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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
7
J R Poage warns that defense industry strikes undermine U S wartime production and threaten democratic security. He cites past French fall as warning and urges support for an amendment to bar costs plus contracts and require competitive bidding to curb profiteering and protect the public treasury.
The justice court of precinct 8 Bosque County issues a writ to summon J C Jonet to appear at Clifton on June 28 in the suit of The A G Gilliam Motor Company for $20 principal plus 10 percent interest and attorney fees totaling $42. The writ directs publication for four weeks prior to return day.
Fragmentary OCR shows timetable lines for Ly. Clifton to Temple and Fort Worth with departure and arrival times, fares and round trips. Entries include 6:35 or 8:05 a.m. departures, prices like $1.00 to Temple and $1.80 round trip, and notes about Dallas to Clifton and Fort Worth connections. Also mentions Job Hyde as driver and manager and a note about typewriter ribbons at the record office.
A large ad campaign for Continental Oil’s Conoco Nth Motor Oil claims reduced wear and sludge via a new synthetic inhibitor. A dramatic Death Valley test, supervised by Purdue’s Prof H M Jacklin, showed Conoco Nth engines lasting far longer than rivals. The Texas Bosque County notice announces a 1941 public sale of estate assets from W H Cox and Minnie Lee Cox, with cash payments, at the old home place twelve miles west of Clifton. Also includes a small local ad for Wegner's Comet Pharmacy offering a free sample and a stomach relief product.
In Austin, Texas on June 6, pension checks average 9.80 each, 186 less than last month, with 189,907 Texas events about pensions extending benefits to 6885 more persons than in May. Governor We Leo O'Daniel proposed restoring 45. ob-age pensions. G C Morris, author of the revenue measure, said the aim was to add about 198,000 persons to the rolls, though the total was uncertain.
Mary Boargo testifies before Diescom committee in Washington that 150 government employees attended American peace mobilizations in New York as official delegates. She says these employees have supported the Communist APM. Five out of every 100 Americans are involved.
Cleveland June Toul cites American Medical Association notes on longevity. A physician proposes a five hour work day to balance life, ambitions, and health. He argues business, finances, and insurance shape the plan to extend lifespan.
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