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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
4
Local notes describe a canning scoring contest with many participants and a call to Miss Imogene LaGrone as home demonstration agent guiding the event. The piece also includes a long political letter from Congressman Frank Fallin of Central Texas, expressing gratitude, duty, and intent to serve, acknowledging imperfect representation yet pledging effort and loyalty to constituents.
Obituary notes the death of Robert Lee Biffle at his home southwest of Whitney at 3:00 am on Wednesday aged 81. Funeral services were at Whitney Church of Christ led by Elder Willard Morrow and Rev. J Weller with interment at Nethleher cemetery. Born March 2 1867 in Brown County, he moved to Bosque County in 1888 and later settled in Hill County. Survived by wife Nora and eight children, two brothers and two great grandchildren.
40 percent RIDGE CLUB members gathered at Mrs. C A Orbeck’s home in dxewood for a pleasant afternoon. Mrs Raymond Rogstad won second high club, Mrs Hugh Cureton earned high west prim, and Mrs Joseph Nolsan will be our next hostess on June 24.
Seer JT Reagan will present at Christ Church and nearby congregations invite all to attend the Evangelical Day Services in Waco. The Main Choir will perform two anthems with Prof J Biegeleisen of Webster Groves, Missouri as speaker at the morning session. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH schedule noted for June 19 with Sunday School, divine and night services and choir practice. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN and Church School times listed with Vacation Bible program details.
Hayden Edwards presents a Friday fellowship night on the lawn with an auction of boxes in three groups. The Pantor preaches Sunday at eleven and a layman program is planned for the evening on the lawn. The Vacation Bible School runs in July for children ages five to thirteen and all families are invited.
The church announces no worship at the usual Sunday service. A special Evan Day Service will be held at Waco Hall in Waco starting at 10:90 with a large mass chorus directed by Mrs. Maur. Afterward the pastor and family depart for St Louis and Chicago, returning July 12.
A garbled item notes boots for canning priced at one dollar per bushel, mentioning Erwin Wiedersenders and a man who would not fight a fiend if needed in net mitts of frend. The passage implies distrust among friends and a warning that some may pose as friends yet betray trust during life.
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