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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
3
The May and June totals show increases in recipients and payments. The Aid to Dependent Children program added 10,806 families and 22,000 children, with average payments around 227 dollars, while June saw a 13 percent rise from May in recipient counts.
Local items: Arnold Spitzer promoted to Major at Fort Beysing Georgia. Mrs McCorkle to Austin after a week with friends in Meridian. Mrs Tope visits San Antonio with Chrialian of Novice. Navy man Orval Comper returns from submarine duty in the Pacific for a visit with W. M. Comper family. Various land transactions and notices filed in the County Clerk’s Office list multiple property transfers in Walnut Springs, Morgan, and Valley Mills, with prices and involved parties. Navy personnel near Hillsboro report a training flight incident.
Clifton College notes mark June weddings as Mary Marguerite Rea wed Clinton Bergman at Missouri Lutheran Church Potterville and Loyd Mawson wed Mary Ellis. Members visit from Austin and Dallas. Major E. Stryker promotion details. many Clifton exes serving in the armed forces. Rent notice follows.
At 4 dance hall near Comanche twelve miles south of town Sheriff Hearn Harris Mille County reports a shooting death of a local youth, son of W A Wilson. The hall proprietor is held in Golds shite awaiting murder charges.
A veteran war reporter told Dallas News editors that defeating Japan will take years after Germany's capitulation. He spoke at the Texas Press Association and Newspaper Publishers Association gathering at the Adolphus Hotel, urging accurate public information as democracy’s safety rests with the people.
Washington June 1 Representative Poage of Waco urged the House Agriculture Committee to extend its probe beyond the Farm Security Administration to include the Farm Credit Administration. He praised committee work led by Harold D. Coolay and pressed for further investigation into alleged political influence and improper practices within the Farm Credit Administration.
The note outlines Sunday school lessons and preaching plans at Coon Creek News with attendees from Fort Worth Clifton Whitney and Austin. It mentions visitors Mrs Sel Martin Mrs Wheeler and Mr Morris plus families, names several local parishioners, and notes a study on Jacobian themes and prayer services on Sunday mornings and evenings.
Miller, linked to a military matter, faced charges in a court row. The report notes a Garbekit party influence and a plan to begin before June, with Miller promoted to a distant position upon return.
A late 19th or early 20th century wedding scene describes reception rooms filled with garlands and bright colors. Honored guests include Mrs. Forson, Mrs. Tennison, Dyesy, Mrs. Whitley, Mrs. Dyres, and Miss Baskin. The bride, Miss Dyesy Dynes, oversaw the guest book while Miss Delors Prince offered refreshments.
A short, puzzled report notes an alleged Cap of ML Arnie found in Coshie and ties it to local hints about the Agta group. Investigators seek meaning behind the unusual item and its origins within the village.
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