Rainy weather boosts corn hopes in Coon Creek area
Special correspondent reports a good rain Saturday night promising a strong corn crop. Local visits include Autry Rainbolt and Mrs. Henry Phillipson from Fort Worth. Etta Brittain of Lubbock spent time with relatives. Residents attend school and move properties. The thresher is set to start Monday the 13th and S. D. Rainbolt is building a community canning house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autry Rainbolt
Henry Phillipson
Fort Worth
S. D. Rainbolt
Etta Brittain
Lubbock
Jim Hulme
Lee Hulme
Hill County
Nellie Goldman
A. Graves
Hillsboro
Alice Moorman
Denton
Lena
Nina Bonds
Alice Rainbolt
Abilene
Cecil Reed
W. P. Bonds
W. A. Vaughn
Will Prentice
Sim Goodall
J. C. Bonds
Rex Moorman
Dallas
McNeill and Hearon Wed in Valley Mills Methodist Church
Edwin B. McNeill of Valley Mills and Maud Rivers Hearon daughter of Reverend and Mrs. W. J. Hearon were married Tuesday at the Valley Mills Methodist church in a small ceremony attended by relatives. The bride wore navy georgette with taffeta trim and carried a bouquet of roses. she received a diamond pin as a gift. After a brief wedding trip they will return to Valley Mills to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. McNeill
Valley Mills
Maud Rivers Hearon
W. J. Hearon
Methodist Church
Joe McNeill
Jack McNeill
Grace Kelley
Alvarado
Lawrence Nelson Returns From Luther College In Decorah
Lawrence Nelson came back Wednesday from Decorah where he earned a B A degree at Luther College and plans to travel to Austin in a few days. W D Miller was a business visitor in Meridian Thursday.
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Lawrence Nelson
Decorah
Luther College
Austin
W. D. Miller
Meridian
Nazarene Church decr Cranfills Gap schedules services
There will be services by the new pastor Rev Willson Sunday at 11 oclock and Sunday night Sunday School at 10 oclock A cordial invitation is extended to all A Member ce Ae Mrs Bob Alexander who had been a patient in the Baptist Sanitarium at Waco returned home last Saturday
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Rev. Willson
Bob Alexander
Baptist Sanitarium
Waco
C. L. Younts
Buster
Jimmy
Robstown
Ranger
Mr. Yount
A. R. Ellis
Mr. Younts
Gar Younts
Ellis
E. T. Wilson
Meridian
Mr. Wilison
Nazarene
Cra
F. E. Kirchner
Animall
Hico
Brother Kirchner
The
Baptist Church
Homer
J. L. Brown
Oklahoma City
Martin Johnson
Oklahoma
Cub Gardner
Near Koppers
James E. Ferguson
Austin
J. T. Ferguson
Lampasas
Faye Odle
Mary Ruth Pierson
Denton
Normal College
Reorganize Band Monday Night at City Hall
Citizens urged to attend at City Hall in Clifton Texas Monday night at 8 p m for band reorganization led by Mr Tunstall former Val ley Mills band organizer who may be hired by the Business Men s Club to build the strongest state band the plan invites women girls boys and men and promises to teach any instrument ready to form a new local music group
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City Hall
Tunstall
Valley Mills
Whitney
Business Men’s Club
Clifton
Texas
Land Deeds and Meridian Local News Highlights
Land transfers include C E Carpenter and wife to Chris Aars for 1200 dollars and multiple undivided interests in the George Kelly property totaling 100 dollars per share. Local notes report visitors, Sunday services by Rev Kirchner, threshing progress, and a marriage at the bride’s home as Miss Faye King wed Mr Powell with Rev Maples presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita Mayfield Gillespie
L. D. Moss
George Kelly
Ruby Mayfield
Willie Mayfield
Emily Mayfield Faubian
John C. Mayfield
R. W. Culbertson
R. E. Hinson
Frances DeSaque
J. M. Jenson
W. J Sowell
J. L. Wilson
Consolidation debated as Clifton voters set ballot on tax rate
Clifton Independent School District voters will decide Friday whether the present tax rate for the consolidated Clifton Terrell district should be assumed. The consolidation brings text books at no cost to students, while praising rural school pooling and bus transportation advantages. John Butler Schow earned a spelling certificate through the University Scholastic League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Independent
Clifton
Terrell
Peabody and Hunt
Texas
John Butler Schow
P. E. Schow
University Scholastic League
John
Iredell
Austin
W. L. Hughes
Department of Rural Education
A. & M. College of Texas
J N Hill Mourned as Clifton Loses Prominent Citizen
J N Hill longtime Clifton resident and prominent local figure dies June 2 at home. Born April 10, 1858 in Cherokee County he leaves wife Roxana and 13 children, including C N Hill Dallas and H R Hill Clifton. Funeral held Friday at 4 30 pm with Masons conducting at the cemetery. community closes businesses to honor a man of strong convictions and steady service.
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Clifton
J. N. Hill
John Newton Hill
Andrew Jackson
Nancy Hill
Cherokee County
Tom Hill
Meridian
Frank Hill
Wichita Falls
Jim Hill
Comanche
Lee Hill
St. Jo
Lula Gray
Ida Conger
China Springs
Hattie Echelberger
Waco
Hill
Flora Roxana Reeder
R. T. Hill
Roxana Hill
C. N. Hill
Dallas
E. C. Hill
Oklahoma
Ethel Hill
Siby] Fort
Crawfills Gap
Harold Hill
F. J. Spangie
Lewis Turner
Cisco
H. R. Hill
W. J. Hearon
M. L. Purcell
Masons
Bosque County
Hurst Springs
Coryell County
Edgar Lee Dies in Dallas Sanitarium at 23
Edgar Lee aged twenty three, son of Emil Lee of Clifton, died in a private sanitarium in Dallas on Wednesday night June 8. He had been an invalid for years and spent time in San Angelo and other parts seeking better health. Born in Clifton, he was bright and happy before his health failed. The Clifton Mercantile Company hearsed his body home and funeral plans indicate interment in Clifton cemetery beside his mother, with arrangements pending Friday.
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Edgar Lee
Emil Lee
Dallas
Edgar
San Angelo
Clifton
Clifton Mercantile Company
Public notice on dumping ground enforcement
The city dump site will be watched at all times and anyone dumping dead animals or refuse will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. Western county farmers complain about highway conditions near the dumping grounds and the public is advised to stop the awful condition.
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City
The Vulgar Person Dialog Ends In Disrobe Remark
A Boston woman and a Oklahoma man discuss travel in the West with the man’s rude question about the Cherokee Strip. She rebukes him and suggests refined language by asking if he had seen the Cherokee disrobe.
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Boston
Oklahoma
Miss Beacon
California
New Mexico
Dallas Woman Returns Stolen Clothes After Bridegroom Skips
A Dallas woman stole clothing for her wedding ceremony and later returned the items when the bridegroom failed to appear. The incident centers on a planned nuptial event and the subsequent actions taken by the borrower. The case highlights property theft and possible motive tied to the missing groom.
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Dallas
Johnson Windt Wedding in Houston Post-Dispatch
Miss Trav is Johnson and Theodore O Windt were married at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church on June 1 in a double ring ceremony read by Rev H F Ander. Attendants wore pastel taffeta gowns and pink carnation bouquets. The couple planned a Texas trip before settling at their new home.
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Zions Evangelical Lutheran Church
Travis Johnson
Emil Johnson
Theodore O. Windt
H. F. Ander
Margaret Jahnke
Fred Windt
Elsie Jahnke
Orlean Hutton
Eleanor Johnson
Emelia Windt
Arline Mueller
Hazel Albers
Lloyd Aldis
Edward Havier
Lawrence Windt
Elif Johnson
Burton Thigpen
Lowell Hayes
Otto Windt
Theodore Windt
Texas
Houston Post-Dispatch
Pleasant Hill Notes on Weather and Travel
Pleasant Hill items describe early harvest activity as threshers begin after rain and farmers delay due to showers. Several residents travel to Belt and Waco for family and shopping, with reports of crops looking fine and gardens thriving. Mrs. A H Wessinger recovers from a Sunday horse incident, regaining consciousness and improving by Monday afternoon.
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Ernest Anz
Charlie Brown
P. C. Prescher
Gus Thiele
Charlie B. Allen
Bereth
Belt
Thelma
Oscar Eckert
Lena Ox
J. B. Reeder
Waco
C. B. Allen
G. F. Scruggs
Smith
Whitney
Greenville
Texas
R. A. Eckert
Tenny Family Visits Rea and Swensen in Chico
Reverend B. K. Tenny and his Dallas family along with his mother Mrs. Tenny of Chico visited the Rea and Swensen families last Tuesday while returning from Turnersville.
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B. K. Tenny
Dallas
Clifton Citywide Traffic Ordinances Enforced
Notice states Clifton enforces traffic laws to reduce accidents and injuries. Speed limits set at 15 mph in business districts and 18 mph in residence areas. All turns at street intersections required. No double parking and no vehicles with modified cutoffs. Strict enforcement to protect the public.
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Clifton
City of Clifton
Miss Ella Nelson Returns Home After Seguin Teaching Term
Miss Ella Nelson who taught at Seguin during the past term returned home at the start of the week for a summer visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Nelson
Seguin
Air Mail to Europe Possibilities Highlighted
New York June 5 figures from Woodhouse head of the A Eal League of America indicate that a commercial mail load of 100 to 260 pounds can be flown from U S cities to European cities in about forty hours at a reasonable rate. Clarence Omberlain and Charles Levine demonstrate feasible routes and uplift potential following Colw flight comments.
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New York
Clarence Omberlain
Charles Levine
Woodhouse
Aeal League of America
Sonight
Colw
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Danse Brothers
Coon Creek
Mrs. McNeill
Nazarene Church OF
Meridian Court
C. E. Carpenter
Chris Aars
C. R. Jameson
James M. Stratton
Wiley Hunter
W. J. Lowell
Fehrlin Tutt
Ross Smith
Henry King
Faye King
Powell
S. H. Maples
Clifton Public School
W. D. Raley
the Queen Theatre
Louise Fazenda
Zane Grey
Alsco
FOX News
Tan
Sanitarium
Johnson-Windt
Pleasant Hill
A. H. Wessinger
Europe
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