12 Jun 1931
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
1
An insurance notice urges men to secure family welfare with an old line life policy. It promotes the Southlam policy as a low cost, reliable solution for funds when the breadwinner is unable to work, encouraging men to set aside daily amounts for future protection.
Local items from Moshei note Mr and Mrs Oscar Young with children visiting his parents in Lorena. Thomas Howard wife and twin daughters of South Texas seen en route to Gatesville. O O Knowles mourns as he remains at home. Lois Poston and Howard Dismukes of Waco wed in Waco with reception at Taylors apartment. Friends celebrate Dye happiness and shower for Lois Poston. Vickrey and family visit Clifton, Mrs Low Raley of Valley Mills stays with kin in town. Dir mokm-Poston wedding attended by Mr H Narmour and Chas Ward family. Thelma McCauley visits, Mrs Guy Knowles hosts shower.
Sunday morning services directed by H L Grantham include a Sunday School in Prof Raley Johns Holder's absence, with 108 percent attendance last Sunday. Preaching at 11 by GA Langston, presiding elder to preach at 7. Wednesday prayer service and choir practice at 6. H Crest spoke in Waco on Tuesday for Woman's Missionary Society, delivering a midday talk to the luncheon group. Beverages and gifts noted at the meeting, with membership attest remaining a focus.
At a Clifton Lions Club luncheon a group including Congressman O. H. Gross from Waco and visitors from Texas and New Mexico were welcomed. The club voted to join a community war bond drive next Thursday as the Mustang Band and Meridian band would provide music. The piece also notes fire department equipment issues and local church notices.
Fragmentary notice describes a Sunday service at 200 and 10th District with divine verse. It mentions a gathering by Saint Clams and potential relocation of site to Me Christian. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Fragmentary readable text discusses an ancient route and its features. References to Capen and Ramane hint at place names or landmarks. The passage is damaged with tangled phrases and missing context, limiting a precise summary.
A Thursday afternoon shower at the honoree Miss Addie White’s Clifton home featured punch and refreshments. Attendees showered Miss White with gifts and rhymes, as guests hid items in a teasing treasure hunt around a parasol birthday prop, celebrating her role as a popular local teacher and wishing her happiness and prosperity.
The J. C. Bridge Club enjoyed a Friday gathering with Mrs M Bradstreet hosting at Noe Jurtiame and tiger Thief fury decor. Prizes were awarded to high scorers A. A. Miller J. D. Standefer and guest Elsie Coston. Next hostess Mrs R. Ly Baldridge plans a June 19 meeting. Trinity Lutheran Church advertises Sunday School at 9:30 Bible classes and Norwegian language service. Addie White wed Juline Bine in Dallas at Humble Station with family and church music. Ola Lutheran confirms confirmations on Sunday with altar party and noon luncheon to follow.
The ceremony joined Miss Anna Belle Neleun and Mr Walter C Figrorin at Trinity Lutheran Church with daisies ferns and a garden setting. Attendants wore eyelet organdy gowns and pink accents, the bride carried white blooms, and a reception followed at the couple’s home with gifts and a wedding trip to Galveston after June 18.
An unclear OCR fragment references a market and daily barbecue activities. It mentions a market presence with a buzzing week and nightly or daily events, but key names and places are missing, leaving a fragmentary sense of a lively street market scene.
Summers arrive as magazines span genres at this shop offering refreshment at the fountain and convenient curb service for passersby seeking quick browse and pickup.
The 1911 commencement at Tifton College featured a Friday evening service, a Saturday reception at City Hall, and a Sunday program. Alumni and faculty gathered for a banquet hosted by the Morse Ladies Aid Society, with Prof. Nelson leading the roll call. Speakers included Dr. Magnus Kole and Dr. Rohne, and graduates received diplomas while Valedictorian Alle Mae Hertalson and others were honored.
The Meridian Court page reports several marriage license applications for men including Eytulle Sprott of Marlin and Louis L. Laznier near Marti Mass LaVerne Sheppard of Murtias and B C Hyrum near Mor ann Miss Zeine Lucie of neue Waco Bodamerun of nem Chit tom and others. It also notes arrests in Johnson and McKinney counties including Westerman for burglary, Qualia in Ril l County near Covington, and Jap Gillespie jail details. Local health and social notes mention Mr and Mrs A C McKinney returning home from Grombeck, visits by John Womack, and activity around Meridian Baptist groups and community events.
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