediate availability and ready for you. Contact details implied for inquiries.
John S. Pool, from Valley Mills, arrived in our city yesterday morning for a brief business stay regarding Martin's Blue Bug Killer. The trip underscores local commerce ties as Price and Stuart plan further discussions.
Mr and Mrs A G Gilliam and their children were seen in Valley Mills on a Wednesday afternoon, visiting in the town with local residents and taking in the day’s scene.
Mrs C C Hightower of Mo ran spent last week in Clifton as a guest of Mrs M E Swilling. She attended local social events and was hosted at several gatherings during her stay.
Rev J B Berry of Gatesville spent a few hours in Clifton while en route to Meridian. The visit reflected a brief stopover during travel through the area. He was recognized by locals and shared remarks about upcoming community events.
A. G. Gilliam and Mr and Mrs Chas W Clarkson moved into a beautiful new home in Edgewood this week, noting tire ease as a comparison in a casual exchange.
The notice advertises Colorite to refresh straw hats at Carpenter Bros. and hints at a sale by J. N. The item mentions visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Helm and Mrs. E. L. Boston to relatives and friends in Waco last Sunday.
Barron Fallis and Clarence Carpenter were business visitors to the West Texas oil fields at the start of the week, networking with operators and surveying potential sites for development.
Miss Annie Hanson returned Saturday from a term in Carritt Bible and Training School at Kansas City. The reminder directs payment of the account owed to N. E. Lovelady at Clifton Produce Co.
The Thos Bates and family of Valley Mills stopped in Clifton last Saturday on their way to Hico to visit relatives. They left their car at Clifton Garage, marking Clifton as a temporary headquarters during the trip.
Ads quote A G Gilliam claiming Racine County Road tires last longer than others. The line asserts superiority after tests with 90 out of 100 successes, labeling it a better tire.
Miss Elsie Coston, formerly a student at Meridian College, came home Monday after the close of the current term.
Meridian Abstract Co of Meridian Texas offers complete abstracts of lands in Bosque County with prompt and efficient service.
E G Bronstad from route two stopped by last Tuesday and renewed his subscription to the Dallas News and his old home paper for another year.
Mrs R S Haynie and her young daughter Edna of Stamford are visiting Mrs Haynie's parents Mr and Mrs S S Sansom.
T H Burkett a good friend of Turnersville sends in his check this week to pay for the paper another year, supporting local journalism and a long standing community relationship.
Ford buyers urged to book early for prompt service at Clifton Garage offering oils gasoline casings inner tubes and accessories. Bob Swilling a former Clifton citizen and restaurant man died in Waco after brief illness with remains sent to Meridian for interment.
L. E. Tennison has gone back to Caddo at the start of the week to stay for several weeks, working for the Swensondale Oil Co. He is engaged in projects related to oil operations and stays through the coming period.
Miss Gladys Helm, who has been teaching in Fort Worth, returned home yesterday after the close of the term. She was reelected to teach domestic science in the same school at a handsome advance in salary for the next term.
Antone Slocha, long stationed in France with the U S Army, has come back to his Roswell area home after receiving his discharge.
C. E. Schow arrived yesterday from Chickasha Oklahoma to join his wife and their young son on a visit with relatives and friends.
The Record reports that Grandpa G Grimland has purchased the residence of John Halverson, where Voy G Fort and family currently reside. This transfer of ownership places the Fort family under new ownership at their present address.
Edward Meyer recently completed a business course at a Waco college and has accepted employment in the Schow Brothers office.
Miss Agnes Bertrand recently completed a college term in Ft Worth and traveled home at the start of the week to begin her summer vacation.
Postmaster Theo Colwick of Norse visited Tuesday en route to Mineral Wells to attend the annual Texas Postmasters meet.
A brief note quotes A. G. Gilliam voicing concern over premiums on Ford vehicles. He argues against pressuring buyers out of territory and emphasizes fair access for those who want the cars, advocating equitable distribution within limits.
Mrs. E. L. Boston and brother Robert Wendland traveled with Rev. and Mrs. Geo. F. Kornegay and Mrs. M. E. Swilling to Crawford for a district Sunday School convention held Wednesday.
A. C. Grimland, manager of the Show Lumber yard at Crawfills Gap, was in town Monday for a brief business stay and paid the Record a visit.
A resident from the Wo mack community contributed a dollar on Tuesday to extend the county paper’s weekly delivery to his home for another year, ensuring the local publication remains a regular presence in his area.
Mrs Olaf Westgaard and her young daughter Mary visit Dublin this week traveling by car through the country. They are accompanied by Oden Westgaard who returns to his work in the city after the trip.
Lenoir Kornegay, working with the McGregor Mirror, spent Saturday night and Sunday at home and appears pleased with his printing office duties.
Dr and Mrs G W Collins visited Dallas last week for the Baylor University Medical Department graduation exercises where their son Wilson Collins was among the graduates.
A loss report notes a missing supply box contents include 1 box Camel cigarettes 1 box figs and another box between Clifton and Boggy cemetery. The owner offers a liberal reward if found and left at the Record office. 112tp
Charlie McFadden arrived from Port Arthur to visit relatives in the area and discussed possibly staying to help finish the Ferguson Wild cats project for the family.
Ste Mesdames Mary Gary and T. J. Weaver arrived Friday from Fort Chatburn to visit relatives amid Mrs. Jonathan McFadden illness. A report now states she is improving.
H. W. Meyer buys several adjoining Edgewood acres south of Grimland, Townsend, and Bronstad blocks along the branch. He notes the land will connect with existing property and may be used as pasture or for growing feed. Farmers Gin Co. offers coal for thresher and domestic use at 11 per ton under manager O. M. Bronstad.
Mrs Pines Greenwade returned home Saturday from Fort Worth where she had visited Mr Greenwade who is a patient in a sanitarium. He was better when she left and it is hoped he will soon be able to return home.
The M E Missionary Society announce their Spring season finale market on Saturday afternoon June 7 at the Wilson Building. Includes cakes pies salad dressing and home made bread among the eats to be offered.
Mr and Mrs Henry Gibbs Mrs Pool and Editor W H Carter of Valley Bills were returning from Meridian when their car broke down near Clifton. J B McCoy offered them a ride in a new touring car and they were safely taken home.
G O Bronstad reports Cranfills Gap farmers are busy harvesting with some fields too soggy for reapers. Cradling will be required to save patches, as rain continues to hinder machine work.
S. J. Tennison visited his daughter Miss Odessa at a Waco sanitarium last Tuesday, accompanied by Mesdames L. E. Tennison and O. A. Bronstad. Mrs. J. H. Davis has stayed with Miss Odessa and returned with them, while Mrs. S. J. Tennison remains with her daughter until Sunday when Odessa is expected to return home as she improves nicely.
P. E. Schow and his daughter Miss Zenobia attended the CIA commencement in Denton at the start of the week. Zenobia plans to pursue studies at CIA next session, with a home record of strong academics leading friends to predict success in college.
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